Full-time cartoonist

Two smooth thighs, crossed and stacked together.

One hand spreads upward until it reaches the side of the thigh, blocked by the red shorts.

The skin of her thighs quickly turned pink and was surprisingly hot.

The owner was trembling all over, biting his lip and speechless.

She continued to reach out and spread deeper...

…

"Digongye, Dongye."

Today is Christmas. After wandering outside for a while, Akimiya Akemi returned to her dormitory, put down the clothes she bought, and then came to Higashino Hibiki's dormitory.

As soon as she entered the door, it was pitch dark and she couldn't see anything clearly. She couldn't help but call out.

He fumbled and turned on the light at a familiar location. When Daming called out, the living room was indeed empty and no one was there.

"What did he do?" Qiugong Mingmei was curious.

The two of them obviously returned to the dormitory together, but when they turned around they disappeared.

The bedroom door was closed. Akimiya Akemi knocked and waited for more than ten seconds. When no one answered, she turned the doorknob and walked in.

Then he saw Hibiki Higashikata, wearing a sexy Christmas uniform, sitting on the edge of the bed with his head down.

"Pfft." Akimiya Akemi couldn't help laughing. The joy of teasing beautiful women emerged in her heart. She strolled to Higashino Hibiki and stretched out her hand.

This night was really fun.

…

On January 8, 1999, Higashino Hibiki came to a big hotel.

This time he still came alone.

"I don't know when I can attend Shueisha's New Year's party with Miss Akimiya."

Higashikata couldn't help but think.

She always wanted to create her own work.

Before the independent serialization, I would not have seen her at the New Year party.

After arriving at the scene, Higashino Hibiki was pulled aside by someone before he could take a sip of water. He exclaimed before realizing it was Yoshihiro Togashi.

"You really shocked me, Mr. Togashi." Hibiki patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry," Yoshihiro Togashi smiled with a different expression than usual, "I'm too impatient, so I think I have to invite you."

"What's wrong?" Dong Yexiang was curious.

"Well," Togashi said shyly, "How should I put it? I'm getting married."

"Hey!" Hibiki Higashikata was surprised, "Are you getting married so soon? Oh, yes, you are not young anymore."

Togashi's face darkened, and he managed to maintain a smile, "Anyway, you must be there, please."

He thrust the invitation into Higashino Hibiki's hand and turned back to editor Takahashi Toshimasa.

Higashino Hibiki was standing there, looking at the invitation, with a smile on his face: "Congratulations."

…

Higashino Hibiki was finally able to drink water. He drank mineral water and looked at the desserts on the plate. He had been a little exhausted recently and needed to supplement his nutrition.

how to say? Anyway, that's what happened.

Picking up a piece of cake, it was topped with plump strawberries and pink cream. The smell of it had a greasy sweetness that made him move his index fingers.

Sometimes, sweetness is good, right?

Lifting the knife and fork, Higashino Hibiki raised his hands in the air, a smile spread across his lips, and he was about to start.

At this moment, someone patted his shoulder with a smile.

"You are getting better and better now."

Higashikata turned around and said, "Teacher Akira Toriyama, long time no see."

It has indeed been a long time since we last met. The last time Akira Toriyama appeared at the New Year Party, Hibiki Higashino had forgotten when it was.

In short, after almost two or three years, he seems to have not changed much, but looks younger.

"Teacher Toriyama, what are you doing here today?" Hibiki asked curiously.

He would not go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything.

"Please sign your name for me," Akira Toriyama stretched out a signature pad and handed it to Hibiki Higashino.

"I actually have such a day?" Higashino Hibiki was surprised and took the paper and pen, "It feels like my identity has been crossed."

Toriyama Akira sat down next to Higashino Hibiki and sighed, "There's nothing I can do."

Higashino Hibiki held a pen and paper without moving his hands, looking at him with inquiring eyes.

Toriyama Akira couldn't help but urge: "Hurry up and write."

"What should I write?" Higashikata asked.

"It's just words like, "Study hard and make progress every day." "

Higashikata nodded and wrote, "Why sleep for a long time while alive? You will sleep forever after death."

"At your age, you can sleep!"

He finally signed the pen name Toriyama Mirai, nodded with satisfaction, and proudly handed it to Akira Toriyama.

Toriyama Akira's face was filled with black lines, "What nonsense did you write?"

But forget it, he still put it away. To put it bluntly, his son liked watching "Slam Dunk" very much, so he came.

Then Toriyama Akira asked: "Is Oda-kun here? He is your former assistant, right?"

Higashino Hibiki scanned the New Year's party but didn't find Oda.

Eiichiro Oda's editor Asada happened to be passing by wearing a frog doll and holding a frog doll's head.

Higashino Hibiki stood up and called him, "Mr. Asada, is Oda-kun here?"

Asada Takanoori looked ugly and asked: "If Oda is here, will I still accept the punishment?"

He sighed and said faintly: "He is focusing on drawing comics, saying he doesn't want to engage in unnecessary activities."

After saying that, Asada Takanoori turned around, and his leaving back showed a sense of desolation.

"Anyway, that's it." Hibiki Higashikata said to Akira Toriyama.

It's such a pity that Oda didn't show up when he finally had the chance to meet his idol.

"Then there's nothing we can do," Akira Toriyama scratched his head.

"By the way," Akira Toriyama remembered something before leaving and said, "I have read "Five Centimeters per Second" that you and Akimiya-kun created together. It is really an interesting work."

He gave a thumbs up, "The story is meaningful and the paintings are very good. I think it is better than "The Confession"."

"Thank you." Dong Yexiang nodded.

"But that's probably because of this," Akira Toriyama laughed and said, "Mr. Akimiya also contacted me and asked me what I thought of you, and I told the truth."

"You...do you have any contact with Mr. Akimiya?"

"Of course, when I held my work exhibition in Tokyo, wasn't it at the Akimiya Museum? So we got in touch. He looked quite arrogant, but he was still easy to talk to. We sometimes communicated, such as paint colors. The problem."

Hibiki suddenly realized that when Akira Toriyama was working, he could not purchase complete paints because he lived in the countryside.

He took out the colored ink from the oil-based pen and used it to color the comics.

It looks unique and has a unique style.

"No! No!" Higashikata patted his cheek to calm down, and asked in a panic: "Then what did you say?"

"Are you feeling unwell?" Akira Toriyama asked with concern. Hibiki Higashino strongly expressed that it was okay.

"Okay," Akira Toriyama said, "I told him that you are down-to-earth, hard-working, and very talented..."

"That's all?" Higashikata asked happily.

"Also, um," Akira Toriyama considered, "he also has a lot of personality and will do unexpected things."

"Am I like this!" Higashikata panicked.

"Hahaha, after all, it's rare to see me with a shaved head like you at such a young age. It really surprised me then. Hahaha."

He laughed and left.

Dongye Xiang was left standing there, with large beads of sweat streaking across his forehead.

…

"Toriakino-sensei, what's wrong with you?"

I don’t know how much time passed, but someone waved his hand in front of Hibiki Higashikata’s eyes.

Higashino came back to his senses, looked at the person in front of him, and forced out a smile: "Hello, Mr. Takahashi Kazuki."

"Are you OK?"

"I'm fine, what's the matter with you?"

"I do have something I want to talk about, excuse me."

Sitting next to Higashino Hibiki, Takahashi Kazuki talked about his troubles.

"Last year, the broadcast of the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" anime and Bandai's "Magic and Wizardry Cards" cards did not improve the performance of the single volume. "

"The first edition of the 11th volume of "Yu-Gi-Oh!" released last month was only 270,000. I'm worried that it will be halved."

From the serialization in 1996 to now, he is still troubled by being cut in half.

This is the norm for cartoonists on Jump.

Even top cartoonists worry about this.

Many famous works ended up being cut in half.

Hibiki Higashino understands Takahashi Kazuki's worries.

After all, there is animation production, but the results are still not ideal. After the peripherals are released, the IP value performance is also mediocre.

Jump has great expectations for "Yu-Gi-Oh!", so if it is disappointed, it is very likely that the work will be cut in half.

Hibiki Higashino has been reading "Yu-Gi-Oh!". The game used the chestnut ball and the black chaos magician to defeat Pegasus and rescue his grandfather.

"Your worries are unnecessary." Hibiki Higashino said: "I saw on TV that the theatrical version of "Yu-Gi-Oh!" is in production, which shows that Jump has not given up on this work and is still developing its value."

"That's why it's even more uncomfortable."

He was worried that his performance would still be unsatisfactory and his investment would be in vain.

"Bandai has sold the card rights to Konami, and new cards are being drawn. If it is the same as last year..."

"Konami!" Hibiki Higashikata was surprised.

"Your time has come."

He said solemnly to Takahashi Kazuki.

Although Konami is not a good person, it did make a great contribution to Yu-Gi-Oh cards.

"Tori Akino-sensei, I would like to ask your opinion, please." Takahashi Kazuki still asked.

"Well," Hibiki Higashino thought for a while, "One of the big problems with "Yu-Gi-Oh!" is that the rules of the card game are imperfect."

He gave an analogy, "For example, the number of stars in a card represents the defensive power and attack power. If they can be used directly, then a card with a high star rating will be too strong.

Low-star cards have no existing value. If they can be restricted and combined into a combo, then they will be playable. "

The future of "Yu-Gi-Oh!" is to make the rules of the cards so that they can be played in reality, and to cancel the nonsense plot of "the rock giant attacks the moon magic card on the opposite side, causing the sea water to recede and cause the aquatic monster on the opposite side to self-destruct." .

Takahashi Kazuki was thoughtful, he bowed respectfully and said thank you.

"I understand."

…

Hibiki Higashino can finally have his cake and eat it too.

During the New Year, Jump ceased publication, and I could take a week off, so I no longer needed the work of an assistant. Akimiya Akemi went home.

He was too lazy to cook, and wanted to have a good meal in the evening, but he kept being interrupted. Everyone was a teacher and senior, so he couldn't eat cake and talk at the same time.

That would be too rude.

The cake was right in front of him, and the aroma hit his nostrils. Hibiki endured it for a long time, and then he picked up the knife and fork again.

"Toriakino-kun," someone called him.

Higashikata's face wrinkled up, "Who is it?"

Looking back, it turned out to be Hirohiko Araki.

This teacher also taught him.

Dong Yexiang sighed helplessly.

"Teacher Araki, nice to meet you."

"The grimace on your face doesn't look like you want to see me."

He joked: "You just lost to me in the short comic competition. Are you still struggling with it today?"

"It's not because of this," Higashikata curled his lips.

""Confessions" is very interesting. My mood changed several times. Teacher, your short stories are really great."

Hirohiko Araki's specialty is his wits, he can see thunder in the smallest details.

His sculpting skills are extraordinary, and in short stories, he is simply invincible.

Araki Hirohiko smiled, patted Hibiki Hibiki on the shoulder and left.

Higashikata was surprised, "Maybe he just wanted to hear me say some flattering words, so he came here to say hello."

"If it is true, then Araki-sensei is too naive."

It’s just that Xiaozheng ranked first for sixteen times. There is no need to vent your anger.

"What a cheapskate."

…

Dong Yexiang stopped thinking about him and looked around. There was no one he knew.

There was an expectant expression on his face, he rubbed his hands and gradually turned his head towards the cake.

But in his peripheral vision, Hibiki saw someone.

He strode towards him.

A tear shed from the corner of Higashikata Hibiki's eyes.

The person who came here was very senior. He was Masami Kurumada's teacher in "Saint Seiya" and Hibiki Higashino's friend - Hiroshi Motomiya.

Therefore, Higashino Hibiki could only put down the cake.

"What's the matter? Teacher Bengong?"

"I'm really happy today." He beamed.

There was a long speech to be made, so Higashikata stood up and listened.

"The Joint Declaration on Establishing a Friendly and Cooperative Partnership between China and Japan was signed last year. This is a good thing. Friendly people from both countries are making continuous efforts."

"Prime Minister Obuchi also advocates Sino-Japanese friendship."

"His daughter, Ms. Yuko Obuchi, spent 10 billion yen to establish the "Obuchi Green Fund" to assist China's afforestation industry. This year, there have been more and more Sino-Japanese friendly activities in Tokyo, which is really good. "

"When I came here today, I also saw the Chinese lion dance on the streets of Tokyo, so I also wanted to have a drink and find someone to talk to."

Hongzhi Hongzhi said it very happily, but Higashino Hibiki refused.

He had a lot to say and finally let out a long sigh.

Everyone understands it, there is no need to say more.

Hiroyuki Higashikata was surprised that Higashino Hibiki was in a bad mood, so he didn't say much.

After he left, Higashino Hibiki was no longer in the mood to eat cake.

Within two minutes, Higashino Hibiki felt that eating was more important.

But at this moment, a waiter came to Higashino Hibiki and whispered.

"Hello, sir, the Shueisha New Year Party has officially begun. Please come to the venue to gather."

"Okay...ok. Thank you."

His stomach made a faint sound, Higashikata gritted his teeth and said.

Thanks for the 500-point reward from Nan Zhanqingsi.