On Monday morning, Narumi Yu, who got up early for morning exercise and came to school by the way, honestly put the rewritten essay on the desk of Natsume Hanai in the office.

[Physical Use Lv.3 (89/100)]

It seems that there is hope that I will be able to work out to level 4 through persistent morning exercises before the summer vacation.

The physical strength is still only five, and I don't know if there will be another increase.

In fact, the numerical assessment of physical strength and skill should be calculated separately, as long as his physical fitness is reached, the physical strength value will naturally become higher.

Now his body is much stronger than when he first came out of the hospital.

After school in the afternoon, I went to the art department to find Shiina Weiyang to go home with him as agreed.

Dongdong.

“…… Come in. ”

He knocked on the door, then opened the door and walked in after getting permission.

Most of the members of the art department are immersed in painting their own paintings that are preparing to participate in the Tokyo Painting Awards.

Most of them are watercolors, but a few are gouache or oil paintings.

But none of this has anything to do with him.

Narumi quickly found the location of Shiina Miyo and walked straight over.

At this time, the girl was concentrating on drawing the picture in front of her until Narumi Yu was already standing behind her, still unaware.

He didn't warn, just stood there and quietly admired.

I appreciate the Shiina Weiyang, who focuses on one thing, and also admires the elegant and natural lines and colors of the girl's hands, even full of vitality.

“……”

One of the girls who had been staring at him since Yu Narumi entered the door watched him stand quietly behind Shiina Miyo, not making any noise that would affect the others. Put your mind at ease for the time being, and continue to perfect the watercolor in your hand.

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After watching it for less than five minutes, Narumi Yu saw a system prompt popping up in an inconspicuous position in the corner of his eye.

He paid little attention to the school's affairs, so he didn't know what other members of the art department thought of Shiina's painting skills. Therefore, he had to take Shiina's paintings and compare them with the paintings of famous artists that he remembered on the Internet or in art exhibitions.

From this, it is concluded that

From a purely technical point of view, there is naturally a big gap between Shiina and those painters who have been precipitated for more than ten or twenty years, or even thirty or forty years.

But in terms of expressiveness, the paintings painted by Shiina are not inferior to their famous works.

As far as painting itself is concerned, no matter how good the technique is, it is only the lower limit of a person's field of painting. Through continuous practice and accumulation, the painting skills of all famous painters will reach a similar bottleneck.

At that time, what really determines the artistic height of the painting is the vitality, expressiveness, artistic conception and the special meaning given to the painting by the author himself.

Appreciation in the field of art is a very subjective thing in itself. Otherwise, there would not be so many genres and ideas of painting.

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Out of curiosity, Narumi took it as easy as possible and walked around the club classroom of the art department and read everyone's paintings.

If you compare it with Shiina Weiyang, the evaluation is not at all, or it is not comparable at all.

The head of the art department, there is also a girl with a very high mountain range who looks like a third-grade senior sister, and her painting skills are not bad, although she is weaker than him, but she can barely be counted above the third level.

However, their paintings are still at the level of "copying the images imagined in front of them or in their minds onto the canvas". To put it mildly, what they can draw, the camera or even the phone camera can do better.

I don't know how Shiina communicated with the head of the art department...... He was allowed not to participate in the Tokyo Painting Awards.

Although he doesn't know the strength of other schools yet, Narumi Yu has great confidence in Shiina Miyo. As long as the girl is willing to participate in the competition, and the jury is not shady, she will definitely be the first.

Even if you throw in the senior group, you should be able to get the first place.

The reference standard is himself - close to 3.5 painting level, he is already qualified as an illustrator, and he can still improve when he appreciates the girl's painting process.

"Huh? When did Yu-san come ......? ”

I don't know how long it has been, but Narumi Yu's drawing skills have added eight points of experience. When Shiina Miyo's sore wrist rested, she found the boy who was already standing behind her.

"Probably ......"

He was so fascinated that he didn't remember the time, so he pointed to the painting of Shiina Weiyang,

"Shiina-san was before he drew this little rabbit."

On the canvas, the brook in the woods, fireflies fluttering in the night, the shrine maiden carrying a lantern sitting on the stone next to the dilapidated shrine under the big tree, and the lush weeds growing from the side of the stone crack block the light of the shrine maiden's lantern. On the other side of the stream, a hare was crouching at the water's edge, vigilantly watching the "intruder" on the other side of the stream.

"I'm sorry...... Yousang waited so long, but I'll have to wait for a few more minutes......"

Immediately, the girl turned her head to look at the girl who had been peeking since she found Narumi Yu from Shiina Mio,

"It's done, Songban-san."

"It's so pretty! Sure enough, Shiina Senpai looks good at everything he draws! Is Shiina Senpai really not considering participating in the Tokyo Painting Awards? I feel that just this painting drawn casually by Shiina seniors can already win a gold prize. ”

It seems to be a senior girl in the first year of high school.

Is it too loud to speak? Look in the direction of the blackboard, your minister is already frowning. ’

"I'm sorry...... For some reasons that cannot be said, there is really no way to participate in the ......"

"Woo~~ Shiina seniors don't participate in the competition, and we're all a little worried about whether we can keep the status of the art department of Mikagehama High School......" The first-grade girl surnamed Songban said as she was about to hug Shiina Weiyang.

'You can't be like this, Songbansan. You can't rely on your gender advantage to do whatever you want. Your Shiina senpai likes me, you don't have a chance! ’

"Songban-san."

Yumi Takahashi, who is the head of the art department, finally couldn't help but open her mouth to warn, and at the same time stopped Matsuita Ri from hugging Shiina Miao.

"Ah, I'm sorry...... Takahashi-senpai, I'm so happy for a while......"

"We can all get the gold prize without Shiina-san, and there won't be only one." It seems that the relationship between the head of the art department and Shiina Weiyang is not good, "Since Shiina-sana does not participate in the Tokyo Painting Awards, can it not affect the other members?" Or quit the Fine Arts Department for a while. ”

Narumi raised her head, looked away from the watercolor painting of Shiina Miyo, and glanced at Yumi Takahashi.

He agrees with the first half of the other party's sentence, but will the last sentence be a little too heavy?

Jealous of someone stronger than you?

If you really want to preach, the first person to reprimand should be him or Matsuban Riyi, who speaks loudly, and in any case, he shouldn't directly target Shiina Weiyang, who has been paying attention to the volume of his speech.

How did such a person become the head of the art department? The painting skills and talent are not as good as Shiina Weiyang.,The personality is not gentle.,The appearance can only be regarded as middle and upper.。

"I'm sorry, I'm going to talk outside with Yousang, so I won't bother everyone." Shiina got up from his chair apologetically and apologized to Yumi Takahashi and the other members.

The one-year student who likes Shiina Weiyang stood up and defended her: "However, if Shiina seniors compete, they can get the first ......."

"Even if Shiina-san gets the first place, what does it have to do with you?"

"I ......"

Narumi Yu turned his gaze back to the watercolor.

Compared with the boring quarrels in the art department, it was Shiina Miao's paintings that attracted him more.

The fireflies flying in the forest are really beautiful, and I wonder if he can walk in with the girl in this painting.

"Won't you take this painting with you?" Seeing that Shiina Weiyang got up to leave, he had already picked up his shoulder bag and asked.

This time he didn't lower his voice, as if he was completely ignoring the head of the art department.

"No......" Shiina Weiyang glanced at Yumi Takahashi, whose face was gradually darkening, and whispered to him, "This is what Matsuban-san gave me a question for me to draw, and it should be fine to put it here." ”

"Question?"

"That's it, give me a few keywords and let me draw them."

"Keywords?"

It wasn't like it, but he did ignore Minister Takahashi, who had already stood up and walked towards them.

"When I get out, I'll tell Yusan ......"

"It's Shiina-san, it's just a random painting in a drawing game," he looked up and looked around with a smile, "It's better than what the other members of the art department and the minister have drawn." ”

"What do you mean?"

Yumi Takahashi, who was tall, raised her head slightly, stared at him, her eyes were not good, and she opened her mouth unceremoniously,

"Look down on other students who are working hard for the Tokyo Painting Awards?"

"Just tell the truth."

"Yu-san......" Shiina Weiyang tugged at his sleeve and motioned for him to stop talking.

"Also, Takahashi-san, who is the head of the art department, should understand that effort and strength are not equal. It's a fact that your drawing skills are not as good as Shiina-san. ”

"Under this premise, those who are gifted are definitely not as hard as Shiina-san; Those with poor talent are not as good as Shiina-san if they work hard, and they should face the reality more and not be angry just because of a compliment to Shiina-san. ”

Yumi Takahashi, who was the minister, gradually clenched her palms, and her face began to turn red with anger, "Do you know how to draw?" ”

"Just excuse me, my name is Yu Narumi."

“…… Narumi is not even a member of the art department, but just makes casual remarks as a layman or a painting enthusiast. It's not just that I look down on my hard-working classmates, but I also look down on the painting itself! ”

"Am I right?"

"You!"

Yumi Takahashi was so angry that she couldn't speak.

Because what Narumi Yu said was the truth, but she didn't want to admit it herself, so she kept pointing the finger at Narumi Yu's attitude and identity.

And he had a smile on his face all the time, and he spoke calmly, without any intention of making Minister Takahashi angry.

"Moreover, if Takahashi-san was afraid that the members of the department would be disturbed, he shouldn't have let me in in the first place, instead of asking Shiina-san, who has the best drawing skills in your art department, to temporarily quit the art department after I came in."

After speaking, he looked at the other members of the art department who were watching them, and bowed sincerely and apologized, "I'm sorry, let's go out and don't disturb your practice." ”

Shiina Miyo also packed up his paintbrushes and paints and placed them neatly next to his easel.

"I—I'm going out too......" Riori Matsuban also stood up to get her shoulder bag.

None of the other members of the art department spoke up, making Takahashi feel isolated.

But there was nothing he could do, so he could only watch Narumi Yu, who had finished apologizing, walk out of the art department from the back door with Shiina Mio and Matsuita Riai.

……

"Shiina-san,"

Narumi Yu looked at the Matsuita Rii who was holding Shiina Miao's hand in the middle of the three.

They have all left the school gate, and they are still following, and they have no consciousness of being a junior at all, and they can't understand the atmosphere at all.

"Huh?"

"What kind of person is Takahashi-san?"

"Pretty responsible, probably...... After all, the minister is elected by all the ministers. I didn't notice that when I was in the art department, I spent most of my time drawing. ”

"Well, I'll apologize to her the next time I go to the art department."

"Not really!" Even on the train, they followed their Matsuita Rii to insert the topic and complain, "Takahashi-senpai can only be the minister because Shiina senpai and Kokasaka-senpai don't want to be......"

Kogasaka's predecessor should be the girl with a high mountain range.

Then Matsuban Rii opened the conversation, not shying away from Narumi Yu, an outsider, and listed the things that Minister Takahashi hated her.

Overall, in her impression, Yumi Takahashi is a self-righteous guy who relies on her status as a minister, rigid and boring, and has set a lot of rules for the art department, which is originally very free and relaxed.

“…… But our painting skills are not as good as hers.,Shiina seniors and Kokasaka seniors are bent on painting and don't pay attention to things in the art department.,It's up to her to come.。 ”

Ochanomizu Station has arrived.

Matsuban Rika waved goodbye to them and stepped off the tram,

"My sister works here, I'm going to find her! Shiina senpai and Narumi senpai goodbye~"

"Well, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

The train restarted, and with no Matsuita Rii as a partition in the middle, Shiina sat down next to Narumi and held his hand very naturally.

"That ......," the girl interlocked her fingers with him, "it wasn't drawn casually...... I will do every painting carefully. ”

"I'm sorry, I was a little angry when I saw Shiina-san being targeted."

“…… Thank you. Shiina Weiyang rested his head on Narumi Yu's shoulder, glanced at him twice, and after realizing that he had no intention of dodging, he relaxed and happily curled the corners of his mouth, closed his eyes, and enjoyed this last time on the train.

The next stop is Iidabashi Station, and I'm about to get off the train.

"Did I just go a little too far?" Narumi didn't pay attention to Shiina's small movements.

"Hmm~ It's just me who is too much, Yu-sang is speaking for me."

"Who cares about all those boring things, I'm referring to the sentence that your paintings are casually drawn. By the way, what is the topic? ”

“…… The title is five key words: rabbit, girl, night, bright, and sacred. ”

"Shouldn't ordinary people think of Kaguya first when they see this?" Narumi Yu recalls the painting of Shiina Miyo. I thought that with the faint light of fireflies, I could draw a [bright] light all over the sky, and also draw a sense of "sacred" in the mysterious shrine and shrine in the forest.

"The first thing that comes to mind is this image, and I don't think about it that much...... Maybe it's because, Kaguya or something, it's too far away from me. ”

At the end of "The Tale of Taketori", Kaguyahime ascends to heaven, and the emperor feels that there is no point in living in the world because the beautiful woman is gone, so he sends someone to the nearest Mt. Fuji and destroys the elixir that Kaguya gave him.

Probably, Shiina Miyo wouldn't like such a story from the bottom of his heart.

"Shiina-san," he stretched out his other hand and touched the girl's head, "let me do it if you have the chance, you can draw a picture for me." ”