Tsukasa Higashino didn't know what was going on in the outside world, and in fact he didn't know what Kuronomiya Wasa was thinking.

He just got the data of 'No. 1 in the urgent readers' praise rate of "Midnight Bell" from Hosokawa Koharu', and then he didn't care much about the specific situation on the side of "Bad Cold".

After all, the most important thing for him now is to work hard to paint his work in the adult group of the Tokyo Youth Painting Awards, "Tokyo".

"That should be fine."

Looking at the completed oil painting in front of him, Higashino nodded with satisfaction.

The whole picture is filled with warm white and yellow dazzling lights, pedestrians become exaggerated under the pull of the lights, showing a kind of exaggerated color, the whole Tokyo street seems to be wrapped in the atmosphere of drunken gold, the dazzling sense of brilliance makes everything crumbling, and this lively atmosphere is finally dominated by the image of a down-and-out middle-aged man, the cold and dark blue-black tone is pressed down, and the overly realistic painting style tears the drunken gold fans and the illusion of the lights and wine green in front of it.

The whole portrait is divided, but the whole looks so unified.

Contrast, contradiction, irony, unity.

This is what Higashino Tsukasa wanted to express, and he did it all.

This painting is his most outstanding work since he came into this world.

I don't rule out the possibility that there will be better works than it in the future, but this painting is indeed the work that the current Higashino Tsukasa has drawn with all the skills of pressing the bottom of the box, and it is also his most completed work.

All we had to do was wait for the paint to dry and send Tokyo to the Japan Art Education Association.

"That's pretty much it." Higashino put down his paintbrush and glanced sideways at the other girls in the studio.

In the past few days, I haven't seen Ryoko Okano come to 'harass' him again, after all, his Tokyo Youth Painting Award has been submitted.

In addition, Ryoko Okano also has other students who need guidance, and a student like Higashino Tsukasa who is obviously 'out of the curriculum', of course she won't care.

Even the studio is free to come and go as Higashino Tsukasa wants.

Although it may seem loose, this privilege is currently only held by Tsukasa Higashino in the entire studio.

Others have no opinion either.

After all, they also asked Tsukasa Higashino a lot of things.

As the saying goes, if you eat people with a soft mouth, they will naturally not say anything.

And the "Tokyo" that Tsukasa Higashino is painting now... The little girls had seen it too, but they just took a cursory look and left.

They don't think it's Higashino's work anyway, so they don't need to pay too much attention to it.

The days passed in such an ordinary time.

And then—

Afternoon, Urashima Press.

"The new readers' praise rate is out! There is also a sale of this issue of "Bad Chill". ”

I don't know if it was the editor who opened his mouth to remind him, and Hosokawa Koharu, who was working hard to review the manuscript, raised his head.

She happened to see the editor-in-chief of Urashima holding two forms in his hand and walking from the direction of the service department.

Is it this time again?

Hosokawa Koharu couldn't help but complain a little secretly.

As mentioned earlier, due to the lack of real pillar comics in the weekly magazine "Bad Cold" for a long time, coupled with the lack of comic scripts today, "Bad Cold" as a whole has an excellent comic "generation" phenomenon.

Only "Between the Dolls", a few excellent horror comics, obviously can't support such a large plate as the weekly magazine "Bad Cold".

What "Bad Cold" needs is something that can really stand on its feet, like Tsukasa Higashino's previous life, JUMP, "Hokage" and "Pirates"!

Therefore, as soon as the phenomenon of disconnection appeared, the sales of "Bitter Cold" showed a slow but steady downward trend.

So every time the sales of "Chill" are announced, the editor-in-chief of Urashima will always criticize the editors below with both hard and soft.

Although it is useless, it is still necessary to keep the editors at the bottom in a positive and enterprising state, and not to be picked by Fuji Press, which is about to take over.

No one likes to be criticized, and Hosokawa Koharu is no different, but when she thinks about it, there is also the reader's praise rate of "Midnight Bell"...

This made her somewhat mentally aware, waiting for the editor-in-chief of Urashima to announce the specific data of this week's "Bad Cold".

"Let's not talk about the scene, let's go straight to the topic."

Urashima's editor-in-chief glanced down, and then spoke: "First of all, the reader's praise rate. ”

Hosokawa Koharu clearly felt that the editor-in-chief Urashima glanced at him, and then heard the editor-in-chief Urashima announce: "The first reader praise rate is "Midnight Bell" in charge of the editor Hosokawa. ”

At this moment, the editors at the bottom made a fuss, and they looked at each other, obviously not expecting this result.

"It's incredible...", I don't know who whispered.

That's right.

Even the editors below didn't think that this time they would actually be taken by "Midnight Bell", instead of the "Between Dolls" all along.

Even Hosokawa Koharu is like this.

Although she has always felt that Tsukasa Higashino has the strength to do something, this is too exaggerated.

You must know that the promotion of the OVA animation of "Between the Dolls" is still ongoing, and the news of "Between the Dolls" is on the tabloids of major magazines.

"Bad Chill" itself is also promoting it.

In addition, "Between the Dolls" has been serialized for a long time for a year and is loved by countless senior readers, and it has a part of the reader's fixed ticket.

No matter how good the quality of "Midnight Bell" is, can it be compared to "Between the Dolls", which their Urashima Publishing House has poured out its resources and has a fixed ticket?

And even if the first episode of "Midnight Bell" is excellent, is it possible that the second episode can still be as good as the first episode?

But the facts gave them a head-on blow, and "Midnight Bell" took (first) and squeezed "Between Dolls" from above.

"You probably haven't read the second episode of this issue of "Midnight Bells", right?" Urashima editor-in-chief glanced at the editor below: "In fact, as long as you read the second episode, you will feel that this is the first, and Mr. Higashino deserves it!" ”

He spoke sharply and seriously.

Some of the editors below lowered their heads in embarrassment.

There is no way, the shadow caused by the first episode of "Midnight Bell" is too great, so a considerable part of the editors in charge deliberately did not read the content of the second episode of "Midnight Bell".

"Since the editor-in-chief has read it, can you tell us the specific content of the second episode?"

A responsible editor asked in a whisper.

"You want to ask me about the second sentence? See for yourself! Or ask the editor Hosokawa. The editor-in-chief of Urashima snorted, and blocked the back road of the editors below with a word.

All the editors looked at Hosokawa Koharu, mostly curious and envious.

Oh, yes...

How did "Midnight Bell" win the first place... It's incredible.

"How did editor Hosokawa train Higashino-sensei, the author of "Midnight Bell"? I'm really curious. ”

Someone next to him asked Hosokawa Koharu curiously.

And then...

Hosokawa Koharu's facial expression stiffened.