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The people who wrote the petition were all moderate readers. They wanted "Slam Dunk" to be restarted as a request.

"The match between Shohoku and Sanno was very fulfilling and full. I thought for a moment that maybe there were really two teams competing. I don't know if it was reality or fiction."

"When I saw Sakuragi Hanamichi say, "My most glorious moment is now," the hairs on my hair stood up, and my whole body felt like I had eaten mustard. From the top of my head to the soles of my feet, I felt sore. I don't want to put down "Slam Dunk", it has become an important part of my life. "

"..."

"Until the end, Mitsui was still regretting that he wasted his time. I really want to see the way Mitsui, who never gave up, looked at Coach Anzai when he held the national championship trophy."

In this petition, many people describe their love for "Slam Dunk".

This eagerness was about to burn Dongye Xiang.

"Tori Akino-sensei, it must be the Jump editorial department who forced you to finish "Slam Dunk"!"

"Don't worry, we are your most loyal shield! As long as you give the order, we will immediately support you in serializing "Slam Dunk" in other magazines or on the Internet."

But there is still an unrealistic edge.

Higashino Hibiki handed the letter to Sasaki and read the signature himself.

There are thousands of people in total, and the total number of words is more than 10,000 words.

Hibiki's movements of flipping through the paper became slower and slower. He realized that behind these names were people who eagerly hoped for the resurrection of "Slam Dunk".

Their signatures of pure faith have been conveyed to Hibiki Higashino.

"Hirota Hideki, Toyonan Junichi, Sawai Masako, Yagami Junichi, Kobayashi Tsuna..."

"Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazuya Takasugi, Satoru Murakami..."

"Ito Satoshi, Hana Chao, Kanda Taketo..."

Familiar or unfamiliar names, delicate or unbearable handwriting, boys or girls, people of different classes and ages, all signed this petition because of "Slam Dunk".

"This..." Dongye Xiang had mixed feelings in his heart.

He kept these signed letters carefully, and Sasaki also handed the main body of the letters back to him.

"This is really..." Sasaki's voice was complicated, "You are wronging a good person."

They are obviously on the same side as the readers.

"Haha." Dongye laughed twice to ease the embarrassment.

"In short, the reader's mood," Sasaki said seriously, "you have to take it into consideration."

His attitude is completely different from that of Yoshihiro Togashi. This is because the readers of the petition are different from the readers who surrounded Hibiki Hibiki.

Although they all like "Slam Dunk", readers' sincerity is the most rare thing.

The reader who wrote the petition is so candid that Hibiki Higashino should consider it.

"Yes, I understand." Dong Yexiang nodded.

Hibiki Higashino treasured this petition, warning himself not to let down the readers' feelings.

As for "Slam Dunk", there is no way. He ended "The Decameron" at the end, so there is no need to continue it.

Before Sasaki left, Hibiki Higashino wrote a few words. Please print it on Jump and tell readers.

"I decided on the ending of "Slam Dunk" a year and a half ago. This ending is very clear. It will end after beating the Mountain King, so I drew everything I could think of into it, so that in one game, It was serialized for more than a year.”

"It's so rich and exciting, and Slam Dunk reaches its peak in this game."

"Now I have run out of inspiration and can no longer think of any further games."

"In other words, there is no other ending that is better than this ending!"

…

Two weeks later, when readers flipped through Jump, they could see "One Piece" and "Hunter", but they still felt empty in their hearts, as if something was missing.

"It's so boring, I don't want to watch jump anymore..."

"On the jump, my youth is gone."

"It's time to let go."

Many readers, following their previous habits, subconsciously bought Jump. It was not until they were browsing aimlessly that they discovered that "Slam Dunk" had been finished for some time.

Today's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" is like chicken ribs, tasteless to eat, and a pity to discard.

"This passage is..."

Until many people saw Higashino Hibiki’s words clearly.

They carefully watched every word, guessing Hibiki Higashikata's mood, and finally found to their disappointment -

"It's over, Xiangbei's youth, my youth."

That summer can never come back, buried in the season of falling cherry blossoms.

…

In the early days of Torishima Kazuhiko's resignation, as he expected, jump's circulation volume dropped visibly.

The last time this happened was when "Dragon Ball" ended.

It dropped from 6.35 million to 4.5 million. The serialization of "Slam Dunk" saved the situation.

Therefore, Nobuhiko Horie, who had made great contributions to Shueisha, was sacrificed.

Now in April 2001, jump circulation has begun to drop significantly again.

Starting in 1998, Jump's sales have gradually declined, from 5 million copies to 4.5 million copies.

It looks worse than before, but this is the inevitable result of the development of the times.

Jump is lucky enough to be able to maintain a circulation of 4.5 million.

"Weekly Shonen Magazine" has a circulation of over 3 million, which is pretty good, while "Weekly Shonen Sunday" only has a circulation of over 1 million.

“The leading position that Jump has maintained with an absolute advantage may now be lost...”

From the completion of "Slam Dunk" to now, the circulation has dropped sharply. It was still 4.5 million before April. Before, there was an upward trend due to the peak plot of "Slam Dunk", but since the completion of "Slam Dunk", the circulation has dropped sharply. It quickly fell to 4 million.

It will soon reach the 3 million level.

But luckily, “One Piece is also available on the jump.”

"Slam Dunk" is over, but its readers will still have quite a few readers because "One Piece" remains.

Torishima Kazuhiko calculated that the number of readers lost due to the completion of "Slam Dunk" should be around 1 million.

In other words, the circulation of "Weekly Shōnen Jump" in 2001 could still be maintained at 3.5 million.

Not inferior to "Weekly Shonen Magazine".

"This result is already very good." He smiled bitterly.

Now is the time to take the blame.

…

Two days later, Hibiki Higashino returned to his daily routine.

During this period of time, in addition to the rumors floating around on the Internet: "The reason Tori Akino finished "Slam Dunk" was because he loved Takeuchi Naoko but couldn't get it, so he was discouraged." Higashino Hibiki was very active. Quite comfortable.

It’s such a relief not to have to draw comics.

Akemi Akimiya is serialized in the monthly magazine and has an easy workload.

He occasionally works as an assistant, looks through the collection of murder cases brought by Sasaki, occasionally cooks, and enjoys a happy life.

Today, Akimiya Akemi completed the manuscript of "Sakura Mission" and could take some rest. Hibiki Higashino decided to move.

The Red Maple Villa Akimiya Akemi purchased with him has been vacant for a long time after renovation, and Higashino Hibiki often complained that Hibiki didn't come home.

They had to take action while they had some free time.

Moving companies in Japan are very expensive, but they are also worth every penny.

Yesterday, a moving company came to the house and counted the furniture in the Higashino family, sorting out the ones that were rarely used.

The service staff also found Hibiki Hibiki's neighbor, Mrs. Nakajima, and apologized to her for the noise caused by the move, and attached a small, worthless gift.

In short, you don’t need to worry about moving. You can leave everything to the moving company and it will be seamless in the end, without having to worry about placing items.

"Sister Mingmei, please stop moving, okay?"

After Mr. and Mrs. Higashino passed away, the person who was most saddened besides Mr. Akimiya was Akane Nakajima.

She had been painting aesthetically with Akimiya Akira for some time, and the emotions they had built up were difficult to let go of.

"I'm sorry, Akane." Akimiya touched her hair and apologized, "Because it was decided long ago. You are already an adult and you have learned to be considerate of others."

Hibiki gave Akane Nakajima the toys that she didn't need to take away, and she burst into laughter.

…

The next day, Higashino Hibiki drove, following the moving company's truck, and returned to the villa area not long after.

At the door of the villa, Hibiki Higashikata was surprised to find that Higashino Hibiki had been waiting for a long time, and there would be Higashino Meiyi next to him.

"Mom, you..." Dong Yexiang parked the car and hurriedly greeted her.

But he found that Higashikata ignored him at all and went to Akimiya Akemi, "You see you have lost weight. You should pay attention to rest."

Akimiya Akemi was not used to maternal love. Her eyes were wandering and she didn't know how to answer. Finally, she lowered her head and said, "Yes, mom, I understand."

"That's good." Dong Yexi was very satisfied with her reaction.

When the driver was moving, Akimiya Akemi found the opportunity to arrange for the movers to place the furniture and facilities one by one in the designated location.

"Please place this work table with its back to the window."

This was Higashino Hibiki's habit. He liked to work in the cool breeze. Akimiya Akemi remembered it very clearly.

"Yes, ma'am," the porter called.

Higashino Mei jumped over and ran over, "Sister Akemi, let me help you!"

Dong Yexi couldn't help but complain, "This girl is 23 years old and she still hasn't grown up."

"That's pretty good," Higashi Hibiki said.

"What's good is good."

When they met again, Hibiki was shocked to find that his mother had a lot of white hair and wrinkles.

From a gentle middle-aged woman to a menopausal middle-aged woman.

"You too," she pointed at Hibiki Hibiki, "We've been married for almost two years, why is there no news yet?"

"what news?"

"Of course it's a child!"

Higashikata Higashikata: Embarrassing...

"Your manga is finished, and you just don't have a job. I read in a magazine that it's best to have a pregnancy preparation period before giving birth. It's time for you to take action." Higashino babbled.

Higashino listened in and out of his left ear and nodded from time to time to show that he was listening carefully.

Two hours later, the moved furniture was all placed, and even the clothes were put away.

Except that the big villa looked empty, it also had the atmosphere of home.

Higashi Yexi and Higashino Mei didn't stay long, Mei drove home with her mother.

At night, when sleeping, Higashino Hibiki said to Akimiya Akemi: "I think what mom said is right."

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