Full-time cartoonist.

Chapter 97
At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, Tada Wanli picked up his rice bowl and took two bites of rice into his mouth.

He squinted at the TV, and the "Soul of Chess" animation was playing now.

In this lazy episode, he saw a familiar person.Immediately choked him.

The rice was stuck in his throat, and his face was flushed with discomfort.

Seeing this scene, the shopkeeper immediately took a glass of water and handed it to him.

Only when the water flowed smoothly did he recover.

But he didn't pay attention to this, even though there were rice grains on the table and his legs, he watched the TV carefully.

No matter how you look at it, the person who played against Akira Yamazaki was Higashino Higashino.

"Higano! Ahem! Higashino is actually Mirai Akino!"

In this class, there is no mountain or water leakage, and the person who usually comes and goes in a hurry, as busy as a real person, is the manga artist Akino Mirai?
He was very shocked!

"My classmates are my idols!"

There is such a sense of confusion that the legend is very close to me.

……

At the same time, Gao Xueji also saw the broadcast of the cartoon.

"Dongye is Bird Akino?" She frowned, "No wonder I was able to write "Hey—Come Out"..."

She was a little embarrassed, "I told him last time that I like "The Garden of Words" very much..."

"You should ask him for an autograph..."

"But," she sighed, "I don't have time to write scripts, as he said, I'm really busy."

She decided to give up.

……

The next day, Higashino came to the Chinese painting classroom and saw a group of faces with different expressions.

"Tono! You are Mirai Tori Akino, you know Akira Toriyama, don't you! Can you get me an autograph!"

Ah, this one is a Dragon Ball fan.

"Will "Dragon Ball" continue to be serialized?"

"Will Mr. Akira Toriyama have a long series in the future?"

As a cartoonist myself, I felt the enthusiasm of my classmates, but I didn't expect it to be because of the teacher.

Higashino Hibiki was a little dumbfounded.

"Sorry, I don't know about the serialization. As for the signature, maybe it will have to wait until the beginning of next year."

"Is it Shueisha's New Year's party!" A classmate said excitedly, "There will be many teachers participating!"

"Heyue Nobuhiro!"

"Araki Hirohiko!"

"Hiroshi Motomiya!"

"Masami Cheda!"

Seeing their excitement, Higashino thought to himself, indeed, he is an art student, so sensitive to this aspect.

"Tori Akino-sensei," Tada Wanli asked, "Where is Zuowei? What will happen to Zuowei in the end?"

Before Higashino could answer, he stretched out a hand, "Forget it, don't say it, let me read it with curiosity."

So other people didn't ask, maybe because they were worried that they would hear something they didn't like to hear.

After they asked Higashino Hibiki for his signature, they stopped bothering him.

After reassuring the classmates, Higashino found peace.

Their enthusiasm today is only temporary, and they will get used to it later.

Within a few minutes, Akemi Akimiya walked in gracefully wearing a long skirt.

Higashino listened carefully.

……

After the art class, Akemi Akimiya took the textbooks and lesson plans and just walked out of the classroom.A cute girl with glasses and a gentle temperament asked in a low voice:
"May I ask Mr. Akino Mirai, is he in this class?"

Akimi was taken aback, and pointed to Higashi Higashi who was looking at the scenery outside the window.

"Thank you," the girl bowed, and trotted up to Higashino Hibiki.

"sorry to bother you."

Handed out a pink envelope, and finally ran away shyly.

Higashino was still holding the envelope in a daze, when Akemi Akimiya looked at him with a smile.

……

"I actually don't have any ideas." On the way back to the dormitory, Higashino explained: "I just think of her as a child."

It was a confession letter, because I liked "The Garden of Words and Leaves" so much, I brought this feeling to the author.

It was difficult for Higashino to understand, so he rejected her on the rooftop according to the agreed time and place.

Seeing Akimi Akemi laughing non-stop, he was a little annoyed.

"What's the matter with your reaction? Are you not jealous at all?"

"Haha," Akemi Akimiya was still laughing, and she straightened up after a while, "I probably didn't expect that someone would confess to you, it's so bizarre, so I wanted to laugh."

Higashino's eyes widened: "Why can't someone confess to me?"

She shook her head, "You look like you will reject others, and there is no possibility of success, so no one wants to run into a wall."

Higashino recalled that the girl with literary style did not cry after being rejected, and accepted it quickly.

"I should be a good person," Higashino said helplessly.

"You're too mature." Akemi Akimiya patted him on the shoulder.

"You are really a motorcycle." Higashino was annoyed.

After talking, we returned to the teacher's dormitory.

At the door of the dormitory, a new administrator arrived.

He looked at Higashino Higashi and Akemi Akimiya, and said hello, "The two teachers are off work."

"Hahaha!" Akemi Akimiya supported Higashino Higashi's shoulders, laughing out of breath, "I'll just say, it really is so!"

Higashino stared at the glass speechlessly, "I stayed up too late, so I'm getting old faster?"

The administrator looked at them inexplicably, and began to think about whether to call the security guard.

……

After the animation was aired, it took time to ferment, plus the release of the TV Tokyo interview in mid-June.

This humiliating defeat of Akira Yamazaki has become the biggest topic in the Japanese Go world these days.

In the Go qualifiers, many contestants were discussing.

"It was won by a layman!"

"Which side is the problem?"

"I really want to play a game with Tori Akino."

"Maybe I can really become a professional chess player."

In the lounge, Xiaochun heard these words.

When he saw the news two days ago, he was not surprised at all.After all, he knew Higashi Hibiki's talent.

The other party's rapid progress made him very jealous.

A few months ago, he was already very close to his level, and in June of this year, it will naturally be even more powerful.

The person sitting next to him is a child who looks to be only 14 years old. He is Odagiri.

In the end, Odagiri did not enter the top eight of the chess academy, so he still had to participate in the qualifiers.

But his current strength is good, so there is no problem with his mentality.

At this time, he was also very surprised, "I didn't expect Teacher Akino Niao to be so powerful."

To beat a professional chess player, he must be better than himself.

"The Soul of Chess" was drawn by such a powerful person, and he was even happier.

Maybe when he becomes famous in the future, he can also play a few games of chess with him.It would be great to ask for a few more signatures at that time.

"After becoming a professional chess player, I will have time to play chess online." He thought, "I don't know if Mr. Higashino still plays chess. I keep losing to him, and I want to win a game. And, I want to share my experience in becoming a professional chess player." The joy of hands, hehe."

After a while, Odagiri looked at the seat next to him, and greeted him very familiarly: "Uncle, my name is Odagiri, hello."

The man looked frightening, with a beard.On the bare arms, there are long hairs and rough skin. It looks like it has been exposed to the sun, and the skin is red.

"I am," Xiaochun pointed to himself, with a loud voice, "I am Xiaochun, hello little brother."

He rubbed Odagiri's hair and laughed.

The young college student was not afraid at all. After watching "Soul of Chess", he and his companions went to the Go club to practice courage, and they were used to seeing rude middle-aged opponents.

Odagiri avoided Xiaoharu's big hand, and was stunned for a moment, "Xiaoharu? Uncle is the one who inspired Mr. Akino?"

"It's me." Xiaochun replied complicatedly.

I just helped a young man on the side of the road. I didn't expect that he would have such a big achievement now.

Thinking about it now, it was a dreamlike experience.

"Human talent is really scary." Xiaochun shook his head.

The lounge where the discussion was heated just now suddenly fell silent, and a high school student stood up, "Uncle, you are Xiaochun! You really came to participate in the qualifiers!"

"It's very similar to what Bird Akino said in the interview!" Another shocked!

"So it's me!" Xiaochun said angrily when he was questioned.

One person raised his hand and asked, "Will you still meet Mr. Akino? Is he really good at chess?"

"We meet once in a while," Teacher Xiaochun replied, "As for chess strength, if you want to say it's great, it's better to say that it has improved rapidly. He has been studying Go for a year and a half, and his strength is similar to mine. After a few months, he must surpass me. .”

He is very calm.

"As expected of Mr. Akino Bird."

"It's because I want to draw "The Soul of Chess", so I learned Go. It's so good."

"I really envy his talent. If you draw manga every day, you don't have much time to play chess."

They said in a hurry.

There are many people in their 20s who understand the sadness of the Go industry.

No matter how hard you try, not enough talent is not enough.

Just like Taya Ryo said in the manga.

"After patience, hard work, bitterness, penance, and even the pain of despair, there are still people who can't reach that height!"

They are the people Xiao Liang said. After leaving the chess academy at the age of 18, they have to face the trivial matters of life, and they have to find another way to shift their focus from Go.

So even if you want to become a professional chess player, your hope is already very small.

Now that he will come to participate in the qualifiers, he is just unwilling.

Someone sighed, and the lounge fell silent.

Odagiri still can't understand this feeling, he only knows that these brothers and uncles have troubles.

After a while, the Chess Academy notified the official start of the qualifiers.

……

Xiaochun looked at Odagiri who was sitting opposite, and was taken aback.

His opponent turned out to be this kid.

"Please advise."

"Please advise."

After setting up the game, he had an understanding of the boy's chess ability.

So I stood up and prepared to ride my bike for a ride.

Unexpectedly, Odagiri on the opposite side said: "Uncle, are you going to go for a ride on a motorcycle? Can you take me with you? I'm quite bored here, and I haven't ridden a motorcycle yet."

Seeing his excitement, Xiaochun raised his eyelids.

"Damn bird Akino!"

His plan is not working!
(End of this chapter)