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"This is this month's salary, please keep it safe."

Today, the Tori Akino Studio has four employees, including Akemi Akimiya's assistant, Hikaru Ibuki.

Higashino Hibiki went from paying one person's salary to paying four.

Hibiki Higashino had already divided up the 400,000 yen for Tanaka and Omori, the 320,000 yen for Ogawa, and the 160,000 yen for Ibuki Hikaru, and handed them over with both hands.

"Hooray!" Ibuki Hikaru cheered.

She's still a newcomer, so she's very satisfied with earning 16.

The other three senior assistants remained calm, accepting the gift with both hands and bowing in gratitude.

After they left, Hibiki Higashino and Akemi Akemi discussed whether they should wait two months to increase the salaries of the two assistants who joined later.

Akemi Akemi said speechlessly, "In two months, 'Sakura Quest' and 'Paprika' will be finished."

"Oh, haha." Higashino Hibiki chuckled foolishly.

The manga series "Sakura Mission" has been serialized for over two years and is coming to an end.

The original manuscript of "Red Pepper" was about 130 pages long and took about two months to complete.

Then we'll have to say goodbye.

"Let's wait for a future opportunity to collaborate," Hibiki Higashino said.

"What kind of collaboration?" The door was wide open, and Koji Yoshida walked in.

"A collaboration for future new serializations," Hibiki Higashino casually remarked.

"A new serialization? Mr. Toriakino, are you already considering a new serialization?" Yoshida asked anxiously.

He poured so much energy into Death Note, the manga he was initially responsible for from the beginning; it was more than just ordinary emotion.

Hearing the author mention a new serialization at that moment gave me a feeling of being abandoned.

"I was just saying," Hibiki Higashino replied guiltily, feeling like a heartless man, so he changed the subject. "This is the original manuscript for chapter 26 of Death Note."

Koji Yoshida could only take the manuscript and sit down to examine it carefully.

"Pfft pfft pfft pfft." Then a burst of laughter followed.

……

Chapter 25 of Death Note will be published soon.

The content is that L deduced the existence of a second Kira.

Readers couldn't help but start discussing it.

"Light Yagami has too much of an advantage, doesn't he?"

Although L deduced a lot of information, Light Yagami already had the upper hand, and now he has an enhanced version of the Shinigami Eyes, the second Kira, who obeys his every command. Wouldn't that make him even more powerful?

Readers, think about it: once Light comes into contact with this second Kira, L will be powerless to reverse the situation.

"Yes, Yue is invincible."

"Is Tori Akino Mirai planning to let the situation take a turn for the worse?"

Even Light Yagami wore a smug smile, feeling as if he were riding a swift horse in the spring breeze, enjoying all the flowers of Chang'an in a single day.

……

"What should L do to seize a chance?" Ken Miyano was very curious about this.

As the information points in "Death Note" became increasingly dense, his elementary school classmates gradually lost their understanding, but Ken Miyano remained engrossed.

He has a good mind and can keep up with the pace of the manga, which is why he experienced the brainstorming that Death Note brought him.

"At the end of episode 25, the second Kira appeared. She was a gothic beauty with twin ponytails. The other Shinigami was more handsome than Ryuk, and you could even see gentleness on her face as she cared for the second Kira."

"It turns out that not all Grim Reapers are eager for chaos."

"The second Kira wanted to gain Light's approval, which gave him a brainless feeling of being willing to do anything for love."

"I'm really looking forward to episode 26."

Monday arrived, and my parents went to work.

Ken Miyano bought a Jump magazine and called his teacher from his home phone, saying he was sick and needed to take a day off.

He then eagerly started watching Jump.

At the beginning of episode 26, L is testing him; he is still uneasy about Light Yagami's identity.

This is an inherent plot point in "Death Note," and Light Yagami dealt with it calmly and without making a sound.

The television station began a dialogue between the police and the second Kira.

“I’m Kira too, the one at Sakura Terrace is an imposter! If you’re willing to help me, I’ll spare you. But killing innocent police officers as a shield goes against my will.”

Second Kira Misa mistook the police's reply for one sent by Kira.

Of course, this was also the content drafted by Light Yagami, who had infiltrated the investigation headquarters.

Misa Amane replied.

"Thank you, Kira. I will do as you say."

"I want to see Kira, although I imagine you probably don't have eyes yet, do you?"

In the publicly available video, this statement directly revealed a lot of information.

Light Yagami was struck by lightning!

Facial expressions are out of control.

The third sentence is even more outrageous.

"Please think of a way to meet without being discovered by the police, as long as we confirm each other's death!"

This sentence startled L, who was watching. He jumped up from his squatting position and sat down on the ground with his eyes wide open. "Death!"

The mystery surrounding the Death Note was unwittingly revealed by Misa Kirame, the second Kirame.

Yue's greatest advantage has been revealed by Misa Amane!

"So that's how it is!" Kenji Miyano understood Akino Mirai's thoughts!

"Yue is very cautious, so let's give him a terrible teammate so he has no choice but to take risks!"

"The second Kira is not an aid to Light, but rather a crisis for him!"

"Next, Yue needs to resolve the trouble caused by Misa Amane right under the noses of the police, or rather, resolve the issue of Misa Amane!"

"This is so much fun!"

The law-abiding Misa Amane will inevitably keep revealing information about the Grim Reaper to the cunning L. Once Light Yagami loses his mystery, he will be arrested soon.

The battle for Misa Amane in the upcoming storyline is crucial!

"I'm so excited!" Ken Miyano smiled.

"As expected, Yue is more interesting when she's on guard, haha."

He flipped to the previous pages, and the horrified Light Yagami had a somewhat comical air about him. His composed demeanor was gone, and the way his eyes were wide open and his pupils were trembling made Kenji Miyano feel incredibly happy.

"Hahaha!"

After some time of adjustment, Kenjiro Miyano finally got to the next few pages.

The new Grim Reaper is named Rem, and he utters some earth-shattering words.

The death of Death!

"Even the Grim Reaper can die!" Ken Miyano exclaimed in shock.

My expectations are through the roof!

"Will Ryuk be killed by Light? Or will this Shinigami named Rem die?!"

"How exactly do you kill the Grim Reaper? How will Tori Akino-sensei use this concept?"

"Ah! I'm so anxious!"

He couldn't resist the urge!

That night, Ken Miyano's throat was dry; he had caught a cold.

……

"Even with few clues, L can deduce things fairly accurately. Once he knows about the existence of Death, his reasoning will become even bolder, and he will be able to figure out many things that he never thought of before."

"Monthly updates are too restrictive."

"So that's how it is. Misa Amane is the weapon that Akino-sensei gave to L."

There's an old Eastern saying: "Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise." Bad things can lead to good results, and good things can lead to bad results. Yue is getting too cocky too soon.

The readers realized what was happening.

They were quite excited.

The closer Yue is to death, the more interesting Death Note becomes.

They were very much looking forward to what would happen next.

Koji Yoshida's website does not yet have a comment function, which makes some readers very eager to ask about Death Note, even though they know that the editor is paying attention to the website.

The following Friday, Hibiki Higashino learned that Death Note was in first place again.

This comic is doing very well, but it hasn't reached its most exciting moment yet.

Light Yagami's scheme to use everyone, including himself, has not yet begun.

Hibiki Higashino also wants to draw content in this area as soon as possible.

“Drawing Death Note is a real pleasure,” Tanaka suddenly said in the studio.

"How so?" Omori asked curiously.

He found drawing Death Note particularly depressing; the manga evoked a dark and serious mood in him.

If it weren't for the motivation and emotion brought by Xiaotian, Dasen might have been emotional.

"Because you can find out what happens next in the story in advance," Tanaka said matter-of-factly. "I'm a reader too, and it's really satisfying to see other people scratching their heads in frustration."