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"Perhaps I'm overthinking it."

In the dream, the sky was so bright it was unsettling.

"So this is the kind of bizarre nightmare that Himuro has in his mind."

Most nightmares are filled with gloom, but the manga takes the opposite approach, giving Kaneko Shusuke a unique and fresh feeling.

In the city, Atsuko Chiba could not find any trace of Himuro.

The boundaries of her dream shattered, and she followed those boundaries into another world.

This is a dilapidated and decaying world, from the sewers to the root-filled caves.

Atsuko Chiba eventually discovered that this place was actually the decaying body of Himuro, covered with tree roots, and that she had just been traveling inside Himuro's body.

"What an imaginative drawing! Who drew this?"

Upon seeing this, Kaneko Shusuke couldn't resist any longer. He flipped forward and saw the name Tori Akino Mirai.

"It feels so familiar..."

……

Atsuko Chiba flew up the tree trunk and saw the face of the chairman who opposed "DCMINI".

It turns out that the mastermind behind everything was the chairman.

The tree roots began to capture her, and at the critical moment, Atsuko Chiba woke up.

She came to confront the chairman.

Only then did I realize that I was still in a dream.

To evade the chairman's pursuit, she would sometimes transform into a sphinx and fly into the sky, and sometimes into a mermaid and swim in the sea.

In the end, he transformed into Pinocchio, watching as another version of himself, Sun Wukong, was caught by a shower of butterflies.

She too was caught in multiple layers of dreams.

"Hiss~" Kaneko Shusuke was shocked. Just from this part, the unique style of "Dream Raider" has indeed been preserved.

But this is content that is not in the original work.

"It was difficult for Tsutsui-sensei's writing to convey and reconstruct the visual experience, which troubled me for a long time."

Making the movie "Inception" interesting is really difficult.

It's just a comic book, yet it manages to create an entertainment experience that stands independently of "Dream Detective." That's amazing!

The comic ended there, but he was still somewhat unsatisfied and wanted to continue reading.

The current content is exciting enough, but the content that follows is the essence of "Dream Raider".

"Is there a next chapter?" Kaneko Shusuke asked his son, pointing at Jump.

"This is the latest information." Jin Ziyan spread his hands, indicating that there was nothing he could do.

"That's a real shame," Kaneko Shusuke clicked his tongue in regret.

"By the way, do you still have the comic magazine with the first few chapters of Paprika?"

"Yes, I'm going to look at it carefully, so I didn't throw it away as trash."

"Okay, then bring it to me."

On the coffee table in the living room, there was a stack of comic book magazines.

There are a total of 5 books, with 400 pages of Jump, which is quite a sight.

However, Kaneko Shusuke only watched Paprika, and it didn't take him long.

He watched "Paprika" attentively for 30 minutes and was full of praise.

“I can tell that Professor Tori Akino has thought a lot about things. The dream parade at the beginning was in the desert far from people, which symbolizes being away from people. So my guess just now was right. The main body of these parades is all the things that people have abandoned.”

"They've entered the city, what will the future hold? I'm very curious."

He put down his jump and was moved by Paprika.

Only then did he turn his attention back to Jump.

"Is it another comic similar to Paprika?"

He knew about Jump, and Dragon Ball was a manga he used to love.

However, as I've gotten older, my interests and hobbies have changed.

"Let me take a look."

"Naruto, One Piece... are all manga similar to Dragon Ball..."

"Wait, is this also a work by Tori Akino-sensei?"

"Is it called 'Death Note'?"

……

Higashino woke up early and started his morning run.

When I got home, there was already today's newspaper in my mailbox.

He casually unfolded the newspaper and began to read.

"The average unemployment rate has hit a record high of 5.4%... Only 5.4%? There's still room for it to fall."

"Actress and her boyfriend were found dead in a remote area, suspected to be a gang cover-up; police have closed the case." Even Kira can't do anything about something like this.

"Panasonic air conditioner ads... Norika Fujiwara, the queen of advertising, is truly dazzling. Panasonic air conditioner sales are about to rise again."

"Reflections on reading 'Paprika,' an unparalleled masterpiece of genius..."

“Hibiki,” Akemi Akemi asked, seeing Hibiki Higashino casually reading the newspaper, “Is there any important news?”

"It's all the same old thing, nothing new..."

"and many more!"

"Paprika, what?"

Chapter 308 High Praise

Early in the morning, after finishing his exercise, Mr. Akimiya turned on the television.

Today we have an interview with his friend, novelist Miura.

After clicking into the TV program, you see a scene of a new female reporter leading a cameraman toward Miura's study.

"Mr. Miura's house is really antique, and even the wood exudes a literary atmosphere."

The camera shook slightly, and the photographer agreed.

"Tch, what literary flair?" Mr. Akimiya curled his lip in dissatisfaction. There was no literary flair at all; it was just marinated in ink.

His son-in-law's studio might have that same smell too.

"TV stations these days are so exaggerated."

He thinks this way now, but he forgets the images of Asahi TV programs praising him.

The female reporter knocked on the door, and Miura's calm voice rang out, "Come in."

The door opened, and on the television screen, Miura, dressed in a black kimono, had bright, piercing eyes. Despite being over fifty, he was still full of energy.

He has the air of a master.

"Hello, Professor Miura," the female reporter bowed, and after standing up, she praised repeatedly, "Is the table covered with your handwriting? It's truly magnificent."

The table, about five square meters in size, was covered with Miura's writing implements.

“That’s right.” Miura nodded slightly and said in a deep voice.

"The teacher's handwriting is simple and unadorned, yet it encompasses the universe."

"You flatter me." Miura seemed unconcerned by the female reporter's compliment.

Mr. Akimiya watched the television and muttered to himself, "They've used up all their ink and brushes for a week, and now they act like it's nothing special. Heh."

However, he didn't turn off the TV, watching it while still complaining.

"Mr. Miura reads so many books!" the female reporter exclaimed in amazement. "So many bookshelves are filled with books, and there are so many old books. 'The Pillow Book,' 'The Tale of Genji,' 'The Dragonfly's Diary'..."

“I have always been drawing on the wisdom of my ancestors,” Miura replied calmly.

"The teacher really likes classical Chinese literature. Here we also have the *Manyoshu*, *Kojishu*, and *Weekly Shonen Jump*..."

"Wait a minute, Weekly Shonen Jump!" The female reporter's eyes widened as she stared blankly at Miura. "Teachers read shonen manga? That's surprising."

Miura opened his mouth, as if struck by lightning.

He calmed himself down and said without changing his expression, "Yes, there are things we can learn from shonen manga."

Mr. Akimiya gloated.

"Let's see how Miura, who cherishes his reputation, responds."

The contrast between a novelist in his sixties who deeply loves classical Chinese literature and reading Weekly Shonen Jump is quite interesting, and it seems that the persona Miura has maintained all along is about to be destroyed.

The female reporter realized that her words had put Miura in an awkward position, so she quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "I see, you really are a very knowledgeable person. You can even learn something from Jump."

After she finished speaking, she covered her mouth.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"

The female reporter, with tears in her eyes, repeatedly apologized to Miura.

Mr. Akimiya sneered when he saw this.

Miura glanced at the reporter in surprise. Was the reporter really mocking him? He forced himself to concentrate.

"Of course there are, look at this comic..."

He flipped through Jump and calmed down when he saw Paprika.

A few days ago, a friend named Kaneko Shusuke recommended this manga to him. He read the latest chapter, but hasn't read the previous chapters yet.

This comic is perfect for this context.