Tokyo life starting with painting

"Okay, I understand. I will definitely come up with an ending that satisfies you."

Tonoji hung up the phone and exhaled heavily.

He had indeed planned to finish "Midnight Ring", but he did not expect that the editor-in-chief of Urashima Publishing House would personally call.

But what Tonoji was most worried about did not happen.

Urashima Publishing House did not force him to continue painting "The Bell", but came to inquire with understanding.

This is already something that is difficult for publishers in the industry to do.

Moreover, the editor-in-chief of the other party was pushed hard and beaten slowly by him, so he finally agreed to his idea of ​​ending it.

Higashino took a breath and cheered up - there are about five or six chapters left in "Midnight Ring".

Be sure to show the best ending to all readers.

With this thought in mind, Tonoji put the phone back into his pocket and turned to look at the studio behind him.

Today is the last day of exchange at Musashino Art University. Someone will write this department report tomorrow.

It just so happens that I can take this opportunity to resolve the matter with Akisa Kuromiya.

He walked into the studio again and immediately saw Kuromiya Meisa who was whispering something to Konoe Ryoka.

Higashinoji said hello to Mizuki Katsuta who was drawing next to him, and then took a walk and walked to Kuromiya Meisa in two steps: "Kuromiya-senpai."

"" Kuromiya Mingsha obviously didn't expect that her 'lifelong enemy' would actually come over and take the initiative to say hello, so she raised her head and was a little confused.

Next to her, Chimi Nagawa was much smarter than Meisa Kuromiya. She had been paying attention to Higashinoji over there. When she saw him coming, she immediately stood over and said hello with a smile——

"Junior Higashikata, what's the matter with you coming here?"

We have to guard against this 'lifelong enemy' of Akisa Kuromiya.

Kuromiya Meisa was not interested in things like sculpture and calligraphy before, but since she went to Kita Gym, the apartment where she lived together had many books about sculpture, and she also bought a lot of books about calligraphy.

Akisa Kuromiya pursed her lips and carefully considered the appearance of the sculptures and calligraphy. Chimei Nagawa was speechless when she saw it.

The key is that she asked Kuromiya Meisa if she cared about the gap between her and Higashinoji, but the other party was also stubborn and shook her head vigorously, indicating that it didn't happen.

Although Akisa Kuromiya was cute when she rarely spoke harshly, she could only shake her head helplessly when she saw that the gap between her and Tonoji did not shrink due to her efforts, but instead widened.

So she had to be careful no matter what, lest Higashinoji, the 'lifelong enemy', irritate Kuromiya Meisa.

Higashinoji didn't know what Nagawa Chimi was thinking. When he saw her coming to ask, he just smiled and said, "I heard from Konoe-san that Kuromiya-senpai seems to care about my sketches?"

Um?

Chimei Nagawa was stunned and looked at Konoe Ryoka in complete surprise - I didn't expect that a handsome guy like you would also betray the revolution?

She was about to answer on behalf of Akisa Kuromiya, but was interrupted by Akisa Kuromiya's 'hmm'.

Chimi Nagawa looked at Akisa Kuromiya angrily and anxiously - Why haven't you learned your lesson, Akisa? Have you completely forgotten what happened last time when you were stimulated by Higashinoji?

"If you don't mind, Kuromiya-senpai, can you let me see how you sketch?"

Higashikata walked over voluntarily.

Konoe Ryoka was immersed in drawing at this time. When she saw Higashinoji approaching, she looked up curiously.

"Okay." Kuromiya Mingsha spoke as concisely and to the point as ever, and her voice sounded calm.

But Chimei Nagawa felt that Akisa Kuromiya suddenly became serious.

""Mingchuan Qianmei.

I really don’t know why Akisa Kuromiya perked up as soon as Higashinoji came.

Nagawa Chimei could only step aside and stretched her neck out of curiosity.

There was no way, she was also a little curious.

Kuromiya Meisa herself is a celebrity in the studio. Seeing that there seemed to be some story between her and Higashinoji, the other college students in the studio also looked over curiously.

Why did Higashinoji and Kuromiya Meisa suddenly start talking? By the way, weren't they the opponents in the Youth Art Awards before? Could it be that love arises from hatred?

They were discussing quietly, and a few brave ones even came over to take a look.

People are all like this. If you can see something lively, you won’t miss it.

But Kuromiya Meisa didn't pay attention to them. She just took out her sketchbook, held the pencil, and quickly drew on the clean sketchbook.

Her painting posture is very natural, and her lines are different from Higashinoji's extremely changeable lines. The whole painting gives people a soft and gentle feeling.

Her shoulders were relaxed, her wrist held the pencil, and she easily drew the overall outline in the sketchbook.

Higashinoji took a look and realized that Akisa Kuromiya actually painted him.

He couldn't help but laugh a little. This little girl seemed to be quite serious in such a small place.

But the Musashimi students who were joining in the fun didn't think so.

Seeing that Akisa Kuromiya actually drew Higashinoji, they all looked at each other - Akisa Kuromiya and Higashinoji really had an affair!

Even Konoe Ryoka on the other side felt a sense of crisis when she saw Kuromiya Meisa, who had taught her how to draw for several days, suddenly take such a move.

She didn't know why she felt in crisis, just worried.

However, Konoe Ryoka didn't know how to express her feelings, so she could only gently reach out and grab the corner of Tonoji's clothes, biting her lower lip, and looked at him with big watery eyes.

This lonely and helpless look made Touyoshi very funny.

He reached out and touched Konoe Ryoka's head, and then looked at the sketch drawn by Akisa Kuromiya.

I have to say that Akisa Kuromiya is worthy of Musashino. She drew a sketch in just over ten minutes, and she did it very well.

The students nearby who were also Musashimi University couldn't help but discuss in low voices.

He is indeed very powerful. No wonder he is the favorite disciple of the teacher on the first floor of Yamauchi.

As for the students at the North School, they were also a little surprised when they saw the sketch.

This painting is indeed very good, and their eyes can't see anything wrong with it.

The onlookers turned to look at Higashinoji, wanting to see his reaction.

"Yes." Higashinoji looked at Akisa Kuromiya's sketch and was silent for a while, then looked at the students approaching around him, and then said with a smile: "I can't say the specifics, I'll do a sketch as well."

Higashinoji asked Konoe Ryoka to borrow a sketchbook and pencil. After taking a look at Kuromiya Meisa, he started writing calmly.

He quickly sketched the lines without thinking, swinging his wrist widely, giving off a relaxed and free feeling.

Lines pile up and quickly form an outline on the white paper.

It was a diagonal sketch of Kuromiya Mingsa.

In the picture, Akisa Kuromiya maintains a slightly bowed posture, holding a pencil between her fingers and sliding it on the sketchbook.

Chimei Nagawa was originally looking at Akisa Kuromiya worriedly, but from time to time she turned her head to look at Higashinoji's paintings.

But the movement of twisting and twisting her stopped.

Then--

"Is he still an ordinary human? Could it be another species?" Chimei Nagawa couldn't help but muttered as she looked at Akisa Kuromiya's sideways sketch that Higashinoji gradually took shape with just a few strokes.

She often watched Meisa Kuromiya paint, and felt that it was a painting technique that was difficult to distinguish among the younger generation.

It was obvious that she felt a real sense of frustration after seeing the sketch drawn by Higashinoji.

The other party is like a ruthless printing machine, spitting out photos.

The key is that this printing machine also knows artistic processing.

Kuromiya Meisa's quiet and reticent character is fully expressed in this stroke.

The students at Kokuijuku may not be able to tell.

But Musashi Mei Daisheng next to him could see the skills of Higashinoji in these few strokes.

This foundation is too solid, so solid that it makes people despair.

Nagawa Chimi felt that Higashinoji was like a hexagonal warrior, full of strength, speed, agility, skill, intelligence, and charm.

The most important thing is that Chimei Nagawa heard Konoe Ryoka say that Higashinoji was not good at sketching before?

Does this look like you are not good at it?

Chimei Nagawa was really speechless.

Higashinoji quickly sketched Kuromiya Akisa's face, adding a few more strokes to the eyes.

This was probably when Meisa Kuromiya was drawing just now. She lowered her head half-down, holding the pencil in a respectful and silent manner, and her eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, as if she was thinking.

It looks like a quiet sketch of Akisa Kuromiya.

But at the end of the eyebrows, Higashinoji used changeable lines to lift them up without any surprise.

Just this one detail suddenly revealed an indescribable and strong temperament that was unwilling to admit defeat.

The whole sketch also reveals an indescribable charm.

It's like there is a soul unwilling to admit defeat on paper.

Although he seems quiet and gentle on the surface, he doesn't care about winning or losing at all.

But in fact, he is very serious and unwilling to admit defeat at all.

Tonoji put down his pencil.

Akisa Kuromiya stared blankly at the sketch. She subconsciously stretched out her hand, as if she could really feel her soul beating on the paper.

"Kuromiya-senpai's sketch is naturally very good, but there are still some details missing. With these little details, it should be even more perfect."

Higashikata comforted him.

Akisa Kuromiya's basic skills are actually very solid. She doesn't look like a student at all, she is very experienced.

But perhaps because I am too sophisticated and too particular about methodology, I missed some details.

Akisa Kuromiya remained silent.

Only then did she understand.

It’s not that her sketches are bad, nor that she doesn’t take them seriously when painting.

It's just that she doesn't treat a simple sketch as a real work like Higashinoji and carefully polish it.

This is quite normal.

Kuromiya Meisa has not yet considered painting as a career, so naturally she is not like Higashinoji.

As mentioned before, Higashinoji was a slightly famous painter in his previous life, and as a painter, even if Higashinoji didn't want to, he would be forcibly labeled as an idol.

For example, let's say you drew something casually today, but you're not very satisfied with it. It's rubbish.

Then someone saw it and posted it on the Internet.

Immediately afterwards, a group of critics jumped out and sighed - 'The artist has exhausted his talents', 'It seems that we can no longer find this painter to design any jobs in the future' and other words.

Only then will you know what it means to feel uncomfortable.

It’s impossible not to work hard.

Even if it is something you draw casually, you must have a correct attitude.

This is the difference between a career, a hobby, and a student.

There is a saying that goes well, don't compare your hobbies with other people's careers.

After all, you are just there for fun, and others really want to use this as a professional job.

and

A little detail?

Kuromiya Meisa looked at herself on the sketch paper, recalled Higashinoji's actions just now, and finally shook her head.

If I had to talk about it, I should say it’s ‘billion points’ details.

The things drawn by Higashinoji's lines with variable thickness are inherently more intense than those drawn by her smooth and soft lines.

The opponent's basic skills are indeed very powerful.

So Kuromiya Meisa sighed, put down the pencil, and suddenly felt a sense of frustration that she was no longer persistent: "I lost, Junior Higashino. You are really good at drawing."

She really felt a little lonely for no reason.

His basic skills are not as good as those of Higashinoji, not to mention his technique and composition.

The college student next to him was a little baffled when he saw Akisa Kuromiya's lonely look.

Just now, they thought Kuromiya Akisa and Higashino Tsukasa were in a relationship, but now something seems wrong, right? It feels like two martial arts masters are dueling, and one of them bows his head and admits defeat.

There was something wrong with this atmosphere. In order to avoid being implicated, Musashino Mi, who was joining in the fun, did not dare to continue watching. They all shrank their heads and returned to their seats.

"Kuromiya-senpai."

Looking at Akisa Kuromiya's inexplicable dejection.

Higashinoji shook his head: "You seem to have always cared about the outcome and the gap between you and me?"

"Yeah." Kuromiya Mingsa did not deny it.

She really wanted to beat Higashinoji once, as long as she could beat Higashinoji in one aspect.

Looking at her confused look, Higashinoji also shook his head and said: "Listen to me, Kuromiya-senpai. Setting up opponents is indeed a good way to push yourself forward, but caring too much about victory or defeat is equivalent to putting the cart before the horse. .”

"But..." Chimei Nagawa, who was standing next to her, saw Akisa Kuromiya being scolded like this. She was about to speak in defense, but was interrupted by Higashinoji.

Moreover, what he said made it impossible for Kuromiya Meisa and Nagawa Chimei to refute for a moment.

"Do you think you can draw well if you are anxious?"

Higashikata asked.

And the answer to this sentence, without him having to say it, Kuromiya Meisa and Nagawa Chimei also understood it.

Being anxious...never produces good work.

There is actually a very familiar allusion here.

An unknown painter complained to the famous painter Menzel: "Why does it only take me one day to paint a painting, but I have to wait a whole year to sell it?"

But Menzel said seriously: "Try it upside down, my dear!

Now, Kuromiya Meisa has fallen into such a strange circle.

The more anxious I am, the worse I am at drawing, and now I have even stopped doing the comics in "Aoba".

There is no need to worry about victory or defeat to this extent.

"You are still young and there is still a lot of room for improvement. Why are you so anxious? When I was your age... uh..."

Higashino stopped talking, laughed twice more, and stopped talking.

There is a feeling that this is all I have to say, and there is no point in saying more.

Finally, he smiled at the two of them before leaving.

Feeling that Higashinoji was lecturing the homeroom teacher, Nagawa Chimei couldn't help but mutter——

"You're obviously a high school student, why did you suppress me? And when I'm your age... is he trying to be bigger?"

Chimei Nagawa scratched her head——

I really don't understand.

Next to her, Akisa Kuromiya was thinking repeatedly about what Higashinoji said.

What's the rush?

It seems...there is really no need to worry too much...

She became fascinated as she thought about it...

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