I Am a Light Novel Master in Japan Chapter 257

In front of the dream is a field of thorns.

She envied Mashiro Shiina for having such an outstanding senior to help guide her. Sure enough, after seeing everything just now, she also slightly changed the definition of pursuing her dreams. The difficulties she faced had always seemed quite heavy, but here, She is surrounded by partners who work harder, leaving her with absolutely no room for complaint.

There was still a vacant room in the girls' dormitory at Sakurasou Apartment. After a complicated psychological struggle, she decided to stay here. Gradually, the purpose of staying here is no longer just for Mashiro, but for my own dreams...

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At night, Li Yan was guided by a message and came to a friendly Western-style restaurant not far from his home. He saw Sawamura Eiri, who was wearing a mask and sitting silently in the restaurant. pear.

That girl only learned the news of her victory from the manuscript in the afternoon. That is, when Li Yan was comforting Mashiro, she sent him a line message and asked him to come here for a little gathering. See the generous treat.

"Here, here!"

Yinglili, who seemed a little strangely restrained today, immediately raised her hand and whispered to Li Yan after seeing Li Yan coming in from the door.

"Yinglili, why did you come to Tokyo today? Don't you have classes tomorrow morning? Will it be too late to rush back tonight?" Li Yan saw Yinglili and walked over, looking confused. The look asked.

"You guy, don't always care about my studies, and you should know the purpose of my coming here. Okay, sit down, I haven't eaten or drank a drop of water until now." Yinglili He glanced at him and said with a straight face.

As a result, after the steak and juice were served, Yinglili kept her head down and was a little taciturn. The glass wall of the restaurant was filled with the hazy clearness of night rain. After Yinglili took a bite of beef, she finally brought Concerned, he asked: "Well, how is Shiina doing?"

"...Shiina was a little frustrated at first. After all, she has been the pride of heaven since she was a child. For the first time, she lost to others in painting, which she is best at. She still felt a strong sense of frustration. But this is the first time It was a rare opportunity for her to grow, and now she has fully regained her fighting spirit, so there is no need to worry about her anymore.”

Li Yan was a little stunned at first, looking at Ying Lili with extremely troubled eyes, but Ying Lili seemed to be hiding her head and looking away, pretending to just ask casually, Li Yan already knew her Naturally, he understood and told the truth to this girl who was always cold on the outside and hot on the inside.

"Oh... Phew, that's the best thing to say. You are truly worthy of Shiina. It's great to be back as before." Eirili breathed a sigh of relief and said with some emotion.

"If you are worried about her, you can actually chat with her for a while. I understand Mashiro better. You are both painters, and the competition is fair, so communicate normally in person to make this competition official. Just put a rest." Li Yan looked at Ying Lili quietly and made such a suggestion.

"Uh... I told you not to interfere with our affairs. I'm not as entangled as you said. Do you know how much effort I put into winning this competition... Although I really don't care at this moment. I can understand Shiina's mood, but the winner must be determined. However, I can also see that Shiina really tried her best. It is both an honor and an honor to be treated like this by such a world-class talented painter. It's a huge pressure. It doesn't matter if she is depressed for a day at this moment. After all, we are strong creators and dream chasers with the most fragile hearts. I destroyed her dream with my own hands. It was only temporary, but I also I understand that the meeting of two dream chasers is just like this. What I can do is not to lose to her next time. This is my greatest respect for her as a creator."

Eiri's delicate and fair cheeks turned slightly blushing, and she immediately rejected Li Yan's proposal, but then, as the painter Eri Kashiwagi, she also expressed her uneasiness towards Mashiro with emotion, out of fear for her powerful opponent. The uneasiness is also out of empathy for similar people who are also striving to pursue their dreams.

Ying Lili's pair of tall blue eyes were a little happy, but also a little depressed and uneasy, and she looked at the white porcelain plate quietly.

"..."

Li Yan was silent for a while. Ying Lili understood very well and enjoyed the fun of being a creator. It should be said that being a creator who creates content that he likes is a very happy thing in itself.

"Yinglili, why did you decide to draw comics and illustrations?" Li Yan asked.

"Eh? You asked this suddenly. How can I answer such a profound question for you... I have a good talent for painting since I was a child. I have been learning painting since I was in elementary school. It should be said that it is completely my own interest. Bar."

Yinglili said easily while sipping the juice.

"Yinglili, you have always had a good family and environment... I really envy you for being able to choose your own path from the beginning." Li Yan said with a smile when he heard Yinglili's original intention of learning painting.

But vaguely, Li Yan always felt that Ying Lili had something hidden that she hadn't told him. The two had worked together for many years and were already familiar with each other. Once Ying Lili told a lie, she would tell half the truth and keep the other half. Sometimes, his eyes would look elsewhere unconsciously, and his fingers would move around, but he could also understand that everyone has a past that they don't want others to know.

In May, the spring rain was pouring, and the night scene was quiet and so charming. At night in Tokyo, the streets were filled with people in dark clothes walking in a hurry to go to work. The world is so big, but how many people can always be by your side and silently accompany you?

Yinglili understands this truth even more.

She is Eri Sawamura and Eri Kashiwagi. It seems that the two identities have gradually become inseparable, so no matter which side you look at, she is only half accepted by others. The people who can fully accept her, except for her family, are probably now There is only one partner in front of me.

Therefore, under the threat of even him being snatched away, Yinglili really resisted once. Now that she really won, she felt as if she was in a dream, and she was filled with emotions for a moment.

"Otaku Li, after going through this, I finally understand. It turns out that you are so important to me. I definitely... don't want to give you up to anyone else."

Ying Lili looked at the scenery outside the glass wall, and suddenly she couldn't help but tell Li Yan how lucky she was.

"...?!"

When Li Yan heard this, he immediately thought that he had heard it wrong. He stared at Ying Lili blankly and was speechless for a moment.

"Forehead……"

Yinglili also realized that this sentence seemed not only disgusting, but also extremely ambiguous. She immediately felt a hot breath welling up from her heart, her face immediately turned red, and she hurriedly explained: "Wait, Wait a minute. I didn't say anything just now. Didn't you hear it? You are always giving me trouble. You are a troublemaker. I mean... there is currently no other author who I feel the need to cooperate with. I have no choice but to I just reluctantly cooperated with you, but in the end, I have to work so hard for this lady..."

"Eiriri, thank you. As you said, I have indeed caused you a lot of trouble. It must be hard to be my partner. But maybe this way we can truly call each other partners. Shiina, too. You are an outstanding partner in my career, but as expected, you are the only one who can better understand the novels I write and the mood with which I portray them. If we cooperate in the future, please pay more attention to me."

How could Li Yan not understand the meaning of Ying Lili's words, so that Ying Lili could take her so seriously? His mood not only warmed up, but he responded to Ying Lili's feelings with a smile.

"...It's good that you understand, cough cough." Ying Lili coughed a few times, her complicated and shy mood calmed down a little, and she said.

"I got wet from the drizzle on the road, so I went to the bathroom to wipe my face." Li Yan noticed that his hair was cold, took a few tissues from the dining table, and stood up.

"Well, that's good, I'll go back early, stay at home..."

Yinglili originally said the title "Otaku Li" smoothly, but as expected, she felt in her heart whether it was really appropriate to keep giving others nicknames like this. When she was in junior high school, she was called "The Beautiful Girl of Dao Cun Middle School" by her classmates because she caught a cold every month. She really wanted to call Li Yan "Yan Jun" or "Yan Jun". Uesugi-kun], but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't shout them out for a moment.

"Yan...Yan..." Yinglili always felt inexplicably embarrassed by changing the previous title, and couldn't say it for a long time.

"What's wrong? Are you in a hurry to go to the toilet?" Li Yan understood and asked simply and directly in front of the guests in the restaurant.

"Hurry up and disappear from my eyes, Otaku Li." Ying Lili stared at him angrily and said.

This night is destined to be an extraordinary night. Whether it is Mashiro Shiina or Eri Sawamura, they seem to have forgotten what they are betting on in this game. They just win for the sake of winning. They all prove themselves in the things they like and have the original intention of creation. A simple yet complex willingness and opportunity, but gradually, all creators will eventually classify their moods into one category: creation makes people feel happy, has been integrated into life, and is inseparable.

In the pouring rain at night, the eyes of Eiri, who was quietly waiting for Li Yan in the restaurant, and the eyes of Mashiro Shiina, who was concentrating on creation and fulfilling his mission in the One Yuan Apartment, were all looking at the wet sky together, dreaming, and having dreams. A beginning, but no end...

Volume 6 Under the Cherry Blossoms, Your Name Chapter 158 Preface: The Mermaid’s Long-cherished Wish

The night is getting darker, the sky in the city looks extremely deep and dark, and the lights on the streets seem a bit drowsy. The night sky in Tokyo is not beautiful. The stars in the sky have long been filled with lights on the ground and compete for their due glory. The residential areas in Shinjuku City also seem a bit quiet.

That one-dollar apartment immersed in the night.

The bedroom of Room 505 was bright, and a figure came and went in the window, seeming to be preparing something.

All daily necessities have been stored in the suitcase, including enough clothes, toothbrushes, towels, computers, water bottles, and a stack of professional textbooks from the University of Tokyo. Even though it was patrol time, it was said that professional classes were still required in temporary classrooms every day.

Li Yan was wearing a thin shirt. The night outside the window was getting darker and darker at this moment. It was time to take a rest and do some final cleaning to avoid missing anything.

"Okay, that's about it." After Li Yan checked everything correctly, he zipped up his luggage, sat on the bedside, relaxed a little, and had some peace and quiet.

High schools in various prefectures responded enthusiastically to the promotion of the internationally renowned Professor Ogura Kenichi, and they tried their best to invite this university professor to give publicity speeches.

To be able to accompany Japan's national treasure physicist and receive guidance from him is an opportunity that cannot be found in the dreams of science students from many outstanding universities in Japan. However, Li Yan still seems a little not "positive" enough. After all, as a common tutor in his university, it was just a matter of following him for a long time. If possible during this period of time, he would rather write more novels and live his university life in an orderly manner.

Compared with the high expectations given by his university mentor, he is still a little uncertain. He is not a genius with an intelligence of over 180 like Hagimura Suzu. Everything he has now is earned bit by bit with sweat and blood. , he didn’t have much desire for the future, and it was already difficult to quietly pray for a dull but ordinary life in the future. He couldn’t even think about opening up a future for mankind. Dreams require knowing how to make choices. When there are too many burdens behind you, dreaming of such an unattainable goal is just a luxury.

It was almost late at night, and the passionate game BGM was still playing downstairs, while upstairs, Nanami Aoyama was panicking and yelling to stop Shiina Mashiro from moving. It was almost like living in an apartment on this floor. You will never feel deserted.

"...I almost forgot, take this with you."

Li Yan looked out the window and listened quietly to these movements when he inadvertently saw the two photo frames placed on the table beside the bed. This was the last time he participated in the school sports meeting of the high school where Gabriel and others attended. There is also a group photo of six people including Machiko. The other one is a painting that Ying Lili drew in her spare time, showing a group photo of all members of Sanhe Bunku. It was well preserved by Li Yan.

These memory-like items are placed in the house, the candies painted by Kangna, and the burned game discs are stored in the locked drawer of the bedside table like collections. He has owned nothing since he was a child, but Just having these, I always feel like I am starting to get richer and richer.