The atmosphere was obviously a bit awkward.

The three people were obviously taken aback when they saw Higashinoji.

Then the man sitting on the right hand side of Higashino opened his mouth, with a somewhat inexplicable tone in his tone: "This... Fumaki-san, Higashino-sensei... looks really young."

When he spoke like this, the two people next to him couldn't help but nod their heads, and both glanced at Higashinoji.

Although Akito Shenmu had already greeted them before Higashinoji arrived, saying that the new Higashino teacher might be a bit young...

But this is too young, right?

Does Higashinoji look over twenty?

"I am just seventeen this year, dear teachers." Higashinoji smiled, not paying attention to the incomprehensible looks from these people: "I may still need your teachers' advice on work matters."

He spoke very pleasantly, and the three people in front of him couldn't help but nod.

But... they still feel a little weird in their hearts.

Because Higashino Siko is seventeen years old.

The Japanese workplace has always emphasized the importance of seniority... But Higashinoji is too young... He doesn't have any hair on his chin... Can we expect him to do a good job?

But soon, the three of them felt a little happy again.

Originally, they thought someone was coming to compete with them for food, but in the end, Shen Muqiren only invited this young man...

To put it bluntly, a young man of Higashinoji's age can at best be an art apprentice under them.

Designing a mascot... this is too much for this young man named Higashino Tsukasa.

There's no way people like me could be picked off by Higashinoji, right?

After figuring out the cause and effect, the three people sitting in the long room became more active again, and looked at Higashinoji a lot more cordially.

"I don't dare to give you advice." The middle-aged man on the right smiled and introduced himself: "My name is Hayakawa Su, I am a little older than Mr. Higashino. It should be okay to call me Mr. Higashino, right?"

Hayakawa has a short beard on his chin and a fair face. He looks like a very gentle middle-aged man.

"Of course it's no problem, Brother Hayakawa." Higashinoji recognized his face, then nodded with a smile.

The next thing will be much easier to handle.

The remaining two people also quickly introduced themselves.

The slightly chubby middle-aged man next to him is named Mizuno-o, and he is a slightly famous graphic art designer.

Another tall and thin middle-aged man named Fujii Hiroki is a painter who specializes in drawing cartoon images such as endorsements.

As for Hayakawa Su...? He is considered the most powerful person among the three. He seems to have won several painting awards in Japan, and he also participated in the logo design of the Osaka Horticultural Expo before.

Each of them can be regarded as a standard Japanese working adult. Even if they have some criticisms about Higashinoji's age, they are still friendly and kind on the surface.

Of course Higashino noticed it, but he still smiled and said hello to everyone.

The real workplace has always been like this. Not only in Japan, but even in China, there are people who secretly look down on you, but on the surface they are doing enough. So there is nothing to say.

Don’t think that painters or designers don’t have such bad things. Not everyone has the same demeanor as everyone else. Most of them are ordinary people. In fact, they are pouring dirty water on you behind your back, master and disciple break up, and poke your spine openly or covertly.

It also happens often.

Higashikata is used to it.

As a long-term staff member of the government agency, Fukure Kirito next to him could naturally tell that these three seniors looked down upon Higashinoji.

Originally, he wanted to smooth things over, but unexpectedly, Higashinoji just smiled and let the matter go.

This made him somewhat fond of Higashinoji.

It's normal for young people to lose their temper... but it's really rare to be as calm as Higashinoji.

No wonder he won a double gold medal at the Tokyo Youth Art Prize. It is indeed a bit different.

A few people sat down to eat and drink with a smile. While eating and drinking, they discussed the creation of the Kumamoto Prefecture mascot.

Higashinoji had just arrived, and he had nothing in common with the small group of three of them. He could only occasionally laugh and talk to each other, while concentrating on the dishes at his hand.

The appetizer of this high-end Japanese restaurant is an appetizing tomato cold dish, dotted with sesame seeds, served in a small carved bowl, which looks very small.

Higashinoji quickly solved the problem and took another sip of the miso soup in the bowl next to him - with a small pinch of chopped green onion, he didn't know what kind of soup it was, and it was bright red with fat floating on it, which was very appetizing.

While he was drinking the soup, he heard Hayakawa Su over there complaining to Fumugure Kirito: "Fumugure-san, isn't the skylark mascot from last time no good? I think it's pretty good. Isn't it the prefectural bird of Kumamoto Prefecture?

Skylark?"

"Ah... I still hope Mr. Hayakawa will reconsider the mascot image. Although the skylark is a bird from Kumamoto Prefecture, it doesn't have much impact... and it doesn't have any meaning."

Shen Muqiren said with a smile, but it was a bit sarcastic.

The Skylark is indeed a bird from Kumamoto Prefecture, but if you just draw this image in a slightly anthropomorphic way and want to hand in the work, this is too perfunctory.

But Hayakawa Susu is the most senior person here anyway, so he can only ask: "I will continue to trouble Hayakawa-sensei."

"Then I have to think about it carefully." Hayakawa Su nodded.

Hiroki Fujii and Mizuno were naturally entrusted by Kirito Fumugure, and the two of them promised repeatedly that they would produce results that would satisfy Kirito Fumugure this year.

But the better they promised, the more unsettled Shen Muqiren became.

After all, he had heard this twice, it was like the story of the boy who cried wolf. How could he believe these three people, Hayakawa Su?

Kirito Fumugure also specially prepared information about Kumamoto Prefecture for these three people, but I don’t know if they have read it.

While he was thinking here, Higashinoji, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Speaking of which, there are quite a lot of bright red dishes on this table."

Tomatoes were used as a cold dish, and the dessert after the meal was a long, crystal-clear warabi cake made of watermelon. The rest of the dishes were also decorated with red to some extent.

"Ah... this." Fumugure Kirito turned around and explained: "We in Kumamoto Prefecture have always been known as the 'Land of Fire' on the island, and this store also specializes in 'bright red' colors."

Cuisine'."

"The Kingdom of Fire? Mainly red?" Higashinoji became a little interested. He had just found out about it.

"Are you interested, Mr. Higashino? Do you want me to lend you some materials? I have them in my car." Shenmu Qiren wiped her mouth and asked.

"Then I'll leave it to Shen Mu-san." Higashino nodded.

He was indeed quite interested.

Although I know the image of Kumamon as a mascot, I still have questions about the food that Kumamon likes to eat, how can Kumamon feel that cute and cute, and how to embody Kumamon's cute character...

.These must be carefully designed.

In his previous life, Kumamon did not become a world-class Internet celebrity mascot just by relying on a simple image. Later, Kumamoto Prefecture hired an entire guidance team for the Kumamon mascot image.

The reasons why it can achieve those achievements are all reasonable, and it cannot be like in it where the male protagonist just draws an image and surprises everyone.

Higashinoji didn't want to waste the rare image of Kumamon because he couldn't even copy the official copy.

So he naturally wanted to study the customs and customs of Kumamoto Prefecture.

After chatting with Shenmu Qiren for a while, Higashino stood up and planned to leave.

He didn't plan to attend the second half of the reception, after all, Chihaya Higashino was still in the hotel.

Leaving her alone... Higashinoji was not at ease.

After greeting the other four people at the reception, Higashinoji politely declined Kirito Fukure's request to send him back, and left alone with the take-out food and the information on Kumamoto Prefecture given by Kirito Fukure.

Seeing Higashinoji leave, Shenmu Qiren felt a little regretful.

He hasn't had time to establish a good relationship with this young artist yet... What if the other party is as perfunctory about the mascot design work as Hayakawa Su and the others?

Fukure Kirito made a decision in her heart. She will find an opportunity tomorrow to go to Higashinoji alone to discuss the matter of Kumamoto Prefecture's mascot.

As for now...

He turned around and looked at the drinking party that had not yet ended, and could only continue to drink with a few other people with a smile on his face.

...

"Aji, are you back?" Chihaya Higashino, who was leaning on the back of the bed and playing with her mobile phone, saw Higashino opening the door and came in, and immediately ran over happily.

She looked good and her mental state did not fluctuate much.

Higashinoji was relieved, he touched Higashino Chihaya's head, then opened the food box, and happily greeted Higashino Chihaya to eat.

He just watched Higashino Chihaya eat while scanning the information given by Fukure Kirito in his hand.

I have to say that the information provided by Shenmu Qiren is very complete and includes photos.

Folk customs, fruits, crops, and various anecdotes about Kumamoto Prefecture...

From the perspective of the entire Kyushu Island, Kumamoto Prefecture can be considered a relatively wealthy county, but if we look at the entire island, Kumamoto Prefecture can actually only be considered a poor county.

Since the Kyushu Shinkansen is about to open to traffic, in order to boost the county's economy, Kumamoto Prefecture has tried its best to attract Shinkansen tourists to Kumamoto Prefecture for sightseeing...

Kumamon directly boosted the tourism economy of such a poor county by 50%.

What is this concept?

Japan's county level is equivalent to China's provincial level, which is equivalent to a mascot, driving 50% of the province's tourism economy.

Higashinoji was flipping through the information with his left hand, while holding a pencil in his right hand and drawing lightly in the sketchbook.
To be continued...