Full-time cartoonist.

Chapter 24 Finalists
On October 10, Takeda Tomon came to Akira Toriyama's house.

"Is it about the "Tezuka Prize"? "

Akira Toriyama took him to the study and asked casually.

He is the reviewer of the Tezuka Award judging committee and is responsible for scoring.

His evaluation of the end result is very important.

"Well," Takeda nodded, he was Akira Toriyama's editor, he was fat, and he was also the prototype of Fat Buu.

"But I have some ideas about "Dragon Ball", I want to discuss it with you first."

Compared with the "Tezuka Award", Dragon Ball is obviously more important.

After waiting for half an hour, Takeda enjoyed himself.

Akira Toriyama is not interested, and his initial passion has been exhausted during the years of serialization.

Now it is forced to be helpless, and based on the dedication of the cartoonist, it is created for the readers.

Compared with "Dragon Ball", he wants to see the works of newcomers.

Although it is often immature, it has a sense of freshness.

Maybe some inspiration.

"You will be surprised," Takeda snickered. "This time, there is a particularly wonderful manga created by a 17-year-old boy. Maybe it will win the selection result."

Selected, there will only be one place, which is equivalent to the champion.

There are also shortlisted and excellent works below, and the number of places is variable.

It has been 5 consecutive years, the [-]th Tezuka Award, and no works have been selected.

"Seventeen? I'm more interested."

Akira Toriyama thought of someone.

"On jump, you will see my work!"

I missed my assistant for a month, once said so.

"No, no, it won't be so soon, it's only a month!" He shook his head in disbelief.

"what?"

"It's nothing, just show me."

Takeda handed him twelve photocopied manga.

The editorial department selects excellent works from hundreds of entries, and then the judges judge.

These twelve works are from the audition to the shortlisted works, and each has its own advantages.

He took out the manga named "Hayabusa" first, and he looked at it patiently.

After ten minutes, he let out a long sigh of relief.

"The current rookie is really amazing."

After thinking carefully for a while, he wrote his own evaluation in the evaluation column of the file bag of "Hayabusa".

Drawing: 3.5 points, the movements and expressions are stiff, and the drawing method is more like a sketch, without expressing the exaggeration and imagination of comics.It is recommended to study the comics of Mr. Hirohiko Araki, and not stick to common sense.

Plot: 4 points, the story is very interesting, the beginning and the end echo, and the final ending is even more unexpected. I look forward to the author's future works.

After "Hayabusa", I didn't stop, and continued to watch many works.

There are also quite a few works that meet the requirements of the shortlisted and excellent works, and it seems to be a bumper year.

It's just that I can get on the selected works, but I haven't seen them yet.

"Soul of Chess..."

When he got this manga, Akira Toriyama's heart skipped a beat.

"Yes, it's this manga!" This idea popped up in his mind.

Taking a deep breath and letting it out, he calmed down. He calmly took out the manga and read the first page.The pupils could not help shrinking.

"This manga is!"

……

After school, Higashino stood in the corridor, looking up at the test results.

One month into the school year, Yanyan High School has a school-wide test, and now the results are announced.

There are 124 students in the second grade.

There are 24 people in the art department and 100 people in the general department.

"Higashi, how's your score? I'm 36th!" Nishimura stood on the right and patted his shoulder, saying proudly.

Hibiki Higashino in the art class doesn't have much time to study. Although he has been trying his best, his grades are always in the 40-50 range.

It can already be regarded as a rare existence in the art department.

"Higashi, you are amazing." Kitamoto stood on the left side. He looked at the ranking and said in surprise: "It turned out to be 26th! I didn't expect such a big improvement."

"Didn't you also enter the seventh grade from the top 20?" Higashino asked back.

Among the trio, Beiben had the best results.

During the summer vacation, Higashino gained an extra soul and became a talented town writer.

The memory is greatly improved, and the textbook can be memorized after reading it two or three times.

The math problems in high school are also very simple.After he is familiar with it, he can answer it easily.

Higashino thought there would be no problem in getting the top three this time if it wasn't because he didn't devote his energy to studying for drawing manga.

But Beiben was strange.

"You two are too cunning, you must have studied hard during the summer vacation!"

Nishimura looked at the two companions in disbelief, and unconsciously left him behind.

"It's because you are too playful." Bei Ben was speechless.

"I don't care! I don't care!"

The two started arguing as usual, and Higashino only felt noisy.

"It would be nice if you could stop."

Thinking of this, my ears suddenly became quiet.

"Mr. Higashino, you've made great progress, keep it up." Teacher Matsuzaki, the teacher in charge, encouraged, "But don't forget about art."

It turned out that the teacher came.

"Yes."

When the teacher left, Nishimura yelled: "One person has advanced to the top ten, please treat me and Higashino to eat ramen!"

"Yes..." Bei Ben lost interest.

He looked at Matsuzaki's back, wondering what he was thinking.

"Oh! Higashino, let's go eat ramen after school. Just now, Kitamoto told me that he was treating me." Nishimura Xiang won the battle.

Just as Higashino wanted to agree, he saw Akemi Akimiya waving at him like a beckoning cat at the corner.

With a sound of "puchi", Higashino laughed.

"Sorry, I have something to do this afternoon, so I'm leaving first."

"Then there is no way."

……

rooftop.

On the rooftop after school, there is no one else.

In front of the barbed wire fence, Higashino faced the flushed Akemi Akimiya.

She lowered her head, trying to say something, but she couldn't open her mouth no matter what.

"Dong... Dongye Jun... I have one thing to say, you promise me, don't get excited."

"How could you not be excited!" Higashino Hibiki was very excited now.

Miss Akimiya, this is it?Have you been in love for a long time in the long-term relationship?

Don't be shy, just say it.

What a genius confession brain war, nothing could be more stupid!
"You know?" Qiu Gong raised his head, "Then I'll just say it straight."

"Hmm." Higashino looked forward to it.

"The short story "Soul of Chess" has been shortlisted for the "Tezuka Award"! ’ she shouted, expecting to see Higashino in action.

It must have been overwhelming, volcanic emotion.

Unexpectedly, Higashino was stunned, "Huh? That's it?"

He was lost, looking bored downstairs, the bustling students left the school.

"You didn't understand?" Akemi Akimiya was surprised, "Teacher Akira Toriyama said that he saw "Soul of Chess" among the shortlisted works, and you are very likely to be a masterpiece or be selected! This is a rare honor."

"Yeah." Higashino nodded, "I know."

That's all, just shortlisted.

"But isn't it a matter of course?"

(End of this chapter)