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He sobbed, "Tori...Tori Akino-sensei, he's gone too far."

They have absolutely no emotions.

He smiled gently at himself, yet he created such dark works.

……

"You guys didn't do anything at the book signing? How embarrassing."

"How could I possibly act recklessly?"

"You online scoundrels, offline teachers, you guys are something else."

On the forum, many netizens are discussing the content of the latest episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

"In the cold winter, there is a fire that provides us with warmth. Bird Qiuye keeps watering it, afraid that the flames will not go out."

"What a hopeless magical girl, where is hope?"

"The Soul Gem becoming cloudy feels like a very important foreshadowing."

"It might be a very dark setting, like becoming a soulless monster or something... I'm just kidding."

"Sayaka will also die at the hands of the witch."

"Perhaps it's in Homura Akemi's hands."

"how is this possible?"

"Why not! That's Homura Akemi, who's obsessively focused on Madoka. Sayaka's words could very well make Madoka wish to become a magical girl!"

"Sayaka is right. Madoka can't do anything. She should become a magical girl soon and save this sick world."

Long Ze looked at the constantly refreshing posts and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

"As expected, the popularity of 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica' is increasing. If my 'Magical Girl Duel' passes the serialization meeting, it will definitely be a success!"

……

"Wow... haha."

Higashino frowned as he watched the future, who was happily dancing around while eating the steamed egg his mother made.

"Children should eat more green peppers," Hibiki Higashino said.

"Eh? Is that so?" Akemi Akemi turned around and asked him.

"Professor Chaimen Wen once said that."

“I understand.” Akemi Akemi nodded and made a mental note of it.

"Hmm." Higashino Mirai looked around, saw Higashino Hibiki, and chuckled, "Dad."

Hibiki Higashino admitted that he felt guilty.

Just as Higashino Hibiki finished tidying up the table after breakfast, Kogawa arrived.

"Teacher, I wonder what it was like at the book signing event?"

Hibiki Higashino broke out in a cold sweat, "Tragic..."

"what?"

"Let's not talk about this."

Xiaohe probably understood.

There must be fathers who get angry when their daughters cry loudly in fear, right?

Even if he didn't have the role of an assistant, he would still want to go to the scene and teach Tori Akino a lesson.

Hibiki Higashino sighed deeply. "Let's get to work."

"Okay." Xiaohe put down her backpack and entered the mode of being a top assistant.

……

It was 6 p.m. when Xiaohe left after finishing her work.

He also has to take care of his family, so he goes home as soon as he gets off work.

This is quite unusual in Japan.

"Editor Yoshida, what's going on?"

At the entrance of the Higashino family's house, Koga unexpectedly ran into Yoshida Koji.

It's Tuesday today, the editor shouldn't have anything urgent to do.

And it's still after get off work hours, what big thing happened that Yoshida rushed over like this?

"Good afternoon, Mr. Xiaohe."

Koji Yoshida greeted him without any pleasantries and quickly walked past the river.

Xiaohe turned around and looked at Yoshida's back, feeling uneasy.

He thought about it and then left.

……

"Tori Akino-sensei!"

Higashino Hibiki was tidying up the original drawing he had just finished when he heard Yoshida's urgent call.

Before he could respond, Yoshida hurriedly walked up to Higashino Hibiki with a series of "thump, thump" sounds.

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?" Higashino Hibiki asked, looking up slowly.

"Magical Girl Duel has passed the serialization meeting!"

"Magical Girl Duel? What's that?"

"A manga that's copying the style of 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica'!"

Yoshida spoke very quickly and told everything he knew.

Hibiki Higashino seemed to be thinking, "It's probably a manga similar to 'Magical Girl Site'."

This work was created in response to the dark and disturbing nature of "Little Circle".

"Oh, I see." Hibiki Higashino nodded, then looked down at the original manuscript. "Yoshida-kun, would you like to see the original manuscript we finished today?"

He handed the manuscript to Yoshida.

"Teacher!" Yoshida took it, glanced at it, and exclaimed, "It's really well drawn! No wonder it's the original drawing by the teacher! Wait... is this the time to discuss this?!"

He glared angrily at Higashino Hibiki.

Hibiki Higashino argued forcefully, "This is something I worked very hard to draw."

Yoshida laughed in exasperation, "Teacher, you really are..."

“I understand what you’re thinking, but it’s okay,” Higashino comforted him. “It’s just a copycat work, there’s no need to make a fuss about it.”

There are many works that have studied "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", but none have surpassed it.

They could not create a work like "Little Circle," which is coherent, has a clear theme, and a concise plot.

We can only superficially learn about its dark, cruel side.

Therefore, it will never be possible to achieve the success of "Little Circle".

“If you can create an excellent work like ‘Little Circle,’ then you don’t need to follow the trend,” Hibiki Higashino said. “If you try to attract readers by following the trend, it means that your work is mediocre and insincere.”

Yoshida listened and pondered for a moment.

“Teacher, you’re really proud,” he chuckled. “But you’re absolutely right.”

"Just like the teacher said, I made a mountain out of a molehill."

"Yoshida, this is the first time you've encountered something like this, so it's understandable that you're flustered."

The strength of Death Note lies, of course, in its intellectual battles, a pinnacle of manga artistry.

This cannot be copied.

Those who don't delve into "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" and only have a superficial understanding based on the death of the older sister are prone to making hasty judgments.

"Ah, it's just a gimmick that uses the contrast of magical girls dying to attract readers. I could draw that too."

Then they started following suit.

This is actually quite useful. When you see this type of work among a bunch of other works, viewers and readers will subconsciously take a second look.

They had an advantage from the very beginning.

"Yoshida, you'll soon be a team leader, so you should be more composed."

"Team leader?" Yoshida pointed to himself. "But the editor-in-chief said..."

“That was a joke,” Higashino Hibiki said. “Since Sasaki said it, it means there’s no problem. He said you would become the team leader, so he must have already made up his mind.”

"That...that! Oh!" Yoshida cheered, raising his arms.

The original manuscript of "Little Circle" in his hand made a rustling sound as it cut through the air.

"Watch out for my original manuscript! You little brat! You've got it all crumpled!"

"Excuse me, teacher!"

"I think... let Sasaki think about it more carefully... you're too unreliable."

"No! Teacher! I'm so unlucky!"

……

Soma Satoru on his way home from school.

"Hey, have you heard? Jump is going to have a manga like 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica'."

"Really!"

"It's been announced in Jump that the series will begin on September 1st."

"I'm really looking forward to it. I can watch it now as an alternative to 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica'."