Tokyo life starting with painting

"Higashinoji also wants to participate in the Kohaku Uta Battle?"

When I saw NHK's TV program announcing the list of this year's Red and White Song Competition.

Oura Yukie's expression gradually changed from calm and a little proud at the beginning to surprise and dumbfounded.

She is proud because the Red and White Song Battle is a major national program in Japan every year. As long as she performs well and leaves a good impression in front of the people, her future career as a singer will continue to be smooth sailing.

but

Yukie Oura never expected that Higashinoji, his mortal enemy, would appear on the show "Red and White Uta Battle".

She has always remembered that Higashinoji's song "Lemon" mercilessly knocked her down on the distribution chart. The Internet and the media have conducted various analyzes on the conflict between her and Higashinoji.

And then come to the conclusion——

It's her own fault.

Of course.

After all, it was Higashino who came to ask her to sing the song "Lemon", but she insisted on pretending to be cold and aloof. Later, she was beaten up and she got so angry that she said on a TV show that Higashino was not worthy of being called a singer. speech.

Many of her fans lost their fans because of this incident.

This made Yukie Oura even more annoyed.

If we put it in ancient times, she and Higashi Yesi would have had a life-and-death feud. It would be an exaggeration to say that Higashi Yesi would be caught, skinned, and eaten.

In the end, she was actually allowed to compete with Higashinoji on the same stage?

However, although Yukie Oura has a bad personality, she is not stupid either.

Just thinking about it for a moment, she understood what NHK's Kohaku Uta Battle program team wanted to do.

It's just that they took a fancy to her and Higashinoji's fame, and wanted to make some use of their previous conflicts to increase the ratings.

After all, the red and white song joint battle, the 'joint battle', of course needs to be a little bit gunpowder.

The tension between her and Higashinoji is enough.

Moreover, although Oura Yukie is unwilling to admit it, Higashino Tsukasa is indeed more famous than her as a singer now. She has not watched "Hansawa Naoki", but it is discussed both on the Internet and by her fans.

Some fans even became fans of Higashinoji's comics on the spot, buying a lot of Higashinoji's comics and showing them off in the comment section of her songs.

This made Yukie Oura feel so angry that he felt a stomachache.

Damn it! You fans are totally unreliable! He actually became a fan of the enemy!

Yes.

After the last "Lemon" incident, Oura Yukie was so angry that his stomach hurt from time to time.

Thinking of having to compete with Tonoji on the same stage as Kohaku Uta this time, she became even more angry and had a stomachache.

Unable to get angry, Yukie Oura also wanted to defeat Higashinoji.

Just rely on this red and white song battle!

If you defeat Higashinoji, not only will the negative impact of the previous "Lemon" incident be erased, but it will also prove that she is right. Higashinoji is indeed no match for a professional singer like her, a professional singer!

but

What if I don’t win Higashinoji?

Such a thought suddenly flashed in Oura Yuki's mind.

But she denied it the next moment.

How can it be! How could I be inferior to a cartoonist? Isn't this a joke?

Although he was beaten back and forth by Higashinoji's "Lemon" on the distribution list, Oura Yukie is still extremely confident.

This is her confidence as a professional singer!

She let out a hard breath and couldn't help but glance at the list of the Red and White Songs competition on the TV.

As she watched, she couldn't help but cover her belly.

My stomach started to hurt again.

On the other side, Editor-in-Chief Seo, who was a little confused by the list of Kohaku Uta's battle, was also a little surprised.

He didn't expect that the author, who was the mainstay of a rival publishing house, would still have time to participate in the Red and White Song Battle.

Is this a bit underestimating the competitiveness of their "Chiyo"?

but

"It's natural to be looked down upon."

Editor-in-chief Seo seemed to have thought of something, and his expression was a little helpless.

He has been looking for a work that can replace "Investigation Team" for the past two weeks, but no matter how hard he searches, he can't find any good ideas at all.

Even some senior manga authors, as soon as they were mentioned about competing with Higashino Tsukasa's "Naoki Hansawa", they would shake their heads and wave their hands, saying that they couldn't beat him.

Really can't beat it.

"Hanzawa Naoki" is currently in the limelight, and you have to avoid the current craze no matter what.

"I can't find a mainstay work that can support the scenes of "Chiyo"."

Editor-in-chief Seo sighed again.

This is already the third week. According to the promise he made before, if it lasts for another week or two at most, he will take the blame and resign.

There is nothing we can do about this.

What he said himself, he must do.

And Editor-in-Chief Seo also knows that many people are eyeing his position as Editor-in-Chief.

Whether it is the old Yanjiao Publishing House faction or the old Mozhu Bookstore faction, they all want to place their editors in this position.

In a sense, Chief Editor Seo is actually a victim of this factional struggle.

But from another perspective, Editor-in-Chief Seo actually has no objection to the matter of taking the blame and resigning.

After all, he really failed to make any outstanding achievements as the editor-in-chief, and he also broke off all cooperation with the front-line author Horikoshi Hanpei.

No comments, no comments.

Generally speaking, Editor-in-Chief Seo is still a little unwilling.

He just kept being suppressed and beaten by Higashinoji, and in the end he ran away with his tail between his legs.

"Let's see if we can work harder and find a main author."

Editor-in-chief Seo made up his mind and decided to work harder and see if he could find another main author.

Otherwise, he would really take the blame and resign.

Whether it is Shin Iwazuki Publishing House or Oura Yukie, both parties are trying to exert their own subjective initiative and want to defeat Higashinoji.

And at this stage, Higashinoji didn't just stay in place.

While continuing to serialize "Naoki Hansawa", I did not forget to go directly to the NHK studio for rehearsals.

Well, it's just a rehearsal for the Kohaku Uta battle, so Higashinoji doesn't have that much to do.

Everything from make-up to costumes is handled by NHK, and Higashino only needs to be present at the scene.

For this reason, Higashinoji also met many popular singers and stars.

To be more precise, it was difficult for him not to recognize him.

Because most of these singers or singers took the initiative to come forward and chat with him with a smile.

This is normal.

After all, Higashinoji has released a total of three tracks this year, and basically every song is an explosive hit.

It is also beneficial and harmless to them to get to know such composers.

Even if we can't be friends, it's better to be familiar with each other.

In particular, there are some female singers who are always leaning in to show their hospitality with a smile. Sometimes they even want to hang their whole body on Higashinoji.

Some of these female singers want Higashinoji to help compose music, and some really want to have something outside the rules with Higashinoji.

After all, the competition in Japan's entertainment industry is fierce, and Higashino is so talented that he can still make money.

If you can catch a rich husband like him, you won't have to worry about money even if you retire.

Each of these female singers is pretty good-looking and has a gorgeous smile.

However, compared to girls like Konoe Ryoka who have not yet graduated and have not been exposed to society, most of these female singers still smell too heavy of dust and lack the purity of their student days.

Not as good-looking as his own girlfriend, not as cute and innocent as his own girlfriend, and not as big as his own girlfriend - Higashinoji naturally wouldn't buy it.

In the process of dealing with these female singers, Higashinoji also met Oura Yukie himself.

Oura Yukie himself is more or less different from the MV.

She looks pretty good, has short hair, and looks very pretty and young.

Higashinoji also listened to her singing several times during the rehearsal process, and it was indeed pretty good. No wonder so many fans like her.

It's just that when it comes to dealing with people, she falls a little short.

It's not that she is arrogant towards the female singer who is also in the red group, it's just that when she speaks and acts, she has a youthful feeling that lacks the beatings from society - not to say that she is sharp, but at least half of her is exposed.

It's like she usually brings some snacks as souvenirs, but basically all the famous singers are prepared, only some idol groups are missing.

In Japan, the status of idols is actually very low. They are considered to be at the bottom of the entertainment industry. They are not allowed to fall in love, are required to diet, and have various restrictions.

Even if some TV dramas want to invite Japanese idols to act, they need to think carefully.

Some singers even secretly look down on idols, thinking that they can only make money by selling meat or handshake coupons, but these are just secretly looking down on idols as a profession.

This is the first time Higashinoji has seen someone like Oura Yukie who openly looks like "I just look down on you".

You must know that although idols have a low status, they definitely have a lot of fans.

On the Oricon O chart, albums by Japanese idols are usually at the top.

This caused many girls from idol groups in the red group to come to Higashinoji to complain.

One of them, Saito Kotori, a member of the idol group named BW, always likes to run to Higashinoji when he has nothing to do.

On the one hand, it is because of the conflict between Higashinoji and Oura Yukie.

On the other hand, she is actually a fan of Higashino Tsukasa's comics.

I especially like to see "Naoki Hansawa" that Higashino is currently painting.

And Higashinoji also had some impression of this short and cute girl. After all, there were too few female idols who would hold his hand and excitedly discuss "Hanzawa Naoki" as soon as they met.

Saito Kotori is probably the only one.

So every time she came over, Tonoji would take the initiative to pour a cup of hot tea.

"Higashino-san, are you drawing comics again?" Saito Kotori looked at Higashinoji who was using a pen to draw the outline of a character, and said with his hands behind his back, "Has Higashino-san eaten?"

"Well, I haven't had time to eat yet." Higashino didn't raise his head, but turned his face slightly.

"It's a good thing to spend time on comics, but it's a bit too much to forget about food and sleep. Higashino-san, take a rest and eat something."

Saito Kotori was minding her own business as she sat next to Higashinoji, smoothing down her short skirt - she had just come on stage to rehearse, mainly singing and dancing.

At the same time, she did not forget to take out the lunch box hidden in the back, stretched out her white palm, and handed it to Higashinoji.

"Thank you, Saito-san." Tonoji put down the dip pen in his hand, turned to look at the lunch box, and couldn't help but said: "Isn't this a public lunch bought by the program team?"

He had eaten a public bento bought by NHK once. Although it was a luxurious bento, to be honest, the taste could only be described as average.

"I made this with my own hands."

Saito Kotori proudly puffed up her chest. Although it was a bit flat, she still looked quite cute when paired with her slightly round and childish face.

"But I don't know how it tastes salty? Higashino-san, give it a try."

"It's better." Higashino glanced at her knees that were shaking from the cold. He couldn't help but shook his head and handed her the coat he put aside: "Cover it up."

I have to say that the profession of idol is really tough. Even in the middle of winter, I have to wear a short skirt and jump around at the rehearsal.

Higashikata felt cold just by looking at it.

"Oh, okay. But isn't it cold, Higashino-san?" Saito Kotori was stunned and couldn't help but ask.

"It's not cold. The heater is always on in the lounge. Just turn it on and I'll pour you a cup of tea."

Tonoji replied nonchalantly.

Saito Kotori knew it was a polite comment as soon as he heard it.

I don’t know whether the heater in his lounge is overloaded because it has been working for the past few days or because the wiring is aging. It no longer discharges hot air.

Higashinoji has been sitting there for a long time, and his blood is not circulating, so he must be cold.

"Well, Higashikata-san, I really don't need it, I'm not cold. Look."

Saito Kotori wanted to be polite, so he simply stood up and wanted to move his legs and feet to show Higashinoji.

She is just an ordinary idol. She has just debuted in the idol organization BW. Even in the group, she is the youngest and the one who is easily manipulated.

How dare she be so ignorant as to take Higashinoji's coat and wrap it around her legs?

But before she was even halfway up, she staggered back two steps and sat down on the ground - it was obvious that her feet were numb from the cold.

This left Higashinoji speechless, and he emphasized his tone: "Cover it, Saito-san."

"Oh, good."

Feeling that Tonoji seemed a little dissatisfied, Saito Kotori could only blink his eyes stupidly, nodded cautiously, took the coat from him, and wrapped it around his legs.

While taking the coat and wrapping it around her thighs, she couldn't help but glance at Higashinoji's expression, and found that his tense expression just now had relaxed a lot, and he seemed to be very satisfied with her behavior.

Saito Kotori couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Higashino-san, you are a big celebrity, why are you so nice to me? I am just a little idol."

The most she could do was cook something for Higashinoji, which is nothing in the entertainment industry. She even had a senior who ate the food she cooked and laughed at her face that the food she cooked was not delicious.

A little idol like Tonoji would give up his coat to a little idol like her even if he was freezing.

To be honest, this is the first time I have seen Saito Kotori.

"What's the reason for this?"

Higashinoji was speechless for a while, thinking that Saito Kotori was too much an idol, and he was suffering from paranoia: "Saito-san, you are cold, what's wrong with giving you a coat to keep out the cold? Isn't this a natural thing? It's normal Men will do it when they see you, right?"

This is a very common saying.

But in Saito Kotori's ears, there was an inexplicable feeling of being respected.

I have been an idol for nearly half a year, and this is the first time I feel like this.

Usually, they are usually scolded by "idiot", "can't even learn this", "pouring tea for seniors".

Saito Kotori was a little embarrassed by Higashinoji's unexpected words, so she immediately touched her head and forcibly changed the subject:

"That's right. But Higashino-san, you also have to defeat Oura-san! You must not lose! Last time I heard it in the lounge, Oura-san said that this time I will defeat you in the Kohaku Uta Battle."

As she said that, in order to cover up the embarrassment of the redness on her face, she held up a thermos bottle that Higashino unscrewed and said, "I'll add some hot water to Higashino-san."

Then

Then she bumped into Yukie Oura who had just left the lounge.

He also held some hot tea in his hand——

It poured all over her.

Air

Suddenly there was silence.