Full-time cartoonist.

Chapter 414 Goodbye, Bird Qiuye

"This time I am mainly here to clarify the negative public opinion in the future of Tori Akino."

Torishima Kazuhiko was absent-minded at the moment and managed to gather his energy to organize his words.

Without waiting for the host to ask questions, he just said it all.

"Before the serialization of "Slam Dunk", the comic he requested to be completed was indeed "Slam Dunk". At that time, I felt that he had the ability, so the conditions were extremely harsh to save Jump's declining circulation and increase it to 500 Thousands of volumes...but he completed them all one by one.”

Torishima Kazuhiko closed his eyes.

This is already what the public believes to be the truth, and Torishima Kazuhiko’s words are the final word.

"What an amazing confidence and determination." said the host.

Torishima Kazuhiko pursed his lips and said nothing.

He was talkative and didn't want to talk, which made the host helpless.

They originally expected to have a 20-minute conversation, revealing the inside story bit by bit, arousing the audience's curiosity and increasing the average ratings.

The result is now...

The host can only find another topic.

"I heard that the box office revenue of "Your Name" has already reached 50 billion yen. It is only in its third week of release. Tori Akino-sensei is such a genius."

"He is a genius in his own right," Torishima Kazuhiko looked at the high beams of the studio, blinked his eyes complicatedly, and said sadly, "It's a pity that this genius has to..."

……

While at the TV station, Torishima and Hiko excitedly contacted Hibiki Higashino.

"I did something wrong last time, and I'm here to deal with the consequences this time."

"Dream Eaters" is still being serialized. He cannot tell the truth, otherwise it will reveal a major plot in the later period of "Dream Eaters".

There is no explosive point about Eiji Shinzuma.

"Mr. Torishima has troubled me for a long time," Hibiki Higashino complained.

"Sorry, sorry," Kazuhiko Toshima looked up and smiled, and he asked casually, "By the way, Tori Akino-kun, "Dream Eater" is coming to an end. Have you thought about the next manga?"

This is what he mainly does.

Shueisha's top priority is of course "Weekly Shonen Jump", and the backbone of "Weekly Shonen Jump" is Tori Akino Mirai.

As long as Tori Akino is still around, readers who like him will continue to buy Jump.

Published by Tori Akino, this book is a high-quality book that can attract a lot of new readers.

The comics market has long been saturated, and the RB market has been developed to the limit. Now that RB has a declining birthrate, attracting vitality is what magazines want to do.

Only with high-quality output can we have confidence.

He doesn't ask for much, just as long as it's up to the level of "Naoki Hansawa".

Toriyama Kazuhiko smiled, waiting for Hibiki Higashino's answer.

"Mr. Torishima, I'm sorry, I'm going to stop temporarily."

But I waited for this sentence.

Thinking of this, Torishima Kazuhiko let out a long sigh.

"What's wrong? Mr. Torishima." The host asked doubtfully.

"He's closing the book."

"Who?"

"Genius cartoonist, savior of jump, author of "Slam Dunk", Mirai Tori Akino is going to take a break."

Torishima Kazuhiko's expression was extremely complicated, including sadness, helplessness, emotion, sadness...

"Ah!" The host opened his mouth blankly, not expecting that there would be an unexpected gain today.

He was visibly happy, and then he reacted and pinched his thigh flesh, as if he was about to cry, "That's such a shame."

……

The black and white demons died together and fell in the center of the crowd. "RIVERSI" was animated, and Azu Miho voiced the heroine. She and Mashiro reached the highest agreement. The two junior high school students who once struggled together gave up rubbing shoulders and focused on their dreams. , now we have finally realized our ideal and are together.

"Dream Eater" ends here, and Souma Ichiro is extremely satisfied. He has wandered through the struggling life of a cartoonist, and he has a lot of emotions and benefits.

This is what cartoonists should do, always maintain their original intention for comics, and have a passion and love for them.

Tori Akino is like this, a person who has been creating every day for ten years.

Soma Ichiro can see how serious he is about comics.

So the more he looked at Mashiro Takashi, the more he could see Tori Akino's figure.

Rejoice in it, be content with it.

At this time, the door of Soma Ichiro's studio was pushed open, and Soma Satoru walked in dejectedly.

"Satoru, "Dream Eaters" is finished. Have you watched it?"

Soma Ichiro took the jump and handed it to Soma Satoru, "Such a bland ending is really suitable for "Dream Eater". Take a look."

Souma Satoru didn't even look up: "I've seen it."

"What I should have thought of is that you are a big fan of Akino Tori. You like his comics the most and you will definitely read Jump as soon as possible." Taro Kawaguchi smiled and touched his stubble. "I don't know what his next comic will be. How wonderful.”

Sōma Satoru raised his head, his eyes were red and his voice was hoarse: "Tori Akino-sensei... is going to quit the manga industry."

"Ah?" Soma Ichiro opened his mouth wide and remained silent for a long time.

……

"Mr. Yoshida! Editor Yoshida! Yoshida!"

Turning off the TV, Katsura Hoshino rushed to the window, looked at editor Koji Yoshida walking slowly, and shouted loudly downstairs.

"Just call me Yoshida?" Yoshida frowned, feeling that Hoshino Katsura was floating.

"Just wait, I'll go find you right away!"

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

"You should also respect me a little bit..."

Before he could finish speaking, Katsura Hoshino rushed to him, held his shoulders, and asked eagerly: "Tori Akino-sensei is going to close the pen. Is this true?"

Yoshida was stunned, "Isn't this a misunderstanding? Has it been clarified a long time ago?"

When "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" was being serialized, he mistakenly thought that Akino Tori would end the series, which caused a lot of jokes.

As a result, "Madoka" became a hit and even entered the top ten of RB comics. The revenue from the serialization in half a year was tens of billions of yen.

In Tori Akino's comics, this is the only one.

In terms of earning power, it is above "Death Note".

"I'm not talking about that time, but this time!" Hoshino Katsura was incomparable. She was dancing and almost crying anxiously.

Yoshida Koji also panicked.

"Hoshino-kun, don't be anxious, tell me slowly, what is going on?"

Katsura Hoshino took a deep breath and spoke out what Kazuhiko Toshima said.

"That's it. Mr. Torishima said that Tori Akino-sensei will stop writing comics and will no longer draw comics in a short time..."

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

Yoshida was stunned, Hoshino Kei shook him, and Yoshida woke up as if from a dream.

"This...this...I don't know...my cell phone, where's my cell phone! I have to contact the teacher!"

Shivering, he touched his pockets and finally found his cell phone on the chest of his shirt.

Hoshino Kei looked at him nervously and expectantly.

Yoshida struggled a lot before dialing the number.

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

No one answered for a long time, and the air was eerily quiet.

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

"Editor Yoshida, what are you..."

"I'm going to Tori Akino-sensei's house."

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

Fortunately, at this time, the phone was connected.

Koji Yoshida quickly asked: "Teacher, do you really want to close the pen?"

"Huh?" A child's voice of confusion sounded from the other side of the phone, "Who are you?"

"I am Yoshida, your uncle Yoshida! In the future, where is your father?" Yoshida asked quickly.

"Dad is receiving guests in...the living room...do you need me to go find him?"

"No need! I'll go there now!" Yoshida hung up the phone and pressed the elevator button a few more times, "Really! Why haven't we arrived yet! What's going on with this elevator!"

His movements became bigger and bigger, and his combed hair was thrown into a mess!

……

"Editor Sasaki," Hibiki Higashino looked at the calm guest opposite and said with a smile, "What can I do for you?"

"Bottle is going to take over the job of editor-in-chief of Jump. I'm saying goodbye to you." Sasaki said seriously, "Thank you for your dedication to Jump during my tenure."

He stood up and bowed deeply to Hibiki Hibiki.

Higashikata stood up quickly, bowed and said, "You're too polite! I have to thank you for your tolerance!"

If the editor-in-chief had been anyone else, he would never have tolerated Hibiki Hibiki continuing to complete popular comics.

This is evident from the fact that Akira Toriyama was rejected several times after finishing "Dragon Ball".

Sasaki's cell phone rang, and he frowned, "Sorry, please wait a moment."

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

A few minutes later, he came to Higashino Hibiki with a complicated expression and said in a dry voice, "Teacher Tori Akino, are you going to close the pen?"

Shueisha's senior executives said that Tori Akino's closure may be related to his transfer from Jump editor.

If he can stabilize Tori Akino, then allow him to stay in Jump.

The "vjump" he will be transferred to is far worse than jump.

"That's right, Mr. Sasaki." Hibiki nodded.

"Why?" Sasaki asked.

"I want to spend time with my family."

Sasaki raised a finger and said, "How about a January update? Just like Mr. Togashi's "Level E"."

"Let's forget it," Hibiki Higashi shook his head, "If it's serialized, my attention will be on the comics."

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

Hibiki smiled and joked, and Sasaki saw that he was serious.

He thought a lot and finally sighed helplessly.

"Of course, I'll be with you anytime."

……

When Yoshida Koji and Hoshino Katsura arrived at Higashino's house, they saw Tori Akino and Sasaki Nao reminiscing about the past.

"When I first met you, I knew you would become Jump's pillar of support."

"Without Mr. Sasaki, it would be difficult for me to show my face."

"The cone stands out in the bag, you're humbled."

They drank tea and sounded light, as if they were drunk.

Yoshida walked quickly to Sasaki, "Editor-in-Chief, teacher him!"

Sasaki nodded, "He has already made up his mind."

Torishima Kazuhiko knew that he could not persuade Tori Akino, so he made a statement on his behalf on the show.

When Sasaki saw Tori Akino, he didn't give much advice and respected his decision.

However, Yoshida Koji was very unwilling. He stared at Hibiki Higashikata.

"Teacher, please stay!"

He really likes Tori Akino's comics, and he has the identity of both an editor and a reader.

"Even if you just draw some short comics, that's fine! Jumping with a teacher is the real jumping!"

Hoshino Katsura nodded seriously.

"Teacher, please don't abandon us!"

Tori Akino serializes it on Jump, no matter what the content is, they will be relieved and satisfied.

Higashino smiled and shook his head slightly, "Yoshida-kun, you are the editorial team leader, it's time to go on your own."

"Hoshino-kun, I say goodbye to you. Besides me, there are more works waiting for you."

One is to the editor, the other is to the readers, Hibiki Higashikata bid farewell to them one by one.

"Teacher," Yoshida Koji burst into tears. He bowed deeply and shed tears on the ground. "You have worked hard for such a long time!"

Hoshino Katsura sat on the sofa and didn't speak for a long time.

……

The news that Tori Akino sealed the pen spread quickly.

Torishima Kazuhiko had just informed him in the morning, and not long after, almost all TV stations’ news programs responded.

Someone was brushing his teeth in the bathroom and listening to the TV news casually.

"There is an urgent news break. Shueisha Chairman Torishima Kazuhiko revealed that the famous cartoonist Tori Akino Mirai-sensei has temporarily withdrawn from the comics industry and will not publish new works in a short period of time."

"what?"

The toothbrush fell into the sink. He looked at himself in the mirror and saw shock and disbelief.

"how come?"

……

"Tori Akino has sealed the pen?"

"impossible!"

"I do not believe!"

"It must be fake news."

"Did Tori Akino say it himself?"

"nonsense."

The messages in the chat group were constantly being refreshed. Everyone was very surprised and started typing out their emotions.

Many people are unable to adapt to the sudden interruption of things they are accustomed to.

"I thought "Dream Eater" was just an ordinary work, but I didn't expect it to be Tori Akino's last work..."

"what!!!"

"I also want to see the college chapter of "Slam Dunk"!"

"I want to watch the melee between China, Japan and South Korea in "Soul of Chess"!"

"The story of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is not over yet..."

"Where's "Death Note"! Ah, this is over!"

"it's all over……"

……

Many readers still can’t believe it.

In "Weekly Shōnen Jump" three weeks later, several comics will be discontinued.

"Tori Akino-sensei sealed the pen, I really am not in the mood to draw comics."

——Hoshino Katsura.

"It feels very boring not being able to compete on the same stage with Tori Akino-sensei. Please let me adjust."

——Eiichiro Oda.

"I really didn't expect this day to come. It's like the sky is falling. I have been reading Tori Akino-sensei's comics... I'm sorry everyone."

——Amano Akira.

Now readers cannot but believe it.

The jump editorial department's phone lines were buzzing, and letters from readers were pouring in. Thousands of them filled the storage room.

The editors have to explain to readers and filter out the extreme letters, leaving the remaining selections to Tori Akino.

They were so busy that their heads were going to explode.

"It feels like the end of the world. We are a bunker against endless zombies."

A few years later, an editor was interviewed by a reporter, and he still remembered the experience vividly.

He covered his head in pain, his body trembled slightly, and he had a mental illness.

"It's crazy, really crazy."

(End of this chapter)