Full-time cartoonist

Higashino Hibiki felt hungry, but had to attend Jump's New Year's party.

On the stage, Shueisha President Wakana was speaking eloquently. He encouraged the staff for their efforts last year and imagined the future development of Shueisha to the industry participants.

Wakana was talking with great interest, which made Hibiki's face turn green.

He really wanted to just lie down and save energy.

After staying up for more than twenty minutes, the speech finally ended and everyone clinked glasses.

After it was over, Hibiki Higashino did not participate in the lottery, did not engage in social activities, did not play small games, turned around and left, and stumbled towards the dining table.

"As long as we get there, as long as we get there..."

His eyes became brighter and brighter, filled with hope.

"President, this is Teacher Tori Akino."

I don’t know when Sasaki and Wakana came to Higashino Hibiki, and Sasaki introduced them respectfully.

"Toriakino-sensei, hello." Wakana was extending her hand with a smile on her face.

Dong Yexiang was desperate.

He was stunned, listening to what Wakana was talking.

"Teacher Tori Akino, thank you for being here," he said humbly, "I have always wanted to say thank you in person."

"Oh." Hibiki nodded. He came to his senses and responded, "I should also thank Editor Torishima and Mr. Sasaki for their help. The editorial department and I complement each other, so there is no need to thank me."

"Actually, it's not just that," Wakana glanced at Sasaki, who didn't change his expression, his eyelids were lowered, and he remained silent.

"Toriyama, he is my junior," he drew closer, and Hibiki's expression softened a little.

Wakana Masaru was very kind. He patted Hibiki Higashikata on the shoulder and seemed friendly, "Not only that, I have been wrestling with the previous editors of Jump regarding the jump line issue."

Wakana was still at a disadvantage, Nishimura Shigeo and the others roped in Horie Nobuhiko to come to power, abandoning Torishima Kazuhiko who wanted change.

"Nobuhiko Horie couldn't solve the problems after the completion of "Dragon Ball", so he stepped down. Torishima was able to overcome all difficulties and start a new era of jump. It's all thanks to you."

In other words, Hibiki Higashino sent the east wind at the most critical moment of the jump.

So Wakana was telling the truth frankly, saying that Hibiki Higashino was very important and a great contributor.

Give Higashino Hiki the feeling of being a member of Shueisha's main faction.

This kind of behavior that is not hidden and tucked in is not annoying.

Higashino Hibiki smiled at each other, but he was thinking about when can he eat?

Being serialized in a certain magazine does not mean that it cannot be published in other magazines. Hibiki Hibiki will not have the feeling that a confidant will die because of Wakana Masa's attitude.

The reason why he is currently being serialized in Jump is because his cooperation with Torishima Kazuhiko and Sasaki Nao is very harmonious, so it has not changed.

It’s not because of being given a high hat.

Another ten minutes passed. Wakana was talking one-sidedly, and finally patted Hibiki Hibiki's shoulder and left.

Sasaki stayed.

"Huh," Higashino Hibiki breathed a long sigh of relief and quickly walked to the dining table in three steps and two steps.

"Wait a minute," Sasaki said, "I want to discuss the recent plot of "Slam Dunk" with you."

Higashikata waved his hand nonchalantly, "Please let me eat first."

Sasaki and he have a very close relationship. When it comes time to get married, Higashino Hibiki is ready to let him serve as a witness, so there is no need to be so reserved.

He picked up the spoon and dug hard into the cake, revealing the light yellow pastry on the inside.

"Yeah!" Higashi Hibiki covered his cheeks and sighed contentedly, "It's so sweet and greasy!"

Sasaki looked at this scene and couldn't help laughing.

He turned and left, and about fifteen minutes passed before he reappeared in front of the satisfied Higashino Hibiki.

After finishing dinner, Hibiki wiped his mouth. The barbecue in winter is also very good, worthy of being a big hotel.

It’s only a few steps behind the “Napoleon” in the West Village.

Sasaki started talking about "Slam Dunk", "After Shohoku entered the national competition in "Slam Dunk", you didn't draw a game for more than two months."

"How could it be?" Hibiki rubbed his stomach and blinked, "Didn't Mingpeng Industry and Aihe Academy draw a game?"

Sasaki's expression darkened. Is this a formal game?

After putting away his ridicule to Sasaki, Higashino Hibiki said: "I understand, I understand, the next step is the qualifiers. Xiangbei and Changcheng High School are set to be the top eight teams in the national competition."

In the past two months, Higashino Hibiki has mainly drawn about coach Anzai.

He used to be called the white-haired ghost, and he had strict requirements on players.

But now it's different. They play basketball in a way that makes Akagi and the others happier, without forcing them to train.

This has to be said about his experience when he was a vocational teacher in a university.

In college, there was a basketball player named Tanizawa Ryuji.

He has a bright future and is very talented.

So Anzai wanted to train him to be the best student in Japan.

Tanizawa couldn't stand the strict training of Coach Anzai, so he ran away and went to the United States, and finally died in a foreign land.

This caused Coach Anzai to come to the high school and change his personality drastically, becoming the white-haired Buddha he is today.

Rukawa Kaede, who had previously planned to go to the United States to play basketball, decided to stay and help coach Anzai fade away, so he devoted himself to preparing for the national competition.

Rukawa Kaede only has basketball in her heart, which makes Haruko Akagi understand that it is impossible between her and Rukawa Kaede.

After shedding tears, Haruko Akagi reconciled with her secret love.

She let go of her unrequited love for Rukawa Kaede.

Now, Rukawa Kaede has become Shohoku's trump card. He and Mitsui had a 1v1 contest. Although Mitsui cheated and won, everyone knew that Rukawa Kaede was still better.

Later, Sakuragi also realized the power of Rukawa Kaede.

The Shohoku basketball team experienced the crisis of making up the exam again, and Sakuragi was taught shooting skills by coach Anzai. He was reborn and had the basic skills of shooting.

…

Sasaki nodded, and he and Hibiki Hibiki began to discuss the details of the comic. Lines and storyboards were all things that needed to be discussed continuously.

Time passed minute by minute, and more than an hour later, halfway through, Sasaki suddenly said: "That's it for today."

The New Year party is over, and people have already left in twos and threes.

All the large appliances on the podium were removed.

Higashino Hibiki was lost in thought, "Mr. Sasaki, actually I have been drawing short comics recently."

"Have you finished painting?" Sasaki asked.

Sasaki already knows what Tori Akino will do in the future.

"The Garden of Words" and "Five Centimeters per Second" were both serialized in long-form series.

For such a long time, Higashino Hibiki has been drawing daily content, and he will definitely be quiet and thoughtful, drawing short comics.

So Sasaki is not surprised.

"It will still take some time," Hibiki Higashino said: "It should be the summer vacation this year when the original manuscript is finished."

"Does it take so long?" Sasaki was surprised, "It must have been more than a year."

"About 10 months," Hibiki Higashino said, "because it is a short story that is very difficult to draw."

The animated film "Millennium Actress" is philosophical and full of details, echoing back and forth. The plot has thousands of twists and turns, and it is difficult to distinguish reality from reality. Hibiki Higashino still needs to polish it well.

Sasaki understood that this would be a powerful short story.

Perhaps more interesting than "The Garden of Words" and "Five Centimeters per Second", that's why Tori Akino will be so solemn in the future.

"After the storyboard is finished, please let me take a look. I'm looking forward to it." He said seriously.

"Of course," Higashikata gave a thumbs up.

…

After refusing the second gathering, Higashino Hibiki said that he had given up drinking, and the others did not force him.

Sitting in the Toyota Crown, Higashino Hibiki was sent back to Musashino by the driver.

As soon as he entered the dormitory room, Akimiya Akemi was indeed there.

Every year at the New Year party, she would wait for Higashino Hibiki.

There is a Tezuka Award trophy on the table, and Akimiya Akemi is also drawing comics.

"I'm back." Higashikata said.

"Would you like to eat first? Or take a shower first?" Akimiya Akemi raised her head and asked.

It was very dry in winter, so her lips were painted with lipstick. At this time, under the light, they reflected a ruddy and charming light.

It looks a little sexy.

"I've already eaten," Higashino Hibiki said with a smile, "I'm going to take a shower, please wait for me."

"Okay," Akimiya Akemi nodded. She wore a single ponytail and glasses, showing an intellectual air.

At this time, his attention was all on the comics, and he didn't pay attention to what Hibiki Higashino said.

Just responded.

Five minutes later, Hibiki Higashi came out of the bathroom. He had finished washing and his hair was still wet.

"Be careful of catching a cold."

Qiuhong Mingmei brought the hair dryer and asked Higashi Hibiki to sit on the sofa. She squatted down, half leaning on the back of the sofa, and was a head taller than Hibiki. She turned on the hair dryer and twirled Hibiki's hair.

Hibiki felt the softness of Akimiya Akemi's body, thinking that she was not wearing underwear. I can't help but think about it.

He smelled a hint of fragrance in his nose and couldn't help but ask: "It smells so good. Is it Miss Qiugong's body fragrance?"

"Ah?" Akimiya Akemi felt inexplicable, "Isn't it the smell of shampoo on your head?"

Hibiki discerned it carefully and found that it was indeed the smell of shampoo just now.

He also turned around and quibbled, "The wind is blowing and the flags are moving. Is it the wind? Or the flags? It's actually my heartbeat."

"Tch," Akimiya Akemi curled her lips, her knuckles were sharp, and she twisted Higashino Hibiki's skull, "Don't move around, water stains will fall on me."

"Oh," Higashikata responded obediently.

After drying Hibiki's hair with a hair dryer, Akimiya Akemi fell asleep. She breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to go to bed.

Higashikata lost his mind and slept next to her, smiling at her sleeping face. Not long after, he also fell asleep.

…

Early the next morning, the friendly exchanges between China and Japan were published in the newspapers. Hibiki also saw an article written by a strange acquaintance of his, Mr. Akimiya.

He greatly appreciated this and encouraged Sino-Japanese exchanges.

It is said that in the past, the two countries were neighbors separated by a strip of water, but due to Japan's problems, they ended up in discord.

Japan should take the initiative to admit its mistakes, compensate China, etc.

In Japan, literary creators are more left-wing, novelists and cartoonists, mostly like this.

In this circle, there is nothing wrong with Mr. Akimiya’s attitude.

Higashikata had a better impression of his father-in-law.

Graduation is getting closer and closer, and meeting my father-in-law has become an unavoidable thing in the near future.

Seeing Mr. Akimiya's position, Hibiki felt relieved.

…

After reading the newspaper, Higashikata's cell phone started to ring. The impatient ringtone kept urging Higashikata.

"Tori Akino-sensei! Did you attend the New Year's party? Did Toriyama-sensei attend the New Year's party? Oh, I'm busy drawing comics and I don't have time to attend. Damn it!"

As soon as the phone was connected, there was a series of urgent questions.

Before Hibiki could speak, Oda continued: "I'm so damned good, can't I just put some comics on there?"

A prairie dog roared from the other side.

But Higashino Hibiki didn't say a word.

He put his phone on the table and waited quietly for Oda to finish venting.

Three minutes passed before the phone went silent.

"Are you done?"

"Yeah," Oda said pitifully.

"Toriyama-sensei is here, and he was going to ask you for your autograph. Unfortunately, you didn't show up. Teacher, he is a little disappointed."

The sound of collapse came from the other side, and it seemed to be getting worse. Higashino Hibiki hurriedly hung up the phone.

"Young man, I want you to wake me up early in the morning." Higashikata narrowed his eyes and said.

He hasn't been proud for long...

"Your graduation creation is too slow. Faster, faster." Akimiya Akemi couldn't help but urge.

There are only two months left until college graduation, which also includes spring break.

Hibiki Higashikata didn't have enough time.

She didn't want the person she spent time with day and night to be unable to graduate.

"I'm going to change the content of an ukiyo-e," Hibiki Higashino said suddenly.

He thought for a while and realized that the ukiyo-e about change could not represent his current mood.

"Ah?" Akimiya Akemi was surprised, "You want to change it at this time? It's too late. You also asked me not to worry so much."

As a Chinese painting teacher, she is worried about Hibiki Hibiki's academic progress.

"You've already handed in your resignation, so don't teach me like a teacher." Higashino Hibiki was helpless.

"I am still your teacher now." Akimiya Akemi said with a serious expression.

"Okay," Hibiki Higashi said his thoughts.

The new painting he wanted to draw was a picture of a group of soldiers stepping to the right and a progressive young man in white staggering to the left.

"No problem," Akimiya Akemi supported, "That's it."

So later, Hibiki Higashino wanted to draw comics during the day. Due to graduation, both Yoshii Sankyu and Akimiya Akemi were busy, and only Hibiki Higashino and Tanakai were working.

At night, he would also paint the "interlaced" ukiyo-e.

The progress of "Millennium Actress" had to be paused.

By February, this intense rush period was finally over.

"Teacher Akimiya, you are too strict." Hibiki shook his head. There was a Chinese painting teacher beside him, who was also the daughter of a master of Ukiyo-e paintings. He really couldn't stand the flaws in Hibiki's paintings, which made Hibiki continue to Modifications.

"Isn't it pretty good now." Looking at the painting, Akimiya Akemi was very satisfied.

She also painted a picture and liked it very much.