Full-time cartoonist - #16 - Chapter 16 Go

“As expected of a Ukiyo-e master, you have such aura.” Akira Toriyama wiped his forehead.

Hibiki looked at the car at the end of the road, squinted his eyes and asked, “Does Teacher Toriyama think those who draw Ukiyo-e are better than those who draw manga?”

“Of course, they are artists.” Akira Toriyama blurted out.

Hibiki Higashino said: “I think cartoonists are more powerful.”

“Why?”

“Cartoons can make more people happy, but only a few people will appreciate Ukiyo-e.” Hibiki Higashino turned around, “Now there is one less laborer. Go back and draw “Dragon Ball” quickly.”

“Really?” Akira Toriyama was confused. Looking at Hibiki Higashikata’s back, he chased after him, “That’s right. Let’s draw comics as soon as possible.”

…

A week later, Higashino Hibiki walked out of Toriyama’s house with his schoolbag on his back.

“Can you please not leave? Higashino-kun!”

Toriyama Akira hurriedly chased after him.

“School is about to start. I’m sorry, Mr. Toriyama.” Hibiki refused and walked away without looking back.

Akira Toriyama felt extremely regretful, “I really can’t bear to have you leave.”

Having an assistant makes it so much easier. The workload has been reduced by 40%, but it is still tedious and meaningless.

It’s really difficult for one person to draw comics, and it’s hard to go from extravagance to frugality.

“Oh, by the way,” Hibiki Higashi turned around, “I’ve always wanted to ask, why didn’t Mr. Toriyama find an assistant?”

Most cartoonists have assistants. After all, drawing cartoons is too hard. Akira Toriyama, Eiichiro Oda, and Yoshihiro Togashi only sleep for 2 or 3 hours for a long time. Much more difficult than coding.

“Ah, well,” Akira Toriyama scratched his hair and organized his words, “Probably because when I first started serializing “Arale”, Toriyama Kazuhiko didn’t tell me that I had an assistant.

It was very hard at that time. Drawing comics alone was so exhausting that I felt suffocated. Now I want to get back the original feeling.

And because of the readers I’ve attracted through my own abilities, people who like “Dragon Ball”, I think it’s good to have one person complete the work as much as possible. “

“Yes.” Hibiki nodded as if he understood, “I still don’t understand, but Toriyama-sensei is really talented and virtuous.”

He gave a thumbs up and drifted away.

“On the jump, you will see my work!”

Higashino Hibiki’s last voice made Toriyama smile, “I’m looking forward to it.”

…

See you in Tokyo again.

Hibiki Hibiki stood at the door of Higashino’s house with a schoolbag on his back, feeling that he had become stronger.

Just like Yamcha, who appeared on the scene for the first time after practicing, he was completely reborn from beginning to end, and the strong was invincible.

“I will not be defeated by reality, make a big hole, and curl up into a ball!”

“Brother! Long time no see!”

Just when Higashino was feeling sad, a voice came from behind him. He turned around and saw that it was a wild female junior high school student.

“Mea…Mei,” after realizing she was the original owner’s sister, he extended his palm and greeted, “Long time no see…wow!”

Halfway through his words, he saw the girl running over and bumping into his arms.

“What a powerful Tieshan…”

“I miss you so much!” Mei’s head was crazily hunched in Higashino Hibiki’s arms, “Why didn’t you tell me about the month of training?”

“I said stop.” After finally regaining his composure, Hibiki pushed Higashino Mei away and looked at her, “You’re cute again, Mei.”

“Yes!” cheered happily.

She finally became quiet, and Hibiki breathed a sigh of relief.

Back in the courtyard, passing the motorcycle. All the light bar parts on it are removed, and it becomes a normal motorcycle.

“I’m going to take a shower. I’m covered in sweat.”

Saying goodbye to his sister, he returned to the bedroom to get a change of clothes.

When he saw the robe on the bed with the words “Heaven and Earth! I am the only one” printed in bright red, he was stunned.

“And this thing?”

He looked outside the door and saw no one else. He quickly picked it up and threw it under the bed.

I searched the house again and found a lot of things!

The white strip of cloth with the word “Invincible” written on it should be wrapped around the forehead;

The leather jacket with nails is full of sophistication;

A red armband with the words “Tyrannosaurus Group” printed on it, which is the name of the bosozoku clan he joined.

Quickly pack them under the bed together.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

…

There are still two days until school starts.

During these two days, Hibiki went to a Go club near the “pole pole” store where he met Torishima Kazuhiko.

Silently watching these amateur Go enthusiasts play chess.

Seeing young people and old people, they would happily teach Hibiki how to play chess.

What is “qi”, what is “star”, what is “point”.

“Brother, I haven’t seen a strange young man come to the Go club for a long time. Do you like playing Go?”

“No.” Hibiki Hibiki shook his head honestly, “I want to draw a comic about Go.”

“Go comics!” The other idle old people got interested and surrounded Higashino Hibiki, “Can Go comics be drawn too?”

“Of course, and it’s a very interesting comic,” Hibiki gave a thumbs up. “Maybe it will attract many young people to learn Go.”

“That’s really a good thing.” They crossed their arms and nodded. As people who like Go, seeing Go gradually become lonely, their usual mood is also sad and sad.

…

“Is there a wonderful game of Go over there? It’s so lively.” A man in his thirties walked into the club holding a folding fan.

He is Teacher Shinoda of the Japanese Go Academy, and he teaches the students to play chess on weekdays.

Because the Chess Academy is nearby, he would come to this Go club when he had free time.

After walking over, he found that among the crowd was a thick-set boy, apparently 17 or 18 years old.

Apart from being handsome, I can’t see anything else.

After all, some college students are professional chess players around the age of 10.

The Go industry places too much emphasis on talent, and 17-year-old professional chess players do not stand out.

“Mr. Shinoda, I haven’t been here for a long time.” Someone saw him and raised his hand to say hello.

“Long time no see, the chess academy is organizing a “Young Lions Battle”, and I’m taking some time off from my busy schedule,” he asked curiously, “What’s going on?” “

“That boy said he was going to draw comics about Go. Everyone was surprised.”

“Ah?” Shinoda was stunned. How could the complex and profound game of Go be drawn into a comic? And can a teenager serialize comics?

He squeezed into the crowd and asked, “Have you finished the painting?”

…

Higashino Hibiki looked over and replied without changing his face: “There are already storyboards.”

“Where are the articles you are going to submit?”

Hibiki Higashino, “Weekly Shōnen Jump.”

“Eh? That’s awesome.” Shinoda groped around, took out a business card, and asked curiously: “What was your previous serialized work?”

“It hasn’t been serialized yet.” Hibiki Higashi answered honestly.

Shinoda’s outstretched hand froze.

Considering the young man’s love for Go, he still said: “I am Shinoda 4th Dan. If you pass the serial meeting, please contact me and I will provide help.”

Higashino Hibiki took it with both hands, “Sorry, I don’t have a business card.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Shinoda didn’t think he could serialize it, just treating it as a sideshow, and didn’t ask for his business card.