Full-time cartoonist

Dai Tegai is a promotion system for professional Go in Japan. There are almost ten games every year, and the qualifications for promotion are determined based on the results.

In March, the certificate awarding ceremony for new shogi players will be held.

Shindo Hikaru put on a suit and combed his hair into an adult look. At only fifteen years old, he had matured so much.

Speaking of which, changing the character of the protagonist is a very dangerous thing.

In order to design the rationality of combat movements, Akira Toriyama transformed Sun Wukong from a child into an adult. With long hands and long legs, he can draw more movements.

Hibiki Higashino draws a realistic Go system, so as he grows older, his character design must also be changed.

Fortunately, no comments from readers appeared, which made him relieved.

At this ceremony, Shindo Hikari met Tayashi Ryo.

It has been almost two years since he chased Tayashi, and this time he finally became a professional chess player, standing together and able to compete on the same stage.

He felt happy and had many things to say to Ta Yaliang.

But Ta Yaliang ignored him at all, and walked straight past him with a solemn expression.

Shindo Hikari was very angry when he was ignored.

But when he saw the battle list of Otaku, he was shocked. It turned out that his first opponent was none other than Taya Ryo.

This represents the attitude just now, which is not to ignore, but to declare war!

Ta Yaliang attaches great importance to him.

Yamamura Shoudao was very surprised when he saw this.

He actually started drawing the duel between Taya Ryo and Hikari.

From the very beginning of the manga, Shindo Hikaru's change of heart was due to Taya Ryo.

Two people are intertwined and influence each other.

When Shindo Hikaru was chasing after him, Taya Ryo was also paying attention to him.

Whether it's entering the chess academy or winning the qualification to be a professional chess player, Taya Ryo knows it all.

So this game has been foreshadowed for a long time.

"Hiss~" Yamamura Morimichi took a breath, "This guy Tori Akino is actually more sophisticated than other cartoonists..."

As Tori Akino's competitor, he also began to look forward to what was to come.

Two fateful people, what is their ending?

…

On Friday, Hibiki Higashino had no classes and spent all day drawing comics.

"Because the results of other works have increased," Sasaki said, "the number of reader questionnaires for 'Dragon Ball' has dropped a lot."

Although it is still number one, it is no longer as unattainable as before.

Higashikata knew what was going on.

I don’t know why, but Sasaki felt a little guilty in his words.

Higashikata didn't ask in detail, he was still drawing the next content.

"The second volume of "The Soul of Chess" has already been sold." Sasaki said another thing.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Sasaki." Hibiki thanked Higashino.

It is great to have such an editor.

It really relieved him a lot.

After hanging up the phone, Hibiki drew comics for a while.

There was a knock on the door.

"It must be Teacher Akimiya and the others who are back," he thought.

After opening the door, there was a man in a suit and leather suit. He was holding a briefcase and nodded and bowed. He seemed very polite.

"Hello, I'm a staff member of NHK." He glanced towards the back room, "You are using a TV here, right? I'm here to charge for the signal."

The other party handed over his business card while still looking at him with a stern look.

Dong Yexiang frowned and blocked his sight.

Then he was stunned, nhk?

This is Japan's CCTV, which is notorious.

Because as long as you have a TV at home, you have to pay to NHK, regardless of whether you use their channels or not.

Seeing that Higashino Hibiki didn't speak, the other party introduced the cost in detail.

Those with satellite TV will have to pay more than 25,000 yen a year.

Higashino Hibiki was very unhappy. As a cartoonist, he had no time to watch TV.

And this is inside Musashino Art University. Can I charge a fee even here?

"Huh?" He opened his mouth and said in Chinese: "What did you say? I can't understand. I just came to Japan and I don't understand the language here yet."

The other person's confident smile faded. He thought about many possibilities, but he never expected that the other person would be a Chinese who didn't understand Japanese.

"Private Marseille, excuse me." He bowed.

"Private Marseille, private Marseille." Higashino Hibiki followed.

Seeing the other party walking away unhappily, he laughed.

Finally he was not taken for granted.

With this kind of money, I might as well go out and treat my assistants to a barbecue.

Seeing that there was no movement at the door, Oda moved out.

Because he has been drawing comics, he is too lazy to clean up his appearance. Recently, his hair has grown so much that he has covered his hair with a bun. He was also questioned by the police and was almost regarded as a suspect.

This made him a little afraid to see people.

"Tori Akino-sensei, what is this?" Oda asked curiously.

"NHK's toll collector." Higashino answered.

"NHK!" Oda was shocked, "Have you paid them? We don't usually watch TV."

He looked at Hibiki Higashikata like he was looking at leeks.

Higashikata Higashikata said, "No, he left without me saying a few words."

"Ha! How is this possible!" Oda was even more shocked, "These people are more difficult to deal with than the Red Satin Army. Even I can't stand it and I paid my dues for them."

"Is there a TV where you live?" Higashikata asked.

"No," Oda shook his head.

“Why do you have to pay if you don’t have a TV?”

"That's why I said they are difficult to deal with..."

Higashikata was speechless.

…

Not long after, Akimiya and the others came back. When they learned about NHK, they looked like they had finally arrived.

Higashino Hibiki told them his plan, and Yoshii breathed a sigh of relief.

"That probably won't come."

By six o'clock in the afternoon, thanks to Hibiki Hibiki's hard work throughout the day, this week's comics were finally over.

Higashikata stood up and looked at the tired assistants.

"I'll treat……"

Before he finished speaking, there was another knock on the door.

"It can't be from NHK again..."

Fortunately, the person who knocked on the door was Nao Sasaki.

He held his suit back with his hands and looked unhappy.

"Miss Akimiya, Oda-kun, and Yoshii-kun are all here."

I don't look like I'm here for work today.

"Mr. Sasaki." Others said cautiously.

Sasaki and Hibiki talked for a while, looked at the manuscript, and did not put it away, but put it on the table.

"Well, no problem. But don't rush, there's still a long time. I'll treat you to dinner."

If someone invites you to dinner, of course you have to go.

Not going is not Hibiki's style.

When Sasaki arrived, he happened to be driving a five-seat SUV, and there were just the right number of people present.

"Can I go too?" Yoshii Sanjiu pointed at himself, a little confused.

"Of course, let's go together with the three assistants." Sasaki said grandly.

The destination is a high-end restaurant in Chiyoda Ward.

Oda raised his head and looked at the store with bright eyes.

There are no such high-end restaurants near Musashino Art University.

As an assistant, his daily nutritional intake basically comes from dinner while drawing comics.

"Mr. Sasaki is really generous." He sighed.

When you enter the restaurant, you'll find sushi dishes facing the chef.

There are salmon, bonito, tuna, caviar and the like, as well as cucumber sushi, which Hibiki won't eat.

You can order food at any time, and the chef is on hand.

"Eat as much as you want, you're welcome." Sasaki said.

He himself set an example and ordered a bottle of soju first. Finally, he looked at Higashi Hibiki and said, "Can we have a drink together?"

"Ah..." Higashikata wanted to say it was okay, but then he felt a light on his back.

Those were Akimiya Akemi's sharp eyes.

Thinking of the last time he was in trouble after drinking, Hibiki Higashino replied: "I'm underage, sorry."

Sasaki was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "If you hadn't said it, I would have forgotten it. He usually behaves so maturely, but he turns out to be only nineteen years old."

He himself began to pour himself some wine.

Hibiki ordered a piece of nigiri sushi. Looking at the beautiful fish meat, he sighed: "It's a good thing it's not a conveyor belt sushi restaurant. Otherwise, it would be terrible if someone licked the cup or the sushi."

"Hmm!" Oda just couldn't wait to take a bite of salmon sushi. Hearing Hibiki Hibiki's words, he immediately choked.

He took a sip of tea and then drank it.

"Guest, please don't say such things." The chef looked at Higashino Hibiki with an unkind look.

Higashikata waved his hand, indicating that he would say no more.

Sasaki took a sip of wine and almost spit it out because of Hibiki Tono's words.

"You are really..." He shook his head and thought about how to organize his words for a while, "You have an active mind."

Akimiya Akemi poked Hibiki Hibiki's waist to tell him to pay attention.

Higashikata asked her to come closer to him, and then whispered softly.

"This is what you lack. If you draw such a character in a comic, you will definitely stand out immediately."

At the social level, it will cause an uproar, and the work will become popular.

"I don't want it," Akimiya Akemi bit her ear, "I don't want to do this kind of stunt."

"Another way of thinking about it is to nip problems in the bud."

"don't want."

…

Sasaki poured himself a bottle of soju and was already a little tipsy.

Dong Yexiang shook his head. It seemed that this person was not very good at drinking.

Compared to him in the previous world, he was really inferior.

When Sasaki raised his hand and wanted to ask for another bottle, Hibiki Higashino stopped him.

"Mr. Sasaki, don't get drunk," he said with a smile, "I still need you to pay the bill."

Sasaki retracted his hand, "You really shouldn't drink anymore."

He realized that he was a little indulgent.

"So what happened?" Higashikata asked.

It felt like he was venting.

"Things are not going well at work," Sasaki replied.

He is only about 30 years old this year, and he is breathless under pressure.

Sasaki and Higashino Hibiki chatted for a long time about Yoshihiro Togashi and Nobuhiko Horie.

He was caught between the two and was very annoyed.

The main thing is that it feels futile and I don’t know what the point is.

Higashikata didn't say much, just let him talk and let him vent.

After that, Sasaki talked about the front page.

"I reported it to the editor-in-chief and asked him to give the title page to "Soul of Chess", but he was not allowed to do so!"

"Oh." He sighed again.

The treatment between "Spirit of the Game" and "Rurouni Kenshin" can be described as vastly different.

"Soul of the Game" has already been animated and published as a stand-alone book, but Hibiki Higashino doesn't really care about this.

But looking down on himself made him very unhappy.

So the two people got together and started scolding Nobuhiko Horie.

Oda looked at this scene in surprise, he was still a child.

A sophomore college dropout.

Can the discussion be so exciting?

Akimiya Akemi patted Higashino Hibiki on the back and asked him to calm down.

Everyone had almost finished eating and looked at the time. It was already nine o'clock in the evening.

Oda said that he could just take the train, so Akimiya Akemi drove and sent Sasaki home first.

His family is here, so he doesn't need special care.

After that, the three of them called a taxi and returned to the school.

Yoshii Sankyu went to the student dormitory.

Higashino Hibiki and Akimiya Akemi walked towards the teachers' dormitory.

Along the way, the lovers were walking in the school.

Occasionally, there will be rustling sounds in the grass.

Akimiya Akemi's face was red, as if she had drunk alcohol.

A gust of wind blew, and the early spring night was still a bit cold.

Higashikata took off his coat and put it on her body.

Rejecting her offer to return her hands, Higashino Hibiki said: "I have wanted to do this for a long time. It feels very romantic. Please, Miss Akimiya."

Akimiya Akemi put on her coat and felt Hibiki Hibiki's body temperature.

"Are you unwilling? Dongye-kun." She said suddenly.

"There are some." Higashikata replied.

"I think it's the editor-in-chief Horie's problem," she took a step, smiling like a flower, "Higashino-kun will definitely draw interesting comics, I'm convinced of this."

"Thank you," under the moonlight, Hibiki Higashi suddenly felt very good.

"Well, that must be the case. Even for Miss Akimiya, my comics will become more and more interesting."