Full-time cartoonist

"It's okay, let's just go for it, just the two of us!"

"Um!"

Madoka responded with a face full of pain and exhaustion.

The scene changed to the night of the witch.

"We are...finished..."

The witch was solved, but the soul gems of Xiaomi Homura and Madoka also became turbid and about to break.

"The two of us will become monsters together and make everything in this world a mess, until all those annoying and sad things are as if they never happened..."

"Destroy, destroy, destroy."

"Don't you think that would be nice too?"

There were tears in the corners of Xiao Meiyan's eyes, and she said to Madoka exhaustedly.

"How pitiful," the squad leader opened his mouth, feeling Xiao Meiyan's pain. Several reincarnations failed to change his pessimistic fate in the end.

The longed-for Madoka also kept dying in front of her eyes.

"Maybe it has something to do with the turbid soul gem. Sayaka's words hurt her good friend Madoka Shikama's heart because of the turbid soul gem."

"What about Madoka? Will Madoka turn black now?"

The squad leader looked at the jump, and Madoka took out the last Lament Seed and used it to purify Akatsuki Homura's Soul Gem.

There was a musical note on this Lamented Seed, and the monitor couldn't help but feel sad, "Does this belong to Sayaka?"

…

"Homura, you can go back to the past, right?"

"Can you save me, the idiot who hasn't been deceived by Kyubey yet?"

Hoshino Katsura's eyes turned red when he looked at Madoka's tears and the smile she tried to squeeze out.

Kyubey is really nothing.

He deceived a kind little girl into this.

Fortunately, she thought Kyubey was so cute at first.

"Aww." Hoshino Katsura shed tears.

Hearing Madoka's words, Xiao Meiyan was determined: "I promise you that I will save you. No matter how many times I repeat it, I will definitely protect you!"

Madoka smiled and said, "I don't want to become a witch. Even if there are annoying and sad things, there are still many things in this world that I want to protect."

Looking at the content of the comic, Hoshino Katsura sighed, "Until the end, Madoka is still kind."

She is about to become a witch, but she still maintains her gentle heart.

Time went back to the past, Xiao Meiyan got up from the hospital bed.

She took off her glasses, used the soul gem to cure her nearsightedness, took off her twin-tail hairband, and her hair fell down smoothly.

That sharp and determined look shows that Xiao Meiyan is getting closer and closer to the woman that readers are familiar with.

Xiao Meiyan stole the US military arsenal. This time, she had to solve the Witch Night alone.

The comic is like a ouroboros, returning to the content of the first chapter.

Madoka came to the floating city, Kyubey stood beside her, looking worriedly at Xiaomi Homura who was fighting the witch from a distance.

"Sign a contract with me and become a magical girl!"

Kyubey is cheating on the little girl again.

Madoka's talent increased, and despite Akatsuki Homura's heartbreaking cry of despair, she became a magical girl and defeated the witch with one shot.

However, Madoka has also become the ultimate witch and can destroy the earth in about ten days. Kyubey has collected enough energy and is about to run away.

"Repeat, I will repeat countless times."

Xiao Meiyan's eyes were particularly firm, and she walked forward, starting a continuous reincarnation.

"Reincarnating countless times in the same time period, looking for the only exit."

"To find a way to save you from a hopeless fate."

"Madoka, my only friend."

She attacked Kyubey, and then saw Madoka holding Kyubey with a look of pity. The scene returned to the beginning of the comic.

Only this time, readers understood Xiao Meiyan's thoughts.

Understand, become, transcend.

If they were Xiaomei Homura, Kyubey would not die so easily.

"For you, if only for you."

Xiao Meiyan walked towards Madoka firmly.

"It doesn't matter if I'm trapped in an eternal maze."

…

Friday.

"How many times has it passed? Xiao Meiyan's reincarnation."

She will experience pain every time. How is Xiao Meiyan's heart filled with holes now?

Hoshino Katsura doesn't know this.

She only saw Xiao Meiyan's past in two chapters and understood the character.

"As expected of Tori Akino-sensei," Katsura Hoshino sighed.

It’s not just about Toriyama’s coldness as iron, but also the details in his comics.

These two chapters are beginning to correspond to the comics. They are full of details and every line has a corresponding place.

Like a repeating circle, although the trajectory will deviate, it will eventually return to the starting point.

The place where countless circles intersect is the foreshadowing laid at the beginning of the comic, which is recycled today.

"No holes, no digressions, just a horrific creation."

From the beginning, it was all in the cartoonist's mind, and in the end he had complete control of the story and drew it without deviation for everyone to see.

"Can I do this?" Hoshino Kei thought, and then she shook her head.

"Teacher, we are here to draw comics." In the living room, an assistant called outside the door, "There is no leisure time anymore!"

The female assistant went crazy.

Working as an assistant to Katsura Hoshino, she finally understood the efficiency of a new cartoonist.

The storyboard was finalized on Wednesday this week, and after that I had to work overtime to draw the original, which took me over ten hours a day.

The key is that Katsura Hoshino is very slow at painting.

Her assistant is worried about Hoshino Katsura.

"If you delay any longer, this week's comics will have to be suspended."

She called again.

"Sorry," Hoshino Katsura hurriedly walked out the door.

"Hurry up, Editor Yoshida is coming."

"yes."

"Teacher, is that important to you?"

Hoshino Katsura said: "I have always been curious about the follow-up plot of "Madoka", but I didn't have time... until today."

"Madoka," the assistant sighed, "that's really important. If you don't read it, you won't be able to sleep well. Teacher, look into my eyes."

"Ah, there are bloodshot eyes, I'm sorry." Hoshino Katsura bowed and apologized, "It's all because of me that I'm so bad that you can't have a good rest."

"What, it has nothing to do with the teacher. Actually," the assistant pointed at his eyes and pouted, "It's all Teacher Tori Akino's fault. "Madoka" made me shed tears after watching "Madoka". It's simply better than "The Name of a Flower" "It's all tear-jerking, wuwuwu, talking about this, I want to cry again."

"Alas," Katsura Hoshino sighed, looked at each other with his assistant, and sighed together.

They are all victims of Tori Akino's future works.

"Ah, ah! There's no time to be sad, let's draw comics!"

"oh!"

The two of them ran to the studio.

Not long after, Yoshida Koji knocked on the door, and the situation was urgent.

"Isn't it done yet?" Yoshida entered the door and was used to facing the anxious Hoshino Katsura. He was extremely calm, "Then let me wait."

"Okay, I'll be ready soon." Hoshino Katsura raised his hand.

"Immediately?" The assistant shook his head speechlessly, "Teacher, you really dare to say that."

"Go, go," Yoshida waved his hand, sat on the sofa, and flipped through the original manuscript of "Madoka" that he had just obtained.

Ten minutes later, Yoshida nodded with satisfaction:

"Tori Akino-sensei, you are as worry-free as ever."

"Hmm." A voice responded.

Yoshida turned around, "Hoshino...kun! If you don't hurry up and draw comics now, what are you doing here!"

Hoshino Kei came back to his senses, "Sorry! Editor Yoshida, I was fascinated by it!"

"You really are!" Yoshida's fingers trembled and he sighed, "Oh, forget it, it's just right. I have something to say to you."

He talked about the ceremony Sasaki was preparing to hold to bid farewell to manga artist Tori Akino.

"I will definitely go!" Hoshino Katsura burst into tears, "to pay homage to my youth."

She was loud and determined.

"Teacher, what are you doing! You want to draw comics!" the assistant shouted desperately, "We don't have time to rest and have fun! Seven days a week is not enough!"

"Eh?" Katsura Hoshino blinked and asked Yoshida, "Can I take a break from publishing then?"

"Of course not." Yoshida said with a smile.

…

"It's so shocking!"

“My mother asked me why I was kneeling to read comics.”

"Tori Akino-sensei is no longer a human being. I feel so stuck in my heart, as if there is a stone pressing down on me. I am so sad."

"Why are you torturing Xiaomi Homura? Woohoo, my little Homura!"

The effect brought by the 20th episode of "Madoka" is far more amazing than that of the 19th episode.

Chapter 19 describes the reincarnation of time and space, and Chapter 20 depicts the change in Xiao Meiyan's mentality.

From a weak girl with a bit of cowardice, she grew up in the continuous reincarnation into a cold and hard-to-approach beauty, aloof and repulsive to others thousands of miles away.

"I finally understand the role of Homura Akatsuki. I used to hate her being the Riddler all the time and failing to save Asami Tomoe. It turns out that this was the result of her final choice through repeated trial and error."

"It's good that Xiaomi Homura still wants to save Tomoe Mami. If it were me, I would just kill, kill, kill, kill the evil Kyubey, kill Tomoe Mami who will collapse, kill Sayaka who rejects me, and save Madoka Kill them all, in short, kill them all.”

"Is the person above crazy?"

"The plot of these two chapters of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is simply divine. I have never experienced such a shock in any manga."

"The plot, storyboards, painters, details, etc. are all incomparable to polygons!"

The reporter showed the post about "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" on the forum, and when it came to the post, he quickly scrolled down without saying a word.

"As readers have reported, "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is unparalleled in excellence, with no flaws in every aspect, and the time cycle setting is an unprecedented and stunning performance. Mr. Tori Akino, how did you create this manga? Woolen cloth?"

The reporter interviewed Higashino Hibiki with a smile on his lips and a hint of resentment in his eyes.

"It was only after polishing the work over and over again that..." Hibiki Higashino said with a smile.

The lobby and manga studio on the first floor are busy with interviews, and the second floor of Higashino's house.

Dong Yexi looked at Qiugong Mingmei quietly and said nothing.

Just over a week ago, someone else came.

This daughter-in-law is really a liar, a big liar.

Akimiya Akemi turned her head awkwardly and looked out the window, "This big tree is so green."

Dong Yexi wondered: "Isn't that a purple-leaf peach? The leaves are purple-red..."

…

"I won't be giving interviews any time soon."

After lunch, Higashino suddenly said.

This time, the interviewer was from TV Asahi. Hibiki Hibiki's manga adaptation and "Future Society" were both favored by TV Asahi, so he had no choice but to agree.

"You're not lying to me, are you?" Dongye Xi distrusts Dongye Xiang.

"Why do you think so?" Hibiki Higashikata wondered, "This is not a big decision."

Akimiya Akemi turned her head and gave Hibiki a slap on the back of her head.

"It's none of Akemi's business."

"Hibiki," Higashino Ichiro said, "That magical girl of yours..."

He paused momentarily.

"Madoka."

"Oh, Madoka. Is this Madoka popular?"

Ichiro Higashino was very confused. It was just a comic. How could there be so many TV stations competing for interviews?

He couldn't understand.

"It's quite popular." Hibiki Higashino said, "One out of ten Japanese people knows "Madoka"."

For those who don’t know, they are either in the countryside, or they are middle-aged, elderly people and children.

"I can't understand." Higashino Ichiro shook his head.

Works about magical girls have such a narrow audience, at least men won’t read them, so why are they so great?

"How should I put it?" Higashino Hibiki put down the bowl and chopsticks, "In school, if you don't know "Madoka", you have nothing in common with your classmates."

"It's probably equivalent to "Astro Boy" in 1963."

In 1963, the "Astro Boy" animation was broadcast, and the ratings reached 27.4%. It was also the childhood of Higashino Ichiro.

"'Astro Boy'!" Ichiro Higashino was surprised, and then asked excitedly, "Are you already equivalent to Osamu Tezuka?"

"This..." Dongye clasped his cheeks, "It's too far apart."

Akira Toriyama didn't dare compare himself to Osamu Tezuka.

"That's awesome!" Ichiro Higashino praised.

…

On the weekend, Hibiki Higashino and Akimiya Akemi were walking by the river and saw Ichiro Higashino fishing with others.

Just as Hibiki was about to step forward to say hello, he saw Ichiro Higashino saying proudly, "My son is Akino Mirai, the bird who drew Magical Girl Madoka Madoka."

""Puella Magi Madoka Magica"? What is this? Do you know?"

"I don't understand."

"Magical girl? Higashino-san, your son is really pink at heart."

"Hahaha."

The fishermen laughed, and Higashino Ichiro's face turned red with anger.

Higashino Hibiki took advantage of not being discovered and quickly pulled Akimiya Akemi and ran away from here.

"Dad, it's true, he hasn't even watched "Madoka" and he's showing off to his friends." Hibiki Higashino was speechless.

…

At dusk, Ichiro Higashino returned home holding his breath.

He was laughed at today and didn't catch any fish. He just helped others catch fish with a net.

"Really! Ah!"

Higashikata didn't dare to show up.

Higashino Ichiro was still sulking.

"What's it called? A comic with an incomprehensible name!"

"What is it? Paintings that only girls can draw."

"Damn Nakano and the others!"

Half an hour later, Higashino's landline rang.

"Isn't there anyone to pick you up?" He shouted, and he could only get up by himself, walked to the landline, and asked in a rough voice: "Hey, who is it?"

"Brother Higashino, I am Nakano!"

Higashino Ichiro subconsciously wanted to hang up the phone.

It's not enough to humiliate him just now. Are you still thinking of humiliating him over the phone?

"Is your son...Tori Akino-sensei? I...my grandson wants an autograph, please!"