In the blink of an eye, three days flew by.

In the villa on the Nasu Plateau, Eri sat blankly on the outdoor terrace, her mind as blank as the drawing paper in front of her.

The cold air rushed towards my face. Although it was already March, the weather was extremely cold, and the blowing wind was accompanied by a deep chill.

The sky is blue, and the winter snow is gradually melting. The mountains in the distance surround the entire plateau, and their outlines are particularly clear under the sunlight.

Various trees are planted on the hillside, such as spruce, ginkgo, birch, etc. New leaves sprout on the branches, and the dense branches and leaves seem to form a green barrier, wrapping this space.

Whenever the wind blows, the woods turn into a graceful green ocean with rustling sounds.

The natural scenery of the entire plateau is like an unfolding picture scroll, quiet and full of vitality, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

However, Yinglili just stared blankly at the scenery in front of her, her azure eyes completely out of focus.

She was wearing her middle school sportswear and a thickened coat. Her slightly messy blond hair was hanging down with a scarf, and she looked a little listless.

As a result, even after coming here from Tokyo, the situation has not changed at all.

She still couldn't draw anything and could only stare blankly at the drawing board, making no progress at all.

"well……"

Ying Lili looked down at her toes, and a sigh naturally flowed from her mouth, "Forget it, let's go have lunch first..."

She murmured and stood up from the chair, and was about to leave when the cell phone in her pocket rang.

I took out my cell phone and looked at it. I found it was my mother calling, so I pressed the answer button.

"Mother?"

"Good afternoon~"

Sayuri Sawamura's voice came from the receiver: "Thank you for your hard work, Eiri."

Hearing this, Yinglili couldn't help but be silent for a moment.

"...Mom, I haven't started drawing anything yet."

"Hey~ This is already the third day, right? You haven't even painted a picture, okay?"

"Yes, what can I do? I just can't draw it." Ying Lili said at a loss, feeling frustrated inside.

In fact, it's not that she didn't draw, but the things she drew were useless scraps and couldn't be counted.

As if hearing the emotion in her tone, Sayuri Sawamura paused for a moment, and then asked with concern:

"Ah, that's really bad. Can you tell mom what's wrong with you?"

"...I have never been able to think of a satisfactory picture."

"Hey~~So that's what's going on. Is it a lack of inspiration?"

"...Probably. Mom, what's the matter with you? If nothing happens, I'm going to die."

"Ah, please wait a moment. Eiriri, have you and Kato-kun talked about your troubles?"

"How can I possibly talk about this kind of thing? We only talked about ordinary topics..."

"If that's the case..." Sawamura Sayuri seemed to have thought of something and suggested: "Otherwise, do you want to have a chat with mom?"

"ah?"

Ying Lili frowned, "But, I'm not in the mood to chat now, and I'm also ready to have lunch."

"Don't say that. It's my responsibility to help my precious daughter solve her troubles. You are very free now anyway, so come and stay with me."

"What do you mean, people are very free now? I'm not like this just because I want to... But forget it, let's just chat for ten minutes?"

"Hey~~Why is this like this?" Sayuri Sawamura said in a long voice, "Mom, I'm so sad. It seems I can only wait until later to find Kato-kun to relieve my boredom?"

"Wait a minute! You are not allowed to harass Yusuke! I have caused him so much trouble, and he has been working very hard recently... Ah, I understand. Can I talk to the head office with you?"

"Hmm~ It sounds good, let's do it like this!"

Ying Lili said "It's true" and sat down on the chair again.

"...So, mom, what do you want to talk about? If it's about love, I don't have anything to say, right?"

"Well~ Although that seems good, let's talk about creation today."

"As for creation...? It's possible, but I don't have any inspiration."

"That doesn't matter~ Just let mom try to find inspiration for you~"

Hearing Sayuri Sawamura say this, Eirili had a vague premonition in her heart that was not good, but she still held the idea of ​​just listening and seeing without speaking.

So the other party asked: "Hey, Eiriri~ Do you have anything belonging to Kato-kun around you?"

"...Why do you suddenly ask this?"

"Okay, okay~ You go and find it first, and I'll tell you something else later."

"Oh... then wait a moment."

Ying Lili depressedly put her hand into her coat pocket, took out a pair of black headdresses, and then said impatiently:

"Okay, I took it out..."

"What did you bring out~?"

"Tiara."

"Huh...? What kind of headgear?" Sayuri Sawamura asked in confusion.

"So, didn't I tell you everything? It's the tiara that Yusuke gave me!"

"Ah...it turns out to be that one. Unfortunately, that one doesn't work, Yinglili."

"Huh?"

"So, please open the suitcase now and take out the things in the mezzanine~"

"Hmm? Mom, did you put anything in my luggage?"

"As for this, you'd better confirm it yourself~"

"Why are you being so mysterious..."

Yinglili complained as she reluctantly entered the house, then followed the other party's instructions to open the mezzanine of the suitcase and take out the contents.

"This is... a shirt?"

"That's right~ That's the one!" Sayuri Sawamura said happily: "By the way, that's the shirt Kato-kun wore when he stayed at our house last time?"

"Varied--!"

Yinglili's eyes widened in shock, "Wait a minute! Why is this kind of thing in my luggage!?"

"Of course, it's because mom thought it might come in handy, so she put it in for you~~~"

"Inexplicable! What use can this kind of thing be used for?"

"This is like an amulet or something?"

"What nonsense is this!?"

Ignoring her daughter's fierce reaction, Sayuri Sawamura laughed and continued.

“Congratulations on finding the shirt~ Yinglili, we can start the next step~~”

"Hate, mom, what are you laughing at? And what's the next step?"

"Yeah~What does it mean~~?"

"Mother!"

"Sorry, sorry~ Anyway, please smell that shirt while imagining Kato-kun's smell~"

Sayuri Sawamura made shocking remarks in a quite natural tone.

As soon as these words came out, Yinglili's whole body felt like being struck by lightning, and her thoughts suddenly came to a standstill.

Immediately afterwards——

“...Eh? Ah? Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!?!?”

She suddenly raised her voice and her face turned red.

"Mom!? You, you, you, you, what are you talking about——!?!?"

"What's wrong with me~?"

"How dare you say that! What, what do you mean by imagining Yusuke's smell and smelling it!?"

"Hey, Yinglili, have you ever heard of simulation training~?"

"What……?"

"To put it simply, it is a training method to exercise human imagination. Is that what we are going to do now?"

"Are you kidding me!? I don't want-!"

"Eh~ But, this is all to train your imagination and stimulate your creative inspiration?"
To be continued...