As soon as these words came out, no one spoke immediately.
The three boys looked at each other from side to side, and finally turned their attention to Kato Yusuke, who had been silent.
"Well, what do you think?"
He turned his gaze away from the room by the window without leaving any trace.
"I just have one question."
Kato Yusuke asked the girl: "When can the assessment start?"
His expression was calm and unhurried, his eyes were unwavering, but he could feel a strong sense of confidence.
……this person.
The girl with braids' eyes lit up, "Have you ever learned painting before?"
"No, I just hate wasting time." Kato Yusuke said calmly.
Hearing what he said, the other three boys' eyes immediately became strange.
"A guy who simply loves to show off." - This was the first impression Kato Yusuke gave them.
But on the other hand, as long as this person is here, my grades will never be at the bottom no matter what, right?
They couldn't help but secretly think about it, and suddenly they felt that the pressure on their bodies was not that great anymore.
"I'm fine."
"Me too."
"And I."
The opinions were unanimous.
"In that case." The braided girl's eyes swept across everyone's faces. When it was Kato Yusuke's turn, he stayed for a moment, and then announced: "Then please start preparing the tools and materials in the classroom.
You can use them at will, and the assessment will start counting in five minutes."
Collecting the things he needed in his hands one by one, Kato Yusuke sat on his seat and started writing directly as if he didn't need to think at all.
The scratching sound of the pen tip came from the paper.
"You actually just use a pen?!" The boy next door accidentally glanced at his drawing board and couldn't help but exclaimed: "You don't even make a draft??"
And this also attracted the attention of others.
"Please be quiet, otherwise you will be deemed to have given up your qualifications for the assessment." the braided girl reminded.
Hearing this, the boy touched his nose angrily and returned his attention to his drawing board, but in his heart he had already sentenced Kato Yusuke to death.
Kato Yusuke didn't pay attention to the other party...or he didn't have the energy to pay attention. At this time, he was staring at the drawing board in front of him with all his concentration.
His wrist moved and he moved the pen quickly and steadily. With just a few strokes, the overall outline of the character was already vividly displayed on the paper, making him look extremely familiar.
Not only are the lines beautiful and smooth, but the composition is also very neat. Every time you start writing, you can do it in one step, as if you already know what you want to draw.
In fact, it was indeed the case. What he wanted to draw was exactly one of the characters in a certain work that he had seen in his previous life.
…
twenty minutes later
As the last stroke fell on the drawing paper, Kato Yusuke couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, raised a hand and gestured to the girl with braids: "Please come over here."
The girl came over immediately.
"Yes, do you have any questions?"
"I finished."
"Eh……?"
Seeing the girl looking at him with a puzzled look, Kato Yusuke had no choice but to explain it again.
"The assessment work." He pointed to the drawing board in front of him, "It has been completed."
"You actually said it's done, but there are still ten minutes left. Let's work harder... uh——!?"
The words stopped abruptly.
Looking in the direction pointed by her fingertips, the girl's eyes suddenly widened.
On the battlefield at dusk and dawn, broken swords and broken blades were stuck upside down on the ground. Occupying the center of the picture was a slender figure.
The shining gold outlines her hair, the blue of the sky outlines her dress, and the noble silver fills her armor.
Under the bright and dazzling light, the rainbow-like colorful halo protected the beautiful figure of the girl, and the gorgeous sword of the king was tightly held in her hand.
She stood in the direction of the backlight, one person and one sword, composing a heroic poem.
The moment you set eyes on it, it feels as if all the pores in your body are open.
"It's actually a finished product...and even the color is ready!" the girl murmured.
The power of the pen shines through the paper, and even people who don't know how to draw can see the excellence of this work.
Her eyes were full of shock.
"This quality is not inferior to that of Sawamura-san."
This thought came to mind, and the girl with braids couldn't help but take a breath, and then looked at the owner of the painting.
"May I have your name?"
"Kato Yusuke." Kato Yusuke responded calmly, and then asked, "Did I pass the assessment?"
A wry smile appeared on the girl's face, and the words that came out of her mouth immediately caused the others to explode into a ball.
"Of course, it would be better to say that it is me who makes this judgment, but I feel a little ashamed, because Kato-san's level is obviously higher than mine..."
"——!"
The sound of cheers sounded under the buttocks. A boy stood up and protested dissatisfied: "Wait a minute! This is already obvious favoritism!"
The other two people couldn't sit still anymore and all agreed.
"Didn't he say that he had never learned painting? Even if he was lying, he didn't have to go to this extent, right?"
"I also think this is not good..."
The three of them were talking to each other like this. Due to the angle and the fact that the drawing board was blocked by the girl's body, they did not see Kato Yusuke's work that made girls feel ashamed. So——
"I understand." The braided girl said softly, looking at the boy in front of the drawing board. "Kato-san?"
"What's wrong?"
"Can I show them this piece?"
"It doesn't matter."
Kato Yusuke shrugged and said, "Can you give me an application form for joining the ministry? I didn't bring it with me when I came here."
Hearing his words, the girl was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, no problem, I'll get it for you right now."
Then she brought the application form and handed it to Kato Yusuke.
While the boy was filling out the form, the girl with pigtails also turned around and said to the three boys beside her.
"Whether I am favoring Kato-san or not, please see for yourselves."
With that said, she turned over Kato Yusuke's drawing board so that it was facing the three men.
The moment the picture came into view, all three of them stopped breathing.
"What's this?"
The thirsty throat spit out these words unconsciously.
Vivid expression, beautiful composition, vivid colors, coupled with overwhelming painting skills, no matter which point is taken alone, it can firmly dazzle them.
Looking at his own work, let alone coloring, even the freckled-faced boy, who is the fastest among the three, has just finished revising the line draft.
A feeling of shame arose spontaneously, and they sat on the bench in silence and picked up the paintbrush again.
There's still time...!
Even if you know you can't beat that person, you should at least try hard until the last moment.