The great revival of Yuri Kosaka

Fujimoto was stunned for a moment.

After realizing what Yuri was going to say, a heartfelt smile appeared on his face.

He just stood there and watched the ambulance go away. He didn't start until the ambulance completely disappeared from his sight.

"That is to say... because Mr. Yuri did not meet Fujimoto, he did not insist on drawing comics, but he also saved Fujimoto?" Umetaro Nozaki guessed with some uncertainty.

Although he is also a cartoonist himself, the plot of "Suddenly Looking Back" is quite profound, and what he said is very uncertain.

"Well, even though it's a comic, it somehow feels like reading a fable." "Ah, indeed, I just said that if there are any feelings that I can't express, it should be what Mikoshiba said." "A fable?" "Similar, right? Are there also those allusions, historical legends, etc.?" "Hey... Yuri is really awesome when you look at it this way." "Yuri-sensei has always been so awesome!"

Chapter 326 Sudden ending

"But to be honest, how will this end?" "I don't know, but even though I don't know, I have a feeling that it will be okay. Even if what is happening now is a hallucination, it feels like there will be no problem." "So It sounds like...well, indeed, even if it ends abruptly, readers will definitely be able to accept it." The feeling is something that is difficult to describe in words.

You will be happy when you see interesting things, depressed when you see stories you don’t like, and sad when you see sad stories.

Reading comics is a carrier of feelings, and readers can get a variety of emotions from comics.

Generally speaking, viewers want to see a happy ending, a happy ending.

Because that way it will be a satisfying feeling for them, a satisfying feeling.

But this is not the case in "Suddenly Looking Back". When Fujimoto died before, death gave people a different feeling from other works.

Others don't know, at least when Umetaro Nozaki was watching, his brain was not aware of this.

It was the brain that received the information about Fujimoto's death in an instant, and then realized that this should be a sad plot.

But the problem is that it is different from ordinary works. Umetaro Nozaki’s first reaction when he saw that paragraph was.

Fujimoto is dead?Oh, he's dead... Is he really dead?A very strange sense of fragmentation.

The main reason was that it was too abrupt and the brain had not caught up with the development of things. Then not long after, Fujimoto appeared again in the past.

At this time, the brain is still confirming the news that Fujimoto is dead, and it will accept it inexplicably when seeing Fujimoto alive and kicking.

Ah, Fujimoto is dead, well, this is him before.

Then, the plot progressed like this for a while, and in the end, life and death no longer mattered.

The fact that this happened has been imprinted in the memory of the audience.

But this is just a conversation among a few viewers. In fact, the comic has a final paragraph.

'I'm back. ' After saying goodbye to Yuri in the ambulance and returning to Minoru's house, Fujimoto dug out the four-panel school news comics he had collected in elementary school and re-read the comics drawn by Yuri back then.

The painting technique is quite rough and can almost be described as graffiti, but the content is not bad. At least Fujimoto can still smile knowingly after watching it again.

Then Fujimoto noticed that in his collection of school news four-panel comics, there was a blank four-panel comic paper inserted somewhere.

He might have used it as a bookmark when he was a child, but it was so long ago that Fujimoto didn't remember it very well.

But it didn't matter. This blank four-frame comic paper gave Fujimoto the idea of ​​​​drawing something.

So he picked up his paintbrush and turned today's story into a four-frame comic on his desk.

Huh~~~ Just after Fujimoto finished drawing, a gust of wind blew from the window, blowing the four-frame comic he had just drawn to the opposite side of the door.

Opposite the crack in the door was Yuri, who was attending Fujimoto's funeral.

'? ! ' Yuri, who was still sad, saw a four-frame comic paper suddenly floating in the room, showing an extremely surprised expression.

He picked up the paper with some curiosity and began to look at what the cartoon was about.

So he froze.

The title of the four-panel comic is "Look behind me, Yuri" [I'll kill you! ] [Wow~~~] The first page shows a sketch of an angry murderer, holding a murder weapon in his hand and shouting, "I'll kill you!"Fujimoto, on the other hand, was running away and screaming as a victim.

【Hey! 】 The second page is Yuri's heroic appearance, punching and kicking the murderer away.

【You're not injured. ] [Aren't you Teacher Yuri? ! ] The third page is a scene of Yuri asking Fujimoto if he was injured, and then Fujimoto realized that Yuri was the same Yuri in elementary school.

[Then I'll take my leave] On the fourth page, Yuri, who seemed fine on the surface, turned and left. Fujimoto stared at the other party and saw blood flowing from Yuri's back, and the murder weapon used by the murderer was hanging on it.

This sudden comic made Yuri seem to understand something, but not understand anything.

He held the comic and stared at the door in front of him, thinking about the person who was no longer there.

'

Click' The next moment, Yuri opened the door to the room, and the scenery behind the door appeared in front of him.

There is no special story there, and there are no lively vines, just an empty room with no owner.

The windows in the room were not closed, the wind was blowing, and there were many four-panel comics taped to the windows.

One of the pages fell off the tape, and it must be the page Yuri picked up.

There are no miracles or parallel worlds.

Yuri was deeply aware of this.

Fujimoto.........is no longer here.

Looking at this house, Yuri recalled the conversation he had with Fujimoto when he first submitted the article.

[To put it bluntly, comics... I don’t like them at all when I draw them] [I’m not happy, I’m in constant trouble, and I’m rustic] [I can’t finish a single drawing in a whole day] [It’s better to just read and draw Not worth it] [Then why is Yuri painting? ] [………………] There was no dialogue after that, and the memories were all about Fujimoto.

Fujimoto is happy after seeing his own comics, Fujimoto is happy, Fujimoto is distressed, and Fujimoto is sad.

Fujimoto's every move can still appear in Yuri's memory until now, but he himself has truly disappeared.

At some point, Yuri picked up the comic in Fujimoto's room, the comic he wanted to publish together with Fujimoto.

Then, tears welled up together.

Because that manga is full of memories with Fujimoto.

In Fujimoto's room, after reading the first volume of his single book, Yuri walked out of his room and left his room.

Returned to his home in the city.

I pasted the four-frame comic "Look Behind You, Yuri" on the window directly in front of my drawing desk. ” He lowered his head and continued to draw.

———— "...It's over." "Well, it's over." "Wow, wow... Fujimoto is so pitiful!" "Eh?! Is this your first reaction after reading this? ""Sakura, you have to calm down, calm down!" "Because, because... Wow" "Ah ah ah, Sakura, don't cry, come on, give you a tissue." "Thank, thank you, Nozaki-kun." Compared with Umetaro Nozaki and Mikoto Mikoshiba who were silent and didn't want to say much.

As a woman, Sakura Chiyo seems to be more emotional, and she burst into tears after watching it.

This made Umetaro Nozaki and Mikoto Okoshiba not immersed in the aftertaste after reading it, but spoke out to comfort each other.

Chapter 327 Who is Fujimoto?

"Awesome, awesome, Mr. Yuri, I have read your short story, and it is very, very, very impressive." The next day, the last day of Shin Hachioji High School, the students were discussing the finals of the semester in small groups. Test.

But there are also some people, such as Umetaro Nozaki, who were very excited because they watched "Suddenly Looking Back" yesterday.

"It's really amazing. To be honest, I almost gave up thinking when I saw the Yu-Gi-Oh short film on Saturday, which had a ☆☆uncertain meaning. I didn't know how to describe it. I didn't expect that the new series would be so great. " Izumi was also quite moved. She is not only Yuri's friend, but also a die-hard fan of Yuri's teacher.

Although he makes noises with Yuri every day in school, in private he collects all Yuri’s peripherals.

Of course, she had never concealed this, and would even ask Yuri to sign every new issue she bought with her works.

"Eh~~ Is it that powerful?" Hiiragi Jing on the side asked with some uncertainty.

She only reads comics occasionally, and most of the time she collects them here, so she hasn’t read the newly released piece "Looking Back". "Of course, it’s super awesome. I think anyone who is determined to draw comics can do it." You should read Yuri-sensei's short story!" "Everyone who draws comics should read it? In other words, a work with a clear stance?" "Well...that's not the case. I should say, well, in short, it is very powerful. , a very powerful work, I will lend you this copy, you must read it when you have time." Unlike "Haruhi Suzumiya", which is quite a fast-food work, "Suddenly Looking Back" is difficult to explain with explanations .

Izumi has been reading comics for so long, and she rarely sees such works that make her feel uneasy for a long time after reading them.

For this reason, she put three commemorative issues of "Monthly Shōnen Gongon" in her school bag today.

One is for missionary use, another is a backup for missionary use, and the last one is a backup for missionary use.

"Wait, wait, you brought three copies of "Monthly Shōnen Gongon" here? Is it really necessary? Each one has nearly a thousand pages, right?!" Looking at the thick "Monthly Shōnen Gongon" in Izumi's schoolbag ", Hiiragi said incredulously.

Although she was already a little strange when she saw Izumi Nakata carrying her schoolbag when she went to school in the morning, she thought that the final exam was coming soon.

even if

Izumi was almost at the point where he was cramming, so he completely understood. But he didn't expect that what was inside was not a textbook at all, but a comic book, a monthly magazine that was about one and a half times larger than a weekly magazine.

"Pfft~pff~ You're wrong, Xiaojing, it's not "Monthly Shonen Gongon", but the commemorative issue of "Monthly Shonen Gongon"!" "They're all the same, but it's not good to be like this before the end of the semester. How about the exam tomorrow? I don't know." "Don't worry, I've always been like this anyway. By the way, Yuri's "Looking Back" is between pages 850 and 998, a bottom-of-the-range classic!" "Pages 840 to 984... ...Huh? Wait, wait, a whole 144 pages of short stories???" After getting "Monthly Shōnen Gongon", Hiiragi wanted to take a second look, but after his brain reacted, he immediately asked in surprise, the number of pages Not exactly the number of pages she had in mind for the short story.

"Actually, it should be 140 pages, but because of the layout, there are price pages at the beginning and the end, and that's it in the end." "No, that's not the problem. Yuri, aren't you still serializing other ones? , to be able to find time for so much." "Yuri is a top-notch cartoonist, and for him, times like this are a piece of cake." Hearing Hiiragi Kyō's exclamation, Izumi Nokata said proudly.

"...You didn't draw it. Why are you so proud of it?" This made Hiiragi couldn't help but complain.

"I am sighing as Yuri-sensei's number one fan!" "Number one~~ But besides Suzumiya, I haven't seen many of Yuri's works. The same goes for Steins;Gate, which is just rough. I just watched it for a while. I feel like I just watched it to show off that I am a Yuri fan." "Gu...but, but, recently, I also feel that Steins;Gate has become interesting. The unfolding of the plot makes It's completely unexpected." "Eh~~ That's it." Seeing that Izumi didn't deny it, but just said that Steins;Gate became interesting in the end, Hiiragi felt a little surprised, and she also said that Izumi would be so harsh. .

"Who is that person named Fujimoto...?" "Huh? Fujimoto is Fujimoto. Does Sawoko-san care about this?" "Somewhat..." Seeing Airi Sawachi speak out, Kousaka Yuri was a little surprised.

The main reason is that although Sachin Airi will stay with him on weekdays, most of the time she won't talk about topics that she is not familiar with, especially the column about anime and comics.

This resulted in her being able to pick up a few sentences when we were just talking about Kousaka Yuri's movies, but once the topic moved on to other topics, she couldn't get in the conversation.

"Huh~~ Sawachika-san really cares about it. I'm worried that Fujimoto will snatch Yuri away or something." Seeing Airi Sawichika, who rarely spoke out on her own initiative, speak up, Izumi made a picture on his side. He asked with a rather twisted smile (=w=).

"Snatch, snatch... why? Even though it's a manga, isn't Fujimoto a man?" However, Airi Sawachika looked a little confused after being asked this, as if he couldn't figure out the logic, or maybe it was Imagination is not enough.

"Here, you guy, don't use your dirty thoughts to mislead Sawakami-san. You see, she doesn't even know how to react." "Hoho~~ Dirty thoughts, that is to say, Hiiragi Jing completely understands what I'm talking about." "I, I don't know!" "Really, hey, Xiao Jing is really serious. If you have that kind of interest, you don't have to hide it, just tell everyone openly. That's fine." "I don't have one!" "But the last time I went to Xiao Jing's house, it was clearly in the gap on the side of Xiao Jing's bed... Guhu!" Quan hadn't finished speaking yet. Hiiragi, filled with grief and anger, directly picked up the textbook placed on the table beside him.

Using the power of knowledge, Quan Fang calmed down his brain and let out a cry of pain.

"...Um, what's wrong, Kagami-san?" Seeing the two people's encrypted conversation, Sachin Airi asked Kosaka Yuri with some confusion.

"It's nothing, I just understand that Xiao Jing is a person who can walk on the lady's road with dignity." "Lady's road?" Sachin Airi, who does not have deep knowledge of otakus, still can't get this point.

"Hey, Yuri, don't listen to this guy's nonsense. I definitely have no interest in that. I've never been to Ladies' Avenue or anything like that!" Seeing that his evaluation was steadily declining, Hiiragi retorted in a panic. .

Generally speaking, she actually doesn't like works with that kind of theme.

It's just that the last time she went to the CM Festival with Izumi Matata, the stand she passed by happened to be selling fanfics of her favorite works.

The male protagonist and male villain appearing on the cover of the book were in too strange postures, and there were also chains and other things used as decorations, which made Hiiragi Kyoryo curious at the time.

As a result of her curiosity, she picked up the book sold at the counter and stood there to watch.

That scene happened to be seen by Izumi Matakata who was with her, so there was no need to mention what happened after that.

"So Yuri, who is that Fujimoto?" After a fuss, Izumi Matakata covered himself and was instilled with knowledge by Hiiragi.

His head also asked with some curiosity.

After all, Fujimoto in "Suddenly Looking Back" is almost the second protagonist.

Since the first protagonist is Yuri, it is understandable for everyone to suspect that there is a prototype.

"Hmm...a person with the ability to fly in the sky, right?" Fujimoto didn't know how to explain it. After thinking about the other party's 'flying' video, he said with some uncertainty.

"That means there is no prototype... Oh, I thought Yuri-sensei had a rival from elementary school or something." Because the plot is about Fujimoto, whom Yuri met in elementary school, Izumi was originally I guess he is based on Yuri Kousaka's best friend in elementary school or something.

Looking at the conversation now, she felt that it didn't mean that, which made her a little disappointed.

"However, when I read "Suddenly Looking Back", I felt that it is very difficult to be a cartoonist, but Teacher Yuri himself seems not to be as hard as in the comics?" When I just finished reading "Suddenly Looking Back", Izumi Kamata would lament that the cartoonist draws Drawing is really not easy. I have to put in so much effort to draw comics well, and I don’t even have much rest time.

She recalled her memories related to Kosaka Yuri.

Then it felt like, seemed, probably, maybe... Yuri was playing every day and not working hard at all?Although Yuri in the short comic "Suddenly Looking Back" has been practicing his painting skills, the few times Izumi got to see Yuri draw, he could usually finish a painting in about ten to ten minutes. It's as easy as picking it up, and there's nothing difficult about it at all.

The drawings are not sloppy, they are the kind of high-end manuscripts with full background details.

The difference between this and "Suddenly Looking Back" is huge. Apart from the character's face, the character drawing skills and other aspects are like another person.

"Comics can allow you to experience a life different from your own, and also allow others to experience this life as well. I think this is the interesting part of comics." "Comics are life...it's so exciting I’m so touched. Teacher Yuri can already say the same words as the master of comics.” “Yuri will become a great master of comics. I am convinced of this after reading "Looking Back".

Chapter 328 Final Exam

"It's over, it's over! This semester is finally over!" "Liberated, liberated!" "Summer vacation, what a fascinating word." "Ah!" After 10:30 noon on Friday, it was really... The final exams that lasted for several days at Hachioji High School were announced to be over.

And at the moment it ended, most of the students in the classroom made quite a lot of noise, cheering for the summer vacation that they could noisily and leisurely spend next.

"Hey, everyone, do you want to go to karaoke together?" "Karaoke? Are you going?" "Hey~~ I'm not going, it's so troublesome." "I'm going, I'm going." "Then I'm going Let's go too." "My painting pass." "Yuri, what did you say, do you want to go together?" "Sorry, today is Friday. I usually have an appointment with friends on Friday." If it is a normal day, Kousaka Yuri would probably choose to go there with his classmates.

But today is Friday, the day when Steins;Gate is broadcast in the new week. He has to go to the lab in the afternoon. If he goes to karaoke, it will be a bit troublesome if he delays it too late, so he simply doesn't go there from the beginning.

Then the student who made the suggestion asked the rest of the class, basically asking everyone.

Judging from the results, the ratio of those who go to those who don’t is quite balanced.

"Xiao Jing, why don't you come over?" After seeing Hiiragi rejecting the karaoke proposal, Kosaka Yuri asked curiously.

"You didn't go either. Anyway, I have been dragged away by that guy here enough times on weekdays. I don't want to join in the fun at this time." "The voice here is still good, but the song selection... ..." Kosaka Yuri shook his head and did not continue.