Saionji Akino and Asaba Oriyuki push open the door of the café together, and you can smell the rich aroma of coffee.

The soft lighting of the shop reflects the greenery in the corners and the flowers on the tables.

The roar of a coffee machine can be heard at the counter, and the barista master is operating the utensils vividly and smoothly, mixing delicate lattes and rich cappuccinos. The guests at the tables listened to the soft music and tasted their drinks. There was occasional small talk, but it was not loud, and it was clear that everyone was consciously restraining themselves.

There are some paintings of various sizes, photos of tourist landscapes, photographs of photographs, etc., which obviously add to the style of the store.

Saionji Akino and Asa Ha Oriyuki are both dressed as students, and even if they don't show timidity, they still look a little out of place.

"Welcome, do you have an appointment here?"

"Yes."

"Could you please tell me the mobile phone number and the last name of the person who made the reservation?"

"08017694xxx, Xiyuan Temple."

"Okay, Mr. Saionji, and this beautiful young lady, please come with me, you have booked a private room in the inner compartment."

"This is it, we'll get the menu to you later, please wait a moment."

After watching the polite clerk slowly leave, Saionji Akino did not rush to push the door in.

At this time, Asaba Oriyuki pulled the corner of his clothes, and couldn't help laughing: "It's the first time I've come to this kind of place, and it feels so formal, and it feels like an adult." ”

Saionji Akino: "It's also my first time, and it is estimated that it should be very expensive to consume here, but this time it is someone else's treat, and you can order more things to eat later." ”

Asaba Oriyuki chuckled, "Then you're welcome~"

Pushing the door in, entering the small box, they actually came a little early this time, the agreed time was half past four, but now it was only three fifty, and they arrived.

But I didn't expect that there were people who were earlier than them.

It was a girl of their age with short fresh hair and awe-inspiring eyes.

I saw her squatting on a chair alone, with no expression on her face, but I could feel that her eyes were full of aura and enthusiasm. The slender, bony hand holds the touchscreen pen and constantly revises his drawings on the pad. She seems to be like a robot that never stops, and the movements she depicts throughout the whole process are smooth, and every stroke is very beautiful.

Soon, a young and beautiful girl appeared on the pad, look at that hairstyle... It should be the Miyasui shamrock in your name?

Hearing the sound of pushing the door, the girl knew that someone had come in, but she was now drawing in a key place, so she wouldn't put the pen down.

After finally sketching the outline of Miyasui Sanhu, she looked up at the door.

"I'm sorry, I was trying to draw a different style just now, that's why..."The girl's voice was very cold, and with her hairstyle and awe-inspiring eyes, you can roughly see what kind of character this person is.

Without saying anything, the style of acting is definitely neat and vigorous.

But when the girl in front of her saw Asaba Weaving Snow, her eyes were obviously glazed.

And Asaba Oriyuki also showed an embarrassed smile for the first time.

"Long time no see... Twig..."

The short-haired girl called Kozhi took a few deep looks at Oriyuki Asaba, and then said to Saionji Akino with a smile: "Hello, my name is Mihara Eda, and I am the artist in charge of your work this time, so I'm glad you chose me." ”

Saionji Akino saw that something was wrong, and Oriyuki Asaba greeted her, but she ignored it and smiled at herself instead?

Did the two of them know each other?

Artist...

Painting Society...

Saionji Akino feels like he might be touching the secret of Oriyuki Asaba.

"Hello, I'm Saionji Akino, and I'm glad to meet you..."

"Xiyuan Si-san, before we talk, can you invite the irrelevant people around you out?" Mihara continued to smile and said, "I'm not used to having outsiders intervene when we talk about work. ”

“……？”

Asa Yu Zhixue has been silent, and at this point she reluctantly smiled: "Xiyuan Temple-kun, then, then I'll go out and wait for you first..."

Saionji Akino grabbed Asaba Oriyuki's wrist and said in a gentle manner, "I can understand you, but... She's not an unrelated person, because I don't know much about painting, so I might need a translator to talk to you this time, and, anyway, she's my friend, and I can't kick my friend out, and I hope you understand me about that. ”

Mihara listened to Saionji Akino's decent, polite words, and her tone was quite calm, she couldn't find any place to find faults, so she quieted down, so she acquiesced in Asa Ha Oriyuki's presence.

Asaba Oriyuki looked down at her grabbed wrist, but her expression was no longer confident and cheerful as before, but full of guilt.

It's just that because she lowered her head, Saionji Akino couldn't read her emotions, and just said to her softly, "I'm sorry, I may have been a little too hard just now." ”

When Asa Yu Zhixue heard this, she quickly shook her head and replied in a low voice: "It's okay, thank you, Xiyuan Temple." ”

"Hmm."

After Saionji Akino sat down with Asaba Oriyuki, Mihara Ed, who was sitting opposite them, obviously didn't want to waste a penny of time, so he straightened the pad and handed it to Saionji Akino to see.

"These are a few scenes that I drew with my imagination after reading your original novel."

"I went to the stairs at Suga Shrine last night, but I don't know which stairs you want to take, so I drew it like this."

"And then it's based on the night view of Hida City that I drew on the Internet, maybe there is a lack of details, if you're not satisfied, I can go to Gifu Prefecture to take a field trip, but then I may not be able to catch up with the release time of your work..."

"The scenery is very well drawn, and the focus is on the people." Saionji Akino smiled.

"Yes, the character design of the characters is here, Miyasui Sanye, Tachibana Taki, and Miyasui Sanye wearing a witch costume... I don't know much about this yet, and I may need to go back and look it up more. "Mihara, who has entered the state of work handover, is very professional, and has been talking about work all the time without any distraction.

Saionji Akino saw that Asaba's state was not right, so he didn't let her be a translator, but when it came to the back, he did have a little communication barrier with the painter, after all, he didn't understand some details of painting at all, and the current level of painting was still learned from the art teacher, which was quite amateurish.

Asaba Oriyuki reacted quickly, and after finding out that Saionji Akino needed her, she immediately asked Saionji Akino carefully what he thought.

After a brief gesture, Saionji Akino groaned slightly, and at this time, Asaba Oriyuki took out a pen and paper directly from his bag and painted on them directly according to Saionji Akino's request.

Obviously, Asa Ha Oriyuki's painting strength is also very strong, although it may not be as smooth as Mihara, but whether it is the composition of the human body or the filling of details, it can be seen that her basic skills are very solid.

Mihara Eda watched Asaba Oriyuki start to paint, and stopped talking, and finally stopped looking at her painting.

While drawing, Asaba Oriyuki lifted the hair around her ears, her expression was extremely focused, at this time, it was a little similar to the three original branches just now.

"Xiyuan Temple-kun, this is probably the effect you want, right?"

"Well, there's still a few details missing..."

"Well, I know what to say."

"That's... Small... Mihara-san, on the basis of this sketch, you modify the ratio from the legs to the waist, and then the head, and the back of the shamshell's hairstyle is a three-strand braid, so it's not a regular high ponytail..."

"And for the coloring piece, the rope should be dark red, and the eyes should be..."

Although Mihara tried his best not to look at Asaba Oriyuki, he still heard what he should have heard.

Compared to Saionji Akino's vague expression, it is true that Asaba Oriyuki, who is also good at drawing, can grasp those points better.

An hour passed in a blink of an eye, and although it took more time than expected, it was very efficient to be able to finalize the style of the final manuscript through this exchange alone.

After taking the last sip of coffee, Saionji Akino smiled at Mihara-eda, "Then I'll trouble you, Mihara-sensei." ”

Mihara's level is enough to be called a teacher, her drawing skills are too exaggerated, just half an hour of effort, she drew a draft comparable to a finished draft.

When he went back, he said that he still had to be refined, so he didn't have any worries about the quality of the illustrations.

Mihara also smiled and nodded, but when he left, he didn't say a word to Asaba Oriyuki after all, and even said goodbye.

In this regard, Asaba Oriyuki could only bow his head and smile bitterly.

…

After leaving the café, Saionji Akino and Asaba Oriyuki walked side by side, but it was obvious that the atmosphere was not as relaxed and pleasant as when they first arrived, and Asaba Oriyuki's mood was just like the cup of Italian roasted coffee she had just ordered, which was very bitter.

After walking for a while, Asaba Oriyuki suddenly found herself pulled to a halt again.

The sweet smell crept into her nostrils.

Saionji Akino bought two servings of taiyaki, handed one of them to Asaba Oriyuki, and said with a smile, "The red bean paste should be quite delicious." ”

Asaba Oriyuki took the hot taiyaki in a daze, and looked at the face of the young man who had already eaten the taiyaki in small bites.

"Xiyuanji-kun, you don't ask anything..."

Saionji Akino: "Hmm. ”

"But I'll listen, whatever you want to say."

Hearing these bland words, Asaba Oriyuki suddenly felt that the haze in her heart seemed to be pierced by the sun, and it was slowly dissipating.

After taking a bite of taiyaki, I just happened to eat the sweet and greasy red bean paste inside.

Sweetness replaces bitterness, just as her mood is slowly turning cloudy at the moment.

Asaka Oriyuki was a little hesitant in her heart, but finally shook her head with a smile, "I don't like to share unhappy things, so forget it." ”

"But, thank you, Saionji-kun."

"Thank you."