Tokyo life starting with painting

After communicating with Chihaya Higashino, Higashinoji didn't hesitate. He touched Chihaya Higashino's head and walked towards the empty room at the end.

Because Higashinoji and Higashino Chihaya were the only two people living there, Higashinoji used the remaining room as a utility room.

But at this time, there was an oil painting placed in the vacant space vacated in the utility room. This was not so much an oil painting as a picture book made in the form of oil painting.

The canvas was directly divided into four parts by Higashinoji, all drawn in the same form as a children's fairy tale book.

The first fairy tale picture book has no background.

There is only one long, spreading road.

The surroundings were painted white by Higashinoji, as if there were lights in the sky, giving it a vague fairy tale feel.

On this road that spreads forward, there is a couple holding hands with their child who has just entered kindergarten.

The character Higashinoji here is specially painted with exquisite techniques, with a yellow hat and two young children holding hands, walking forward step by step.

The scene ends here.

Then the second frame of oil painting has the same background as the first frame, with men and women still on it.

But this time they no longer need to hold the hands of the two young children, because the two children have grown up, about the age of junior high school.

At this time, the grown-up children were tilting their heads and laughing at them.

They still strolled along the long road.

It can actually be seen from here that the road that Higashinoji draws that continues to spread forward is actually a metaphor for life, and the people accompanying the couple are actually Higashino Chihaya and Higashinoji——

To this end, Higashinoji went through the photo album and not only found photos of the original owner's parents.

Similarly, I also found photos of the original owner and Chihaya Higashino when they were young. The kindergarten uniforms and junior high school uniforms were also drawn according to the basis, not just random drawings.

Including this road, Higashinoji did not draw it randomly.

This long road is located near the Sumida River bank in 1-chome, Adachi Ward. As long as you cross this road, you can see the Sumida River Higashinoji going to the distance to actually go to collect scenery.

It is indeed a beautiful river. The setting sun reflects on the water, and the shimmering water is like a girl crushing the stars and scattering them.

This is also one of Chihaya Higashino’s memories.

There is a kindergarten near the Sumida River. The original owner's parents would pass by this path every time they picked up Chihaya Higashino as a child.

Big hands hold small hands, and the sunset stretches very long.

Memories, coupled with all of Higashinoji's current drawing skills.

Empathize with other people's feelings, draw sounds and pictures, and recognize shapes through pictures.

All this is to give Chihaya Higashino a deeper sense of immersion, so that the picture not only enters Chihaya Higashino's eyes, but also makes her become the girl in the painting.

And at the suggestion of Higashino Chihaya's attending doctor, he changed the overall style to that of a fairy tale picture book.

As the other party said, most of the memories from childhood are beautiful and worth recalling. This will definitely help in the process of finding Higashino Chihaya's self.

In addition to these few weeks, Higashinoji has basically focused most of his energy on this painting, except for "Unnatural Death" and "The Lonely Gourmet".

There is nothing to say about the quality, it can be said that it is carefully crafted.

Coupled with the use of painting skills, if you look carefully, you will feel that your whole person has been transported into the world of this oil painting.

Higashinoji looked at the third box.

The third frame is still the long road of life.

But Chihaya Higashino's parents have disappeared, and even she has disappeared from the painting. Only the original owner is left on the painting. At this time, he is walking forward step by step with his head lowered, looking a little lonely.

Arriving here symbolizes the drastic changes the Higashino family has suffered. Higashino Chihaya has gone insane, leaving the only normal original owner struggling to survive.

The only thing that remains unchanged may be the long road of life.

Then comes the fourth box.

The girl who reappeared in the painting has grown to high school age. She holds the palm of the boy next to her tightly with one hand, and raises the other hand, as if waving to ask people to come over, as if saying goodbye. Same.

Lost relatives can never come back, and people can only keep looking forward, break free from the shackles, and move forward.

This is just a matter of imagination.

At the same time, there was also the song "I once thought about it and it was all over" slowly ringing in Higashinoji's ears.

It has to be said that the system that was relegated to the cold palace by Higashi Yesi did have two brushes. At least this indescribable sense of substitution made Higashi Yesi very satisfied.

Even Chihaya Higashino's doctor, Asuka, was stunned for five or six minutes after seeing this painting, and his eyes were slightly glistening with tears, saying that he really felt like returning to his childhood and being held by his parents. The feeling during those days of walking.

Childhood memories are always beautiful and worth recalling.

So can Chihaya Higashino cure mental illness with this painting?

Higashikata doesn't know this.

The reality is not like in the novel. If you say you can cure Chihaya Higashino's mental illness, then you can cure Higashino Chihaya's mental illness.

Even if Higashinoji's already superb painting skills had a systematic skill bonus, and even if the attending doctor came up with such a method based on Higashino Chihaya's mental state analysis, he would not dare to draw a direct conclusion for the time being.

Higashinoji has tried his best. He has taken out several insurances and even asked a professional, Dr. Koizumi Asuka, who will be in charge of Higashino Chihaya tomorrow, to keep an eye on him at all times.

We also asked Konoe Ryoka, Fujiwara Aoi, and Takahashi Yumi to come over and help.

After all, no one can be sure about mental illness.

What if Chihaya Higashino suddenly goes crazy looking at this painting?

When the time comes, they will be needed to calm down Higashino Chihaya.

"But no matter what, I have to give it a try." Higashino sighed, without much hesitation on this issue.

He had made a lot of preparations for this matter, and even made a special trip to the recording studio of Higashino Studio to record this song. The CD was already made by someone, and it was only for Higashino Chihaya to listen to it. Higashino Chihaya had also been adopted by her parents. The death grip has been too long.

Just like the Nakata series in "Unnatural Death", he has been searching for the death of his girlfriend for eight years.

To put it bluntly, Higashinoji doesn’t want to see Higashino Chihaya become the Nakadou type in his comics.

He also didn't want to see Higashino Chihaya immersed in her dreams like this in the future, and in the end she wouldn't even have the ability to survive in society - although even if she didn't, Higashinoji would still support her.

But again, if a person is alive, he must move forward. Even if he falls, hurts, or falls to the ground, he must get up and continue moving forward.

Higashinoji raised his head, walked to his room and took out the CD of the song "I also thought about it once and for all".

First, I have to let Chihaya Higashino listen to this song.

The next day came slowly.

At least that's how it is in Higashinoji's eyes.

Almost as soon as the agreed time of eight o'clock came, Tonoji had already gotten up and called Dr. Koizumi Asuka, indicating that she could come over.

On the other side, he came to the door of Konoe Ryoka's house and arranged the trio of Konoe Ryoka who had just had breakfast.

The process appears orderly.

At almost half past eight, Koizumi Asuka arrived at Higashino's house.

At this time, Higashinoji called Higashino Chihaya over after just washing up.

"Asi, what are you going to do?" Higashino Chihaya glanced at the people in the utility room in surprise, and then counted them in her mind.

Asuka's girlfriend, Yumi, Aoi, and Dr. Asuka Koizumi. Wait a minute. Has Asuka-san always been a doctor? Why do I know she is a doctor?

An incomprehensible name popped up in her mind again, leaving Chihaya Higashino confused.

This symptom has lasted for a month. Things always appear in my mind that I have never thought of before, and inexplicable pictures always appear in my mind.

These pictures made her feel inexplicably familiar, but at the same time, they also made Chihaya Higashino feel frightened.

That's right.

It's fear.

Because when she looked at those chaotic and bizarre pictures, two bloody faces would suddenly appear, one was a male and the other was a female.

If Higashinoji knew what Higashino Chihaya was thinking at this time, he would probably understand that these two faces may be the faces of his father and mother that Higashino Chihaya saw when he claimed the body.

She has been trapped in the day when her parents met the murderer last year, and she is still living in the shadow.

As long as she thinks of her parents who died tragically, she can't get out of the shadows.

Higashino Chihaya was thinking, while Higashino Tsukasa on the other side had already said to Koizumi Asuka next to him: "Dr. Koizumi, please."

"You're welcome, Higashino-san, this is what I should do. Please start, I will stop if there is any problem." Koizumi Asuka nodded with a smile and took out something like a medical record.

This is a common practice. This medical record is similar to a record book. From these observation records, she summarizes the problem and finally finds a way to treat the patient.

In fact, she also knew the reason why Higashinoji called her here today. It was just to let her, a professional doctor, pay attention to Higashino Chihaya's condition to avoid causing trouble.

Of course she agreed to this request.

After all, Chihaya Higashino's condition has been stable for a long time, and it's almost time to give her some stimulation therapy.

A slightly gentler stimulation therapy for mentally ill patients is probably to find some items or scenes that make her feel worth remembering.

Higashinoji's method is correct.

Next we have to see the effect.

Here, Higashinoji got the consent of Koizumi Asuka, uncovered the painter covered with black cloth in the corner, then moved it to Higashino Chihaya, and said: "Sister Chihaya, can you look at this painting?"

"Painting?" Chihaya Higashino was a little dazed listening to Higashinoji's words, and then she said cheerfully: "Aji, you've been so weird lately."

She detailed Higashino's recent strange behavior; "Yesterday, he asked me to listen to some songs for no reason, and now he asks me to look at paintings. Are you really trying to find another girlfriend?"

Chihaya Higashino said this, but her eyes were still obediently looking at the 'painting' that Higashinoji mentioned.

She didn't pay much attention to it at first, but just looking at it, she became fascinated.

The first frame shows her leading her mother and father forward.

Chihaya Higashino can feel it.

The flat oil painting gradually became three-dimensional in my field of vision.

The blank space in the background deliberately left by Higashinoji was gradually filled up by her subconscious memories - in the eyes of others, Higashinoji might not have drawn any background, but Higashino Chihaya clearly 'saw' it, to be precise. The 'imagination' came out.

Points and lines, houses and houses, buildings and buildings. Everything seems to be back to her kindergarten days.

As soon as the kindergarten is over, her parents will come to pick her up. The reason why she goes to Sumida Kawagishi is not only to drop by on her way home, but also because there is her favorite pizza stall there.

Looking at it, Higashino Chihaya became completely quiet.

Even Konoe Ryoka and the others, who were observing at the same time, were attracted in. When they reacted, they realized that their eyes were already moist, and tears could not stop flowing down.

"I don't know why I feel this way." Konoe Ryoka wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said softly: "Just looking at this painting, I feel very uncomfortable in my heart. I want to cry."

It is clearly a heartwarming scene of a family reunion.

Takahashi Yumi, the most noisy person next to her, was speechless for a moment when she heard these words.

She felt it too.

This painting looks warm but always has a touch of melancholy, which seems to capture people inadvertently.

As for Asuka Koizumi?

As a psychiatrist, she doesn't really believe in the rumors that "looking at an oil painting can make people cry".

Even if you want to arouse the resonance of others, you still need the foreshadowing of the plot.

It's obviously not possible for just one painting to bring about a surge of emotion in one's heart.

But this painting by Higashinoji seems to have done just that.

Just the first frame reminded her of her childhood.

At that time, perhaps his father was also like this. He gently held his hand and walked forward with his still tottering self.

Several of them were touched, but no matter how touched they were, they were not as touched as Chihaya Higashino who felt it intuitively.

After all, the characters above were drawn by Higashinoji based on photos of Higashino Chihaya when she was a child.

Pictures danced before my eyes, accompanied by gentle male and female voices.

It wasn't like the bloody face she often saw. It was a gentler, more attractive face.

A gentle voice sounded in my ears.

This made Chihaya Higashino couldn't help but burst into tears.

I don't know why I feel so uncomfortable inside.

She wanted to turn her head and tell Higashinoji that she didn't want to read any more.

But she couldn't take her eyes away from this painting, so she could only jump to the second frame.

The grown-up self smiled and talked to Higashinoji. Next to him were men and women who looked at him and Higashinoji with smiles.

When I was a child, my parents held me.

When I grow up, my parents watch over me.

This is another memory that Chihaya Higashino will never forget.