Is this mangaka crazy?

"Aki! Come out to dinner!"

Fan Siwei was immersed in the plot of "Fire Punch" when he was interrupted by a word from his mother.

He looked at the clock in the room: 6:32! Unconsciously, an entire afternoon had passed! Originally, he only planned to finish the first volume of "Fire Punch", but it's already past 50 chapters, and he has read the fifth...

But Fan Siwei still wants to keep reading, just like when he read "Edgerunners".

He wants to finish "Fire Punch" in one go! But... it's impossible not to eat.

And now he can't refuse his mother for reading "Fire Punch".

Otherwise, Fan's mother will do what "the stick in a loving mother's hands will echo on a wandering child's body."

Or there will be a love story between parents and children.

So, reluctantly, he went out to eat first, but he was distracted while eating.

Fan Siwei's mind was not on the delicious food his mother had prepared for him, and not only that.

Because the plot of "Fire Punch" kept repeating in his mind...

the beginning of Agni's tragedy...

the meaning of life...

the darkness of Besim Druk, who uses people as firewood...

a world that feeds on lies... the

equally tragic life of Yoda...

the supposed meaning of gods...

Dema's supposed concept of "correct education"...

Togata's pain over her own identity and her love for movies...

and that phrase... "Use Fire Punch on him."

The powerful and infectious images from the manga flashed through his mind like a slideshow.

All of this made Fan Siwei reflect non-stop, and he couldn't help it.

What is the meaning of life?

What is the truth of the world? The world is, at its origin, a big lie. Is it happiness or misfortune to live in this lie?

All of this made Fan Siwei's breathing quicken a little.

The story of "Fire Punch", coupled with Ren's powerful ability to depict the manga's scenes, directly infected the fans who watched it like a virus.

It made them uncontrollably think about all the thoughts and problems in the story.

Fan Siwei ate in a disorganized manner, his mind filled with thoughts.

His abnormal behavior was quietly noticed by his mother, and her face became serious.

"Aki... Aki!" she asked.

Fan's mother couldn't help but approach his father and poked him with her finger. "Old Fan!"

Fan's father didn't notice Fan Siwei's abnormality at that moment; he was focused on eating.

And not talking while eating or while sleeping was his motto.

He was surprised to hear his mother's call.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"Siwei... Look at your son! He seems to have something on his mind again...", his mother said, dissatisfied: "Don't you care?"

"Ask Siwei directly...".

Seeing Fan Siwei's distracted look, his father directly asked: "Siwei... Siwei?!"

"Huh... huh?!"

At that moment, Fan Siwei regained consciousness and looked at his father: "Dad... what's wrong?"

"Aren't you going to get some vegetables? You've been eating plain rice all this time," his father asked.

"Ah, okay..."

Fan Siwei looked at his bowl, which only contained plain rice, but he kept eating it bite by bite, and he immediately realized that he was different.

He quickly pretended that nothing had happened, picked up some vegetables with his chopsticks, and put them in his bowl.

"Ahem, Siwei!"

Fan's father suddenly looked at Fan Siwei, called him by name loudly, and then became serious.

"Huh? Dad, what's wrong?"

Fan Siwei looked at his father, very confused.

"Did something happen to you?"

Fan's mother said gently: "Is it at school? Or do you have any problems?"

There has always been cooperation between her and Fan's father; Fan's father is the good cop, and so is she.

"No...".

Fan Siwei pondered for a moment, sighed again, and said: "Mom, tell me... have we been living in a lie from beginning to end?"

"What is the meaning of life?"

Upon hearing his words, his parents were stunned.

They looked at each other, and Fan's father's face softened. "Siwei... what do you mean by that? People live only to live. There are many happy and beautiful things in this world. That is the meaning of life."

"Yes, Mom and Dad are still here. You are Mom and Dad's hope. Of course, you have to live."

However, when Fan Siwei heard "live", his whole body trembled.

He really had a shadow over the three words "live." Agni had been enduring pain and survived thanks to his sister Luna's three words: "Live."

Then, Togata again told him "Live" and asked him to keep living.

But how much pain did Agni endure to "live"?

The words he uttered when he fell into the glacier made Fan Siwei feel that he was right: "If Luna and I die together... that would be great."

Yes, if Agni and Luna had died together at the beginning of the story, it would have been fine.

Why... why did she say something so cruel to Agni to make him "keep living"?

"But living on others' hopes is more painful, isn't it?" Fan Siwei asked. "Living like this... is too heavy."

His eyes were heavy, as if carrying a heavy burden.

Fan's parents were completely terrified. 'Could it be that... they've been putting too much pressure on Fan Siwei lately?' Yes... the last time they saw Fan Siwei locked in his room, and his grades dropped a little recently, they scolded him.

Suddenly, Fan's father even reflected on whether he had overstepped his bounds last time.

After all, although Fan Siwei's score dropped a little in the last monthly exam, Fan Siwei also commented at that time that the difficulty of that exam was a bit high and everyone's scores were much lower. Although his score dropped by more than ten points, he still ranked fourteenth in the class.

To encourage Fan Siwei to get a higher score, his father scolded him regardless.

'Could it be... that's why Fan Siwei felt so pressured and had that tendency now?' "Aki! Don't feel burdened! Mom and Dad won't let you get a higher score!"

Fan's mother instantly panicked and said: "You have to think about... think about something happy!"

Fan Siwei was confused. 'This... Although he was thinking about the meaning of Agni's life in "Fire Punch", he didn't even have it in mind!'

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