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Chapter 106 About Basketball
"Hey! Napoleon, don't beat me up!"

In Hokkaido University, Nishimura is wearing work clothes similar to suspenders and feeding feed.

After entering the university in April, freshmen majoring in animal husbandry will receive a piglet.

When I was young, the pigs were also cute animals.Round eyes, pink body.

In the wind and rain, Nishimura has been taking care of this little pig whom he named "Napoleon".

Watching it grow up day by day, although it is not as cute as when it was a child, in the eyes of Nishimura, the relationship between them is getting better and better, gradually forming a tacit understanding.

Agriculture and animal husbandry is really hard work.

Farming is between acres, and livestock must be taken care of.You also need to learn a lot of knowledge that you have never touched before.

Some time ago, Nishimura artificially bred cows.

He made enough mental preparations before bravely stretching in.

Although he felt a little disgusted, after the successful completion, he was still very happy in his heart, with the joy of success.

The teacher said that after 9 months, the original students will be responsible for delivering the baby.

This made Nishimura feel more anticipation.

However, a week ago, he saw a surprising scene.

Last year, an artificial insemination senior delivered the baby, but it turned out to be a deformed calf that died in the cow's stomach.

Watching him dig open the cow's belly and take out two calves with closed eyes profusely in sweat, Nishimura, who was watching, almost vomited.

After that, Nishimura recovered in Napoleon's place.

"Eat well." He said to "Napoleon".

Afterwards, Nishimura wiped the sweat off his head, looked up at the blue sky, and couldn't help but recall his friend.

Hokkaido in summer is not hot, with cool wind.Higashino, your manga is really interesting.Kitamoto, I don't know who your girlfriend is at the end.I really miss you guys.

He muttered to himself.

……

The University of Tokyo, where the volume king is everywhere.

A genius like Beiben often fails to keep up with the progress of studying law in it, and feels very strenuous.

There was no class on weekends, so he called Dongye Hibiki, "Come out for a get-together?"

Higashino looked at the unfinished storyboard and nodded, "No problem, I'll be right there."

The place Kitamoto mentioned was near a university.

It's a gym.

Higashino came here for the first time, asking pedestrians for directions on the road.

In the summer of 1995, it seemed to be warmer than before. The first female college student who asked the question, she listened gently, and then led the way for Hibiki Higashino, who just happened to pass by too.

At the entrance of the gymnasium, Higashino saw two acquaintances.

Kitamoto and Huachao.

The two of them were not familiar with each other, they only knew that each other was Hibiki Higashino's friend, and it was a little awkward at this moment.

"Xiangzi." Hua Zhao saw Higashino Hibiki and the female college student, and said gently with a smile.

"Xiangzi?" Higashino Hibiki was taken aback, what was this guy talking about?He should be a decent person.

"Hua Chao, you came early." The female college student walked over and took Hua Chao's arm.

It was only then that Higashino realized that the beautiful girl next to her was Hua Chao's girlfriend, and her name coincidentally was Xiang Zi.

Hua Chao nodded, "Dongye."

"Yeah," Higashino nodded, "We met by chance."

Kitamoto came over, and the four of them entered the gymnasium.

……

"It turned out to be such a coincidence, my name is Akagi Kyoko," she introduced herself generously, "I didn't expect you to be Hua Zhao's friend."

"Hirobi Higashino," Higashino Hibiki pointed to himself, "I never thought that someone like Hua Chao would have a girlfriend."

He is always taciturn, has no friends except Higashi Higashino, and is very withdrawn.

"Because playing basketball is handsome," said Kyoko Akagi.

"Basketball is very popular in the United States, but unfortunately it is not as good as baseball and football in Japan." She said with emotion, "I think this sport is very entertaining and confrontational."

Higashino nodded, and he said: "Baseball comics include "Baseball Heroes", and football has "Captain Tsubasa". There is no comparable comics for basketball. This seems to prove that basketball is not very popular."

If "Slam Dunk" hadn't been serialized, it wouldn't have sparked a basketball craze in Japan.

Every school has a basketball court.

There are places to play wild ball everywhere in the park square.

Boys are crazy about basketball.

This exuberant situation did not appear.

Higashino sighed, sometimes a manga can even change a country, or even the whole world.

"Dragon Ball" is like this, "Slam Dunk" is also like this.

"Higano," Hua Chao said after being silent for a long time, "Can you draw a basketball manga? If it's you, you can."

"Huh?" Akagi Kyoko was surprised.

"I also have this idea," Higashino said with a smile, "Maybe it will change the status of basketball in Japan."

He is very confident in "Slam Dunk".

This work he has been watching since he was a child, and the fighting spirit in it has influenced a generation.

"Huh?" Akagi Kyoko was even more surprised.

Looking at these two people with clear eyes, he revealed the words "I'm curious".

"Then I'll be looking forward to it," Kitamoto said, "After all, it's Higashino's new work. However, "Soul of Chess" should continue to be serialized for a long time, right?"

""Soul of Chess"!" Akagi Kyouko was startled, she stared straight at Higashino, and asked in disbelief: "You are the hateful bird Akino Mirai?"

"Damn it?" Higashino scratched his cheek, "Don't go so far."

"Of course it's too much," Akagi Kyoko stared at Higashino angrily, "You're going to make Sakai disappear, right! I'm among the comic characters, but I like Sakai the most! You really have no heart!"

"Why do you like Sakai Fujiwara?" Higashino asked back.

"Because he's so handsome!" Akagi Kyoko laughed, feeling nympho.

Looking at Hua Chao's angular and handsome face, Higashino understood why they fell in love.

He asked Hua Chao, "Didn't you tell Miss Akagi?"

"Because Higashino's consent was not sought." Hua Chao said.

This friend is really reliable.

Regarding Kitamoto's question, whether "Soul of Chess" will be serialized for a long time, Higashino didn't answer, so he just skipped it.

Beiben didn't ask any further questions, and everything was kept silent.

"Ms. Bird Akino," Kyoko Akagi asked Higashino for his autograph, squinting her eyes curiously, "Do you really have a female teacher you like?"

Bei Ben heard it and coughed twice unnaturally.

Higashino replied: "Guess, maybe there is, maybe not, it's ambiguous, it's all possible."

"Really," Kyoko Akagi said angrily, "Even if I say that, I think there will definitely be. After all, "The Garden of Words" is real and delicate, and it can only be drawn by those who have experienced it."

"You are so naive," Higashino shook his head.

"Is it a high school female teacher?" She guessed on her own, "A very beautiful high school female teacher with a good relationship."

"Kyoko." Hua Chao called out, Akagi Kyoko calmed down, and did not continue to guess.

Hua Chao looked at Higashino Hibiki and asked, "Dongye, do you want to play basketball together?"

Higashino looked at Kitamoto and shook his head.

Kitamoto doesn't know how to play basketball.

"Well," Hua Chao nodded, "Then goodbye."

He walked to the basketball court.

"If you really want to draw basketball manga," Kyoko Akagi waved her hand, "Teacher, remember to let me play!"

"Yes." Higashino said.

……

Table tennis venue.

Ping-pong, played a lot of balls.

Bei Ben wiped his sweat, feeling a little helpless, "I always lose, why didn't I realize before that Dong Ye is so good at table tennis..."

Higashino Xiang calmly said, "It's probably because your backhand is weak, your forehand is not good, your steps are loose, and your reaction is slow. None of your movements are decent."

"It's really too much to say," Kitamoto picked up the ping pong ball and pointed it at Higashino Hibiki with the racket, "But this sentence will be very cool in the comics."

"Yeah, it will become a famous line."

The two laughed loudly.

I haven't seen each other for a long time, and I am really happy to meet again. The relationship is still the same as before, and I don't need to organize words, worrying about hurting each other.

It's very relaxing to get along with.

After a few games, the two of them sat aside to rest.

Kitamoto bought ice-cold mineral water, handed Dongye a bottle, and said regretfully, "It's a pity that Nishimura still raises pigs in Hokkaido."

Higashino drank half a bottle of water in one gulp, only felt his front teeth hurt from the cold, and finally quenched his thirst.

He smiled and said, "I don't know how he is, and I didn't call him. He must be very busy every day. This man, Xi Cun, has finally settled down."

"Well," Beiben nodded in agreement, "I didn't stick to learning Go."

Regarding Nishimura, the two complained for a while.

Kitamoto suddenly said: "Are you really ready to finish "Soul of Chess"? Even if Zuowei disappears, this work is still very interesting."

Higashino Hibiki was taken aback, and replied: "The story should end after Zuo Wei disappeared. The story about inheritance ends here."

"The past and present of Go are almost drawn. As for the future, I am going to draw a short story."

Bei Ben drank two sips of water, but did not speak.

……

After the "two days and one night" event, Xiaoguang returned home by Shinkansen. He was very tired and wanted to have a good sleep.

The carp streamer flutters in the wind, which is cool in today's style.

But Zuo Wei said: "Xiao Guang, let's play the next round."

Jin Tengguang complained in his mouth, he was exhausted, but he still stood up and was assisted by this to play chess.

Yoshihiro Togashi looked at this with a complicated expression. At this moment, the atmosphere in the cartoon was very relaxed, but he smelled the smell of a knife.

Although the surface is calm, the inside is full of turmoil.

Sato Fujiwara had a strange expression, with a hint of reminiscence in his calmness.

Fu Jian felt that his long-awaited plot was about to begin.

"It's amazing, young people nowadays." He couldn't help expressing emotion again.

(End of this chapter)