"Mingsha, are you still watching the second episode of "Midnight Bell"?"

The girl with short hair was blowing her hair while looking at the long-haired girl who was sitting on the sofa and watching the second episode of "Midnight Bell".

The short-haired girl is named Chimi Nagawa, and as for the other long-haired...

If Tsukasa Higashino was here, I guess I could tell at a glance that the long-haired girl was the female college student who borrowed painting tools on the street that day.

The name of this female college student is Akira Kuromiya, and she is the author of the manga "Between the Dolls" on the weekly magazine "Bad Cold".

"Mingsha—you can ignore me."

Chimi Nagawa saw that Kuronomiya Misa ignored her, so she walked over hey, her hands squeaking and scratching Kuronomiya Akisa's armpits.

“... Well. I was watching Higashino-sensei's "Midnight Bell". ”

Disturbed by this, Kuronomiya Mingsa naturally came back to her senses.

"What's the point of reading his comics all the time?"

Chimi Nagawa was a little upset about Kuronomiya Mingsha: "He's just a little better than Mingsha, you draw a little better than Mingsa, your plot is a little better than Mingsa, the sense of horror is a little more than Mingsha, and the sense of expectation is a little fuller than what you do, the whole story is just very interesting, and there is nothing else besides that." ”

“......”

Listening to the words of his live-in friend, Kuronomiya Mingsha did not have any dissatisfaction.

On the contrary, a sense of identity appeared on her calm face: "It's indeed the same as what you said... My "Between the Dolls" is really nothing compared to "Midnight Bell". ”

"Huh? I didn't get to that point. Chimi Nagawa was stunned for a moment, and then argued: "I just said that he drew a little better than Mingsa, the plot was a little better than Mingsa, and the sense of horror and expectation was a little better than Mingsa... I didn't say anything else. ”

She's pretty straightforward.

Kuronomiya Akisa didn't say anything about this, she just put down "Bad Cold" and remembered the situation when she just watched "Midnight Bell" some time ago.

Although they didn't smash the TV like Kazuya Akasaka, the TV in the corner was locked early, and no one could turn it on.

At night, I don't dare to go to the toilet alone, and I have to be accompanied by two people - even Kuronomiya Mingsa.

"How can you draw so well?" Kuronomiya Mingsha looked at the second word of "Midnight Bell" on the table and fell into deep thought.

Chimi Nagawa next to her also pouted when she saw her dead friend like this, and she didn't care.

Like Kuronomiya Akisa, she is also a student at Muto no Art University, and her painting skills can naturally be seen at a glance.

There is no doubt that Higashino-sensei, who painted "Midnight Bell", is indeed better than Kuronomiya Akisa.

But Chimi Nagawa thinks that it is probably because that Higashino-sensei has spent more time than Kuronomiya Masa to create this result.

You must know that Kuronomiya Akisa is a college student, and she is also a Muto no art college student, so she usually spends a lot of time on schoolwork, and she doesn't have much time to draw manga at all.

And it's such a person who has no time at all, but he can also occupy the position of the pillar of the horror manga in the weekly magazine "Bad Cold" of the famous Urashima Publishing House, and several professors at Muto no Art University also praised Kuromiya Akisa...

To sum up, it is not a problem at all to use the phrase 'genius' to describe Kuronomiya Mingsa.

As for that Higashino-sensei...?

How could he be compared to Kuronomiya Akisa?

Even if Higashino is two steps ahead of Kuronomiya Akisa in the field of comics, or even three or four steps, he is definitely not Kuronomiya Akisa's opponent in terms of oil painting, Western paintings, and traditional paintings.

So Chimi Nagawa doesn't know why Kuronomiya Akira is so serious.

Thinking of this, Chimi Nagawa simply said to Kuronomiya Mingsha: "Mingsha, you don't have to care, this Higashino sensei's talent in comics is definitely at the level of a ghost talent, and it's normal that you can't compare to the other party." ”

She hugged Kuronomiya Misa and said triumphantly, "And didn't you participate in the adult competition of the Tokyo Youth Painting Awards recently?" This is what that Higashino can't do, is it possible that he can still snatch the gold reward from you? ”

Kuronomiya Mingsa tilted her head and glanced at Chimi Nagawa, a confused expression appeared on her face, and then she took out her mobile phone and opened the album:

"Is it pretty?"

She opened the oil painting photo of Tsukasa Higashino's "Tokyo" and asked Chimi Nagawa.

"Huh...? Wow...! This is Mingsha your easel, right? You've painted such a brilliant work again? Wrong... It's even better than the previous "Flowers", Mingsha, have you improved again? ”

Chimi Nagawa pinched her phone with an obsessive look.

It is true that there are no borders in the language of art, and as soon as Chimi Nagawa saw Tsukasa Higashino's "Tokyo", she was directly fascinated.

She had an inexplicable feeling.

It's as if he has become the middle-aged man in the painting, expressing his dissatisfaction with the pompous and ironic Tokyo...

But what about dissatisfaction? Isn't it about returning to reality in the end?

The whole painting is full of this feeling of 'realistic helplessness and realistic regret'.

Looking at this painting, Chimi Nagawa inexplicably thought of a sentence - Tokyo is everyone's Tokyo, but it is not your Tokyo.

"Great! With this painting, Mingsha will definitely get a gold prize! This is already a completely professional-level painter, right?! ”

Chimi Nagawa is sincerely happy for her friend.

She belongs to the kind of idle master, and it is a big deal to inherit the family's billions of family assets after graduation, for her, this kind of life is actually quite boring.

But with more life winners like Kuronomiya Mingsha around her, she has the feeling that she is also experiencing the other party's life.

At least she witnessed the rise of a generation of young painters!

But what made Chimi Nagawa not react was that Kuronomiya Akisa didn't react to her congratulations, just holding her mobile phone and asking her, "Is it good-looking?" ”

"It's pretty!" Chimi Nagawa replied without hesitation.

"Higashino-sensei drew it."

"Ah???h Chimi Nagawa was stunned by Kuronomiya Mingsha's words, and then said 'ah', with an incredible look on her face:

"Are you saying that this painting was painted by Mr. Higashino, who painted "Midnight Bells"?"

"Hmm... I happened to meet that day. It should be him. ”

Kuronomiya Akisa's expression was still calm, and she looked at Chimi Nagawa with a gentle face like water.

"......" Chimi Nagawa didn't speak, just looked at the oil painting stupidly, and then glanced at the original painting of "Midnight Bell": "No..."

She muttered to herself, "This is too powerful, isn't it...?" ”

Chimi Nagawa finally understood.

So what Higashino-sensei is for them... It's just monster-level.

"A little unwilling..."

Kuronomiya Akisa's voice woke up Chimi Nagawa.

Chimi Nagawa subconsciously raised her head, and just happened to see Kuronomiya Mingsa biting her thumb.

This was the first time she had seen Kuronomiya Akisa, who wasn't particularly interested in anything but painting, with that kind of expression...

That kind of... Particularly unwilling... A particularly envious expression.

I was so envious that I seemed to be about to cry.

"Yes..."Chimi Nagawa reached out and gently stroked Kuronomiya Akisa's head, muttering, "I'm very unwilling..."

Perhaps, the way I usually look at Kuronomiya Masa is the same as the way Kuronomiya Masa looks at that Higashino teacher now.

Very unwilling...

I was reluctant to face that wall called 'Talent'...

How can I surpass that Higashino-sensei?

It's hard.