Chapter 513 The Willful Cartoonist
Gojo Satoru was killed in a particularly clownish way by being chopped in half by Ryomian Sunuo.
Although it seemed that after a fierce battle, he died tragically after being defeated in the end.
But Gojo Satoru's death offline seems too casual.
For someone like this, who is not only the most popular, but also an important character throughout the plot of the entire comic, his death must be full of tragedy, right?
Like the eldest brother Mann in "Edge Walker", first of all, Mann's death was full of a sense of fate, that is, before that, he had already suffered from severe cyberpsychotic symptoms-cyber insanity.
But he can't let go of the burden of the prosthetic body, because as the eldest brother of the Cyberpunk team, those powerful prosthetics on his body are the responsibility to protect the team members.
In a sense, he died protecting his team members.
Although he also had his own personal thoughts, he didn't want to give up everything he had gained so hard along the way.
But in the end, he at least died for David, and with his death, David completely grew up.
His death was full of a sense of fate and the heroism of dying for the protagonist. The same sentence that describes David's ending can also be used to describe him——
"Greatness in life, glory in death."
There is no doubt that Gojo Satoru is actually a character who basically matches Mann.
And at the same time, he also has a personality that Mann does not have, and that is... invincibility.
He is the most powerful magician in modern times, and according to the plot, he will undoubtedly become the strongest magician in history.
The previous plot has been described many times, and he will defeat Liangmian Sunuo.
The plot foreshadowing such as "will win", "declaration of victory after waking up", "you are the challenger", all indicate that Gojo Satoru is destined to win this battle.
In the end, you said... Gojo Satoru lost?
Moreover, Gojo Satoru's death scene lacks tragedy and resonance, and is not as shocking as Mann in "Edgewalker".
Therefore, it seems very abrupt and speechless, which makes comic fans very disappointed.
It is equivalent to a college entrance examination candidate. His previous test scores have always been very good, and his mock test results are the first in the city.
He went to the college entrance examination with full confidence, but when the final results came out, it was said that he didn't even pass the undergraduate degree...
Who wouldn't be disappointed in him?
And this is really ridiculous.
It's so absurd that people can't even accept it, and even can't help but question it.
Moreover, the overconfident words of Gojo Satoru before the decisive battle began have turned into boomerangs and memes.
He was so confident before the war that he could definitely defeat Liangmian Sunuo, and he also felt that Liangmian Sunuo was the challenger.
But in the end he died, which seemed very funny.
It's like a person brazenly saying that in this competition, the championship will definitely be his.
He also sneered at the former criminal champion, saying that he was the challenger.
The result... was defeated cleanly by the defending champion.
Isn't this the clown?
The people of the Republic have always adhered to the principle of moderation and do not like people who are too arrogant.
But being arrogant is actually not a big deal. If you have the strength, then of course you can be as arrogant as you want.
On the contrary, your arrogance is seen as a kind of self-confidence in the eyes of others.
But the premise is that you have the strength to have the last laugh.
Otherwise, if there is an overturn in the middle, the arrogance will turn into arrogance and arrogance.
This is the current image of Gojo Satoru. He acted so confident at the beginning, but ended up being such a clownish figure in the end.
The character completely collapsed before and after this, which is a taboo that is enough to sentence a work to death.
The voices of doubts from comic fans are enough to make a comic work fall from heaven to hell.
This is the case for the fans of "Spell Return". They all expressed doubts and dissatisfaction online——
"Huh? Five cats died like this?"
"Classic joke - 'Will you win?' 'You will win.'"
"What kind of plot is this... Gojo Satoru is a complete clown. It seems that the two-faced Su Nuo is right. He is just a mortal who was not born in the Su Nuo era."
"It's so admirable, Gojo Satoru. I think I will never forget you in this life. (laughing)"
"Declaration of victory after waking up (×)
The clown show after waking up (√)”
"It's really outrageous. My whole mood was ruined by this bullshit plot."
"Gojo Satoru (×)
2.5 Enlightenments (√)”
"God 2.5 Satoru, laugh to death."
"Now that things have come to this, I can only hope that Juju Kaisen will have the same ending as Gojo Satoru."
"He was also cut in half, right? What a vicious statement!"
"Celebrate! After "Clan of Gods" and Itchy Mouse, there is another author and work that will turn divine works into historical masterpieces!"
"All I can say now is that... he should go back and be the assistant of the old thief Qingshan. At this level, he can only be the assistant of the old thief Qingshan for the rest of his life."
"The old thief Qingshan Feng Ping was killed, how come he has such an assistant?"
"By the way, is it the plot of "The Return of the Spell" that Old Thief Qingshan had been taking part in before, but he no longer takes part in it now?"
"What's wrong with old thief Qingshan, old thief Qingshan has not failed in so many comics and animations."
"It's just disgusting and rubbish. It also ruined the reputation of the old thief Qingshan."
"Old thief Qingshan has no guarantee of his future. The worst thing is that he let Aji Jian become his assistant."
"It's so disgusting. People like this are just like Itchy Rats. I will never read their works again in my life."
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The negative comments and discussions on the Internet became louder and louder, and then some people compared the words "will win", "declaration of victory after awakening", "you are the challenger" and "not even a moment" in "Spell Return". I mourned the death of Gojo Satoru, and the next person who rushed to the battlefield was..." and "It's so admirable, Gojo Satoru..." A series of reversal plots were made into memes.
These memes are indeed very interesting at first glance.
As a result, netizens who originally didn't know "Spell Return" were attracted to it and began to understand the ins and outs.
And then... they also joined the fun.
Compared with the anger and sadness of the loyal fans of "Spell Return", these netizens are more of people who have fun.
So each and every joke made fun of them and the whole Internet was hotly debated.
At the same time, it also made "Spell Return" truly a hot joke.
There are also comic fans who have made them into series of memes in other comic works.
For example, David and Adam Hammer in "Edgewalker".
Using the composition in "The Spell Returns", Adam Hammer is shown saying with emotion to the hammered David, "It's so admirable, David, I don't think I will ever forget you in this life." Bar."
There is also the finale of "Fate Stay Night" that just recently concluded. Shirou said to Gilgamesh, "You are so admirable, Jin Shining. I think I will never forget you in this life."
However, the most fitting joke is that in the eyes of comic fans, it is also the work that could have become a masterpiece, but ended up being a piece of shit.
It's just that the "Protoss" joke series has turned into Herzog telling Yang Shuzhun, the author, "It's so admirable, Itchy Mouse, I think I will never forget you in this life."
Then she licked his face happily.
In addition, of course, there is also the sentence "I didn't even mourn the death of XXX for a moment, and the next person who rushed to the battlefield was...".
It was also "not even for a moment mourning the death of the fifteenth apostle. The next ones to rush to the battlefield were... the sixteenth apostle."
"Without even a moment of mourning for the death of the King of Earth and Mountain, the next to arrive on the battlefield was Herzog, the White King."
"Without even a moment of mourning for Hill's death, the next person to rush to the battlefield was... Brand."
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Memes like this make netizens on the Internet laugh like crazy.
But at the same time, "Spell Return" also became extremely popular because of this.
It's just this way of breaking the circle...
Probably not what the cartoonists want.
Although black and red are also red, they must be able to be converted into income.
This method of breaking the circle will only put "Spell Return" into a more difficult situation.
And this incident made the comic industry extremely angry after receiving the news.
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The sunlight filtered through the gaps in the messy curtains and scattered on the drawings and scraps of paper scattered on the floor.
The air in this apartment was filled with the smell of coffee and ink.
A large table barely peeked out from the pile of paper. There were drawing tablets and messy colored pencils on it. Some of the pen tips were so worn that the colors were almost unrecognizable.
Laundry was piled in the corner, and an empty wine bottle stood alone on the edge of the sofa.
On the sofa, there were several open comic books under a few randomly rolled blankets.
On the floor, a leftover pizza box and several instant noodle buckets were placed beside each other. The walls were also covered with various sketches and notes, and some sticky notes with graffiti, which were messy but seemed full of anger.
The most eye-catching thing is the huge poster in the center, which seems to be a photo of a super athlete skiing.
But at this moment, part of the poster has been angrily torn apart, and the missing part happens to be the upper body of the athlete.
“Dingle bell—!!”
The phone rang from the bed.
The hungover Yuta Akumi reluctantly got up from the bed, picked up the phone and answered it, asking in confusion, "Hello? This is Yuta Akumi."
"Yuta!"
A familiar voice came over the phone, it was his editor-in-chief Ayumi Ito.
"Your "Spell Return"... there has been a big problem with the plot recently!"
Ito Ayumi took a deep breath and said, "Let me tell you, your plot in which Gojo Satoru was cut in half is absolutely unacceptable! If you post it, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the fans! Now the fans have already expressed their opinion on the Internet about this plot. Not satisfied!”
After all, she is the editor-in-chief of Yuta Akumi, so she had a purpose in the plot of "The Magic Return" and raised questions immediately.
Even from a layman's point of view, the plot of "Spell Return" is full of controversy, and it is also a plot that can easily lead to the collapse of the character.
Ito Ayumi immediately wanted Yuta Akumi to take it back and redraw it.
But no matter what... Once a cartoonist's work becomes popular and his popularity becomes extremely high, he will have a huge say.
The same was true for Yuta Akumi. He immediately said there was no need to redraw it, and even called the new deputy editor to inform him.
Benya Rothschild is not a comic book fan, he is just a successful businessman.
Therefore, he ignored all opinions and ignored Ayumi Ito, a traitor who "clearly supports Lin Qingshan", and directly passed the plot of "The Return of the Magic".
However... after the episode "The Spell Returns" came out, its reputation and popularity seriously collapsed.
He shifted the responsibility to Ayumi Ito again, which is what makes people most angry.
But this is it...the manga has already updated this chapter. We can't delete it and let Yuta Akumi redraw it when the fans haven't read it and don't know about it.
Ayumi Ito can only let Akumi Yuta give a reasonable explanation for the subsequent plot, or in other words, comply with public opinion...
Resurrect the popular character Gojo Satoru.
"If you are dissatisfied, you will be dissatisfied!"
But Yuta Akumi shouted angrily, "This is my manga, I can do whatever I want!"
"Do you know that the plot of your episode has severely damaged Gojo Satoru's character design?"
Ayumi Ito frowned and said, "Gojo Satoru will change from a popular character to a character similar to a clown."
"I just want him to become a clown!"
However, Yuta Akumi replied angrily, "This is the punishment I gave him! He actually... betrayed us!"
When he was an assistant under Lin Qingshan, he heard what the teacher said.
Death is the final way to complete the character's development. How a character ends up depends on the way he dies.
So...he wanted to deliberately portray Gojo Satoru as an arrogant clown.
Just like the prototype of this character, he is just a guy who relies on the support of fans to have the capital to be so arrogant. How dare... dare to marry and betray them?
Yuta Akumi was very angry. The character Gojo Satoru was originally a character he drew based on his idol, and it was also his favorite character.
But now...the news of his idol's marriage came out, and he was extremely disappointed and angry with his idol.
Naturally, he was extremely angry and disappointed with the character Gojo Satoru, so...he wanted to destroy Gojo Satoru, the character he hated the most.
And this ending is the final shaping of this character - becoming a clown!
"Yuta...did you do this on purpose?"
Ayumi Ito frowned, but said in confusion.
"Ito-san, I won't change this plot, just leave it as it is."
Yuta Akumi said in a stiff tone, "This is my comic work, I have the final say! Those comic fans don't matter! And originally, the protagonist of "Juju Kaisen" was not this annoying guy, but Knotweed !”
Then he hung up the phone.
Ayumi Ito looked at the hung up phone in shock. It was her first time to see such a willful cartoonist.
At this time, Lin Qingshan, who was originally unaware of the recent plot of "Spell Return", finally found out about it by surfing the Internet and seeing netizens making memes.