"Here we are."

Kuronomiya Akisa stopped with Chimi Nagawa.

The familiar smell of turpentine and pigment comes to your nose.

Looking at the familiar Kita-Yoshijuku studio in front of him, Kuronomiya Mingsha inexplicably felt a sense of intimacy.

But when I think about it, I'll be in it with Tsukasa Higashino... Kuronomiya Mingsha's footsteps were a little hesitant again.

"......" Chimi Nagawa.

Chimi Nagawa didn't have so much psychological baggage as Akira Kuronomiya, so she simply glanced into the open studio.

After all, after talking about it for so long, she hasn't seen Tsukasa Higashino's appearance in reality - she didn't watch it because of Kuronomiya Mingsa's absence at the last award ceremony.

What catches your eye is a very ordinary studio environment.

The students' easels are erected, and there are several unused easels lying in the corners, and the drawing boards on the floor are covered with colorful paints, and the innermost is the sink and storage room.

In the storage room, it is estimated that there are plaster casts and other things that are used for students to practice.

And next to the sink, there is a table there, which is supposed to be a table for art students in the studio.

But now the table is temporarily occupied by a boy.

There is a thick manuscript paper next to the other party, and although Chimi Nagawa can't see the specific situation of the manuscript paper, she can be sure that it is the manga manuscript paper.

Because when Kuronomiya Akira was rushing to the manuscript before, she also worked as an assistant to help Kuronomiya Akisa paint the background - after all, she is also a student at Muto no Art University, but she can't compare to Kuronomiya Akisa, which is much better than ordinary people's painters.

"Then he's Tsukasa Higashino?" Chimi Nagawa muttered and looked at it at a glance.

Not to mention, this Higashino Division is quite handsome, his appearance is very delicate, and he looks like a Sven.

At this time, the other party was drawing a cartoon at the desk, with a serious expression, and the G stroke in his hand made a rustling sound on the comic manuscript paper, which sounded very comfortable.

Looking at the other party's appearance, the villain image that Chimi Nagawa had imagined before completely collapsed.

The other party is the same as Mingsa, and he is also working hard... Evaluating the other party only by the fantasies in his own head is obviously disrespectful to him.

Whoop -

The G pen stopped, and Tsukasa Higashino put the pen down, then raised his head and greeted Chimi Nagawa with a smile, and asked, "Is it a tourist?" Want to see the studio of Kita Gijuku? ”

It seems that this Higashino Tsukasa has long been aware that he is looking at him.

Chimi Nagawa pursed her lips, and before she could speak, she was interrupted by Akira Kuronomiya beside her: "Hello, Higashino-kun, meet again." ”

"Aren't you the girl who lent me painting tools and canvas that day?" Higashino Tsukasa originally thought it was a tourist coming to visit, but he didn't expect to see an acquaintance directly this time.

He stood up and thanked with a smile: "Thank you for your painting tools and canvas that day, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to grasp the inspiration and paint "Tokyo". ”

“... No. Kuronomiya shook her head.

Tsukasa Higashino said polite words, and she watched "Tokyo" several times after that, and felt that even if she didn't have her help at the time, according to Tsukasa Higashino's solid basic skills, it would definitely not be difficult to complete that work, at most, it would take a little more time.

"Anyway, it's a fact that you helped at the time... By the way, did you and your friends come to visit? Higashino stood up and walked over: "If you don't mind, I can be your guide." ”

Belch...

Tsukasa Higashino's over-enthusiastic performance made Chimi Nagawa next to him not know how to speak.

That's right... How do you say that?

Her name is Chimi Nagawa is a sincere person, and Higashino Tsukasa treats them very warmly, and she doesn't have any bad words against them.

And if you want to tell the truth... That Chimi Kawa is probably going to say: 'You comic pressed Mingsha on one end and stepped on her to get on the top, why are you so powerful?' You are also very good at oil painting, and you robbed the gold reward of Ming Sha, why are you so omnipotent? ’

Yes, Chimi Nagawa has found out.

No matter what she says, she has the feeling that she will step on the Kuronomiya Ming Yarn and praise Higashino Tsukasa.

But the question is-

"These are all truths again..."Chimi Nagawa sulked to herself.

On the one hand, she is angry because of the current enemy, and she is still thinking about rebellion, and on the other hand, because she has a good reason to rebel...

But Chimi Nagawa didn't speak, it didn't mean that Tsukasa Higashino didn't speak, he turned to look at Chimi Nagawa: "By the way, I still don't know the names of the two of you." ”

The last time I was in a hurry, I didn't ask the name of this female painter on the street, but this time Higashino didn't miss it, so he simply asked.

But when this sentence came out, the gaze of Chimi Nagawa next to him became even more strange.

She looked at Kuronomiya Akisa.

Is there anything more uncomfortable in the world than when you treat the other person as a competitor and end up with the competitor not even knowing your name?

Chimi Nagawa looked at Tsukasa Higashino with extreme 'grievance'.

This appearance was noticed by Higashino Division, which made Higashino Tsukasa also stunned.

No... What's going on? Didn't I just ask you a name, why did you show an expression that brought my long-lost child to confess?

"Her name is Kuronomiya Akisa, and my name is Chimi Nagawa."

Chimi Nagawa replied after a while.

For some reason, Higashino could always hear a gnashing of teeth in her voice.

The reason for her gritted teeth was not clear to Tsukasa Higashino.

However, the name Kuronomiya Akira is not unfamiliar to Tsukasa Higashino.

"Flowers" at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, and "Uekyo at the last Tokyo Youth Art Awards".

"It turned out to be Miss Black Palace." Tsukasa Higashino had a sudden expression.

"Hmm..."Kuromiya Akisa's eyes lit up again.

OK... At least Tsukasa Higashino isn't ignorant of his own affairs.

Otherwise, she treats the other party as an opponent, and the other party doesn't even know her name... Isn't that too uncomfortable?

Chimi Nagawa also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the performance of this lifelong enemy did not disappoint, at least he remembered the name of Mingsha.

If you can't even remember the name, Kuronomiya Mingsha will really be lonely, weak and pitiful.

"Speaking of which, there is another thing that is quite accidental." Tsukasa Higashino seemed to think of something interesting: "There is a horror manga magazine called "Bad Chill", and there is a manga author on it, and the name is exactly the same as that of Miss Kuronomiya. ”

He smiled and said: "It's really a coincidence, but I sometimes actually think that maybe there are people in this world who are like me, and they directly use their surnames as pen names." ”

After he finished speaking, he also looked at Kuronomiya Mingsha: "So I've been thinking about it, maybe Miss Kuronomiya is the Kuronomiya teacher on "Bad Cold". ”

It's a joke.

If that's the case, it's too embarrassing.

Tsukasa Higashino thought that he had not only squeezed "Between the Dolls" off the throne with "Midnight Bell".

Even "Shangjing" at the Tokyo Youth Painting Awards lost the gold medal in the adult category because of his "Tokyo".

If that's the case... That's embarrassing, isn't it?

And then—

Chimi Nagawa spoke with a strange expression.

"The Kuronomiya teacher in "Bad Cold" is also Mingsha..."

She looked at Tsukasa Higashino, her mouth twitched, and her expression was wonderful: "Of course..."The author of "Shangjing"... It is also a bright yarn. ”

Uh-

This time...

The atmosphere was completely frozen.