After listening to the explanations of these people, Tsukasa Higashino understood the situation of the 'snowman' Riko Hasegawa next to the door of the Tokyo Animation Production Company.

Isn't this completely excluded from the industry?

Higashino shook his head.

Riko Hasegawa is now a freelance artist without an office, seemingly carefree and unregulated by the office, but in reality it is not.

Many people say that Japan has always been a society where academic qualifications are paramount, but in fact, there is another word in front of academic qualifications - the relationship between superiors and subordinates.

No matter how capable you are in the workplace, you have to follow your predecessors, and compared to the human society of the Celestial Empire, the relationship between superiors and subordinates in Japan is more distorted.

The so-called 'lower gram' only exists in a few cases and TV dramas.

In addition, the Japanese animation industry is all-encompassing, and all places need to be connected.

As long as the firm that Riko Hasegawa offended before said hello to the animation production companies in the industry, it is basically impossible for other animation production companies to adopt her as a voice actor - how can manpower beat capital?

And dubbing is a kind of work that is inherently related, and basically no animation production company will hire a freelance voice actor who doesn't even have an office.

In short, Riko Hasegawa basically has no hope of turning over.

Unless Riko Hasegawa met a nobleman, appreciated her very much, and made an exception for her to come up to audition... Otherwise, it would not have succeeded.

As for what the animation production team staff said before, about Riko Hasegawa only matching good roles and looking down on dragon roles...

This is the wisdom of the benevolent and the wise, and Higashino has always believed half of this kind of rhetoric, and half of it is not believed.

After all, this is simply a one-sided statement by a firm.

Higashino Tsukasa satisfied his curiosity, returned to his seat and began to draw the original drawing, so he drew directly until six o'clock in the afternoon, when Fujiwara Aoi called - they had already had dinner with Higashino Chihaya, so let Higashino Tsukasa leave them alone and eat directly outside.

"I'm a little hungry indeed."

Higashino Tsukasa hung up the phone, and after being reminded by Aoi Fujiwara just now, he realized that he was indeed a little hungry.

And it's already past six o'clock, and the other original artists in the creative team have left work early, leaving him and Kuronomiya Akisa alone alone.

So Higashino Tsukasa thought about it, and turned to look at Kuronomiya Akira beside him, wanting to ask her if she wanted to go to dinner together.

After all, it's a partner in the production team, so it shouldn't be much of a problem to have a meal together.

But the action didn't stop until it was halfway up.

Because Kuronomiya Akira was looking at him at this time.

That may be a bit inaccurate.

It was the other party who was looking at the unpainted original painting drawn under his hand.

Her eyes were fixed, her eyebrows furrowed, and her fingers were occasionally tracing over the manuscript paper, as if wondering how Higashino had drawn it.

Kuronomiya Akira was so engrossed that her head was about to reach out to the table in front of Higashino Tsukasa, and Higashino didn't even notice that Higashino was looking at her.

This made Higashino Tsukasa a little inexplicably funny, he simply didn't call Kuronomiya Akisa, just looked at Kuronomiya Akisa, wanting to see when she would be able to react.

About three minutes later, Kuronomiya Akira seemed to be a little tired, raised her head and wanted to rub her eyes, and then she saw Tsukasa Higashino, who was taken aback, and her whole shoulder shook: "Mr. Higashino... Why are you still here? ”

In fact, it was indeed a shock.

Kuronomiya Akisa has been reading Tsukasa Higashino's original manuscript, and she doesn't care if he's here or not... In addition, the original manuscript of Higashino Division's "Midnight Bell" was already terrifying, and she had goosebumps all over her body. At this time, there was suddenly a big face next to her, no less than a grimace flashing out of a horror movie - how could she not be frightened?

However, Kuromiya Akisa's statement made Higashino Tsukasa quite speechless.

I'm just so non-existent? Sitting next to you for so long and you haven't been reacting?

But forget it.

Higashino Tsukasa shook his head, and still said hello to Kuronomiya Mingsa next to him: "Senior Sister Kuronomiya, do you want to go to dinner together?" ”

Dine?

Kuronomiya Akira reacted at this time, she glanced down at her stomach, then glanced sideways at Tsukasa Higashino, and nodded in response: "Okay." ”

Now that the decision has been made, Tsukasa Higashino and Akira Kuronomiya have not continued to rub here.

After packing up their things, the two went out and left.

It is worth mentioning that as soon as Tsukasa Higashino and Akira Kuronomiya stood up, a neat voice of 'You have worked hard' sounded next to them.

This made Higashino Tsukasa shake his head, he was still a little unaccustomed to this kind of working environment.

As for Kuronomiya Akira next to her... She also frowned, she naturally preferred to be quiet, and did not like this noisy environment.

As for where to go, what to eat... This Higashino Tsukasa was left to Kuromiya Akisa's arrangement.

After all, Tsukasa Higashino has only been in Tokyo for half a year, and he basically cooks and eats at home, and occasionally goes out to eat to draw material for "Lonely Foodie", so he doesn't know much about the Shinjuku area of Tokyo Animation Production Company.

However, I heard that Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo is a good place to eat, and Higashino is still a little interested.

The two of them quickly left the annex building and walked towards the main building.

Out of the main building, Higashino Tsukasa also deliberately glanced sideways at whether the 'snowman' was still there.

He just glanced at it, and didn't expect anything at all.

After all, this is icy and snowy, and the snow has paved the road white, so the other party should not be there...

Belch...

Tsukasa Higashino looked stunned.

He really didn't expect it... Riko Hasegawa is still there.

The other party was still wearing a fur hat, earmuffs, and white gloves on both hands, and was holding a cup of hot cup of coffee at this time, his feet were moving, and he looked a little bloated in a lot of clothes, and he looked like a big penguin.

She coughed a few times, exhaled white air, and the coffee in her hand was steaming, and for a while the half of her exposed face was also a little red.

She felt the heat from the coffee cup, then lowered her head, seemed very cautious, took a shallow sip of hot coffee, and after taking a sip of coffee, she raised her head vigilantly and looked left and right, as if she was worried that she would miss the opportunity to dub during this time when she was busy.

It's been standing for an afternoon, isn't it?

Higashino raised his eyebrows, and just thinking about it, he found that the other party glanced at his watch, hesitated for a while, and finally left with his small wooden card.

Looking at her distant figure, Higashino Tsukasa also sighed a little.

It can be seen that this girl really wants to find a dubbing job.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be so desperate.

But just standing at the door... Basically, there is still little hope.

At most, people will have an impression of her, but no one will recommend her upward.

Tsukasa Higashino collected his thoughts, and apologized to Akira Kuronomiya, who had not spoken in front of him:

"I'm sorry, Senior Sister Black Palace, there were some things I was more concerned about just now."

Although I observed Riko Hasegawa, I dragged Kuronomiya Akisa to freeze together in this cold weather... That's not right.

The key is that Kuronomiya Akira herself is also a stuffy gourd, and when she saw Tsukasa Higashino stop, she also stopped, not urging, just standing quietly in place, waiting for Tsukasa Higashino.

At this time, hearing Tsukasa Higashino's apology, she only gave a soft 'um', and then continued to lead the way in front.

The two of them kept walking on this way, and soon they arrived in the Kabukicho area of Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho is one of Japan's largest red-light districts, and is famous for its dense concentration of nightclubs and shops.

But in addition to these more or less colorful places, there are also many formal restaurants here, as long as you don't go out of your way to look for them, this can basically be seen as a place for office workers to drink after work and get drunk.

Kuronomiya Akisa is obviously very familiar with the environment here, after all, there is a very fun-loving friend Chimi Nagawa, and she usually accompanies the other party to come here for a stroll - during the day, of course.

Kuronomiya Akisa soon took Tsukasa Higashino to choose a sukiyaki restaurant...

As far as she said, this sukiyaki pot seems to be delicious.

Higashino naturally nodded at this and followed her into it.

This is a fairly spacious sukiyaki restaurant.

The style of this sukiyaki shop is all-Japanese, covered by black cloth, there are two big beckoning cats on the cabinet next to it, tatami mats, Japanese sliding doors, and there are copies of the famous painting "Surfing in Kanagawa" on the wall on the side, and the top lamp in the shape of mosquito coils above the head exudes a pale yellow brilliance, extending inward, and the wallpaper on both sides looks a little old, and there are obvious curl marks on the edges...

It can be seen that this should be an old shop.

Tsukasa Higashino was somewhat interested, so he took off his shoes and stepped on the tatami mats, and followed Kuronomiya Misa all the way inside.

The two of them had just found a small separate room to sit down, and before they could warm their feet, a small figure came running in from outside.

It was a little girl, looking at her age, she should have just entered kindergarten, with bangs, a baby fat face, big eyes, and she looked very cute.

As soon as she saw Kuronomiya Mingsha, she half-raised her head, half of her body was close to Kuronomiya Mingsa, put her index finger to her mouth and asked in a milky voice, "Big sister, do you want a voice actor?" ”

Yes?

The child's sudden closeness made Kuronomiya Mingsha's mouth open inexplicably, looking a little overwhelmed.

She's the kind of quiet character.,Although she likes children.,But it's the kind of type of child who doesn't know what to do if he's too close.,Full of confusion.。

Just when she was at a loss, she only felt a lightness on her body.

It turned out that it was Higashino Tsukasa who picked up the little girl and asked her happily, "Little sister, what's your name?" ”

He estimated that this was the owner's daughter, and the shopkeeper was a little busy, so he didn't take a good look at her and let her come here.

The little girl was stunned by Higashino's action at once, but she was not afraid of life at all, her big black and white eyes looked at Higashino Tsukasa innocently, and after a while, she asked Higashino Tsukasa strangely: "Brother... Why are you so good-looking? Would you like to marry my sister? ”

Children tell the truth.

Higashino smiled and patted her on the head before asking her, "You have to answer my brother's question before you ask a question." ”

"I—My name is Sachiko Hasegawa, and I'm five years old this year."

Hasegawa?

This surname is somewhat familiar.

Tsukasa Higashino thought of Riko Hasegawa, who was at the door of the Tokyo Animation Production Company before.

But soon he threw the idea behind him - how could it be so coincidental?

"It's Sachiko." Higashino Tsukasa touched her head, just about to continue asking, "Where are you from?" ”

He was only halfway through what he said, and as soon as he exited, he was blocked by Sachiko Hasegawa.

"I told my brother his name. Shouldn't my brother answer my question first? ”

She held her head up stupidly.

Don't say it, she looks stupid, but she is not stupid at all, and she knows how to ask rhetorical questions.

However, Higashino Tsukasa didn't panic about this, so he just answered her happily: "That's different, my brother is older than you, so I can ask you two questions first, I already asked one just now, and now there is another." ”

"Is that so?" Sachiko Hasegawa touched her head.

She was so fooled that she felt a little strange, but she couldn't tell.

But Sachiko Hasegawa was still obedient and nodded vigorously: "I slipped over from Sister Riko." ”

"Sister Riko?" Higashino Tsukasa coughed, a little surprised.

Is it really Riko Hasegawa?

He wanted to ask again, but was quickly interrupted by Sachiko Hasegawa: "Brother, brother, it's time for you to answer my question." Will you marry my sister? ”

Okay...

Tsukasa Higashino was a little speechless about Sachiko Hasegawa's behavior.

Is it your sister who usually abuses you all the time? You want to sell her so much?

So he thought for a while and said, "My brother is now seventeen years old, Sachiko is five years old, I am twelve years older than Sachiko, and one year old is a question, so I can ask Sachiko twelve more questions." ”

"Huh?" Sachiko Hasegawa froze.

She stretched out her chubby hands, ten fingers trying to break the fingers, and her mouth was still reading '17 minus 5'.

But soon, Sachiko Hasegawa found that her fingers seemed to be a little insufficient, her eyes widened, and the whole person stayed in place, and her eyes were straight and she felt helpless.

"Is Sachiko going to answer me twelve questions now?"

Higashino Tsukasa fooled her again.

This made Sachiko Hasegawa even more incomprehensible, she thought about it for a long time, and then raised her head and asked Higashino Tsukasa in disunderstanding: "Brother, how much is 12?" ”

"......" Tsukasa Higashino, Akira Kuromiya.

Just as Higashino was about to answer, footsteps came from outside the door.

Then, the sliding door was opened, and a girl wearing a white headscarf and a navy blue clerk's apron came in, she was carrying a tray with a hot towel on it, ready to hand it to Tsukasa Higashino and Akira Kuronomiya, and asked them what they were eating by the way...

But soon, the girl saw Sachiko Hasegawa, who was still struggling with 17 minus 5, so she cried out:

"Sachiko? Why are you here? ”