Full-time cartoonist.

Chapter 359 She's My Sister

"Teacher, Tori Akino-sensei, the wedding is about to begin!"

There are many maple trees in the park in the villa area. In the autumn of November, most of the maple trees are red, mixed with green leaves, making them even more red.

Koji Yoshida shouted loudly outside the woods. He complained in a low voice, "Really, Teacher Oda's wedding is about to start, and you are still here enjoying the beautiful scenery. Teacher and the others are really messing around."

Hibiki Higashino and Akimiya Akemi stepped on the leaves and walked out of the woods. He smiled and said, "I heard it all."

Yoshida was very confident, "It's the teacher's problem."

"There's nothing we can do about it," Higashino Hibiki looked at Akimiya Akemi with a doting tone, "because it's an agreed upon thing."

Enjoy the red maples in autumn.

"Yes." Akimiya Akemi raised her head, looked at Higashi Hibiki and said with a smile.

Koji Yoshida stood aside, feeling like he didn't fit in with them and was an outsider.

"You can only look at such a beautiful maple tree next year." Higashikata turned around, looked at the maple forest, took Akimiya Akemi's hand, and walked forward.

This sentence made Yoshida very excited. He stumbled towards Hibiki Hibiki and asked anxiously: "Does the teacher have any ideas for new works?"

Hibiki didn't answer him, and sat in the back seat of the car. He urged: "Hurry up, Oda-kun's wedding is about to begin."

Yoshida muttered: "Really... you just want to whet my appetite."

He sat in the driver's seat, started the car, and drove off into the distance.

……

While the car was driving, Hibiki looked out the window. There was not much difference between Japan in 04 and Japan in 93. He was still familiar with the scenery outside the window.

This reminded him of China's changes.

The city I remember when I was a child is completely opposite to the city I grew up in. There is no sense of familiarity at all.

Although there will be regrets, it is much better than standing still.

"Teacher," Yoshida looked at the rearview mirror. He was already scratching his head. "What about the new work?"

"What?" Dong Yexiang came back to his senses and asked him.

"I mean you have some ideas for the next comic, I'm very curious."

"Not yet," Hibiki Higashi shook his head.

"What about just now?" He looked like he didn't have time to enjoy the scenery.

"Oh, I want to be an assistant for a while."

"Ah?" Yoshida turned back blankly.

Higashikata was anxious, "Look ahead!"

"I'm sorry," Yoshida looked directly at the road, "Teacher, how could you have the idea of ​​being an assistant?"

"It's only a month." The vehicle was running normally and Higashino breathed a sigh of relief, "I want to collect some materials."

"So that's it." Yoshida Koji suddenly realized.

He just thought that Tori Akino had lost his mind just now.

For the next period of time, Higashino Hibiki did not dare to talk to Yoshida, fearing that something would happen again.

If he and his wife died in Yoshida's hands, Hibiki Higashikata would not feel at ease even if he was a ghost.

……

Dongye Xiang was at the dinner table.

Kazuhiko Torishima just attended the wedding of Eiichiro Oda and gave a speech as a guest speaker.

It might be an expression of resolving the conflict with Oda.

Hibiki Higashino kept eating steak, Akimiya Akemi was embarrassed.

After a while, the groom Oda gave a speech.

He glanced around the audience, feeling very nervous.

At this moment, being interviewed actually put him under pressure.

"I am very grateful to Miss Qianqiu for marrying me. As a cartoonist, I am busy every week. Meeting Miss Qianqiu once is an opportunity I cherish enough."

"It's so hard for her to have the courage to marry someone like me."

Many of the people sitting under the stage were Jump's colleagues, and they nodded thoughtfully.

They are already busy enough, and as the leader of Jump, Oda's workload will only increase.

Oda Chiaki will probably be like a widow after her marriage.

It's like a prison visitation day, where you can meet your husband and have offspring.

Higashino Hibiki's wife is in the industry and they can be together on a regular basis, which is quite precious.

"Even in my free time, there will be too many people coming and going at home, such as assistants, editors, partners, etc., and there will be no life for us."

"I'm grateful to her, I really am."

Oda bowed to his wife, who burst into tears and received thunderous applause.

"Oda is so good," Hibiki muttered. He looked at Akimiya Akemi, thinking about his performance at the wedding, and couldn't help but feel guilty.

Fortunately, Mingmei was fooled.

He is not as busy as Oda, and he also has the help of his wife.

After a long period of running-in, regardless of interests, and serving Higashino Hibiki wholeheartedly, there is only Higashino Akemi.

Akimiya Akemi noticed Higashino Hibiki's gaze, and she looked over curiously.

In the applause of the scene, the sound could not be heard at all.

Hibiki opened and closed his mouth and conveyed with movements, "Thank you."

Akimiya Akemi understood, she smoothed her hair in embarrassment and smiled at Higashikata Hibiki.

When the applause stopped, the next person Oda wanted to thank was none other than Hibiki Hibiki.

He placed Mirai Tori Akino as his second priority after his wife.

"I have to thank Tori Akino-sensei, because with him, I can feel that I still need to work hard."

"If I'm not relaxed and satisfied, I still have a lot of room for improvement."

As soon as he finished speaking, Masashi Kishimoto's expression turned ugly.

Akimotoji poked him, "Oda-kun, I don't take you seriously."

"Naruto", who was chasing after "One Piece", actually didn't put any pressure on him.

On the jump stage, Oda Eiichiro was alone in defeat.

This made Kishimoto's teeth itch.

"It's still the same Oda as before." Hibiki Hibiki and Oda looked at each other. He nodded with a smile and cursed, "This little fat guy is still so arrogant."

……

After the wedding, the guests dispersed. Oda looked at Higashino Hibiki's back and breathed a sigh of relief.

In the end, he still didn't read out the disgusting letter.

"I'm off this week, so take advantage of it."

Editor Touda patted Oda on the shoulder with an ambiguous smile before leaving.

……

the next day.

Hibiki Higashino woke up early in the morning and rushed to Madhouse Animation Production Company.

This time it’s about the selection of voice actors for “Puella Magi Madoka Magica.”

This manga had received too many honors in its previous life, and Hibiki Higashino didn't want to stretch his legs and affect its performance.

The voice actors in "Magic Circle" performed particularly well. The female voice actors are full of emotions and the characters' choking is very touching.

I hope I don't get pulled too far this time.

After arriving at the scene, Higashino Hibiki discovered that there were many voice actors sitting outside the recording studio.

They held their script books and memorized them silently.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is one of those rare projects whose success is predictable.

The flesh-and-blood characters among them leave a deep impression on readers. If you can enter the dubbing project of "Madoka", you have the hope of success.

Just being an unknown little voice actor can't sustain your life.

Either struggle in the quagmire or give up.

It can only succeed.

"Hello, Tori Akino-sensei."

The girls stood up and saluted Higashino Hibiki.

"Hello." Dong Yexiang nodded slightly.

He unexpectedly saw Higashino Mei and paused.

The other party turned his face to the side, not looking at Hibiki Higashikata at all.Higashikata ignored her and walked into the recording studio.

"Tori Akino-sensei." Araki Tetsuro stood up and shook hands with Hibiki Hibiki, "Thank you for your hard work, teacher."

"It's ok."

There were still 20 minutes left before the start time, and several people had not arrived yet. Hibiki Higashino waited patiently.

"It's a waste of your time." Araki Tetsuro sat next to Higashino Hibiki to comfort Higashino Hibiki.

The original author has an opinion, and his supervisory work is no longer easy to carry out.

It’s okay if you’re a young cartoonist, they can figure it out.

But this is Tori Akino Mirai, and Jump has to provide for him.

"Director Araki, you don't need to pay too much attention to me," Hibiki Higashino said with a smile.

"By the way," he asked, "What role does Mei Higashino play on the sidelines?"

"Higashino-kun?" Tetsurou Araki thought for a while, "It's Sayaka Miki."

Mei Higashino has been in the dubbing industry for a long time, dubbing for many works, and serving as the heroine in many movies.

Tetsuro Araki is familiar with her.

"I would venture to ask, is Higashino-kun the teacher of Tori Akino?"

He remembered that Tori Akino's future surname was also Higashino.

"It's my useless sister."

……

outside the house.

"Senior, you just..."

Riko, who is in the same company as Higashino Mei, doesn't know what to say.

The other party was a senior. As a junior, she usually only listened respectfully to the teachings and did not dare to question them.

It's just that Higashino Mei's performance was terrible just now.

To be so arrogant in front of the original author.

"Riko-chan, shut up." Mei Higashino said.

She was so flustered that she didn't expect that this time, her brother would actually care about animation production.

I have never seen him participate in the recruitment of voice actors for "Slam Dunk" and "Death Note" before.

Now that the comic is over, give me a good rest. Don't run around and scare her, damn brother.

"Probably didn't see me."

She looked around.

There are countless voice actors who want to join "Magic Circle".

It is inevitable that there will be dozens of cute girls on site.

Higashino Mei relaxed, "Riko, Riko, Teacher Tori Akino didn't see me just now!"

She also turned her face away, believing that the man would not notice her.

"I saw it," Lizi said, "the teacher walked in front of you and paused deliberately, but senior, you..."

Don't give him any face.

"Ruined."

The secret she has always kept, her identity as Tori Akino's future sister, must be gone!

……

"Sister?" Magic Circle producer Yoshimi Asari looked at Hibiki Higashino, "You're surprised."

"Does Asari-san know my sister?" Hibiki asked.

"Ms. Higashino served as the female lead voice actress in "Sakura Wars". I am very familiar with her because she is a very hard-working person." Asari Yoshimi was still in disbelief, "She is actually Tori Akino-sensei's sister."

Even my former collaborator didn't know about this.

If she had known that Higashino Mei was the future sister of Tori Akino, she would have looked at her differently.

"Let me tell you the truth, Ms. Higashino's early work as a voice actress has been stumbling. If everyone knows that she is your sister..."

"Because my sister really likes the job of voice acting." Hibiki Higashino said, "So she doesn't want to rely on me and fully understands the hardships of this road."

"She is amazing." Asari Yoshimi sighed.

There are too few people who can think this way.

Afterwards, when you hit a wall, you can still stick to your heart, even less.

"I am Tori Akino's future sister."

As long as you declare this to an animation team, you will be sure to win the role.

Putting all the effort into improving your abilities is too hard and ridiculous in comparison.

……

Recruitment of voice actors has officially begun.

The characters are confirmed one by one.

Araki Tetsuro looked at the list of voice actors and wondered.

Teacher Akino Tori's sister suddenly came here for Sayaka Miki.

Because of his awkwardness in the early days, this character was actually not liked by readers and his popularity was very low.

Sayaka's character design and creation are too real, too close to the three-dimensional, and to some extent it loses the fun of a two-dimensional paper doll girl.

Homura Akatsuki and Madoka Shikama are the two best characters in Madoka Madoka.

"Why not choose them?"

When Mei Higashino entered the recording studio, she bowed first and said hello to everyone.

"Tori...Tori Akino-sensei, thank you for your hard work."

Higashikata couldn't help laughing.

"Please get up." Araki Tetsuro said quickly.

This made Higashino Mei despair.

In the past, the supervisor would coldly tell me to start as soon as possible without wasting time.

But today, he was too gentle!

She looked up and found that everyone in the recording studio, whether it was the supervisor, the producer, or the chief animation director, all had smiles on their lips and looked at her in a friendly manner.

"Miss Higashino, please start." Asari Yoshimi said.

"Yes." Mei Higashino took a deep breath, eliminated her thoughts, and concentrated on her script book.

She entered the recording studio, and Higashikata saw her dubbing wholeheartedly through the glass.

"There was a quarrel... In Madoka's opinion yesterday, was it just a quarrel?"

"That was a real fight."

"So you want us to talk? Don't say stupid things! She is someone who would not hesitate to use humans as bait in order to get the Seed of Lament!"

These paragraphs are the conversation between Sayaka and Madoka after her first battle with Kyoko.

From Madoka's perspective, this is just a conflict between magical girls. From Sayaka's perspective, it's already a desperate fight.

Sayaka's paranoia and the differences between ordinary people and magical girls are all reflected.

The characters' emotions also change, which is a good dialogue.

Hibiki whispered to Araki Tetsuro, "I haven't seen this side of Mei yet."

Smiling like no one else was around.

"She's very happy."

"Where can I be happy?" Araki Tetsuro didn't understand.

Higashino Mei has clearly assumed the role of Miki Sayaka. When she said this, her brows were furrowed and her expression was serious.

"You don't understand." Higashikata Hibiki said.

Hibiki is very familiar with Higashino Mei. Even though Higashino Mei looks very unhappy now, in fact, Higashino Mei is very satisfied in her heart.

Very happy.

"What do you think?" Higashikata asked him.

"Wait a little longer." Araki Tetsuro said.

The last few lines are what Sayaka said before her soul gem was completely clouded. The character of this character and the intensity of the lines are different from before.

It depends on how well the voice actor understands the character's personality.

(End of this chapter)