Higashinoji doesn't like TV dramas or those kind of reversal plots.

After all, Gangano Ryoko and the others will know about the double gold reward he won sooner or later, so they will tell him to shut up and hide it, waiting for the last moment to show off...

Higashinoji can't play this kind of game, and he doesn't want to play it.

Therefore, Higashinoji also felt that there was no need to hide anything, so he simply said it out loud:

"The gold medal winner in the adult category of the Tokyo Youth Art Award was actually me."

After Higashinoji said these words, Okano Ryoko stopped talking. The originally smiling expression on his face suddenly changed. He seemed a little stiff, and he seemed overly surprised. Anyway, it was a very strange expression.

The other students stopped talking and stared at Higashinoji in silence, their eyes full of confusion, as if they didn't understand what Higashinoji meant by his words.

Even Konoe Ryoka almost couldn't hold the peach juice in her hand firmly, and her hand shook several times.

As the only insider of Dongyeji, her eyes widened.

No wonder Higashinoji didn't react at all when he heard about the gold medal in the student category... It turns out that he had already won the gold medal in the adult category, right?

quiet...

Quiet--

It's really quiet.

After a while, Higashinoji saw Okano Ryoko obviously swallowing her throat, and then she said in disbelief: "Did you really win the gold medal in the adult category?"

His voice was trembling, and his eyes were complicated.

The main reason is that Okano Ryoko doesn't think Higashinoji is a student who likes to make such embarrassing jokes.

But if she was asked to believe this extremely shocking fact, her own rationality was unwilling to choose to believe it, so her expression and eyes changed somewhat.

But—what if you really get it?

Okano Ryoko's question undoubtedly represents the other silent students in the studio. They all looked at Higashinoji, wondering if he was just being funny...

"I'm not kidding." Higashinoji smiled: "I really got it, the double gold medal in the adult category and the student category."

this...

If Ryoko Okano was feeling uneasy just now, after hearing Higashinoji's admission, Ryoko Okano felt a little bit wrong again.

How should I put it... She felt very empty and soft under her feet, as if she was stepping on something different than the ground, and her whole body felt like it was floating in the sky.

She first touched her head in confusion, then opened her mouth again, and then looked at Higashinoji with a strange expression.

Turning heads is like flipping through a book, which probably describes her state.

Of course, it's not just her, other female students are in a similar state.

His expression didn't look surprised, but he looked at Higashinoji with a strange look.

It just feels...as if I'm looking at a higher level species.

"Higashino-san...when did you participate in the adult competition?" Ryoko Okano finally came to his senses and asked Higashinoji.

It's just that her voice sounds weird and floaty.

"The adult competition I participated in after completing "Tokyo Sunset·Impression"."

After it's done...? Isn't it only a week or two?

"Really...? But how did you think of participating in the adult competition?" Ryoko Okano felt the gap inexplicably, and asked him again with her mouth moving: "The average high school student would never think of participating in the adult competition."

Yes, most high school students would never think of participating in the adult competition.

Higashino simply smiled cheerfully: "There's nothing I can't think of, I just think I should be able to do it."

The reason is quite simple and simple.

But it was precisely this reason that made it easier for Ryoko Gango and other students to accept it.

"Really...that means you really won the gold medal in the adult category, right?"

Gangno Ryoko asked Higashinoji, not noticing that this was the second time she asked this question.

"Well, the Japan Art Education Association called me just now."

Higashikata nodded and admitted.

"..." Ryoko Gangno.

She wasn't as excited as she was in the TV show or in some movies, but she did take a few deep breaths to stabilize her current excited mood.

This is a double gold award! The first double gold award in the history of the Tokyo Youth Art Awards!

This kind of honor... Okano Ryoko originally thought that what Ryuichi Yoshimine stuffed in was a piece of scrap, but she didn't expect that Higashinoji turned out to be a diamond... the kind of diamond that she didn't need to carve.

"I understand." Ryoko Okano nodded: "I will call the principal right away and inform him of the good news of the double gold reward."

After saying this, she stiffened and walked outside the studio.

As soon as Ryoko Gangno left, the entire studio was like a mess in the East China Sea that had lost its magic needle.

Not only the other female students, but even Madoka Fukushima gathered around her with all kinds of chatter.

Various questions were asked directly——

"Higashino-kun, I heard that if you win the gold medal in the adult category, you might be interviewed by a TV station, right?"

"This should be true. I don't know the specific situation."

"What did Higashino-kun draw? "Tokyo Sunset·Impression" is already great, but you can actually draw a more outstanding work than it... How did Higashino-kun do it?"

"It can only be said to be a coincidence..."

Adolescent girls are like this, they chirp when they talk, and Tonoji just smiles and answers their questions.

They had quite a few questions, but the general categories were asking what Higashino had drawn and expressing their envy.

After all, it is simply impossible for a high school student to have a head start in the field of art.

But Higashiyoshi just did it.

So, there was this question——

"Higashino-san, are you capable of everything except giving birth? You are so amazing."

To this playful and youthful question, Higashinoji also responded with a funny response: "When I find a girlfriend in the future, I will be able to have children."

girlfriend...

Perhaps these three words aroused some of the female students present, and they became interested again.

But it was not good to pester Higashinoji to talk about this issue, so Fukushima Madoka and a group of girls retreated to a corner and discussed in a low voice. From time to time, they looked at Higashinoji with a red face and snickered.

.

Higashino Tsukasa won the Tokyo Youth Art Award Double Gold Prize as a member of Kitajuku Studio!

This item alone is extremely impressive when spoken out.

A common expression used by little girls like them to show off is "I know a friend who is in the studio..."

Although they are not winning the prize, it is a pleasure for them to show off their social circle in front of others.

Higashino didn't care what they were discussing, returned to his easel and sat down.

Finally, I won the double gold reward without any surprise or danger.

So what Tonoji should consider now is——

"It's Chihaya's business."

Higashikata muttered.

In fact, the main purpose of participating in the competition between the adult group and the student group at the beginning was to increase the bargaining chips with Principal Ryuichi Yoshimine.

But now that he has actually obtained the chips, Higashinoji has a headache.

After all, Chihaya Higashino's condition is there.

Letting her follow him to school may not be a wise choice.

Higashikata sighed and decided to put this idea aside for the time being.

If Chihaya Higashino's condition can be alleviated in the future, it will not be too late to take her to school.

As for now...

Higashinoji looked up at the chaotic studio, and then at Ryoko Okano who was chatting excitedly with Ryuichi Yoshimine outside the studio——
Chapter completed!