Full-time comic artist

Higashino Hibiki and a man stared at each other, his eyes fixed on the man's large belly. Neither of them spoke.

The other person was getting increasingly embarrassed. "Xun, are you going home?"

"Yes!" The little girl nodded emphatically. "I want to go home."

She waved to Higashino Hibiki at the end, saying, "Handsome guy, see you next time."

Higashino Hibiki was startled. He looked around and, seeing no police officers, breathed a sigh of relief.

His clothes were tugged at, and Higashino looked down to find his son looking at him with jealousy.

"Hey!" Hibiki Higashino discovered something amazing. He squatted down, pulled at Mirai's cheek, and said, "You're so young, do you really have a little girl you like?"

His words had come true.

“Kaoru is my wife,” Mirai said.

"what?"

When playing house.

"Oh."

At 1 p.m., after eating their bento boxes, the Higashino family walked home.

The child walked slowly, and Higashino Hibiki, holding Higashino Mirai's hand, was left behind.

Higashino noticed that the pressure on the fingers being held had increased.

"dad."

The future whispers.

"what happened?"

"Thank you."

"There's nothing to thank me for..." Higashino Hibiki felt awkward.

“Dad, you work so hard, often working until dark. Thank you,” Future looked up, “for accompanying me to the competition.”

Touched, Higashino said softly, "Because I am your father."

"I'm home!"

He carried the future on his shoulders, rushed ahead of Higashino Ichiro, and was the first to return home.

……

"Everyone thinks that daughters are more sensible and sons are only naughty, but I don't think that's true."

In Hibiki Higashino's studio, he spoke to his assistants.

"What are you all discussing?" Akemi Akemi entered the room carrying barley tea and handed a cup to each person.

“Mr. Koga said it’s good to have a daughter,” Hibiki Higashino told her, “I think a son is just as good.”

Akemi Akemi smiled and said, "Boys and girls are the same."

“That’s what I thought too.” Naomi Nagase nodded, looking troubled. “But Mr. Kogawa…”

"Daughters are better!" Xiaohe argued. "My darling even washes my feet!"

"Ah, this..." Hibiki Higashino lost.

Akemi Akemi remained silent.

The couple looked at each other, sensing each other's jealousy and competitive spirit.

Higashino Mirai shuddered, sensing something was wrong.

"Hey! They even wash your feet!" exclaimed Naomi Nagase, who was about to get married. "They're so thoughtful! I'm so envious! I hope I can have a daughter someday."

She became a member of the Xiahe faction.

"My family can do that in the future too."

"Not bad!"

The couple quickly replied.

You can't give up on something like this.

"That means it's not available yet." Xiaohe smiled.

The Higashino couple interpreted it as mockery.

But when the other two assistants arrived and the work was about to begin, they could only bury themselves in drawing comics.

By 8 p.m., when the studio was filled with people and a sour smell filled the air, the day's work was finally over.

"Then I'll take my leave. My daughter is waiting for me at home."

The victor, Xiaohe, leisurely departed.

“Mr. Koga, wait for me,” Naomi Nagase caught up with him. “I need to learn from you.”

The other two assistants then left.

Akemi Akemi looked at Hibiki Higashino, and Higashino nodded.

Akemi Akemi stood up and ran to the bathroom, where she quickly filled a bucket with warm water.

“In the future, come to Mom’s,” she said.

"Is there anything delicious?" A surprised voice appeared, and Higashino Mirai put down her comic book and ran happily into the bathroom.

"Can I wash Mom's feet?"

"Huh?" Higashino Mirai was greatly disappointed.

Seeing his mother's smiling face, he sat on the small stool and sighed.

……

On Monday, Weekly Shonen Jump was released.

"Bakuman is actually continuing its serialization as usual!"

Kuriyama Minami was very indignant.

This is also a manga by Akino Mirai, although it's a collaborative work.

Tori Akino Mirai put aside "Hanzawa Naoki" to draw this manga, which doesn't mean—

In his opinion, Bakuman is more important!

Chapter 372 Remembrance and Commemoration

Looking at "Bakuman," Eiichiro Oda pursed his lips.

Akito Takagi has to juggle both his studies and his manga.

Because the chances of becoming a cartoonist are so slim, a degree is a safety net.

"Tch, how boring."

Oda, who dropped out of college in his first year to work as an assistant in a manga artist's studio, looked down on this.

“Studying can’t improve your drawing skills at all; it’s just a waste of time.”

If you truly admire comic artists, you won't waste time studying.

This is Eiichiro Oda's idea.

He abandoned his future, became a gambler, and eventually became a pillar of Jump, the world's strongest manga artist of the new era.

……

The plot of the previous episode of Bakuman.

Parents are the first hurdle a child must overcome.

Mashiro Moritaka informs his mother that he wants to become a manga artist.

Because of Kawaguchi Taro's situation, Mashiro Moritaka's mother disagreed, but his father said, "Men have men's dreams, women wouldn't understand." So he agreed.

Grandpa even handed the keys to Taro Kawaguchi's studio to Mashiro Moritaka.

The passing of the torch between uncle and nephew has begun again.

At 10 p.m., Mashiro Moritaka, oblivious to those around him, ran happily through the city. He excitedly called Takagi Akito, inviting him to go to Kawaguchi Taro's studio together.

Because of his love for Miho Azuki, he finally convinced himself to strive relentlessly towards becoming a manga artist.

This kind of striving for dreams inspires readers.

Most people are confused.

I want to work hard, but I don't know what to do.

People with dreams often think that their dreams are impossible to achieve, and then they stop moving forward.

Having dreams and striving for them is a very common theme for protagonists, but when portrayed well, it can evoke strong emotions and inspire great passion.

Taro Kawaguchi's studio has a huge collection of manga books, filling several bookshelves, including Dragon Ball, Yu Yu Hakusho, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Kuriyama Minami had seen all of these works, and he couldn't help but feel envious.

These are all part of his youth.

Mashiro Moritaka and Takagi Akito found Kawaguchi Taro's storyboard.

Several large boxes were neatly arranged.

They flipped through it, and Kuriyama Minami was stunned.

This style is very similar to a comic he once read called "Space Railroad Heroes".

He once wore the mask of the comic book's protagonist to fight evil.

"If it weren't for this manga... I would have almost forgotten about 'Space Rail Hero'..."

These memories, buried deep within his mind, suddenly came back to him, and the past events were vivid in his mind.

"I really miss those innocent days of childhood." He looked at the storyboard of "Super Hero Legend" in "Bakuman" with deep emotion, and for a moment, his anger over the hiatus of "Hanzawa Naoki" dissipated.