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Chapter 269 The Exorcism Ritual and the Adverse Effects of Dark Comics
After watching "Death Note", Yoshida Koji thought it would be a public opinion bomb and start a new era of Tori Akino.

Tanaka trembled.

Higashino smiled slightly. He was prepared for this. As long as he comforted him well, Tanaka would understand that "Death Note" was just a dark witty reasoning essay, and had nothing to do with horror comics.

We are not drawing the manga of Mr. Junji Ito.

"In the next plot, there will be a detective L. He has a genius mind and bold action, he is good at reasoning and argumentation, and assists ICPO countries in arresting Ye Shenyue. Therefore, "Death Note" is a novel of wisdom. The dark side The side of light and light, each has its own advantages, and under the ingenious plot advancement, it is decided which side will go to death."

"This is the setting of two male protagonists!" As soon as Higashino's voice fell, Yoshida Koji said excitedly: "Is it similar to angels and demons? The righteous side using the power of the criminal police and the evil side using the "Death Note", both The Wisdom Struggle of the Protagonist!It's really interesting! "

Higashino spread his hands and said to Tanaka: "That's right, it's exactly what Editor Yoshida said, Tanaka, you don't need to worry at all, this manga is not scary at all."

Except for Rick's big face...

"Teacher..." Tanaka pinched his cheeks and said in embarrassment: "It's not what you think..."

"Horror comics... I also like to read Tomie, head balloons, and whirlpools. What I'm worried about is..."

Tanaka blinked his big eyes, very innocent, "Reaper, can write the notebook of the dead, won't this offend the unknown existence? If it is cursed..."

"Huh?" Tono Hibiki was stunned.

……

Before the start of the manga, Higashino's expectations were exceeded, and the progress got stuck in a strange place.

It is not the strong public opinion of the society, nor the opposition of the editor, but the strange brain circuit of the assistant Tanaka.

Higashino personally doesn't believe in supernatural beings or curses.

"How is this possible?" Higashino Hibiki was speechless.

"It's entirely possible!" Yoshida Koji was uncharacteristically loud and said loudly, suppressing Higashino's words.

"Yes, yes! It's possible!" Tanaka agreed immediately when he found someone supporting him.

He said in embarrassment: "Teacher, give me more time to prepare."

Tanaka backed down.

Higashino stared at Koji Yoshida with wide eyes, it's fine if you don't help me, why are you still making trouble?
Koji Yoshida ignored Higashino Hibiki and said to Tanaka: "There is nothing wrong with worrying about this. Then..."

"Revise one or two?" Tanaka asked expectantly.

"Let's go to the shrine to pay homage and hold a ceremony to exorcise evil spirits and pray for blessings."

"what!"

Tanaka was dumbfounded, and Yoshida Koji continued: "The power of the curse is not as strong as that of God, so you can rest assured."

"Yes... yes."

Tanaka accepted it passively.

When Tanaka didn't notice, Yoshida Koji turned his head and grinned at Higashi Higashino, and made an OK gesture with his right hand.

Higashino gave a thumbs up and defeated him with Tanaka's logic, Yoshida-kun, you are really strong.

……

Yoshida was very efficient. Before Tanaka could think about it, he took Tanaka to the Hakone Shrine.

The god of good luck is enshrined here. Many Tokyo people will come here to hold exorcism rituals in their year of birth. It is said that it is very effective and it is part of the industrialization of the shrine.

After Yoshida paid out the money, he invited priests to hold a ritual of exorcising evil spirits and praying for blessings for Tanaka.

The scene was actually not grand, with only one priest serving him.

But Tanaka entered the main hall of the shrine and sat on a stool, feeling the quiet and solemn environment, and immediately entered the role, feeling that his body and mind were being purified.

After the priest entered the arena, he first knocked on the big drum in the temple, then informed the god of Tanaka's identity and address, and then chanted scriptures and prayed...

After going through a complicated set of procedures, Tanaka's pious heart felt that under the light of the gods, he was already fearless!
After returning to Higashihiro's studio, he confidently took over the job as an assistant.

Yoshida Koji prescribes the medicine precisely, and the medicine is cured.

The editor opened Higashihiro's eyes for the first time.

……

After watching "Death Note", Yoshida Koji immediately returned to the editorial department and told the editor-in-chief Sasaki.

Sasaki was not surprised. Kazuhiko Torishima also smiled and said, "I knew that kid couldn't stand loneliness."

Sasaki officially became the editor-in-chief of Jump, and he still needs to stay in the post for a while to cover Sasaki's bottom line.

Sasaki nodded with a smile, "It's really good news."

After "Slam Dunk" ended, it lost a lot of readers, and now there are various entertainment methods, the circulation of jump is not optimistic.

Bird Akino's future new works come out, which will definitely attract readers.

"However..." Koji Yoshida hesitated and said, "Death Note may have some problems."

"Say it straight." Sasaki was very calm.

Yoshida Koji quickly summarized the content of the first chapter of "Death Note".

After just watching it once, the story of "Death Note" was deeply rooted in his brain and he could never forget it.

"Hiss, the main character of the murderer..." Torishima Kazuhiko was a little embarrassed.

"Weekly Shonen Jump" is a manga for young people, and its audience is mostly between 10 and 16 years old.

Children of this age are easily disturbed by the outside world, and parents will pay special attention to it.

Jump is often complained by PTA.

"This kind of dark theme will definitely be targeted." Torishima Kazuhiko nodded with his chest folded, "If it passes, Jump will get into big trouble."

"Should I ask Akino Tori to change the subject matter?" He looked at Sasaki and asked, "Anyway, that guy can come up with wonderful manga again."

Sasaki didn't speak, Yoshida Koji was anxious.

"Editor-in-chief Torishima! How could he do this? An excellent work was rejected before it happened! "Death Note" is the painstaking effort of Mr. Akino Tori, this kind of thing... this kind of thing is too much!"

Yoshida Koji scolded Torishima Kazuhiko angrily, a new editor dared to speak to himself like this, Torishima Kazuhiko stared straight at him.

Yoshida was sweating coldly, but he still didn't take a step back.

"You are a responsible editor." Torishima Kazuhiko raised his coffee cup, gave a high respect, and then drank it down.

"Huh, thank you." Yoshida breathed a sigh of relief. He wiped off his cold sweat and asked Sasaki, "Chief editor, what do you think?"

This is the current editor-in-chief of Jump, and everything must be decided by him.

Sasaki pondered for a moment, he didn't answer directly, but talked about the past.

"Mr. Token began the serialization of "Level E" after the end of "Yu Yu Hakusho". This manga is completely different from his previous style, full of imagination, and it is the experimental field of "Hunter x Hunter."

"I think it's the same with Death Note."

""Death Note" and "Slam Dunk" can be said to be works that have nothing in common. Bird Akino Mirai's previous experience is useless. Now he is completely starting from scratch except for his amazing painting skills."

"So, like "LEVEL E", the value of "Death Note" is..."

Sasaki rubbed his chin, his eyes were blocked by his glasses, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.

……

In August, Akemi Akimiya was extremely busy. "Sakura Mission" had a good grade. The editor asked her to draw a color draft, which was a whole story. She was happy mixed with pain.

Higashino finished drawing the storyboards of the first three episodes of "Death Note" and handed them over to Koji Yoshida.

Yoshida took over the burden and was full of worries, which made Tanaka feel bad when he saw it.

Higashino didn't ask much. After Yoshida Koji left, he and Tanaka worked as assistants to Akemi Akimiya, waiting for the editorial department's response.

"You're really full of confidence." Akemi Akimiya finished drawing a manuscript, looked at Higashino Higashi's calm face, and couldn't help saying.

"What?" Higashino was taken aback.

"I don't worry about not being able to pass the manga submission." Akemi Akimiya further explained.

"Ah, that's it." Higashino scratched his hair and replied casually, "My manga will definitely pass."

"That's right," Tanaka nodded, "Sensei's manga... can definitely be serialized."

His tone became uncertain.

After all, the male lead in "Death Note" is extremely wrong, and parents will easily complain. Whether the editorial department is determined to withstand the pressure is hard to say.

"It will definitely be serialized!" Higashino told Tanaka in a firm tone, "One hundred percent!"

"Yes Yes……"

The scene froze a bit.

"Mr. Tanaka," Akemi Akimiya broke the deadlock, she asked Tanaka with a smile, "How is this period of time?"

Tanaka replied: "Staying at home for a while, my nephew is too annoying. I often need to help the family with farm work.

Really, when I was young, my parents often had to move because of their jobs. When I grew up, they yearned for life in their hometown instead, which made me very uncomfortable. "

While talking about complaining, there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, recalling the months of rest, the whole person was immersed in happiness.

Higashino patted him on the shoulder, and after contacting him directly, Tanaka immediately put aside his life in his hometown and returned to Tokyo as an assistant to help him draw manga.

……

It has been almost a year since the end of "Strange Detective Agency". Yamamura Morido wore a pair of sunglasses to cover his dark circles. He had a pile of stubble on his chin, and he looked much more decadent.

His wife Yamamura Hidemi wanted to take care of him, but Yamamura refused.

"I'm more inspired by this look," he said at the time.

Now finally, Yamamura came to the editorial department with the storyboard.

"Teacher Shancun," the editor waited for him downstairs, his expression normal after seeing the appearance of Shancun.

"Editor Onishi, you don't have to wait for me." Under the bright sun, the sun was very vicious, Onishi Hengping's forehead was covered with sweat, which moved Shancun very much.

Kohei Onishi is a newcomer to "Weekly Shonen Jump" with Koji Yoshida. He wears a pair of black-framed sunglasses and is 23 years old, but Onishi looks only 18 years old with a baby face.

Morido Yamamura was very dissatisfied with this editor at the beginning. Onishi Kohei is a newcomer, and his immature face also gives people an unreliable look, so it is difficult to help himself.

As a result, this newcomer made him look differently.

(End of this chapter)