Full-time comic artist

Katsura Hoshino lived in an apartment. Yoshida walked quickly to the elevator and took it to the floor where Katsura Hoshino's studio was located. To his surprise, Katsura Hoshino was waiting for him at the elevator.

"You should show me some respect too..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hoshino Katsura rushed up to him, grabbed his shoulder, and asked anxiously, "Is it true that Tori Akino-sensei is retiring from writing?"

Yoshida was taken aback. "Isn't this a misunderstanding? Wasn't it clarified a long time ago?"

When "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" was being serialized, he mistakenly thought that Akino Tori was going to retire from writing, which led to many funny incidents.

As a result, "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" became a huge success, even entering the top ten manga in Japan, and its revenue from six months of serialization reached tens of billions of yen.

In Tori Akino's manga, there's only this one.

In terms of earning power, it surpasses Death Note.

"I'm not talking about that time, I'm talking about this time!" Hoshino Katsura exclaimed, gesturing wildly, on the verge of tears.

Yoshida Koji also panicked.

"Hoshino-kun, don't rush, tell me slowly, what exactly happened?"

Katsura Hoshino took a deep breath and repeated Kazuhiko Torishima's words.

"That's right, Mr. Torishima said that Mr. Toriakino will retire from drawing manga for a while..."

"Editor Yoshida... Mr. Yoshida... are you alright?"

Yoshida was stunned. Hoshino Katsura shook him, and Yoshida snapped out of his daze.

"This...this...I don't know anything about this...My phone, where's my phone! I need to contact my teacher!"

He trembled as he patted his pockets and finally found his phone in his shirt chest pocket.

Katsura Hoshino looked at him nervously and expectantly.

Yoshida struggled for a while before finally managing to make the call.

"Beep...beep...beep..."

There was no answer for a long time; the silence was eerily quiet.

Koji Yoshida couldn't wait any longer. He turned around and pressed the down button for the elevator.

"Editor Yoshida, what is this...?"

"I'm going to Mr. Tori Akino's house."

"I'll go too. I'm not in the mood to draw comics anymore!"

Fortunately, the call connected at that moment.

Koji Yoshida quickly asked, "Teacher, are you really going to stop writing?"

"Huh?" A child's innocent, questioning voice came from the other end of the phone, "Who are you?"

“I’m Yoshida, your Uncle Yoshida! In the future, where’s your father?” Yoshida asked in rapid succession.

"Dad is... entertaining guests in the living room... Should I go find him?"

"No need! I'll go right now!"

Yoshida hung up the phone and pressed the elevator buttons a few more times. "Seriously! Why aren't we here yet! What's wrong with this elevator!"

He made bigger and bigger movements, and his neatly combed hair was flung into a mess!

……

"Editor-in-Chief Sasaki," Hibiki Higashino said with a smile, looking at the composed guest opposite him, "is there something you need?"

"Bottle is taking over as editor-in-chief of Jump, and I'm saying goodbye to you," Sasaki said earnestly. "Thank you for your contributions to Jump during my tenure."

He stood up and bowed deeply to Higashino Hibiki.

Higashino Hibiki quickly stood up, bowed, and said, "You're too kind! I should be thanking you for your understanding!"

If the editor-in-chief were someone else, it would be absolutely impossible to tolerate Hibiki Higashino constantly ending popular manga series.

Akira Toriyama's repeated rejections of his attempts to finish Dragon Ball speak volumes.

Sasaki's phone rang, and he frowned. "Excuse me, please wait a moment."

He turned around and went to the side to make a phone call.

A few minutes later, he approached Higashino Hibiki with a complicated expression, his voice hoarse, "Tori Akino-sensei, are you retiring from writing?"

Shueisha executives said that Akino Tori's retirement from writing might be related to his transfer from editor-in-chief of Jump.

If he can keep Akino in check, then he can be allowed to stay in Jump.

He will be transferred to Vjump, which is far inferior to Jump.

“That’s right, Mr. Sasaki.” Hibiki Higashino nodded.

"Why?" Sasaki asked.

"I want to spend time with my family."

Sasaki raised a finger and said, "How about one chapter a month? Like Togashi-sensei's 'Level E'?"

“Let’s forget about it,” Higashino Hibiki shook his head. “If it’s serialized, my attention will be all on the manga.”

"Mr. Sasaki, please don't ignore me when I try to chat with you in the future."

Higashino joked with a smile, but Sasaki could tell he was serious.

He thought it over a lot, and finally sighed helplessly.

"Of course, I'm always ready."

……

When Yoshida Koji and Hoshino Katsura arrived at the Higashino residence, they saw Tori Akino Mirai reminiscing about the past with Sasaki Takashi.

"I knew you would become a pillar of Jump the first time I met you."

"Without Mr. Sasaki, it would be difficult for me to get ahead."

"The awl stands out from the bag; you are being modest."

They sipped their tea, their voices light and airy, as if they were drunk.

Yoshida quickly walked to Sasaki's side. "Editor-in-Chief, it's the teacher!"

Sasaki nodded. "He's made up his mind."

Knowing he couldn't persuade Akino, Kazuhiko Torishima issued a statement on his behalf on the show.

When Sasaki met with Tori Akino, he didn't try to persuade him much, respecting his decision.

Koji Yoshida was unwilling to give up, and he stared straight at Hibiki Higashino.

"Teacher, please stay!"

He genuinely loves Akino Tori's manga, acting as both an editor and a reader.

"Even if it's just drawing short comics, that's fine! Jump with the teacher around is the real Jump!"

Katsura Hoshino nodded earnestly.

"Teacher, please don't abandon us!"

They are always at ease and satisfied no matter what the content of Akino Tori's serialization is in Jump.

Hibiki Higashino smiled and shook his head slightly. "Yoshida-kun, you're the head of the editorial team. It's time for you to step down."

"Hoshino-kun, I'm saying goodbye. There are many more works waiting for you besides mine."

He bid farewell to both the editors and the readers.

"Teacher," Yoshida Koji said, tears streaming down his face as he bowed deeply, his tears falling to the ground, "you've worked so hard all this time!"

Katsura Hoshino sat on the sofa, speechless for a long time.

……

The news of Tori Akino's retirement from writing spread rapidly.

Just this morning, Torishima Kazuhiko informed us that, not long after, almost all television news programs responded.

Someone was brushing their teeth in the bathroom while casually listening to the TV news.

"There is an urgent news report: Shueisha Chairman Kazuhiko Torishima revealed that renowned manga artist Mirai Toriakino is temporarily retiring from the manga industry and will not be releasing any new works for some time."

"what?"

He dropped his toothbrush in the sink, looked at himself in the mirror, and saw shock and disbelief.

How could that be?

……

"Has Tori Akino stopped writing?"

"impossible!"

"I don't believe it!"

"It must be fake news."

"Did Tori Akino say that himself?"

"nonsense."

The chat group kept refreshing, and everyone was very surprised, typing out their emotions.

When things that are taken for granted are suddenly interrupted, many people find it difficult to adapt.

"I thought 'Bakuman' was just an ordinary work, but I never expected it to be Akino Tori's last work..."

"what!!!"

"I also want to see the Slam Dunk college arc!"

"I want to see a three-way battle between China, Japan, and Korea in 'Hikaru no Go'!"

"The story of Puella Magi Madoka Magica is not finished..."

"Death Note! Ah, that's over!"