Full-time cartoonist

"Usually I just think of him as a defiant, taciturn, hateful, arrogant, unsociable, and annoying arrogant boy, but this guy is really awesome!" Mitsui Hisashi thought.

At the end of the first half, thanks to Rukawa Kaede's performance, Xiangbei vs. Hainan were tied at 49:49!

Kaede Rukawa, who just graduated from junior high school, actually took control of the game and scored 25 points in the first half. He is a true super star with a bright future.

At the end of August, summer vacation is coming to an end.

At this time, Higashino Hibiki knew that Nishimura had returned to Tokyo.

They made an appointment to meet near Yanyan High School.

It was almost time, Hibiki Higashikata was waiting under the shade of a tree in front of the school.

Unexpectedly, some students have returned to school now, probably art students, living in the dormitory.

"Tori Akino-sensei!"

When Dong Yexiang was drowsy, he heard a very excited voice.

He was in a daze and couldn't react for a while.

The other party said again: "Senior Higashino!"

Higashikata raised his head and saw that she was a girl with a round face and she looked very cute.

"Hello," Higashikata stood up straight, straightened his messy clothes, and almost fell asleep.

"I am a student of "Yoshihara-so"! Thank you very much for the painting. "The girl said excitedly.

"Painting?" Higashino Hibiki realized that it was a junior from his original dormitory, "Did I miss something? I'm really sorry."

His things are not easy to organize, and there may be something left behind.

"It's just a few paintings," the girl waved her hand, "and it's a surprise! A big surprise!"

"As long as you like it." Higashikata replied with a smile.

"Senior's paintings are really good. I didn't expect that your manuscripts, senior Higashino's in high school, were already outstanding." She held her hands on her chest, her eyes sparkling.

That was the original manuscript of "The Garden of Words", which was much more detailed than what she had seen in Youth Jump.

The composition of the comic background, the use of pavilions, pillars, and tree trunks are all unique and full of details.

Moreover, the brushstrokes fully demonstrate the shyness of the young Xueye.

After seeing it, she felt the beauty of youth and was very moved by the painting.

"As expected of Higashino-senpai, the legend of Enuhiko High School."

…

Nishimura and Kitamoto arrived, and they saw Higashino Hibiki chatting with a female high school student from a distance.

The girl's admiring eyes made Nishimura very jealous, "Damn Higashino! He is really popular with girls..."

"As expected of Higashino." Kitamoto sighed.

After the girl asked for an autograph, she waved her hands and ran away happily.

Only then did the two men step forward.

Nishimura wanted to ask jealously, but after waiting for the two of them, he hooked up with the cute jk.

"What's going on with you? Why are you contacting me now?" Higashikata asked Nishimura.

Nishimura was stunned, and a warm current surged from the bottom of his heart.

"It turns out that Dong Ye also cares about our relationship."

"Sorry, I don't want to affect your work."

"So," Higashino Hibiki continued angrily, "you should go back to Sapporo directly and don't disturb me."

"???" Nishimura's mind was filled with questions.

"Haha, just kidding." Dong Yexiang hugged him, "Long time no see, welcome back."

…

It's been a long time since I returned to Yanyan High School. The three of them were looking around the school.

It happened that a cloud blocked the sun and a pleasant wind blew. Except for the occasional student asking for autographs, it was quite peaceful and peaceful.

"This place! Yes! Yes!" Nishimura shouted excitedly, "It was on the stool here that I caught a glimpse of Asahina-san who was sleeping with her eyes closed. Her hair was flying in the wind and her expression was peaceful. With her sleeping beauty-like charm, I fell in love with her! Ah, I miss her so much."

To Higashino Hibiki and Kitamoto, this place was just an ordinary armchair, and they couldn't help but look at Nishimura with perverted eyes.

Seeing that he even wanted to step forward and touch the armchair, the two of them couldn't help it and pulled him away.

Afterwards, he came to the playground and looked at the football field. Kitamoto sighed, "When I was in high school, I would often come over to watch games when I was tired from studying."

The little Yanyan High School is full of memories of the past.

Only Hibiki Higashino has fewer memories. He spent all his high school years in the dormitory.

After wandering around the school for more than an hour, when he was about to leave, a student excitedly recognized Hibiki Hibiki.

"Mr. Tori Akino! I like "Slam Dunk" very much! I think your concept and plot are better than Osamu Tezuka!"

Dongye Xiang couldn't laugh or cry, "Tell me where I offended you."

After leaving school, the two Northwesterners used this incident to tease Higashino Hibiki.

"Thank you for the idea he gave us. Please treat Dongye to a meal today, otherwise we will say this to others when we meet in the future."

Dongye Xiang: "..."

I was completely speechless.

But after that, he invited him to dinner. After all, Nishimura entertained him in Sapporo before.

"Next time it will be Kitamoto's turn."

At the carousel sushi restaurant, Hibiki Higashino said.

"Of course there is no problem, but we have to wait until after graduation," Kitamoto smiled happily, "I have successfully proposed to my girlfriend and will get married after graduation. You must come to participate when the time comes."

"Really!" Dong Yexiang's eyes widened. How could they be so similar?

"Wow!" Nishimura gritted his teeth and wanted to tip the sushi plate upside down on the table in envy!

"Of course it's true," Kitamoto said, "I'm really happy now."

"Congratulations," Hibiki Higashino said.

The three of them talked for a long time, and they didn't say goodbye to each other until the moon rose above the willow branches.

"Wait a minute! It will take several years until he graduates from Kitamoto University Law!"

Only then did Higashino realize that he would have to wait a long time to eat Kitamoto's meal.

…

In the two years between high school graduation and college, Hibiki Higashino found that both of them had grown a lot, became adults, and began to think about the future.

This made him deeply moved.

Soon the time came to September, and school started in Musashino.

I didn’t see each other for a holiday, but when I saw my classmates again, they all changed.

Some have tanned, and some have drastically changed their styles, from the good girls they used to be to hot girls.

Others fell in love out of nowhere.

For example, Banri Tada, he is with Kaga Koko, the eldest daughter of Musashino and the school beauty.

"Higashino-kun, are there any activities you want to participate in this year's school anniversary?" The squad leader came over and asked cautiously.

"Yes," Banri Tada said, "My folk dance club will organize a dance. Teacher Tori Akino, please come and join us!"

"Sorry," Hibiki Higashi refused, "I'm really busy and don't have time."

"I understand, sorry to bother you." The monitor left.

Except for the serialization of "Slam Dunk", Hibiki Higashino's life has not changed.

He returned to the dormitory after class and started today's work.

Oda is very worried, the results of the third round of serialization meetings are about to come out.

He pretended to be calm and continued working with his hands, but his eyes became wandering.

Dongye Xiang didn't care either.

After working for half an hour, Oda answered the phone and then cheered that he finally passed the serialization meeting!

In other words, "One Piece" will begin serialization.

After venting his emotions, Oda immediately thanked him: "Thank you very much, Mr. Tori Akino, for your training!"

It will be officially serialized soon, and he will also leave Higashino Hibiki Studio. He feels reluctant and solemnly grateful.

"Oda-san, I should also thank you for your dedication to the serialization of "Slam Dunk" for so long."

Although there are four assistants, the serialization tasks of "Slam Dunk" are very large, so every assistant is very hard. Hibiki Higashino is very grateful that Oda and the others can persevere.

"The teacher taught me a lot! I benefited a lot from plot creation and basic comic skills!"

Oda discovered that the characters in "One Piece" are becoming more and more exaggerated. This is all the teachings of Mirai Tori Akino. Only by exaggerating the characters can they avoid homogeneity.

I also learned a lot about perspective.

He pulled out the drawings from two years ago, and compared with the current drawings, he was completely different.

"Come on." Hibiki Higashino said, "We will compete in jump together in the future."

"Yeah!" Oda nodded.

the next day.

Today is Oda’s last day at Tori Akino Studio.

His mood was unexpectedly peaceful.

After completing his work, Oda looked at the "Straw Hat Pirates" pirate flag easter egg left on the drawing, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"I take my leave," he said, standing up.

"Goodbye." Dong Yexiang stood up and waved to him goodbye.

Before leaving, Oda wanted to say a word to thank Hibiki Higashino for what he said on the show.

What he said greatly affected Torishima Kazuhiko's judgment.

"But keep it in your heart."

Looking back at the studio, Oda left.

Without Oda, the studio immediately became quiet. In the past, there were noisy voices and people who talked incessantly. Now, the three assistants are all quiet types.

Tanaka stood up and left.

Yoshii Sanjiu stood up immediately and came to Higashino Hibiki: "Can you come out and have a chat?"

"sure."

After the day's work is over, the moon rises.

The evening wind was cool, blowing my hair away.

In the corridor, Hibiki Higashino said nothing, quietly waiting for Yoshii Sanjiu to organize his words.

After a while, Yoshii Sankyu finally spoke out.

"Higashino-kun, I heard everything you said about me on the TV show. During the summer vacation, I have been thinking, what is my dream?"

"I tried a lot of sports, including baseball, tennis, and volleyball; I also tried some creative writing, writing novels and scripts. But I found that these were not what I wanted to do."

"I haven't found any dreams or anything like that yet."

He decided to continue his current life. "Compared to that, working with everyone as an assistant is more interesting to me. So I will trouble you next."

He said it sincerely, and Higashikata knew he was serious, so he nodded.

"Listening to what you said, I'm actually a little happy inside," Hibiki Higashino said, "This studio still cannot do without you, hahaha."

Sasaki once said that in order to cultivate newcomers, the assistants in the studio are usually two veterans paired with one newcomer, and the cycle continues.

With the departure of Yoshii Yamahisa, the progress of "Slam Dunk" will be affected.

These are Higashino Hibiki's superficial thoughts.

In fact, after staying together for so long, he will be sad if another friend leaves.

Looking at Yoshii Sanjiu's leaving figure, Higashino Hibiki stretched.

"Okay, let's continue working."

…

Sanyuan Yi is a staff writer of the Yomiuri Shimbun and has been working in this position for 10 years.

He is also a reader of the old era, and he always has some disdain for the new era.

Looking at the jump, he frowned.

"Jump has declined. Compared to the platinum era, only one "Slam Dunk" dominates the scene. It's really sad."

He talked eloquently about the newcomers around him, "It's far worse than before. It would be interesting to compete with "Dragon Ball", "Yu Yu Hakusho" and "Slam Dunk" together."

Seeing that the newcomer was a little unconvinced, he added: "Jump used to have a circulation of 6.5 million copies, but now it only has 5 million copies. You can tell that it is in decline, tsk tsk tsk."

Shaking his head, taking a sip of coffee, he opened the comic magazine.

Hirohiko Araki is still following the old path and is still serializing the fifth part of "Jojo" Golden Wind.

Evergreen's "Oolong Police Station" is not finished yet, it's almost like a foot wrap.

As for "Rurouni Kenshin", it is completely meaningless.

He didn't pay much attention to the other comics, just flipped through them and skipped them.

"The jump is over." He concluded.

The last thing I watched was "Slam Dunk".

The second half showdown between Xiangbei and Hainan.

Takenori Akagi reluctantly appeared, and as soon as he started, he dunked.

Xiangbei scored 51 points, surpassing Hainan for the first time.

Coach Gao Tou couldn't help but look sideways, "Akagi... such a strong man, there is no trace of a foot injury."

When Sakuragi asked Akagi about his foot injury, he replied with an ugly smile, "Of course it's no problem."

Very unconvincing.

Akagi is playing with the determination to die.

There were still twenty minutes left and he absolutely couldn't give up.

This was an opportunity he finally got, and he couldn't let it slip away before his eyes.

Mumu looked at Akagi and recalled the first grade.

When other team members lost due to encountering strong teams, Akagi couldn't hide his unwillingness.

Others were getting by, and what he was thinking was why didn't he try harder?

The game continued. Facing the Hainan players, Akagi stared at them with determination.

This look was full of oppression, so the opponent was timid and the ball was passed to Mu Shen's hands.

The emperor-like Mu Shenyi was already the center of attention in his freshman year of high school.

At that time, he was in the audience, watching the showdown between Hainan and Xiangyang in the final week.

Maki Shinichi and Fujima Kenji are both first-year students like him.

The duo of Kanagawa, the dazzling new stars of Hainan and Xiangyang, this is what everyone calls Shinichi Maki and Kenji Fujima.

In the audience, Akagi was shocked and unwilling.

If only he could play more games too!

In the future, we must come here!

After that, the training of the Xiangbei basketball team became more intense.

Friends on the basketball team quit one after another.

They just want to play basketball and have fun, not work so hard.

Only Konobu Mugure accompanies Akagi in the team.

Even so, Akagi did not give up.

He was just a rookie in his first year of high school. After hard training, he became the top center in Kanagawa.

Now I can finally stand here!