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Is "Unnatural Death" going on hiatus for a week?

The news spread throughout the entire editorial department of the publishing house in less than a moment. The entire editorial department was so big that it became immediately known that the original manuscript of "Unnatural Death" had not been submitted.

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

Because this is indeed a new thing.

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

And Higashinoji is also very successful. Not to mention suspending the publication, the plot and sales of the comics have always been high.

Why did it suddenly stop publishing today?

The Japanese workplace is actually not that different from the workplaces in other countries. Naturally, there will be people gossiping behind your back, especially for such rare things.

There was gradually discussion in the editorial department, and Hosokawa Koharu was the first to bear the brunt.

Colleagues asked her curiously if there was something wrong with Higashinoji's health - after all, Higashinoji had been serializing weekly and monthly magazines for a long time, and with such high-intensity work, sudden death was not uncommon.

No one thought about her relationship with Higashinoji. After all, in their view, this was a very ordinary personnel change. Hosokawa Koharu was unlucky and lost Higashinoji, a big business owner with great performance.

Facing the questions from colleagues, Hosokawa Koharu, who was immersed in work, also showed a completely unexpected expression.

As an editor who has worked with Higashinoji 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, so she basically doesn't have to worry about it and can just go and get the manuscripts.

She finally fooled her colleagues, then ran outside the editorial office and called Higashinoji.

Not long after the call was made, Higashi Yesi over there had already answered the call.

Without hesitation, she asked directly: "Teacher Higashino, I just heard that "Unnatural Death" will be suspended this week."

"Yes, the publication is on hiatus. This week's manuscript is not ready." Higashinoji said cheerfully, "There have been a lot of things recently."

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

Hosokawa Koharu asked with concern.

She had always felt that she owed Touyesi. After all, as an editor, she only collected manuscripts and did nothing else. She was a little embarrassed.

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

"That's right. It turns out that I was too busy, so I didn't have time to submit the manuscript. But I seemed to hear something coming from Mr. Higashino just now."

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

But before she could finish asking, she heard a sound of 'self-touching' coming from over there.

This silenced her for a moment.

This... Mahjong is played directly? Too busy?

Hosokawa Koharu opened his mouth and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Higashinoji with a smile: "I'm not playing mahjong, it's Aoi and the others who are playing. How can I play mahjong?"

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

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

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

After a while, she said with a bit of laughter and tears: "Teacher Higashino, really, don't make fun of me."

"I'm not trying to make fun of you." Higashinoji's laughter over there gradually died down and he said, "'Unnatural Death' is about to end in five chapters. This cannot be changed."

Yes.

The end of "Unnatural Death" is inevitable, and all the foreshadowing will be recycled one by one. If it were to be continued, it would have to be a lengthy foreshadowing. Higashinoji didn't want that. Likewise, he also knew how much he weighed. two.

Therefore, even if someone holds a gun and places it on his head, he will never be able to think about it for a moment. But it’s just a little thought.

Part of the reason why he suspended publication was indeed because of Hosokawa Koharu, and part of the reason was because "Unnatural Death" had to be completed, so he adopted 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 Higashinoji probably knew that the editorial department over there was probably discussing it.

Hosokawa Koharu heard Higashinoji's tone of never taking a step back, and she could only smile helplessly: "I understand, Higashino-sensei."

She originally wanted to persuade Higashinoji not to do such impulsive things as suspending the publication, but since Higashinoji had already made a plan, it was hard for her to continue talking.

And how to say it.

She found that she actually relied on Higashikata inexplicably. When something unexpected happened before, she even wanted to call Higashino.

This made Hosokawa Koharu a little surprised. It turned out that unknowingly, she had already become dependent on this young high school student who was much younger than herself.

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

She figured out Higashinoji's thoughts and glanced at the editorial office after hanging up the phone.

I don’t know what will happen next.

“Welcome again.”

Taking the new issue of "Abominable Cold" into his hands, Akasaka Kazuya just let out a breath.

As the saying goes, only the opponent knows the opponent best. As the main author of "Assault", Akasaka Kazuya gradually became a fan of "Unnatural Death" in the process of continuous research on "Unnatural Death".

no way.

Even as an opponent, Akasaka Kazuya saw Higashino Tsukasa's work and had to sigh that "Unnatural Death" was indeed very well drawn and worthy of being squeezed into the ceiling of comics.

He reads every issue of "Unnatural Death", and this one is no exception.

But--

"Huh? What about "Unnatural Death"?" Akasaka Kazuya flipped through the "Abominable Cold" in his hand repeatedly, and only after making sure that he did not find "Unnatural Death" did he frown.

What is this scenario?

He flipped through the pages for a long time, trying to find this issue of "Unnatural Death."

But no matter how you turn it over.

Can't be found at all.

He even flipped through the catalog again, but no matter how much he flipped through, he couldn't find anything he couldn't find.

"Unnatural Death" seemed to suddenly disappear from "Cold", completely missing.

Akasaka Kazuya held this issue of "Abominable Cold" and thought about it for a while before confirming one thing.

"Is it possible that "Unnatural Death" has ceased publication?"

No publication.

This is a very common thing in the comics industry. Comic authors are also ordinary people. They also get sick, encounter accidents, and have relatives die. When such force majeure occurs, the editorial department will choose to stop the serialization of their works. , suspend publication of this work.

This is a very common thing, but——

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

Higashinoji, who has never taken a break from publication since his debut, took the initiative to take a break this time?

What's wrong? Could it be that he was involved in a car accident? Or is the hand broken? Otherwise, it would be impossible for Tonoji to suspend publication.

He turned over the "Abominable Cold" in his hand, and many thoughts came to him in an instant, but in the end he shook his head helplessly and read the "Abominable Cold" in his hand again.

To be honest, without "Unnatural Death", "Cold" feels like a pretty ordinary magazine. Except for Akisa Kuromiya's "The Island of Desolation", there is something to look forward to, and the storytelling level of other authors It's obviously a big difference.

This made Akasaka Kazuya put down "The Cold" directly after finishing "The Island of Deserted Evil", feeling that it was a bit tasteless and a pity to abandon.

This is not to say that the quality of the comics on "Abominable Cold" is not good, but that there is a difference between you going to a high-end restaurant with the intention of eating delicacies, only to find that the other party only served you a few home-cooked dishes when you arrived. Don't feel too much at all.

But in other words, Akasaka Kazuya also got the opportunity to criticize "Cold" - usually when "Unnatural Death" is around, he basically doesn't speak much.

And now, "Cold" without "Unnatural Death", of course he has to step on it.

The most important thing is that he is 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 had happened to Higashino.

Also equally depressed was Hiroshi Kanzaki, who just came home from work and bought a copy of "Cold".

He is a pure fan of Higashinoji. He bought a large box of "Unnatural Death" peripherals. The main reason for buying "Cold" was also for Higashinoji's works.

But today.

"Unnatural Death has ceased publication? What is this?"

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

In his impression, it was a rare thing for Higashino to suspend his publication.

But Kanzaki Hiroshi didn't pay too much attention.

“Let’s check out what Urashima Publishing’s official website says.”

He stood up and opened the computer next to him and found the official website of Urashima Publishing House.

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

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

This whole article was all in official language, but it made Hiroshi Kanzaki feel relieved.

It's good that Mr. Higashikata is fine.

Many people also commented below this announcement.

"When I learned that "Unnatural Death" was going to be suspended, I was actually very worried. Fortunately, nothing happened to Higashino-san. It's okay to take a break. We serialize both weekly and monthly magazines at the same time. Thank you Higashino-san for your hard work."

"As long as there is nothing wrong with Mr. Higashino's health, it doesn't matter if something goes wrong. As long as Mr. Higashino's hand is not broken, he can continue to draw. I am looking forward to next week's "Abominable Cold"."

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

Most of the comments below told Higashinoji to rest, drink more hot water, and not work too hard.

Of course, occasionally some inappropriate voices would pop up, but they would soon be drowned in the wave of concern.

Naturally, many people also expressed their regrets, feeling that if they didn't watch "Unnatural Death" this week, they would have withdrawal reactions. They hoped that Higashinoji could draw a new chapter soon.

Some people felt that Higashino finally looked like a human being. He had taken a break from publication at least once and was not like a printing press that could really run around the clock.

Hiroshi Kanzaki is very happy to see these funny comments, but this is also the basic operation as a fan of Higashinoji——

He hesitated for a while and then joined in the discussion. As for "The Cold", he put it aside. When he remembered it, he took a look at "The Island of Evil" by Akisa Kuromiya.

And on the other side.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Higashino's "Unnatural Death" will be closed this week." Chimei Nagawa looked at Akisa Kuromiya who was holding a sketchbook and said hello.

They are still on an internship tour in Hokkaido. The Musashino Art University on the first floor of Yamauchi also gave them homework, fifteen sketches a day, as many as they can, and they also have to prepare local landscape oil paintings.

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

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

Hearing Chimi Nagawa's voice at this time, Akisa Kuromiya put down her sketchbook for a while, and her demure face turned around: "What?"

She was stunned, wondering if she had heard wrongly.

"Teacher Higashino is on hiatus." Chimei Nagawa explained again.

Snapped!

Nagawa Chimei felt a pain on her face, as if something had hit her.

When she opened her eyes and looked over, she found that the pencil held by Akisa Kuromiya had been broken into two pieces - the pencil shaft was actually broken by her!

"I'm going to call the editorial department to ask about the specific situation."

Kuromiya Meisa put the broken pen in Nagawa Chimei's hand, then stood up and took out her mobile phone.

The teacher is on hiatus?

How come she, the ‘disciple’ (as she calls herself), doesn’t know anything at all?

No, you have to ask.

In this way, there was a lot of commotion outside around the topic of Higashinoji's suspension.

This allowed Editor-in-Chief Urashima to realize the influence of Higashinoji again.

If it had been for another ordinary comic book author to stop publishing, I guess there wouldn't even be any trouble.

As a result, Higashino's publication was suspended. Not only was it announced, but many of the authors of "Abominable Cold" called to inquire about the situation.

But Editor-in-Chief Urashima had no choice but to deal with these inquiries casually.

This is only the first week off.

If Higashino is closed again next week

That's not a matter of making an announcement saying that Toyoji doesn't have time.

Fans can be very forgiving, but that's to the author.

If they knew it was because of the personnel transfer that made Toyoji dissatisfied, which ultimately led to this result.

That would be great fun!