After arranging Kumamon's holster, Higashinoji did not stay in the hospital anymore. He returned to Musashino Art University to prepare for a new round of exchange and study.

And the same... today is also the day when the new episode of "Midnight Ring" is published on "Cold".

"What happened to "The Ring" recently? Why is it so good?"

Hiroshi Kanzaki was flipping through the "Midnight Ring" in the weekly "Abominable Chill" with a look of shock on his face.

He had been paying attention to the comic book author Higashinoji since "The Lonely Gourmet", so he naturally noticed Higashinoji's other work "Midnight Ring".

Can an author who can draw leisurely daily travel and food comics draw good horror comics?

At first, Kanzaki Hiroshi didn't believe it.

But the impression left on him by "The Lonely Gourmet" was too good, so he turned to look at "The Ring" by Higashino Tsukasa.

He felt that he was not as enthusiastic as other fans. At most, he re-bought every volume of "The Cold" about "The Ring", and then bought three separate volumes of "The Ring" to support it.

There is no other obvious fan behavior. After all, what attracts him is Higashinoji's ability to depict plots and stories.

And he always thought that horror comics were just a joke. After all, can reading a horror comic really scare people to the point of peeing?

Of course that's impossible.

But what he didn't expect was that "The Ring" as a whole also attracted his attention.

The most intuitive horror made him sweat all over his head. The hearty and adrenaline-filled tense plot left him unable to resist, and he became a supporter of "The Ring" in an instant.

Even on the first night after watching the first episode of "The Ring", he didn't even dare to go near the TV.

At that time, he was thinking, maybe there is no more terrifying plot than this, right?

But now, he realized that his previous idea was completely wrong.

The latest episode of "Midnight Ring" has simply raised the sense of terror and oppression to a new level.

Asakawa Reiko and Takayama Ryuji, who left their son who unfortunately watched Sadako's video tape to his father, went to the island where Yamamura Sadako once lived with heavy hearts.

It was a beautiful island located in a remote sea area, but when Reiko Asakawa and Ryuji Takayama went to that place, the sky above the island was covered with dark clouds, which seemed to have some bad connotation.

The person they were going to meet on this trip was named Ikuma Heihachiro. This man married a woman named Yamamura Shizuko and gave birth to a daughter named Sadako.

But when they actually met Ikuma Heihachiro, they discovered that things were not as simple as they imagined...

"Please! Please tell me about Shizuko!"

"There's nothing to talk about."

Facing Asakawa Reiko's anxious face, Ikuma Heihachiro just replied coldly and wanted to leave.

"Shizuko has a daughter, right?!" Reiko Asakawa naturally didn't want the clues she had finally obtained to be lost like this, so she asked in an anxious voice.

In the manga, Ikuma Heihachiro's expression changes suddenly.

He paused and glanced at Reiko Asakawa with an expression that said he didn't want to mention the past: "There is no such thing."

Ikuma Heihachiro finally turned his head and left.

But Asakawa Reiko immediately understood - the clue lies in Ikuma Heihachiro!

September 19th, Sunday (Sunday).

There are still two days left before Reiko Asakawa's death.

If we still can't find clues, everything will be over.

The sense of pressure instantly hit Hiroshi Kanzaki, who was currently reading comics, and he continued reading with trepidation.

Takayama Ryuji knew this clearly, so he found Ikuma Heihachiro on the coast looking at the sea with a confused face.

"Go back early, there will be big waves tonight." Ikuma Heihachiro said with a gloomy expression on his face, shaking off the cigarette ashes.

The rejection in his words was very clear, but Takayama Ryuji just waved his hand, sat down calmly, and looked at the dark ink sea water with him.

After a long time, Takayama Ryuji finally spoke: "What kind of person is Miss Shizuko?"

Perhaps it was Takayama Ryuji's calm attitude that infected Ikuma Heihachiro.

The other party sighed deeply before talking about the reason.

Yamamura Shizuko is a person with psychic abilities. She can see into other people's hearts, and Sadako, who inherited her ability, is even better.

Yamamura Sadako can kill people with just telekinesis.

What they suffered was not the curse of Yamamura Shizuko, but Yamamura Sadako.

The reversal here makes Hiroshi Kanzaki very enjoyable, but at the same time he is a little scared. He has already brought himself into the perspective of the protagonist.

What should Asakawa Reiko and the others do to calm Sadako's resentment?

And the most important thing is that the dark clouds have already been pressing down silently.

Stormy weather follows!

In this kind of weather, they were directly trapped on the island!

At this time, Reiko Asakawa's life countdown was only twenty-four hours.

The story ends in this uneasy situation.

In this chapter of "The Ring", whether it is the rhythm of the plot or the overall planning, there is a breathless sense of oppression.

Although Sadako doesn't appear, watching it still makes people feel hairy and makes their legs weak - at least when Kanzaki Hiro finished reading the entire episode, he even didn't dare to go to the toilet.

"This plot is too exciting, isn't it?" Looking at the "Cold" at hand, Hiroshi Kanzaki glanced sideways at the computer next to him, becoming even more confused.

Although "Midnight Ring" is very interesting...but the rhythm is not right.

Why do you feel like it will be over in four or five chapters?

"It's obviously such a popular work... but it's finished so soon?"

This is unscientific no matter how you think about it.

He hesitated for a while, then turned on his computer and scanned the social forums for information about "The Ring".

"Have you watched the new episode of "The Ring"? It's so scary! I almost smashed my TV screen again!"

"The horror is indeed terrifying...but it feels like it will be over soon if it continues like this. There will be about five or six more chapters."

"Hey, I feel the same way."

Someone immediately quoted this floor and replied: "How is it possible? "The Ring" is now a very popular work. If it continues, let alone animation, I feel that there is hope for a movie. Not to mention Mr. Higashino, even Urashima

There is no way the publisher would be willing to finish it so early."

"Hey, is that so? The recent "Midnight Ring" is so good that all kinds of pressure have been heightened... If it doesn't end... then it means dragging out the plot? Although it's not bad,

But it would definitely be less scary. It’s a pity that it can’t be finished.”

Posts on the forum generally deny the fact that "The Ring" may be finished.

After all, this is also true from the perspective of a general reader.

How could such a popular horror comic work as "The Ring" end so easily?

Even if it is about to end, it is estimated that there will still be more than ten chapters, or a sequel like "Midnight Ring 2" will be released, right?

But at the same time, these readers are actually a little regretful.

After all, "Midnight Ring" has set up the atmosphere really well.

The tension of their lives hanging by a thread, the fear of the unknown curse, and the seven-day death date that is gradually approaching... these all make them unable to stop.

But if Higashinoji forcibly prolongs "The Ring" and refuses to finish it... this would also be a bit of a pity for them.

After all, the expectations given are too great. If the plot cannot meet the expectations, the gap will be equally large.

Although it is not said that the reputation has plummeted, it will definitely damage the current popularity of "The Ring" to some extent.

Seeing these comments that were not optimistic about the future development of "Midnight Ring", Hiroshi Kanzaki shook his head and turned off the computer.

He always feels...

That teacher Higashino may give these readers different answers.

And on the other side——

"Teacher Higashino, are you planning to finish the book?"

Looking at the latest issue of "Abominable Cold" in hand, Takahashi Yumi let out a sigh of contentment, and at the same time turned her head and asked Fujiwara Aoi curiously.

"Hey...ah...um...I'm a little unclear too."

Aoi Fujiwara was obviously immersed in the plot of "The Ring" and was naturally a little dazed by Yumi Takahashi's inquiry.

But after thinking about it carefully, she shook her head uncertainly: "I think... it's unlikely to be finished. After all, it's a popular work... It should be serialized for a while. The publisher should also

You don’t agree with Higashino-kun to finish the book so early, do you?”

"Oh, I think so too."

Takahashi Yumi sighed helplessly, and then puffed up her face: "It's already so good... If the plot is delayed, it will definitely affect it. It's a bit regretful. It can't end in a perfect state."

She looked through the new episode of "Midnight Ring" and lamented the "reasons of adults" in the industry, looking quite helpless.
To be continued...