I Am a Light Novel Master in Japan Chapter 651

Seeing this, Rita felt that such painting skills matched the story and seemed strangely interesting. The atmosphere, foreshadowing and psychological description were all quite good, but there was one thing that was a little inconsistent for her who was familiar with Mashiro. She was a little confused. Asked: "There is a detail that I care about... Zhenshiro, the appearance of the protagonist is based on the prototype, which should be you. However, the protagonist lives in poverty and has a restricted life. He can say a lot of plausible sermons every time... These characteristics are slightly It’s a bit inconsistent.”

"...The theme and setting have been changed."

Shiina Mashiro looked at Rita quietly and explained in a soft and cold voice.

After the first comic was magically changed by his own comic editor, the selling point of the "Three-Nothing British Girl Detective" continues to this day. The original setting of Mashiro only retains the living environment, which was also proven in the Newcomer Comic Contest. The settings are quite effective. However, until now, Mashiro is still a little bit upset about the setting change.

Rita looked at Mashiro Shiina, then smiled, stretched out her hand to turn to the next page, and said, "That's right. Comics are basically about fun, and Mashiro like this is also very interesting..."

But before she finished speaking, Rita turned to the next page and saw a picture of two men who lifted up the stone slabs on the lighthouse wall to reveal a mummy from twenty years ago. However, Shiina Mashiro took a close-up of this mummy, and the eyes of the mummy staring forward were lifelike, staring at Rita in the sketch paper held by Mashiro, who was confused in both hands.

"Well……"

Rita suddenly took a breath of cold air, her face turned pale, and tears suddenly welled up in her frightened eyes. She looked at this close-up painting with horror on her face. Even her habitual retreat reaction was too sudden to be conveyed...

"ah---!!"

Rita fell weakly to the ground, shaking, and finally let out a piercing scream.

Nanami Aoyama, who was cleaning up in the laundry room, heard the screams and hurried over. Standing at the door and seeing Rita slumped on the ground, she asked nervously: "Rita, what's wrong, what happened... Um?"

Nanami's face was also pale, staring at the close-up manga shot of Mashiro holding both hands.

"Ah ah ah ah, what are you drawing!" (Osaka accent)

The two girls who were lying on the ground hugged each other. Nanami suddenly became angry and scolded in a complaining tone: "Mashiro, didn't I tell you not to draw such perverted paintings? You scared me so much last time. Entering your studio!"

Mashiro Shiina turned the album over, took a look at it, and said, "This is a close-up that has been drawn many times."

"So...many times?!" Rita asked in shock as she was about to cry.

"Well, it has to be scary." Mashiro Shiina said.

Rita's mood was quite complicated. Finally, she got up, grabbed Mashiro's hand, shook her head vigorously, looked at Mashiro distressedly, and persuaded: "No, it really won't work. Mashiro, how can you draw these things with your hands?" The job is terrible, why can you stand it?”

"Rita, cartoonist, it has to be this way."

Mashiro looked at Rita and said.

"...I am very happy that I can scare people. I succeeded."

She clenched her right hand expressionlessly in a victory gesture, but there was no joy or atmosphere of victory at all.

"..."

Rita, who was familiar with Mashiro, felt that Shiina Mashiro seemed to be really happy, which made her even more conflicted.

Nanami looked at her helplessly and said: "I heard that your comics are about to be animated. With this style, how can it be broadcast on TV..."

"Animation is included in the 16 bans." Mashiro said without denying it.

Nanami Aoyama and Rita were completely speechless. They didn't know why. Mashiro looked like snow, but the story in his mind was so explosive.

Shiina Mashiro put the drawing back into the drawer, then looked at Rita and asked: "Rita, is the story... interesting?"

"..." Rita stood there, looking at Mashiro Shiina, not sure how to answer.

If Mashiro were to draw a shojo manga, she would evaluate her work by answering "very good" or "very exciting" regardless of whether the story was good or bad, but this is the type of thriller detective story that she can't deal with the most.

However, after her mood calmed down, Rita seemed to have to admit a fact.

"It's funny, my heart is almost scared to death!" Nanami, who was sitting on the ground, didn't care about anything, and when she was complaining with a red face, she inadvertently said something with an Osaka accent.

When Rita heard this, she couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Rita had to admit... After thinking about this comic, she still found it quite interesting... It was almost impossible to imagine that this was a comic drawn by her friend, Mashiro Shiina.

Shiina's eyes are exactly the same as when she asked the audience at the British exhibition... She sincerely hopes that the work will be recognized.

"It's very interesting, Mashiro." Rita hesitated for a long time, and finally told the truth in her heart.

"Um."

After hearing this, Mashiro nodded.

She turned around and continued to work overtime drawing her comics.

"Really, the room is as messy as ever. You might as well learn from your seniors and pay attention to ventilation and hygiene when you are busy."

Nanami Aoyama looked at Mashiro with her arms akimbo, who was painting desperately, but no matter how many times she complained, as long as Mashiro was painting, she could never hear her.

The commotion downstairs seemed to have subsided. Nanami felt that the smell of oil paintings and printers here was too strong, so she opened the window again for some ventilation.

However, a strong gust of wind blew in through the window, blowing up the scraps on the ground.

"..."

Rita and Nanami saw this, and their expressions changed.

——[This is a close-up that has been drawn many times. 】

——[The close-up was drawn many times. 】

--【repeat……】

That night, neither Rita nor Nanami could forget the terrifying situation surrounded by that picture...

"Ahhhhh!!!"

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The next day, 7:00 in the morning.

After raining all day, the cold streets finally regained some warmth.

In the brand-new Shinjuku area, are there morning joggers passing by the One-Yuan Apartment? The door of the One-Yuan Apartment is pushed open, and Rita, who has not slept all night, staggers out of the door to breathe in the fresh morning air.

Last night was a nightmare.

However, there is another reason why I can't sleep.

That is, Mashiro's dream of being an illustrator and cartoonist was promoted by her...

It was she who encouraged Mashiro to pursue her dream, and it was she who pushed her to meet that light novel master and strive to be his illustrator...

Thinking about it now, she felt that she was not qualified to deny everything that Mashiro had now.

Looking back, is she really qualified to bring Mashiro back to Sakurasou to make up for her and protect her like Teacher Chihiro said...