Tokyo life starting with painting

"I think I can do it."

Konoe Ryoka added another sentence.

Then she persisted with her head half raised for less than half a minute. She immediately lowered her head and looked at her toes.

She was actually scared.

She is even more scared than when she watched the first episode of "Midnight Ring". She is worried that she will be rejected by Higashinoji.

If she was rejected, she even felt like she would cry immediately.

Konoe Ryoka has never cried before. Even if she was slapped a few times by her brother Konoe Ryoto last time, she just gritted her teeth and endured it.

But this time she really felt like crying.

If she was rejected, she felt that she would not be able to hold back her tears.

But even so, the body completely went against its own thoughts and had no intention of running away.

It was as if there were roots under my feet, making it impossible to move.

Even Konoe Ryoka herself was a little surprised.

Have you become bolder?

Seeing Konoe Ryoka lowering her head after being strong for less than half a minute, Higashinoji was stunned for a moment, and then finally couldn't help laughing.

Yes, although he was a little unfriendly to Konoe Ryoka, he couldn't help it.

At first, I thought you suddenly changed into a different person, but I didn't expect that you are still the soft Konoe Ryoka from before.

Listening to Higashinoji's laughter, Konoe Ryoka's confidence suddenly collapsed.

Where can anyone laugh out loud when hearing a confession?

She bit her lower lip, her complexion suddenly darkened, and her eyes became misty, as if she would burst into tears as soon as she got a reply from Higashinoji.

But soon, she heard Higashinoji's voice.

"I think you can do it too, Lianghua."

"Why?"

When Konoe Ryoka heard this sentence, she raised her head in surprise.

For a moment she thought she had heard wrongly.

And the name Lianghua

Normally Higashinoji calls her Konoe-san.

"I said I think you can do it," Higashino replied thoughtfully.

Yes, he didn't just say that because of Konoe Ryoka's appearance, but he had had similar thoughts before.

Konoe Ryoka likes it, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

Several little girls in the studio were asking themselves if they were dating Konoe Ryoka.

Therefore, it is normal for Tonoji to consider this.

But it was just a matter of consideration before.

After all, Konoe Ryoka is indeed a very good character, and she is also very kind and upright.

Higashinoji is also a normal male, so it's not like he hasn't thought about his girlfriend.

But to be honest, this is the first time that Konoe Ryoka has taken the initiative to put things on the table.

You must know that Konoe Ryoka is usually very thin-skinned. After a few words of teasing, she fell into a "heated" state. Not only her face was red, but even her neck was red.

She would take the initiative to find him and then mention this kind of thing. This is indeed very courageous.

Even Higashinoji was a little aroused by her unbiased straight shot.

"Well"

Konoe Ryoka, who had been stunned by Higashinoji's words 'I think you can do it', finally came to her senses.

She looked at Touyesi, her face was hot, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Because she really likes Higashinoji

This feeling did not come suddenly, but slowly fermented over time.

Teach painting, beat up Ryoto Konoe, and help broaden her social circle

Although Higashikata told her not to worry about it, she had actually remembered all these things.

If you like it, you just like it. She can't fake it.

"Higashi, Higashino-kun, can I like you?"

Konoe Ryoka asked cautiously, her eyes almost too shy to open.

She hesitated and didn't know where to put her little hands. She could only pull at the corners of her clothes awkwardly and said very stupidly and naively: "Please date me!"

After saying this, even Konoe Ryoka couldn't help but blush.

God knows how she said this! Maybe it was affected by the previous atmosphere?

Normally she would never say it.

Looking at Konoe Ryoka's shy and pretty appearance, Higashinoji couldn't help but think of the origin of the famous sentence "The moonlight is so beautiful" by the great writer Natsume Soseki of the previous life.

It is said that Japanese people are generally shy and reserved, so they replaced 'I love you' with 'The moonlight is so beautiful'.

Because 'moonlight' has a certain homophony with the Roman sound of 'like'.

But that's not the case in Higashinoji's view.

It's not that Japanese people are shy and reserved, but Konoe Ryoka is a shy and reserved person.

So he turned to look at the darkening night sky and the moon that appeared out of nowhere, and said softly: "The moonlight is so beautiful."

This sentence is actually a very common sentence. In Higashinoji's opinion, it actually has no sentimental meaning, but it is perfectly appropriate to use it in this situation.

But maybe that’s why girls in love are so silly.

So when Konoe Ryoka heard this sentence, she just blinked her eyes strangely and said "Hey".

This fool

Higashikata was speechless.

The pretty good atmosphere was ruined by the simple word "Hey" from Konoe Ryoka.

So he simply pinched Konoe Ryoka's cheek and pulled her closer: "I mean, I like you. If you still don't understand, I will explain to you again - can you treat me as Girlfriend, you will be my wife from now on and give me children! You should understand now, right?"

The menacing look made the timid Konoe Ryoka straighten up immediately and nodded in panic: "I understand! I understand!"

It's just that because Tonoji pinched her cheek, her words were slurred.

""Higashinoji.

Well, Konoe Ryoka finally fell in love for the first time, and Higashinoji originally wanted to give her some romantic words.

As a result, I couldn't hold it back any longer, and the atmosphere suddenly collapsed.

There is no such confession.

"That's true." Higashinoji found it funny, so he let go of his hand and touched Konoe Ryoka's head.

Seeing Higashinoji's hand reaching out, Konoe Ryoka originally wanted to hide.

But when the other party glared at her, Konoe Ryoka didn't dare to move.

"Can't I touch my girlfriend's head?" Higashino asked her.

"Uh huh." Konoe Ryoka nodded vaguely.

Seeing her vague and naive look, Tonoji felt a little helpless - did this guy understand?

But it was too late now. Higashino glanced at the time and saw that it was already past seven o'clock.

He also knew that Aoi Fujiwara and Yumi Takahashi were hiding in the corner of the stairs in front.

It wouldn't be good to keep them waiting for a long time, so Tonoji just patted her on the head: "Go back quickly."

"Why?"

"Hey what?" Higashino pointed at her two best friends, inexplicably funny: "Do you want me to take you home?"

"No, no need! I'll go home by myself!"

Hearing Higashinoji's words of 'sending you home', Konoe Ryoka woke up from her dazed state. She ran towards Fujiwara Aoi and Takahashi Yumi cutely, her back looking like she was running away.

"This idiot"

Higashino sighed, expressing worry about his unreliable girlfriend.

But he didn't think too much.

After all, Fujiwara Aoi and Takahashi Yumi are with her, so nothing will happen to her.

He waved to Fujiwara Aoi and Takahashi Yumi, then turned around and returned to the room.

"It's all your fault! Shorty! Look, you must have been exposed!"

Seeing Higashino wave to herself, Takahashi Yumi immediately understood that her peeping was known, so she immediately blamed Fujiwara Aoi.

"What does it mean that I was exposed? Aren't you a stupid pig who has grown too tall? It's easy to be discovered because you are tall. You don't understand even if you tell me, you are the guy at the bottom of the exam."

Fujiwara Aoi retorted unhappily, and then the two of them looked at Konoe Ryoka, who ran back panting.

"Lianghua, you are so powerful. You just rushed over to me when I wasn't paying attention."

Takahashi Yumi spoke first, with a look of admiration on her face: "I saw Mr. Higashino's expression, and he seemed to be stunned. Uh, what's wrong with you?"

She paused mid-sentence, with a strange expression on her face.

Because the Konoe Ryoka in front of her had a dull look on her face, her eyes were lifeless, and she looked like she was hopeless.

"Did the confession fail?" Fujiwara Aoi next to her looked at Konoe Ryoka's expression and couldn't help but said with concern: "It's okay, Ryoka, it means the confession failed this time. There will be another chance in the future, Higashino-san. He’s a good boy, he really needs some work.”

Takahashi Yumi also agreed, with a serious face: "Yes, yes, there is a saying that as long as you work hard, you can put flowers on cow dung."

"shut up!"

What nonsense are you talking about?

Fujiwara Aoi couldn't help but turn around and scold Takahashi Yumi.

"No." Konoe Ryoka shook her head and looked at Fujiwara Aoi and the others hesitantly: "I seem to have succeeded in confessing my love."

"Hey——? Isn't this a good thing? Then you are Mr. Higashino's girlfriend now, right?"

Facing the expectant looks of Yumi Takahashi and Aoi Fujiwara, Ryoka Konoe shook her head in confusion: "I don't know either."

ah?

you do not know?

You don’t even know whether your confession is a success or a failure? This shouldn't be right?

Now it was not just Takahashi Yumi, but even the usually calm Fujiwara Aoi showed an expression of incomprehension when hearing these outrageous words.

Is there such a thing?

"It's just that Mr. Dongye said something to me and I don't quite understand what he meant."

Konoe Ryoka was confused.

"What are you talking about?" Fujiwara Aoi asked first.

"The moonlight is so beautiful." Konoe Ryoka said.

"Ah? What?" Fujiwara Aoi glanced at the moon behind her. The night sky tonight looked really beautiful.

But this is different from what we are going to discuss, right?

"It's not that. What he said to me was 'the moonlight is so beautiful'."

"How beautiful is the moonlight?"

Fujiwara Aoi understood what the other party meant, frowned and began to wonder what this sentence meant.

The moonlight is so beautiful. What does this have to do with confession?

Wait a moment.

"Is this what Higashino-kun is trying to express?"

Fujiwara Aoi's Chinese language scores were pretty good, so she realized it after just reading it twice: "'Moon' and 'Like' are homophones in a sense, which means it's a subtle confession, so romantic."

At the end of the sentence, Fujiwara Aoi couldn't help but sigh.

There is something romantic about this.

The lovers walked under the moonlight. The man looked at the moonlight, then looked at the woman, and said, "The moonlight is so beautiful."

The atmosphere and subtle flavor are instantly reflected.

This is simply a golden statement!

Even Takahashi Yumi, who didn't quite understand next to him, nodded repeatedly after hearing this, praising Mr. Higashino as worthy of being Mr. Higashino, for even thinking of such boring and literary words.

"Is that what you mean?"

Konoe Ryoka reacted after hearing Fujiwara Aoi's explanation.

She had already done very well during the school year, but after listening to Fujiwara Aoi's explanation, she understood immediately.

It turns out that the moonlight is so beautiful and there is such a meaning?

Recalling that I just heard Higashinoji's words, not only did he not express anything, he even said stupidly "Ah"? With a cry, Konoe Ryoka's cheeks, which had finally cooled down, began to heat up rapidly again.

It's no wonder that Touyoshi looked at him with an incomprehensible look before leaving.

I really feel so stupid

Higashinoji didn't know that Konoe Ryoka, Takahashi Yumi and the others were discussing how beautiful the moonlight was.

After he returned home, he continued working on the comic "The Winner Is Justice".

After all, for Higashinoji, confession is confession and work is work, and the boundaries between the two should be carefully drawn.

His creed is to finish the things at hand first and then think about other things.

After yesterday's hard work, he has finished four pages of the first chapter of "The Winner Is Justice".

I'll definitely make it before next week.

"I don't know how well that teacher Shumotofuji is doing."

While Higashinoji was drawing, he thought of the tree vine mentioned by Shinji Furuta, the editor-in-chief of Fuji Publishing House.

He was actually a little curious.

Because it is serialized in the same period, and Shumoto Fuji, like him, also belongs to the lawyer profession type comics.

So Higashinoji is actually quite interested in what kind of work the other party will produce.

And at the same time he was thinking.

On the other side, in a small three-story house near Bunkyo District——

"It's interesting, it's really interesting. Mr. Shumotofuji, this "Lawyer's Trap" is really interesting."

Shinji Furuta looked at the manuscript in his hand and nodded with satisfaction.

It's a really interesting comic.

A failed lawsuit dragged the hero of the elite lawyer into the quagmire. Through constant questioning and investigation, he discovered that the failed lawsuit was actually secretly arranged by someone, and the purpose was to drag him into a situation where he could not stand up. quagmire.

In this situation, the male protagonist gritted his teeth and fought hard to catch up, never forgetting justice and the truth in the quagmire.

The overall pace is very fast, but a lot of foreshadowing is laid in the first episode, making the follow-up full of expectations.

As for the setting that the lawyer hero has a strong sense of justice

Although it is old-fashioned, it is still very easy to use.

"Maybe this way I can have a chance encounter with Mr. Higashino from Urashima Publishing House."

Furuta Shinji murmured to himself.

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