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Chapter 214 Seeing the Parents

"Teacher, this is my coffee!"

Oda didn't have time to get angry, watching Higashino drinking coffee and stretched out his hand.

"Ah, I'm sorry," Higashino returned the coffee to Oda, "Here you are."

Oda didn't care, he took a sip after taking it, and sighed: "I'm much more energetic."

He was really lacking energy at this time, and he was puzzled when he cheered up, "I just don't understand, why didn't Kishimoto come to me?"

He and Kishimoto are very familiar. Kishimoto just needs a month or two to learn manga skills, and he can teach him.

"Probably because," Higashino turned out the Yu-Gi-Oh card. The card has added attributes. The description of the magic card and trap card is more accurate. Compared with Bandai's, it is more refined. The pattern behind it is like a flame. swirls, very cool.

He looked at the cards in a daze, and after a few breaths, he continued, "Kishimoto-kun wants to compete with you."

Like Oda, Kishimoto is a strong person who wants to be the best, so he abandoned the theme of samurai and chose manga with ninja theme.

"I see." Oda looked happy, "That's not a problem."

After two or three sips of coffee, he waved his hand and said goodbye, "Mr. Bird Akino, I'm going back first."

With brisk steps, Oda disappeared in front of Higashino Hibiki.

He couldn't help but want to draw manga.

Higashino is speechless, young people are motivated.

……

the next day.

"A new assistant?" Akemi Akimiya was surprised.

"Well," Higashino straightened his tie nervously.He took out the small mirror in Akimi's car and looked, "I don't have any problem."

"Don't be so nervous," Akemi Akimi, who was driving the car, said helplessly, "It's just to meet my father. He also wanted me to marry a long time ago, so there won't be any problems."

"Yes... yes," Higashino replied stiffly.

Akemi Akimiya shook her head, that's why she didn't let him drive.

But think about it again, I will be very nervous when I go to Higashino's house after a while.

Can't keep thinking about it!

Akemi Akemi, whose body was tense, disrupted her wild thoughts.

"You just said that there will be a new assistant?" Akemi Akimiya spoke up, diverting the attention of herself and Hibiki Higashino.

"It's Masashi Kishimoto." Higashino calmed down, "He is a newcomer under the editor Yahagi, I think he is very talented, and he may be serialized in a short time. So I just study here for one to two months. "

This can't be regarded as a disciple, it can only be said to teach colleagues, similar to Araki Hirohiko's help to Higashino Hibiki.

"It just so happens that after Yoshii-san graduated, he lacked an assistant. Kishimoto-san graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and has solid basic skills, so each takes what he needs."

"Yes." Akemi Akimiya nodded first, and then she hurriedly said, "Then you should contact Editor Sasaki to find a new assistant."

"Of course I have asked Mr. Sasaki."

"That's fine."

……

The Akimiya House in Nerima.

Mr. Qiu Gong was wearing a white robe, kneeling in front of a painting, and meditating with his eyes closed. This was a painting by his late father, and the painting on it was green smoke, pines and cypresses.

In the past, when he encountered things that he couldn't make a decision, he always did this, allowing him to calm down and make the right decision.

But today, Mr. Qiu Gong opened his eyes, and his eyes were full of anxiety.

"Mingmei." He murmured.

"Isn't she still a child?"

"Time flies too fast..."

When he closes his eyes, he can think of Akimiya Mingmei calling him daddy when she was in primary school;

In middle school, my daughter wore a black sailor suit, tilted her head, and carried her schoolbag in both hands;

In high school, she grew taller, and her braided ponytails became long straight hair. She lowered her head and kicked the stones by her feet. When she looked up, she saw a burst of surprise for herself;
When she graduated from university, her daughter was wearing a bachelor's uniform, with sunshine and brightness, and her life had just begun.

"Why so soon, Mingmei is getting married..."

Mr. Qiu Gong was puzzled, "Obviously he is still a child."

At this moment, the doorbell rang, and Mr. Akimiya stood up with a heavy heart. He understood that from today on, his daughter would not belong to him alone.

After opening the door, he looked at Akimi Akemi's gentle smile, "Father, I'm back."

Mr. Qiu Gong suddenly said, "Mingmei has grown up."

……

Higashino lowered his head, feeling like a glow on his back.

The eyes of the other party's scrutiny are terrible.

"How old are you?"

"23 years old." Higashino said in a deep voice.

"It looks like 32." Mr. Qiu Gong said bluntly.

"Father," Akemi Akimiya called out.

Mr. Akimiya put away his hostility, "I heard that you work in the field of painting?"

Speaking of this, Higashino straightened his back, "That's right, I'm drawing manga now."

"Drawing manga?" Mr. Akimiya was taken aback for a moment, before he realized, "Are you Mirai Akino?"

When reading "Five Centimeters Per Second", he saw the name of the original work on the title page, the person who completed "Five Centimeters Per Second" with Minmei.

Higashino nodded, "It's me, do you remember me?"

"Have we met before?" Mr. Qiu Gong was puzzled, as if he had never seen the person in front of him.

"I met once, at the exhibition of Akira Toriyama's works."

Mr. Qiu Gong thought for a long time, then shook his head, "My memory is far behind."

Akemi Akimiya comforted him, "I only met once, it's normal that I can't remember clearly."

Mr. Akimiya smiled gratifiedly.

"But Akira Toriyama..." he asked Higashihiro, "Mingmei was Akira Toriyama's assistant during the summer vacation of 93, and you were together at that time?"

Although he didn't get out of the car that day, Akira Toriyama had an assistant by his side.

At that time, I didn't pay attention to the appearance of the assistant, maybe it was the bird Akino Mirai in front of me.

Mr. Qiu Gong couldn't help being annoyed, why didn't he discover this man's wolf ambition at the beginning?

Akemi Akimiya felt awkward.

"No, although I fell in love with her at first sight, Mingmei didn't agree to me. Afterwards, I put in a lot of effort, and she was with me." Higashino replied honestly.

Mr. Akimiya only heard love at first sight, his eyes became sharper, and he asked:

"How old were you then?"

"17 is old."

"You!" Mr. Qiu Gong was very angry. It turned out that when he was 17 years old, this kid wanted to rob Mingmei from him.

"Mr. Akimiya... No, my lord father," Higashino's face straightened, "I just want to tell you that I love Ms. Mingmei deeply, please help me."

He fell to the ground.

Mr. Akimiya looked at Higashino Hibiki, feeling the sincerity of the other party.

It's true, but...

"Who told you to call me Master Father!" Mr. Qiu Gong stared, "It's too early for you to call me that."

"Father," Akemi Akimiya stepped forward, stroking Mr. Akimiya's arm, her eyes urging.

Ask Akimiya to help Higashino.

Ever since she stopped her from drawing manga, Minmei hasn't called herself so intimately for a long time.This made Mr. Qiugong startled, and then realized that it was for other men.

"Huh~" He let out a long breath, "Get up first."

"Let me get to know you first, and then decide."

Mr. Akimiya got up and walked towards the room on the second floor.

Higashino was taken aback, looking at Akemi Akimiya, "So what's the result?"

"There must be no problem." Akemi Akimiya gave a thumbs up, "I believe in you."

……

the next day.

Mr. Akimiya came to a comic book store.

"Old sir, what's the matter with you?"

The owner of the store looked at this old man who didn't match his style, and asked strangely.

"I want Mirai Tori Akino's work."

The shopkeeper was taken aback, "Mirai Akino's work? Is it the manga artist Mirai Akino?"

"Ah."

Thinking that the other party might be buying comic books for his grandson, the shop owner asked again: "Do you want all the works?"

"Of course." Mr. Qiu Gong nodded firmly.

"Soul of Chess" has 12 volumes, "Slam Dunk" has 15 volumes, "The Garden of Words" has one volume, and "Five Centimeters Per Second" has one volume.

An 8-volume manga booklet of "Funny Manga Hiyori", which is an adaptation of an animation work.

There are a total of 37 manga booklets, piled up vertically to the level above Mr. Akimiya's knees.

"A total of 14800 yen."

Mr. Akimiya regretted it, he should have come by car.

Fortunately, the bookstore has a moving service. After spending a total of 16280, he finally returned home, staring at the tall pile of books in a daze.

"Tori Akino Mirai... was still working as an assistant in 93, so this should be created after 94, right? It's only the beginning of March of 99."

"Have you painted so many paintings in the past five years at most?"

Mr. Akimiya knows how hard Tori Akino will work in the future.

He picked up the first volume of "Soul of Chess", looked at the time, and realized that this was the early creation of Mirai Tori Akino.

"This painting... well, it's not bad."

Afterwards, he read the content, "The soul of the Heian-kyo period? What nonsense, how is this possible?"

The plot of "Soul of Chess" is followed by the content of Shinto Hikari asking Sawei to cheat for him.

Mr. Akimiya's face darkened.

"This bird Akino is very unreliable in the future."

However, when he saw the opening climax of "Soul of Chess", he couldn't help being stunned.

That was Taya Ryo's roar to Shindo Hikaru, telling about the hardships of growing up as a chess player.

"The painting here is very good..."

After reading five chapters of "Soul of Chess", Mr. Akimiya rubbed his eyes.

"This is a story about a child pursuing his life goals, which is surprisingly educational."

He decided to stop.

"Bird Akino Mirai, not bad."

……

Higashino waited patiently for the result.

He was in the aisle of Higashino's house, and Higashino Shio drove him out, talking with Akemi Akimiya.

The younger sister, Mei Higashino, is very supportive of herself, and she likes Akemi Akimiya very much.

When Qiugong Mingmei is not stupid, she still has a gentle temperament like a big sister, and it has a crushing effect on the yellow-haired girl.

As for Higashino Ichiro, he had already agreed.

After all, it wasn't Naoko Takeuchi in 1967, but Hibiki Daitono's 7-year-old Akemi Akimiya made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Not long after, Higashino Xi opened the living room door, and she smiled, "I agree."

"Mingmei is a very considerate and good child."

Akemi Akimiya told her about her daily life with Hibiki Higashino.

In her constant narration, Higashino Shio felt this tolerant love.

"You should be more mature, don't let people worry about you." Higashino Xi patted Higashino Hibiki and complained.

Higashino smirked.

In short, the Higashino family is fine.

……

When he woke up the next day, Mr. Akimiya came across the pile of manga booklets by chance.

A manga called "The Garden of Words" attracted his attention.

On the cover is a pair of shoes in a summer arbor, and around the painting there are—

"There is faint thunder, and the sky is cloudy. But I hope that the wind and rain will come, and I can keep you here."

"Dark thunder. Cloudy sky, even if there is no rain, I will stay here."

This song is from the "Thunder God Tank Song" from "Manyoshu".

Mr. Akimiya picked up the manga, wanting to see what the story was.

The story of "The Garden of Words and Leaves" is very short, and after 10 minutes, Mr. Akimiya finished it.

"It's a nice drawing, and..."

He felt Higashino Hibiki's love for Akemi Akimiya.

"So be it."

……

On the second day after going to Mr. Akimiya's house, Higashino heard the good news, and Mr. Akimiya agreed.

He was in a burst of unexpected ecstasy, not expecting it to go so quickly and so smoothly.

There is no hindrance, and it would be great to be able to get married with the blessing of relatives.

"The wedding between Takeuchi-sensei and Togaken-sensei was very low-key, and only friends from the industry were invited," Akemi Akimiya stretched after drawing a storyboard, "Let's keep things simple."

"It's okay," Higashino calculated the quota at the side, "It's enough to prepare about ten tables."

"Ah."

Akemi Akimiya was not very happy about getting married, she was still as usual.

The lives of the two are still the same.

After the two families met, the date of marriage was initially planned to be around Yuejian.

That is the Mid-Autumn Festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month in the Chinese lunar calendar.

This is a manifestation of Japanese culture being influenced by China.In Tsukimi, the Japanese will eat Tsukimi dumplings and appreciate the moon.

It is no different from the Mid-Autumn Festival when eating moon cakes and admiring the moon.

Kishimoto will be here soon after the tedious matters are resolved, and before that, Higashino still has one more thing to do.

That is to move.

He has already graduated, and Ms. Akimiya has also resigned, so she cannot continue to occupy the staff dormitory in Musashino.
The Red Maple Villa in Hanhai Community has been renovated, and now it will be idle for a period of time to emit formaldehyde.

"After we get married, we will have a child soon," Higashino's tone was unquestionable, "so it will take another year before we can return to Hongfeng Villa."

"Child?" Akimi Akemi blushed, "Talking about the child so early?"

He is obviously not married yet, and he is already arranging to have a baby.

"Of course," Higashino replied decisively, "This matter cannot be delayed."

"Do you like children that much?" Akemi Akimiya smiled.

"Of course not, you are almost 30 years old, so naturally you have to..."

Higashino Higashi hadn't finished speaking when he saw Akemi Akimiya's face turn black.

Only then did he realize that he had said something wrong.

Akemi Qiugong took a deep breath and told herself to calm down, and she should have thought of this when she agreed to the other party's proposal.

After all, this is Higashino Higashino. Occasionally the upper limit is very high and it will be provocative, but he is always nervous and does some inexplicable things.

　Thank you for the 200 point coins that squid can fly.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)