Putting down the phone, Tonoji took a deep breath and then spit it out again.

He remembered the good news that Hosokawa Koharu had just informed him - "The cumulative sales volume of the single volume of "The Ring" has reached 20,000 copies...and it is still on the rise."

A single volume is priced at 400 yen, and each volume sold can bring 40 yen in revenue to Higashinoji.

In just two hours, he made a profit of 800,000 yen, which is a considerable amount even after paying taxes... Sure enough, it is true that the sales volume of single volumes is the main source of manga authors.

Thinking of this, Higashino also smiled a little.

"Midnight Ring" has achieved such good results, even Higashino Tsukasa would be happy.

It's like you've worked hard for the first month and earned a small amount of money. You feel like you want to show off to your classmates for no reason - this is the mentality that ordinary people should have.

Higashinoji is just an ordinary person who knows a little bit about art, and he is naturally the same as everyone else in this regard.

You must know that "Midnight Ring" has only been on sale for two hours, and it has already sold 20,000 copies. In one week, there must be at least 100,000 copies.

This is already a hot work for "Cold" - you must know that several single volumes released in the same period are still struggling to reach thousands of copies.

Moreover, Hosokawa Koharu also hinted in words that the printing of "Midnight Ring" may continue.

In other words, the cumulative results of "Midnight Ring" will be higher in the future, and this is just the beginning.

Higashikata is already quite satisfied.

The name "Midnight Ring" may appear on the Oricon sales list of Japanese manga single volumes...

The Oricon list, also known as the Oricon list, is also called the O list.

The data collected by Oricon is equivalent to authority in Japan, and it is equivalent to an indicator to measure whether a work is accepted by the public.

With such popularity, "Midnight Ring" will definitely be on the list.

Higashikata felt relieved.

"Midnight Bell" already has no problems at all, now it's time to see the response to "The Lonely Gourmet".

...

"It's really good. The poster of little Sadako on the back of the single volume of "The Ring" is so cute."

Yumi Takahashi held the bonus poster at the back of the single volume of "The Ring" and couldn't put it down.

Although Fujiwara Aoi next to her didn't say anything, she also recognized Takahashi Yumi's words.

Higashinoji's painter is indeed very good. The snarling little Sadako barely crawled out of the TV, looking very cute.

"I've finished reading "Midnight Ring", and now it's time to read "Aoba"... It seems that Higashino-sensei's manga is the front page, right?"

Takahashi Yumi took out "Green Leaves" from the paper bag, took a look at it, and was dumbfounded.

She reached out and picked it up, took a closer look, and then said incredulously: "Why is the protagonist of Mr. Higashino's new comic an uncle? And he looks dumb. How do you say this...? What's dumb?

...?"

"It's called dumbfounded!"

Fujiwara Aoi jumped in and replied, stretching her head over curiously: "Uncle, the protagonist?"

Then, she saw the dull middle-aged man on the cover looking forward with his mouth open, looking confused.

Can this... dull uncle also be the protagonist of a comic?

Fujiwara Aoi was a little confused and didn't understand Higashinoji's intention.

But after all, it was Higashino Tsukasa's comic, and Fujiwara Aoi still had some expectations, so she didn't say much at this time.

"Open it and take a look." She urged Takahashi Yumi from the side.

"Don't worry..." Takahashi Yumi didn't even turn around, she raised her hand and opened the new monthly magazine "Aoba" from Urashima Publishing House.

Because "Aoba" is a new monthly magazine just launched by Urashima Publishing House, it is a 'special issue'. This time there are more than 500 pages. Yumi Takahashi flipped through several pages in a row before seeing

The colorful title - "The Lonely Gourmet".

""The Lonely Gourmet"...? Teacher Higashino really drew food comics?" Takahashi Yumi muttered to herself.

But...something's wrong.

Fujiwara Aoi and Takahashi looked at the middle-aged man on the cover who was walking in the alleys of Tokyo, wearing a formal suit and holding a briefcase under his arm, looking up and forward.

Although the painting is very good...

But something still isn't right.

"Shouldn't this kind of food manga just put the colorfully drawn food on the cover?" Takahashi Yumi muttered in a low voice.

"The main thing about comics is that you have to read the content..." Aoi Fujiwara felt a little discouraged and defended Higashinoji.

"...That's true..." Yumi Takahashi nodded.

For comics, the main thing is to read the content.

But if Higashinoji really doesn't know how to draw food comics...what can he do even if he reads the content?

Takahashi Yumi continued to scroll down.

Both of them have great expectations for Higashinoji, and naturally they don't want him to suffer a huge setback in this new journey.

But Higashinoji's opening cover didn't quite match the content... which naturally made the two of them feel uncomfortable.

Just don’t be scolded too badly by the media or magazines...

Both of them thought so.

But as they watched...the two of them became fascinated.

The protagonist Goro Inokashira is troubled when dealing with difficult customers, and the dialogue is full of Japanese humor.

What follows is Inokashira Goro's helplessness and resignation to real life.

Immediately after Inokashira Goro's visit to the store, there are three long shots and three sounds of 'dong, dong, dong', indicating that the story of searching for delicious food has officially begun.

At the end, Inokashira Goro enjoys the delicious food, and his devouring movements are like he played a wonderful hymn!

A wonderful ode to real-life trauma and culinary healing.

But--

Takahashi Yumi's face turned bitter as she looked at it. She turned her head to look at Fujiwara Aoi, who was swallowing frequently, and whispered coquettishly: "Aoi... I look so hungry..."

Yes... I don't know what happened... Seeing Inokashira Goro enjoying such delicious food, Takahashi Yumi felt that she was so hungry that her whole body couldn't stand it, as if she hadn't eaten for several days.

"What's the matter if you're hungry? Don't forget that you're losing weight... It's late at night! Aren't you afraid of gaining weight?"

When Aoi Fujiwara slapped Yumi Takahashi's fat ass, she was already so hungry that she couldn't stand it anymore.

That's right... Higashinoji is an amazing painter.

The salt-grilled mackerel with grease on the surface was burnt yellow, and the slightly burnt aroma seemed to be smellable through the paper.

As Goro ate, they felt as if they had really eaten the salt-grilled mackerel in their mouths.

This feeling of eating something even though there is nothing in the mouth is simply torture for their stomachs!

But even if I need to eat...

It’s already so late, where can I find something to eat?

Fujiwara Aoi and Takahashi Yumi looked at each other, looking angrily and hatefully at Inokashira Goro enjoying his meal.
Chapter completed!