The next event was very simple, and Katsuta Mizuki briefly introduced the situation of Musashino Art University.

And then?

And then there was no then.

"How can I have that kind of ability to guide Higashino-sensei?" Katsuta Mizuki said very shamefully.

He belongs to the kind of person who is particularly self-conscious, and he knows that his level is not as good as that of Tsukasa Higashino, so he is naturally not interested in this kind of thing.

His attitude as a bachelor made Higashino Tsukasa next to him speechless for a while.

You say there's something wrong with this person... He's not much of a problem... Because Higashino Tsukasa just looked at Katsuta Mizuki's painting - it's really good, but it's not as good as Kuronomiya Akisa.

Since it can't compare to Kuronomiya Akisa, it will be a little difficult to guide Tsukasa Higashino.

But if you want to say that Mizuki Katsuta is fine... He's a bit of a problem again.

This is because the university students other than Katsuta Mizuki are seriously instructing the students of Kita-Gijuku - asking them to watch themselves draw, or asking them to draw a sketch first to see their foundations.

Mizuki Katsuta didn't even want to pretend, and simply showed that he couldn't do it.

But forget it.

The other party's real character, Higashino Division, is actually more fond of it.

After all, there are still relatively few Japanese people like this.

So he simply sat down and chatted with Katsuta Mizuki at a volume that wouldn't affect the others.

While chatting, Higashino Tsukasa was keenly aware of one thing.

Katsuta Mizuki seems to be interested in the topic of 'Kumamon'.

At every turn, I would ask him interesting facts about Kumamon's creation, or some Kumamon secrets.

If it weren't for the fact that Kumamon had already been released for a week or two, and that others were allowed to create secondary works about Kumamon, Higashino would have even wondered if Katsuta Mizuki had come to spy on trade secrets.

"Since Mizuki-senpai is so interested in Kumamon... I still have some Kumamon bears in my bag, excuse me..."

"Please give me some." Mizuki Katsuta looked a little excited, and said that he was going to grab Higashinoji's hand again.

Looking at his excited appearance, Higashino Tsukasa was also a little puzzled.

Although Kumamon was originally designed with the concept of killing both men and women, it is an eternal truth that there must be more female fans for something as cute as a mascot.

But Katsuta Mizuki looks like a big fan of Kumamon... It's not like that.

Higashino didn't understand, but he still smiled and took out the Kumamon peripherals from the bag and handed it to Katsuta Mizuki.

The periphery of this pariachi bear is simply a communication artifact, and Higashino feels that no matter what kind of person he is, as long as the Kumamon periphery comes out, he will naturally be able to have a good relationship with the other party.

That's probably the case on Tsukasa Higashino's side.

The Konoe Lianghua on the other side -

Kuronomiya Akira was filling in the colors of her paintings, and from time to time she looked sideways at Ryoka Konoe.

As she said earlier.

If you want to defeat Tsukasa Higashino, you must learn from Tsukasa Higashino... Maybe this girl who seems to have a good relationship with Tsukasa Higashino has learned some of Higashino's skills?

She looked back from time to time, but quickly froze.

Because Konoe Lianghua's painting posture actually gave her a relaxed freehand, very free and easy feeling.

This habit of painting with a strong personal style made Kuronomiya Akisa stunned, and then she glanced at Konoe Ryoka's sketchbook.

Well... The foundation is very average, and the drawing is better than that of the average high school student.

This silenced Kuronomiya Akisa.

Could it be that Konoe Lianghua also looks better in the posture when painting?

But... Looking at the inexplicably familiar brushstrokes on the sketch, Kuronomiya Akira spoke: "Senior Sister Konoe, are you with Higashino... Did the apprentice learn to draw? ”

Yes, Kuronomiya Akira can see at a glance the brushstrokes with a bit of Higashino Tsukasa.

As for why you can see it at a glance... It's not true love or anything like that.

It's because she's bought a lot of stuff about Tsukasa Higashino this month.

"Bad Cold", "Aoba", "Midnight Bell" single book... Let's compare the photos of "Tokyo" from the beginning.

She studied a lot of things in Tsukasa Higashino, so she was able to see the shadow of Tsukasa Higashino in the sketches in Ryoka Konoe at first glance.

Konoe Ryoka was still painting over there, and when she heard Kuronomiya Mingsha's question, she immediately shrunk her neck, looking like a good bully: "Yes... I've learned some. Higashino-san took good care of me. ”

"Does Higashino usually draw like this?" Kuronomiya Akisa asked her.

"No, no." Ryoka Konoe thought that Kuronomiya Akira was asking Tsukasa Higashino if the sketch was the same as what she had drawn... This made her a little anxious.

Higashino-san's sketches are very good, and he can't compare to them at all.

She didn't know why she was in a hurry... It seems that when I hear someone say that Tsukasa Higashino is not good... Konoe Lianghua was subconsciously anxious.

She took out the sketchbook that Higashino Tsukasa gave her last time from her shoulder bag, gasped quietly, and defended Higashino Tsukasa: "This、This is the sketch drawn by Higashino-san..."

Well?

Kuronomiya Misa was attracted by Konoe's words, and she took Konoe's white-shelled sketchbook.

Sketching is a type of sketching and the basis of painting.

There is a saying in fine art that sketching is the foundation of all painting. In other words, no matter what kind of professional course in painting, you must learn drawing.

Although this sentence cannot be applied to Chinese painting, it can also be seen what kind of meaning learning sketching has for painting.

Similarly, sketching is also the technique that can best see a person's basic skills.

This is also what Kuronomiya Akira has been thinking all along.

She always wanted to see how big the gap between herself and Tsukasa Higashino was.

So she took out her sketchbook, opened it to the one she was most satisfied with, and then picked up Tsukasa Higashino's sketchbook.

This sketchbook has been used a lot by Tsukasa Higashino, and a lot of things have been drawn on it.

However, most of them are architectural sketches, and there are very few character sketches, so Higashino seems to be very interested in the scenery of Tokyo, so he also drew a lot.

Looking at the capable and clear lines in Higashino's sketchbook, Kuronomiya Akira pursed her lips and repeatedly compared it with her own sketches.

And then—

She covered her face and sighed deeply.

"It's a big gap..."

She was so confused.

In addition to coloring, oil painting brushstrokes, composition, these things.

Just talking about sketching lines... She couldn't find anything wrong with Higashino.

Especially the sketch of Ryoka Konoe that Higashino drew at the end... Obviously, it was also drawn with a pencil.

Tsukasa Higashino's eyes are so clear and clear, and they look full of life... It's as if special effects have been added.

And that's not all... Tsukasa Higashino's drawings always give people the feeling that they can't take their eyes off...

That strong personal style made Kuromiya Akira feel only one word - powerlessness.

She hasn't formed a personal style yet, and she is still relatively step-by-step.

If you want to reach the level of Tsukasa Higashino... I don't know how long it will take.

"It's amazing..."Kuronomiya Akisa felt more and more difficult to surpass Tsukasa Higashino.

The other party is a high school student, and when he goes to college, he receives a more systematic education... Wouldn't he be thrown so that he couldn't even see the exhaust of his two supercars.

"......" Konoe Lianghua.

Looking at Kuronomiya Mingsha's quiet face, there was a sense of amazement, and she was a little confused: "What, what's wrong?" Senior Sister Kuronomiya... I drew according to Higashino-san's drawing method... Is there a problem? ”

"No problem. It was the right choice to learn from him. "Kuronomiya Akisa is not so angry as to say, 'What is Tsukasa Higashino?' You can just follow me'.

She can catch up, she can be unwilling, and she can not admit defeat, but she can't do this kind of tasteless thing that misleads people's children.

Chimi Nagawa next to her also shook her head and sighed when she saw Kuronomiya Mingsha's appearance.

Kuromiya Akisa doesn't usually like to talk much, but Chimi Nagawa knows it as her best friend.

She's actually the one who doesn't admit defeat the most... Most of the time I stayed in the studio until more than 10 o'clock in the evening, and it was common to stay up late in the studio during the competition.

Painting in the studio in the winter, bare fingers are easy to get frostbitten, but Kuromiya Misa doesn't care much.

Those students outside only knew that there was a Kuronomiya Akisa in Musashino Art University, who was a genius and was particularly famous among the five major art academies in Tokyo.

But who knew that Kuronomiya Mingsa's efforts were also incomparable to them?

Talent and hard work allowed Kuromiya Akisa to be a pillar in "Cold" for a while - until he met Tsukasa Higashino, a lifelong enemy.

Chimi Nagawa was helpless.

There is an inexplicable feeling in my heart that he is both born and bright.

On the other side, Kuronomiya Mingsha didn't care what her friend was thinking, she thought about it and said, "You bring your sketchbook, I'll show you the problem." ”

There is no problem for Konoe Ryoka to continue practicing like this, and Kuronomiya Akira does not intend to interfere with the other party's development.

Although the general direction is not interfered with, some small mistakes of Konoe Ryoka can still be corrected.

In this way, Kuronomiya Akisa talked about it, and demonstrated it a few more times, and then she went to do her own thing and let Konoe Ryoka paint it herself.

Teaching can be taught, but most of the time you have to work your own for such a thing as drawing, and the instructor will at most talk about some typical mistakes.

At about six o'clock in the afternoon, Ryoko Okano came to pick up the students back, and the day's exchange and study was over.

"You've done a great job!" The students of Kitagijuku bowed to the students of Musashino Art University.

These little girls have benefited a lot, and the age gap between these college students and them is not large, so studying with them may be a little restrictive at first, but then they can be let go.

As for Tsukasa Higashino... Although he didn't learn anything, he achieved his goal this time.

I felt the art atmosphere of Musashino Art University.

In addition, he is also familiar with Katsuta Mizuki, and this product promised to take him to the Department of Image Science and Sculpture tomorrow.

Tomorrow they don't seem to have a professional knowledge course, and it's a day of independent practice.

"Let's talk about Kumamon again when we have time, Higashino-sensei." He said a word to Higashino Tsukasa happily.

“... Yes. Higashino didn't refuse.

As for why the other party likes Kumamon so much... Tsukasa Higashino didn't bother to think about this.

The day passed like this, and when he returned home, Tsukasa Higashino saw Chihaya Higashino sitting next to the TV pinching the handle, manipulating the characters in the cassette game.

This is a cassette game where squirrels move boxes and smash enemies, and if you collect a hundred flower cards inside, you can add a life.

At this time, Higashino Chihaya was hitting the BOSS, and the box was sent out of the pipe, and she manipulated the character to use the box to smash the BOSS.

She was so engrossed that she didn't even know that Higashino had touched behind her.

But it was obvious that Chihaya Higashino's operation couldn't keep up, and the cute little squirrel died directly.

Seeing that she had run out of life, Higashino Tsukasa also smiled and said hello: "Sister Chihaya." ”

"Ace! Are you back? Higashino Chihaya stood up happily, and then took Higashino Tsukasa's palm: "Come here, help me get through this level." This guy is so infuriating! ”

Looking at the taunting boss on the screen, Higashino Chihaya was very angry.

"Good, good." Tsukasa Higashino smiled and touched her head.

The cassette games of this era gave him the feeling of reminiscing about his childhood, so he didn't hate playing with Chihaya Higashino.

Almost five or six minutes later, I came to the boss at the bottom of the level-

"Ace! Fast! Move the box and smash this guy! It's running out of blood! Hey, Ace, why are you so stupid? I still have to come with my sister. ”

After solving the BOSS, Higashino Chihaya was triumphant: "Look, my sister is more powerful." As. ”

Tsukasa Higashino is dead, so the next thing I can do is watch her play.

She just wanted to enter the next level, but was stopped by Tsukasa Higashino with a smile.

"Sister Chihaya, there's something I want to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Chihaya Higashino is obviously still concerned about the situation of the game.

"Remember what day after tomorrow it is?" Higashino asked with a gentle expression as he patted her on the back.

"The day of eating hamburger?" Higashino Chihaya asked, tilting her head.

Japan is also a magical country, where the meat in the hamburger is eaten as a separate dish. After Tsukasa Higashino came to this world, he often made it for Higashino Chihaya to eat.

But—

"No, think about it. What is the day after tomorrow? Higashino said with a smile.

What is the day after tomorrow...?

Higashino Chihaya bowed her head in thought.

And then...

She finally noticed that something was wrong: "Ah, A... Could it be...? ”

Chihaya Higashino swallowed.

"That's right." Higashino Tsukasa touched her head with a smile, and reminded her kindly: "The day after tomorrow will be the middle of the month, and we should go to the hospital for a checkup." ”

"Hmm..."Higashino Chihaya's palm that pinched the handle was put down, but she quickly reacted and stuffed the handle into Higashino Tsukasa's hand: "Ace, I'll play with you, don't you take me to the hospital, okay?" ”

"Not good." Tsukasa Higashino touched Chihaya's little head: "Have you forgotten how you promised me before?" The hospital has to go. ”

Not...

Listening to Tsukasa Higashino's words that he couldn't refuse.

Looking at the gleeful squirrel characters on the screen...

Chihaya Higashino sighed deeply.

She suddenly felt... That's it for clearing the game... Actually, it's not interesting.