Is it okay not to want to work hard?

When Higashino Kanade called the police, Imamura Kohei, who had a good self-awareness, took away his cell phone and stopped him from calling the police.

However, because a popular voice actor came to the store to dive, Kohei Imamura was motivated to learn how to dive.

"By the way, I always feel like I've seen you somewhere before?"

Imamura Kohei held his chin with one hand.

He didn’t know if it was his illusion, but Dongye Kanade gave him a sense of déjà vu, as if he was meeting an old friend whom he hadn’t seen for a long time.

"We saw it yesterday and the day before yesterday."

Higashino Kanade said disapprovingly.

He probably knew where Imamura Kohei's sense of déjà vu came from, but he didn't really want Imamura Kohei to recognize him.

It would be fine if the person recognized was the bad Ringo, but if the person recognized was the Book Devil, even he would be embarrassed.

It's strange, he wasn't embarrassed when he was recognized at the comic convention while selling books, but now he would feel embarrassed if he was recognized by Kohei Imamura. Maybe it's because the people at the comic convention are all fans, and it's difficult for them to have too many interactions in real life, and Kohei Imamura will have a lot of interactions with him in the future?

In front of strangers, Higashino Kanade can accept all kinds of looks calmly, and in front of acquaintances, he can also accept all kinds of looks calmly. Only in front of people he is not very familiar with like Kitahara Iori, Imamura Kohei, Tokita Shinji, and Hisayujiro, he rarely feels shame.

"No, besides yesterday, I also saw you somewhere else the day before yesterday."

Kitahara Iori shook his head, frowning as he tried to recall the face of Tono Kanade.

That doesn't make sense. He should have an impression of a face that's slightly less handsome than his own.

"today."

Higashino Kanade said seriously.

"No, not today either."

Imamura Kohei shook his head. He was sure that he must have seen Tono Kanade's face somewhere, and not after the school started, but before the school started.

"Okay, stop chatting, let's start the club activities. If we finish the club activities early, you can also start the cocktail party early, right?"

Higashino Kanade changed the subject.

When talking about diving, the two seniors became serious, and Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei were also diverted.

Today is the official dive shop of the diving club. Although they have been drinking and playing tennis in the past two days, they are still a diving club. The main club activity is still diving, followed by drinking and playing tennis.

The first club activity was not diving, but swimming and swimming training.

You don’t have to know how to swim to go diving, but swimming skills are not important, getting used to water is important. People who can’t swim are basically afraid of water, especially when diving into the sea, so in order to not be afraid of water when diving, you need to do swimming training to avoid panicking when encountering unexpected situations during diving.

Kitahara Iori can't swim, so he is quite resistant to diving. However, because he joined the club and because of the persuasion of his seniors, he decided to give it a try to see if he would like diving.

In the swimming training, the two seniors were mainly trying to help Kitahara Iori, who couldn't swim, overcome his fear of water. However, when Kitahara Iori dived and tried to open his eyes, they pulled off Imamura Kohei's swimming trunks. Kuroko's basketball made Kitahara Iori, who had little interest in diving, instantly become autistic, making him even less interested in diving.

While training diving in the swimming pool, he opened his eyes and saw not only no beautiful underwater scenery, but a Canadian electric eel. He wished he could gouge out his eyes and slam his head on the ground to forget the horrible scene he had just seen.

Originally, Higashino Kanade had his swimming trunks pulled down by his senior just like Imamura Kohei, but he reacted quickly and was not pulled down by Shou Ryujiro at all.

He is a superpower, an invincible superpower. How could a cricket mortal take off his swimming trunks? Such close-fitting clothes can only be taken off by five people besides himself. It is needless to say who these five people are. Those who understand will understand, and those who don't understand have nothing to say. In short, those who understand will understand.

"Dongye, you're really well prepared. Both of us failed to sneak attack you."

Tokita Shinji didn't expect that Tono Kanade could defend so well during diving training. He made a feint attack first, and Ryujiro's sneak attack was unsuccessful.

"I'm sorry, but I'm naturally very sensitive to the external environment. Does this mean that the training won't be effective?"

Higashino Kanade knew that Tokita Shinji and Shou Ryujiro pulled down his swimming trunks to train him to react when encountering unexpected events, but he really didn't want to let two big men pull down his swimming trunks for everyone to admire his Truth-Seeking Jade.

He is afraid that everyone will feel inferior. (Convinced)

"No, it seems like you can react quickly and handle any situation you encounter underwater calmly."

Tokita Shinji shook his head. He probably didn't have to worry about Tono Kanade being drowned and at a loss. The boy reacted quickly and calmly. When they attacked him, he didn't panic, but prioritized making sure his equipment wasn't knocked off or pulled off.

"That's good."

Higashino Kanade heaved a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that his senior would use the reason that such training was ineffective to make him let down his guard and would not give up until he pulled his swimming trunks off.

Suddenly, Imamura Kohei, who was sinking at the bottom of the water, emerged and shouted loudly: "Ah, I remember it!"

"what?"

"Remember what?"

Tokita Shinji and Shou Ryujiro were curious.

"It's probably about the animation."

Kitahara Iori said nonchalantly while soaking in the water and trying to get used to it.

"No, it's about the comics!"

Imamura Kohei rubbed his hair and shook off some of the water.

"Does it make any difference?"

Kitahara Iori spread his hands and said, what's the difference between animation and comics? Anyway, they are all things that otakus like Kohei like.

"Humph, stupid mortals won't understand. Comics are comics, and animation is animation." Imamura Kohei pretended to be cool and wanted to criticize Kitahara Iori, but he immediately remembered what he was going to say and said, "That's not what I want to talk about. It's Higashino. Your name is Higashino Kanade, right?"

Imamura Kohei looked at Higashino Kanade with anticipation on his face.

When Higashino Kanade introduced himself to Kitahara Iori, Imamura Kohei was not there, and when he came, neither Kitahara Iori nor the two seniors had called Higashino Kanade's name before.

When he heard the last name Higashino just now, the vague memories in Imamura Kohei's head were revived.

He remembered!

"Well, I am, how..."

"Bad Ringo teacher, it's you!"

Imamura Kohei was very excited. "I am your fan. I not only read your comics, but also read your books. I have also drawn your comic books. My favorite books are the ones where you draw trainers and Pokémon in a style that is different from your usual style..."

"Stop, stop!"

When Tono Kanade saw that Imamura Kohei was about to say something extraordinary, he rushed over and interrupted Imamura Kohei's conversation.

You can't talk about it. You can't talk about the books of humans and Pokémon. If you do, his reputation in the diving club will become the same as that of you perverts!

Chapter 18: All mosquitoes in boys' schools are male

Higashino Kanade, pen name Bad Ringo and Book Devil.

The former is his identity on land, and the latter is his identity in the sea. He has finished the comics on land, and is taking a break recently, while he is slowly drawing the books in the sea with a moderate output.

Because he was playing Pokémon during spring break, he drew a Pokémon book on a whim, and his unusual drawings of people and Pokémon were well received. I don't know if it's because pure love books are good-looking but difficult to draw, but everyone rushed to draw his Pokémon book as soon as it came out. Some people in the comment section even said that they drew six times a day, once before meals, once after meals, and from morning to night.

Higashino Kanade promptly told Imamura Kohei to shut up and not spread rumors in front of everyone, so as not to ruin his reputation and bring bad luck to his name.

Although he doesn't have a very good reputation among his acquaintances, his girlfriend, his father-in-law and mother-in-law, his father, mother and sister, he still has a good reputation in the eyes of his fans. At least as a cartoonist and book artist, he is diligent, draws comics well, doesn't do bad work, and doesn't disgust his fans.

What can I say about the cartoonists of "Weekly Shonen Jump"? They all have some serious problems to a greater or lesser extent. Some are not obvious, while some have something in their heads that makes them always like to do some crappy work, even some crappy work that is difficult to be accepted by both the domestic and foreign markets.

Like the Minotaur, the inexplicable G of the popular character, and the whole super stupid plot.

After Imamura Kohei recognized Higashino Kanade, Kitahara Iori and his two seniors, Tokita Shinji and Hisahi Ryujiro, were all completely confused.

Knowing that his favorite cartoonist was right next to him, Kohei Imamura was very excited. He proudly introduced Higashino Kanade to Kitahara Iori, Tokita Shinji, and Hisashi Ryujiro. When talking about the talented cartoonist who debuted in elementary school, it seemed that he was not telling the story of Higashino Kanade, but his own story, that he was the cartoonist who debuted at a young age.

"You said he was a cartoonist, a very popular cartoonist?"

Kitahara Iori looked at Tono Kanade in disbelief.

Aren't all cartoonists supposed to be middle-aged men in their thirties? Although he knows there are young cartoonists, he still has this stereotype about cartoonists.

"Not very popular, but super popular. Huh, people living in the three-dimensional world really don't understand."

Imamura Kohei lifted his hair with a look of arrogance on his face.

"You're talking as if you don't live in the three-dimensional world. Also, you're not the popular cartoonist. What are you doing by being so smug?"

Kitahara Iori couldn't stand looking at Imamura Kohei's face, not because Imamura Kohei was more handsome than him, but simply because he thought Kohei was stupid, hopelessly stupid.

"No, no, it's just a little popular."

Dongye Zou waved his hands, feeling a little embarrassed.

Although he was a person who liked to be praised, and he felt very happy to be praised by Gengping, he wished that Gengping would praise him more, and even praise him to the sky. However, when he encountered such a thing, he would become inexplicably thin-skinned and embarrassed to admit it frankly. Instead, he would be humble.

"Not a little bit..."

Kitahara Iori didn't know who the bad Ringo that Imamura Kohei was talking about was, but he knew the manga "False Hero". He had an impression of this manga when he was in elementary school, because at that time there were classmates in his class who read this manga, and he also read it. After junior high school and comics, more classmates in his class read this manga.

By high school, this comic was no longer just read by geeks, but became a trend, with many classmates discussing the plot of this comic. I heard that some girls in other schools read this comic because their favorite boys read it, and they didn’t succeed in pursuing the boys, but became fans of this comic instead.

Don't ask why he heard that it was a girl from another school, not a girl from his own school. The reason is that his high school is a boys' high school, there is no girl, not even a female teacher. Even the cockroaches, mosquitoes, flies in the school, the earthworms in the soil and the cicadas on the trees are all male. (Confirmed)

As for why male mosquitoes in boys' schools also bite people, it must be because those mosquitoes are all female male mosquitoes. (I am very sure)

“It’s quite famous.”

“Very famous.”

Tokita Shinji and Shou Ryujiro also sang the same tune. They neither of them read comics, but they had heard of Higashino Kanade's comics. After all, the animation was very popular before, and the second season was released today. It was even promoted on the signs at the train stations.

However, Tokita Shinji and Hisashi Ryujiro were not too shocked. As the store manager said, celebrities often come to the diving shop they work at. Therefore, although Higashino Kanade is very famous, they would not be too excited. It is even more impossible for them to be as excited as Imamura Kohei.

He is just a cartoonist, not a big shot or celebrity in the diving community. If Higashino Kanade is such a person, they should be excited.

The diving training was over and everyone dispersed.

If it were a normal time, the two seniors would definitely drag Tokita Shinji and Shou Ryujiro out for a drink, but today they happened to have something to do, so they couldn't have a drinking party, which made Imamura Kohei and Kitahara Iori feel relieved.

"Great, no need to drink today."

After leaving the diving shop and breathing the fresh air, Kohei Imamura marveled at the freshness of the air and the beauty of the world.

It was nice not to be so drunk and sick that I wanted to throw up.

Today is such a wonderful day. Not only did I find out that Mizuki Natsuya is a regular customer of this diving shop and has a diving suit that is so tempting that you want to lick it, but I also got to know a super popular cartoonist. I got his autograph and a photo. Moreover, there is no cocktail party today, so I don’t have to drink and can play Gal Game well when I get home.

"By the way, why don't the seniors let Badlin, you, you drink."

Kohei Imamura looked curiously at something heading in the same direction as his home.

Originally, Imamura Kohei wanted to call Higashino Kanade "Bad Ringo Sensei", but Higashino Kanade told him to just call him by his real name and not to use honorifics, so he changed his words again and again.

"Because I refused in all seriousness and said I don't drink."

Higashino Kanade said seriously. He was not lying, as the senior had called him during the drinking party.

The first time he attended a club activity, he informally decorated Kitahara Iori's room. After the club activity ended, two seniors invited him to a cocktail party, but he refused very seriously. Although the seniors looked regretful, they did not mention the wine anymore.

Even though Tokita Shinji and Shou Ryujiro are two alcoholics, and they also dragged Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei into the abyss of alcoholism, if you talk to them nicely and firmly refuse to drink, they will not pester you to drink anymore.

Kitahara Iori seemed to have flatly refused at the beginning, but he was only refusing on the surface. In fact, he had a desire for alcohol in his heart, otherwise he would not have fallen so quickly and integrated into the two seniors to become a pervert.

"Eh? Is this still possible?"

Kohei Imamura couldn't believe it. He didn't expect that he could stop drinking with such a simple reason.

"Well, that's fine. I told you I hate alcohol."

Higashino Kanade looked at Imamura Kohei and said with a smile, "But don't even think about it. The seniors know that you can drink, so it won't work even if you use my trick. I really don't drink at all, but you and Kitahara, you have become alcoholics, just like evil, some things are hard to quit once you get addicted."

"It's fine if you say that, but why do I feel so weird about it?"

Imamura Kohei muttered to himself, feeling that there was nothing wrong with what Higashino Kanade said, but also feeling that there were big problems with what Higashino Kanade said.

"Don't worry about the details. If you worry too much, you'll become an idiot like Kitahara."

Higashino Kanade spoke ill of Kitahara Iori calmly, not because he hated Kitahara Iori, but simply because they were bad friends. Although he and Kitahara Iori had only known each other for a few days, their relationship had become much closer, especially during today's swimming training.

"Right."

Imamura Kohei agreed with what Higashino Kanade said.

In his opinion, Kitahara Iori is a fool, a complete fool.

Chapter 19: Women can’t do this, men can’t do this, and animals can’t do this either

At night, Tono Kanade and Nishimiya Shoko had dinner together.

Tonight, Hiroi Kikuri is not in the studio. She has returned to Shimokitazawa to perform.

Although it was not too late after the performance, it was a bit late to drive back to the studio, so she went to bother her senior sister Ichichi Hoshige again and planned to spend the night at Hoshige's house and return to the studio tomorrow.