Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

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The smartphone on the bed vibrated tirelessly.

Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu, whose eyes were covered by the bangs in front of his forehead, stretched out a slender jade arm and groped, and smoothly took the phone from the corner of the skirt and picked it up.

"Teacher Xia..."

A capable female voice came from the receiver.

The blue silk spread like a waterfall on the bed, and the girl responded there with a plain and tasteless tone.

"Hello, Machida-san. Just... I just finished writing..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the other side.

"I'm really sorry—!"

With a strength that seemed to penetrate his heart, the other party said the following words in a clear and excited tone.

"The release date of the second volume has been decided! Bookstores have also sent reservations!"

"And it's not just that the number of pre-orders for the second volume far exceeds that of the first volume! Even the first volume has to be reprinted urgently now!"

"Therefore! The decision of "Volume 2 will be cut in half" is withdrawn! Although it may not reach the expected five volumes, the third volume can continue to be written! "

"This is, very remarkable..."

There was a faint choking in his voice, but that was joy.

"Eh……?"

Feeling this, Kasumigaoka Shiyu couldn't help but sat up from the bed and asked while holding the phone.

"But...why is it so sudden...?"

"Actually..." Ms. Machida, who had calmed down, explained gently, "It's because of a topic on the Internet... No, it's because of a picture."

"...a picture?"

"Yes! Have you been watching Twitter recently? A very powerful artist uploaded a second creation, Sha Yujia's work."

Miss Machida continued: "It's been a fire on the Internet now,

Even the popularity of the novel has risen! "

"...?" Shi Yu was puzzled, "Can just a picture have such a big sales effect?"

"But it's really amazing." Miss Machida said firmly, "Just a glance can make people feel amazing. I'll send you the URL now, you can go and have a look right away."

"But the manuscript for the second volume has already been written..."

Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu said as he walked to the computer. Reached out and tapped twice on the keyboard to resume work from hibernation.

"And I remember there's only a week left until the deadline."

Hearing her words, Miss Machida's words came one after another in a very high-pitched tone.

"Even if you only change the last two chapters! I will try to extend the deadline for you! So please make sure to change it to the point where you can continue to develop!"

"Please, please, please, please~!"

Even the coquettish method was used.

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu embraced silently.

"But I don't have the motivation to write novels anymore..."—the words didn't come out. She just controlled the computer and opened the webpage sent by Miss Machida.

"[egoistic-lily] and [TAKI's blog]...why are there two?"

"Ah, these two websites are the websites that currently search for "Love Metronome" and are ranked in the ranking."

Miss Machida said happily: "One is a creator club in the fandom world, and the other is a personal blog for fans. Since there are works by that artist on both sides, I will send them to you together."

"is that so……"

Hearing the other party's explanation, Shi Yu first browsed the former's webpage.

Click into the portfolio, and you will see a variety of cute character pictures (general age).

Even though the appearance and shape are different, you can still clearly feel the strong personal style and the artist's creative enthusiasm.

I feel a little touched inside.

She began to look for the work that Ms. Kimachida was talking about.

Because the sites are sorted by the latest date, it doesn't take long to find what you're looking for.

Tap your finger on the trackpad to enlarge the thumbnail.

"...!"

Clean and tidy picture, beautiful and smooth lines, brilliant light and shadow effects.

Makeup, skin tone, clothing, facial expressions of the characters, everything is just right.

With a harmonious sense of nature, as if the world in the painting should be like this.

It was like a burst of electric current flowing through the whole body, and the spring was quietly blooming in the heart, rendering the world colorful.

Witnessing this scene, Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu couldn't help covering her mouth.

The characters in the picture are lifelike.

In the beautiful smile on her face, there is a life experience she has never experienced before.

"Kasumi...Sha Yujia..."

The glowing dark red pupils vibrated slightly, and an indescribable emotion flooded into my heart.

"Little Poetry...?"

Seeing that she had not moved for a long time, the opposite Miss Machida could not help asking softly.

"...Yes, I'm fine." Shi Yu's voice was slightly hoarse, and he paused, "Just a little surprised..."

"Really~?" Miss Machida's tone became cheerful, "Which one are you looking at now?"

"egoistic-lily."

"Ah, in that case, you can also look at that blog, which has post-reading comments written from the perspective of fans, and comments on the Internet."

Shi Yu did as he was told.

Indeed, as Miss Machida said, compared to the simple display of works on the former website, there is more communication and interaction here.

Quiet and beautiful eyes browse the content of the blog.

From the personal feelings of the station owner, to the lively message area.

After reading the whole article, Kasumigaoka Shiyu's mood also changed unknowingly.

But it was the painting that impressed her the most.

It is like a passing clear spring, silently infiltrating the soul, sweeping away all the haze.

"Eromanga-sensei... huh."

The corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

"How is it?" Miss Machida continued the topic just now, "I think this should inspire you to continue writing. Have you been motivated yet~?"

"..."

A brief silence.

"Sure enough, Machida-san is no good."

The beautiful female voice said so.

"Just letting Zhen Wei appear in the second half, the story can't be connected at all. According to the original outline, she is the second heroine who needs to appear from the prologue."

"Then! Let's find a way together to solve this problem with the least modification possible? How can we give up at this time...!"

Miss Machida hurriedly said.

to this.

"What are you talking about..."

The corner of Kasumigaoka Shiyu's mouth showed an inexplicable smile.

"Isn't there a week before the deadline?"

Her fingers operate on the keyboard.

"I know it's difficult! But—"

"Sorry, I just lied."

"Eh……?"

【Deleting: Love Metronome Volume 2 (350kb)】

Looking at the flashing progress bar on the screen, Kasumigaoka Shiyu said.

"Actually, I haven't written a single page of the second volume."

"Teacher Xia...?"

Ding--

A crisp prompt sounded on the computer, and Shi Yu closed the pop-up notification of [Deletion Completed] and said to the phone.

"So, I'm starting to write now, and I can probably still catch up."

There was no confusion on the girl's face, only firmness and calmness remained.

"If it happens... please help me fight for it, Miss Machida."

Machida-san, who seemed to understand something, exhaled and responded forcefully.

"...I know, leave it to me here!"

"Please show them Teacher Xia's true strength! Be sure to surprise everyone!"

In exchange, although the girl was calm, she gave a chuckle full of courage.

"Ah, I see."

It's still going on tonight.

...

clack clack clack clack-

Da-da-da-da-da-

The rapid taps and stomps were intertwined with the creepy evil laughter.

"Hah...ha..."

"Hehe...hehe..."

The girl, who was completely enveloped in a dark aura, fought hard in front of the computer.

That's an area that no one can step into.

The pictures in the brain are turned into words, and the dynamic characters form sentences, weaving vivid stories.

Put me in a quagmire...

Even if my avatar becomes unfortunate...

Into intense love, crazy love.

Force to laugh, force to be sad.

And then, although I don't know when—

"Welcome joy, gain happiness..."

The night wind didn't sleep, causing a cicada to chirp, and it turned into a thousand hands in the shadows of the trees, moving the moon, and lost the branches supported by the silver plate, and it fell to the ground and made a screeching noise.

I don't know how long it took, the girl fell asleep on the table, revealing a beautiful face like a bright moon.

Only the blinking cursor in the document on the screen witnessed this scene silently.

Along with the long breathing, a hazy babble came out from the pair of soft lips.

"Master Erromanga..."

This is destined to be a new chapter.

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the next day

In an art room filled with oil paints and turpentine, Yusuke Kato is instructing Harumi Toyama.

"...Here we should pay attention to the level of color, and the composition should also be prioritized. When painting, we must keep this in mind to find the right direction."

"Yes...that's right! Thank you Kato-san."

"nothing."

Before he could relax, the first-year girl on the other side also raised her hand excitedly.

"Um, I'm here too! Kato-senpai."

Kato Yusuke walked over to the girl.

"You don't need to call me that in the same grade."

While staring at the drawing board, he said: "The work of gouache paint will have a light inspiration. Pay attention to the color matching. You should use lighter colors here."

He falsified twice at a certain position on the drawing board to point out the problem.

With serious eyes and a handsome face, he looks very attractive.

"Yes, it is!"

The girl couldn't help nodding with a blushing face, then took out the things hidden behind her back, looked at him from the bottom up and said.

"That... if you don't mind, please use it!"

Looking at the oolong tea in the opponent's hand, Kato Yusuke shook his head and said "no".

"That! Senior Kato also invited us to drink last time, this is a return gift." The girl stood up and explained.

Hearing what the other party said, Kato Yusuke pondered for a while, and finally accepted the drink and expressed his gratitude.

"It's really popular, Kato-san."

Toyama Harumi said with a smile.

"...and that's the only thing that's good about painting."

Hishida responded indifferently.

Her eyes were focused on the drawing board, and she dipped a paintbrush on the paint board, sketching her work one by one.

"Hitsuda-senpai seems to be a lot more serious than before."

Looking at Kato Yusuke, who was indifferently instructing the first-year freshman, Toyama Harumi couldn't help but said something softly.

"Perhaps... Kato-san can join the art department, it's really a good thing."

at this time--

"good afternoon everyone."

With the sound of the door opening and closing, the heroine, who was a little later than usual, entered the art room.

"Sawamura-san!" x2

"Sawamura-senpai!" x2

The girls hurrahed and gathered around.

Condolences such as "Is your body okay?" and "Please take care of your body" are endless, and those who don't know think that he is really weak.

On the other hand, Ying Lili can face all this with a warm smile on her face, and greet everyone in turn, so that no one will be left out in the cold.

"...Yes, it's all right. How was your day yesterday?" She greeted politely and gracefully.

"Yes~! When Sawamura-senpai was away, we were all working hard to improve our strength." The first-year girl replied rushingly, and she sneaked a glance at Kato Yusuke in the middle.

Then he continued: "...and Kato-senpai also gave us a lot of guidance and learned a lot from the predecessors."

"Kato-senpai?" Eiri tilted her head slightly.

"It's Kato Yusuke-kun." Toyama Harumi explained at the right time, "It seems that they decided to call them that because they were instructed. The relationship has improved."

"That's it..."

A pair of azure blue eyes crossed the crowd and stopped for a moment on the boy by the window.

Inexplicably felt a little irritable in my heart, but it disappeared quickly.

So Ying Riri smiled and nodded to everyone.

"Then, I still have an unfinished work, so I'm sorry."

After speaking, he walked to the second art preparation room, opened the door with the key, and walked in.

And Kato Yusuke also had a calm face, and followed in with a shoulder bag on his back.

Seeing their figures disappear behind the door, the girl who brought Kato Yusuke a drink couldn't help but spoke with a look of longing.

"In the next year's art exhibition, I wonder what kind of excellent works those two will create..."

Hearing what she said, Toyama Harumi also said with a smile.

"It's really exciting. Taking Sawamura-kun and Kato-kun, maybe next year's gold and silver awards will belong to our school."

Except for Hishida, who didn't know when to walk back to his seat, everyone else nodded in agreement.

And began to look forward to the day when I can see the true works of the two as soon as possible.

It's just that they don't know how they will react if they realize that the object of their worship is actually a very vivid subject--18 ban book painters.

It must always be wonderful...

The second preparation room, separated by a door, is another scene.

"...It's barely okay."

This is the evaluation given by Eiri after reading the revised version of "Early Summer Time".

This vague statement, coupled with the expressionless look on his face, made Kato Yusuke frown at once.

After thinking about it for a while, I confirmed that I had indeed revised all the questions that the other party had commented on.

In an attitude of not being ashamed to ask, he asked directly.

"Are there any specific deficiencies?"