Full-time comic artist

These words made Akemi Akemi's neck turn bright red. She didn't say anything and waited quietly.

The cool touch of the platinum necklace sent a shiver down Akemi Akemi's spine.

After a while, she opened her eyes and admired herself in the mirror.

"How was it?" After nodding in satisfaction, Akemi Akemi turned around and asked Hibiki Higashino.

"It's more suitable than the photos of models in jewelry stores." Higashino Hibiki gave a thumbs up.

"You do have good taste."

“It looks really good like this…” Hibiki Higashino stepped forward and looked down at Akemi Akemi.

Akemi Akemi understood. "Wait, the curtains aren't drawn... um."

……

The next day, the assistants returned to work.

Oda asked excitedly, "Did you bring me a present, sir?"

“It’s in the refrigerator,” Higashino Hibiki said without looking up. “Your name is on it.”

"Hooray!" Oda opened the refrigerator. "It's beer, I don't mind."

He opened a can and sat down on the sofa to drink it.

"But it should at least be packaged a bit more; it doesn't give me any sense of anticipation at all," he complained.

Higashino Hibiki didn't care. "Is the gift more important, or the wrapping? Can't I just buy you some wrapping paper?"

"That's what they say..." Oda said, feeling wronged.

Soon after, the assistants arrived, and they simply took their cookies and beer and sat down to drink.

Hibiki Higashino picked up a cookie and asked, "Yoshii, aren't you going home?"

Yoshii Yamahisa shook his head. "Dad is very busy with work, and he won't spend time with me when he gets home, so it's better for me to stay at school."

Hibiki Higashino joked, "Then you can go to Kiko Takagi's house and let her family meet their future son-in-law."

Yoshii Yamazu remained silent, holding a biscuit and grinding his teeth like a hamster with his head down.

"What's going on?" Oda was shocked. "Yoshii-kun has a girlfriend?"

Yoshii nodded silently.

Oda patted Yoshii on the shoulder, clearly annoyed: "You're really something to be jealous of, you rascal."

Tanaka looked at Yoshii with envy.

……

in the afternoon.

Upon hearing that Higashino Hibiki had returned, Sasaki hurried over. As soon as he entered the studio, he saw Higashino Hibiki drawing manga, which put his mind at ease.

“Mr. Sasaki,” Hibiki Higashino looked up, “you’ve come at just the right time. I brought some Sapporo specialties with me; could you take them to the editorial department on your way?”

"Thank you so much."

Sasaki said, then walked up to Higashino Hibiki, looked at the manga he had drawn, and nodded in satisfaction.

"It seems there are no problems."

What are some fun things to do in Sapporo?

"The scenery is different from Tokyo, and the beef and seafood are excellent." Higashino Hibiki gave a thumbs up. "Mr. Sasaki works very hard and should take a break. Going to Hokkaido to cultivate his mind and cleanse his soul would be a good idea."

“I can’t leave the editorial department; I still have a lot of work to do,” Sasaki shook his head. “For example, issue 35 of Slam Dunk will have a color frontispiece; please prepare a color manuscript.”

"The opening color page?" Hibiki Higashino looked up excitedly. "Thank you very much."

When he was serializing "Hikaru no Go," it took a long time before he got the color cover page.

However, it doesn't have much effect on "Slam Dunk".

They chatted for a while about the future plot of "Slam Dunk," and Sasaki was very satisfied with Ryota Miyagi and Hisashi Mitsui.

“It’s going to be a hot topic,” he muttered to himself, stroking his chin, “and it was just featured on the opening color page…”

Sasaki couldn't help but feel even more excited for "Slam Dunk".

"A work with unlimited potential!"

Sasaki came to visit today with another matter to discuss. Looking at the anxious Tanaka, he said, "The Lodger didn't make it into the Manga Grand Prize. Please keep trying."

Chapter 143 Where is the Slam Dunk manga I'm missing?

In August, Kazuya Takasugi was also watching Jump.

In the previous episode of "Slam Dunk", Ryota Miyagi liked Ayako, and even got into a fight with Hanamichi Sakuragi, who was close to Ayako, because of this.

Although it wasn't about basketball, Kazuya Takasugi enjoyed watching it.

Because during their fight, they accidentally beat up the long-haired thug who had come looking for trouble.

"Hahaha," Takasugi Kazuya burst into laughter as he recalled that scene.

The eldest and second eldest brothers got into a fight, and the third eldest brother broke down. That's roughly how it went.

Through the explanations of passersby, Takasugi learned that this rather handsome delinquent was named Mitsui Hisashi.

Because he felt that Miyagi Ryota was too ostentatious, he gathered six or seven people and surrounded Miyagi on the rooftop.

Miyagi was no match for him, so he focused on beating Mitsui Hisashi, the leader, until Mitsui was unconscious and even had his front teeth knocked out.

However, Miyagi was also badly beaten, and he and Mitsui were both hospitalized for a period of time as a result.

So besides standing up for his underlings who were being bullied by Sakuragi, there was also an element of revenge against Miyagi involved.

I never expected to get beaten up again.

"Mitsui Hisashi is probably a comedic character."

There are quite a few characters like this in "Slam Dunk".

Given the balance between comedic and negative elements in the manga, Takasugi's actions are understandable.

"The Shohoku-Ryonan friendly match lasted for more than three months. I almost forgot about the events before 'Slam Dunk'."

Shaking his head, Takasugi looked at the new issue of Jump with great anticipation.

Miyagi is also on the basketball team, and Sakuragi will be playing against him.

Sakuragi really disliked Miyagi for suddenly attacking him.

Then the previous comic ended.

Kazuya Takasugi had been looking forward to this for a long time and was eager to see what would happen next.

How strong is Miyagi really? Standing at 168cm, can he be a match for a beginner like Sakuragi?

With these questions in mind, Kazuya Takasugi opened Jump.

"Huh? That's strange..."

He searched through all the comic book magazines but couldn't find "Slam Dunk".

It's always been on the first page of the comic book magazine.

"I don't think I missed any."

Until he saw...

"Due to the exhaustion from the long serialization, Akino Mirai-sensei is taking a trip to relax and will be taking a week off."

"Huh?" Upon seeing this line, Kazuya Takasugi felt like dying of sadness. He was really looking forward to the next chapter, but it was on hiatus...

"After persisting for over two years, why not continue? Why the hiatus? Where can I catch up on the missing parts of the Slam Dunk storyline?"

Kazuya Takasugi was practically hysterical; he had been waiting agonizingly for a week.

"Is Higashino-kun working in the school dormitory?" After calming down, he sat on the floor and thought.

He wants to go back to school right now.

"Damn it, another week to go."

"I really hope there won't be a break next week!"

……

The suspension of "Slam Dunk" has become the biggest topic in the Jump community these past two days.

Yoshihiro Togashi was very pleased.

"This kid was working so hard it scared me, but now he finally knows to take a break."

Studying at university while drawing comics is extremely difficult, let alone drawing a comic like "Slam Dunk," which requires an enormous amount of work.

"He's definitely not made of iron, hahaha."

Yoshihiro Togashi felt relieved.

Even though he had already begun to back down, he still couldn't help but compare himself to his more assertive juniors.

"However, Slam Dunk was never serialized... I..."

At this moment, he understood the feelings of his readers.

Akira Toriyama looked at the beef and Sapporo specialties sent by Hibiki Higashino and understood.

"So you went on vacation. Hmm, a good balance between work and rest."

Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University.

Aiko Asakura looked at the comic book, then lowered her head and covered her face; she was filled with regret.

"I was so surprised to meet Mr. Tori Akino when I first met him. I had completely forgotten that he was still drawing manga... If I had known it was a hiatus, I should have given him a good scolding."

Of course, that's what she thinks now. If she were to meet Higashino Hibiki again, she would only sweetly address him as "Tori Akino-sensei".

They wouldn't utter a single complaint, after all, things are different offline.

Other manga artists commented, "Tori Akino has finally stopped publishing; he probably can't keep up with the demand anymore."