Tokyo life starting with painting.

Chapter 48 This is Tokyo

It's not that Higashino can't see that Hosokawa Koharu is not willing to let him try.

But even if he saw it, Higashinoji didn't intend to change his mind.

After all, "The Lonely Gourmet" can indeed be drawn.

So in the end he smiled and agreed to Hosokawa Koharu's request to submit the manuscript within one month, then turned and left.

Hosokawa Koharu looked at the figure of Higashino Tsukasa who turned and left, and then glanced at the manuscript of the second chapter of "Midnight Ring" in his hand, thinking about what Higashino Tsukasa said.

Mr. Higashino has not only completed the delivery task of "Midnight Bell", but even drew food comics.

This is how to do ah?

"What's the matter? Editor Hosokawa? How is Higashino-sensei?"

Just as she was secretly sighing and having a headache, the voice of editor-in-chief Urashima came from beside her.

He still looked confident, and before Hosokawa Koharu answered, he had an expression of "I've already guessed it":

"Could it be that Higashino-sensei found out the difficulty of creating alone, so he started to ask you for help? Right? I'm sure I'm right, right?"

"" Hosokawa Koharu.

Where did Higashino find it difficult to create independently? !He finished the second episode of "Midnight Ring" without an assistant!Even draw a serial comic.

But the editor-in-chief Urashima didn’t know yet, and said earnestly: “For an author like Mr. Higashino, editor Hosokawa, you have to guide him and let him understand that you still have to be down-to-earth, and you can’t just insert wings and fly into the sky. "

"However, Mr. Higashino, the editor-in-chief of Urashima, not only completed the second chapter of "Midnight Ring" according to the quality, but even wanted to draw the second serial work in the monthly magazine."

Hosokawa Koharu raised his hand and muttered something in a low voice, his face was really confused.

She didn't know how to evaluate Dong Yesi's behavior, anyway, she was very confused and suspicious of life.

On the other hand, after hearing the words of Hosokawa Koharu, the editor-in-chief of Urashima stopped abruptly in an instant after hearing the words of Hosokawa Koharu, and was replaced by suspicion and confusion:

"What is this? No, it shouldn't be like this."

They both looked at each other, only one thing on their minds.

Could it be that there are people in this world who are born with wings and don't even have to walk on the ground?

Of course Higashino did not know what Hosokawa Koharu and Urashima editor-in-chief were thinking.

In fact, even if he knew, he probably just smiled cheerfully and passed.

It's not that he hasn't walked down-to-earth, but he has worked hard to learn how to draw in his previous life. If he still can't understand the drawing method of manga

Then he, a former professional painter, is too useless.

He greeted Ms. Uzaki downstairs, and was just about to leave Urashima Publishing House when he heard a familiar voice behind him thanking him again and again:

"Thank you, thank you very much, then tomorrow I will go to help Fujimi-sensei at your house."

Higashino Division followed the prestige and saw a middle-aged man thanking the male editor in front of him.

The opponent's round face was half pale, and his body was thin.

But even so, Higashino Division also saw who the other party was at a glance.

Isn't this Mr. Tamura who was pushed down by him?

It seemed that he had found a job as an assistant, and his expression seemed a lot more relaxed.

"Teacher Dongye?"

When Higashinoji was looking at each other, Tamura obviously also found Higashinoji. He said a few words to the editor next to him, and then strode to the side of Higashinoji:

"Teacher Dongye, long time no see."

"Well, long time no see, Mr. Tamura."

The other party was not malicious, but very enthusiastic. Naturally, Higashino was not far behind, and greeted with a smile.

Been missing for almost a week.

"Mr. Higashino, congratulations to your "Midnight Ring" for winning the second place in readers' praise. It is really a good work."

"This result is really good, and I'm really satisfied." Higashinosi nodded with a smile.

This is his real idea. The reader's favorable rate of second place is already very good. After all, Urashima Publishing House has already filled up the promotional resources of "Between Dolls" before, and it only beat him by a dozen votes.

"Hehe, Mr. Higashino is here to deliver the original manuscript of "Midnight Ring", right? I wonder if Mr. Higashino has eaten it? I know there is a good izakaya."

This is inviting yourself to a dinner party

Dong Yesi pondered for a while, but nodded in agreement.

After all, he squeezed out the other party's serial position, otherwise Tamura would actually have a few more observation periods, and it was reasonable, and Higashino felt that he could not refuse his request.

"But I'm just sixteen, I'm underage, I can't drink alcohol, please forgive me, Mr. Tamura."

When he arrived at the place and entered the izakaya, Higashino still gave him a vaccination.

After all, this body is still in the developing stage, and he doesn't want to spoil his body by eating and drinking.

As for whether minors can enter izakaya?

This is not a big problem.In fact, as long as you don't order alcoholic beverages, izakaya restaurants are actually ordinary restaurants, and it is impossible for the owner to drive out the customers who come to the door because of this kind of thing.

"Really?" Tamura was taken aback. He thought Higashinoji just looked young, and his actual age was estimated to be in his 20s.

So when he heard that he was only 16 years old, Tamura couldn't help sighing:

"Teacher Higashino is really young and promising, but at this age he created the rare work "Midnight Ring"."

He drank a glass of wine, then ordered four roasted bird skewers and ordered a few grilled salmon rice balls. Chatting with Higashino, they began to eat and drink.

This is probably the case for most men, and it is easy to get on top while drinking.

And as soon as he got on top, he would vomit bitterness.

Because of this, Dong YeSi also learned of his current family situation from the downcast Tamura.

His wife divorced him last week and left Tokyo with other men.

Before leaving, his wife also took several children.

Originally, Tamura tried his best to prevent it, even desperately unwilling to compromise.

But in the end, he compromised.

The reason is very practical.

He cannot feed his own children.

drink, keep drinking

Finally check out and go out.

"Higashino-san, in Tokyo, you only have everything if you have a big wallet, otherwise, you really have nothing."

Drunk Tamura leaned against Higashinoji who was still awake, exhaling alcohol. He showed a dejected look, like a loser in life who lost his dog's bones.

"But this is Tokyo. This is life. People, living in this world, what shape you live in is up to you."

Looking at the bright Tokyo night scene and the crowds coming and going, Tamura couldn't help laughing.

While laughing, he cried again, tears fell from the corners of his eyes in a decadent manner, and finally he broke down and shouted:

"Why did I draw manga back then?! Why! What! What! Do I want to draw this shitty manga?!"

Tamura roared emotionally.

Outside, there are the neon lights of Tokyo. It looks like a feast for the eyes, very prosperous.

But Tamura next to Higashinoji is just an outlier. There is no excitement or prosperity around him, only indescribable bitterness and the tiredness of struggling to live in Tokyo.

After yelling, Tamura leaned against the telephone pole and cried. While crying, he tried to stop his tears with his hand in embarrassment:

"I'm sorry, Higashino-sensei, I'm sorry, I don't want to say these words. I just really have a hard time living!"

It may be that he feels sorry for Higashino Division, or it may be that he gave up his dream of becoming a manga author.

He was crying, but the crying of a man in his 30s did not attract other people's attention.

Yes, no one paid attention to Tamura, and no one paid attention to Higashinoji.

Because in the eyes of these Tokyoites, there are too many people who are drunk and crazy-too ​​many to count.

Looking at all this, Higashino Division did not try to comfort Tamura, because he knew that poor comfort would only make people feel more depressed.

So he could only watch all this, patting Tamura's shoulder from time to time, raising his head from time to time to look at the surrounding scenery.

Tokyo is still as prosperous as ever, but it is incompatible with the decadent Tamura.

Those at the bottom of society who mingle with the crowd, and those at the top who come and go

The color contrast on their bodies is so strong, as rich as a most ironic oil painting.

but this is tokyo

This is Tokyo.

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