Full-time comic artist

In the future, besides the domestic market, the revenue from the *Death Note* series will continue to grow. It might even rival the Japanese market; my strategy has been a resounding success.

Developing the IP value of his works and promoting them globally were ambitious goals that Kazuhiko Torishima set after becoming an editor at Jump, and he has now achieved them all.

Now he's touching his nose, looking very pleased with himself.

After saying all this, Torishima Kazuhiko paused. He wanted to hear Higashino Hibiki flatter him.

Higashino gritted his teeth, worried about the curse of death, but this person kept rambling on and on without getting to the point.

"Mr. Torishima, what bad news did you mean?" he asked cautiously.

"Ah, sorry, I went off-topic." Torishima Kazuhiko said seriously, "It's like this... Oh right, Naruto is very popular in Europe and America and China, it's even more popular than One Piece, which is the opposite of the situation in the home country, hahahaha."

"Mr. Bird Island!"

"Yes...yes! The thing is, Death Note has been banned in China."

Chapter 317 Tourism

Torishima Kazuhiko solemnly recounted the fact that "Death Note" was banned.

"In China, Slam Dunk is very popular. Not only are its viewership ratings amazing, but its social influence is also enormous."

"It's fair to say that students in every school in the city enjoy watching 'Slam Dunk.' As a result, school basketball in China has flourished. This is even more remarkable than the effect in Japan."

"Because of the success of 'Slam Dunk,' I hoped that 'Death Note' would follow suit, but unfortunately..."

"Death Note was indeed very popular when it first aired."

"Students brought the Death Note manga into the school to read it."

"Notebooks printed with 'Death Note' are sold in every shop on every street corner in China."

“Piration is rampant in China now, but once the legal system is improved, the IP value of Death Note will benefit Shueisha.”

He held his head high and dreamed.

This is already a very successful performance, comparable to achievements in Europe and America.

Higashino listened quietly without saying a word.

In his mind, however, he thought, "That's all. It's perfectly normal for Death Note to be banned in China."

It would be a miracle if they didn't ban them.

Death Note is very inconsistent with Chinese social values.

It contains many emotional elements such as mysticism, death, and revenge. Leaders believe that these dark emotions will have a very large negative impact on children's young minds and seriously affect their personality development.

Hibiki Higashino was quite surprised that Death Note was able to be introduced to China.

"Unfortunately, not long after, some students wrote the names of their teachers and classmates in the Death Note. This caused a great uproar and was discussed by people from all walks of life in China."

Kazuhiko Torishima continued, "At the time, the school forbade students to bring Death Note manga into the school, and some of them were reading it in printed form."

"Schools and parents printed leaflets criticizing the series of problems caused by Death Note."

"Ultimately, the government banned the animation, and the comics were banned from circulation not long after."

He sighed deeply, and the situation, which had been very promising, quickly became dispirited.

"Is this the only bad news?" Hibiki Higashino asked. He was still thinking about the curse of death.

The fact that the work was banned is not worth mentioning.

After all, this was something he had prepared for long ago.

"Is there anything else you want?" Torishima Kazuhiko asked, puzzled. The Chinese market was huge, and authors could earn a lot of money from it.

"Aren't you worried at all that your work has been banned? I'm not reconciled and I'm thinking of trying to intervene."

“Mr. Torishima,” Hibiki Higashino said, “just forget about this and focus your energy on promoting Naruto. Death Note will only be a waste of your time.”

Naruto's audience in China far exceeds that of other Jump manga.

The fact that there are still so many Naruto fanfics on Qidian (the platform) speaks volumes.

“That’s true…” Torishima Kazuhiko said dejectedly.

In China, he felt the force of the ban on "Death Note," an undeniable force with no loopholes.

“If we increase the promotion of Naruto…” he hesitated, “Naruto’s current performance is not very good.”

During the Chunin Exams in Naruto, Jump dropped out of the top three in the rankings, giving Kazuhiko Torishima the feeling that the team had collapsed halfway through.

“Kishimoto and I had a heart-to-heart talk,” Hibiki Higashino said with a smile. “He knows what he needs to do, and Naruto will soon reach new heights.”

Torishima Kazuhiko left; he's still very busy with work. Today, he only came to chat with Higashino Hibiki under the guise of discussing work.

Of the two manga artists he was closest to, Akira Toriyama lived in the countryside, while Hibiki Higashino lived in Tokyo, and they could only meet occasionally.

Another week passed, and Higashino Hibiki waited a long time but the curse of death did not come. He thought he had been too paranoid, and when he relaxed, his son peed on his hand...

I really don't know why Death is so low-class.

Before we knew it, it was December. It hasn't snowed yet this winter, but the maple leaves in the nearby park have all fallen.

Hibiki Higashino and Akemi Akimiya sighed.

Two years ago, I was too busy with work to appreciate the red maple leaves.

This year, because of the birth of Higashino Mirai, I missed the beautiful scenery again.

"By next year, we'll definitely see the sky filled with falling maple leaves," Hibiki Higashino assured Akemi Akemi.

"Hmm." Akemi Akimiya replied listlessly.

She had given up hope.

Akemi Akemi bought the house because she wanted to see the maple leaves at the end of October, but she has never seen them. She now considers this a gap in her life, something that can never be fulfilled.

She leaned against the railing, sighing to herself.

……

The next day, Akemi Akemi woke up to find the wardrobe in her bedroom wide open, clothes spilled out, and the room in a mess.

"Ah!" Akemi Akemi was terrified. She rushed to the nursery and saw Higashino Mirai fast asleep with her chubby face looking adorable. She breathed a sigh of relief.

She cautiously walked into the living room, where Mr. Akimiya, who lived in the Higashino family home, was quietly reading the newspaper.

"Father, has a thief broken in?"

“I didn’t find any thieves,” Mr. Akimiya replied calmly. “I only found parents who didn’t care about the children.”

Akemi Akemi was completely baffled. "Huh?"

At that moment, Higashino Hibiki ran down from the third floor carrying a suitcase.

He exclaimed excitedly, "Let's go on a trip!"

……

Early in the morning, Akemi Akemi, who had just gotten up, had breakfast and then went to the airport with Hibiki Higashino, who was carrying a suitcase.

"What about the future?" Akemi Akemi asked, snapping out of her reverie.

"Anyway, Father's here." Higashino Hibiki didn't care at all. "We've been busy for so long, let's enjoy ourselves."

"Is it just the two of us?"

"That's right, it's just the two of us."

Akemi Akemi looked at the plane ticket in her hand; the destination was Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

She glanced at the sparsely populated VIP waiting room, lay down on the sofa, and chuckled softly.

"What's wrong?" Higashino asked while eating snacks. Akemi Akemi didn't ask where they were going, but just stood there grinning like an idiot, which puzzled him.

"I'm just very happy." Akemi Akemi covered her mouth, her shoulders shaking.

"Why are you happy?" Hibiki Higashino put down the delicious stick in his hand and leaned closer to Akemi Akemi.

Akemi Akemi glanced at the other passengers who were resting with their eyes closed, but said nothing.

She shyly nudged Higashino Hibiki, telling him to stay away. Then she said, "I'm going to take a nap. Remember to wake me when it's time."

"Okay." Higashino called over a flight attendant, asked Akemi Akemi for a blanket, and then quietly watched her fall asleep.

Only ten minutes had passed. Akemi Akemi, whether awake or still awake, locked eyes with Hibiki Higashino, suddenly sat up, her mouth close to Higashino's ear, and whispered—

"I'm so happy to have a husband who loves me so much."

Higashino blushed.

……

Osaka is located in the Kinki region, and while it may not be as prosperous as Tokyo, it is still very bustling.

The plane arrived in Osaka in just two hours.

Akemi Akemi and Hibiki Higashino were not tired.

"Shall we go to the hotel now?" Akemi Akimiya asked.

"We haven't reached our destination yet," Hibiki Higashino replied.

His destination wasn't in Osaka; he needed to transfer.

After taking tram and subway lines, Hibiki Higashino brought Akemi Akemi to Minoo City in Osaka Prefecture.

The scenery in Jimian is beautiful, and in December, you can smell the fresh scent in the air.

After dropping off their luggage at the hotel in Minoo City, they took a taxi to the park.

"There's the Meiji no Mori Minoo Quasi-National Park here, which covers a total area of ​​83.8 hectares, and there's also a waterfall that's particularly spectacular," Higashino Hibiki told Akemi Akemi, speaking with the knowledgeable tone he'd gathered from a travel guide. "So you can smell it, even the air here has a fresh scent."

Akemi Akemi sniffed and nodded.

"There's no fresh smell at all; it's just because it rained these past couple of days," the taxi driver joked with a laugh. "It's winter now, and most trees, except for maple trees, have lost all their leaves."

Higashino Hibiki froze.

“Haha.” Akemi Akemi laughed.

Upon arriving at her destination, Akemi Akemi walked towards the park entrance.