"It's me."

"That's right, your work "Tokyo" submitted to the adult group of the Tokyo Youth Painting Award has won unanimous praise from the judges and won the honor of the gold award, I wonder if you will be free to attend the award ceremony of the Tokyo Youth Painting Award at 8 o'clock tomorrow night?"

After receiving the answer from Tsukasa Higashino, the other party immediately asked according to the official words of the formula.

Got the gold reward!

After getting this answer, although Higashinoji's expression remained the same, he was somewhat relieved in his heart.

Although I have a lot of confidence in "Tokyo", no one can say for sure until the end of the art thing.

As for the award ceremony at eight o'clock tomorrow night...

"Yes." Tsukasa Higashino replied.

The Tokyo Youth Painting Festival Adult Group will be presented with a lot of media news, which is a good opportunity to promote yourself.

It's not that Higashino Tsukasa loves vanity.

In fact, he didn't like to attend such an occasion to torment himself.

Those who engage in art will not give up any opportunity to promote themselves, and no one will let go of the opportunity to show their faces in the media.

Except for those masters, masters, and national players who have basically been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, there are basically no active painters who will refuse the opportunity to show their faces.

This is the reality of the situation.

"Okay, so can you tell us your home address? Tomorrow we will have a private car pick you up. ”

Should it be said that it is an official art organization? Is there a private car to pick you up?

It's just that Higashino Tsukasa shook his head and refused after thinking for a while: "No need, I'll go to the venue by myself tomorrow, where is the award venue?" ”

Yes, there is no need to report the address at all.

Although Higashino doesn't have a car, the school does.

Let's not talk about the situation in the student group, this side won the gold award in the adult group, and just let the school send a car to pick it up.

After all, this is also the moment when Kitagijuku is in the limelight, and according to Higashinoji's understanding of Principal Yoshimine Ryuichi, he will definitely not let go of this opportunity.

Tsukasa Higashino even estimated that tomorrow the school would suspend his classes for the day and prepare him for the award ceremony dresses and makeup.

Hearing Tsukasa Higashino's answer, the notification staff over there also politely said the specific address of the award ceremony.

The location is probably near Chiyoda Ward, where the Japan Art Education Association rented a large venue for the award ceremony.

"I see, I'm in trouble."

Tsukasa Higashino politely thanked the informer over there and hung up the phone.

"Higashino-san? Knot, is it over? ”

Ryoka Konoe next to him looked at Tsukasa Higashino copying the address and thanking him, and he was really confused.

Seeing that he was finally done, Konoe Lianghua couldn't help but come up and shout.

"Well, it's over. Let's go, let's go to the studio. Well... By the way, do you want to drink peach juice? I'm in a good mood today, I invite you. Tsukasa Higashino smiled and nodded.

"Huh? I don't need to..."

"Yes, yes." Higashino waved his hand and walked to the vending machine next to the staircase with Konoe Ryoka, then threw money and took a bottle of peach juice from it to Konoe Ryoka.

He bought black coffee himself and looked quite happy.

Looking at Tsukasa Higashino's appearance, Ryoka Konoe tilted her head in disunderstanding.

It was the first time she had seen the usually calm Tsukasa Higashino so happy.

But that's fine.

Konoe took a sip of peach juice, and the sweet taste made her purse her lips and laugh secretly.

It's delicious...

......

Tsukasa Higashino and Ryoka Konoe soon returned to the studio, where Ryoko Okano was smiling and talking to the other students in the studio.

Seeing Higashino Tsukasa come back, Ryoko Okano stood up happily with a group of female students in the studio:

"Higashino-san, I have good news for you... But I think you're vaguely aware of it, right? ”

She said with a smile: ""Tokyo Sunset Impression" won the gold medal in the student group of the Tokyo Youth Painting Awards! Congratulations! Higashino-san! ”

It is clear that Ryoko Okano should have been premeditated.

After she said this, the female students behind her, who were also classmates in the studio, congratulated: "Congratulations to Dongye." ”

There was envy in their eyes, but most of them were blessings and an inexplicable sense of honor.

After all, Higashino's level is there, even if they want to be jealous, they can't be jealous, plus Higashino Tsukasa usually takes more care of them, and many of the little girls in the studio have actually flirted with him, so they can't talk about 'jealousy'.

Of course, there is one of the most important points here.

That is, Tsukasa Higashino is a member of their Kita-Yoshijuku studio.

When the news of Higashino's victory in the student group gold award spreads, they will have a special face when they walk in the school in the future.

This is the so-called collective sense of honor, and as a member of the art department, they naturally feel honored.

And Ryoka Konoe next to her was made to open her mouth wide by this shocking fact.

She didn't expect Ryoko Okano to come over for the Tokyo Youth Painting Appreciation before.

"I've really got a gold reward..."

Ryoka Konoe tilted her head sideways and secretly looked at Tsukasa Higashino beside her.

She still remembers what Higashino said when he first entered the studio-

'I draw better than her'.

'I can get a golden reward.'"

At that time, although Konoe Ryoka didn't say it, he was actually quite dissatisfied with Higashinoji's extremely frivolous attitude.

After all, how can the gold prize of the Tokyo Youth Painting Award be so easy to get?

But who would have thought... Tsukasa Higashino really won the gold prize.

From more than a thousand competitors... Got a 1 in 1,000 chance... Earn the Golden Reward.

Ryoka Konoe could almost think of what was going to happen after that.

Tsukasa Higashino estimates that he will be the focus of the school in the future, and if he doesn't do well, he will even be directly escorted to Muto no Art University.

It's amazing...

She sighed and glanced at Tsukasa Higashino's expression again.

Looking at it, Ryoka Konoe noticed that something was wrong.

Because Higashino Tsukasa still looks like that, although she is really happy, she can feel that the other party's heart is actually quite calm.

Can you stay so calm even after winning the gold prize in the student group?

Ryoka Konoe showed an expression of incomprehension, and then she heard Ryoko Okano's voice of encouragement: "Higashino-san." ”

She looked at Tsukasa Higashino with satisfaction: "If you can continue to maintain your current state and go to university in the future, even if you win the gold medal in the adult group of the Tokyo Youth Painting Awards, there will be no problem." ”

This is undoubtedly a high compliment, after all, winning the gold award in the adult group is equivalent to the debut of a painter, and he will not worry about working in the society in the future.

Ryoko Okano concluded: "Tomorrow you and Fukushima-san will probably have to go with me, and the school will probably rent you a dress and makeup, send you to the award ceremony venue, and so on." ”

Before she finished speaking, some of the students below asked her curiously: "By the way, Mr. Gangye, since the results of the student group have come out, the adult group should be about the same, right?" Do you know who won the gold prize in the adult category? ”

"I don't know." Ryoko Okano smiled and waved her hand.

The world of the adult category is too far away from the high school of Kitagijuku, and she was able to know the result in advance because Kitagijuku has two winners, Tsukasa Higashino and Madoka Fukushima.

The results of the adult group should remain confidential for now.

Just as she was thinking about this, Tsukasa Higashino next to her thought about it and added: "The winner of the gold medal in the adult category of the Tokyo Youth Painting Awards is actually me." ”

And then—

The studio that was originally happy because Tsukasa Higashino won the gold prize in the student group...

Instantly quiet...