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Chapter 290 The Influence of Higashino Division (8000 words)
"Unnatural Death" to be closed for a week?
This news spread throughout the entire editorial department of the publishing house in less than a moment. The entire editorial department is so big that it is immediately known that the original manuscript of "Unnatural Death" has not been submitted.

This made the Urashima editorial branch responsible for printing literary works on the other side all look curious.

Because this is really a new thing.

Most of the editors who work at Urashima Publishing House know that Higashino Tsukasa's "Unnatural Death" has always been the treasure of the publishing house, and they are afraid of melting if they hold it in their mouths.

And Higashino Division is also very competitive, not to mention suspending the publication, the plot and sales of the manga have always remained high.

Why is it suddenly suspended today?

The workplace in Japan is actually not that different from the workplace in other countries. Naturally, people will gossip behind their backs, especially for such rare things.

The editorial department gradually had discussions, and Hosokawa Koharu was the first to bear the brunt.

Colleagues asked her curiously if there was something wrong with Higashinoji’s body—after all, Higashinoji has been serializing both weekly and monthly magazines for a long time. With this kind of high-intensity work, it feels like sudden death is not uncommon.

No one thought about the relationship between her and Higashinoji. After all, in their view, this was a very common personnel change. Hosokawa Koharu was more unlucky because he lost Higashinoji, a big performer.

In the face of colleagues' questions, Hosokawa Koharu, who was immersed in his work, also showed a completely unexpected expression.

As an editor who has worked with Higashino Division for nearly two years, she knows Higashinoji's work attitude best.

The other party's manuscripts are basically prepared three or four days in advance, and she basically doesn't have to bother, just go and get the manuscripts.

She managed to fool her colleagues, and then ran outside the editorial office and called Dong Yesi.

Not long after the call was made, Dong Yesi over there had already connected.

Without hesitation, she asked directly: "Mr. Dongye, I just heard that "Unnatural Death" will be closed this week."

"Yeah, the publication is closed, and this week's manuscript is not ready." Higashino said cheerfully: "There are a lot of things recently."

"There are a lot of things. I just came back from a trip and don't have time to draw the original manuscript?"

Hosokawa Koharu asked with concern.

She always felt that she was in arrears with Dong Yesi. After all, as an editor, she just accepted manuscripts, and she was a little embarrassed for not doing anything else.

"Ah, almost." Higashinosi replied with a smile.

"That's right. It turned out that I was too busy, so I didn't have time to hand in the manuscript. But I seemed to hear something from you, Mr. Dongye, just now."

The more Hosokawa Koharu heard it, the more he felt something was wrong, so he asked.

But before she finished asking, she heard a 'self-touch' voice from over there.

This silenced her for a moment.

This. Mahjong is directly played?Still too busy?
Hosokawa Koharu opened his mouth and was about to say something, but Higashino interrupted him with a smile: "I didn't play mahjong, it was Aoi and the others who were playing. How could I play mahjong?"

"Oh." Hosokawa Koharu reluctantly nodded. At least Higashinoji didn't play mahjong.

Then she heard Higashinoji add: "I'm playing games with Chihaya-san next to me."

These words made Hosokawa Koharu, who had just been relieved, cough violently.

After a while, she said with a bit of dumbfounding: "Teacher Dongye, really, don't make fun of me."

"I didn't make fun of you." The laughter of Higashino Si over there faded away, and he said instead: ""Unnatural Death" will end in five chapters, and this cannot be changed."

Yes.

The end of "Unnatural Death" is inevitable, and all the foreshadowing in front of it will be recovered one by one. If you want to continue painting, you will have to start a lengthy foreshadowing. Higashino doesn't want that. Similarly, he also knows how much he is two.

Therefore, even if someone had a gun on his head, he would never, uh, be able to think about it for a moment.But just think about it a little bit.

Part of the reason why he suspended the publication was indeed because of Hosokawa Koharu, and another part of the reason was that "Unnatural Death" had to be finished, so he took this method.

Although it is not a clever method, it is lethal enough.

At least Hosokawa Koharu took the initiative to call and ask, and Higashinosi probably knew that the editorial department over there should be discussing it.

Hosokawa Koharu heard Higashino's tone of never taking a step back, so she could only laugh helplessly: "I understand, Teacher Higashino."

She originally wanted to persuade Dong Yesi not to do such impulsive things as suspending the publication, but since Dong Yesi already had plans, she couldn't continue talking.

And how to say it.

She found that she actually relied on Higashino Si for no reason. When things broke out before, she even wanted to call Higashino Tsukasa on her own initiative.
This surprised Hosokawa Koharu a little. It turned out that unconsciously, he had already developed a mentality of dependence on this young high school student who was much younger than him.

For this situation, Hosokawa Koharu could not find a solution.

She figured out what Higashino was thinking, and after hanging up the phone, she glanced at the editorial department.

I don't know what will happen next
"Welcome to visit again."

Taking the new issue of "Aversion to Chill" in his hand, Kazuya Akasaka just let out a breath.

As the saying goes, only the opponent knows the opponent best. As the main author of "Morning", Akasaka Kazu has also gradually become a fan of "Unnatural Death" in the process of continuously researching "Unnatural Death".

no way.

Even as an opponent, Kazuya Akasaka saw Higashinoji's work, and he had to sigh that "Unnatural Death" is indeed well drawn, and it is worthy of being squeezed into the ceiling of manga.

He has been watching every issue of "Unnatural Death", and this issue is no exception.

but--

"Huh? What about "Unnatural Death"?" Akasaka Kazuya repeatedly flipped through the "Aversion to Chill" in his hand, and only frowned after making sure he didn't find "Unnatural Death".

What is this scenario?
He searched for a long time, trying to find this issue of "Unnatural Death".

But flip it anyway.
Can't find it at all.

He even turned to the catalog again, but no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find what he couldn't find.

"Unnatural Death" seems to have suddenly disappeared from "The Chill", completely missing.

Kazuya Akasaka held this issue of "Aversion to Chill", thought for a while, and finally decided on one thing.

"Could it be that "Unnatural Death" has been suspended?"

Suspended.

This is a very common thing in the comics industry. Comics authors are also ordinary people. They also have illnesses, accidents, and the death of their relatives. When such force majeure factors occur, the editorial department will choose to stop the serialization of the work. , put this work on hiatus.

This is a very common thing, but——

"That Higashino-sensei will suspend the publication?" Akasaka Kazuya showed an incredulous expression.

Higashino Division, who has never been on hiatus since his debut. Did he voluntarily suspend the issue this time?
What's wrong?Could it have been a car accident?Or is it a broken hand?Otherwise, it would be impossible for Higashino Division to suspend publication.

He flipped through the "Aversion to Chill" in his hand, and suddenly had many thoughts, but in the end he shook his head helplessly, and read the "Aversion to Chill" in his hand again.

To be honest, "Aversion to Chill" without "Unnatural Death" feels like a very ordinary magazine. Apart from the "Island of Desolation" by Akira Kuromiya, there is something to look forward to, and the level of storytelling of other authors Obviously a big difference.

This made Kazuya Akasaka put down "Aversion to Chill" after watching "Island of Desolation and Evil", feeling a little tasteless and a pity to discard it.

This is not to say that the quality of the comic writers on "Aversion to Chill" is not good, but that you go to a high-end restaurant with the mood of eating delicacies from mountains and seas, but when you arrive at the place, you find that the other party only serves you a few home-cooked dishes. The feeling is simply not too great.

But in other words, Akasaka Kazu also got the opportunity to criticize "Aversion to Chill"-usually with "Unnatural Death", he basically doesn't talk much.

And now... "The Chill" without "Unnatural Death". Of course he has to step on it.

The most important thing was that he was also a little depressed in his heart. He couldn't see "Unnatural Death", so of course he had to find a place to vent his anger.

Of course, he also wanted to ask his friends in the industry if something happened to Higashino Division.

Also depressed was Kanzaki Hiroshi who bought a copy of "Aversion to Chill" just after returning home from work.

He is a pure Higashinoji fan. He bought a large box of "Unnatural Death" and the main reason for buying "Aversion to Chill" is also for Higashinoji's works.

But today.
""Unnatural Death" has been suspended? What is the situation?"

Kanzaki Hiroshi looked at the "Aversion to Cold" in his hand, and a look of confusion appeared on his calm face.

In his impression, it is a rare thing for Higashino Division to suspend publication
But Hiroshi Kanzaki didn't care too much.
"Go and see what the official website of Urashima Publishing House says."

He got up and turned on the computer beside him, and found the official website of Urashima Publishing House.

Perhaps considering the mood of the readers, the first announcement on the official website of Urashima Publishing House is about the reason for Higashino Division's suspension of publication.

The general meaning is that Mr. Higashino has just returned from a trip and has no time to prepare the latest episode of "Unnatural Death". Here we can only make a very sorry decision, and that is to suspend the publication this week.

This large article is in Mandarin, but it made Kanzaki Hiroshi feel relieved.

Mr. Tono is fine.

Many people also commented on this announcement.

"When I learned that "Unnatural Death" was closed, I was actually very worried. Fortunately, Higashino-san didn't have anything to take a break. At the same time, the weekly and monthly magazines are serialized. Higashino-san has worked hard."

"It's good that Mr. Higashino has no physical problems. Even if something goes wrong, it doesn't matter. As long as Mr. Higashino's hand is not broken, you can continue to draw. I am looking forward to the "Aversion to Chill" in the coming week."

"I especially like Higashino-san's "Lemon", and I think it's better to relax a little bit, Higashino-san, come on."

Most of the comments below are to tell Higashino to pay attention to rest, drink more hot water, and don't work too hard.

Of course, some untimely voices popped up occasionally, but they were quickly submerged in the wave of concern.

Naturally, many people also expressed their regrets, feeling that if they didn't watch "Unnatural Death" this week, their own withdrawal reactions would come out.

There are also some people who feel that Higashinoji finally looks like a human being, at least once the publication is suspended, unlike the printing press that can really run 24 hours a day.

Kanzaki Hiroshi was amused by these funny comments, but this is also the basic operation of Higashinoji fans——

He hesitated for a while, and also participated in the discussion. As for "Aversion to Cold", he put it aside, and only looked at "The Island of Desolation" by Meisha Kurogong when he remembered.

And on the other side.

"Speaking of which, Higashino-sensei's "Unnatural Death" is closed this week." Chimi Nagawa looked at Meisa Kuromiya who was holding a sketchbook, and said hello.

They are still visiting Hokkaido for practice. On the first floor of the mountain, Musashino Art University assigned homework for them, [-] sketches per day, as many as possible, and local landscape oil paintings.

Hokkaido is different from Aomori Prefecture where Higashinoji and the others are located. It belongs to the temperate monsoon climate and the climate is cold. The temperature has been in the cooling period for the past two days. The temperature is between 10°C and 8°C. It feels like snow will fall in two or three weeks. .

The theme of Meisa Kuromiya's oil painting is to paint the natural snow scene in Hokkaido.

Hearing Nagawa Chimi's voice at this moment, Kuromiya Meisa's sketchbook was put aside for a while, and the demure face turned around: "What?"

She was dumbfounded, wondering if she had heard wrong.

"Ms. Higashino has suspended the publication." Chimi Nagawa explained again.

Snapped!
Nagawa Qianmei only felt a pain on her face, as if something had bounced off her face.

When she opened her eyes and looked over again, she found that the pencil held by Heomiya Meisha had been broken in two——the pencil shaft was actually broken by her directly!
"I'm going to call the editorial department to inquire about the specific situation."

Meisa Kuromiya stuffed the broken pen into Chimi Nagawa's hand, then stood up and took out her phone.

The teacher is on hiatus?
Why doesn't she know anything about her 'disciple in the room' (self-proclaimed)?
No, you have to ask.

In this way, there was a lot of movement outside around the topic of Higashino Division's suspension of publications.

This made the editor-in-chief Urashima re-acquainted with Higashino's influence.

If other ordinary comic book authors were to suspend their publications, there would probably be no disturbances.

As a result, Higashino Division suspended the publication, not only an announcement, but even many authors of "Aversion to Chill" called to ask about the situation.
But editor-in-chief Urashima can only fool around with these inquiries.

This is only the first week off.
If Higashino Division closes next week
That's not an announcement saying Higashino has no time.
Fans can be very tolerant, but that's for the author.

If they knew that it was because of the personnel transfer that caused Higashinoji to be dissatisfied, which would eventually lead to this result.
That's a lot of fun!
(End of this chapter)