Full-time cartoonist - #42 - Chapter 42 Stand firm

“When playing chess, you cannot bully the weak with the strong, make fun of the weak, and watch the chess game without saying anything about a true gentleman.”

After watching the third episode of “The Soul of Chess”, Nishimura always kept talking in front of Higashino Hibiki.

He also specially bought a folding fan, which looks elegant in the winter.

Higashino Hibiki only felt bored, but the people next to Nishimura admired it enthusiastically.

“That’s very well said, Nishimura-kun!”

This person is the president of Yanyan Go Club, Nakai Hiroshi, who invited Higashino Hibiki to join the Go Club some time ago.

Higashino Hibiki naturally refused.

However, after Nishimura watched “The Soul of Go”, he was conquered by the charm of Go, so he took the initiative to join the Go club and started learning from scratch.

There are still two weeks until spring break, and before Nakai graduates, he has finally filled the Go club to three members, so there is no need to abolish the club.

So I am very grateful to Nishimura.

“Oh! President Nakai!” After hearing Nakai’s praise, Nishimura stretched out his right palm and violently collided with his palm.

“Higashiya, why don’t you come too? Haven’t you been learning Go?” Nishimura suggested.

Dong Yexiang shook his head, “I’m very busy.”

He stood up to say goodbye. Looking at Higashino Hibiki’s back, Nakai smiled bitterly and shook his head, “I don’t know when the Go club will really attract more students to join.”

Every time he sees popular clubs such as baseball club and volleyball club, he becomes envious.

“It’s a pity that the students are not interested in learning Go.”

As if going against the times, he became increasingly sad.

“President,” Nishimura gave a thumbs up, “it will be no problem. Under the influence of “Soul of Chess”, everyone will fall in love with this sport!”

“Oh! Nishimura! Let’s work hard together!”

…

In the third episode of “The Soul of Chess”, Xiao Zheng remained at 7th place.

It has stabilized. If it falls outside the tenth place and cannot reverse this result, it is very likely that it will be cut in half after a while.

The works of many newcomers are generally like this.

Akimiya Akemi also breathed a sigh of relief for Hibiki Higashikata.

But Higashino Hibiki is not satisfied, he hopes to win first place once.

“Jump’s comics are ranked every week based on the results of a reader survey. This is a real decider! It’s just like the feeling of standing in the boxing ring every week.”

“This readership survey affects my joys and sorrows time and time again. I have taken all of them from second place to twentieth place.”

“Only the first place has never been won once. Even if it is once, I want to try to get the first place.”

“This is a dream I have held on to since the serialization began.”

At the New Year’s party, Higashino Hibiki chatted with a cartoonist. He was so moved that he said this.

His talent is not as good as Toriyama Akira and Togashi Yoshihiro. He is just the cornerstone of jump, but he also has the dream of chasing the first place.

Higashino Hibiki thought about it. When he was at Akira Toriyama’s house, he was extremely happy when he won first place.

“I also want to get first place.” Looking at “Soul of Chess”, he saw the future.

…

Over the weekend, Hibiki Higashino went home, bringing with him a signed single copy of “Tokyo Love Story” for Higashino Shio and the annual contract fee transferred from Jump.

He handed over 25 million yen of after-tax income to Higashino Ichiro.

Tell him that he doesn’t have to run around for a living.

As a high school student, Hibiki Higashino was able to support his family.

Ichiro Higashino took the bank card cautiously and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

He actually didn’t want to accept it, but considering that minors carrying such a large amount could easily have accidents or go astray, he accepted it.

“You have worked hard.”

He finally said dryly.

Dongye went up to the second floor and heard a sound.

“The water horse is red, A I U E O,”

“Small shrimps are also swimming in the floating algae,”

“Persimmon tree, chestnut ball, KA KI KU KE KO.”

“The woodpecker, tireless, withered beech tree.”

Hibiki Higashikata was surprised, the sound came from his sister Higashino Mei’s room.

He knocked on the door. There was a noise in the room, then silence, and no one responded.

Higashino Hibiki felt confused and asked: “Is that… inside Mei? It’s obviously Mei’s voice.”

“It’s the eldest brother,” Higashino Mei breathed a sigh of relief, opened the room, and carefully looked around, seeing that there was no one else.

“What were you doing just now? Was that a tongue twister?”

“I’m embarrassed to say it now, I’m sorry, brother.” Mei Higashino put his hands behind his back and lowered his head.

“Well, I shouldn’t ask you rashly.”

Higashino Hibiki looked at the guitar on the bed in the house and suddenly felt confused.

As far as he knew, Higashino Mei played guitar and had not studied professionally, but only participated in the light music club.

However, during last summer vacation and winter vacation, she continued to participate in club activities.

Are there so many club activities in Qingyin Society? It’s almost more serious than the baseball club.

Looking at the well-behaved sister in front of him, Hibiki Higashi understood that she had many secrets.

“That’s right, brother!” Seeing that Hibiki didn’t pursue the issue, Mei Higashino breathed a sigh of relief. She asked excitedly: “I heard from mom that you are drawing comics! What’s your name?”

“It’s just a manga about Go,” Hibiki Higashino rubbed her head, “You don’t like shonen manga.”

“I’m going back to the bedroom first.” Dong Yexiang waved his hand and went to have a good sleep.

…

On Monday, Meguro District No. 1 Middle School, Higashino Mei came to school.

She had a pair of dark circles under her eyes, and her normally lively eyes were full of fatigue.

“Mei, are you okay?” My good friend Mitsugi Yagami asked worriedly.

“No problem!” Mei Higashino supported her body and gave a thumbs up. She complained: “I was almost discovered by the eldest brother at home. I was worried all night.”

Yagami Mitsugi, “I’m just doing voice actor training, if there’s anything I don’t want to say out loud.”

“Keep your voice down,” Higashino Mei looked around cautiously and replied softly, “My father at home is more traditional and will definitely not allow me to be a voice actor. I can only cook rice.”

“It’s really hard for you.” Yagami Mitsugi shook her head.

There’s still half an hour before class starts.

She pulled out a magazine from her clothes, which was “Weekly Shōnen Jump”, and said to Mei Higashino excitedly: “Let’s read it together! Comics.”

“Mitsugi, why did you bring a manga magazine to school?” Mei Higashino said: “Aren’t you afraid of being discovered by the dean? And it’s a juvenile manga. You used to only read girls’ manga.”

“Just be careful,” she opened the comic and went directly to the seventh comic in the magazine, called “The Soul of Chess”.

The handsome old-style man shrouded in white cloth was so attractive that Mei Higashino couldn’t take his eyes away.

“How’s it going? Zuo Wei is very handsome.” Yagami Mitsugi was very pleased with her best friend’s reaction.

“Yeah,” Higashino Mei nodded.