Full-time cartoonist - #15 - Chapter 15 Goodbye, Miss Qiugong

The fireworks display in Nishikasugai Town was very good, with red lanterns hanging, and many stalls on both sides of the roadside. Children were running around and it was very lively.

Higashino Hibiki walked beside Akimiya Akemi. In the crowd, the distance between the two was only a few centimeters.

On the road, he met an old man selling masks. Hibiki thought the fox mask was good, so he bought one and hung it on his face.

Akimiya Akemi teased him, “How childish.”

“It’s a pity that there is no Monkey King,” Higashikata shrugged, “Don’t you want it?”

“Me,” Akimiya Akemi looked at the mask, her eyes suddenly lit up, she took off a white cat mask and put it on, with her hands behind her back, she jumped and ran away, “Higashino-kun, please.”

Higashino Hibiki took out his wallet and handed the money to the stall owner.

Miss Qiugong paid for the movie and dinner today. It was just a mask, no big deal.

After paying, he looked up and saw Akimiya Akemi had run away, so he quickly chased after her.

She was squatting in front of the goldfish pond, looking at it curiously.

“Higashi-kun, how do you play with this?” She looked sideways at Higashi Hibiki, her eyes moist, like a mouth of sparkling pool water.

“I haven’t played it before either, but it’s probably like fishing it out with a paper basket, it depends on your strength and hand speed.” Higashino Hibiki said to the stall owner: “I want ten copies!”

“OK!”

Akimiya Akemi started fishing, but all the paper was torn. Apart from being splashed with water by the goldfish, there was no other harvest, but she smiled happily.

“Do you want to continue?”

“No, I’ve already tried it.”

After that came candy apples, air guns, hoops…

Unfortunately, nothing was gained.

Miss Akimiya was really happy tonight. Hibiki saw her eyes through the mask, which often narrowed into crescent moons, and laughed heartily from under the mask.

When I met big men passing by carrying a shrine, they were wearing naked crotchless pants and shouting slogans.

Passionate.

Akimiya Akemi couldn’t help but blush.

“Let’s go.” She grabbed Dong Yexiang’s hand and ran to the side.

When there were few people around, he realized it later and let go of Higashikata Hibiki’s hand.

The crowd was still lively, and Akimiya Akemi’s heart became hot.

“Thank you very much, Higashino-kun. I am very happy today.”

“Me too.” Higashikata crossed his arms and looked sideways at the starry sky.

Akimiya Akemi spun around and said, “It’s my first time to attend a fireworks display. It’s so interesting.”

“Is that why you are so excited?” He had participated in it in his memory, but this time it was the happiest.

“Well,” Akimiya Akemi nodded, she looked at Hibiki Higashino, “I sometimes really forget that you are still an underage high school student. Like a peer, no, more mature than me.”

“I just know what I have to do.”

“Higashino-kun, I really envy you.”

“What?”

“Whatever you want to do, have the courage to do it.”

“you can also.”

Fireworks flew into the sky and made a “bang-explosion!” sound. Then the sky turned white and colorful fireworks bloomed.

Like an umbrella canopy, like a galaxy, it is gorgeous and dazzling.

Higashikata couldn’t help but be dazzled.

“The east wind blooms flowers on thousands of trees at night, and blows them down like stars like rain.”

Xin Qiji’s poems were murmured in his mouth.

“Yeah,” Akimiya Akemi nodded with blurred eyes, “You worked really hard, Higashino-kun, you memorized a lot of poems.”

“Miss Akimiya, do you know the last sentence?”

Akimiya Akemi looked at the sky and was impressed by the beauty of this moment. She subconsciously answered: “No.”

Higashikata pulled up his cap with the cap behind his head, and then mused, “When I suddenly looked back, I saw that man was in the dim light.”

“Ah?” Akimiya Minmei looked over subconsciously.

Higashino Hibiki leaned over, the mouths of the two masks touched together, touched lightly and left.

“You…what are you doing!” Akimiya Akemi backed away.

“Miss Akimiya, I really regret buying the mask. The moonlight is so beautiful tonight.”

“I…” She covered her mask, her face already flushed.

…

The fireworks display is over and we are on our way home.

In the countryside in 1993, there were very few street lights, and occasionally there would be a slight light.

“Please don’t do this in the future,” Akimiya Akemi walked in front, “You are too young.”

“Yes, yes.” Dongye Xiang nodded obediently, “I will listen to you.”

After returning to Akira Toriyama’s house, the couple had gone home and were sitting in the living room watching TV.

“I’m back.” Higashikata said.

“Welcome home.” Toriyama Yumi smiled. Today, she was different from the housewife she usually was. She put on makeup, and she could see a bit of her youthful appearance.

“Akinomiya, how about the fireworks show?” Toriyama Akira asked. He thought the other party would respond enthusiastically, but he didn’t expect Akimiya Akemi to go upstairs absentmindedly.

“What’s wrong with her?” Akira Toriyama was surprised.

“I’m probably too happy,” Higashino Hibiki said with a smile, “The fireworks are beautiful.”

“Today’s young people have really never seen the world.” Akira Toriyama shook his head and prepared to speak in detail, “We were back then…”

“I’m going up.” Dong Yexiang took a big step and headed towards the second floor.

“This kid…” Akira Toriyama was speechless, “What happened tonight?”

…

The next afternoon, someone came to visit. Toriyama Akira greeted him at the door and called Akimiya Akemi.

Dong Yexiang was curious and followed him down.

There was a black stretched Lincoln parked at the door. The rear window glass was lowered halfway, and only the old white hair of the person on the seat could be seen.

“My daughter is disturbing you.”

“No, it’s okay.” Toriyama Akira was very cautious.

Dong Yexiang became confused, who is he? Not getting out of the car was very rude.

The rack is ridiculously big.

He looked at Akimiya Akemi. She was trembling and her face turned pale.

“Is it okay?”

Akimiya Minmei forced a smile, lowered her head, and whispered as quietly as a mosquito: “It’s okay.”

It’s strange, there is no usual liveliness, it seems to be a social panic.

It was obviously quite normal in the morning, and I was happy with her charm.

Dong Yexiang gradually understood.

Sure enough, the person in the car said: “I’ve indulged you for 20 days, it’s time to go home and prepare for a new life.”

“Yes, father.” Akimiya Akemi lowered her head, as gentle as Yamato Nadeshiko.

With a hint of meekness, he walked towards the opposite side of the car.

Akimiya Akemi’s eyelids drooped, she held the handle of the car, and finally met Hibiki’s eyes, her brows furrowed, and she forced a smile.

Worse than crying.

Hibiki took off his hat, put it on his chest and bowed, “Goodbye, Miss Akimiya.”

Akimiya Akemi looked at his short hair and burst out laughing.

“Thank you.” She opened and closed her mouth without making any sound.

Higashino Hibiki has been covering his head with a hat, not wanting to show his bare head.

Now it’s uncharacteristically normal.

“Goodbye, Higashino-kun.”

She got into the car with a smile, sat next to her father, and then drove away.