An ancient concept originating from India that uses blood as the basic social system, also known as the caste system, has a history of more than 3,000 years.
After this concept was introduced to Japan, it evolved into a new variant on campus, commonly known as.
——"School Caste"
Its system structure is mainly composed of three "caste" groups, which are "Army 1", "Army 2" and "Army 3" from top to bottom.
"Army 1" is also called "Current Deposit" or "Winner in Life". It is usually composed of people who are good at team sports, have good looks, cheerful personality, and gangsters;
The "2nd Army" is composed of students who are good at single sports, have certain specialties, and most unknown students (there is also a group of "1.5th Army" who are similar to the "1st Army" and are responsible for humor)
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As for the "3rd Army" at the bottom, they are basically made up of "otakus", "nerds", "athletic idiots", "character quirks", and those who were squeezed out by the "1st Army" and "2nd Army"
Made up of people.
Although it is a "campus caste system", these "castes" are not static.
For example, if a student who originally belongs to the "1st Army" is squeezed out due to internal conflicts, he will immediately be dropped into the ranks of the "3rd Army".
Unless you enter a higher school or change schools, you may not be able to recover within a few years. This is also a common situation of campus bullying.
As a "Third Army", the only chance to counterattack is to change schools or enter a higher school midway, and you also need to change your appearance or hide your personality in order to start a new life.
Kato Yusuke originally belonged to one of them. But unlike the others, he was labeled as "isolated" purely because he was too cold, and was classified into the "Third Army".
However, this situation has begun to change recently. Whether it is the pink envelope stuffed into the shoe cabinet in the morning or the confessional statement being called to the back of the gym during lunch break, it can prove one point:
That is, he has been promoted from the original "Third Army" to the "First Army" or "Second Army", and his previous life of obscurity no longer exists.
…
"Sorry, I have a girlfriend."
Rejecting the bowing girl in front of him, Kato Yusuke came to the rooftop alone with a lunch box in one hand, a dip pen and a drawing book under his arm.
Pushing open the blocking door, the scene on the rooftop came into view.
The weather is cloudy today, and the thick clouds cover the sun, so it won't seem that hot.
Even the wind blowing became refreshing, carrying a breath of freedom, which made him let out a long sigh of relief.
The rooftop surrounded by a high iron net is empty. For safety reasons, the iron net is also covered with a frame composed of metal pipes to prevent anyone from climbing over or accidentally falling.
After sitting down on the bench under the pergola, Kato Yusuke began to enjoy the long-lost alone time.
While listening to the rustling of leaves, I sent an email to Sayu on my mobile phone to inquire about the work situation, and received a reply soon.
【Ogiwara Sayu: No problem, so don’t worry~!(>^ω^
There was also a photo sent with the email.
The girl wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt uniform had a cheerful smile on her face and made a girlish victory gesture.
Because I bent down to take the photo, from the angle of the photo, I can just see the full breast curve and the corner of the cartoon band-aid in the neckline.
The corners of Kato Yusuke's mouth raised slightly, and he replied with a text.
——[The band-aid is about to be exposed (laughing).]
The reply this time was much slower. It took about seven or eight minutes before the girl's email was sent.
Putting down the half-eaten lunch box, Yusuke Kato opened the email on his phone.
[Ogiwara Sayu: Bad guy~~~!!! It’s all your fault!!!]
After thinking about the girl's expression of refusing to welcome yesterday, Kato Yusuke typed out another sentence.
——[Obviously you liked it quite a bit yesterday? (Spread your hands)]
This time it became instant again.
[Ogiwara Sayu: Hi, I like it, but I don’t have to work so hard...?(???ω???)?]
Even without thinking about it, Sayu's shy look clearly came to mind. Just when he was about to reply, another email came from the other side——
[Ah, let’s not talk about it for now, the rest time is about to end, and I should go to work (please put your hands together to apologize)]
[Kato Yusuke: Got it, let’s go. 】
So the two ended their communication.
After thinking about the older woman he met at the part-time job shop with Sayu this morning, Kato Yusuke, who had chatted for a while, felt relieved. At least the store manager seemed to him to be pretty good and a kind person.
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While thinking about this, he stuffed the remaining bento into his mouth in two mouthfuls. Then he took another big sip of oolong tea, and then swallowed it along with the food.
"I've finished eating."
After packing the lunch box, Kato Yusuke started doing another thing - drawing essays.
Although Eiriri asked him to think of some themes in advance, due to the special circumstances yesterday, he didn't write at all at home, so Kato Yusuke planned to complete this work during his lunch break.
As for the content to be drawn, I had already thought about it, but because it was just for Eri's convenience as a guide, Kato Yusuke decided to only draw a few key frames.
He opened the A4 size drawing book and began to write.
The brand of dip pen is Zebra, and the pen he used at this time is called G pen, also known as the cartoonist's pen, which is the most commonly used pen. There are also spoon pens and round pens (ball pens),
Applicable to different scenarios respectively.
The reason why I chose a dip pen instead of a needle pen this time is because the effects of the two pens are different.
When drawing with a stylus pen that uses ink, the ink penetrates into the paper and leaves a mark. The advantage of the dip pen is that you can choose the ink freely. In particular, some good inks will not penetrate into the paper when drawing, but will form a trace.
A film-like thing is attached to the paper.
The lines drawn will also be more complete.
There is still no need to make a draft, or in other words, the step of outlining is omitted. As the tip of the pen is drawn on the drawing book, the prototype of the character emerges on the paper.
Time passes bit by bit, and the content in the picture becomes more and more complete.
Swimming pool, locker room and on the road after school.
A coach who seems to have malicious intentions.
A JK girl who goes home with her boyfriend.
And the electronic equipment hidden in the corner.
…
A total of six drawings were drawn, and there were no lines or coloring. As for the remaining parts, he planned to wait until Eri showed them to him.