Ms. Machida, who seemed to understand something, took a breath and responded forcefully.

"...I understand, leave this place to me!"

"Please let them see the true strength of Teacher Xia! We must surprise everyone!"

In exchange, the girl chuckled calmly, but full of courage.

"Ah, I see."

It continues tonight.

…

Click, click, click, click, click—

Da da da da da da da da—

Rapid knocking sounds were intertwined with stomping sounds, and there was also a creepy evil laughter mixed in.

"Hiss...ha..."

"Hehe...hehe..."

The girl was completely enveloped by a breath of darkness, and she was just fighting in front of the computer.

That is an area that no one can enter.

The pictures in your mind turn into words, and the moving characters form sentences, weaving vivid stories.

Get me stuck in the quagmire...

Even if my clone becomes unhappy...

Plunge into intense love, crazy love.

Work hard to laugh, work hard to be sad.

Then, although I don’t know when it will be——

"Welcome joy and gain happiness..."

The sleepless night wind caused a chirping of cicadas, which turned into a thousand hands among the shadows of the trees, pushing the moon. Without the branches holding them in silver trays, they fell to the ground and made a loud noise.

After an unknown amount of time, the girl lay on the table and fell asleep, revealing a face as beautiful as half a bright moon.

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

Along with the long breathing, a hazy murmur came from those soft lips.

"Teacher Eromanga..."

This is destined to be a new chapter.

◇

next day

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

"...Here we need to pay attention to the level of color, and we also need to prioritize the composition. Keep this in mind when painting to find the right direction."

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

"nothing."

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

"Um, please ask me, too! Kato-senpai."

Kato Yusuke walked next to the girl.

"We're all in the same grade, so you don't need to call me that."

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

He pointed twice at a certain location on the drawing board to highlight the problematic areas.

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

"Yes, it is!"

The girl blushed and nodded, then took out the thing hidden behind her back, looked at him from bottom to top and said.

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

Looking at the oolong tea in the other person's hand, Kato Yusuke shook his head and said "No need".

"Well! Kato-senpai also bought us a drink last time, and this is a return gift." The girl stood up and explained.

After hearing what the other party said, Kato Yusuke pondered for a moment, and finally accepted the drink and expressed his thanks.

"You're so popular, Kato-san."

Toyama Harumi said with a smile.

"...The only saving grace is painting."

Hisita responded coldly.

She focused her eyes on the drawing board, dipped the paint brush on the paint board, and sketched her work one stroke at a time.

"Hishida-senpai seems to be much more serious than before."

Looking at Kato Yusuke, who was instructing the first-year students with a calm expression over there, Toyama Harumi couldn't help but whisper.

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

at this time--

"good afternoon everyone."

With the sound of the door opening and closing, the heroine walked into the art room a little later than usual.

"Sawamura-san!" x2

"Sawamura-senpai!" x2

The girls cheered and immediately gathered around.

He kept saying condolences such as "Are you okay with your health?" and "Please take care of yourself." Those who didn't know it thought he was really fragile.

But Yinglili could face it all with a warm smile and greet everyone in turn, never letting anyone be left out.

"...Yes, it's no problem. How was your day yesterday?" She greeted politely and elegantly.

"Yes~! When Sawamura-senpai is not here, we are all working hard to improve our strength." The first-year girl answered quickly, and secretly glanced at Kato Yusuke.

Then he continued: "...and Kato-senpai also gave us a lot of guidance, and we learned a lot of knowledge from him."

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

"It's Kato Yusuke-san." Toyama Harumi explained at the right time: "It seems that they decided to call her that because they were given guidance, and their relationship has improved."

"That's right..."

A pair of blue eyes looked across the crowd and rested for a moment on the young man by the window.

I felt a little irritated for no reason, but it quickly disappeared.

So Yinglili smiled and nodded to everyone.

"Well, I still have an unfinished work, so I'll excuse you now."

After saying that, he walked to the second art preparation room, took the key, opened the door, and walked in.

Kato Yusuke also had a calm face and followed in carrying a shoulder bag.

Seeing their figures disappear behind the door, the girl who brought drinks to Yusuke Kato couldn't help but said with a longing look on her face.

"I wonder what kind of outstanding works those two will create in the art exhibition next year..."

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

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

Except for Hisita, who walked back to his seat at some point, everyone else nodded in agreement.

And began to look forward to the day when I could see the true appearance of their works as soon as possible.

I just don’t know how they will react if one day they learn that the object of their admiration is actually a painter of 18-ban books with very violent themes.

It always feels like it must be wonderful...

In the second preparation room separated by a door, there was another scene.

"...It's barely passable."

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

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

After thinking about it for a while, I confirmed that I had indeed corrected all the issues commented by the other party.

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