In the end, Tsukasa Higashino still gave Ryoka Konoe the money for the painting tools.

No matter how depressed he is, he hasn't yet reached the point where he wants to cheat a girl's money.

It's okay to rub some paint and use it - it's not good to go too deep.

You can give the money to Konoe Lianghua after making up for it... Konoe Lianghua still pulled him and didn't let him go.

This made Higashino Tsukasa wonder, why did this thing start to stop people?

"I, I haven't helped you yet..."

Ryoka Konoe held the money given by Tsukasa Higashino in her hand, lowered her head and whispered.

She was cowardly and afraid, but the appearance of the handsome bag who refused to let go couldn't help but sigh 'ha': "You want to help?" Right? ”

"Hmm." Ryoka Konoe nodded.

"Do you usually watch "Bad Cold"? It's the horror manga magazine published by Urashima Press. ”

Tsukasa Higashino asked her.

"Ahh See... Look at it occasionally. Konoe Ryoka nodded subconsciously.

After all, there is a Yumi Takahashi next to her, who likes to read horror comics, and she also reads some of them.

But if Tsukasa Higashino lets her read horror manga alone... Then she still didn't dare—too scared.

"Tomorrow is the release day of this week's magazine "Bad Cold", and the part of the frontispiece color page is my comic, you can tell me what you think after reading it."

Tsukasa Higashino made this request.

"Midnight Bell" has also been read by him and editors such as Hosokawa Koharu, so it is natural for him to ask readers for their opinions as the author.

"Huh? Higashino-san's manga? ”

Konoe Ryoka showed an incredible expression, and the appearance of being angry just now disappeared.

How could she not be surprised?

Publication... How far away is this for students? But it came out of Tsukasa Higashino's mouth with an understatement, which was unimaginable to her at all.

Besides, I don't know much about manga, but Konoe Ryoka still knows a lot about Urashima Publishing House.

This publishing house is very powerful in her little brain, and I remember that she was also responsible for publishing junior high school textbooks, which is a very famous publishing house in Japan.

And Tsukasa Higashino told her that he had published a manga in the magazines of this publishing house?

It's amazing...

Ryoka Konoe was a little envious.

Higashino Tsukasa is also good at drawing, and he can also draw manga... It was also published by a publishing house.

But—

"But, but I, I can't read horror comics." Ryoka Konoe came back to her senses and subconsciously wanted to refuse this request.

Ay?

She was dumbfounded.

There was also the figure of Tsukasa Higashino in front of him.

It seems that while Konoe Lianghua was distracted, he had quickly left.

In the same place, there was Konoe Lianghua, holding the schoolbag, and his little face was confused.

......

"Huh? Do you want to buy this week's "Bitter Cold"? Of course I want to buy it, I've collected a lot of issues, why do you suddenly ask this question? ”

Ryoka Konoe's sudden call made Yumi Takahashi feel a little strange.

She buys "Bad Cold" every week to watch, which Konoe Lianghua and Fujiwara Aoi know, why do Konoe Lianghua still have to ask?

"Who's calling?"

Aoi Fujiwara, who had already changed into pink pajamas, put down the gamepad of the red and white machine, reached for another controller, and asked Yumi Takahashi a word.

Her family lives next to Yumi Takahashi's house, and she is usually a neighbor, so it's already common to stay overnight.

"Who knows what kind of stupidity Lianghua suddenly posted, and suddenly asked me if I would buy tomorrow's "Bad Cold", and what did you say that the comic of that guy from Tsukasa Higashino was serialized in "Bad Cold", and it was in the frontispiece color page part."

Yumi Takahashi walked over while pouting, still muttering, "This kid is talking big and deceiving Lianghua again." ”

Yes.

Ryoka Konoe doesn't know the gold content of "Bad Cold", can she Yumi Takahashi not know?

Yumi Takahashi is a big fan of reading comics, especially horror comics.

If you want to publish it in Urashima Press, one of the three major publishers, how much competition must you have to go through to succeed?

As far as Tsukasa Higashino still wants to publish? Isn't that just a joke!

Aoi Fujiwara nodded, agreeing with Yumi Takahashi's words.

If nothing else, the words "publishing" and "serializing" alone are not areas that high school students can touch.

Have you ever seen your high school classmates have an article in the People's Daily? That's pretty much the concept.

Yumi Takahashi sat down, wanting to take over her gamepad.

But as soon as she got her hands on it, she was dumbfounded:

"Hey! Wait a minute! Dead dwarf! Haven't you already passed the test? Why are you moving my game character? I haven't played this part yet! ”

Aoi Fujiwara hid the handle behind her and said to Yumi Takahashi, "Let go!" This level is a bit difficult, I'll help you beat it, so you don't affect the progress of the game. Stupid pig! Play on your own. I'm not unusual! ”

"That's what you said last time! And then you alone beat the whole game! Stinky dwarf! It's my console! Don't try to take me for a fool! ”

Yumi Takahashi went to snatch the handle from Aoi Fujiwara's hand.

"Aunt Takahashi said, what you have in the house is not yours or mine, and it is all treated equally!"

Yumi Takahashi couldn't say anything about Aoi Fujiwara, but she couldn't beat this stinky dwarf, lest Aoi Fujiwara lie on the ground and pretend to be dead - she would be beaten by her own mother in the end.

So she could only be so angry with the other party that she could only grit her teeth and sulk and sit there sulking and watching Aoi Fujiwara manipulate the game characters.

Seeing Yumi Takahashi's appearance, Aoi Fujiwara didn't care.

She and Yumi Takahashi have been neighbors and playmates for more than ten years, don't look at Takahashi being angry now, it will ease up after a few minutes, and then she will laugh happily again.

Yumi Takahashi was born without holding grudges.

But...

Fujiwara Aoi still has some of what Yumi Takahashi just said.

Tsukasa Higashino's manga was serialized in "Bad Chill"...?

She secretly fell into her heart.

......

The next day, at seven o'clock in the morning.

"How? Did you buy it? Aoi Fujiwara, who was standing outside the convenience store, asked Yumi Takahashi, who had just come out of it.

"Bought it, bought it." Yumi Takahashi, who was carrying a sword bag, waved the "Bad Cold" in her hand and glanced left and right: "Are we watching it here?" ”

"Of course! Just look at the first story, didn't it say that the kid drew the comics? ”

Fujiwara Aoi took Yumi Takahashi's "Bad Cold" and tore off the plastic film wrapped outside, only then did he see the gloomy gray dark cover of "Bad Cold".

In a very conspicuous place, there is a clearly demarcated area-

'Horror in its purest form! Mr. Higashino's new work "Midnight Bell"! ’

"Higashino-sensei... Is that really that kid? ”

Aoi Fujiwara and Yumi Takahashi stared at the 'Higashino-sensei' mark unwillingly, opened their mouths, and finally muttered.

"Keep flipping! Maybe it's a bad job? ”

Yumi Takahashi frowned, her jet-black ponytail swaying unhappily.

Tsukasa Higashino is really serialized on "Bad Cold".

“... Good. ”

The frontispiece color page is indeed his "Midnight Bell", as Higashino Tsukasa says, which makes Aoi Fujiwara and Yumi Takahashi even more unhappy.

It's unbelievable that that despicable villain has taken such a good position!

The two of them looked down, trying to pick a thorn in the content, but their eyes were quickly drawn to the iron of a magnet.

Under the title of Tsukasa Higashino's manga, it is the cover of "Midnight Bell".

It was a TV set with white snowflakes flashing.

As you can see from the environment, it is a damp and dilapidated Japanese-style room.

In the shadows... Aoi Fujiwara and Yumi Takahashi have an inexplicable feeling.

It seems like...

The TV set in the painting...

Moving?