Full-time cartoonist.

Chapter 257 You are the person most likely to surpass Tori Akino Mirai!

"I'm just touched," Soma Satoru's friend raised his head stubbornly, his dark skin concealed the embarrassment of blushing, "You see Sakuragi is so desperate, don't you feel moved?"

"Sakuragi has always been like this." Soma Satoru said, "He is Desperate Saburo."

In this way, he can complete 2 mid-range shots in a week.

"Cut," my friend pouted.

"Hey, Wu," he asked, ""Shogakukan Manga Award" is coming out, do you think there will be "Slam Dunk"? "

Soma Satoru followed closely, "It's changed the subject, you're starting to change the subject."

The friend was annoyed, "You guy, you are really bad."

"Okay, okay," Soma Satoru spread his hands, pondering, ""Shogakukan Manga Award"... this time there should be a manga by Mr. Akino Tori. "

"After all, "Soul of Chess" and "Slam Dunk" are works that will win awards. They are positive and positive to society."

"However, who will know until the end?"

The friend nodded, "I still hope that Mr. Akino Niao can win the award, he is what everyone expects."

"Me too," Soma Satoru walked in front of his friend, then turned his head and said with a smile, "but I don't think Mr. Akino Tori doesn't care about that."

He studied in Tori Akino's studio, and found that the teacher was very friendly. He was always drawing manga, happy because of letters from readers, and also distressed because he drew wrong content and serialized without time to revise.

Only there are few expectations for the manga award.

For him, readers' comments are more important than drawing a good manga.

"Maybe so." The friend scratched his cheek.

In winter, two children walked to school side by side.

"By the way, Wu, your painting has become better."

"Thank you."

"Could you paint a coloring map for me?"

"stay away from me."

"please!"

Only the sound of their play echoed.

……

In a cafe.

Sasaki is patiently closing his eyes and meditating. He has a lot of work recently, and now is a moment to sneak in.

At this time, he heard footsteps getting closer, and when he opened his eyes, he found that it was the store manager.

"Hello, what kind of coffee do you want?"

"A cappuccino."

"Please wait a moment." The store manager responded, turned around and went back to prepare.

"Wait," Sasaki looked at the time on the wall, raised his index finger, "one more..."

"Bring me a white coffee, please."

A gentle voice sounded behind the store manager, interrupting Sasaki's words.

"Tori Akino-sensei," Sasaki looked at the person, his eyes lit up.

"Sorry, I'm late." Higashino walked around the store manager and sat down opposite Sasaki.

"The timing is just right," Sasaki said.

The next episode of "Slam Dunk" will be discussed in the storyboard. Sasaki asked Higashi Hibiki to meet in this coffee shop.

He said that the coffee in this shop is very good, and it is made with heart.

"Okay." The store manager nodded and recorded it truthfully. He stared at Hibiki Higashino, then turned and left, "Please wait a moment."

……

Because the decoration style of this cafe is not trendy, and there are no waiters in maid outfits, there are very few customers.

It is convenient for Sasaki and Higashino Hibiki to talk about work quietly.

"My expectation is that "Slam Dunk" will end after 10 episodes," Higashino told him, "probably in April."

"Well," Sasaki nodded, accepting the fact that "Slam Dunk" is over, he has his own position and will bring this work to a perfect end.

"Even now, I also feel a heavy burden." He shook his head.

The battle of the king of the mountain is coming to an end, and there must be a gorgeous ending, which will push the whole manga to a climax. Any tiny place needs to be discussed for a long time.

Higashino was grateful, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Mr. Sasaki."

"This is my job," Sasaki shook his head slightly, "and..."

He looked out the window, "This is the last job I can do for you."

After "Slam Dunk" is over, he will be promoted to editor-in-chief, and he will no longer be the editor of Hibiki Higashino.

"Editor-in-Chief Sasaki," Higashino smiled, "After Mr. Torishima leaves office, please take care of him."

"Tori Akino-sensei, you really are..." Sasaki couldn't laugh or cry, "I like joking."

"It's the last time." Higashino sighed.

"Yes." Sasaki lowered his head slightly.

"Pity."

……

Higashino Hibiki was reluctant to part with Sasaki.

This editor has outstanding abilities, and he always thinks of cartoonists. When discussing with him, he always smiles knowingly, without saying a word.

He will not stick to his point of view, the decision is in the hands of Higashino;
He will not add Hibiki Higashino, his favorite hobby, into the comics, making them look like four;
He doesn't work for work's sake.When Higashino produced the perfect storyboard, Sasaki nodded and said, "That's it."

Working with Sasaki is really easy, no need to talk nonsense.

Moreover, Higashino met Sasaki in the summer of 93 shortly after Higashino crossed, and they have already become friends since the cooperation until now.

……

At this moment, both Higashino and Sasaki understood each other's feelings, they tacitly did not say anything nasty, and continued to discuss the storyboard of "Slam Dunk".

Until the store manager brought coffee to the two of them.

"thank you very much."

Higashino took a sip of his own white coffee, which was indeed different from other places and more sweet.

The aroma of roasted coffee beans is perfect.

"Delicious." He gave a thumbs up.

The store manager's frown relaxed, and he said with a smile: "It's great that the customers are satisfied."

He said that these are the coffee beans he specially selected in the place of origin and roasted by himself.

Every step is extra serious, so he is confident in his coffee.

"What a coffee fairy." Higashino praised.

"Huh?" The store manager didn't understand, "Thank you."

He thanked him anyway.

……

After the storyboard discussion, Sasaki and Higashino talked about interesting stories about Shueisha.

"The editor-in-chief of Bird Island is a person who is strict with everyone."

Higashino nodded. Kazuhiko Torishima was indeed strict, and he would beat the manga artist he was in charge to death. When he became the chief editor, the editors under him would naturally feel uncomfortable.

"But recently, the editor-in-chief of Bird Island is very pleasant. Aquarius did something wrong. He just patted Aquarius on the shoulder and asked Aquarius to rest."

"The short story "Death" that Asada was in charge of is a good work with good results. The editor-in-chief Torishima specially praised Asada, which made him flattered."

"Everyone is thinking, what happened to Mr. Torishima?"

"Hahaha."

With a smile on the corner of Sasaki's mouth, he spoke softly to Higashi Higashino.

"Mr. Torishima is so easy to talk because of that?" Higashino said thoughtfully.

"Of course it's because of that." Sasaki replied affirmatively.

Kazuhiko Torishima is about to leave his post, and without work requirements, his warm nature is highlighted.

……

Yamamura Morimichi was a little surprised when he received the news that Kazuhiko Torishima was coming to visit him.

The time when he had the most contact with the editor-in-chief was when Kazuhiko Torishima asked him to cooperate with Akino Tori in 93.

At the beginning, he was young and frivolous, which made it always embarrassing to see Torishima Kazuhiko again.

Now that "Strange Detective Agency" is over, there is even less contact.

To ask him to draw manga?Now that Jump is full of talents, it is simply a fantasy to find him, an unknown person, to request a new serialization.

With doubts, he and his wife Kikuchi Hidemi cleaned up the room, and waited for Torishima and Yan Tomon.

Not long after, the doorbell rang.

Morimichi Yamamura invited Torishima Kazuhiko to enter the door. There was coffee on the table, and the three of them looked at each other.

"I'm going to be the editor-in-chief of Jump, so I'm here to tell Mr. Yamamura."

Kazuhiko Torishima is leaving "Weekly Shonen Jump"!

After hearing the news, Yamamura Morichi was very surprised.

"After Horie, editor-in-chief, Torishima is also leaving."

After all, it has been 7 years since he started his career as a cartoonist because of the cooperation between "Wenyichunqiu" and "Weekly Shonen Jump".

He chased Akino Mirai from the beginning, but found that the harder he worked, the farther away he was.

By now, Bird Akino has become an unreachable skyline.

Really, a difficult journey with no future in sight.

"Have you always wanted to surpass Tori Akino Mirai?" Torishima Kazuhiko asked, looking at Yamamura Morimichi's disappointed expression, and couldn't help raising his brows.

"It sounds unrealistic, but I really think so, and I have been working so hard!" Yamamura Morichi nodded firmly.

"Very good!" Torishima Kazuhiko lowered his head and hid his smiling face, "But Tori Akino Mirai is a terrible guy! He is a genius, and he works extremely hard. He has endless interesting ideas. He was born to draw manga, and now he is a young manga artist in Japan. There is none stronger than him."

"I know." Shancun raised his head unwillingly, "But I still think so, and I did it this way!"

"Mr. Yamamura, I knew you were a tenacious person. As long as you move towards your goal, you will definitely make progress." Torishima Kazuhiko looked at Yamamura Shoudao in admiration, his tone faltering!
"Current jump, you are the one most likely to surpass Akino Tori in the future!"

Morimichi Yamamura trembled and looked at Kazuhiko Torishima in shock.

"No, maybe it's my delusion, I value you too much," Torishima Kazuhiko shook his head again under Yamamura's scorching gaze, "Don't take it to heart."

Yamamura said loudly, "Editor-in-Chief Torishima, I will definitely prove it to you! I will surpass Tori Akino in the future!"

After Kazuhiko Torishima left, Yamamura immediately sat down at his work station and began to conceive the storyboard for the new manga.

"I will work hard! Fight!"

……

At the door of Shancun's house, Torishima Kazuhiko leaned his ears on the door lightly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help rising when he heard the noise inside.

After that, Eiichiro Oda studio.

"Oda-kun, I was wrong at the time, "One Piece" is an excellent work, you are a genius. On the jump, you are the person most likely to surpass the future of Akino Tori!"

"Chief editor Torishima... woo woo woo, I'm sorry, I went too far! Thank you for your attention!"

……

Masashi Kishimoto Studio.

""Hokage" has a lot of space to display, Kishimoto-kun, as the person who drew "Hokage", you are indeed a genius. Be the pillar of jump."

"Editor-in-Chief, Editor-in-Chief Torishima, I want to be the future of Jump!"

……

Speaking of Kazuhiko Torishima, Higashino and Sasaki drank coffee and were speechless.

Finally Higashino broke the silence, he sighed, "Mr. Torishima is really a very responsible editor-in-chief."

"He has a fistful heart." Sasaki nodded in agreement.

……

Kazuhiko Torishima is still half a year away from leaving the jump, and he uses this opportunity to continue to beat the cartoonists.

The following editor Asada admired him immensely.

"The editor-in-chief is at the end, still caring about "Weekly Shonen Jump"."

Kazuhiko Torishima walked in front, his almost 50-year-old face filled with joy.

He was notified that he would be promoted to the head of the third editorial department of Shueisha, and he would be in charge of Shueisha's weekly comics.

So in the end, the works drawn by these cartoonists are still his credit.

Hahaha.

……

in the cafe.

Higashino and Sasaki have been together for 3 hours.

If it wasn't for the fact that the coffee shop was not full, the two of them would have been embarrassed to refill their cups.

Fortunately, today's work came to an end.

"One more thing..." Sasaki flipped through his notebook and read, "About the winner of the "Shogakukan Manga Award". "

"Tori Akino-sensei, congratulations, you have won the manga award in the juvenile department."

Higashino nodded slightly, "Thank you."

I won a prize, a prize of 100 million.

He is still very happy.

"That's all." Sasaki put away his notebook, "That's all for today."

"Well, hard work."

The two got up and walked towards the door. Just as they passed the front desk, the store manager suddenly made a sound.

"Are you, Tori Akino Mirai-sensei?"

Higashino was a little surprised, he sat in the coffee shop for so long, the store manager didn't mention it, he thought the store manager didn't know the future of Akino Tori.

"it's me."

"That's great." The store manager looked serious, and looked lonely as a master, "I like Teacher Akino's "Soul of Chess" very much, can you sign it for me?"

"Of course." Higashino readily accepted.

After signing, Higashino asked casually: "Boss, do you know how to play Go?"

An expression of a master.

"No, I just watched the excitement." The boss waved his hand.

"..." Higashino Hibiki was speechless.

"There is one more thing I am a little puzzled about. Why did you ask me when I was about to leave?"

The store manager said naturally: "Because you were customers before, you can't disturb the customers drinking coffee."

Higashino Hibiki smiled and said, "That's really good."

He bid farewell to the store manager, and walked out the door with Sasaki.

"Wait, there is one more thing." The store manager stopped them, "Mr. Akino Bird, will you win the "Shogakukan Manga Award"?I feel like you are the only one! "

Higashino turned around and said, "It's inconvenient to disclose this."

The store manager was thoughtful, and he showed a comprehending expression.

"As expected of Mr. Akino Tori!"

……

Walking out of the coffee shop, Sasaki thought about what happened just now.

"Your readers all think that you are the best candidate for the manga award. They like "Slam Dunk" very much."

This work has reached a new peak since the Battle of the Mountain King.

(End of this chapter)