Full-time comic artist

“Yes,” Soma Satoru nodded. “I will study hard.”

He took out his notebook and carefully wrote down what Hibino Hibiki had just said.

Higashino nodded as he looked at it.

No wonder teachers like top students; it gives them a great sense of satisfaction when their students study diligently.

As for the other one...

While Akane Nakajima was laughing heartily while reading "The Leader of the End of the Century," Hibiki Higashino walked up to her and tapped her on the head.

"Don't just talk about others, you should also do your summer homework."

What kind of drawing diary?

"No rush, no rush," Akane Nakajima said leisurely.

……

Time flies, and it's already the end of August.

"Teacher Akino, thank you for your teaching. I have benefited greatly from it."

Soma Satoru, carrying a backpack, bowed deeply.

He actually stayed for two months.

Hibiki Higashino also felt the perseverance of the child, Satoru Soma.

Instead of going out to play with his friends, he focused on completing his summer homework and devoted himself to studying manga, eagerly learning from Higashino Hibiki's experience.

Soma Satoru stood beside his father.

This father, who consistently drove Soma Satoru to school during the summer vacation, supporting his child's dream, is truly remarkable.

"Teacher Tori Akino, thank you for your hard work these past few days. I am very grateful."

He also bowed and thanked them.

Higashino Hibiki hurriedly helped him up. "It's okay. This place is always so unchanging. Satoru brings life to it. He's going to school soon, and I'm a little sad about it."

"Tori Akino-sensei!"

Soma Satoru stared at Higashino Hibiki with teary eyes, speechless and choked with emotion.

Before parting, he shouted that he would definitely become a cartoonist!

Hibiki Higashino: "Go for it!"

He was particularly pleased with Soma Satoru's efforts and growth.

As for the other one...

"Oh no, oh no!" Akane Nakajima shouted, her voice filled with anxiety.

"I haven't even started writing in my diary! The thirty-plus pages of my daily drawing are all blank!"

She screamed like a groundhog.

Mrs. Nakajima, standing to the side, had an unfriendly expression.

"Help me! Mr. Toriaki!" Akane Nakajima saw Hibiki Higashino and it was like seeing Doraemon. She hugged Higashino's leg, wiping her snot and tears, "Please use your invincible drawing skills to think of a way!"

"If it were Mr. Tori Akino, he could definitely finish more than 30 paintings in a short time."

"No." Higashino Hibiki resolutely refused, pulled her off him, and placed her next to Mrs. Nakajima.

"What are you thinking? Let me draw it for you."

How could Akane Nakajima possibly afford to pay his wages?

"I think you're just grasping at straws in your desperation."

"Thank you." Mrs. Nakajima nodded gently to Higashino Hibiki, then glared at Nakajima Akane with a stern face. "Come home with me!"

"Teacher! Teacher Toriakino! I want to learn to draw!"

Akane Nakajima struggled incessantly, but Hibiki Higashino acted as if he didn't see it. After saying goodbye to Mrs. Nakajima, he returned home contentedly.

……

When Hibiki Higashino returned home, Akemi Akemi was on the phone communicating with editor Fukatsu.

"The results of 'Sakura Quest' are excellent!" Akemi Akemi repeated excitedly, then exclaimed, "Ah, I heard that!"

The manga "Sakura Quest" has reached its fourth chapter, with over 160 pages of original manuscript content, and the story has already begun.

From the heroine's initial rejection of the king's identity, to her naive understanding of Mount Mano, and finally to her acceptance of this identity and her efforts to revive Mount Mano's tourism industry.

This delicate emotional journey, coupled with excellent character design, has made "Sakura Quest" increasingly popular.

While not as good as "Two-Faced Little Witch", it is still a rising star in "RIBON".

After talented manga artists like Ai Yazawa left Ribon, Sakura Quest retained a portion of its readers.

Akemi Akimiya's first step in serializing her work has been quite successful.

After she hung up the phone, Higashino Hibiki went up to congratulate her.

Akemi Akemi smiled happily, but she still said, "I know my own limitations. Sakura Quest is still a long way from NANA."

In July, Ai Yazawa began serializing "NANA" in "Cookie," a story about two girls with the same name.

Hibiki Higashino is also reading this manga. Although it's a shoujo manga, it's extremely artistic.

It lacks the affectedness of typical shoujo manga, and the characters are portrayed in a very three-dimensional way, making it a manga that offers new insights with each reading.

This is rare and precious in shoujo manga. Compared to "Sakura Quest" and "NANA", it is indeed far inferior.

"Let's improve slowly," Hibiki Higashino said. "I believe in you, I believe in you."

"That's a real roundabout way to say it," Akemi Akimiya said with a smile. "But thank you anyway."

On the last night of summer vacation, Higashino Hibiki had a sour face.

Nanase is always trying to steal Akemi Akemi from him, and she keeps calling him.

Tell us how many tourists came today, and what their opinions are on "Sakura Mission".

Akemi Akemi listened attentively and took notes.

Higashino Hibiki didn't want to bother her anymore.

Chapter 253 Bird Akino, you're so arrogant!

At an elementary school in Nerima Ward, Tokyo.

"Huh! Really?"

Kanzaki, the main subject teacher of a certain class, was flipping through a summer vacation diary when he suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"What?" Hirota, the physical education teacher who was spraying water on the plants, turned around and asked curiously.

“Oh, this,” Kanzaki said, pointing to the diary in his hand. “I was just wondering why Satoru’s drawings looked more comfortable, but then I saw something in the diary that really surprised me.”

"No way?" Hirota looked at him in shock. "Kansaki-sensei, you actually read students' diaries? Then my diary about saving the world that I wrote in middle school... you saw the whole thing..."

He put down the spray bottle, stunned, feeling awkward as if his embarrassing past had been exposed.

“That’s not important,” Kanzaki said irritably. “Satoru in our class is very talented at drawing and works very hard. His drawing skills are the best among all the students in our school. But when I read his diary today, I found that his drawings have gotten even better. So I read the diary out of curiosity.”

Hirota ignored him, clutching his head and writhing in pain.

Kanzaki pursed his lips.

He moved his stool, turned around and whispered, "I only found out after reading his diary that Satoru had been studying with Tori Akino Mirai all summer."

"Who!" Hirota shouted, rushing to Kanzaki's side, grabbing the back of his chair, turning Kanzaki around to face him anxiously, and asking, "Who did you say?"

Kanzaki handed Shojiro Kanzaki's diary to Sakakura, smiling as he said, "Tori Akino, the one who drew 'Slam Dunk'."

"Really?" Hirota took it, his voice filled with doubt and surprise.

He saw Soma Satoru's paintings, which were far superior to his own.

The content I saw consisted entirely of what I had learned from Tori Akino's teachings on that particular day.

It looks quite professional, not like a diary that a student could write.

"On August 4th, Wu recorded the plot of 'Slam Dunk' where Rukawa Kaede and Sawakita Eiji had a one-on-one battle, and Rukawa suffered a crushing defeat. At the end of this chapter, Shohoku went from being 8 points behind to being 14 points behind. Sawakita Eiji's tomahawk dunk at the end was very cool."

"The plot of Slam Dunk on August 7th is exactly the same as what he described in his diary."

Ms. Kanzaki flipped through the diary, explaining, "Also, Satoru has always been a good boy; I've never seen him lie."

After listening, Hirota stroked his chin and said, "That's really surprising. I'm so envious of that kid."

He spent the entire summer studying at Tori Akino's studio and even got to see the plot of "Slam Dunk" in advance, which made him extremely jealous.

Hirota loved playing basketball since elementary school, but Japanese elementary schools didn't have basketball clubs, and by junior high, the gymnasiums were occupied by other clubs. It wasn't until high school that he went from playing basketball alone to training and playing games with other teams.

Although he didn't achieve good results in high school, he truly experienced the joy of basketball and built a solid foundation for himself.

When he arrived at Meiji University, he showcased his talent and became a key player on the team, achieving a top-four finish nationwide at his peak.

Because of his own experience in elementary school, he came to the elementary school to become a physical education teacher and teach the students to play basketball.

Hirota really likes "Slam Dunk". "Slam Dunk" accompanied him through his four years of college and left a mark on his heart.

Akino Mirai once had a book signing event, but he missed it because of training, and he regretted it for a long time.

Soma Satoru's extraordinary experiences were something he never dared to imagine.

“Perhaps Satoru can become a manga artist in the future,” Hirota said.

“It definitely can,” Kanzaki replied.

"When will the Slam Dunk anime resume airing..." Hirota's eyes darted around, "I wonder if Satoru knows?"

Kanzaki said seriously, "Don't try to trick a child into talking."

“Of course I know that,” Hirota replied, “but I really want to see the anime!”

Seeing Sakuragi Hanamichi's rebounds, and seeing Mitsui Hisashi's increasingly accurate three-pointers despite his physical exhaustion.

……