I Am a Light Novel Master in Japan Chapter 191

"..." Li Yan suddenly felt that this British girl seemed to have already told him the answer carefully, and he could understand it at a glance.

"Got home."

Shiina Mashiro said to Li Yan calmly.

"Well... yes, we're already here. Sorry, I drove a bit fast and there were some bumps along the way. It didn't affect you from writing down your story idea, right?" Li Yan felt that this girl did not see the car window. The figure of the headless horseman was swaying beside him. In this case, he simply stopped mentioning it. After all, with such a terrifying ghost coming, an ordinary person would not be able to sleep well tonight.

"I don't blame you for this. After all, there are headless ghosts chasing us." Shiina Mashiro looked at Li Yan calmly and said.

"Don't you know everything about this?!"

Li Yan complained in surprise.

In a sense, Shiina Mashiro's reaction was even more terrifying than meeting the Headless Horseman. It seemed that nothing in this world could scare her. Even Li Yan, who had experienced many battles, was the first to She was so frightened when she saw the Headless Horseman that she actually turned a blind eye. She shouldn't have called Shiina Mashiro, but should have asked Shiina to calm down.

In short, returning home safe and sound is better than anything else. Li Yan got out of the car and opened the door for Mashiro Shiina. Their clothes and hair were stained with a lot of mud and weeds. They looked so embarrassed that they were just about to drag their bodies back to the apartment building.

Shiina Mashiro held her picture album and dyed the scenes she drew that day after she returned. The white hat was still on her head, so cute that she looked a little childish and ignorant. Those paintings were used as the basis for Li Yan's further research. This was a way of recording cases in the 19th century when photos were not yet popular. It seems that through Mashiro's pair of unparalleled discerning eyes, he is able to capture things that cannot be captured by photos. Something, I have to say, she can really become an assistant "Watson" that a famous detective would be proud of.

Li Yan secretly felt that if Shiina Mashiro really studied comics and illustrations seriously, over time, it might be easy to surpass Eiri. Perhaps Eiri's painting talent can only be regarded as outstanding, while Shiina Mashiro's talent can be described as unparalleled. If Shi Yingli really loses to her in terms of illustration work ability, how should he deal with such a crisis of trust...

"are you back?"

Suddenly, in the apartment building, a girl suddenly asked from inside the door.

"Um?"

Li Yan was slightly startled and turned his head to look. As a result, Eri Sawamura, who was wearing a blue coat, was leaning against the wall quietly, looking at them with a somewhat impatient look.

"Uh... Yinglili, why... why are you here?"

Li Yan suddenly turned pale in shock, looked at her and asked.

"I went to the company to submit the manuscript. The company is planning to print the characters of "Super Academy War" into posters and sell them. So the light novel is really profitable. I have to complete the posters, figures, and subsequent product designs one after another. , I’m too busy, cough, cough, cough…”

When Eri Sawamura was talking, she couldn't help but cough a few times. She still had a fever yesterday, but she had the energy to rush over and submit the manuscript on time today. Li Yan couldn't help but look at her helplessly and worriedly, and said: "As for working so hard for work?"

"You have no right to criticize me, Saburo Saburo...and I don't want to lose my job during my break." Sawamura Eiri's face turned red and she muttered impatiently. stand up.

"...Do you know everything?" Li Yan was slightly stunned and asked.

"..."

Eri Sawamura stood up straight, and her spirit seemed to return to a level of concentration immediately. She looked at the obviously ill-fitting coat and hat, who was rumored to be a talented painter whose paintings could be collected by the British royal family. The girl Shiina Mashiro, and the calm-looking Shiina Mashiro turned his head and looked at her quietly, looking at each other.

The night was so quiet, and the sound of the wind whistling outside the door was clearly transmitted in the quiet lobby of the apartment building... It seemed that the air was a little colder.

However, Li Yan stood between the two girls, but for some reason, his mouth felt dry and his forehead was so nervous that he was about to sweat...

There are not many similar people in the world, and there may be only one such similar person in this life.

They are both painters, they are both British and Japanese, they are both exposed to the two-dimensional world, and they are even the same age...

"Um, excuse me, my name is Eri Sawamura, I am the illustrator responsible for this guy's works. I have something to talk to him about today. Can you lend him to me temporarily? I will return it later. For you?"

Sawamura Eiri smiled politely, leaning her hands behind her back.

…

In a convenience store on the street, Li Yan looked distressed as he saw a pile of coins left in his wallet and no more banknotes. He silently collected them, walked out of the store with several cans of hot milk, and put a can of milk in his wallet. Delivered to Ying Lili.

"You are so poor. Looking at your distressed expression makes me feel embarrassed."

Sawamura Eiri had a wicked smile on her face, which was completely different from the meaning of her words. She drank the milk unceremoniously, glanced at him, and said teasingly.

"I just paid my rent, tuition, books and miscellaneous fees recently... Do you think these fees will be cheap?"

Li Yan helplessly calculated the expenses with Ying Lili and asked a question.

It seems that life in Tokyo, no matter how high the income, seems to be unable to make ends meet. Li Yan has left a lot of living expenses for himself, but it still seems to be stretched.

"Tsk, tsk, you are really worthless. You are a guy with hundreds of thousands of book fans after all, but you are calculating household expenses with your partner. Even so, if you save your royalties now, you can buy a house in Tokyo in full. Oh. But I also know that you also have difficulties..."

Ying Lili, who was holding hot yogurt, suddenly remembered something. She narrowed her eyes, looked at Li Yan suspiciously, and asked, "I may have talked too much. I originally planned to chat with you before going to the company, but I saw you." I went out with the new painter, hoo~~ I heard that you two met yesterday, right? You are already familiar enough to take girls out to play, what's going on, what's the matter?"

"...I just took her to get familiar with the roads in Tokyo. She just came from England, that's all."

Li Yan hesitated and explained.

Yinglili snorted twice, looked at him in complete disbelief, and said: "Is that so? I always feel that you are completely lying, but it is understandable. After all, the other party is a great beauty and a fan of your books. I came here all the way just to be an illustrator for you. Such courage is really admirable. It is normal for you to entertain and please me. I would be very happy if you are enlightened, but I always find this kind of thing a bit difficult. .Cough cough cough…”

"..."

Li Yan looked at Eiri who turned around and coughed softly. Although Eiri didn't seem to intend to pursue the matter of him going out with Mashiro, at first he thought Eiri had noticed that he was investigating what happened at Spencer's house. After coming over, he quickly realized that this was not the case, and his mood improved a lot.

If it hadn't been for the last moment, he wouldn't have wanted to tell Yinglili about the cursed holy land. Yinglili's determination was not strong enough, and maybe he would have been reckless and alerted the snake, which would have put her in a more dangerous situation.

Another thing is...he doesn't want to see Yinglili feeling sad about her family until the truth comes out. When a family is broken, he seems to understand the pain better than anyone else.

"Well, I feel like my fever is gone, but why am I suddenly feeling dizzy... Well, otaku Li, I actually planned to go back in the afternoon, but I finally thought about it..."

Yinglili raised her head and looked at the cloudy night sky. Her fair and smooth cheeks turned slightly red. She smiled and said, "I still want to tell you, I won't lose. I know you and Shiina I made a promise, but you actually let me fight against world-class geniuses without permission. This is a trap, isn't it? But... I know you understand me, and I will not accept help from favors. In this case, next time Before a new book, I will also improve my painting skills. When the time comes, we will still be partners, right?"

She looked at Li Yan with a smile, so confident, without any pressure, but with high morale.

Li Yan was stunned for a moment, and then showed a gentle smile.

This is Yinglili who refuses to admit defeat.

He can only watch people who work hard in the art industry he likes and cannot show any favoritism. This is the most basic respect.

"Furthermore, I heard from the Kagurazaka editor that even if the other person is a world-class painter, it seems that he has only been exposed to Japanese comics for a few months, hehe, so the situation is not that bad. Even if he is extremely talented, comics The industry is not one that can only rely on talent to draw well. I have studied comics for more than ten years under the guidance of my mother. I definitely have an advantage in drawing skills, artistic conception, and techniques, even if the other person is a world-class painter. , I am absolutely sure of winning, a novice is a novice, I will definitely win.”

Sawamura Eiri continued her analysis smugly, and finally said with a combative and disdainful expression.

"..."

Li Yan narrowed his eyes and looked at Yinglili next to him. Why did Yinglili always have to set up a flag for his game at the critical moment of the game?

But looking at Ying Lili who kept smiling next to him, Li Yan's mood gradually became heavy.

if……

If Sayuri Sawamura is really dealing with her...

Or maybe someone else is dealing with her family...

How should he protect the smile of his first friend in life, and how should he prevent her from making the same mistakes as him?