Full-time comic artist

But it is Takao's inner journey throughout the entire manga.

That's how it's always been portrayed. Seeing so many words doesn't feel tedious; instead, it connects everything together, bringing the story to its climax!

Akemi Akimiya felt a chill run down her spine. Although she had drawn part of it herself, she was only now beginning to feel the emotion behind the work.

"Is this the thought that Takao has been suppressing all along?"

Akemi Akemi murmured as she watched Takao curse Yukino, tears streaming down her face.

She herself shed tears.

Finally, the rain that had been falling continuously throughout the entire story abruptly stopped.

The sunlight shattered the gloomy sky, and Yukino threw herself into Takao's arms, crying her heart out.

Tell him that he dresses up neatly every day to go to school, but he is always too afraid to take a step. It was Takao who saved him.

They embraced tightly, and a rainbow appeared in the sky.

This truly embodies the spirit of "Even if it doesn't rain, I will stay here."

In the end, the story finally came to a conclusion.

Akemi Akemi smiled; she was very happy.

But then I remembered what happened next.

Xueye left the city and returned to her hometown to teach and educate people.

Their lives went their separate ways, but life went on.

"Why do you do this?" she asked Higashino Hibiki.

Higashino Hibiki smiled with relief; now, Ms. Akimiya finally understood.

"And what about you?" Hibiki Higashino countered, "What outcome are you hoping for?"

“Of course,” Akemi Akemi’s words were almost uttered.

"I hope the two of them can be together."

She and Hibiki Higashino said it at the same time.

Blushing shyly, Akemi Akemi continued, "If they could be together, that would surely be the happiest time. For them..."

“Yes.” So, Higashino Hibiki turned the page.

A few months later, Takao became more composed. He received a letter from Yukino with words of blessing.

Takao had already made the pair of shoes for Yukino and placed them in the park pavilion on a snowy day.

He was going to find Yukino.

"So?" Akemi Akemi looked up. "Is it an open ending?"

Hibiki Higashino shook his head and flipped to the cover of the last chapter of "The Garden of Words".

"look."

Akemi Akemi's eyes lit up; the Yukino on the cover was wearing the shoes made at the end of the manga.

"So it is?"

“Yes,” Higashino Hibiki nodded.

They got together.

"So... Ms. Akimiya, you..." Hibiki Higashino hadn't even finished asking the question.

She then threw herself into his arms.

Higashino Hibiki was taken aback for a moment, then hugged her tightly.

"Higashino, I've realized that I like you too."

"Thank you, Ms. Akimiya."

Looking down at Akemi Akemi in his arms, Hibiki Higashino recalled the fireworks festival that summer.

This time, he lowered his head and kissed her.

No need for masks anymore.

“Hmm, Higashino,” Akemi Akemi murmured.

After a while, she asked shyly, "Would you like to touch my feet?"

Hibiki Higashino didn't want to be seen as a foot fetishist, but for some reason, he nodded.

“She really is a pervert,” Akemi Akemi said.

……

After Naoko Takeuchi finished reading "The Garden of Words," a moment of silence fell.

The ending didn't quite meet her expectations.

The couple who loved each other parted ways, which made her, who longed for love, very unhappy.

Princess Naoko always dreamed of finding her prince.

Living happily with my sweetheart and my child in a lovely little house surrounded by fragrant flowers.

In her eyes, it would be a great pity if people who love each other didn't cherish each other.

She took out her phone and made a call.

"Hello, this is Kazushige Hirahara."

"I am Naoko Takeuchi, Mr. Hirahara. It's been a long time."

Kazushige Tsubasahara is a Jump manga artist whom Naoko Takeuchi knows, and the two occasionally cross paths.

Naoko said she wanted Akino's contact information.

……

Higashino Hibiki was tenderly cuddling with Akemi Akemi; at that moment, he was happiest.

The manga "Hikaru no Go" has never been this happy, even after the serialization meeting.

When he heard that Naoko Takeuchi wanted to contact him, he only asked her to tell him about the Easter egg on the cover and to say thank you on his behalf before hanging up.

"Who is it?" Akemi Akimiya asked curiously.

Higashino examined her feet and sketched them with his brush.

"Readers of The Garden of Words".

Chapter 83 Graduation Ceremony

By the time Naoko Takeuchi realized what was happening, it was already the end of March, when cherry blossoms were in full bloom and everything was coming back to life.

Hibiki Higashino also celebrated his graduation ceremony.

The moment they arrived at the gate of Yan Yan High School, a huge uproar ensued.

"Higashino!"

He looked over and saw Tanuma, Hibiki Higashino's former good friend, but they had rarely been in contact since he started drawing manga.

He learned about Hibiki Higashino's identity at the book signing event for the first volume of "Hikaru no Go".

"Oh no, it's Teacher Tori Akino!" Tanuma waved excitedly.

Surrounded by a large group of people, Tanuma said, "I'm not lying to you, Higashino really is Tori Akino Mirai! I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Could it really be true?" someone asked in surprise. "Tanuma, weren't you just boasting?"

Another person stepped forward and asked Higashino Hibiki, "Is that so? Higashino, he hasn't had time to play basketball with me because he's drawing manga."

He is 1.9 meters tall, making him stand out from the crowd of his classmates.

“Yes, Hana, I’m sorry.” Hibiki Higashino nodded in response.

The wind ruffled his hair, and Higashino Hibiki's gaze was filled with apology.

“I’m so happy, Higashino,” Hana said. “Before, Higashino had no goals. Although he smiled every day, he lived a very repressed life. Now it’s so good. I can see that you’re happy, Higashino. That’s enough.”

Higashino watched Hanako leave with a gentle expression.

This was his former good friend.

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

However, since he transmigrated here, he hasn't had time to do this activity.

When Hibiki Higashino reminisced.

"So that's what they mean!" Several boys rushed to Higashino Hibiki's side, ruffling his hair. "Higashino really is a great manga artist! He's amazing!"

They are all Hibiki Higashino's friends. His ex-girlfriend is a charming and shrewd woman, and she is indeed a very fulfilled person.

In Oregairu, it's Hayato Hayama.

“Sorry I didn’t tell you,” Higashino Hibiki said with a smile, “I just used the time I would have spent playing video games to draw manga.”

"Higashino, are you mocking us?"

"How arrogant Higashino is!"

"But please give us your autograph!"

"I can use the identity of Tori Akino's future friend to go out and pick up girls in the future!"

Seeing their initial arrogance followed by obsequiousness and their bowing and pleading, Higashino Hibiki signed autographs for them.

The school auditorium bell rang, signaling that the event was about to begin.

"Oh no, hurry!"

They rushed to the auditorium for their high school graduation ceremony, which they didn't want to miss.

……

The senior students sat together, dressed in suits and ties.