Full-time cartoonist

By the time Naoko Takeuchi suddenly realized it, it was the end of March, when cherry blossoms were blooming and everything was recovering.

Hibiki Higashikata also celebrated his graduation ceremony.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of Yanyan High School, there was an uproar.

"Higashiya!"

He looked over and saw that it was Tanuma, Hibiki Hibiki's former good friend. After drawing comics, they rarely interacted with each other.

During the book signing event for the first volume of "The Spirit of Chess", he learned the identity of Hibiki Higashino.

"Ah no, Tori Akino-sensei!" Tanuma waved excitedly.

There were many people following him, and Tanuma said: "I didn't lie to you, Higashino is really Tori Akino Mirai! I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Is it true?" Someone was surprised, "Aren't you talking big words, Tanuma?"

Another person stepped forward and asked Hibiki Higashino, "Is that so? Hibiki, because he is drawing comics, he doesn't have time to play basketball with me."

He is 1.9 meters tall and stands out among his classmates.

"Yes, Hua Chao, I'm sorry." Dongye Xiang nodded and replied.

The wind blew his hair, and Hibiki's eyes were apologetic.

"I'm very happy, Dongye," Hua Chao said: "In the past, Dongye had no goals. Although he laughed every day, his life was very depressed. Now it's really great. I can see that you are very happy, Dongye. That's it. enough."

Dong Yexiang watched Hua Chao leave softly.

This was his former good friend.

Hanasa's dream is to become a basketball player, and Hibiya Higashino always practices with him.

However, since he traveled through time, he has no time for this activity.

When Higashino Hibiki recalled.

"Let's put it this way!" Several boys rushed to Hibiki Higashi and ruffled his hair, "Higashi is really a great cartoonist! He's so powerful!"

They are all friends of Hibiki Higashino. His predecessors, Octagon Beauty and Octopus Linglong, are indeed the same people now.

In Harmono, it is Hayama Hayato.

"Sorry, I didn't tell you guys," Higashino Hibiki said with a smile on his lips, "I just used the time I spent playing video games to draw comics."

"Dongye, are you mocking us?"

"What a arrogant Dongye!"

“But sign us up!”

"In the future, I can also use my identity as Tori Akino's future friend to go out and pick up girls!"

Seeing how they were bowing and pleading, Higashino signed his name for them.

The bell in the school auditorium rang, and the activity was about to begin.

"No, hurry up!"

They hurried to the auditorium, the high school graduation ceremony, they didn't want to miss it.

…

The seniors in high school sat together alone, wearing suits and ties.

The school leaders spoke first and then the teachers spoke.

Higashino Hibiki was surprised that he was not the head teacher Matsuzaki.

He is a teacher of general subjects and the head teacher of Beiben.

Even if Peking University had the best grades, he was admitted to the Law Department of Dongda University.

Kitamoto's head teacher is not as outstanding as Mr. Matsuzaki's teaching performance.

"If it wasn't Matsuzaki-sensei who resigned, then it was her. What a pity."

"I actually miss her a little."

The classmates around him whispered to each other, and only then did Hibiki realize that this was the case.

After the teacher spoke, the student representatives spoke.

Higashino Hibiki straightened his clothes and asked Asahina.

She gave a thumbs up expressionlessly and told Hibiki that it was absolutely fine.

Not long after:

"Excellent graduate, Hibiki Higashikata, please come to the stage to speak."

So Higashino Hibiki stood up and walked steadily to the podium in the eyes of everyone.

The one who was here last year was Hiroshi Nakai, the head of the Go Department, and this year it’s Higashino Hibiki’s turn.

"Dear teachers, dear classmates, and juniors, in this season when all things are competing and full of vitality, we..."

Let’s start with the cliche first. Higashino Hibiki glanced around. Everyone’s eyes were filled with light, expecting him to say those words——

"With the help of my teachers, I finally got into the university I dreamed of and realized my dream and became a cartoonist."

Dong Yexiang took a deep breath and said word by word:

"That's right, I am serializing the work in "Weekly Shonen Jump", and the "Game of Souls" animation is also on the air. I think many people have seen it. I am Mirai Tori Akino."

There were cheers from the audience.

"Sure enough, the school legend is true! Higashino/Higashino-senpai is Tori Akino Mirai!"

"I really like "The Soul of Chess"!"

"Senior, I like you."

Members of the Go club sit together at the graduation ceremony.

They were surprised, "Minister, everything you said is true!"

Nishimura crossed his arms proudly, "Let me tell you, Touya is Tori Akino. What is my relationship with him? How could I lie to you!"

"I just can't believe that I decided to learn Go because I watched "The Soul of Go"."

"Tori Akino-sensei is my idol, but I didn't expect that we are so close."

Seeing the chaos in the venue, the teachers didn't say anything. Waiting for it to quiet down, Higashino Hibiki continued: "Three years of high school, I felt the same as everyone else, I was very happy."

"I made many friends, learned a lot of knowledge, and finally came to a happy moment."

"My thoughts are over."

Higashikata bowed and left the stage.

The school song of Yanyan High School filled the sky.

Many people had tears in their eyes as they bid farewell to their alma mater.

…

Saying goodbye to friends and signing autographs for readers of "Soul of the Game", Hibiki Higashino finally had some free time an hour after the graduation ceremony.

Holding the graduation certificate in his hand, Hibiki saw Nishimura and Kitamoto waiting for him under the cherry blossom tree.

"Nishimura, you bastard!"

Seeing him, Higashino Hibiki was very angry, "What nonsense did you say in the letter! You almost missed my important event!"

Nishimura was very excited, "You saw my letter, Dongye, it's all my true feelings. After seeing the feet you drew, I actually... boki."

"Hey," Higashikata waved his hand in disgust, "Don't talk to me."

"Really!" Nishimura took a step forward, "Can you send me a manuscript? Yukino's manuscript."

"Of course not!" Hibiki Higashi refused, "My works are not for you to vent your animal desires."

Toughly rejected Nishimura's stalking.

At this time, Kitamoto said quietly: "You really know everything, Higashikata."

Higashino Hibiki was confused, but nodded.

"Teacher Akimiya told you, right?" Kitamoto raised his head and looked up at the sky. "She really saw it during the academic trip in the senior year of high school."

"Hey! What? What?" Nishimura was curious.

Kitamoto had long since learned to ignore Nishimura.

"Thank you very much for painting "The Garden of Words" for me, Higashino." Kitamoto said gratefully, "Because of you, I am finally with her."

Nishimura, "Hey! Kitamoto, do you have a girlfriend? You're so cunning!"

Dongye Xiang listened and gradually understood.

I see……

"I should also thank you, Kitamoto." Higashino Hibiki said something that Kitamoto couldn't understand.

Because of you, Miss Akimiya will understand that age is not a gap.

However, Higashino Hibiki looked at Kitamoto strangely, that he would like a 30-year-old woman.

You are indeed very powerful, you.

Thanks to Qingtian_wawa666 for the tip, and thanks to Invading Wind for the tip.