A moment later, Shiina Mashiro's room.

Jiang Yu drove Xiao Bury out of the room with a reluctant face and didn't even play the game, and after closing the door, he turned around, took a deep breath, and walked towards the bed with heavy steps.

Ah, of course, nothing will happen in your first reaction next, Jiang Yu just walked to the edge of the bed, sat down against the edge of the bed, and looked at Shiina Mashiro, who was sitting on the chair with a complicated look and was concentrating on drawing a comic manuscript.

After a long silence, he spoke, "Speaking of which...... What did you talk about with Miss Iida when you went out today? ”

In order to avoid a straight ball that the girl might have out of nowhere, he decided to strike first.

Shiina Mahaku's pen continued to work, and when he heard this, he just responded lightly: "Ayano? Discuss the newlyweds' rewards. ”

"Oh, so I was talking about the newcomer's reward...... Huh? Jiang Yu's face changed greatly in an instant, and he asked a little cautiously, "What do you mean...... Newcomer Award, has it passed? ”

The girl's eyebrows frowned slightly, as if she was distressed about the storyboard of the draft in front of her, and in the face of Jiang Yu's shocked words and face, she just shook her head lightly without saying too much.

What this means...... Unsuccessful? Jiang Yu muttered in his heart, the girl's painting in front of him is naturally impeccable, if he participates in the newcomer award again, the result is still unsuccessful, then most of the problems are in the plot processing or the storyboard of the original comic manuscript.

“…… I see. His lips twitched a few times, and he didn't know what he should say, and finally just threw out such a hard sentence, and after being silent for a while, Jiang Yu said in a somewhat difficult tone, "Well, that, how to say it......"

In the face of Jiang Yu's vague words, Shiina Masaki's face was as usual, but the tip of the pen that had been moving freely before had a momentary pause.

On Jiang Yu's side, the conversation box had just opened, but he felt like he was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't continue to talk no matter what.

After learning the news of his defeat, Shiina's expression was very calm, and he looked no different than usual. Even now, as if nothing had happened, he draws his own original manga manuscript.

However, it is impossible not to feel annoyed.

The confident girl who worked so hard that she didn't even have time to sleep, and she was bound to get it, but in the end she reaped such a result, and it was impossible not to be annoyed.

In the past half a month, although he asked the two girls in the family to go to bed on time every day, occasionally he stayed up late by himself, and when he tiptoed to the toilet in the middle of the night, when he passed by Shiina Mashiro's room, he could see a little light spilling out of the crack in the door.

When encountering such a situation, Jiang Yu would always stand at the door of the other party, hesitate for a moment, and then walk to the bathroom as if nothing had happened.

It's really hard to dissuade a person who has worked hard to get to this point, and, to be honest, you can't dissuade you, right?

Newton's third law, which is known to junior high school students: the action of force is reciprocal.

The harder you put in, the greater the reaction when you fail. The more time spent, the more emotion you invest, and the greater the expectation of success, the more you will turn into the same amount of chagrin and remorse.

Only those who can bear this risk can get the right to challenge. If you only think about what happens when you fail, if you think it's a waste of time, if you don't want to be hurt, if you're afraid to recognize reality, if you don't want to see your limits, if you feel ugly, etc., people who can only say such annoying things will not be able to stand on the same stage as this girl no matter how long it will take.

If you release the water, you can still defend yourself because you haven't done your best. However, Shiina Mashiro even blocked this road, and fought hard until he could only say that it was all his fault, and accepted the possibility that he might be completely denied.

Jiang Yu has always been willing to believe that the world will definitely be gentle to those who work hard. But the brutal truth is that hard work doesn't always pay off.

Because in this world, there is never a shortage of people who work hard, and when you feel like you're working hard enough, there are other guys who are just as hard, or even harder.

It will be the top of the mountain, and the mountains will be seen at a glance.

Reality is just like this well-known poem, there are only a few people who can reach the peak, and there is naturally only one person who can become the first. This is by no means a world where everyone can hold hands and reach the finish line together, full of hypocritical laughter.

Moreover...... He understands the frustration and powerlessness of failing despite all his might. It can even be serious to the point of doubting one's own outlook on life and values.

However, standing on Shiina Mashiro's departure, Jiang Yu, who is just a bystander, what can he say? Even if he has helped the girl with a little special training, but if he puts on a very understanding face and only says some superficial truths, of course this kind of thing can't be done. The ugliest of them are those who laugh at the efforts of others.

Therefore, some pale and weak words of comfort are absolutely unspeakable.

It's enough to do your best.

Just try again.

No problem, there's another time.

Yes, words like this, which are so cheap that they don't even bother to write into the chicken soup text, are absolutely unspeakable, and they can never be conveyed to the other party's heart.

Shiina Mashiro is clear.

Even if others don't say anything, you know this kind of thing best. Understanding the cause and value of pain is impossible to share with others. Even the memory of failure belongs to the girl herself.

Therefore, he chose not to say anything in the end, just stayed quietly by Shiina Mashiro's side, silently watching her once again dip the tip of her pen into the clouds in the sky, and on the snow-white paper, swaying a beautiful picture.

All of a sudden, the room could only hear the slight breathing of the two of them, and the crisp sound of the electronic pen and the trackpad colliding and tapping against each other.

Halfway through the painting, Shiina Mashiro seems to have given up on fighting this draft page for the time being, put down the brush, turned around, and sat on the chair with his hands and knees, his small head resting lightly on his knees, delicate as if the most outstanding work of the master carver's life, with a cold look peculiar to a girl, making people subconsciously stay away at the same time, but also can't stop the desire to get closer.

"The newcomer award hasn't officially started the selection yet, but the cartoons drawn in the past few days have been rejected by Ayano."

With an unusually calm expression, Shiina Mashiro explained the specific meaning of shaking his head just now.

Hearing this, Jiang Yu's face was still heavy just now, and it quickly turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye. He staggered to his feet, couldn't stop his trembling fingers, with an inexplicable rhythm, pointing at the yellow-haired girl with a flat + innocent expression.