Full-time cartoonist

Mandarake branch in Ikebukuro.

The Tunghai University basketball team entered the venue at 14:00. Four hours had passed and it was now 6 pm. They were finally approaching Tori Akino Mirai.

"I didn't expect to have to wait for such a long time." Kyoko Akagi held her stomach, "I ate a little less at lunch, I'm really hungry. I regret seeing Tori Akino suffer such a heavy punishment."

After waiting in line for four hours just for fun, she felt that there must be something wrong with her brain.

Isn't it very simple for Hua Chao to make an appointment in private? Everyone is in Tokyo anyway.

Baba was unhappy, "This is Tori Akino, a great cartoonist. It's not easy to meet him."

He thought of the Nihon University and Nippon Sports School he left after getting the signed booklet.

Yagami held his chin and nodded calmly, "This may be your last chance, so you can't miss it."

Kyoko Akagi was shocked. It was unimaginable that the captain who usually talked about "Run!", "Work hard!", "To dominate the country!" was willing to waste his free time.

Hua Chao touched her hair and said calmly: "We're almost there."

Akagi Kyoko stopped moving and was immersed in her boyfriend's caress.

The team kept moving forward, and the Donghai Basketball Team finally reached the front row. Baba squinted his eyes and carefully looked at Tori Akino Mirai in the autograph booth.

"It always feels familiar. I've seen this look before." He murmured to himself.

"Did we meet by chance?" Ye Shen also found it unbelievable, and he felt the same way.

Tian Bei, Xiao Lin and several substitute players, some said they had seen them before, and some said they seemed to have seen them before.

Seeing their confused looks, Akagi Kyoko covered her mouth and snickered. After waiting for four hours, I finally waited for this scene.

"What are you talking about?" Only Kanda Taketo felt confused. He had no impression of Tori Akino on the stage.

"Maybe you've seen our game." After thinking about it for a long time, Ye Shen said.

Their commotion aroused surprised looks from others.

Yagami remained calm and asked the team members to be quiet.

After another ten minutes, they finally arrived.

The racecourse took the lead and walked up.

"Please, Tori Akino-sensei."

Higashino Hibiki looked up, nodded slightly, and wrote, "Come on for the national competition! Tori Akino Mirai."

"Baba-san," Higashino Hibiki smiled and handed over the booklet: "I hope the Tokai basketball team can dominate the country."

Baba was surprised, "Does Mr. Toriakino know me?"

Dongye nodded.

After reacting for a long time, Ba Chang finally remembered.

He numbly took the single volume handed over by Hibiki Higashikata.

"It turns out that Tori Akino-sensei is Hana Chao's friend."

The horse field left the signing table in despair, and the Donghai basketball team players off the court felt strange.

What's even stranger is that every member who comes on stage has this expression, as if their soul has been absorbed by Tori Akino.

Confused, he seemed to be a different person.

Only Kanda Taketo lifted his spirits.

"Tori Akino-sensei, because of your comics and Mitsui Hisashi, I finally regained my past self. Thank you very much." He bowed, looking like a prodigal son turning back.

"I hope you can be like Mitsui," Hibiki Higashino said: "It's very rare to be able to recognize mistakes, and it's even harder to correct them in time. Come on!"

"Yes!" Kanda Taketo nodded and left with high spirits.

"What's going on?" Yagami was very strange. He looked at Akagi Kyoko who was laughing and had a stomachache, calmed down, and walked over.

…

Higashikata looked at Yagami with a smile on his face.

The match between Meiji University and Tokai University left him a deep impression on the captain of Tokai University. At the beginning of the game, he was the one who kept organizing attacks and defeated the Meiji University substitutes who lost their fighting spirit. If Meiji University's main players come on later, they can really win the game.

Higashikata greeted: "Long time no see."

"Long time... no see..." Yagami hesitated. Does Tori Akino recognize him?

"Please take care of Hua Chao," Hibiki Higashino said, lowering his head to sign.

"Oh!" Ye Shen reacted.

It turns out that Hua Chao's good friend who had a close relationship was Tori Akino Mirai.

At the beginning, he was very emotional about his close relationship with Hua Chao.

With a bitter smile on her lips, Yagami understood why Akagi Kyouko smiled like a fox who stole a chicken. She had hidden bad intentions and wanted to see the members of the basketball team be embarrassed.

"I didn't expect it," he sighed, "it turns out that Mr. Tori Akino is so close to us."

"It's just an entertainment work," Hibiki Higashino said, "It's great that everyone likes it."

"Yes Yes……"

Ye Shen, who was indifferent to emotion and anger, almost sprained his feet when he left. He was really shocked, and his face was stunned with shock.

The next person, Higashino Hibiki shook his head helplessly when he saw the smiling Akagi Kyouko.

"I wish you and Hana Chao a happy marriage - Tori Akino Miku."

He waved his hand and drove away the Chiaki Xiangzi from Xia Fei's cheeks.

The last member of the Donghai basketball team, Hua Chao, walked over.

"We must win," Hibiki Higashino told him. "If I can make it to the finals, I will go and watch it live."

"Definitely!" Hua Chao nodded.

…

In front of the Mandarake store, people from the Donghai basketball team gathered together.

They were very loud and noisy at the racecourse, but Yagami didn't care. He had no intention of managing these at the moment, and was immersed in the shocking news he had just learned.

Seeing Hua Chao come out, Ba Chang ran over and hooked Hua Chao's neck, "You kid, you are so strict."

"Sorry," Hua Chao said, pursed her lips.

"I didn't expect Tori Akino-sensei to be Hanamora-senpai's good friend!"

"It's really amazing, meeting such a famous person."

"As expected of Senior Hua Chao!"

The substitutes talked a lot.

After coming back to their senses, their faces turned red with excitement.

Baba suddenly reacted and pointed at Kyoko Akagi, "Oh! You have known it for a long time! Or maybe you knew it before "Slam Dunk" was serialized, that's why the heroine's name is so similar to yours."

Kyoko Akagi snickered and said, "Of course, I am the prototype of Haruko Akagi, and when Toriakino-kun was preparing to draw a basketball manga, I was there."

"Ah! How jealous!" The horse farm went crazy.

"Hahahaha." Akagi Xiangzi laughed boldly.

They were playing around and soon attracted the attention of others.

Fengnan, the captain of the Meiji basketball team, came over with his players.

Hirota of the Meiji Basketball Team mocked, "He's from the Tokai Basketball Team. What a shame. Making such a fuss here disgraces the face of us basketball players."

"What!" Ba Chang turned back and looked at them angrily.

He rolled up his sleeves and wanted to fight.

"This is a mere defeat." Guangtian curled his lips.

At this time, not only the racecourse, but also Xiaolin and the others became angry.

"We will definitely win in the official competition!"

"That's right!"

"Tōkai University is no match for our Meiji University!"

"Next time, our second team can beat you without the main team taking action!"

Passersby looked at this scene and took a detour.

Seeing the conflict intensify, Yagami and Fengnan stretched out their arms in time to stop it.

"Whoever fights will not be allowed to participate in the official competition."

"Same here."

Suddenly there was silence.

Ye Shen asked: "Why are you here?"

"Of course it's to attend Tori Akino-sensei's autograph session." Fengnan replied.

"This time?" Ye Shen was speechless.

"...Well...I'm late, so I have to wait at the door..." Fengnan replied awkwardly.

Suddenly the Donghai Basketball Team burst into laughter, and Mahjong showed off his signed copy of "Slam Dunk" to Hirota.

Seeing the other party gnashing his teeth in anger made him even happier.

"During the official game." Before leaving, Yagami said, "The Donghai basketball team will definitely win."

"Then I'll wait and see." Fengnan replied.

After the two went head-to-head, the members of the Donghai basketball team returned to school.

Fengnan looked at their backs and squinted his eyes, "This year's Tokai basketball team is a formidable opponent. But the winner must be our Meiji University basketball team!"

"That's right!" Hirota raised his hands and shouted.

Their fighting spirit was high at this time, but they waited until the moon was about to appear, but Bird Qiuye hadn't come out yet.

It wasn't until the security guard came to inquire that they learned that Tori Qiuye had left by car from the basement a long time ago, and they suddenly became discouraged.

…

When Higashikata returned home, he felt like he could hardly lift his hands.

He tremblingly took out the key and prepared to open the door, but he tried three or five times but failed to get it into the keyhole.

At this time, the door opened from the inside. Akimiya Akemi was wearing home clothes and blinked at him, "How is it?"

"It's not that good." Hibiki Higashi walked into the room, looked at the steaming dinner on the dining table, and turned around, "You have to feed me."

Akimiya Akemi's dinner was pork chop rice.

In Japanese TV series and anime, the police would let suspects eat this. Recalling how the suspects ate so deliciously, Hibiki twitched his index fingers while looking at the pork chop rice.

"Is it so serious?" Akimiya Akemi walked up to Higashino Hibiki and poked his arm, "Does it hurt?"

"It hurts!" Dongye screamed. He gritted his teeth and looked at Akimiya Akemi, "You are heartless, you are cruel."

"I'm sorry," Akimiya Akemi waved her hand, "I'm just curious to sign my name, but it's actually going to be like this. Let me feed you."

But before eating, you need to wash your hands.

When they got to the bathroom, Akimiya Akemi stood next to Hibiki, holding Hibiki's hands with her slender hands, lathering him with soap, and rubbing his knuckles carefully.

Three minutes later, Akimiya Akemi nodded with satisfaction and rinsed away the foam with water.

"alright."

Higashino Hibiki felt that his hands were no longer his own. Except for the ink stains that were difficult to clean, his hands were clean and felt very comfortable.

He glanced at Akimiya Akemi pitifully, "I want to go to the toilet."

Akimiya Minmei glared at him, and after a while, she lowered her head helplessly, "Okay."

…

While eating, Akimiya Akemi held the spoon and poured the sliced ​​pork chop and rice into Hibiki Hibiki's mouth.

Higashino tasted it carefully, swallowed it before asking: "Have you washed your hands?"

"It's not me eating dinner." Akimiya Akemi replied.

Dongye Xiang's face turned green with anger. When another spoon came to his mouth, he still opened his mouth involuntarily.

Today's pork chop is particularly delicious. Fragrant, tender, and chewy, it is simply the best among pigs.

"Where do you buy the tenderloin for making pork chop rice? It tastes so good." Hibiki Higashino asked.

"It was sent from Hokkaido," Akimiya Akemi replied, "There is also a letter from Nishimura-san to you."

She took out a letter and handed it to Hibiki Higashikata.

After class today, the administrator of the teachers' dormitory knew that she and Hibiki Higashi had entered, so he handed it over to her directly.

Higashino Hibiki was surprised, could it be Hokkaido and Nishimura?

In shock, he forgot about the injury to his arm, took the letter directly, and opened the envelope neatly.

"Napoleon is already in the pot. "

Higashikata sighed.

Then I saw the look in Akimiya Akemi's eyes that wanted to kill someone.

…

Dongye, long time no see.

Today I specially sent you pork. Because it is transported in a cold chain, there is no need to worry about the quality of the meat spoiling.

My mood is very complicated and I have cried several times in the past few days.

I didn’t expect it to be like this, the fate of agricultural students.

You must not have thought that after we have worked so hard to raise piglets for a year and a half, we will finally slaughter them.

It's as you wished.

Alas, you must not bear the pressure and eat "Napoleon" properly, so that its value can be reflected.

There is also bacon I made in the delivery, I hope it is delicious enough.

Miss you, Nishimura.

…

Thinking of that letter, Higashikata shook his head.

The Japanese are so paranoid that they can do this kind of thing. He was worried that Nishimura would become mentally ill because of this.

But I have to say, "Napoleon" is indeed delicious.

Just as he was thinking about it, Sasaki called.

"The sales of the first volume of "Slam Dunk" on the first day have been calculated."

"What's the approximate data?"

"100,000 copies." Sasaki replied, "National data shows that a total of 100,000 single volumes were sold on Saturday."

Dong Yexiang was shocked.

This is only for offline purchases. If online purchases become more convenient, it’s really hard to imagine how much sales will reach.

"Is there something wrong with the data?" Higashikata asked in disbelief.

"We have counted it several times, and this is the number," Sasaki replied. "It's really a very remarkable number."

Judging from this level, the first edition of 1,000,000 single copies will be sold out in no more than twenty days.

"So the editorial department decided immediately," Sasaki replied, "it will be reprinted in a week. And the second volume will be on the shelves at the same time."

Higashino Hibiki rubbed his sore arm, "It's better not to worry about the autograph session."

It's really painful and happy.

"Haha," Sasaki laughed, "I didn't expect thousands of people to participate at the same time. Thank you for your hard work."

"It's really hard," Hibiki touched his stomach. It still hurt a little. Akimiya Akemi was so strong.

His own useless body is really no match for him.