Tokyo Girlfriend Illustrated Book

"Hmph, I'm not here to help, I'm just here to find a tool for you, you narcissist!"

"Ah! I told you not to imitate me, I will kill you!"

When I saw someone who had rushed back to help, the girl with blond hair and blue eyes was still snickering. After hearing this, she immediately pounced on him with open teeth and claws, rolled up Hojo Kyosuke's sleeves, and then gnawed on them with his little tiger teeth. hit the opponent's arm.

Judging from the conversation, the bickering between the two has been going on for quite some time.

"Asshole, relax your muscles, my teeth are going to fall out!"

"No, it's not me who wants to bite."

"Ahhh, I'm so angry!" The girl jumped on the hateful guy's back from behind and shook her body vigorously. She didn't know if she was trying to knock him down and then use herself as a meat pad.

This is the daily routine of the Spencer family on the morning when the Summer Comic Con is about to begin.

Sayuri Sawamura, who was checking her belongings, looked at her daughter and Hojo Kyousuke who were making a fuss, and her eyes narrowed with laughter.

"Okay, Lily, Kyosuke-kun, it's time to leave."

"Okay, Aunt Sayuri." Hojo Kyosuke, who was hanging alone, turned around effortlessly and agreed with a smile.

Until she got into the car, Yinglili seemed to be still angry. She sat in the corner of the back seat, folded her hands in front of her, and looked at someone angrily while baring her little tiger teeth.

Humph, is this guy laughing at himself? Do you know that tsundere is a very precious attribute, and paired with blond twintails, it is simply the template of a dream girlfriend, okay?

Hojo Kyousuke didn't say anything. The reason why a beautiful girl is a beautiful girl is that she is so pleasing to the eye even when she is angry. If he hadn't already eaten a lot for breakfast, he would have even wanted to eat another big bowl just because of the beautiful scenery.

"Lily, do you want to put this water glass back home?" Mr. Spencer said in a dilemma as he just started the car.

In the center armrest in the middle of the front row, there is a groove for placing water bottles, and a glass filled with water is placed there. Even though it is a very high-end car, the vibration when starting still almost caused the water in the water glass to spill out.

"No!" Yinglili replied quickly. , but she plans to drink every sip of water from this cup from today on!

"But dad, I can't drive like this." Mr. Spencer said with a grimace.

"Really, dad, can't you practice your driving skills?"

"I know this! Use inertia to make the water in the cup continue to swirl along the edge!" Hojo Kyosuke joined the discussion.

"Long-winded!"

Although she said unreasonable words, the girl still unbuckled her seat belt, leaned over, and carefully picked up the cup. First, she carefully tried it with her lips. When she felt that the water temperature was right, she started to drink it in big gulps.

After drinking the water, Yinglili did not put the cup back on the central armrest. Instead, she sat down with the cup in her arms. The hand holding the bottom of the cup fumbled for the sunken characters inside, a character like her hair. The shining word "英" is imprinted there.

He couldn't help but smile on his porcelain face, but he quickly raised his head warily and looked at Kyousuke Hojo and his parents in front of him, and quickly suppressed his smile. But he quickly lowered his head again, looked at the cup, and the corners of his mouth turned up again as he looked at it.

The Spencers looked in the rearview mirror at their daughter who was smiling contentedly, and then at Kyosuke Hojo who was staring at their daughter. They smiled at each other, then started the car and headed to Tokyo Big Sight in Koto District. That is the Tokyo Big Sight.

This time is not a fan exhibition for newcomers, but Neon's largest fan exhibition. The booths are arranged in an extremely fair manner based on the strength and performance of the club. The booths located on both sides of the entrance like last time belong to the top clubs with sales reaching tens of millions at each fan exhibition, and the other clubs are arranged in order.

Emerging societies can only be allocated a small position among the countless stalls in the wide exhibition hall, which are like office building cubicles. However, having a small stall can be regarded as a small and powerful society. After all, every The number of registered societies for each CM is more than the number that can be hosted, so you need to purchase an application form and submit the application fee in advance.

Except for the water bottles and other things they carried with them, none of the four egoistic-lily people took anything else, because the doujinshi, posters and other things had been moved to the exhibition hall yesterday, and the corresponding layouts had been done.

The sales task this time is not as difficult as the last time, because after the last fan exhibition, Mr. Eri Kashiwagi has already gained a certain reputation. People who would go to such small fan exhibitions must be senior otakus, and Xia CM would definitely be among the first ones to rush into the exhibition hall.

In addition, Yinglili usually posts some semi-finished manuscripts on egoistic-lily's official website, and also pre-heated this event. Quite a few fans left messages saying that they will definitely buy "Love Metronome" this time. 's book.

"So, this time Kyosuke-kun, let's play with Lily in the exhibition hall, and teach me and Robin how to sell." Sayuri said with a smile.

"But is it really okay to paint something like Eiri Riri?" Hojo Kyosuke asked worriedly.

Aunt Sayuri just told him that because the paintings he painted this time were 18x works, he would not be interested in them if they were to be sold.

However, Yinglili, who only had a taste of it last time, is really full of energy this time. As someone who has watched "Metronome of Love" more than once, Kyousuke Hojo must admit that this is a good book! The original illustrator had to kneel down after seeing the Sayuka drawn by Eiriri.

Hojo Kyosuke even felt that if the author named Kasumi Shiko could find Eri Riri as an illustrator at that time, her works might be able to sell like hotcakes without her recommendation at all. He can already be considered an insider. Although he still lacks otaku knowledge, he still knows what a good illustrator means to light novels.

Yinglili's book not only perfectly expresses Sayuka's character traits, but the key is that her color and temperament are extremely high, so high that you want to buy it after reading it.

"What does it matter? It's just that minors can't sell 18x works, but there's no rule that they can't draw!" Yinglili said nonchalantly, gnashing her little tiger teeth.

This time Eiriri was not fully armed, and was wearing a simple white T-shirt on her upper body. Yes, it was the one she gave to Hojo Kyousuke last time.

Her blond hair was tied into a pair of ponytails, and she was swaying behind her as she walked, hitting her little buttocks wrapped in jeans from time to time. It was really eye-catching. When a few people just walked up the big stairs in front of the exhibition hall, those below The otakus were all stunned. It was a look that saw fantasy reflected in reality.

"That's it!" Mr. Spencer, who was arranging the stall, raised his head and showed a confident smile.

This couple could consider that being a helper would have a negative impact on Hojo Kyosuke, but they did not seem to have thought that a diplomat doing such a thing would be recalled by the country behind him for questioning. But maybe he didn't care after thinking about it. After all, Hojo Kyosuke also learned some stories about Mr. Spencer in daily interactions.

It was purely a family requirement that he become a diplomat. Compared with serving as a bureaucrat in the UK, it was obviously more in line with his rebellious character to go overseas like Neon where there was no restriction. And if he could be removed from office, he might want it. After all, Mr. Spencer himself would also be engaged in investment and other careers. Without professional constraints, he might be happier in his otaku career.

So those otakus are lucky enough to see a blond man holding up 18x doujinshi and selling it loudly without any scruples. They don’t know if they will encounter this diplomat when they go to the embassy to apply for a visa one day in the future. . If you meet someone, I hope they don’t happen to have a notebook with them at that time, let alone rush up to ask for an autograph. Hojo Kyosuke could understand how excited the Neon people would be when they saw a diplomat selling 18x notebooks, but the image was too disgraceful just to think about.

"Even if I'm found out, why don't I just pretend to be the person who was deceived?" Although I knew from the memo that the last sale was a success, this time they printed a total of two thousand doujinshis, and Hojo Kyosuke was still a little a little bit confused. Worry.

"Huh? Who are you looking down on? Eri Kashiwagi's blog already has 20,000 fans! Selling this doujinshi is not a problem at all!"

Looking at Hojo Kyosuke who was still hesitant about helping with the sales, the girl felt grateful but also a little amused.

Just leave the sales to dad. Your job is to go shopping with me. Really, this idiot, who did he think he would go to such trouble to dress up for? It took a lot of effort for me to muster up the courage not to pretend!

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and let's go shopping before anyone comes in!" She forcefully grabbed the boy wearing the same T-shirt and pretended to hold his arm casually. Eiriri took Hojo Kyosuke with her. Go to the entrance of the exhibition hall.

"I just want you to keep this for me. If it gets damaged, I won't forgive you!" Even if I work as a model for another hundred days, I can only forgive 10% of it!

Just when she was about to look through the event catalog crowded at the club's booth, Erili remembered that she had a special drinking glass in her other hand. After a moment of hesitation, she stuffed it into Hojo Kyosuke's arms.

"Really, didn't I tell you to leave him at the stall earlier?" Hojo Kyousuke said helplessly, took it and stuffed it into his pocket, zipping it up. I reminded her when I got off the bus and reminded her when I left the stall, but all I got was one sentence...

"Nonsense!" At least today, I will never let him leave my sight!

Eiriri held the event magazine with her free hand, holding Hojo Kyousuke's hand to turn the pages. The two of them, wearing the same T-shirts and pants, looked like cohabiting men and women in anime going shopping together in the supermarket, discussing the products they wanted to buy while looking at flyers.

Eiriri seemed to have thought of this too, but she just blushed slightly and held Hojo Kyousuke's hand a little tighter. There would be countless otakus coming to the venue later, and only in this way could Kyousuke be protected. Be good to yourself.

"Hey, that's the Alice Club. The author of your favorite Bunny Girl fanfic from the last new fan exhibition is also here!"

Suddenly, Yingli pointed to a stall on the left and shouted excitedly.

"Yes, yes, it's my favorite."

After being stunned for a minute, Hojo Kyousuke thought of what Eiriri was talking about. All the things that Mitsuha Miyamizu bought from the beginning until now have been carefully organized in a box, waiting to be handed over to each other when the two meet, including the cup he made this time.

Naturally, he had also read the comic with a cute rabbit on the cover and something getting more and more weird at the back. I don’t know why the upright miko lady in my memory likes this kind of thing.

"Come on, come on, he has a limited edition poster this time!" Before Hojo Kyosuke could think about whether to help Mitsuha Miyamizu support her favorite club again, Eri-ri had already pulled him over and rushed over.

Neon people call the comic market in winter and summer a holy war. A large part of the reason is that the items sold by the club are limited, and there are even rare items that only sell a few. That’s why there are people queuing up all night, purchasing on behalf of others.

It was also the first time for Yinglili to experience being able to rush to the stalls to shop happily in an empty exhibition hall. It was as if a switch in her body had been turned on, and her face flushed.

"Slow down, slow down."

"No, hurry up!" Ying Lili dragged someone hard.

After the last comic exhibition, Yinglili has fully understood the arrogant heart of the guy next to her. She obviously likes cute girl comics, but she is usually embarrassed. Really, so tsundere is the most troublesome.

With this thought in mind, the girl led someone to every booth famous for Otome comics and games. The big bag that Mrs. Sayuri handed to Kyousuke Hojo before going out was quickly filled up.

"Hurry up, hurry up." Eiriri's posture has changed from holding hands to holding Hojo Kyosuke's hand and dragging him away.

The girl kept urging, with an unconcealable smile on her face, and her ponytail behind her was raised high as she ran. Walking between booths one after another, I felt as happy as a little bird.

This fan exhibition is so fun.

Eiriri took out the exact amount of change from her wallet and handed it to the boss, and then handed the product to Hojo Kyousuke. Eiri screamed happily in her heart. Is it because you became a creator? Or is it because I have no disguise?

Or is it because of this guy?

Turning her head, she looked at Hojo Kyousuke, who was trying hard to stuff things into his already full pockets with a frown on his face, and the girl suddenly wanted to rush up and kiss him hard on the face.

"No matter how I look at these things, they don't look like what you should look at at your age, Yinglili."

Although he had put everything away very well, Hojo Kyousuke was still a little speechless after looking at the doujinshis with thick lines covering key parts. Although the grading system is good, it is a bit sloppy. Even Eiriri's doujinshi is like this. Although the plot and overall eroticism are very high, they are not sold in the r18 exhibition area.

Hum, you idiot, if you want to get Yinglili's kiss, you still need to keep working hard!

Hearing this, he crossed his arms in front of him, hummed softly, turned his head, and swung his golden twin ponytails.

As the two of them put the trophies back into the exhibition stall and set off again with a new bag, the door to the exhibition hall finally opened. On that day, Hojo Kyosuke finally remembered that...

That day, Hojo Kyousuke knew what jihad was. Looking at the otakus who rushed in with fanatical faces and rushed towards the stalls with clear goals, he had a rare thought of admiration. Even if they are just consumer dolphins in the eyes of some unscrupulous authors, the momentum of their charge at this moment reminded Hojo Kyosuke of his lovely subordinates.

"It's really spectacular."

"Idiot, there is no time to sigh, our battle is not over yet!"

This time, Eiriri did not lead Hojo Kyosuke in front, but pushed his waist and walked tightly together.

Although I had known that this day would come sooner or later, I didn't expect it to be so soon...

Looking at his daughter gradually moving away, Mr. Spencer felt like crying. My mind is full of memories of my daughter calling for her father while squeezing into the crowd to go shopping when I was little, but they are all gone!

Although he was very sad, under the supervision of his wife, he still had to cheer up and work hard to sell out all his daughter's works!

When Hojo Kyosuke started the second round of purchasing, behind a large booth at the entrance of the exhibition hall, a woman wearing a black women's suit and a black bowler hat kept following him and Eri.

Akane Kurisaka, founder of the popular club "rouge en rouge". This woman who spins webs like a spider will never passively wait for her prey to come to her door like a spider. Whenever a new person worthy of attention appears on the market, she will cast her gaze from the clouds to see if the other person has the value of a snare.

Eri Kashiwagi, as the most popular new doujinshi creator from April to now, naturally came into her sight. And during in-depth investigation, she discovered that the person who helped Eri Kashiwagi sell doujinshi at the cutting-edge doujin exhibition last time was actually Hojo Kyosuke, the author of "One Punch Man" who had already booked the best comic of the year.

As someone who always pays attention to the latest developments in the industry, she easily connected the author of "One Punch Man" with the pen name EGOIST and the club called "egoistic-lily". It was just the young man's favorite little idea.

EGOIST, the original author who provided the plot and storyboards, and Eri Kashiwagi, who was responsible for the drawing, were two junior high school students who easily created such a popular IP.

It’s so interesting. For such a person, Akane Kurisaka should be allowed to help them fully develop their potential!

But don’t worry now, let them grow a little longer...

Under the black top hat, the pair of red eyes flashing with evil light stared closely at the two unconscious people.

Although it is Neon's largest fan exhibition, it actually does not charge admission fees. And as long as you avoid the first wave of people in the morning, the exhibition hall will actually be less crowded after 12 noon.

This is also the best time for people who are not so fanatical about otaku culture and those who like to join in the fun to visit.

The white headband that has remained unchanged for thousands of years, the long black hair hanging behind the back looks smoother than a shampoo advertisement, the upper body is a silver Muji sun protection garment, and the lower body is a pair of black jeans. The whole person looks three-dimensional Both are legs.

This kind of Kasumigaoka Shiu became a black hole in the eyes as soon as she appeared at the door of the exhibition hall. Both the people queuing and the people coming in and out of the door couldn't help but look at it and take another look.

"It's so hot." A breath of hot breath came out of Yin Hong's little mouth. The girl raised her hand to unzip her coat, but she noticed the eyes around her and silently lowered her hand.

It's disgusting, so that's why she didn't wear a skirt or shorts.

She raised the game book in her hand and fanned it a few times. After taking a few deep breaths, the girl looked at the area number on the pillars on the sidelines and walked towards the target.

Knowing that Eri Kashiwagi has a close relationship with Hojo-kun, how could she not pay more attention to her personality? That is to say, she and Hojo-kun don't even really know each other and have no position. Otherwise, she might have faced Eri Kashiwagi directly. Duel.

However, she also devoted some of her energy to paying attention to egoistic-lily's official website. She naturally knew that Eri Kashiwagi planned to draw a doujinshi for her own novel.

So, is this a provocation? At that time, this thought came to the girl's mind. She knew this was impossible, after all, the other party didn't even know who she was, but the girl still regarded this as a declaration of war from the other party. You lost to me in appearance so you want to win back in talent?

Imagination is beautiful, but unfortunately it is impossible. Regardless of talent or appearance, I am the most suitable person for Hojo-kun. Girls are never afraid to regard the appearance and talents given to them by their parents as their own advantages. This just shows that they have gathered the excellent genes of their parents. From ancient times to the present, whether in nature or human society, excellent individuals have always had more choices, but they will eventually find an equally excellent individual who matches them.

Elementary school students like Eri Kashiwagi may have a hard time raising their own offspring.

The girl had a slight smile on her lips. Just as she was about to walk past the area where COSER gathered, her footsteps suddenly stopped.

That is?

A girl with conspicuous blond hair was sitting on a most ordinary unaccustomed pony. At this moment, she was raising her head and saying something to the boy next to her, and then the boy walked towards the vending machine on the side.

Eri Kashiwagi? Why didn't she come in disguise this time? Isn't she a recessive homebody? But she actually dared to force Hojo-kun to buy things for her, which is really unforgivable.

Jealousy and envy appeared in her heart at the same time. Adhering to the concept that knowing the enemy is to increase the chance of winning, the girl with black hair and red eyes tried hard to hide her figure and quietly approached, because the one Kashiwagi Eri raised with both hands The cup concerned her a lot.

It is said that she is hiding, but she does not talk about her beautiful face, long legs and beautiful breasts. She is the focus of the crowd no matter where she goes. If she doesn't look like an otaku, maybe there will be people there. I'm going to get together for a photo.

Fortunately, the idiot sitting in the chair seemed to only have eyes for the glass in his hand, and was not aware of the movement around him at all.

"It's so beautiful~" Although she was too tired to walk after a fierce battle, Erili still raised the cup Kyosuke gave her high and admired it with a satisfied expression.

At the same time, Kasumigaoka Shiyu, who had walked behind the blond fool, also clearly saw the word "英" at the bottom of the cup.

Is this, is this a cup made by Hojo-kun himself?

The girl who figured this out for a moment stumbled back a few steps uncontrollably. He raised his slender and well-proportioned hands to cover his mouth to prevent the unwilling whimpering from coming out.

Seeing the satisfaction in Eri Kashiwagi's blue eyes and the silly smile on her face, the girl who had won everything from body to talent found herself losing in such an inexplicable place.

The Chinese character for "Kasumigaoka Shiu" should be written on the bottom of that cup! As for the color, just use black. Gold or something is ugly, just like Eri Kashiwagi's blond hair.

The girl's burgundy eyes were full of disbelief. This guy with the standard attributes of a loser like blond hair actually received such a gift that was full of Hojo-kun's heart.

Unbelievable, unacceptable! This is just an illusion, it’s impossible for Hojo-kun to fall in love with such a person!

From the corner of his eye, he saw Hojo Kyosuke walking over after buying water. Kasumigaoka Shiu, who knew that he should not be in this place but should be hiding, silently walked behind a pillar on the side with sadness in his heart.

"Hiss, it's so cold!" Yinglili, who was still immersed in the beauty of her own glass in her hand, was startled by the sudden coldness on her face.

"Idiot, you scared me to death!" Ying Lili protested loudly as she raised her hand to take the iced Coke. Then he sandwiched the glass between his legs, pulled the tab of the Coke and poured it into the glass.

"I gave you the cup because I wanted you to drink more hot milk, but I didn't want you to drink iced Coke." Hojo Kyosuke, who was also holding a can of iced Coke, said angrily.

"Hey, you should drink iced Coke in this kind of weather!" Ying Lili raised the glass filled with Coke and raised it again.

Even so, it looks good! Whether it is filled with milk or cola, it seems that the deliciousness can be increased by 3 levels!

The girl put the cup to her mouth beautifully and took a swig.

Behind the pillar, Kasumigaoka Shiu felt a little relieved after hearing this series of conversations. It was okay, okay, it was not a token of love, it was just that Mr. Hojo saw that the elementary school student was too malnourished and cared about his growth.

With this thought in mind, the girl walked towards the egoistic-lily club's booth from another direction. She wanted to see how confident Kashiwagi Eri was that he dared to draw a doujinshi of his own work.

The dispute between doujinshi and original works is difficult to explain clearly. Neon also once had the original author sue the author for selling 18x doujinshi. However, in the end, the original author lost the lawsuit because of commercial creation considerations or because of one copy after another. The judge who carefully read the doujinshi was conquered by the doujinshi author. The reasons in between will not be discussed one by one here.

In short, whether a work is popular or not can be seen from the number of fan creations.

Maybe it was because the second volume of her novel had just been released. Along the way, Kasumigaoka Shiu also saw many stalls selling doujinshi of her own works. With the idea of ​​comparing them with Kashiwagi Eri's works later, she was also there. I bought a copy and flipped through it.

Resisting the urge to take out her wallet and buy all the doujinshis on the exhibition stand that looked like they were completely insulting her work and throw them into the trash can, the girl took a deep breath and told herself to be elegant. No matter what you know or what you see from Hojo-kun's support group, Hojo-kun is a person who pays great attention to etiquette. If you want to win this battle, you must pay attention to every detail!

inferior goods

Either the style of painting is so distorted that one would not recognize the prototype even with Sayuka's name, or everything from talking to doing things is completely inconsistent with Sayuka's character...

However, if Eri Kashiwagi's works are like this, then her threat can be completely eliminated.

Perhaps those people who were enthusiastic but without talent gave the girl some confidence and made her look forward to seeing Kashiwagi Eri's works.

Because of the added color cover, the price of this book simply named "Sayuka" has been increased by 100 yen.

Kasumigaoka Shiha took out 600 yen from her wallet and handed it to the woman who knew immediately that she was Eri Kashiwagi's mother, and then left with the notebook.

Then, let me see what you are capable of, Eri Kashiwagi.

The first is the color page on the cover. Even if you are not a professional, Kasumigaoka can tell that Eri Kashiwagi's painting skills are still superb, and it looks no different from the one drawn by his own illustrator.

After opening

oh? It's not like traditional fans tinkering with the plot or the original work? Among the few doujinshis I just read, Kasumigaoka, some have the protagonist suddenly falling from the sky and falling in love with Sayuka out of nowhere, and some have Sayuka giving up her pursuit of herself and getting together with Naoto. In short, they all completely deviate from her own novels. original intention.

But Eri Kashiwagi's book actually gave a deep understanding of the re-creation after her novel. Sayuka is still pursuing her goals, but Naoto, who had no bright spots in the first part of her doujinshi, also made efforts and became a A person who was good enough to match Sayuka, the two of them lived a life without shame or impatience.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Kasumigaoka Shiu always felt that she could see the shadow of Hojo-kun on that Naoto's face.

At the same time, the girl also had the same thought as Hojo Kyousuke, "If Eri Kashiwagi is my illustrator, sales can be increased a lot, right?" Once this idea came up, she couldn't suppress it, and she even I want to take out my cell phone and call Ms. Machida to discuss this matter right now.

In the end, it was the girl's competitive spirit that stopped her. In this case, even if her grades skyrocketed, wouldn't it also prove Kashiwagi Eiri's ability?

Although, although the doujinshi in her hand has made the girl fully aware of the strength of the blond elementary school student. Moreover, the girl admitted that she was a little shocked by this doujinshi.

Sayuka painted by Eri Kashiwagi is even more beautiful than she imagined. The stubborn and gloomy look in her eyebrows, the charming and seductive look in bed, every bit of it is what she wants to show in her novel. And although the plot in the doujinshi is brief, it is actually the final development direction of her novel!

That's right, when I rewrote the second volume last time, the idea that sprouted in the girl's mind was to use this novel, "Metronome of Love", to express her gratitude and vague admiration for Hojo-kun.

Before, the girl clearly knew that she was a competitive woman, and she didn't think that anyone in the world could completely conquer her. Just like Sayuka, even if she was a straight person who liked each other, once he became an obstacle on her way to becoming stronger. , then Sayuka will still give up on him without hesitation and choose to pursue her own goals.

However, when the girl encountered the biggest Waterloo in her life, she met the man who was so powerful that he seemed to be perfect, Hojo Kyosuke.

Both his appearance and his studies are impeccable. Even after entering the field of creators, his achievements are astonishing and brilliant.

Isn't this kind of man specially prepared by God for me? ?

Putting aside what was going on in her mind about Eri Kashiwagi, the girl began to think about whether she was qualified to meet Hojo-kun officially since the first 100,000 copies of the second volume were printed and more copies would be printed later.

Just like what Eiri said at the beginning, Kashiwagi Eiri's teacher's strength is unparalleled. At noon the next day, two thousand copies of the doujinshi were announced to be sold out, another great victory, and he lived up to Sayuri who was always wearing the winning kimono. Mrs.

The reputation of the egoistic-lily club has gone even further. If it was an emerging club before, it is now a somewhat famous club. There are already a large number of people on the official website of the club and teacher Eri Kashiwagi’s blog urging the release of the next work.

After the summer fan fair, it’s time to start school soon

On September 1st, Hojo Kyosuke entered the long-lost Tojo Middle School.

For him, the school year has just started, but the seniors in the junior high school and junior high school have already returned to school early to attend special tutoring lectures. This is a treatment only available in private schools for further studies. If it is a happy public school, if the student's goal is to pass the exam, he or she will have to find a private school outside.

Even Maki Kyosuke, who will be promoted to the third year of high school in half a year, and Onizuka and others stated last semester that they would reduce the activities of the kendo club in the future. The difference is that Maki Kyosuke is preparing for the University of Tokyo. Onitsuka and others are trying to improve for a minute or two so that they can find a better university when they are specially recommended in the future.

Tokyo still maintains a high temperature of 30 degrees Celsius in August, but as soon as September enters, it quickly drops to around 24 degrees, which is quite comfortable, but that is when it is not raining.

Under the influence of the heat island effect, rainfall of more than 100 mm per hour often occurs in a small area in Tokyo. This type of rainfall often comes without warning and stops quickly. If you are shopping, you can choose a place like a coffee shop to take shelter from the rain, but now.

Hojo Kyosuke was surrounded by a large group of classmates who were rushing toward the teaching building with their schoolbags on their heads. He was walking leisurely in the rain holding a black oil-paper umbrella.

The umbrella was given to him by Sakura, and she made it by herself in Kyoto.

"Well, actually I only drew the pattern myself." That's what Sakuraga said.

But Hojo Kyosuke learned more details from Aunt Yamauchi, and Sakura also tried to make an umbrella from scratch, but gave up after the umbrella maker's plea. Aunt Yamauchi also showed Hojo Kyosuke a photo of Sakura's little hands with countless small wounds scratched by bamboo. Finally, Sakura was able to choose an umbrella rib she liked best and draw a pattern on it.

This is a fan umbrella, that is, ばんがさ. It is an umbrella that is not fancy, large and heavy. It was first put on the Daikokuya in Osaka with the seal of Daikoku and became the "Daikoku Umbrella". Since then, umbrellas with seals and seals have become Umbrella.

Sakura named this umbrella "Sakura Fall". It is not known whether the bamboo ribs are black or have undergone a special process. From the 80 cm long handle to the 54 ribs above, they are all pitch black. .

The overall surface of the umbrella is black, with only dots of cherry blossoms scattered on it. As long as you hold it up, it feels like you are walking in the cherry blossoms all the time.

Just like Hojo Kyousuke at this time, wearing a dark school uniform, walking on the avenue leading to the teaching building, he looked like the guy in the movie who came to kick the gym in the chilly autumn.

Autumn rain, falling cherry blossoms, dressed in black, perfectly fit the "wabi-sabi" in neon aesthetics.

There is a seal on the lower end of the umbrella handle that reads "good".

"But this umbrella bag is definitely made by me!" Sakura spoke without hesitation, showing his small hands full of needle holes to Hojo Kyousuke. A holiday has passed, and there are still slight marks when you touch it.

In addition to feeling distressed, Hojo Kyousuke was also speechless. The umbrella bag that Sakura took out proudly was a bag made of red cloth with Daruma painted on it, and a bag that could be carried on the back was added to it.

"What! Is there a waterproof design inside, so you can take it with you no matter where you go, so you won't lose it!" Ying Liang puffed up her little face angrily and said with a frown. came up with their own unique creativity.

You must know that neon umbrella theft is very rampant, but it is not right to say that it is theft, because everyone uses the same cheap transparent umbrella bought from a convenience store. No one can tell whose is whose, and they just take it when they go out. Just grab it and go.

But apparently Sakura was worried that the umbrella she carefully prepared for Kyousuke would be stolen, so she came up with this genius idea.

"Who would just carry an umbrella and walk around every day? Am I some kind of nito-ryu?" Hojo Kyosuke, who has a habit of running around with a bamboo sword on his back, complained.

"No matter what, you will catch a cold if you get caught in the rain, and you will die if you are not careful!" Lord Sakura issued the final verdict:

"You must protect her well!"

The girl solemnly handed the umbrella to him with both hands.

"Yes, yes." Hojo Kyousuke smiled helplessly and hung the umbrella behind his back on the spot.

"And the master who taught me how to make umbrellas is Chinese. He obviously uses Chinese craftsmanship, but he disguises it as a unique style. Last year, he was almost named a national treasure."

Sakura couldn't stop laughing when she talked about this. After she scrapped several half-finished products of the old master, the old master said something that was not a neon language. If she hadn't been getting along with Hojo Kyosuke every day, she would have almost missed it. .

After some questioning, the old master admitted his origin, but he was afraid of being excluded, so he gave himself such a name. Don't tell me, although the craftsmanship is very different from that in Kyoto, once it is said that it is an ancient school, it immediately becomes a famous umbrella maker in Kyoto.

"If Sakura-sama wasn't so cute, Kyosuke wouldn't have such a beautiful umbrella!" In fact, it was because of connections in the family that the old master agreed to teach her how to make umbrellas.

On this autumn day, Yamauchi Sakura received a glass from which he could drink hot water, and Hojo Kyosuke received an oil-paper umbrella that could protect him from the rain.

A little late, sorry

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