There will be pressure to stay around excellent people, just like a scumbag and a top student are good friends, even if the top student himself has no malicious intent, but the occasional exposure of the comparison is enough to make the scumbag jealous.

Of course, the more jealous you are, the more you will realize your own shortcomings, so that there will be two different reactions, either directly discouraged and self-pity, or redo and catch up.

But if you face a guy like Mashiro, choosing the latter will only find that no matter how hard you work and how you expect, you will never be able to catch up with her, and the only endless hope to come back is constant despair. It's just brutal

Little Bird Swim in the Deep Sea believes that there must be such a hatred of such a true white in a corner of Rita's heart, and if she is an enemy, it is estimated that she can gladly accept her defeat and admit that she will lose to true white no matter what.

But she is a true white friend, the only friend, on the one hand, she is powerless for her dreams to be shattered, and on the other hand, she feels guilty for having bad thoughts, which makes some of her behaviors seem to be full of contradictions and struggles.

[Do you remember the children who learned to draw with me and Mahaku in Grandpa's studio?] 】

[Remember.] Mashiro nodded.

[Did you know, have you noticed? One by one, the children disappeared from the studio every month. 】

【】

[When did anyone disappear, do you remember?] 】

[Me]

[Mashiro probably doesn't even know the name and what it looks like.] Mashiro didn't refute, and she was silent to confirm Rita's words.

[In the eyes of the real white, you only have your own words, and you don't understand anything at all.] Rita shook her head with a wry smile.

[Why?] 】

[Didn't I say it, this is really white for you! ] Because I know Mahaku, I began to hate painting, and I hated it more than anything! I don't even want to see canvases, easels, brushes, everything about painting! Rita's azure eyes were reflected in the shrunken true white, and her face was full of unease.

Xingnai pulled the sleeve of the deep sea on the side, his eyes flashed and motioned for him to stop, Rita's words were indeed a bit excessive, it was better not to let Mashiro listen to it, this is also for Mashiro's good.

But the little bird just shook his head and motioned for Hoshina to continue listening. It's not a thing to keep some things in her heart all the time, and taking this opportunity to let her say these things is a good thing for both Mahaku and herself.

Since then, there has not been so much estrangement between the two of them, after all, Rita can be said to be Mashiro's only friend, otherwise the bird swimming in the deep sea would not have so many things, and let Mashiro understand other people's minds a little, it's good not to be so ignorant, isn't it?

[The children in Grandpa's studio are different from the innocent children in the painting classroom, they are not just for interest, not just for learning skills, but for learning more professional knowledge and skills, with the goal of famous painters, children from all over the world. 】

At the beginning, even Mashiro and Rita were no exception.,It can be said that the children who come to the studio.,It's already an achievement or a little talent.,It's just.

[Everyone has great abilities, although they are children, they have already made achievements, but in this studio that only gathers geniuses, even geniuses have become ordinary people. Because it was the first time since I was born that I had met an opponent who was more powerful than me. The studio or reality is such an existence, and there will always be people who give up immediately because they can't accept it. Because I always thought I was special, but it turned out to be different, and the reality presented in front of the child's eyes was very cruel. 】

[However, as long as it is in the world of talent, these are things that are taken for granted, yes! It was a matter of course, but our situation at that time was a little different, because of the existence of Mashiro. 】

[I] hesitated to get up.

[That's right, no matter how hard we try, we can't become the same as Truewhite, we have no way to compare at all, and even the sight of Truewhite is not on us. This is really unbearable, and the opponent in my heart doesn't take you to heart at all. 】

[Mashiro uses an invisible knife to dismember the dreams of children who are just alive and just raised for painting.] Painless, just like now, expressionless, mercilessly ravaged. When you look at the paintings, you will understand, 'Ah, our previous efforts have been in vain, and this is not an area we should set foot in at all.' 'Realize what real talent is. 】

[Even so, I still have to believe in myself, struggling painfully, and when I raise my head thinking that I am improving, I can only helplessly find that Mahaku has reached the front place. 】

The other four people in the department couldn't help but fall silent, not knowing what to say, only Rita's soft voice lingered in their ears.

Unlike under the snow and really cool, although the two of them are also the type who excel in all aspects and put pressure on the people around them, but when they are stressed, they may also think, 'Ah, if I try hard, I can become like this.' ’

So there is not only jealousy but also longing, and in this longing, there is more or less a little hope for oneself. But Mahaku is different, just like Rita said, she is good enough to make those who chase her despair.

When they are still trying to run, maybe Mahaku can already go to the sky, ahem, so saying that Mahaku is the culprit who shattered their dreams is a little far-fetched, but in fact, there is still some truth.

Rita lowered her head and just continued to tell softly: [The children in the studio at the same time, in the end, I was the only one left, obviously there were originally thirty people, all of them were driven away by Mashiro without consciousness and emotion. Even though everyone left, Mashiro's expression still didn't change, he didn't care at all, he didn't even notice it. 】

[Me]

[I can't forgive that kind of true white, so I hope you disappear quickly, I hope you disappear immediately, so that I can help you become a manga artist, teach you how to use a computer, and even assist you in going through the procedures to go abroad and convince your parents. It's all about hoping that you will draw boring caricatures, be criticized for being worthless, taste frustration, and when you are physically and mentally traumatized, you will understand our feelings. 】

Rita's wide eyes stared at Mashiro: [But I didn't expect that even so, you still insisted on the comics. 】

【Rita I】

It's been several times, and Mahaku wants to speak and stops, and just as she was about to continue, Xuexia, who had been silent next to her, interjected and asked: [Since you think so, why do you want to take her back to China and let her give up the comics? 】

This is also the question that the bird swims in the deep sea to figure out, this is really not logical, it can't be said that Rita suddenly regretted it with a conscience, right?

She looked at the puzzled bird swimming in the deep sea, then turned to the snow that asked the question, and looked her in the eyes: "If it were you, would you forgive me?" Taking away dreams from others, no matter how much you pray, no matter how hard you try, no matter how much you desire, you can't get something, but you easily have it, and you have no interest in throwing it aside like garbage, can you agree, can you approve of it? Could you please tell me? 】

[I see. 】

The little bird sighed in the deep sea, Mahaku has what Rita longs for but can't reach it, so he must not be able to tolerate Mahaku really giving up his achievements in painting, and he is also because the genius master painter Mahaku recognized his talent and gave up painting because of the reason why he recognized his talent, but it became because he was jealous of the cartoonist Mahaku who hit the street and gave up painting, what the hell is this.

Although defeated by Mashiro's talent, Rita never looked away from the beginning and the end, facing Mashiro head-on. She always used to look directly at Mashiro's talent while painting next to her.

Because of this, Rita covets Mashiro's talent more than anyone else.

I want to catch up but can't catch up, so I hate it deeply

[You're done. 】

Under the snow turned her head sideways, the little bird who was familiar with her swam in the deep sea knew that she would definitely say something that would not make Rita feel good, and sure enough, under the snow, she stared at Rita and said lightly: [Can you put away your listless, pretending smirk from now on? If you were asking me a question, I would tell you that if it was really a persistent pursuit, then I would not give up no matter what. 】

Her voice was not loud, but unexpectedly firm and abnormal, if this kind of words came out of someone else's mouth, the little bird swimming in the deep sea would not believe it at all, but the girl in front of her was different, if you had to ask why, because her name was Xue Nai under the snow.

Under the Snow is different from all girls, the difference lies in her persistence: [I also have what I want, and I also suspect that I don't have that thing, so I inevitably have disappointment in what I don't have. But it is precisely because of this, precisely because I realize that I can't do anything, that I must pursue it unremittingly]

This is probably something that can only be done under the snow, the bird swims in the deep sea and thinks so, not everyone can get more and more courageous, not everyone can survive the inner torment, and not everyone can be as correct and powerful as under the snow.

Rita is naturally not, so she is not convinced at all, she clearly did not shed tears, but it looks like she is crying: [I have been painting since I was sensible, no matter what I paint, my family will praise me, I am very happy, I study hard to draw better, they always tell me that I will become a great painter in the future. But since Mashiro came, everything has changed! 】

【Rita】

[I originally wanted to draw together and learn from each other, but it turned out that I was the only one who thought like this, and Mahaku didn't think so at all, so did my parents and grandpa, they were obsessed with Mahaku's talents, and everything else was overshadowed in front of her, and I was just one of them]