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It ranked second, with more than 200 positive votes from readers.

Compared with ordinary comic book authors, this result may be quite good.

But for a publishing house like Higashinoji, this kind of response can only be said to be average, and even to the extreme, it means that he has exhausted his talents.

After all, with comics, not everyone can guarantee that the work they produce will be a hit.

For example, "Naruto" author Masashi Kishimoto's new comic "Kiki Samurai: Hachimaruden" was cut in half due to sluggish popularity in less than a year.

The comics industry does value the author's reputation, but the author's reputation cannot be used as a basis for entertaining readers.

However, Higashinoji's situation is different. As the signature author of "Abominable Cold", he must be the first. It would be abnormal for him not to be the first.

Seeing that Higashinoji was running out of talents, Iwakaku Publishing House and Mozhu Publishing House made new moves.

After all, the comics of their mainstay authors Ozawada and Sakamoto respectively received 589 positive votes from readers and 491 positive votes from readers, both of which ranked first in the comics magazine of this publisher. .

As for comics, the performance of the first episode is basically the best. It can gradually increase, and there are indeed very few comics that surpass the serialization performance of the first episode.

They felt that they could suppress Higashinoji just by talking about his grades. Even Mr. Sakamoto from Mozhu Bookstore made a special trip to participate in an offline interview, and one of the interviewers asked him this question.

"What do you think, Mr. Sakamoto, about the poor performance of Mr. Higashino's new manga?"

"I can only say that Mr. Higashino is still a bit young, so it's natural that he can't stabilize his grades."

Sakamoto, who was wearing glasses next to him, smiled and replied: "The good results of "Midnight Ring" and "The Winner is Justice" may have gone to Mr. Higashino's mind. To be honest, I'm quite sorry. It seems that he has exhausted his talents. mean."

"The only thing I hope is that the unexpected performance of "Unnatural Death" will not affect Mr. Higashino's performance. He is a very good competitor. I hope he can return to his form in the next comic."

"But to be honest, the birth of "Midnight Ring" and "The Winner is Right" are miracles in the comics industry. They not only require strength, but also luck. So it is actually normal for Mr. Higashino's new works to go downhill. The phenomenon."

What he said is actually justified. After all, the results of "Midnight Bell" and "The Winner is Right" are indeed too outrageous. Each time the reader's praise rate exceeds 600 votes, it is already very abnormal. The sales of a single volume It is even more full, and no one can beat it at the same time. It is considered a peak, so it is normal to leave the peak period and start to decline.

But Sakamoto should have said this with a regretful attitude, but he had a smile on his face and didn't look regretful at all. He even seemed to be gloating about his misfortune. This was a bit abnormal.

But this is true. In fact, last year in May, he had been beaten by Higashinoji's "Midnight Bell" and "The Winner is Justice". It can be said that after the last one was finished, he was immediately replaced by the next one. He came up and hit him hard on the head. His single-volume sales were always suppressed by Higashinoji. It could be said that he was pressed and rubbed under him.

He had been severely dominated by Higashinoji for two whole quarters, and now that he saw that Higashinoji's new work received average reviews, he naturally would not give up this opportunity, and of course he would speak freely.

In response to Sakamoto's speech, some comic review magazines under Iwakaku Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore on the other side also gave timely feedback. The titles were all - "The Fall of the Comic Genius, On the Short-lived Glory of Mr. Higashino of Urashima Publishing House" .

People who didn't know thought that Higashinoji died on the spot, so they quickly bought a copy and took a look at it, and then realized that it was about Higashinoji's new comic.

But after reading the content, they also felt a little strange. No, I also read Mr. Higashino's new comic. Not to mention how good the plot is, but it is still entertaining and very comfortable to read. Why did it suddenly happen? Being said to be a gangster?

But the results are really average.

Higashinoji's signature should be No. 1 in "Abominable Cold".

With this in mind, they began to discuss things, mainly about Higashinoji and "Unnatural Death".

But what everyone didn't expect was that while they were discussing this, Fuji Publishing House, which had never participated in this competition, actually also spoke.

Kazuya Akasaka, the most famous critic of its comic magazine "Asashin", first scoffed at Iwankaku Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore, saying that it was ugly for them to forcefully compete with Higashinoji during the same period. At the same time, readers should not be too anxious. The opening chapter of "Unnatural Death" by Higashinoji actually has a lot to see later on, but nothing can be seen from the first chapter. Recommendation index five stars.

Fuji Publishing House suddenly ended, which neither Iwakaku Publishing House nor Mozhu Bookstore expected.

But they didn't just get beaten. When "Chao Jin" was looking for a fight, they certainly didn't relax, so they quickly produced a special episode specifically to laugh at "Chao Jin".

They fought back and forth.

But only Akasaka Kazuya of "Assault" knew it.

"How could that Mr. Higashino have no backup plan?" Kazuya Akasaka closed "Cold" and was particularly confident about the follow-up to "Unnatural Death".

He has been dominated by Higashinoji too many times.

Whether it's "Midnight Ring" or "The Lonely Gourmet" or "The Winner Is Justice", he can't find any flaws to criticize. The only thing he can say is that there are some small bugs in the comics, but these small mistakes Basically every comic has it, and it would make people feel unnatural if he was fussy about it.

This time "Unnatural Death" also gave him a similar feeling - Higashinoji must have a back-up plan!

Thinking of this, he took the initiative to support Higashinoji, and maybe he could gain a little bit of his reputation.

As for the manga reviewers at Iwakaku Publishing House, you will know what it means to have a reputation that is ruined when you wait for Higashino Tsukasa’s manga to come out!

"These people don't know the power of Higashino's Nemesis at all." Akasaka Kazuya put down the manga review magazines from Iwakaku Publishing House and Mozhu Shoten, and began to wait for the next chapter of "Unnatural Death" to unfold.

Although it did not start well, as a former opponent of Higashinoji, he knew Higashinoji very well.

The other party cannot simply relax like that.

And on the other side.

Konoe Ryoka was a little uneasy. When she learned that her grades in "Unnatural Death" were mediocre, her little heart felt like it was being clenched, and she couldn't speak loudly at all.

Takahashi Yumi and Fujiwara Aoi were also a little puzzled.

Could it be fan psychology? They think "Unnatural Death" is still very interesting to watch, and it creates a sense of anticipation for the follow-up, so they can continue watching it.

The three little girls thought for a while and decided to come together, ready to comfort Higashinoji.

But just when they reached the doorbell, the three of them hesitated.

God knows if Higashikata is in a good mood now? Maybe Higashinoji would be angry if he interrupted so hastily?

You look at me, I look at you, they are both pushing people forward, hoping to push someone out to ring the doorbell, but they are just pushing back and forth, and before they can say anything more, someone already made a surprised sound "Why are you all standing outside the door?"

They looked back and found Hosokawa Koharu standing not far behind them with a briefcase under his arm.

Hosokawa Koharu is actually an acquaintance with them. After all, she has been to Higashino's house many times, so naturally she and the Konoe Ryoka trio know each other.

As soon as she saw Hosokawa Koharu, Takahashi Yumi's eyes lit up, because compared to the divergent magazines outside, it was Hosokawa Koharu, a figure in the industry, who was more useful.

So she walked up to Hosokawa Koharu without hesitation and asked curiously: "Editor Hosokawa, is it really true that Mr. Higashino's "Unnatural Death" has poor results?"

The three little girls all looked over here.

"Haha, have you read the magazines from Iwakaku Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore?" Hosokawa Koharu smiled and shook his head: "Half of what they said is right, but the other half is a little wrong."

"Unnatural Death" originally had a slow pace in the first five episodes, but it will only get higher and higher as you go on.

To be honest, she initially thought that the first episode of "Unnatural Death" by Higashi Yeji could only be ranked after third place, but she didn't expect that the other party just used his strength to take the second place.

This also surprised Hosokawa Koharu, and many editors in the Urashima editorial department also breathed a sigh of relief.

Their expectation is that as long as it does not rank below the fifth place, "Unnatural Death" will have a high probability of rising up, killing Yanjiao Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore directly.

And Higashino Division directly won the second place, completely beyond their imagination, which of course surprised them.

In their view, the rise of "Unnatural Death" is basically a certainty, and the next step is to fast forward to the stage of beating Yanjiao Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore to a bloody pulp.

Hosokawa Koharu was still analyzing the three of them, while Higashinoji had already opened the door on the other side.

"Why are you all standing outside the door?"

He was a little surprised.

Just now, he heard whispers outside the door. When he came out, he found a lot of little girls surrounding the door.

"Uh, it's Lianghua! Lianghua doesn't trust Mr. Higashino! So she wants to come over and see you!"

Takahashi Yumi raised her hand without hesitation and sold Konoe Ryoka directly.

In her opinion, Konoe Ryoka was Higashinoji's girlfriend anyway, and the two of them wore the same pants, so it didn't matter if she sold her.

Fujiwara Aoi expressed contempt for her behavior, but didn't say anything.

Only Konoe Ryoka was pushed out inexplicably.

She opened her mouth, then lowered her head, and asked Higashinoji in a low and worried voice: "Asi, are you okay?"

This was something she had always wanted to ask Higashikata, and she felt that asking it would make Higashino feel irritable. After all, the results of "Unnatural Death" seemed to be a bit bad as the outside world said.

So I didn't say anything much, and could only watch Higashinoji leave school every day after school secretly.

This also caused Konoe to miss food and could only eat three bowls of herbal tea in one meal. There were obvious signs of becoming slimmer.

"What can happen to me?" Higashinoji felt a little funny when he heard Konoe Ryoka's question, but he also vaguely guessed the reason why Konoe Ryoka asked: "The results of "Unnatural Death" have arrived. Now it’s what I expected.”

"But many comic reviewers from Iwakaku Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore are talking about you, Mr. Higashino."

Takahashi Yumi couldn't help but muttered softly.

And this also made Higashi Yesi a little bit dumbfounded: "It's okay, I don't care."

He has always had a good attitude and really doesn't care much about outside criticism.

Just scold him. This can be considered an off-the-chart move.

Therefore, when he saw the author who issued these statements, Higashinoji would calmly and kindly write down their names in a small book, planning to have a good conversation about their remarks after "Unnatural Death" gained momentum.

Seeing Higashinoji being cheerful and in such a good mood, the Konoe Ryoka trio finally felt relieved.

They entered Higashino's house chatting and laughing, and also hoped to see the next chapter of Higashinoji's "Unnatural Death".

Amid all kinds of attention, "Unnatural Death" finally received its second episode.

The second episode of "Unnatural Death" has a twist, and the original inference of the first episode has been overturned.

It turns out that Baba Road is not the real culprit. All the fingers point to infectious diseases in the Middle East. This infectious disease is extremely contagious. Takano Shimawatari also went to the Middle East on a business trip, and it was he who brought the virus into the country!

As soon as this chapter was serialized, the eyes of some readers who had previously been optimistic about Higashinoji lit up, and they suddenly felt that the plot seemed to be revitalized, and everything was instantly full of interest.

The number of favorable votes from readers for this episode jumped from 231 to 316 in everyone’s eyes.

This violent jump in the number of votes made Sakamoto at the Mozhu Bookstore next door somewhat unable to sit still.

His first episode had 491 votes, which is currently the highest record, while his second episode had 482 votes, and the number of votes is slowly decreasing.

Higashinoji's growth was not falling but growing, which naturally made him feel a little uneasy.

Could it be that he was stabbed in the head by Higashinoji?

He couldn't help but think so.

After all, this is only the second episode. If the quality of the third episode can remain like this, I feel that the reputation and praise rate of "Unnatural Death" will continue to increase.

The more he thought about it, the more unsettled he became.

Because it was an offline interview he accepted before.

If Higashinoji were to gain momentum, his position would be somewhat inappropriate.

But he also felt that Higashinoji was a bit evil.

According to the general laws of comics, the first episode should be the best result.

Higashinoji did the opposite, and the reputation of the second episode exploded. What is he doing?

He thought about this for a while, and that for a while, and he felt more and more that his head might be a little bit insecure.

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