"I see. This is a formidable opponent, and I will do my best." Seiji responded.
"As long as you know."
Afterwards, the two separated, Saki went back to the editorial department, and Seiji went home.
After arriving home, he returned the painting to Xiaoshi and explained the situation.
Knowing that it has developed into a duel with the entrusted illustrator, the girl showed a complicated expression.
"I'm sorry Seiji-san, because of my waywardness..."
"What are you talking about. I promised you. This is not only your wish, but also what I want to do." Seiji smiled, "I will do my best to win."
"...Come on, brother."
"Um!"
Seiji immediately prepared to paint.
Facing the blank drawing paper, he began to think about how to draw.
The scene of the protagonist and the villain fighting, the specific drawing is the scene of the protagonist and the villain holding weapons or fighting each other.
Characters, costumes, actions, weapons, demeanor, background... Seiji carefully conceived.
After a while.
He had conceived quite carefully, but it still felt insufficient.
By the way, the heroine should be added!
The "righteous sister" is just a bystander in this battle, and it is reasonable not to join the picture, or in order not to affect the "righteous brother" and the villain, it is correct not to draw her.
But Seiji wanted to add her in, and portray the feeling of not being a mere bystander, in order to echo the suspense at the end.
The hero and the villain are the focus of the picture, and the heroine must not be too eye-catching. She should be painted so that she will not be noticed at first glance, but she will feel a bit strange when you look closely.
In short, the positioning of the heroine in the whole picture is an additional element, adding more mystery without affecting the focus.
Seiji tried hard to think about how to add it in, and thought for a while.
After finally thinking about it, he picked up the brush and began to draw on the paper.
…
noon.
After lunch, Seiji continued to paint.
Then I got a call.
It's Teacher Peach!
"I heard Saki talk about you...do you need my help?" the female manga artist asked.
"It feels like cheating to ask Teacher Juicy Peach to help." Seiji smiled, "But this is a competition, and the power that can be used must be used well, it is correct."
"So, teacher, can you take a look at my paintings and give me some advice?"
"I'd love to." Dai smiled.
So Seiji took a picture of the painting with his mobile phone and sent it to the other party.
"You draw very well, Haruta-kun... When did you start learning to draw?"
After Dai saw the photos she sent, she praised and asked.
"From about two months ago, I practiced for a while after returning home every day..." The boy on the other side of the phone replied.
The female cartoonist couldn't help but widen her eyes.
"Two months... just practicing by yourself, no special study, no painting classroom, no one to teach you?"
"Yes."
Dai was startled.
It's just that after only two months of pure amateur self-study, I can draw pictures of this level!
She was flustered and speechless for a while.
"Teacher, what's wrong?" Seiji wondered.
"Haruta-kun... come and be a manga artist!" Dai blurted out.
"Well?"
"Huh?" After Dai said it, she realized what she had said, and then sorted out her thoughts.
"Chuntian-kun, you can write very good novels and draw such good paintings. You can definitely become a great manga artist... a manga artist better than me!" She said sincerely.
Seiji: "..."
"I'm glad to hear you say that, sir...but I'm not good enough to draw manga," he responded.
"You have such a great talent, as long as you study for a period of time, you should be fine." Dai said seriously.
"I don't want to draw manga right now, I just want to win the competition and draw illustrations for my novel." Seiji looked at the ceiling, "I will draw in the future. I like manga, and I want to create my own work!"
"I am looking forward to seeing Haruta-kun's comics, and I hope I don't have to wait too long." Dai smiled.
"Not long."
Now the focus is on the novel. Comics... Seriously consider it when the drawing ability has improved to a sufficient level. That's what Seiji planned.
He then turned the topic back to illustration and asked the other party to comment.
Dai carefully put forward some suggestions for improvement, and he wrote them down one by one, and then asked what he didn't quite understand.
The two gradually talked for a long time.
At the end of the call, Seiji felt that his understanding of illustration had improved to a new level, and he was sincerely grateful to Mr. Juicy Peach for his guidance.
He continued to paint hard.
…
Half an hour to the deadline.
Victory Tanaka arrived at the coffee shop where he agreed to meet with the illustrations he had drawn.
I ordered a cup of coffee, without sugar or milk, and just took a sip to let the strong bitter taste stimulate my spirit.
He was very nervous.
It's like bringing a newly created manga manuscript and preparing to meet the editor.
It's not that if you win, you can publish manga, it's just that you won a job as an illustration of a light novel, and you are so nervous. Tian Zhong sighed secretly.
He is confident in the paintings he has drawn with all his strength. Although he can't draw more finely due to time, he has already painted quite well.
I don't know how the other party is doing...
Thinking of the boy's eyes, Tian Zhong felt an indescribable feeling.
If you have to say it, it should be envy, right? I envy the other party who can show that kind of eyes and reflect that kind of will.
He is not very old, but compared to that boy, he will feel old.
With complicated thoughts, Victory Tanaka drank his coffee and waited silently.
Ten minutes later, the young author and the beautiful editor walked into the coffee shop together.
Tanaka raised his hand to signal them, watching them approach.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Teacher Ghost Soldier."
"No... I just waited for a few minutes, Mr. Kishi."
Seiji and Saki sat down opposite him. The waiter came over, and the two ordered a cup of coffee each.
"Honestly, I'm pretty nervous right now."
Looking at the other party, Tanaka suddenly had the urge to say something, so he spoke.
"It's like preparing to show the manga manuscript to the editor... Obviously this is just a light novel illustration job."
"No... I shouldn't have said that, sorry, I was a little arrogant just now."
"I mean, I didn't expect that I would be so serious about this job."
Tanaka smiled.
There are complex meanings in this smile.
"I like your novels, but I have to fight against you. This situation even feels strange to me."
"I shouldn't be like this, competition or something... Now that I think about it, it's really crazy. I should believe that you can do well after seeing your painting, and then quit."
"But he proposed a competition... What was I thinking at that moment? I didn't understand myself."
Seiji looked at him.
"I think what you think is actually very simple, Teacher Ghost Bing, you just don't want to lose."
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(end of this chapter)