If someone really pointed at someone and said, 'This person is a genius, and his achievements should not be underestimated', it is estimated that Yamagami Chixia will only scoff at this and not care at all.

But if someone really pointed at Tsukasa Higashino and told her this... She's bound to kick it up and kick it over - aren't you talking nonsense?

Tsukasa Higashino is really not ordinary.

Chixia Yamagami muttered to herself like this, and before she could sit down, she was stopped by Tsukasa Higashino: "I'm sorry, Chixia, can you bring me a bottle of mineral water?" I still can't stop my hands. ”

"Well... Don't drink coffee like you normally would? Before Yamagami's ass hit the ground, she raised it again and asked curiously.

After she finished speaking, she almost couldn't help but hit herself again, the boss of the studio said that she wanted mineral water, why did she talk more? And how did I notice the detail that Tsukasa Higashino is usually drinking coffee? I didn't pay much attention to him, did I?

Higashino didn't worry about such trivial things, he just responded: "I don't drink coffee anymore, I always drink coffee while sitting at the work table and working, and I'm afraid that my body will get worse and worse when I drink." ”

Hearing Tsukasa Higashino's answer, Chixia Yamagami did not hesitate, and simply stood up and walked outside the studio.

There is a vending machine installed outside Higashino's studio, and they usually go there to buy water.

Chixia Yamagami walked outside, half-bowed her body, and just threw a coin and took out a bottle of water, and then heard a voice from behind her: "Excuse me, Miss, is this Higashino Studio?" ”

Well?

Chinatsu Yamagami turned her head sideways and looked behind her a little strangely.

It was a good-looking young woman, who spoke softly and looked very polite.

"It's really Higashino Studio, that's right..."Chixia Yamagami was stunned, but nodded and replied.

Still, she looked the young woman up and down with some wariness.

After all, Higashino Studio has not announced its address to the public for the time being, and she thinks that she may not know what kind of reporter or ill-intentioned person the other party will be.

Actually, it's no wonder that Chixia Yamagami has this kind of thought.,After all, the wreckage of the old site of PW Animation is still there.,There's just no decent 'doorman' (gatekeeper),So many employees of Higashino Studio are very wary of this kind of outsiders.,For fear that they'll be the next person to be inexplicably set on fire.。

However, the woman didn't pay attention to the wary gaze of Chixia Yamagami.

She just immediately showed a professional smile for office use, took out her work certificate, and introduced herself: "Hello, I am Hosokawa Koharu, the editor of the weekly magazine "Bad Cold", and I am also the editor in charge of Higashino-sensei. ”

Higashino-sensei's editor-in-charge?

Yamagami Chixia carefully glanced at the other party's work proof, and then his attitude changed one hundred and eighty degrees: "It turned out to be Hosokawa editor of "Bad Cold", I am Yamagami Chixia, and I am an apprentice painter affiliated with Higashino Studio, hello hello." ”

She shook the other person's hand, glad that she didn't drive anyone away or do anything impolite.

Otherwise, if the other party blows the wind in the ears of Higashino Division, won't he be all finished?

This Hosokawa Koharuzan of Urashima Press? Have you heard of it for thousands of summers? After all, as the editor who discovered the cash cow of Tsukasa Higashino, she is also a big celebrity in the industry? Many people speculate that she has a pair of discerning eyes? Can you see at a glance whether this person is talented or not, and whether he is suitable for this profession? And she and Tsukasa Higashino also have a story - it is said that Hosokawa Koharu has had a dispute with the editor-in-chief of Urashima Publishing House's "Bad Cold" more than once over Tsukasa Higashino... So some people think that she and Tsukasa Higashino are friends and above.

It's just that at most some gossip in the industry, can't it be true? At most, it's an after-dinner conversation.

But it's a good thing...

Even if it's a rumor? But it can also be seen that the relationship between this Hosokawa editor and Tsukasa Higashino, the relationship between the two is indeed not ordinary.

Just as Chixia Yamagami sighed, Hosokawa Koharu smiled and spoke again: "Miss Yamagami, don't you hide it?" This time I'm here to find Higashino-sensei? I had been in contact before, and he said he was here..."

"Ahh You are sure to be inside, and please come in. ”

Chinatsu Yamagami stepped aside and took the initiative to invite Hosokawa Koharu to enter.

"I was rude." Hosokawa Koharu smiled and nodded, looking very calm.

But the anxious movements under her feet can't see the calm temperament at all? It's just three steps into one step, and a few steps to the side of Tsukasa Higashino, who is holding a needle pen and drawing? And said hello: "Mr. Higashino." ”

This hurried appearance made Qianxia on the mountain speechless for a while.

You want to say that the two of them are not a little tired, she doesn't believe it, okay?

"Huh? Editor Hosokawa, you're here to collect the original poster draft, right? Please sit on the sofa next to you for a while? It was drawn in no time. Higashino looked up and replied with a smile.

“... All said? Higashino-sensei? You're drawing "Winner is Justice" and serializing "Unnatural Death" while you have the monthly magazine "The Lonely Gourmet" to deal with... It's really too tiring. Hosokawa Koharu complained: "In the past, you never delayed the submission before the deadline." ”

Chinatsu Yamagami could see that Hosokawa Koharu and Higashino Tsukasa had an unusual relationship just by sitting on the sidelines and watching, so she was even more fortunate.

"It's okay, I've trained three new concept artists." Higashino Tsukasa replied with a smile: "Miss Yamagami here is one of them, plus the few original artists you found in Hosokawa Editor, now the drawing of "Winner is Justice" basically does not need me to interfere, they can complete it independently. ”

"Really...? It's best if you can relax your workload here..."Hosokawa Koharu sat down with a visibly hesitant expression.

Tsukasa Higashino also saw her expression, so he stopped the needle pen in his hand, and at the same time picked out the color number of the marker pen he needed, and asked funny while coloring the original poster: "In addition to the original painting of "Unnatural Death", does the editor Hosokawa have any other requirements?" ”

"Yes, I don't hide it from Higashino-sensei." Hosokawa Koharu sorted out the language a little: "... Actually, here's the thing..."

She told Tsukasa Higashino about what had happened, and Tsukasa Higashino was a little amused at first, but as she listened, she straightened her face again, her eyebrows twitched, and she fell into deep thought.

As for Chinatsu on the mountain next to it...

She was stunned in her heart, and at the same time couldn't help but look at Higashino Tsukasa twice, thinking that this thing must be an alien from an alien planet, and she had no choice but to run away.

Because what Hosokawa Koharu said... It really made her feel incredible.

"Mr. Higashino, recently the Japanese junior high school music textbook has been recompiled, and yesterday a government staff member from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture came to the door, hoping that you could write a song for the junior high school music textbook, and the style of the music should be a little more high-spirited."

The other party asked for a comic book author to ask for a music song... This is indeed [Baidu] something that Chixia Yamagami did not expect.

But she reacted.

It's really no problem to ask Tsukasa Higashino if he wants a music work, originally Tsukasa Higashino also wrote and composed music part-time, and she once watched the animated short drama "Although Our Hands Are Empty", which was of high quality and made her teary-eyed.

Both the lyrics and the songs are very good - Chinatsu Yamagami doesn't know much about music, so she can only be described as 'good'.

"What do you think? Higashino-sensei? Hosokawa Koharu sat next to him and asked.

To be honest, she actually hoped that Tsukasa Higashino would agree to this, after all, this was an opportunity to really make a name for herself - the work was published in the textbook, which was an opportunity that many people couldn't ask for.

After all, it's more convincing than any award.

It's just that like an excellent lyricist and composer, it is not easy to come up with a good song within a year, and it takes a long time to foreshadow.

She suddenly found Tsukasa Higashino, and then suddenly spoke... To be honest, even Hosokawa Koharu felt a little too embarrassed for Tsukasa Higashino.

“... Well. Higashino frowned and thought for a moment, then touched his chin with some amusement.

He really didn't expect it.

The comic business that I had worked hard for and half to death had just entered the ceiling of Japan, but the music career that I was not very interested in suddenly jumped out and caught me off guard.

It's a really interesting cycle of cause and effect.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, music is just a simple side hustle, and it's hard for others to find, and excellent works that can be compiled into textbooks are not particularly rare on Tsukasa Higashino's side.

And most importantly, the work is included in the textbook, which shows that you can make a lot of well-known points - indeed a lot of money, and it is valid for a long time.

This made Higashino Tsukasa naturally a little concerned.

"How do you feel? Higashino-sensei? Hosokawa Koharu, who was sitting next to him, asked, and took the initiative to prompt: "Even if you don't have a good work in your hand for the time being, it's okay, you can reject it over there." ”

Urashima Publishing House has a big business, and it is not afraid of these politicians at all.

After all, the status of the Japanese government has always been very low, and this can be seen from the behavior of Japanese social commentators who point at the Japanese prime minister at every turn.

"No need to refuse." Tsukasa Higashino smiled and replied, "When will you need this song?" ”

"Don't you...? Higashino-sensei, it's rude... They needed songs that were on the same level as "Lemon" or "Even though we had nothing in our hands"..."

Of course, Higashino Tsukasa could hear Hosokawa Koharu's hesitation, and she deliberately turned a corner, just because she was worried that if Higashino Tsukasa couldn't come up with an excellent work, the things that were submitted would be brushed down... Then his face will be a little unbearable.

"No problem."

"Really?" Higashino's determined tone relieved Hosokawa Koharu, but when he felt his stable mood, Hosokawa Koharu couldn't help but cough several times.

As an editor, I can't help but believe in Tsukasa Higashino too much, right? It's not a good thing to believe blindly...

It's just that since Tsukasa Higashino said that there was no problem, she didn't hesitate and said the specific date: "It's probably going to be a month later, when the new music textbook will be finalized." ”

"In a month," Chinatsu Yamagami muttered beside her.

The creation cycle of a good song generally starts in two or three months, and Hosokawa Koharu's time for Higashino Tsukasa is inevitably too tight.

And it's about the same level as "Lemon" or "Nothing"...

To be honest, it's a bit of a tough one.

Hosokawa Koharu obviously understood this, she sighed, and said helplessly: "The main thing is that Higashino-sensei, your results in "Although Our Hands Are Empty" and "Lemon" are too good, and even a little exaggerated. ”

These two songs basically locked in the ranks of the hottest songs in Japan this year.

But it was precisely because the popularity was so high and fast that the music textbook compilation department of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture did not react, and reluctantly came to the notice.

"It was a sudden notification. Otherwise, I basically tell the lyricist and composer two or three months in advance, and let them prepare in advance..."

Her words made Higashino Tsukasa a little funny, but Higashino didn't care too much: "It won't take that long, tomorrow the Hosokawa editor can come over and get the song." There's just one thing I'd like to ask for... The copyright of the song I took out and the right to sing it outside are in my hands, and no one is allowed to use this song in any way to carry out profit-making activities. ”

As the saying goes, it takes a trench to grow wisdom, and Tsukasa Higashino, who has been pitted once by Oura Yukie, is very cautious in this regard, and some words are still more secure.

"That's for sure." Hosokawa Koharu nodded, but...

She still couldn't help but touch her ears, and asked in confusion and surprise, "Mr. Higashino, when did you just say you came to get the song?" ”

Hosokawa Koharu felt that his work pressure was too great, and he actually had auditory hallucinations... Did Tsukasa Higashino just say that he could come over tomorrow to pick up the song?

"Tomorrow will be fine." Higashino Tsukasa glanced sideways with some amusement and said to Hosokawa Koharu.

Chinatsu Yamagami, who was eavesdropping on Hosokawa Koharu and Higashino Tsukasa next to her, finally couldn't help but stick out her tongue, her face full of astonishment.

People gave a month, and you asked people to come over tomorrow to pick up the song?

But it's okay...

Chinatsu Yamagami looked at Hosokawa Koharu's face as usual, and couldn't help but admire, sure enough, he was a professional editor of Urashima Publishing House, even in the face of such a surprising thing, he could still not move like a mountain, and even showed a calm smile, and his psychological quality was really good.

Compared to the other party, I am still a little too tender.

She sighed like this, and looked at Hosokawa Koharu from time to time.

“... Tomorrow...? Hosokawa Koharu opened his mouth, then fell silent for a while, and finally reminded in a whisper: "The quality should be on par with Lemon and Even though our hands are empty." ”

"The quality alone should be on par with theirs."

“... Is it? Hosokawa Koharu didn't know what he was thinking, and covered his forehead with his hands and let out a deep groan.

On the other side, Qianxia was a little curious about her actions, so she couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?" Hosokawa editor? ”

“... I was so shocked that I just want to be quiet now. ”

Hosokawa Koharu said very dejectedly.