Since I finished this I've entered into a prestigious position, having been serialized three times. I decided to attach a new partner to Tsuzuki. (At first there was talk about it being a girl, but...) When I thought about it, I came up with Hisoka.

  Before Hisoka I had two trial versions.

1. Prototype Hisoka
  Personality was much the same as Masaki in the prior chapter. A typical honor student.

2. A little strange Hisoka
  A really really low bred Hisoka. Had the power to even steal the leading role.

  And at the end of a series of trial and error attempts, it was the current rebellious, exhausted (laugh) Hisoka that came to the top.

  [the two kanji upper-left and lower-right] Exhaustion.

  [left, next to the picture of Hisoka] Hisoka: And who made me this way?