Full-time comic artist

After observing the patient, the doctor said there was nothing seriously wrong and the patient could be discharged tomorrow.

Hibiki Higashino and Mr. Akimiya breathed a sigh of relief.

“It’s time to name the child,” Higashino suggested.

“That’s right,” Higashino Ichiro nodded, “What should we name it?”

Mr. Akimiya stood up silently and looked out the window at the scenery.

He is the most educated of the two families, so who else could it be?

Mr. Akimiya was counting down the days until everyone asked him to come out of retirement.

"Hmph." He glanced at the adorable baby, quite pleased with himself.

"What name should we give it?" Higashino Hibiki pondered, having encountered so much in his life that he was at a loss for words. "What do you think, Akemi?"

He asked the people who were working the hardest.

Akemi Akemi leaned against the headboard and began to think.

"Let's call her Sakura! Higashino Sakura!" After thinking for a long time, she clapped her hands and said excitedly.

"Sakura Mission" is Akemi Akimiya's only work, and it had a great influence on her. The first thing that came to mind was the character "sakura" (cherry blossom).

Upon hearing this name, the expectant Higashino Ichiro turned away, unable to bear looking at him.

After hesitating for a long time, Higashino Shio reluctantly said, "It's a very cute name. But Akemi... Sakura... Sakura is a boy."

“Huh?” Akemi Akimiya was stunned. “He’s a boy.”

Higashino Ichiro said, "Think of another one."

Higashino Taro, Higashino Akira, Higashino Takashi, Higashino Shiki, Higashino Yayoi...

As the names appeared one by one, Mr. Akimiya could no longer bear it. He turned around and scolded, "What kind of nonsense names are these!"

“Let me do it!” He coughed twice. “His name is Higashino Nagaku. Nagaku means to listen to and accept good advice. It comes from Zhuge Liang’s “Memorial on Dispatching the Troops” and has the beautiful expectation of listening to and adopting correct opinions.

Seeing her father's smug look, Akemi Akemi hesitated, "It sounds alright, but isn't it a bit too convoluted?"

The others nodded in agreement.

"How could that be? Aren't you very eloquent?"

"It doesn't sound like a Japanese child's name," Higashino Ichiro retorted.

The two of them started arguing.

Akemi Akemi took the opportunity to whisper to Hibiki Higashino, "My father was actually very bad at naming things. His ukiyo-e paintings were all about certain landscapes in certain places. For example, 'Seeing the Snow-Covered Jade Fan of Mount Fuji' was very boring."

“Oh,” Higashino Hibiki nodded, a hint of doubt creeping into his gaze as he looked at Mr. Akimiya.

“I’ll do it,” he interrupted Mr. Akimiya and Ichiro Higashino’s argument, saying decisively, “Let’s call him Higashino Mirai!”

"He is our future."

……

Another day passed, and Akemi Akemi was discharged from the hospital. They took the child home. Half a month passed just like that.

For the past two weeks, Higashino Mirai has mostly been sleeping. When she wakes up, she cries to remind us that it's time to feed her.

Higashino Hibiki had bought furniture and other items that filled the room, but he didn't have the chance to take care of Mirai, as all of them were taken up by the elders.

As a father, he stood on the outside, unable to squeeze in, watching his child lying in the cradle, laughing heartily as he was amused, and could only feel anxious.

It feels like I've been NTR'd.

Aside from breastfeeding, Akemi Akemi didn't have many opportunities to spend time with her husband, so the couple could only huddle together for warmth.

"I feel uncomfortable from the swelling."

After the baby had been fed, Akemi Akemi leaned close to Higashino Hibiki's ear and whispered shyly, "Think of something."

“Me…” Hibiki Higashino licked his lips, “And mine? My son is so filial.”

"Stop acting strangely." Akemi Akemi gently patted Higashino Hibiki, her tone slightly annoyed.

"Let's go back to our room." Higashino Hibiki glanced at the elders, then pulled Akemi Akemi along towards the bedroom.

"I'll help you solve your problems."

……

While the elders were registering their household registrations and getting vaccinated for the future, Hibiki Higashino was asked to stay at home and take care of Akemi Akimiya.

However, after Akemi Akimiya was discharged from the hospital, she had no problems except for being physically weak.

Unexpectedly, Higashino Hibiki found himself with nothing to do.

He simply enjoyed life peacefully and never got into comics.

When Higashino Mirai turned one month old, the elders said they were going to visit a shrine.

Let the couple take the child with them.

This is a Japanese custom, and Hibiki Higashino also wanted to go out for a walk.

As winter approached, he wrapped Higashino Mirai up warmly and then went to the shrine with Akemi Akemi.

During this time, when the baby needed to be fed, he saw Higashino Mirai spitting up milk, so he quickly grabbed a baby tissue to wipe it up, which made him sweat profusely.

"Now that I think about it, it's actually quite nice to have elders taking care of the children," he said awkwardly to Akemi Akimiya. "Let's live our life as a couple."

“Yes.” Akemi Akemi glared at Mirai Higashino. “We’ll throw him away after he’s weaned.”

"Wow, wow!" the child cried out.

"Haha." Higashino Hibiki laughed instead.

They arrived at a nearby shrine, which wasn't crowded since there were no festivals recently.

During this time, they encountered people who believed in traditional beliefs, who had come to pray for blessings from the gods for their child during the full moon.

They were dressed in specific clothing and had solemn expressions.

Considering the cold weather, the Higashino couple did not follow the proper procedures and left after only obtaining a talisman and amulet.

……

After returning home, Hibiki Higashino received a call from Tanaka.

"Tori Akino-sensei! After we drew 'Death Note,' the curse of death struck!"

His opening remarks were nothing short of alarmist.

He looked like this before he started serializing "Death Note".

"You're here again."

"it is true!"

According to Tanaka, his health suddenly deteriorated after he finished serializing Death Note.

He consulted a fortune teller who used tarot cards to calculate his fortune, and the first card that was drawn was Death.

This startled him, and now he's hiding inside the shrine, too afraid to come out. He quickly called Higashino Hibiki to tell him to be careful.

Tanaka's words gave Higashino a chill.

"Ah, I can't talk anymore, the police are going to arrest me," he suddenly said.

"What's wrong! What happened?!" Higashino Hibiki hurriedly asked.

"The shrine called the police for trespassing. Waaah, karma really is coming."

Tanaka was arrested by the police as soon as he finished speaking.

After Tanaka's call ended, Koji Yoshida also called Hibiki Higashino to inform him that Tetsuro Araki, the director of the "Death Note" anime, had fainted due to overwork and was currently in the hospital.

Several other behind-the-scenes staff members also experienced some unexpected incidents.

Some people suffer accidental leg fractures, while others lose a lot of money gambling...

Higashino Hibiki became increasingly alarmed as he listened.

……

Afterwards, Higashino Hibiki called Omori, but when the call connected, all he could hear was Omori crying.

Higashino Hibiki was startled. "What's wrong, Mr. Omori!"

"I'm so sad," Omori sobbed, and Higashino became increasingly anxious until he said, "Sweetie isn't talking to me anymore, oh, it hurts!"

"Huh?" Higashino Hibiki looked bewildered. "That's it? Is there anything else?"

Omori said haltingly, "Waaah...waaah, I wanted to draw a comic last night, but when I woke up in the middle of the night, the paper was completely blank...this must be a supernatural event!"

"You're just asleep, aren't you?" Higashino Hibiki hung up the phone.

"Thank goodness Omori is alright. It's just Tanaka's bad luck; it has nothing to do with the curse of death," Higashino comforted himself.

As for what happens to other people, let them avoid it.

"Hibiki, Mr. Torishima is looking for you."

Sitting in the study, Akemi Akemi knocked on the door to inform Hibiki Higashino.

"I'm coming right now."

……

Akemi Akemi had already greeted Kazuhiko Torishima, and Hibiki Higashino, sitting opposite him, said with a smile, "It's a joy to see you again after so long."

Torishima Kazuhiko has aged considerably, his face covered in wrinkles.

"I've come to tell you some bad news," Torishima Kazuhiko said solemnly.

Higashino Hibiki's heart skipped a beat, thinking that the curse of death had come.

He leaned forward. "Just tell me, I'm listening."

Torishima Kazuhiko said, "As you know, my work schedule recently has been focused on overseas promotion of Jump manga."

Not to brag, but I've done this very well, and it's been very effective.

Children in Europe and America love Death Note. Light and L are both among the top ten most popular manga characters, with L ranking fifth and Light eighth. The manga volumes have also sold a lot.