When Kato Yusuke came to the studio with a bow on his back, he immediately attracted people's attention and asked curiously about its origins.

After hearing the name Nakano Ryoko, everyone subtly fell silent at the same time.

Hasumi Kanoko glanced at He Gong a few times and was the first to break the deadlock.

"Huh, it's quite common for juniors to give graduation gifts to seniors, but the reverse is less common. Nakano-san, why...why would he give you such an expensive thing?"

She originally wanted to use "why", but on the way she felt it was a bit inappropriate, so she changed her tone temporarily.

Kato Yusuke shook his head and answered truthfully: "I don't know."

"""""Um?"""""

Several pairs of eyes focused on his face at the same time, containing different emotions.

"...No, it's useless even if you look at me like this. Nakano-senpai didn't give a reason, she just asked me to take it in."

Such an answer aroused Shiyu's dissatisfaction.

"So? Just accept it when someone tells you to accept it. Yu-chan, when did you become so easy to talk to? And that senior sister is also——"

Shiyu asked with a straight face and a sharp tone:

"No matter what, Nakano-senpai is so kind to you, right? I'm sending Xiao Xi a kimono, and I'm sending it to you and Yu... Do you plan to send it to yourself next time?"

Ying Lili on the side pouted her lips and continued talking.

"How could you commit yourself to marrying under that senior's conditions? I think it's more like marrying into the family!

The male protagonist, who is a commoner, and the female protagonist, who is a wealthy daughter, live happily together like this.

But one day!

However, the male protagonist accidentally discovered the secret hidden by the female protagonist and discovered that the seemingly innocent lover was actually a lustful person who had collected many things of this and that kind.

When he turned around, the formerly dignified and elegant lover now showed a strange and dangerous look in his eyes. He held a small leather whip in his hand and said this with a smile -

Ah~ Darling, you are so serious. Those bad boys who discover other people's secrets must be taught a lesson - it hurts!?"

"——Okay, the time for delusion is over."

"What are you doing! Why are you hitting someone on the head!? You pretty boy, a common man!"

"If you want to ask for a reason, it's basically what you said above."

Kato Yusuke took back the knife that struck Erili on the head and massaged his temples.

"...Yinglili, I have told you many times. Reality and creation are two different things. Don't substitute your delusions into reality."

"Really." Shiyu sighed as if he couldn't bear it, and agreed: "He is indeed an erotic fan author, and his delusions about that aspect are simply unmatched."

"That's long-winded!" Yinglili retorted, "How can you, Kasumigaoka Shiyu, say that? Aren't you a nymphomaniac who will seduce men as soon as you get the chance?"

"...I don't want to be said like that by someone who repeatedly launches super immoral and secondary creations in the fandom world?"

"That's just my way of sincerely responding to readers' needs. I'm not like some author who is essentially a love brain and a nymphomaniac, who will let all the characters in his works be carried away by love."

"...that~~~"

Sagara Mayu raised her hand cautiously and interjected with a slightly red face.

"Honestly, I think the two teachers should pay more attention to the presence of other people, as well as their own image and reputation..."

As an innocent girl with no love experience, she really couldn't bear the topic of going crazy.

As for Yoshida, he went back to typing code from the moment the two started bickering.

At this time, Hui, who had been listening silently for a long time, made a final statement.

"Well~~ Just like Miss Sagara said, if this continues, it will probably become endless. Yusuke, please put away your bow. And Eiriri, I want to talk to you about work~"

"...Huh? Talk to me?" Yinglili blinked, looking confused.

"Yeah."

Hui nodded slightly and took out the schedule.

"Because, don't we have an audition tomorrow for important scenes for all the characters? Regarding the scene where Tomoyo Sakagami breaks up with the protagonist, I haven't received your original painting yet. How is your painting going?"

"——Ugh!"

Hearing this, Yinglili, who had been talking energetically just now, suddenly showed a terrible expression, and her eyes wandered around uncertainly.

"This...this...I'm still painting."

"...Is that so? Can it be completed before tonight? If there is no original painting, tomorrow this scene will have to be a blank image, which may be lacking in expressiveness."

"...this, this...that..."

Ying Lili hesitated and lowered her head, unable to speak for a long time.

Seeing her guilty expression, Shiyu couldn't help but frown.

"What's going on? Sawamura, I remember that the original painting was decided before we went to sleep together?

It’s been so long and you still haven’t finished drawing it? Normally, you should have started drawing the original drawing of the new character long ago.”

"that is because--"

Ying Lili raised her voice unconsciously, then immediately lowered her voice and shrank her shoulders slightly.

"...I have never been able to think of a picture that can reflect the heroine's style."

"Is that the reason?"

Hearing this seemingly profound question, Ying Lili frowned unhappily and glared over, "What do you want to say?"

Shiyu looked at her calmly and expressed his thoughts.

"I feel that current Sawamura-san is too particular about quality, which leads to a waste of a lot of time."

"What...are you saying that my efforts are meaningless!?"

"I didn't say that. But compared to the time you spent, I don't feel that the quality of the original painting has improved significantly."

Kolon!

Yinglili stood up angrily from her seat and asked.

"Hey! What do you know--"

She was only halfway through her words when she was coldly interrupted by Shi Yu.

"——Do you think I don't understand anything? As Yu-chan's lover, I watch him draw those amazing works every day. Or do you think I don't even have the ability to distinguish good from bad?

"

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Faced with the two people who turned from a quarrel into a real quarrel without any warning, everyone couldn't help but be surprised.

Hui looked at them awkwardly, feeling as if she had accidentally started a sharp topic, and tried to make up for it.

"...Uh, um... why don't everyone calm down first...?"

Shiyu glanced at her lightly, then turned his gaze to Yinglili and sighed softly.

"...I don't want to argue with you, but haven't you always been able to draw fast and well before? Rather, your only advantage is your stability, but what's going on now?"

Ying Lili's heart skipped a beat and she turned her head to the side, not looking at her.

"......Why don't you quarrel with me? You're trying to hurt me every time you say it! No creator would be happy hearing the word "stable"."

"Then you should paint well and don't bring any crisis to the studio."

"You don't need to tell me about that kind of thing..."

"So, can you hand over the drawing before tonight? Even an uncolored sketch."

"I……"

Ying Lili opened her mouth, speechless.

Shiyu nodded and said calmly: "It seems that's not possible."

"..."

Yinglili gritted her teeth, clenched her fists and said nothing.

The topic was discontinued and the room fell into silence.

So Shiyu looked at the young man who had packed his bow again.

"Anyway, I won't go into too much detail. If that doesn't work, let Yu-chan draw the picture. That way, we can successfully catch up with tomorrow's audition..."

"—No, I can't draw that picture."

""""Huh?""""

The voices of five people, Megumi, Shiha, Eiri, Kokano, and Sagara, overlap together.

Kato Yusuke carefully placed the collected bow on the cabinet, then turned around to face everyone, shook his head and said:

"I can't draw that picture, let's wait for Yinglili."
To be continued...