Full-time comic artist

……

In the afternoon, Sasaki got up to say goodbye, and Hibiki Higashino saw him off.

"Oh, we're out of soy sauce. Wait a minute."

Higashino Hibiki suddenly remembered that Akemi Akemi had said that morning that they had run out of soy sauce and asked him to buy a bottle when he had time.

He called out to Sasaki, put on a trench coat, and followed him out of the room.

The two walked side by side toward the school gate, where the supermarket was also located.

“Oh, right,” Sasaki suddenly said, “Do you know ‘The Sun Murder Case’? It’s a manga by Yamamura.”

“I know,” Hibiki Higashino replied. “It’s a rare mystery manga in Jump, with a great plot and excellent artwork by Arai-sensei. It’s a top-notch work.”

“Yes,” Sasaki nodded, “It was indeed very exciting before, but the latest manuscript I submitted has started to go astray.”

The concept of superpowers was added to the mystery manga, and the protagonist changed from a high-IQ detective to a psychic.

"Eh!" Hibiki Higashino stopped in shock.

"With this change, doesn't the tone of the work completely change?"

Chapter 125 Comic Book Source

The direction of "The Sun Murder Case" was changed, and Yamamura Morimichi was the last to know.

Even later than Hibiki Higashino.

He was happily looking at his comics when he suddenly noticed a mysterious element.

Panic instantly became the "Call to Arms".

"Mr. Arai, what's going on?" he asked Arai, who was working nearby.

Arai chuckled and said, "Hasn't your manga hit a roadblock? I read your new work and found it quite interesting, so I made some changes in that direction."

"Huh?" Yamamura Morimichi was incredulous. "Why not follow my outline?"

Arai said nonchalantly, "Don't you like this kind of new content too? So I didn't say anything."

"These two are completely different!" Shancun scratched his head, so angry he wanted to hit someone.

One is the Super Saiyan from Dragon Ball, which has been foreshadowed and hinted at in the previous text.

One is that the Gum-Gum Fruit is transformed into the Nika Fruit, a sudden new setting.

These two identical changes evoke completely different sensory experiences in the reader.

"Hasn't my 'The Sun Murder Case' completely changed its flavor?!" he exclaimed in a frenzy. "The protagonist's characteristics have also changed!"

All those painstakingly plotted solutions to the case turned out to be cheating! He went from a high-IQ protagonist to a clown!

"Don't worry, everything will be fine," Arai said, squinting his eyes.

The mountain village finally understood why this person, despite his excellent painting skills, had no representative works.

It's all because of his storytelling ability!

Arai always cancels his new manga series after the new work's protection period expires.

The mountain village was in despair.

Choosing the person in front of me back then and abandoning Akino Mirai was a complete mistake!

Kazuhiko Torishima said that besides ability, the most important thing for a duo is teamwork, and that turned out to be true.

There is indeed a big gap between myself and Mr. Arai.

He's fine when he's not having an attack, but when he suddenly has one, he's completely overwhelmed.

Arai, completely unaware of the danger, offered a light reassurance, "It's alright, it's alright, your grades will definitely improve."

Yamamura was completely too exhausted to scold Arai. What he was thinking about now was how to correct this mistake and get things back on track.

"The comic book group is so unreliable."

Yamamura glanced at Shin'i and thought he was beyond saving.

And there's no guarantee that we won't encounter the same partner in the future.

He had an idea.

I want to learn how to draw comics too!

……

A month later, the storyline of "Slam Dunk" continued.

There are still no serious basketball games.

Sakuragi Hanamichi practices basic skills every day with the Shohoku basketball team, and even has a conflict with Akagi Okanobu, almost quitting the basketball team.

But in the end, he realized the joy of basketball.

Playing basketball is much more fun than his usual delinquent lifestyle, and he doesn't want to give it up.

So he went back to the basketball team.

Later, because of his excellent physical qualities, he was poached by the judo club. Even though the judo club president offered Haruko's photos as an incentive, Sakuragi still firmly refused.

Because he wanted to play basketball.

Akagi Takenori witnessed this scene, and his impression of Sakuragi Hanamichi took a complete 180-degree turn, beginning to acknowledge the teammate.

……

Kanagawa Prefecture.

Hibiki Higashino was riding the Enoden train, taking photos with his camera.

The final stop is Kamakura City; we're almost there.

In March, Japanese students were on spring break, and Hibiki Higashino finally breathed a sigh of relief, having more time to work on his manga.

So he can come to Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Tokyo.

The setting of "Slam Dunk" is here, and if it doesn't depict any local scenes, it will inevitably be criticized by local readers.

And there will be people who are so bored that they come to make a pilgrimage.

He had no choice but to sacrifice his own time to do this work.

"Oh dear, this is troublesome, Akemi," he said to Ms. Akimiya beside him.

Akemi Akemi rolled her eyes at him. He had begged her for a long time before she agreed to come out with him, but now he looked so disappointed and uninterested.

"Kanagawa in early spring isn't pretty," Hibiki Higashino said, looking at the rolling seawater, the white foam it created, and the pale coastline. A chill ran through him.

"What an unattractive sea view."

As a child from inland China, Hibiki Higashino had never seen a seascape. His memories were filled with fine sand, sunshine, and beautiful women.

It evokes the youthful energy of someone who can exclaim, "Oh, the ocean!"

The gap between reality and imagination was too great, so Higashino Hibiki lost interest.

Hey! What are you saying?!

A voice reached Higashino Hibiki's ears. He looked up and saw a fierce-looking girl who seemed to have just started spring break. She had a suitcase next to her.

It seems to be a local from Kanagawa Prefecture.

"I'm so sorry," Akemi Akemi quickly apologized on his behalf, "He's been in a bad mood lately, I'm really sorry."

Slam Dunk has been ranked 7th to 9th recently. Hibiki Higashino knows he has to be patient, but when it comes to feelings, they are not something he can control.

So Akemi Akimiya agreed to go out with him to gather material, which was also a way to help him relieve his depression.

“Isn’t this coastline beautiful?” Hibiki Higashino asked, looking at it. “I wish the light of the sea and the light of the blue sky were connected, instead of the white sky we see now.”

He raised the camera hanging from his chest, sighed, and had absolutely no intention of taking any more photos.

"Winter has just ended, of course this is the scenery, are you an idiot?" the female college student complained to Hibiki Higashino. "Is coming to Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture at this time of year considered tourism? That's really strange."

“It’s our honeymoon,” Higashino Hibiki said, standing up and raising his hands.

"puff!"

He was then brutally struck in the kidneys.

Akemi Akemi gritted her teeth, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"I'm sorry." Higashino Hibiki clutched his kidney and curled up. "I got too carried away."

"Haha, you're really funny." The female college student covered her mouth and laughed. She sat down opposite Higashino.

"My name is Riko Kuraki. My home is in Kamakura. I went to Kamakura High School and then got into the Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo. Pretty impressive, right?"

She pointed to herself and said smugly.

Higashino Hibiki was still wondering why Kuraki Riko was suddenly talking about high school. It turned out she was just showing off that she got into a good university.

His lips twitched. "Wow...that's really impressive..."

"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile," Kuraki Riko said with a smile.

This person is very outgoing; they had just had a disagreement, but now they're chatting and laughing with Higashino Hibiki.

"My name is Hibiki Higashino, and this is my girlfriend, Akemi Akemi. Isn't she beautiful?"

Akemi Akemi's face was fair and smooth, while Hibiki Higashino himself was more mature; the seven-year age difference between them was not noticeable at all.

Kuraki Riko exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! You're really something! You actually found such a beautiful girlfriend."

"Haha, keep it low-key, keep it low-key!" Higashino Hibiki felt a strong connection with the other person and became happy as well.

Perhaps it was because it was the first time she had spoken about her relationship with Akemi Akimiya in front of others that she was somewhat happy.

Akemi Akemi did not deny it; perhaps she was also looking forward to this moment.

Higashino Hibiki squeezed her hand, and the two smiled at each other.

"How sweet!" Kuraki Riko looked at them with extreme envy.

Fearing that further conversation might stir up her sorrow, Kuraki Riko changed the subject. Looking at Higashino Hibiki's camera, she kindly advised, "This season isn't suitable for traveling to Kanagawa. It would be better to wait another month or so. Summer is the best time; the scenery is absolutely stunning! The trees are lush and green, the blue sky is like the sea, and the Enoden tram tracks create a harmonious scene."