Full-time cartoonist

Chapter 16
"As expected of everyone in Ukiyo-e, you really have aura." Akira Toriyama wiped his forehead.

Higashino looked at the car at the end of the road, squinted his eyes and asked, "Does Toriyama-sensei think that drawing ukiyo-e is better than drawing manga?"

"Of course, they are artists." Akira Toriyama blurted out.

Higashino said: "I think cartoonists are more powerful."

"why?"

"Manga can make more people happy, but Ukiyo-e is only appreciated by a small number of people." Higashino turned around, "Now there is one less labor, hurry back and draw "Dragon Ball"."

"Really?" Akira Toriyama struggled, looked at Higashino's back, and chased after him, "That's right, let's draw manga quickly."

……

A week later, Higashino walked out of Toriyama's house with his schoolbag on his back.

"Can you not leave? Higashino-kun!"

Akira Toriyama hurriedly chased after him.

"School is about to start, I'm sorry, Mr. Toriyama." Higashino refused, striding away without looking back.

Akira Toriyama felt extremely regretful, "I really can't bear to let you go."

With an assistant, it's so much easier.4% of the workload has been reduced, but it is still tedious and meaningless.

It is too difficult to draw manga by one person, it is difficult to change from extravagance to frugality.

"Oh, by the way," Higashino turned around, "I've always wanted to ask, why didn't Mr. Toriyama find an assistant?"

Most manga artists will have assistants. After all, drawing manga is too hard. Akira Toriyama, Eiichiro Oda, and Yoshihiro Togashi only sleep for 2 or 3 hours for a long time.Much harder than coding.

"Ah, this," Akira Toriyama scratched his hair and organized his words, "Probably because Kazuhiko Torishima didn't tell me that there was an assistant when he first serialized "Arale".

It was hard work at the time, drawing manga by myself, and I was suffocating from exhaustion.Now I want to get back the original feeling.

And for the readers who are attracted by their own strength, and those who like "Dragon Ball", I think it's good for one person to complete the work as much as possible. "

"Yeah." Higashino nodded half-understanding, "I still don't understand, but Mr. Toriyama is really talented and virtuous."

He gave a thumbs up and walked away.

"On jump, you will see my work!"

Higashino Hibiki's final voice made Akira Toriyama smile, "I'm looking forward to it."

……

See you again in Tokyo.

Standing at the door of Higashino's house, Higashino Hibiki was carrying a schoolbag, feeling that he had become stronger.

Just like Yamucha, who appeared on the scene for the first time after practicing cultivation, from beginning to end, it was written that the strong are invincible.

"I will not be defeated by reality, smashed into a big hole, and curled up into a ball!"

"Brother! Long time no see!"

Just as Higashino was feeling emotional, a voice came from behind him, and he turned his head to see that it was a wild female junior high school student.

"Ya...Mei," after realizing that it was the original owner's younger sister, he stretched out his palm and greeted, "It's been a long time...wow!"

In the middle of speaking, I saw the girl running over and slamming into his arms.

"What a powerful iron mountain..."

"I miss you so much!" Mei arched her head crazily in Higashihiro's arms, "Why didn't you tell me about going out for training for a month?"

"I said stop." Higashino regained his strength with difficulty, pushed Higashino Mei away, and looked at her, "It's cute again, Mei."

"Yes!" cheered happily.

She was finally quiet, Higashino breathed a sigh of relief.

Go back to the courtyard and pass the motorcycle.The light strip parts on it are all removed, and it is a normal motorcycle.

"I went to take a shower and I was covered in sweat."

Saying goodbye to his sister, he went back to the bedroom to get a change of clothes.

He was stunned when he saw the bright red robe with "Heaven and earth! I am the only one" on the bed.

"And this thing?"

He looked out the door and saw no one else, so he quickly picked it up and threw it under the bed.

I searched the house again, and there are still a lot of things!

A white strip of cloth, with the words "Invincible", should be wrapped around his forehead;
The leather jacket with nails is full of secondary feeling;

A red armband with the words "Tyrannosaurus Group" printed on it, which is the name of the bosozoku who joined.

Hurry up and put them under the bed together.

He was relieved.

……

There are still two days until school starts.

During these two days, Higashino went to meet Kazuhiko Torishima at the Go club near the "pole pole" shop.

Silently watching these amateur Go players play chess.

Seeing young people, the elderly would happily teach Higashino Xiang to play chess.

What is "qi", what is "star", and what is "point".

"I said brother, it's been a long time since I saw a strange young man come to the Go club. Do you like to play Go?"

"No." Higashino shook his head honestly, "I want to draw a manga about Go."

"Go comics!" The rest of the idle old people became interested and surrounded Higashino Hibiki, "Can you also draw comics in Go?"

"Of course, and it's a very interesting manga," Higashino gave a thumbs up. "Maybe it will attract many young people to learn Go."

"That's really a good thing." They nodded with their chests crossed. As people who like Go, seeing Go slowly getting lonely, their usual mood is also sad and sad.

……

"Is there a wonderful Go game over there? It's so lively." A man in his thirties walked into the club with a folding fan.

He is Shinoda teacher of the Japanese Go Academy, and he teaches the students to play chess on weekdays.

Because the chess academy is nearby, he would come to this Go clubhouse occasionally when he is free.

After walking over, he found that among the crowd was a straight boy, about 17 or 8 years old.

Apart from being handsome, I can't see anything else.

After all, some college students are professional chess players when they are around 10 years old.

In the game of Go, talent is too much valued, and a 17-year-old professional player is not in his early years.

"Mr. Shinoda, it's been a long time." Someone saw him and raised his hand to say hello.

"Long time no see, the Chess Academy is organizing the "Young Lions Battle", and I'm taking a break from my busy schedule," he asked curiously, "What's the matter? "

"The boy said that he was going to draw cartoons about Go, and everyone was surprised."

"Ah?" Shinoda was taken aback. How could the complex and profound game of Go be drawn as a cartoon?And can a boy serialize manga?
He squeezed into the crowd and asked, "Is it finished yet?"

……

Higashino looked over and replied without changing his face: "There is already a storyboard."

"Where is the preparation for submission?"

Higashino, "Weekly Shonen Jump."

"Eh? That's amazing." Shinoda groped around, took out a business card, and asked curiously, "What is your previous serialized work?"

"It hasn't been serialized yet." Higashino replied honestly.

Shinoda's outstretched hand froze.

Considering the young people's love for Go, he still said: "I am Shinoda 4th Dan. If you pass the serialization meeting, please contact me and I will help."

Higashino took it with both hands, "Sorry, I don't have a business card."

"It's ok."

Shinoda didn't think he could serialize it, just regarded it as a small episode, and didn't ask for his business card.

(End of this chapter)