The awkward atmosphere did not last long.

Higashinoji didn't even remain silent. He just smiled after hearing Chimei Nagawa's words: "That's such a coincidence. I remember that Ms. Kuromiya also graduated from Kitajijuku High School, right? Then we can be considered sisters and brothers in the same school.

There’s competition.”

Well...

Chimi Nagawa expressed surprise at Higashinoji's too calm attitude.

She opened her mouth: "Junior Brother Dongye... don't you have any other ideas? For example, the one who accidentally pinned the fellow senior sister under him and accidentally snatched the gold reward from the same senior sister... and felt sorry for it.

Category...?"

In response to this, Higashino just smiled and shook his head. At the same time, he was still a little amused. Why did this little girl just learn a word and use it casually? What's the point of 'pressing her senior sister down'?

Isn't this a misunderstanding?

After he laughed, he also replied seriously: "First of all, I want to correct a common sense mistake made by Senior Sister Mingchuan. It is not that I 'accidentally snatched' Senior Sister Kuromiya's gold reward. The gold reward itself is of a competitive nature, and I and Kuromiya

There is a competitive relationship between Senior Sister Gong."

Higashinoji looked at Kuromiya Mingsha: "Taking a step back, it is Senior Sister Kuromiya who won the gold reward this time, and I was the one who lost. I will only express my regrets and work harder to win the prize next time.

The gold reward is back in the hands of Senior Sister Kuromiya."

"The gold reward includes the favorable rating from readers of "The Cold", which always comes from competition. It's not that I 'accidentally snatched' the gold reward from Senior Sister Kuromiya."

Yes, Chimi Nagawa said that Akisa Kuromiya was robbed of the gold reward by Higashinoji. This is simply childish.

An analogy would be to watch a lollipop being taken away by someone else, and then the child having a tantrum speaks.

To put it bluntly, it means that I haven’t received any beating from society.

There used to be a friend of Higashinoji who worked at work, and the leader took away the results of his group. In the end, the friend could only groan and pinch his nose and endure it.

In this world, there are very few people who can stand up and make money. Higashinoji chose the path of professional painter because he didn't want to encounter such a useless thing.

At this moment, Kuromiya Mingsha, who had remained silent, raised her head and spoke: "Higashiya...junior brother is right."

She seemed to be touched by what Higashinoji said just now.

That's right... the gold reward is not obtained through charity from others. Touyesi is better than her, so it is natural to get the gold reward.

What she needs to do is to constantly temper herself, get angry, and be unwilling... These are not things she should do.

Kuromiya Mingsha suddenly became enlightened, and the fear in her heart just now dissipated a lot: "I came here this time not to cause trouble for Junior Brother Higashino, but this..."

Akisa Kuromiya quietly took out a package of things wrapped in document paper from her large shoulder bag.

She handed it to Higashinoji, her quiet and steady face full of seriousness.

"...This is...? Manga manuscript?"

Higashinoji knew what was inside just by weighing it.

After all, he deals with comic manuscript paper every day.

"This is the manga manuscript I used to participate in Urashima Publishing's new monthly magazine "Aoba"."

Akisa Kuromiya looked at Higashinoji very seriously: "I want to get the first place in the readers' favorable rating in the monthly magazine "Aoba", and then go back to "Abominable Cold" and win the first place in "Abominable Cold"."

Her "Between Dolls" will be finished in two weeks, so it's natural to prepare a new work now.

ah?

Upon hearing this, Higashinoji's expression changed slightly.

To be honest, he suspected that Akisa Kuromiya and him were naturally at odds with each other.

Why did she draw a new manga "The Lonely Gourmet" and prepare it for the monthly magazine "Aoba"? Akisa Kuromiya immediately said that she would also draw a new manga for "Aoba".

This is really a fight between brothers from the same discipline.

Higashikata shook his head speechlessly.

"What's wrong?" Chimei Nagawa saw Higashino shaking his head and instinctively felt something was wrong.

"Actually, I also drew new comics."

Higashinoji didn't hide it from Chimi Nagawa and Meisa Kuromiya. He walked to the table and picked up the blackened and dried manuscript.

"You also drew a new manga?" Chimei Nagawa's eyelids twitched, and Akisa Kuromiya's always calm face also showed an incredible expression.

"Well, the new comic is called "The Lonely Gourmet". It is a comic about food. One-third of the first chapter has been completed, and the storyboards for the three subsequent chapters that will be shown to the editor have also been completed."

At the end, Tsukasa Higashino coughed and added: "It seems that we are competitors again this time, Miss Kuromiya."

Even he was a little embarrassed.

"..." Akisa Kuromiya and Chimei Nagawa.

Higashinoji initially said that he did not mean to snipe him.

Akisa Kuromiya believed it.

But now...she couldn't help but cast glances at Higashinoji frequently.

He...really didn't mean it?

but--

"Junior Higashino, are you preparing to transform this manga into a food manga?" Akisa Kuromiya glanced at the middle-aged man Goro Inokashira in a suit walking on the streets of Tokyo in the original manuscript and couldn't help but ask.

Transformation.

This is something that is particularly taboo in the comics industry.

It's like you were writing a book at the starting point. You wrote a novel in a relaxed style at the beginning, and then suddenly changed in the next book, killing girls to prove the truth, killing decisively at every turn... This change in style will definitely filter out many previous books.

reader.

For example, Kuromiya Meisa's new comic, which is going to be released in "Aoba", still chooses a horror comic theme.

She wants to establish a foothold in horror comics first, and then challenge Higashino Tsukasa's "Midnight Ring".

Unexpectedly...Higashiji will immediately start transforming?

This is not something that people with talent can do.

"Let me see!" Chimei Nagawa leaned her head over, wanting to see Higashino Tsukasa's works.

Then... Chimei Nagawa looked at it and muttered: "It's quite interesting."

That's right.

Although only one-third of the story is completed, the previous plot of Inokashira Goro dealing with a difficult male customer has come to an end.

Standard Japanese witty black humor.

When I heard the male customer say to Inokashira Goro with a smile on his face: "If it is Mr. Inokashira, he will definitely understand what I am thinking, right? I will leave everything to you to make the decision."

Then Inokashira Goro's face was full of confusion: "What do I understand?" "What do I understand?" "I am not a superpower" expression...

This extreme contrast is a perfect contrast to the absurdity of real life.

Especially for office workers who are already working, seeing Goro Inokashira's expression on this page will probably resonate a lot.

Higashinoji restored the psychological state of office workers facing inexplicable demands from Party A through all the details in the comics.

'Who knows what you think?'

'I don't understand anything!'

'I can make up my mind...this is the most difficult request!'

"So interesting..."

Chimi Nagawa put aside the sentence 'very interesting' and replaced it with 'very interesting'.

Yes... This kind of extremely realistic 'life troubles' has been artistically processed by Higashinoji, and the overall plot is particularly witty and humorous, allowing readers to capture different shining points in ordinary daily plots.

, a knowing smile.

Why is it so interesting for Higashinoji to draw a food comic that doesn’t even show the food?

Chimi Nagawa and Akisa Kuromiya looked at each other.
Chapter completed!