Tokyo life starting with painting

"I'd like to think about it, Editor Hosokawa." Higashino sighed, but did not agree immediately.

Yes, he didn't agree directly.

There is only one reason, and that is Chihaya Higashino.

If he goes to Kumamoto Prefecture, Higashinoji will definitely bring Higashino Chihaya with him.

But Higashino Chihaya's mental state has always been very unstable. Although it has improved a lot recently, Higashinoji doesn't want to take risks that much.

After all, no matter how much money you make, it is not as important as your family - this is also one of Higashinoji's creeds.

Someone must have said please escort here.

Please accompany him, this is what Higashinoji is most worried about.

There have always been cases of Japanese escorts abusing patients. Higashino Tsukasa didn't want to hire a escort, but Higashino Chihaya's condition became even more serious.

As for the rest? Not much else to worry about.

As long as Kitajijuku clearly explains the reason for going to Kumamoto Prefecture, Higashinoji probably won't even need to ask, and Ryuichi Yoshimine will just pick up the pointer and drive him to Kumamoto Prefecture.

After all, the Kumamoto Prefectural Government invited him to create the prefectural mascot. How prestigious is this?

The more famous Higashinoji is, the more benefits he will bring to Kitajuku.

By then, maybe Kita Gym will pull up a huge vertical banner from the top floor of the school building - Congratulations to our school's Higashinoji student for being invited to create the Kumamoto Prefecture mascot.

"Okay, then Mr. Dongye, please think about it slowly, but I still hope you can give me a definite answer before tomorrow night."

Hosokawa Koharu responded, and then exchanged pleasantries with Higashinoji for a while before hanging up the phone.

Putting the phone back into his pocket, Tonoji exhaled heavily.

He raised his head and thought for a while: "I'd better ask Chihaya when we go back."

After coming to the conclusion, Tonoji turned around and walked back to the classroom.

I haven’t had lunch yet, I’m a little hungry

Perhaps because Higashinoji was hiding something on his mind, the afternoon passed quickly.

After class, he quickly left the school with his shoulder bag and went home quickly.

Just give Ryoko Okano a call at the studio later.

As long as it is not too excessive, Okano Ryoko will basically agree to the request of Higashinoji, his proud disciple.

When he walked into the house, Chihaya Higashino immediately greeted him cheerfully:

"Asi! Are you back?"

Seeing her happy expression, Higashinoji also smiled, and then reached out to touch Higashino Chihaya's head: "Well, I'm back, let's eat first."

He put his shoulder bag on the other side, went to the stove, and started preparing dinner.

Seeing his appearance, Higashino Chihaya blinked in confusion.

Why do you feel that Asi is a little absent-minded today?

But she soon forgot about it, and sat down at the dining table obediently, taking out her mobile phone to play Snake, while waiting for Higashinoji to cook - this is the dining table Higashinoji bought again. , The previous small round table was too small, and it was a bit narrow for Higashinoji and Higashino Chihaya to sit around.

About twenty minutes later, Higashinoji brought out mapo tofu garnished with red oil and chives from the back of the stove. The warm aroma made Higashino Chihaya salivate.

Seeing this, Higashinoji smiled cheerfully and gave her some food.

Today he used rice cooked in a clay pot at home, and the browned and rice-scented crispy rice was soaked in the mapo tofu juice.

Chihaya Higashino couldn't bear it any longer, and called out "Asi" several times, and then started eating one bite at a time while holding the bowl.

"Sister Chihaya, come here, let me wipe it for you."

"Yeah." Chihaya Higashino half raised her head, watching Higashino wipe away the soup from her mouth, and asked strangely: "Why doesn't Aji eat it?"

"Well, I have no appetite for the moment." Higashinoji shook his head, and then asked her cheerfully: "Sister Chihaya, do you want to go on a trip?"

While eating, Chihaya Higashino looked at Higashinoji strangely: "Travel?"

She didn't know why Higashinoji suddenly asked her this, but since it was her younger brother's question, she still thought about it for a long time, and finally asked in a low voice: "Is the commercial street plaza in Adachi District next to our house still far away?"

"That's still farther than that commercial street. We have to leave Tokyo."

Tonoji replied with a smile.

"Huh? Leaving Tokyo? It's so far away." Chihaya Higashino couldn't sit still for a while. She put down the porcelain spoon and looked a little scared: "Does Aji hate my sister and want to sell her to other places?" ?”

"No way?" Higashino stood up with a smile and reached out to touch Higashiya Chihaya's head: "If Chihaya-san doesn't want to go, then forget it, we won't go."

After saying this, Higashinoji had made up his mind.

Since Higashino Chihaya hates traveling far away, forget it.

Just a mascot creation.

Although it is a bit regretful, Higashino Chihaya's family is the most important.

He stood up and planned to get the dishes and eat.

It's just that Higashinoji didn't notice that Higashino Chihaya had been secretly looking at his face.

She captured her brother's regretful expression for a moment.

Pity

Chihaya Higashino didn’t know why Higashinoji wanted to ‘travel’, but Aji actually showed such an expression

Chihaya Higashino hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted her teeth, reached out and grabbed Higashinoji's clothes, and called him in a low voice: "Asi"

She half-raised her head, looking a little breathless as she looked at Higashinoji: "Sister, after thinking about it, let's go on a trip."

At the end, she added worriedly: "But can A Si not sell his sister too far away? I still want to come back and see A Si."

She didn't want to see Touyesi disappointed.

Although she was afraid that Touyesi would really sell her to a very distant place, she still agreed.

Higashino Chihaya lowered her head as she spoke, feeling worried.

Fear and uneasiness lingered in my heart.

After about ten seconds, she finally heard Higashinoji's voice.

The other party seemed to let out a loud 'ha', and then Higashino Chihaya felt herself being hugged.

"How could I be willing to sell Chihaya-san?"

Higashinoji's voice was still calm, but this calmness contained many complex emotions.

Chihaya Higashino could sense it, but Chihaya Higashino couldn't understand it.

The only thing she understood was that Higashino was serious and not lying.

That's good

Chihaya Higashino gently patted Higashinoji on the back.

Inexplicably, she always felt that this action seemed familiar.

It seems that I have done this to Higashinoji before.

"The Kumamoto Prefectural Government invited Higashino-san to design the prefectural mascot?"

After listening to the report from Ryoko Okano in front of her, Ryuichi Yoshimine glanced at Higashinoji standing next to her with a strange expression.

County government mascot?

Invite a high school student to design?

This level is a bit too high, which Ryuichi Yoshimine cannot accept.

"That's right." Ryoko Gangno nodded in disbelief.

To be honest, she didn't expect it at all.

But

"This document is indeed an official document of Kumamoto Prefecture"

Yoshimine Takashi glanced at the Kumamoto Prefecture mascot design invitation letter placed in front of the principal's desk, and reluctantly accepted the situation.

"Higashino-san wants to take leave and go to Kumamoto Prefecture, right?" Ryuichi Yoshimine asked.

"Well, they said they want me to go there for an on-site inspection and then design the mascot. Someone will pick me up tomorrow." Higashinoji nodded.

Higashino Chihaya has also agreed, so Higashinoji has no worries.

Even if the image of Kumamon is not adopted by then, he will not panic. At worst, he will just treat it as a trip and take Higashino Chihaya around.

After all, the psychiatrist has been asking Higashino Mito to take Higashino Chihaya out for a walk to help her overcome the symptoms of going out.

"Okay, I approve." Yoshiho Takashi nodded and stamped Higashinoji's leave application with a snap.

"Excuse me, Principal Yoshimine." Higashino thanked him.

"Haha, Higashino-san has always been the pride of our Kita Education School." Ryuichi Yoshimine patted Higashinoji on the shoulder.

He had absolutely no reason not to agree to Touyesi.

What if Higashinoji really succeeded in taking down the Kumamoto Prefecture mascot?

He babbled a lot to Higashinoji again, nothing more than asking him to cheer up.

Higashinoji naturally smiled and said yes again and again.

After exchanging a few words, Higashinoji and Okano Ryoko left the principal's office.

"The procedures are complete. Now let's wait for the other party to pick up Higashikata-san?" Ryoko Okano asked sideways.

"That's about it. I'd rather trouble Mr. Gangno." Higashino nodded.

However, Okano Ryoko did not take credit, he just waved his hand and said: "I just helped a little bit, but Higashino-san, I actually have something to tell you here."

She breathed a sigh of relief and then explained: "Every year at this time at Mutono Art University, a group of our students from the North Free School go there to exchange and study. I would like to submit your name. Is that okay?"

Oh, so that’s what happened.

Higashikata suddenly understood.

This so-called exchange learning is actually the care given by Mutono Art University to Kitajuku.

Speaking of exchange learning, it is nothing more than letting the art students from Kita Education University go to Mutohino Art University to experience the life of a real art college student.

This is of no harm to Higashinoji. After all, he also wants to see what the Mutono Art University, which was called the "Go Sanke" of the Japanese Art University in the previous life, is like.

"Well, that's no problem, but I would like to ask when will you be arriving?"

Higashinoji asked a little - he still has to go to Kumamoto Prefecture, so don't worry about time.

"In three weeks."

"That's no problem. Then I'll trouble Mr. Okano."

Higashikata noted this down, nodded and said.

After saying this, Ryoko Gangno said hello to Higashinoji and left.

She seemed to have various forms to fill out and applications to make, so she seemed quite busy.

but--

"It's almost the same here." Higashinoji stretched himself, still looking forward to the next trip to Kumamoto Prefecture.

Meanwhile, Kumamoto Prefecture.

Kirito Fukugure is the leader of the Kumamoto Prefecture Mascot Innovation Design Project Team.

In other words, he is the main person responsible for the design of Kumamoto Prefecture’s mascot.

Shen Muqiren is a middle-aged man with a smile on his face who is very enthusiastic about work. He is very trusted by newcomers in the government workplace.

But now he just feels that the project at hand is too hot to handle, and there is no way to move forward with the work.

“This mascot image doesn’t work either.”

Looking at the finalized light brown standing skylark mascot image in his hand, Fukugu Qito felt deeply powerless.

The skylark is the prefectural bird of Kumamoto Prefecture, but just using it as the mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture is undoubtedly missing something, and it feels irrelevant.

Japan has always been an amazing country.

Even if there are so many schools of kendo, they still pay attention to things like county birds.

In Kumamoto Prefecture alone, there are prefectural trees, prefectural flowers, prefectural birds—even prefectural fish.

There were also several discarded manuscripts placed in front of his desk.

Most of them are based on Kumamoto Prefecture flowers and Kumamoto Prefecture trees, which are very unattractive.

"This will not attract tourists at all. Does Mr. Hayakawa have any other works? Or some works by the other two teachers? These images cannot be used as mascots."

Shen Mu Qiren simply asked.

The people he just mentioned are all well-known painters, designers and authors whom the Kumamoto Prefectural Government spent money to find.

Although there was nothing to say about their working attitude, they clearly lacked understanding of Kumamoto Prefecture and the things they came up with were very the same, so naturally they couldn't attract his attention.

"No more for now." The team member responsible for chasing manuscripts looked up and replied.

"I understand." Shen Mu Qiren rubbed her temples, showing a very tired feeling.

His task is simple, that is, to review the mascot images designed by these painters and designers and discuss with them how to change the details.

However, such a simple job made him physically and mentally exhausted.

Those teachers can't produce results.

But he couldn't urge them yet, he could only coax them to work.

You know, time is running out.

The county government has issued a quota that the image of the mascot must be created this year.

As for why the government is so anxious, it's because next year the entire Shinkansen line running through Kyushu will be opened.

This means that travelers from Osaka and other Kansai regions can travel here more conveniently.

Naturally, the Kumamoto Prefectural Government will not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Of course, it must find some tricks to attract these tourists to get off the bus.

The idea of ​​the Kumamoto Prefectural Government’s mascot was confirmed at that time.

"It would be great if there was a teacher who could design a mascot with the image of Kumamoto Prefecture at this time. The progress is estimated to be a bit unresolved until March next year."

Shen Mu Qiren thought helplessly.

The deadline given above is December 20th, which is more than three months away.

But according to this progress, he probably won't be able to produce any decent results after more than three months.

Just as he was thinking this, a colleague next to him suddenly spoke:

"Family Mu-san, I received a reply to the invitation you sent to Urashima Publishing House the day before yesterday."

"Huh? Really? Turn around and let me see."

Shen Muqiren became energetic and said hurriedly.

He sent an invitation to Mr. Higashino from Urashima Publishing House two days ago, but he didn't expect that the other party would make a decision so quickly.

This determination made him somewhat hopeful.

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