"——Please, please."

Namishima Iori took out a pen and paper from the briefcase beside him and pushed it over.

Kato Yusuke looked at these things that were pushed in front of him, neither picking them up nor showing any expression.

Basically, even if Iori Hashishima provokes him, it does not mean that he must cooperate.

As for proving one's abilities...what's there to prove to a stranger?

What's more, he is not a naive three-year-old child who will not lose his mind when provoked.

He looked at Namishima Iori indifferently, tapping his fingers on the table aimlessly, his eyes without any emotion, as if he was looking at nothingness.

As time goes by bit by bit.

From the beginning, Iori greeted her with a smile, but gradually became a little restless...

It was a condescending attitude.

Although the person involved does not seem to have any offensive character, this kind of disregard for others is an attitude in itself.

He felt a little oppressed and uncomfortable on an inner level.

There is no doubt that this man is oppressing him.

After observing the other party's expression again, Hashishima Iori was even more certain of this.

He was very troubled and looked at Akane Benisaka, hoping to get help.

Fortunately, the other party did receive his request for help, and he was also happy to see how things would develop next.

then……

"If there's anything wrong with it, why don't you try it? Boy." Akane Kurisaka said.

Thanks to this, someone finally looked away from him.

"...I'm sorry, I don't see the point of doing this." Kato Yusuke said calmly.

"Everyone else is provoking you in the face, but you're not angry?"

"So, will you be angry because you are provoked by someone who doesn't know how to draw?"

"Are you a man? Where is your manliness?"

"This kind of thing cannot be proved through drawings. You know it yourself."

"Hey~~ It doesn't matter, you just draw, otherwise wouldn't even my vision be questioned?"

Kato Yusuke smiled noncommittally, his eyes swept over the faces of Akane Kurisaka and Iori Hashima, and finally landed on the paper and pen at hand.

After a while, he said calmly: "...Then let me kill some time for my little aunt."

Such a title made Akane Akane subconsciously want to get angry again, but when she saw that he was finally willing to pick up the pen, she gave up in frustration.

As for Namishima Iori, he was finally able to fulfill his wish, and he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, Kato Yusuke suddenly asked him:

"So, what do you want to see?"

"Uh, can I designate it?"

"It doesn't matter."

"I see, that means that no matter what I specify, Kato-kun can draw it...is that what you mean?"

"..."

The other party didn't respond, as if he didn't intend to waste his words.

Namishima Iori held her chin and thought for a moment, "Then, please use cute girls as the theme and draw human body movements."

Without saying anything, Kato Yusuke started to write and prepared to paint...

………

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish

The tip of the pen slides across the paper, emitting a beautiful melody like music.

Akane Hongsaka called the waiter and asked someone: "Is there anything else you want to eat? Boy."

Kato Yusuke took the time to glance at the menu and kept writing, "Let's have eel rice, grilled wagyu beef and sea urchin."

"I know, that's all, and by the way, I'll bring you a bottle of Dassai's half-and-half."

The waiter carefully took down the order and then left.

Akane Kurisaka started talking casually while smoking her cigarette with enjoyment.

"Speaking of which, why are you here in uniform?"

"Do I need to remind you that today is Wednesday?"

"I'm not talking about this, but how did you get into the hotel wearing such clothes?"

"Is there still dress discrimination here?"

"Idiot, that's called Dress Code."

"This is what you call an imported product. Anyway, I came up directly and no one stopped me."

"Thinking about it from another angle, maybe others thought your guardian was here, so they didn't stop you?"

"Why, are you no longer satisfied with being an aunt?" Kato Yuu asked thoughtfully.

Akane Benisaka narrowed her eyes slightly and deliberately blew out a puff of smoke at him, "...Sister, I'm in a good mood today, so I won't argue with you."

Then he changed the subject and asked: "Also, what's going on with those glasses you're wearing?"

"A gift from a friend."

"Little girlfriend?"

"It's a classmate."

"Tsk, you are an incompetent person pretending to be stupid."

"Why, are you jealous?"

"Haha, unless you're dead, I'm not that unbearable yet. But you seem to like to think of yourself as my sister's man? This cute possessiveness is quite interesting~"

"You seem to have misunderstood something..."

Kato Yusuke writes freely, "I am just clearly claiming ownership of my own things. You seem to be very happy about this? This innocent girl's heart is quite interesting."

"…………"

Akane Hongsaka put out her cigarette in the ashtray without saying a word, then stretched out her hand toward his face, but he immediately raised his hand to block it.

"do what?"

"If you don't do anything, it just makes me want to beat you when you talk with your glasses on, so I'll help you take them off."

"I can just do it myself."

Kato Yusuke stopped writing for a moment, put the removed eyes into a glasses case and put it into his shoulder bag.

Akane Benisaka curled her lips imperceptibly and lit another cigarette, but as soon as he took a puff, he took it away from his mouth and snuffed it out.

"what are you doing……!"

She asked with some inexplicable irritation.

Kato Yusuke calmly took out a mint candy from his pocket, tore it open and put it into her mouth.

"Eat a candy first. It won't be too late to smoke it later." He said softly, and then started to draw again.

"..."

Akane Benisaka stared at him for a while, but she didn't spit out the candy and just ate it reluctantly.

"...It tastes terrible, just like you."

"You can't ask a man to smell like strawberry."

"Ha, the smell of tobacco and nicotine is what a man should smell like. You can only be called a brat at best, but that's far from it."…

"Whatever you say, after all, students can't smoke, and I'm not a bad guy either."

Akane Kurisaka was too lazy to pay attention to him, just glanced at what he had almost finished drawing, and then asked: "By the way, how is your progress with the comics now?"

"There's basically nothing to say. The publisher has already submitted it to Chapter 28, and I'm currently drawing the follow-up."

"According to your estimate...how long will it take until the comic is finished?"

Kato Yusuke pondered for a moment: "About three months."

"That is, until February or March next year?"

"Um."

"I see...you will be entering the second grade soon, right?"

"yes."
To be continued...