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Chapter 163 On the Spreading Speed ​​of Rumors
"Thinking about it now," Nishimura and Kitamoto were on the phone, "it's really strange why Higashino, who was painting "Soul of Chess", suddenly created "The Garden of Words" with a very different style."

"Ha..." Bei Ben fell silent.

He thought that "The Garden of Words" was used by Higashino to help him confess.

Now, it seems that he is self-indulgent.

It turns out that this guy Dongye is the same as himself, no wonder he can become friends.

My way is not alone.Bei Ben felt emotional.

Nishimura said excitedly: "This matter is really romantic! Higashino, who usually looks so serious, is also emotional inside!"

Kitamoto glanced at his 32-year-old girlfriend beside him and asked, "If it's true, don't you think there is a problem with the 13-year gap?"

"How come?" Nishimura blurted out, "If you really love each other, age doesn't matter. If you are too obsessed with this, you will regret it in the future."

"Yes." Bei Ben nodded, and he hung up the phone.

Then he knelt down alone, took out the diamond ring from his pocket, and stretched it out: "Miss Matsuzaki, please marry me."

……

Higashino sat in the classroom with a Sima face.

He really didn't expect that he, like Mr. Inoue, was being spread rumors by countless people.

Just because of a small Easter egg by the assistant, countless love stories have been fabricated by readers.

With this ability, why not draw comics and write novels by yourself?
Higashino himself was the last one to know that he was dating Naoko Takeuchi.

On his way to school this morning, he was pointed at by many people and vaguely heard.

"it's him."

"What a romance."

"Woooooh, my Naoko Hime."

It made Higashino feel inexplicable, feeling uncomfortable all over.

He looked at himself from top to bottom, and found that there was no problem, it was still the same as before.

Just when he was puzzled, a cute girl ran up to Higashino Hibiki and handed him a paper crane.

"Come on, I will support you!"

"Huh? You like Slam Dunk too?"

"What "Slam Dunk"... I mean the love story between you and Takeuchi Naoko." She blinked, glowing, "Don't be overwhelmed by public opinion, I haven't heard such a moving story for a long time In love!"

Thinking of this, Higashino shook his head in distress. Really, anyone who has never watched "Slam Dunk" knows it.

It is conceivable how many people know and choose to believe this rumor.

In Japan in [-], rumors spread so fast!
He didn't have the courage to face gossip bravely.

"Oda!" Higashino gritted his teeth, "You bastard!"

After thinking about it in the assistant, Higashino caught the suspect within a second.

Only Oda has a reason to do this.

Higashino is distressed, what is Oda doing being smart!

At this time, his cell phone rang suddenly.

When Higashino saw the call, his heart stopped suddenly, and it was actually called by Higashino Ichiro.

Sure enough, as a taxi driver, he soon knew "the love story between him and Naoko Takeuchi".

Raising his eyes, Higashino looked at the students who were eager for knowledge but pretended not to care, and walked towards the outside of the classroom.

Eyes full of regret shot Higashino Hibiki's back.

"It's Naoko Hime's call, right?"

"Yeah, it's possible, after all, it's such a big deal!"

"I just don't know when the official announcement will be made!"

Amidst the whispers of the students, Higashino walked out of the classroom, passed through the crowd of spectators, all the way to the roof, and closed the door of the roof.

Only then did he answer the phone.

"Why so late?" Higashino Ichiro asked with a frown.

"Class is coming soon," Higashino replied, "I'm worried that it will affect others."

"Well," Higashino Ichiro pondered for a moment.

"You...that...um..." His tone revealed embarrassment, "I really don't want to discuss this with you, alas."

Higashino Hibiki felt the same way.

"Let me just say it straight," Higashino Ichiro stomped his foot, "I firmly disagree with the matter between you and Ms. Takeuchi!"

"I do not……"

Higashino wanted to deny it and explain clearly.

"Don't quibble, everyone says there is such a thing, it must not be false."

There is a saying that if three people become tigers, Higashino Higashi will be dirtier than coming out of the Ganges River.

"You have to trust me." Higashino insisted.

"Looking for an older girlfriend, I don't mind," Higashino Ichiro did not respond, and continued on his own: "A creator like you, a great writer, find a sensible and caring girlfriend who will take good care of you, I think very good."

Higashino Hibiki was taken aback for a moment, unexpectedly there was an unexpected harvest.

He was about to graduate, and he wanted to marry Akemi Akimiya, and was worried that his family would disagree, so he let out his mouth at this time.

"But the 13-year-old gap is too big, you should think about it."

After saying this, Higashino Ichiro breathed a sigh of relief.

I finally said it, fulfilled my father's responsibility, and can end this embarrassing conversation.

"Then what age difference do you think is appropriate?" Higashino turned his head quickly and asked, "Ten years old?"

"No."

"Nine?"

"……no……"

"Eight years old?"

Higashino Ichiro was silent, feeling that the other party was testing his bottom line.

What he thought was impossible before is now ready to accept.

Mr. Lu Xun, a great Chinese writer, is right. People always like to reconcile and compromise. After hearing about his 13-year-old daughter-in-law, he felt that the difference of seven or eight years was full of comfort.

"You can handle your own affairs."

Higashino Ichiro hung up the phone.

Higashino looked at the phone and smiled, a bad thing turned into a good thing.

At this moment, the door to the rooftop was opened.

Akemi Akimiya came out: "It's time for class... Wait... What is your expression? Is it true?"

She was confident at first, but now she hesitated.

Higashino Hibiki's smiling expression is really so happy, like a sweet love.

"Other people will think about it? You will think about it too?" Higashino became annoyed, "Who did I draw "The Garden of Words" for?"

"I don't know," Akemi Akimiya lowered her head and kicked the stones at her feet, "It may also kill two birds with one stone."

"Why are you acting like a little girl?" Higashino Hibiki was speechless. He took out his cell phone and made a call.

……

Naoko Takeuchi had just finished dealing with the editor, and was relieved when she saw a call from an unfamiliar number.

This is her private number, which only friends have. She became curious and chose to answer the call.

"Takeuchi-sensei, I'm sorry."

"you are?"

"I am Mirai Akino," Higashino said calmly.

Then I heard the shortness of breath on the other side, "You really did a great job."

Naoko Takeuchi said frantically: "Don't you know your reputation? Why did you draw Sailor Moon into it as an easter egg?"

Everyone in the family thought she was eating tender grass after an old cow.

Higashino Hibiki was speechless, what kind of reputation was he?Why is Naoko Takeuchi so disgusted?
He glanced at Akemi Akimiya, who was listening quietly, and said to Naoko Takeuchi: "You have been misunderstood, and I will refute the rumor through the editorial department."

Akimi touched her chest and nodded silently.

From the looks of it, there's nothing wrong with it.

She recalled carefully that the background was not painted by Higashino, but was the work of an assistant.

"Well, hurry up." Takeuchi Naoko urged.

After apologizing again, Higashino was about to hang up the phone.

Takeuchi Naoko pressed: "Wait! How did you have my phone number?"

Akimi's eyes also became sharper.

"Didn't you pass me your mobile phone number last time through Mr. Yuyuan?"

Naoko Takeuchi suddenly realized that she wanted to know the ending of Yukino and Takao because she wanted to talk to Hibiki Higashino.

In the end, he didn't allow it, but just passed the easter eggs in the work to himself.

Yukino puts on the shoes made by Takao, which means that the two of them finally came together.

Thinking of this, Naoko Takeuchi's mood calmed down.

Akemi Akimiya also lowered her head in shame.

After hanging up the phone.

Higashino feels he has been wronged.

He called Kazuhiko Torishima, hoping that he could speak out for himself through media channels.

Torishima Kazuhiko immediately agreed, but in the end, he asked curiously, "Is this true or false? Tell me in a low voice, and I won't spread the word."

Higashino Hibiki was angry, why did everyone take it seriously.

It obviously sounds ridiculous, and it is simply impossible.

"Of course not!" He hung up the phone angrily.

Seeing Higashino Hibiki's attitude is so firm, Akemi Akimiya completely believed him.

"I'm sorry." She picked up Higashi Hibiki's finger and whispered coquettishly.

Higashino Xiang's heart is about to melt, who made himself like her?
Alas, Maomao sighed.

He touched Akimi's head and wanted to say something, but he felt numb for a while, so he took it back and whispered, "It's time for class."

"Yes!" Akemi Akimiya reacted abruptly.

The two of them returned to the classroom, and the classmates whispered to each other.

"It seems to be true, the teacher has made an appointment."

"What do college students interview?"

"It must be worried about affecting Musashino's reputation."

Higashino returned to his seat, feeling so embarrassed for the first time in his life.

……

Higashino Hibiki's teacher's dormitory.

Oda glanced at the door anxiously, his heart beating violently.

He originally wanted to ask for sick leave, but after thinking about it, instead of accumulating it, it would be better to let Akino get a good beating to vent his depression.

Oda just hoped that through the form of easter eggs, Akira Yamazaki could understand the influence of "Sailor Moon", but he made a big hole.

It has the potential to become the hottest news in the first half of the year.

"This morning, on "Weekly Shonen Jump", some viewers gave us feedback about Mr. Akino Tori's work "Slam Dunk", there is a character who looks like Sailor Moon, watching the Easter eggs of the basketball game. "

News coverage began on television.

(End of this chapter)