When it comes to doujinshi sales fairs, everyone in the industry probably has different opinions and meanings.
Some people can stay up all night for several days and waste their private lives just for a mere interest.
Some people will use all the Bon and January holidays to participate in activities, give up their studies, employment or marriage, and let their lives sink and let their parents worry about them.
Some people are so enthusiastic about activities that they lose interpersonal relationships, or they develop unpleasant interpersonal relationships.
In addition, there are also people who rely on selling doujinshi as their main source of income, do not engage in other jobs or file taxes, and gradually become professional.
But for these people who are unique and strong in every aspect... the most important day is actually not the day of the event, but the period before the event when the deadline is close to deadline.
…
That was after taking a shower.
Kato Yusuke, who had changed into sportswear, came to Eiriri's room.
What caught my eye was not only the vast room filled with countless comic books, animation CDs, and video games, but also the owner's third style of clothing that was different from the regular clothes for dinner and the uniforms for school.
.
The golden twintails that were usually so delicate that they were comparable to handicrafts were now not only untied, but even disheveled to the point of being miserable.
And the blue eyes that are popular among the boys on campus are hung with a pair of thick glasses, and the eyebrows are raised like a Q version of the white-eyed character, which looks a bit vicious.
Finally, paired with a complete set of green sportswear with the "Shimamura Middle School" emblem embroidered on the chest, the overall feeling is really indescribable.
Even so, these factors did not affect Kato Yusuke, so he directly expressed his inner thoughts into words.
"You are really sloppy..."
As these low and indifferent words rang out in the room, the girl's vision became sharper, and she showed a fighting stance without hesitation.
"What? Do you have any dissatisfaction——!?"
"I'm not dissatisfied..."
Faced with Eri's fierce expression, Kato Yusuke just pulled up a chair and sat down next to her with an understatement, "It just suddenly feels like the SSR character has been chopped or even redone, so don't worry about it.
"
"SSR role...?"
The girl looked puzzled at first, and then her eyes widened in the next second. Her anger level reached the threshold at a speed visible to the naked eye: "What, wait?! Did I say that you are deliberately looking for trouble!
?”
"No, I'm just loyal to my heart."
Kato Yusuke replied calmly, looking at the items on the other party's table for a while, and then fished out an air bag comb from the pile of rough sketches and brushes scattered around, and handed it over.
"Anyway, you'd better take care of your hair first and explain the situation to me."
Although she looked disgusted by this, Yinglili still snatched the comb away. With the rustling sound of the comb passing through her hair, the girl turned her face and snorted.
"...Well, to put it simply, I still have some unfinished works on hand."
"Um."
"But because the trailer has been released on the website."
"Um."
"So we have to try to catch up with this exhibition again. Do you understand...?"
"Does that mean it's a work planned to be exhibited?"
Kato Yusuke asked doubtfully: "Isn't the "Junior Student 2" version that you gave me before already completed?"
"Well, that's done."
Yinglili nodded her head imperceptibly, trying to sound very calm, "So what I'm talking about here is something else."
"...what else do you mean?"
""The Dream Book of Tolove", "The Prism of the Snow (The heroine has not yet been decided)", "The True Version of the Metronome of Love", it's probably these three..."
A brief silence.
"... Do you know what day it is now? Yinglili."
"August...seventh."
"So when is the start time of Natsu Comi?"
"August...15th."
"Well, the answer is correct."
Kato Yusuke affirmed with a slight smile, and then changed his words: "Then counting the day before the opening, in less than a week, you released three movies at once, which you never told me before.
Can you explain to me the reason for the new project in detail?"
The tone of the words was extremely warm, but in Ying Lili's ears, she suddenly trembled and made a cute, almost inaudible "yeah" sound.
Then he pretended to be calm while stroking his hair, clearing his throat and saying: "...No problem, as long as you are here, I will definitely make it.
And apart from "The Prism of the Snow", "The True Version of the Metronome of Love" actually only has the tracing and coloring parts left. And then for "The Dream Book of Tolove" I also have an idea, I just need to draw it...
…It’s not much after all, it hurts so much!”
Before she finished speaking, her head was struck by a big hand that turned its palm into a knife, causing the girl to instinctively let out a cry of pain, and the momentum she had built up was shattered in an instant.
After a period of combing, the hair that was just messy and tangled has now become neat and smooth again, and feels very comfortable to the touch.
Unfortunately, someone used his palms to rub it hard without any mercy, causing it to become messy again, even worse than before.
"Wait, wait a minute! What are you doing!? You've managed to get it combed, and you're not allowed to touch it!"
Regardless of Eiriri's repeated complaints and obstructions, Kato Yusuke just continued to play with the "plush toy" in his hand angrily.
"Not to mention your completely unnecessary trust, aren't there two of the three books that have not been written at all? And the heroine of one of them is undecided, which means that there is no idea for painting, right? It's like this.
How can people help you?
To put it another way, even if I want to help you, what will the printing house do? Don’t they have to send the manuscript a week in advance before it can be printed? "
When I thought about it like this, I suddenly became even angrier.
Therefore, the other hand was not idle, but kept tapping the girl's head gently "dong dong dong".
So the screams of pain gradually turned into lamentations, but he still argued forcefully: "It doesn't matter, that printing house has been in business since my mother was still drawing fans... It should be... It doesn't matter... There is no need to treat me like this,
It’s too much, ugh, woo, woo…!”
Later, there were even soft sobs in the words, which made Yusuke Kato have to stop what he was doing.
And Yinglili did not miss this opportunity. Taking advantage of the gap created by the enemy at that moment, she immediately ran two meters away, squatted on the ground with her hands on her head, and looked at him with tears in her eyes.
The snow-white soles of the feet were pressed together inwards, and the delicate toes were clinging to the soft blanket extremely uneasily. The petite body was constantly trembling, like a frightened cub.
This scene made Kato Yusuke feel extremely helpless, and he couldn't help but sigh deeply: "...Even if this is the case, you should at least tell me earlier. Why did you delay it until now?"
In response to this, the girl just looked at him silently, then turned her gaze away as if she was angry, curled her lips and muttered.
"…………Kou."
"What did you say?" Kato Yusuke, who didn't hear clearly, couldn't help but ask.
"I told you everything!"
As if she was about to burst out all the grievances she felt in her heart, Yinglili turned around suddenly: "It's okay if you don't know, but haven't you been busy with your own works recently? How can people like this
Can you say it!?"
When the slightly higher and clear voice reached his ears, Kato Yusuke was immediately speechless.
As if his soul was blessed, he couldn't help but recall the several contacts he had with her during the summer vacation. Thinking about it now, almost every time he was asking the girl for her opinion, and the conversation also revolved around his own works, but there was never any question.
I asked how the other person was doing.
In the face of his many harassments, although Yinglili showed an impatient tone of disgust every time, she would eventually give her revision suggestions very seriously and never rejected him.
It was as if the fog lingering in his mind finally dissipated. Kato Yusuke gradually realized what was wrong with him, but at the same time a new question arose.
Then he was a little embarrassed and scratched the back of his head and said: "...I'm sorry, what I just said went too far. Anyway, I will find a way to help. If you need anything, just ask."
"Huh? Ah, um..."
Perhaps feeling the sincerity in his words, Yinglili couldn't help but lower her head, and responded a little unnaturally: "Well... it's not that serious. If you say there is something wrong with me..."
His voice gradually became softer, and he was clearly not used to the current situation.
Kato Yusuke then continued: "But having said that, I remember that you only planned to submit one work to the exhibition before, why did you suddenly change your mind?"
In response to this, Ying Lili stared back with a dead-eye expression, and said: "It's not because you have prepared three works for the first time participating in the exhibition, as an [egoistic-lily] social
Commander, how could I, Eri Kashiwagi, lose to you!"
"...???"
Along with a series of question marks popping up in his head, a certain idea suddenly appeared in Kato Yusuke's mind.
‘According to this statement, doesn’t it mean that the root cause of the problem is caused by my involution behavior??’
Thinking of this, the corners of his eyes suddenly couldn't help but twitch.
Yinglili stood up and complained: "Really, your hair has been messed up to this extent. I'd better go take a shower. Let's talk about it when I come back."
After saying that, he pulled on his slippers and walked outside, but was stopped by Kato Yusuke.
"Wait a moment, Yinglili."
"……what happened again?"
Facing the girl's looking back, he pointed to the desk in front of him and said: "Isn't there a work that only contains lines and colors? Give me that first, so that I can
You can also start working without wasting time.”
"...If you put that one on your left hand side, go look for it yourself."
But just a second before Eiri was about to walk out of the room, Kato Yusuke suddenly said again: "Speaking of which, there is another thing."
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa,, you, that's all, you said it all in one go!" The girl who heard this looked back again with a hint of annoyance.
She saw the other party flipping the drawings on the table and saying to her without looking back: "Can I have a video call with my girlfriend here when I get to work? It won't affect my work."
"That kind of thing is up to you."
Ying Lili muttered something back, then opened the door and walked out.
With the sound of the door "clicking", the room suddenly became quiet.
He took a few comic books from the side and put them together, then placed his phone on top of them.
Kato Yusuke then initiated a video application to Sayu.
Not long after, a little face full of curiosity appeared on the screen.