Full-time cartoonist - #23 - Chapter 23 Assistant

After hearing Higashino Hibiki’s idea, Nao Sasaki looked at the storyboard and nodded without changing his expression, “Let’s draw it like this. You first take out the participating comics, and after winning the “Tezuka Award”, you can use “Soul of the Game” to participate in the serialization meeting . “

Torishima Kazuhiko glanced at him in surprise, “Sasaki, do you really like “Spirit of the Game” that much?”

“Well,” Sasaki pushed up his glasses, “Even if it’s a chess comic, it can be serialized as long as it’s interesting. I saw something very interesting in this comic.”

His expression was extremely serious, and he actually valued Hibiki Hibiki more than Toriyama Kazuhiko.

Clenching his fists, he was very happy to meet Hibiki Higashikata today.

A high school student with strong drawing skills and excellent plot.

It takes about ten years for a person like this to appear.

Calling him a genius is totally fine.

If you can be his editor and discover such a character, his future will be smoother.

Change “Weekly Shonen Jump”.

so……

“Higashino-kun, become the pillar of Jump!”

…

By the time Higashi Hibiki returned to the dormitory, it was already 6 p.m.

So he didn’t go back to the classroom.

After opening the door, walking into the hallway, and putting on his slippers, Hibiki rubbed his eyes tiredly.

Several hours of brainstorming made him nervous and as tired as if he had run a half marathon.

Fortunately, the process went smoothly and serialization is just around the corner.

There was the sound of stir-frying in the kitchen, and his ears twitched. Could it be that Minami Chiharu was cooking?

So he opened the kitchen door, braced himself and prepared to strike.

Enuhiko High School is one of the few high schools in Japan that has a cafeteria, but according to common sense, the food is very unpleasant.

Fortunately, the teachers and students of “Yoshiharaso” have a cook.

With a monthly meal fee of 15,000 yen, you can have a delicious, delicious and nutritious dinner.

Much happier than in the cafeteria.

So Hibiki Higashi would occasionally take the initiative to help.

When he saw the people busy in the kitchen, he froze.

“Teacher Akimiya?”

Wearing an apron emblazoned with the image of Chizuru Kamano, the heroine of “Volleyball Sweetheart”, the person who is skillfully making trouble is the person who will always meet again unexpectedly.

“Ah, it’s Higashino-kun.” Akimiya Akemi turned around, “Just wait a moment, the food will be ready soon.”

“Why did you appear here?” The art class is nearby, and the Akimiya family should also have real estate.

“I am the life teacher of “Yoshihara-so”. Akimiya Akemi said with a smile.

The staple food she prepared today was rice, and the dishes included beef stew with potatoes, hamburger patties, and miso soup.

Smelling the aroma of meat, Dongye twitched his index fingers and put dinner on the table with her. He said regretfully: “Didn’t you make fried fish?”

“My fried fish is so delicious.” Akimiya Akemi put her hands on her hips and was very proud.

“Well, someone said that if you want to tie a man’s heart, you must first tie his stomach. Akimiya-sensei has already tied my stomach.”

“Who wants to tie your heart…” Akimiya Akemi retorted in a low voice with a blushing face.

…

“Welcome Teacher Akimiya!”

“cheers!”

“Takagi-senpai, put your beer away!”

At the table where Akimiya Akemi was welcomed, Takagi Kiko got carried away and even took out a beer, which made Minami Chiharu very dissatisfied.

“Okay.” Senior Takagi put down the beer bottle in frustration, picked up the Sprite and poured it into his mouth, thinking it was wine.

“It’s so delicious!” Yoshii Yamahisa’s eyes lit up, he picked up another chopstick of beef and savored it carefully.

“Ah, really.” Nan Qianharu covered her face, her eyes blurred. In my heart I seem to see the cows running under the first ray of sunshine in the morning.

“It tastes very tender and still elastic. The juices are locked in the meat. After taking a bite, the rich and mellow aroma bursts out in your mouth. It’s really enjoyable…I lost.” Minami Chiharu was disappointed.

As a cook, her cooking skills are not as good as those of Qiu Gong, and her professionalism is in crisis.

“Thank you for your compliments,” Qiugong said happily.

In “Yoshiharaso”, she does not regard herself as a teacher, but as a friend.

It’s like getting along with Hibiki Higashino.

only……

She swallowed her lips as she looked at Hibiki Higashikata, who was eating wildly.

“I’m done, you continue.”

Dongye Xiang stood up, he had no time to waste.

In one month, I have to complete the 60-page short story by myself!

“Higashiya, do you need help?” Yoshii Sanjiu finished his rice in two or three mouthfuls and looked at him sincerely, “You seem to have something wrong.”

“It’s not necessary right now,” Hibiki replied. “If it’s really necessary, I will speak up.”

Yoshii Sanhisa, “I’ll wait.”

Before leaving, Higashino Hibiki looked back at Akimiya Akemi and gave her a look.

Akimiya Akemi, who was enjoying her meal, was stunned. She looked left and right, and finally pointed at herself.

Dong Yexiang nodded.

She thought about it for a while, and finally gave Hibiki a thumbs up as if she suddenly understood.

Does she understand?

After Higashikata returned to the bedroom, he was still thinking about this issue.

It wasn’t until the manuscript paper was spread on the table that he calmed down, recalled the “Soul of Chess” animation in his mind, and drew the storyboard.

…

20 days passed by in an instant.

Higashino Hibiki came to Shueisha with the short story “The Soul of the Game”.

Looking at the tall building from the bottom, he took a deep breath and walked in.

“Hello, I’m looking for Mr. Sasaki from the editorial department of “Weekly Shōnen Jump” and have already communicated with him on the phone.”

“Then please fill out the visitor form and I will notify him.”

After communicating with the lady at the front desk, Hibiki Higashi wrote the visitor form and was taken to Room 3 to wait.

I don’t know how much time has passed, but Higashikata closed his eyes and meditated, and smelled the mellow aroma of coffee.

After opening his eyes, Sasaki Shang held two cups of coffee and placed them in front of the two of them, looking at him seriously.

“You have serious dark circles. You need to take a break when drawing comics.”

“Yes, I will.” Higashikata nodded and handed him the short story “The Soul of Chess”.

Sasaki took it and raised his eyebrows, “There are two styles. Did you find an assistant? No wonder it was so fast.”

Dong Yexiang’s brows twitched, and she didn’t come even at midnight. She waited impatiently and knocked on the door, only to find out later.

“So you want me to help you.” proudly, “please me.”

Wearing gauze pajamas, Akimiya Akemi puffed out her chest and raised her nose to the sky.

The experience of working as an assistant to Akira Toriyama made Hibiya Hibiki and Akimiya Akemi get along well, and her painting skills are very strong, which can make the works even more powerful.

So Higashino Hibiki could only say, “Please, Akimiya-sensei~”

She raised her voice and gave Akimiya Akemi goosebumps all over her body.

“Okay, okay, I promise you.”

In this way, they had trysts night after night, Hibiki squeezed her dry, and was able to complete 60 pieces of the manuscript in 20 days, exceeding expectations.

After reading it patiently, Sasaki Shang patted the table and said, “That’s it! I’ll put it in for you.”