Full-time cartoonist - #161 - Chapter 159 Chess and Finals

When Higashino Hibiki returned to the studio, Oda was actually there.

He and Tanaka were watching Sailor Moon.

After Oda successfully preached to Tanaka, he had friends, so he was particularly excited.

Tanaka initially said: “The love in “Sailor Moon” is so beautiful. I felt jealous and sad when I watched it. I just couldn’t stand it.”

But in the end he was addicted.

If a girl sees her current high-spirited look, she will find it disgusting to be a nerd.

Akimiya Akemi didn’t care, she held her chin and watched the TV with interest.

Her dream is to become a cartoonist, so of course she will like this kind of work. She will also read the single volume of “Sailor Moon” and learn the storyboards of Naoko Takeuchi’s comics.

“Tori Akino-sensei, welcome back.” Tanaka saw Hibiki Tono, stood up and nodded in greeting.

“Well, I’m back.” Dongye Xiang said.

The air conditioner was on in the room, and he took off his coat. Then he told several people, “Guests will be arriving in a moment.”

This is also the reason why Hibiki Hibiki is anxious to go home.

When Tanaka heard this, he stood up cautiously and opened his mouth.

After a while, he said: “I’ll take my leave now. I won’t bother the teacher.”

Higashikata didn’t stop him and watched the socially fearful man leave.

Oda smacked his lips, feeling a little lonely at Tanaka’s departure.

But he didn’t care and continued watching “Sailor Moon”.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door.

Dong Yexiang went to open the door.

“Long time no see, Tori Akino-kun!” The man greeted him carelessly, “I feel like you’ve become stronger.”

“I’ve been working out recently,” Hibiki Higashino said with a smile, “Long time no see, Yamazaki 2nd Dan.”

Yamazaki Akira’s mouth dropped, “Don’t add the suffix 2nd paragraph…”

Recently, Odagiri, who just became a first-dan professional player in the spring, has been promoted to a second-dan player.

He won all 8 games in the autumn big hand competition and received a first-class evaluation. Recently, many people used this to make fun of Yamazaki Akira.

She has been a professional chess player for ten years, and she is still only at the second level. The younger generations will surpass her.

Yamazaki Akira’s audience, in particular, was always torturing her with the letters she submitted.

Said she was falling behind.

So when Yamazaki Akira heard the word “second paragraph”, he was very resistant.

Higashino Hibiki snickered secretly. Yamazaki Akira was mad at him as a newbie, and when Odagiri returned it, he felt happy that his apprentice had avenged him.

“Aren’t you going to wear that orange coat of yours? And the long, straight black hair is gone too.” Hibiki Higashino looked at her white down jacket and single ponytail hair style, and said with a hint of disappointment. It was obviously a very interesting look. .

“If you can’t speak, don’t say it,” Yamazaki Akira gritted his teeth, “Many people say I look like pecans, damn it!”

Higashino Hibiki smiled and said nothing more. Yamazaki Akira walked into the studio, greeted Akimiya Akemi, and then looked at Oda.

“Oda-kun, long time no see.”

“Long time no see, Yamazaki-san.” Oda nodded.

At this moment, Sailor Moon’s transformation started on TV.

Yamazaki Akira’s expression stiffened, and she curled her lips in disgust, “Look at this kind of work that only children can read…”

“Young adults also like to watch “Sailor Moon”,” Oda retorted, “In order to protect the earth and thwart the ambitions of the Dark Empire, do you know how hard the Sailor Moons work!”

“Tsk, tsk,” Akira Yamazaki shook his head disdainfully, turned his head away, and ignored Oda.

Oda gritted his teeth angrily.

“I just have a rest today,” Hibiki Higashi said, his hands itching unbearably, “Let’s play a game of chess.”

“Of course,” Yamazaki Akira nodded.

Akimiya Minmei took the chessboard and placed it in the middle of the two of them, and then did not leave. She knelt down and watched quietly.

She watched Higashino Hibiki playing chess seriously, his thinking look particularly charming, and she forgot about the time.

After a while, Higashino Hibiki’s expression turned serious, his brows furrowed, as if he was in trouble.

More than an hour passed before Hibiki put down the chess piece and said, “I lost.”

Yamazaki Akira’s style has changed. In the past, he focused more on artistic conception and beauty, but now he is more pragmatic. Although the chess shape is no longer beautiful, the chess ability displayed has reached a higher level.

“Alas.” Yamazaki Akira was not very happy, but sighed.

“It’s true.” She shook her head and explained: “With the rise of China and South Korea in Go, Japan is no longer a rival. I also began to learn their style, giving up paying more attention to the soul of chess, and choosing a rational way of playing.”

Changing your habits is a difficult thing to do.

And it is a state that has been achieved after a lot of hard work and hard work, and it will be very unwilling.

Higashino Hibiki was silent. Amateur chess players like him really couldn’t follow the most popular changes, and unknowingly, they were abandoned by the times.

Akimiya Minmei felt a little distressed, but she didn’t say anything and stayed by his side quietly.

“If you don’t change, you will be eliminated. This is true in any industry.” After a long time, Hibiki Higashino said.

The same goes for Go. In the future, chess players will have to rely on AI to learn Go.

“Yeah,” Akira Yamazaki nodded.

The room fell silent, and Hibiki lost interest. He asked, “Is there something wrong with Ms. Yamazaki? Please speak up.”

Akira Yamazaki smiled coquettishly, “I heard from Odagiri shogi player that Tori Akino-sensei will have a short series of “The Soul of the Game”.”

Her popularity has dropped sharply now, and the show is on the verge of being cut in half. If there is a short story called “The Soul of Chess”, then she can gain another wave of popularity.

Moreover, Yamazaki Akira likes “The Soul of the Game” very much, and this work also has her hard work.

Higashino Hibiki replied: “Of course, in terms of time, it should be early next year.”

“So fast?” Akira Yamazaki was pleasantly surprised, “Then I will wait quietly.”

She asked Higashino Hibiki: “Is it the story of Zuo Wei during the Heian Kyo period? Or is it the melee between China, Japan and South Korea?”

Hibiki Higashino shook his head, “It has something to do with artificial intelligence. When Zuo Wei transformed into Sai, I didn’t take back the foreshadowing I laid.”

“That’s right,” Akira Yamazaki nodded confusedly, “Do you need support from the Chess Academy?”

Hibiki Higashino refused: “AI will be different from what it is now. I have to innovate.”

Yamazaki Akira didn’t understand. Could this kind of thing be innovative? Will readers accept it?

It detracts from the rigorous style of “Soul of Chess” and is actually a big problem.

She suddenly became worried that Bird Qiuye would encounter a disaster.

“Let’s see what happens in the future.” Higashino replied.

…

At eight o’clock in the morning, Yamamura Moriichi picked up Kikuchi Hidemi.

They always watch basketball games together recently, and they can’t miss it today. The finals in Tokyo are about to begin!

The trial to determine the strongest team in Tokyo in the qualifiers will take place today.

and……

Hidemi Kikuchi said cheerfully: “I heard that Tori Akino-sensei will also be here, I’m really happy!”

Yamamura Moriichi responded, “Yeah.”

“Yamamura-san,” Hidemei Kikuchi looked at him worriedly, “Have you not had a good rest recently? Your face looks scary.”

“Thank you for your concern, but it’s okay,” Yamamura felt warm in his heart.

He has recently started to draw original manuscripts.

Because he insisted on being the original artist, although the editor recognized his storyboarding, he did not think that Yamamura’s artist was qualified as a cartoonist.

Yamamura decided to let him take a look at the hard work of his genius for more than half a year.

So I worked harder at night, and it seemed like I had a sudden death style.

“Why don’t you take a break and stop watching the game.”

“Today we have Tori Akino as our guest, haven’t you been looking forward to it for a long time?”

“The two cannot be compared. Of course, your body is more important.”

“No problem,” Yamamura was happy in his heart but didn’t show it on his face. He nodded, “I’m used to it.”

He used to have no ideas for writing novels, and he couldn’t sleep all night long, and it was like this.

“This is what our industry is like,” he said.

Stopping Hidemi Kikuchi from continuing, Yamamura parked the car and took him towards the stadium.

…

“Tori Akino-sensei, please excuse me.”

The staff guided Hibiki Higashino to sit down at the special guest seat next to the basketball court, “The game still has 20 minutes to go, so I’m wasting your time.”

“It’s okay,” Hibiki Higashi replied, “You don’t have to be so polite.”

He arrived an hour ago and after signing autographs for many people, the organizer explained the process and then came here.

The staff apologized and left. Not long after, another tall man came. He looked 190 centimeters tall, half a head taller than Hibiki Hibiki.

Higashikata stood up, and the other party shook hands with him enthusiastically: “You must be Mr. Tori Akino. I have been looking forward to this meeting for a long time.”

He introduced: “I am Takehiko Orimo, a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Toyota Motor Team.”

“Hello.” Hibiki Higashi shook hands with him, “Mirai Tori Akino, cartoonist.”

This is one of the few people Hibiki Higashino knows. When he learned about it, it was 2020 when Takehiko Orishige retired.

That’s right, it’s 2020. Takehiko Orishige has been active in the basketball world until he is 49 years old, and he is a living fossil.

He has a heart like Hisashi Mitsui, loves basketball and wants to play basketball.

“Thank you so much for making many young people fall in love with basketball.” Orimo Takehiko said gratefully: “If this continues, there will be no hope of defeating the Chinese basketball team!”

In 1996, Chinese football was very powerful, so “The World Youth Football Team” started with “The Strong Chinese Team”.

Basketball is even more powerful. In the Olympic Games of the same year, it entered the quarterfinals and was undoubtedly the pinnacle of Asia.

Asian basketball teams all want to beat the Chinese basketball team.

“It will be very difficult, almost zero,” Hibiki Higashino said bluntly. As far as he knows, the Chinese men’s basketball team has always been a powerhouse in Asia and is in the first echelon.

Japan is far behind.

“Of course I know.” Takehiko Orimo smiled bitterly, “But we still have to have hope.”

He didn’t care about Hibiki Hibiki’s straightforwardness. After asking Hibiki Hibiki to sign, he sat down quietly.

After a while, the auditorium was filled with people. People on the second floor of Higashino Hibiki leaned out and looked down, as if looking at a giant panda.