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Chapter 42 Stand firm
"In chess, don't use the strong to bully the weak, make fun of the weak, and watch chess without talking to a real gentleman."

After watching the third chapter of "Soul of Chess", Nishimura always babbled non-stop in front of Higashino Higashi.

He also specially bought a folding fan, which is arty in the winter.

Higashino only felt bored, but the people next to Nishimura praised him passionately.

"That's really good, Nishimura-kun!"

This person is the president of the Yan Yan Go Club, Hiroichi Nakai, who invited Higashi Higashino to join the Go Club some time ago.

Higashino naturally refused.

However, Nishimura was overwhelmed by the charm of Go after watching "The Soul of Chess", so he took the initiative to join the Go club and learn from scratch.

There are still two weeks until the spring break, and just before Zhongjing graduates, he finally filled the Go club to three members, so there is no need to abolish the club.

So I am especially grateful to Nishimura.

"Oh! President Nakai!" After hearing Nakai's appreciation, Nishimura stretched out his right palm and collided violently with his palm.

"Higashi, why don't you come together, haven't you been learning Go?" Nishimura suggested.

Higashino shook his head, "I'm very busy."

He got up to bid farewell, looking at Higashino's back, Nakai smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I don't know when the Go club will really attract more students to join."

Every time he sees baseball clubs, volleyball clubs and other popular clubs, he is envious.

"Unfortunately, the students are not interested in learning Go."

As if going backwards with the times, he became more and more sad.

"President," Nishimura gave a thumbs up, "it will be fine, under the influence of "Soul of Chess", everyone will fall in love with this sport!"

"Oh! Nishimura! Let's work together!"

……

In the third episode of "Soul of Chess", Xiaozheng maintained the 7th place.

It can be regarded as stable. If it falls outside the top ten and cannot reverse this result, then after a while, it is very likely that it will be cut in half.

The works of many newcomers are roughly the same.

Akemi Akimiya also breathed a sigh of relief for Higashino.

But Higashino is not satisfied, he hopes to take the first place once.

"Jump's comics are ranked every week according to the results of the reader survey. This is the real showdown! It's like standing in the boxing ring every week."

"This reader survey has touched my joys and sorrows again and again. I have taken them from No.2 to No.20."

"Only No.1 has not been won once, even if it is once, I want to try to win the first place."

"This is a dream that has been persisting since the serialization."

At the New Year's party, Higashino chatted with a cartoonist. He was deeply moved and said such a sentence.

Talent is not as good as Akira Toriyama and Yoshihiro Token, but it is only the cornerstone of jump, but it also has the dream of chasing the first.

Higashino remembered that when he was at Akira Toriyama's house, he was also very happy to get No.1.

"I also want to get the first place." Looking at "Soul of Chess", he saw the future.

……

On the weekend, Higashino went home, with a signed booklet of "Tokyo Love Story" for Shio Higashino, and the annual contract money transferred from jump.

He handed over the after-tax income of 2500 million yen to Ichiro Higashino.

Tell him he doesn't have to run around for a living.

As a high school student, Higashino has been able to support his family.

Higashino Ichiro took the bank card cautiously, opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

He actually didn't want to accept it, but considering that minors carry such a large amount of money, it is easy to have accidents or go on evil paths, so he accepted it.

"You've worked hard."

He finally said dryly.

Higashino went up to the second floor and heard a sound.

"Water horses are red, AIUEO,"

"Shrimps are also swimming in the algae,"

"Persimmon tree, chestnut ball, KA KI KU KE KO."

"Woodpecker, tireless, yellow zelkova."

Higashino Hibiki was surprised, the voice came from his sister Higashino Mei's room.

He knocked on the door. There was a sound in the room, and then it was quiet again. No one answered.

Feeling baffled, Higashino asked, "Is the... inside... Mei? It's Mei's voice."

"It's big brother," Higashino Mei breathed a sigh of relief, opened the room, looked around carefully, there was no one else.

"What were you doing just now? Is that a tongue twister?"

"I'm too embarrassed to say it now, I'm sorry big brother." Higashino Mei put her hands behind her back and lowered her head.

"Well, I shouldn't have asked you rashly."

Higashino looked at the guitar on the bed in the room, suddenly a little puzzled.

As far as he knows, Mei Higashino has never learned to play guitar professionally, but just joined the Qingyin Club.

However, last summer and winter vacation, she has been participating in club activities.

Does Qingyin Society have so many club activities?It's more serious than a baseball club.

Looking at the well-behaved younger sister in front of him, Higashino understood that she had many secrets.

"By the way, big brother!" Seeing that Hibiki Higashino did not pursue it, Mei Higashino breathed a sigh of relief, and she asked excitedly, "I heard from your mother that you are drawing manga! What's your name?"

"It's just manga about Go," Higashino rubbed her head. "You don't like juvenile manga."

"I'm going back to the bedroom first." Higashino waved his hand and went to have a good sleep.

……

On Monday, Meguro District No. [-] Middle School, Mei Higashino came to the school.

She has a pair of dark circles under her eyes, and her usually bright eyes are full of fatigue.

"Mei, are you okay?" My good friend Yagami Mitsugu asked worriedly.

"No problem!" Mei Higashino supported her body and gave a thumbs up. She complained, "I was almost discovered by the elder brother at home, and I was worried all night."

Yagami Mitsugu, "I'm just doing voice actor training, so I have nothing to say."

"Keep your voice down," Mei Higashino carefully looked left and right, and replied softly, "My father is more traditional, and he will definitely not allow me to be a voice actor. You can only cook rice."

"It's really not difficult for you." Yagami Mitsugu shook her head.

There is still half an hour until class starts.

She took out a magazine from her clothes, which was "Weekly Shonen Jump", and preached to Mei Higashino with an excited face: "Let's read it together! Manga."

"Mitsuki, why did you bring the manga magazine to the school?" Higashino Mei said, "Aren't you afraid of being discovered by the dean? And it's a shounen manga. You used to only read shoujo manga."

"Just be careful," she flipped through the manga, and turned directly to the seventh manga in the magazine, named "Soul of Chess".

The handsome old-fashioned man covered by the white cloth was extremely attractive, and Mei Higashino couldn't take his eyes off him.

"How is it? Zuo is very handsome." Mitsugu Yagami was triumphant, satisfied with her best friend's reaction.

"Yeah," Higashino Mei nodded.

(End of this chapter)