Full-time cartoonist

At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, Banri Tada picked up his rice bowl and took two mouthfuls of rice into his mouth.

I glanced sideways at the TV, which was currently playing the "Soul of the Chess" animation.

He saw someone familiar in this lazy episode. He choked immediately.

The rice was stuck in his throat, and his face turned red with discomfort.

The store owner saw this scene and immediately took a glass of water and handed it to him.

He recovered after smoothing it with water.

But he didn't pay attention to this. He watched the TV carefully even though there were grains of rice on the table and on his lap.

No matter how you look at it, the person playing against Yamazaki Akira is Higashino Hibiki.

"Higashino! Ahem! Hibiki Hibiki is actually Tori Akino Mirai!"

In this class, the person who is so quiet and has no leaks, who usually comes and goes in a hurry and is as busy as a cashier, is actually the manga artist Tori Akino Mirai?

He was very shocked!

"My classmates are my idols!"

There is such a sense of confusion that the legend is very close to me.

…

At the same time, Gao Xueji also saw the cartoon being broadcast.

"Higashiya is Bird Akino?" Her eyebrows knitted together, "No wonder he could write "Hey - Come Out"..."

She was a little embarrassed, "The last time I told him that I liked "The Garden of Words"..."

"I should ask him for an autograph..."

"However," she sighed, "I don't have time to write a script. As he said, I am really busy."

She decided to give up.

…

The next day, Higashino Hibiki came to the Chinese painting classroom and saw a group of faces with different expressions.

"Higashino! You are Mirai Toriyama, do you know Akira Toriyama? Can you get me an autograph?"

Ah, this is a fan of "Dragon Ball".

"Will "Dragon Ball" be serialized again?"

"Will Toriyama Akira-sensei have another long series in the future?"

As a cartoonist, I felt the enthusiasm of my classmates, but I didn't expect that it was because of the teacher.

Dong Yexiang was a little dumbfounded.

"I'm sorry, I don't know about the serialization. As for the signature, I may have to wait until early next year."

"Is it Shueisha's New Year's party!" A classmate said excitedly, "There will be many teachers attending!"

"Nobuhiro Wazuki!"

"Araki Hirohiko!"

"Hiroshi Honmiya!"

"Masami Kurumada!"

Seeing their excited expressions, Higashikata thought to himself, they are indeed art students, so sensitive to this aspect.

"Tori Akino-sensei," Banri Tada asked, "Where is Sawei? What will happen to Sawei in the end?"

Without waiting for Higashi Hibiki to answer, he stretched out a hand and said, "Forget it, don't say it out loud, let me read on out of curiosity."

So no one else asked, probably because they were worried that they would hear something they didn't want to hear.

After they asked for Hibiki Hibiki's signature, they stopped disturbing him.

After comforting his classmates, Hibiki Higashi found peace.

They are so enthusiastic today, but it is only temporary, and they will get used to it in the future.

Within a few minutes, Akimiya Akemi walked in wearing a long dress.

Higashikata listened carefully.

…

After the art class ended, Akimiya Akemi took the textbook and lesson plan and just walked out of the classroom. A cute girl with glasses and a gentle temperament asked in a low voice:

"Excuse me, Tori Akino-sensei, are you in this class?"

Akimiya Akemi was stunned and pointed at Hibiki Hibiki, who was looking at the scenery outside the window.

"Thank you," the girl bowed and trotted up to Higashikata Hibiki.

"sorry to bother you."

He handed over a pink envelope and finally ran away shyly.

Higashino Hibiki was still holding the envelope in confusion when he saw Akimiya Akemi looking at him with a smile.

…

"I actually don't have any ideas." On the way back to the dormitory, Higashino Hibiki explained: "I just treat her as a child."

It was a confession letter. Because I liked "The Garden of Words" so much, I brought this feeling to the author.

It was difficult for Higashikata to understand, so he rejected her on the rooftop at the agreed time and place.

Seeing Akimiya Akemi laughing non-stop, he was a little annoyed.

"What's your reaction? Are you not jealous at all?"

"Haha," Akimiya Akemi was still laughing. After a while, she straightened up, "Maybe I didn't expect that someone would confess to you. It's so bizarre, so I wanted to laugh."

Dong Yexiang's eyes widened: "Why can't someone confess to me?"

She shook her head, "If you look like you will reject others, it seems unlikely that you will succeed, so no one will want to hit a wall."

Hibiya Hibiki recalled that the girl with a literary style did not cry after being rejected and quickly accepted.

"I should be a very good person," Higashino Hibiki said helplessly.

"You are too mature." Akimiya Akemi patted his shoulder.

"You are such a motorcycle." Hibiki Higashikata was angry.

After a long conversation, we returned to the teachers' dormitory.

At the door of the dormitory, a new administrator arrived.

He looked at Higashino Hibiki and Akimiya Akemi and said hello, "The two teachers are off work."

"Hahaha!" Akimiya Akemi held Higashino Hibiki's shoulders, laughing so hard that she was out of breath, "I'm just telling you, it's true!"

Hibiki stared at the glass speechlessly, "Did I stay up too late and age faster?"

The administrator looked at them inexplicably and began to think about whether to call security.

…

After the animation was broadcast, it took time to ferment, and an interview with TV Tokyo was released in mid-June.

Yamazaki Akira's humiliating defeat has become the biggest topic in the Japanese Go community these days.

In the Go qualifiers, many contestants were discussing.

"A layman actually won!"

"Whose problem is it?"

"I really want to play a game with Tori Akino."

"Maybe I can really become a professional chess player."

In the lounge, Koharu heard these words.

When he saw the news two days ago, he was actually not surprised at all. After all, he knew Hibiki Hibiki's talent.

The other party's rapid progress made him very jealous.

A few months ago, it was already very close to his level. By June of this year, it was naturally even more powerful.

The person sitting next to him was a child who looked to be only fourteen years old. He was Odagiri.

In the end, Odagiri did not enter the top eight in the chess academy, but still had to participate in the qualifiers.

But his current strength is good, so there is no problem with his mentality.

At this time, he was also surprised, "I didn't expect Teacher Tori Akino to be so powerful."

If you can defeat a professional chess player, you must be better than yourself.

"Soul of Chess" was actually drawn by such a powerful person, which made him even happier.

Maybe when I become famous in the future, I can play a few games of chess with him. It would be great to get a few more signatures then.

"After becoming a professional chess player, I will have time to play chess online." He thought: "I wonder if Mr. Higashino still plays chess. I keep losing to him, and I also want to win a game. Moreover, I want to share the experience of becoming a professional chess player. The joy of hands, hehe."

After a while, Odagiri looked at his neighbor and said hello in a familiar voice: "Uncle, my name is Odagiri, hello."

The man looked scary, with a beard. There were long hairs on the bare arms, and the skin was rough and red. It looked like it had been exposed to the sun all the time.

"It's me," Xiaochun pointed at herself, with a loud voice, "I'm Xiaochun, hello, little brother."

He ruffled Odagiri's hair and laughed.

The young college student was not afraid at all. After watching "The Soul of Chess", he and his companions went to the Go club to practice courage. They were used to seeing rude middle-aged opponents.

Odagiri avoided Koharu's big hand and was stunned for a moment, "Koharu? Uncle is the person who inspired Mr. Tori Akino?"

"It's me." Xiaochun answered complicatedly.

I just helped a young man on the roadside. I didn't expect that he would have such great achievements now.

Thinking about it now, it was really a dream-like experience.

"Human talent is really terrifying." Xiaochun shook his head.

The lounge where the lively discussion had been held suddenly fell silent. A high school student stood up and said, "Uncle, you are Xiaochun! Sure enough, you are here to participate in the qualifiers!"

"It looks very similar to what Tori Akino said in the interview!" another said in shock!

"So it's me!" Xiaochun said angrily when someone questioned her.

One person raised his hand and asked: "Will you meet Mr. Tori Akino again? Is he really good at chess?"

"We meet occasionally," Teacher Xiaochun replied: "As for chess skills, if you want to say that you are good at chess, it is better to say that you are improving very quickly. He has been learning Go for a year and a half, and his strength is similar to mine. After a few months, he must have surpassed me. .”

He is very calm.

"As expected of Tori Akino-sensei."

"I guess I learned Go because I wanted to draw "Soul of Chess". I'm actually so good at it."

"I really envy his talent. If he draws comics every day, he won't have much time to play chess."

They talked all over the place.

There are many people in their twenties who understand the sadness of the Go profession.

No matter how hard you work, not having enough talent is not enough.

Just like what Taya Ryo said in the manga.

"After patience, hard work, hardship, hard work, even after overcoming the pain of despair, some people still cannot reach that height!"

They are the people Xiaoliang mentioned. After leaving the chess academy at the age of 18, they have to face the trivial matters of life and find another way out, shifting their focus from Go.

So if you want to become a professional chess player, your hope is already very slim.

Now I will come to participate in the qualifiers, but I am just unwilling to do so.

Someone sighed, and the lounge became silent.

Odagiri still couldn't understand this feeling. He only knew that these brothers and uncles had troubles.

After a while, the chess academy notified the qualifiers that they had officially started.

…

Koharu looked at Odagiri sitting opposite and was stunned.

His opponent turned out to be this child.

"Please give me your advice."

"Please give me your advice."

After setting up the game, he had an idea of ​​the boy's chess prowess.

So I stood up and got ready to go for a ride.

Unexpectedly, Odagiri on the opposite side said: "Uncle, are you going to go for a ride on a motorcycle? Can you take me with you? I'm quite bored here. I haven't ridden a motorcycle yet."

Seeing his excited look, Xiaochun's eyelids fluttered.

"Damn bird Akino!"

His strategy has no effect!