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Chapter 216 Basketball Magazine Ratings
After Kishimoto left, Akemi Akimiya came out of the kitchen.

"Did you not keep Kishimoto-kun?" She blamed.

Akemi Akimiya held a black sesame cookie in her hand, which had just come out of the oven and was still steaming, smelling the aroma of sesame and butter cookies.

This taste made Higashino Hibiki ready to move.

He picked up a cookie, and the cookie that had just come out of the oven turned upside down but was reluctant to put it down. It took seven or eight seconds before he stuffed it into his mouth, "Hoohoo, delicious, delicious. How should I say it?" Well, the sugar is just right, so it doesn’t taste greasy. The taste of sesame seeds is unique, the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes. There is also the smell of wheat, which lingers on your lips and teeth. Well, it is indeed Miss Qiugong.”

Akemi Akimiya was delighted to hear it, and seeing Higashino reached out to take it again, and slapped the back of his hand lightly, "You haven't answered what I asked you yet."

"What? Oh," Higashino recalled, "Kishimoto-kun is in a hurry to go home and draw manga, isn't it all like this in our industry?"

Akimiya Mingmei understood.

She put the biscuits in the box, wrapped them carefully, and showed a satisfied smile.

Seeing it, Dongye Hibiki licked his lips, "Isn't it for me?"

"I'll do it for you next time." She returned to the bedroom with the package, and after more than 20 minutes, she came out in a well-dressed manner.

"Come out with me."

Carrying black sesame cookies, she walked out of the door one after another with Higashino Hibiki, and knocked on the door of the neighbor next door.

It has been a few days since I moved, and the neighbors opposite are mother and daughter. The mother is about 40 years old, and the daughter is still in junior high school. They are usually there after 6 pm.

Only then did Higashino understand what was going on.

This is a Japanese custom. After moving, bring some small gifts to visit neighbors. This kind of plot can always be seen in anime.

He would always forget to visit his neighbors, but Akemi Akimiya kept it in mind.

Not long after knocking on the door, someone came to answer the door, it was the neighbor's mother.

She combed her ponytail, hanging down from her chest, and she was wearing an apron, with gentle beauty.

The wife looked sideways at Higashi and Hibiki suspiciously.

"Hello, I'm Akemi Akimiya from the opposite door. This is my boyfriend, Higashino Hibiki. I'm really sorry for taking so long to visit after we moved."

Akimi bowed and handed over the gift, "It's just a small gift, please don't mind it."

"You are too polite," the wife opened the door, looked at the house number, stood up straight, covered her mouth and smiled, "Please come in and sit down."

"No..." Akemi Akimiya was about to refuse.

There was a sound of "delicious smell" in the room, and a short little girl ran out, took Akemi Akimi's cookies, and ran back home in a hurry.

"Akane, it's very rude of you to do this." The wife scolded with a straight face, then turned to Akemi Akimiya and Higashino Hibiki and said, "Please come in."

The two had no choice but to go in.

The neighbor's house was tidied up very warmly, with a group photo of mother and daughter hanging on the wall. Although the living room was large, it didn't look deserted at all.

"I want to wash the dishes, please wait a moment." The wife said politely.

She always has a gentle smile on her face, and she has the temperament of an undefeated beauty.

As she spoke, she took away the gift box her daughter was opening, and returned to the kitchen with ease.

"Mom," the daughter grumbled.

"I want to eat with the guests." The wife turned her head and smiled, and there was a smell that Hibiki Higashino was familiar with.

Higashino Shio was also like this when he was angry.

Sure enough, the daughter shuddered and dared not act recklessly.

She then focused on Akemi Akimiya.

"Sister, you look so beautiful."

She should actually be called Auntie, Higashino thought.

But Akimi was very happy, she touched the girl's head, "Hello, little girl."

"I'm already an adult," said the little girl with her black twin ponytails. She looked cute, and when she stared at her eyes, she wouldn't feel offended.

"I am 13 years old, and my name is Akane Nakajima."

"My name is Akemi Akimiya," Akemi Akimiya greeted each other, realizing that the little girl yearned to become a mature adult.

Higashino Hibiki nodded and said, "I'm Higashino Hibiki."

Only then did she notice Higashino Hibiki, and she blinked her eyes, feeling familiar.

"I seem to have seen this brother somewhere..."

Higashino Hibiki was baffled by her look, Nakajima Akane walked up to Higashino Hibiki, picked up his palm and looked at it.

"There are ink stains on your hand, and a callus on the side of your little finger. That's right, you must be Mr. Akino Niao!"

Higashino nodded, "How did you find out?"

"Sure enough!" Akane Nakajima exclaimed excitedly.

She began to run around the living room excitedly, her ponytails were thrown behind her, fluttering like flags.

It's also a high-end apartment with good sound insulation. Otherwise, if she looks like her, the neighbors downstairs will come to complain.

Akane Nakajima roared excitedly, which finally attracted the appearance of the old mother. Mrs. Nakajima was holding a plate with three cups of coffee and a glass of milk in it, and cookies were also placed on the plate.

"Give me quiet!"

The little girl sat back safely.

……

"I like Mr. Akino's manga the most, the most, the most!"

Akane Nakajima said six words in a row, and looked at Higashi Higashi with admiration.

Higashino Higashi has long been used to this kind of gaze, he moved his calf calmly, "Thank you very much."

As if she thought that Higashino didn't believe it, she took out a lot of merchandise, all of which were from "Slam Dunk".

"Sakuragi Hanadao is so handsome!"

Akane Nakajima was not talking about Kaede Rukawa, which surprised Higashino.

He picked up a peripheral, which was a cartoon type, and Sakuragi Hanamichi was holding a basketball and laughing with his head up.

"Well, your liking is the driving force for me to move forward."

This sentence made the little girl blush.

Higashino said again: "Hahaha, I was joking, but I really think so."

Mrs. Nakajima roughly understood, "So you are the manga artist Mirai Akino. Xiaoqian often reads "Weekly Shonen Jump" and asked me to vote for you."

Higashino Hibiki has been interviewed on TV and has shown his face twice. Only the most loyal readers can recognize him.

Usually when he walks on the street, no one cares about him.

So this little girl really likes herself, Higashino has no doubt about it.

Because of this, he drew a stick figure for Akane Nakajima, signed it, and left behind the teaching of "study hard and make progress every day".

Mrs. Nakajima nodded in satisfaction, and looked at Higashino with a more friendly gaze.

……

The four chatted while eating cookies. Akane Nakajima was very excited and kept talking about the contents of "Slam Dunk".

"But why didn't there be any fights later? I think the scene where the teacher fights is very well drawn."

Higashino looked at his wife in embarrassment, and he taught Akane Nakajima earnestly. "Fighting is a sign of immaturity. Hanamichi Sakuragi has grown up and has the basketball he yearns for, so he will not fight anymore."

Akane Nakajima nodded half-understanding, but she still smiled sweetly, "Yes, I understand, teacher!"

The little girl still has some baby fat, which is cute and cute. This makes Higashino feel warm and wants to have a daughter.

"Xiaoqian is so cute in front of you," Mrs. Nakajima complained, holding her daughter in her arms.

Her name was Rei Nakajima, and she hadn't seen the male host for a long time. Higashino and Higashino didn't ask, worrying about touching the pain.

Higashino replied, "We also always release our nature in front of people close to us."

Eating cookies and chatting, not long after, they talked about getting married.

"Well, let's get married on Moon Festival." Akemi Akimiya said shyly.

"Then I will call you Mrs. Dongye instead."

Speaking of this, Higashino picked up Akimi Akemi's palm and rubbed it in the palm of his hand, "The Japanese constitution stipulates that married couples must change their names to the same name, otherwise I really don't want to change Akemi's name to Higashino."

He is used to calling Miss Qiugong, and he doesn't want to change it and write a pet name.

Akemi Akimiya was actually a little worried about this point, after all, she had been called by her name for many years, and she was about to change suddenly, and she was also a little moved when she heard this sentence.

Mrs. Nakajima said: "Tori Akino-sensei, you have this idea, which is already very good."

……

After staying at Nakajima's house for more than an hour, the two stood up to bid farewell, and returned to Higashino-Akimiya's house.

"What a welcoming family."

Higashino breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's nice to have such a neighbor." Akemi Akimiya was very happy.

On the second day, the Nakajima family also sent gifts, which were not expensive, but reciprocity was the main thing.

The time soon came to Monday, and "Weekly Shonen Jump" was released.

In the Shueisha building.

There is an editor-in-chief looking at the jump.

There are many magazines under Shueisha.

Finance, travel, graphic novels, and more.

The editor-in-chief is in charge of "Basketball Peripheral Magazine", which contains some basketball game reports and related news.

"As expected of a boy jump, a magazine has more than 400 pages and sells 500 million copies every week. It's terrible."

Under the same company, the annual sales volume of "Basketball Peripheral Magazine" is not as good as Jump's sales volume in a week.

However, because of the serialization of "Slam Dunk", the sales volume of "Basketball Peripheral Magazine" has increased by 270% compared to before, which is already the peak of history.

"This method is..." He looked at the manga, which was the page of the Xiangbei C-level evaluation, and was stunned for a moment, "Is it an intuitive way to evaluate the strength of the team?"

There are also such columns in basketball magazines, but they are not so merciless.

"Will you be complained by the team?"

Touching his chin, the editor-in-chief looked hesitantly.

"However..." His eyes became brighter and brighter, "Perhaps it would be better to complain!"

Doesn't this open up the scene!

Just do it, he called his subordinates, and the next issue of the magazine will immediately add columns.

……

"Our team only has B level?"

Orime Takehiko looked at "Basketball Peripheral Magazine" in a daze: "But I am A-level, which is not bad."

In his team, only comments against him were written.

This is also thanks to "Slam Dunk".

In the previous comic, Kazuo Karasawa, the coach of Fukasawa Sports University, came to recruit Akagi Takenori. After reaching the top eight in the country, he recruited Akagi to his team.

He came with Sugiyama Shota, the university's champion ace.

Shota Sugiyama, entered the national quarter-finals in the last year of high school, and won the national championship in college. This is exactly the life of Orime Takehiko.

Since Bird Akino Mirai and Orimo Takehiko met, Orimo Takehiko often said that he was a reader of "Slam Dunk", so many readers believed that Orimo Takehiko was the prototype of Sugiyama Shota.

As a result, Orimo Takehiko's reputation has soared recently.

He is very strong, and his appearance is quite outstanding. He is 190 cm tall and has a gentle temperament. He has been very popular recently.

"Because of this, the magazine put me on the third page."

After closing the magazine, Orime Takehiko didn't say anything, he wanted to get the highest level of aa evaluation.

Still need to work harder!

……

Higashino stood in front of the window, watching Akane Nakajima downstairs waving at him.

"Tori Akino-sensei, I'm off to school!"

Carrying her backpack, she shouted "I'm going to be late! I'm going to be late!", and disappeared in front of Higashino like the wind.

Higashino Hibiki still hasn't let go of his greeting hand.

"It's so lively." Higashino smiled.

It wasn't long before the assistants arrived.

Kishimoto also held a basketball magazine in his hand.

"Teacher, this magazine is plagiarizing your ideas." He said to Hibiki Higashino.

"This is not plagiarism," Higashino shook his head and let him go.

After drawing manga for a while, Higashino received a call.

"Sorry to bother you."

It was Sasaki, and he was also talking about this magazine.

Since it is a manga by the author under his own banner, Sasaki came forward to apologize, and then said the main things.

Want to license the work.

Since only Takenori Akagi's comments were in the magazine in the manga, Shueisha thought it would be better to put other people's comments in the "Basketball Peripheral Magazine".

Hibiki Higashino is the chief author, and a colored manuscript is 5 yen, which is not a big deal. The authorization fee is 500 million yen, which is very good here.

Higashino agreed, and in just half an hour's work, he could earn 500 million yen, and a fool wouldn't do it.

And if it works, there will be other roles, which is a recurring income.

Sakuragi Flower Road, Rukawa Kaede, Mitsui Hisashi, Miyagi Ryota...

and many more.

……

Things fermented two weeks later.

"Do you know "Basketball Peripheral Magazine"!"

"What magazine?"

""Basketball Peripheral Magazine"!"

"What basketball magazine?"

"Periphery!"

"What peripheral magazine!"

"I said "Basketball Peripheral Magazine"!"

"Oh, what is this magazine for?"

"News about professional basketball players. Its new column is the same as the magazine in "Slam Dunk"! There are also comments from Sakuragi Hanamichi!"

"let me see."

The new column is called "Slam Dunk".

On the first page of the evaluation, there is a color draft of Sakuragi Flower Road.

"Sakuragi said:
Height: 189 cm;

Weight: 83kg;

Position: Power forward. "

Under the simple data, it is the evaluation of Yingmu Huadao.

"The most talented player in "Slam Dunk" has become the main force after learning basketball for three months."

"The physical fitness is amazing, with top jumping ability and ability to stay in the air, and the ability to block shots and rebound is super."

The evaluation is grade B.

　Thanks to the different space, Nangong is happy to reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)