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Chapter 201 The Winner of the Short Comic Contest

"Five Centimeters Per Second" and "Sakura Copy" are coming to an end soon.

Under the snowy cherry tree, Takaki Tono and Akari Shinohara lightly kissed each other.

"At that moment, I seemed to understand where eternity, heart, and soul are. I think we understood each other's everything in the past 13 years."

Tono Takaki and Shinohara Akari are in love with each other, but then Tono Takaki is unbearably sad again.

He understands the warmth and soul of this young girl, the happiness at this moment sets off the sadness in the future without her.

"I know very well that we can't be together forever after this."

The great life and the slim time are all unavoidable obstacles.

At this moment, feeling the girl's lips, he gradually fell into tranquility.

Before the two parted, Guishu did not inform Mingli of the letter, and Mingli did not hand over his letter to Guishu.

The two said goodbye to each other, and as the tram moved, they got farther and farther away.

Takeuchi Naoko was speechless, she pursed her lips to keep herself from crying.

"So this is...the two broke up without words?"

There was no exchange of letters, so did you not say what was on your mind?
First love is both young and beautiful, and it is really a tragedy that this relationship disappears under the time because we cannot see each other for a long time.

Her heart was empty, and she put down the manga magazine weakly with both hands.

Naoko Takeuchi has some love in mind.

In "Sailor Moon", the new Queen Serenity married the prince, and the plot is as beautiful as a fairy tale.

Naoko Takeuchi's dream is to live happily with her lover and children in a cottage surrounded by a garden.

So the shattered beauty of the "[-] Centimeters Per Second" manga made her unstoppably sad.

Fu Jian glanced at her and sighed for a girlfriend with strong empathy.

"Please show me."

He took the manga magazine handed over by Naoko Takeuchi, and looked at "Sakura Copy" with a blank expression.

After a while, he pointed to the cartoon and said, "Look here."

Takeuchi Naoko leaned over, and it was Takaki Tono who said to himself: "I hope I have the power to protect her."

Fu Jian said: "So Takaki Tono did not let go of this relationship, he hoped that when he grew up, he would be with Akari."

At this stage, Guishu is a child and cannot say "please wait for me".

This is just too heavy.

Takeuchi Naoko was thoughtful, her eyes lit up instantly.

"so……"

"This is a comic with an open ending." Fu Jian concluded.

In the future, when Tono Takaki grows up, he will definitely look for Akari.

At that time, whether they will be together or not depends on the readers' thoughts.

"It's the same as "The Garden of Words," Naoko Takeuchi suddenly gained strength.

At the end of "The Garden of Words", Takao made shoes for Yukino and left them in the "Garden of Words".

As for the future of both, it's up to the reader to judge.

Naoko Takeuchi asked Higashino Hibiki and learned that on the cover of the last episode of "The Garden of Words", she saw a pair of female feet stepping into the shoes made by Takao, which represented that the two finally came together.

The real ending is hidden in the easter eggs.

Thinking of this, Naoko Takeuchi snatched the manga and excitedly rummaged through it.

On the cover, apart from the faces of Takaki Tono and Akari Shinohara, there are only moving trains.

"Could it be that Guishu took the tram and finally found Mingli again?"

Her eyes brightened, and her heart was much happier!
……

Takeuchi Naoko's heart is touched by the full text of "[-] Centimeters Per Second", which is naturally an excellent manga.

Many people feel sad after reading it, or recall their past.

"This short story only tells a short story, and most of the space is used to describe the protagonist's heart. Thinking of Guishu's anticipation when he wants to see Mingli, he is eager to try; the tram is late, his uneasiness and anxiety; Unbelievable, weeping with joy."

"Ms. Bird Akino described this very well with his powerful skills. My heart was drawn, and I smiled and then I was sad."

""[-] Centimeters Per Second" is really well drawn, full of details, it doesn't look like a jump work, but like a movie. Mr. Akino Tori must have worked hard. After reading the manga, you can understand the work The volume is astonishing."

"The artist who did the painting was Mr. Akino's assistant, Akemi Akimiya. She draws really well!"

Whether it is the plot or the artistry, it has received full praise.

In the eyes of some readers, this is simply the perfect cartoon.

Looking at the comments on the Internet, Akemi Akimiya smiled happily.

She would stay up late every night, repeatedly painting the background, and actually took the train station from Shinjuku to Tochigi.

I took a picture of the train and thought about the scenery when it snowed.

She also took note of the expressions of pedestrians hurrying past.

If it weren't for the four months of drawing time, the weekly manga would not be serialized in time.

She really works hard.

Higashino can only stay up late as an assistant to relieve the pressure on Akemi Akimiya.

Every time a good manuscript was discarded by her, Higashino was heartbroken and at the same time reluctant to let her work hard alone.

"It's like this for a new manga artist." Higashino sighed.

Toriyama Akira, Tomiken, and Oda all have this history.In the newcomer stage, I only slept two or three hours a day, and spent most of my time drawing manga.

"In addition to not being familiar with the rhythm of the weekly magazine at the beginning, the most important thing is to demand yourself meticulously."

If there is a small problem in the original manuscript, I force myself to revise it, and it must be [-]% perfect.

It's like having obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Higashi Higashino used to be like this, and Akemi Akimiya is like this now.

Higashino felt that it didn't matter, and she had to change it non-stop.

Finally handed over the perfect answer sheet.

In the newspapers, the evaluation of "[-] Centimeters per Second" was published.

"This is a personal work, and readers who like it will like it very much."

"The comics are full of narration, which may be annoying to some readers, but this is also the advantage of "[-] Centimeters Per Second". The poetic narration touches people's hearts. Without these narration embellishments, the beauty of the work will be greatly reduced."

"The artistry of this work is also quite attractive. After I saw the background, I exclaimed directly. Ah, this tree, ah, this water. It's a sincerity that I haven't seen on Jump for a long time."

"Although it is a black and white comic, it seems to be shining brightly. I really hope to see what the original manuscript looks like."

"I hope that "1 Centimeters Per Second" can win No.[-] in this manga contest."

At that time, after reading the evaluations in the newspapers, Akemi Akimiya giggled "hehe" and kept reading while holding her hands.

"It doesn't have my name on it." After reading it for a while, she pointed to the newspaper and said aggrievedly.

"He is too much." Higashino said, comforting Akemi Akimiya.

Then turn on the computer and let her read the comments on the forum.

As if seeing someone praising her, Akemi Akimiya laughed again.

Higashino looked at the time, it was eleven o'clock on Monday, Akemi Akimiya looked like a house girl, she had no distractions in front of the computer, no longer the usual cooking at the o'clock.

He could only sigh helplessly and stood up.

After searching in the refrigerator in the kitchen, there were cabbage, chicken wings and pork, Higashino suddenly had an idea.

……

Akimi's nostrils moved, and she smelled a very fragrant smell.

Looking up, he found Higashino Hibiki arranging the plates.

"You know how to cook?" Her eyes widened in shock.

"Not really," Higashino replied.

He used to either dine with clients or order takeout, and rarely cook for himself.

It's just that I can see videos of food bloggers on my mobile phone, so I have some understanding.

Now it's made out of nowhere.

"You are too much." Akemi Akimiya came over, puffing up her cheeks.

The dishes in front of me are clearly delicious in color and fragrance.

The braised pork exudes a ruddy luster, and the stir-fried cabbage does not lose its moisture, it looks like it has just been picked from the ground.

These two dishes will certainly not be unpalatable.

Only the chicken wings looked dark.

"Lie if you don't want to cook," she complained.

"I finally came back to my senses." Higashino said with a smile, and then he pointed to the dishes, "If you think of it this way, it is the greatest compliment to my cooking skills."

Akemi Akimiya still didn't believe it.

Until she ate the braised pork made by Hibiki Higashino.

"So firewood, so greasy." She couldn't help blurting out.

Hearing what she said, Higashino also picked up his chopsticks.

Just like Akimi Akimi said, it also has a bitter taste, it should be fried with sugar.

Akemi Akimiya tried the stir-fried cabbage again.

"Well, how long have you been firing?" She couldn't help asking.

"A dozen seconds or so," Higashino replied, and he took a bite.

"Kacha", still crisp.

Sure enough, it was moist, like lettuce.

Akemi Akimiya trembled slightly with her hand holding the Coke Chicken Wing.

Dishes that look good are so unpalatable, so how unpalatable are these dark chicken wings?

But in order to encourage Higashihito, who was cooking for the first time, he mustered up the courage to stuff the chicken wings into his mouth.

"Wow, it's delicious."

With the aroma of chicken wings and sweetness, the two are perfectly integrated.

It was beyond her expectation.

"That's good," Higashino said with a smile, "Just eat the Coke chicken wings, and leave the other two dishes to me."

Higashino likes to eat meat very much, so if the braised pork is not ready, he can still swallow it.

It just so happens that the cabbage is still raw and can relieve greasy.

Higashino extended his chopsticks towards the braised pork, but saw Akimi Akemi's chopsticks.

She picked up the braised pork and stuffed it into her mouth.

"I don't mind either." She said with a smile.

……

When the time came to Friday, the evaluation of "[-] Centimeters per Second" on the Internet has been very good.

The story leaves suspense and has an open ending, so there is no scolding comment.

Sasaki held Xiaozheng's report form, his expression on his face remained unchanged, and his heart was as expected.

This result was as he expected.

After the Xiaozheng results of "Five Centimeters Per Second" came out, the short comic contest was a foregone conclusion.

No. 1 is...

"The Confession Room".

……

""[-] Centimeters Per Second" is very interesting, the plot and artistry are excellent. But jump is a juvenile manga magazine," Araki Hirohiko said to his assistants: "So after watching "[-] Centimeters Per Second", I knew there was no ending Suspense."

They are all hot-blooded teenagers, how could they be substituted into "[-] Centimeters Per Second".

"On Jump, "[-] Centimeters Per Second" is a niche comic. Even if the work is excellent, it cannot compete with "The Confession Room."

In fact, "The Confession Room" is not a work with a large audience.

There is no "friendship, hard work, victory", no cool point of defeating a powerful villain.

But compared to "[-] Centimeters Per Second", it is much stronger.

"If it is a magazine platform, maybe it will be different."

……

"The reader survey of "402 Centimeters Per Second" received 2 votes, ranking No.[-] in the short manga contest." Sasaki told Hibiki Higashino.

"Unintelligible", "very boring", some readers said so.

"I lost," Higashino spread his hands and said to Akemi Akimiya.

"Well," Akemi Akimiya nodded, and she said disappointedly, "I'm sorry."

"Miss Akimiya should know that," Higashino said, ""[-] Centimeters Per Second" has a very small audience on Jump, so the results are not good, which is very normal."

If he draws the short story of "Death Note", it will definitely arouse heated discussions, and the number of votes may exceed 700.

This is a matter of subject matter selection.

"So please don't take it to heart."

Akemi Akimiya opened her mouth and closed it again.

She understood this, but subconsciously thought it was her own problem.

The comic submission has not been passed, has she lost confidence?
Higashino regretted that he should have chosen other works.

"[-] Centimeters per Second" is already a very strong work in the short comic contest.

But he didn't expect Araki Hirohiko to come up with "The Confession Room".

As a result, the halberd fell into the sand.

"Sorry," Akemi Akimiya said again, "I made you worry."

"Actually, No.2 is already very strong. "[-] Centimeters per Second" is an excellent work."

She recovered.

In the evening, Akemi Akimiya showed her skills, and Higashino finally ate delicious braised pork.

……

in a school.

The girl Mafuyu read "The Garden of Words and Leaves" again.

On the recommendation of Naoko Takeuchi, she discovered this amazing work on Youth Jump, and fell in love with it.

In the field of comics, such a delicately drawn love story is still rare.

A juvenile magazine manga artist, who can draw more interesting and realistic works than those in girls' magazines, let Mafuyu firmly remember the author of this manga - Mirai Akino Tori.

"Slam Dunk is kind of fun, but only fun."

In the classroom, she was holding the booklet of "The Garden of Words and Leafs" and lying on the desk, feeling extremely distressed, "When will Mr. Akino Bird draw works similar to "The Garden of Words and Leaves"?"

She really wanted to see something like that.

"Damn it!"

The ball's head shook and wobbled, and she was extremely bored.

"Tori Akino-sensei lost to Araki Hirohiko-sensei."

In the front row, some students said loudly.

"I really didn't expect it," someone said angrily, "Actually, Mr. Akino Tori drew Mitsui's past, and it would definitely be very popular. I didn't expect to draw a romance manga, cut."

"Who likes to watch it!"

(End of this chapter)