I Am a Light Novel Master in Japan Chapter 656

"Um, Li...Li..."

After Rita took a sip of the drink, she hesitated and planned to ask something.

"Just call me Li. Is there anything you want to say?" Li Yan was slightly taken aback and asked.

Rita looked at Li Yan's hands, which had been stained with blood but were now clean, and whispered, "Thank you for saving me."

Li Yan showed a faint smile and said: "When encountering such a thing, people with conscience will definitely help. In the future, you should pay more attention to the surrounding environment. Even places praised as safe may still be dangerous. exist."

"This... I will keep it in mind in the future. Now... I have something to ask you."

Rita lowered her head slightly, looking a little melancholy, and asked: "Li...Li, you are Zhenbai's favorite author, right? She has always liked reading your novels, but why? Why is she so good at painting?" So nice, but you refuse to let her be your illustrator?”

Li Yan fell silent.

He suddenly remembered that when Shiina Mashiro once met him, she mentioned that the person who made the resume was a close friend of hers in the UK... According to the current situation, Rita should be the one who made the resume." "Best Friend", she should know that Mashiro came to Japan to apply for the position of illustrator for his next work.

"So, because of this incident, you immediately had a bad impression of me?" Li Yan thought in shock as he held the fried chicken wings.

"No, there are more complicated reasons for this matter..." Li Yan explained.

Rita lowered her head and said sadly: "I don't mean to blame you, but...sure enough, I still don't believe that anyone would reject Mashiro's paintings. Moreover, Mashiro likes your novel so much, so she should have prepared it before. I’ve done everything to draw illustrations for you.”

"..." Li Yan's eyes were a little more frightened as he listened to Rita's words.

"In the past, Mashiro only had paintings in her eyes. Even when I came in front of her, she was completely unmoved. It seemed that she was born to come to this world to create world-class art paintings..."

Rita recalled the past time and spoke slowly.

The weather on the street was cloudy or sunny, and Rita had no appetite. It was just like that period of despair when she completely lost to her best friend in the art world, and even the chance of being noticed by Mashiro was gradually lost.

"Suddenly one day, Mashiro's paintings were suddenly rejected by a child who knew nothing about anything. That child liked to read Japanese comics. As a result, Mashiro's long-standing belief was shaken. Later, he came to me and asked about the comics... "

"I carefully searched for the most popular anime works in Japan. At that time... I was the one who introduced your works to Mashiro."

Rita raised her head, looking at Li Yan with sadness, introspection, and emotion in her eyes, and said.

Rita, who seemed extremely disgusted with Uesugi-san when they met, turned out to be the initiator who unintentionally introduced Shiina Mashiro to his works...

"I bought a total of seven or eight different comics for Mashiro to read. Mashiro doesn't seem to be very interested in the comics I like. Until now, I don't know if I have opened Pandora's box, campus love, and daily life for girls in another world. My favorite work, Mashiro had no impression after reading it, so I started to recommend popular light novels related to comics. As a result, Mashiro found a light novel and it was your book..."

"I read it almost every day. I forgot to sleep and read secretly in class. I was even scolded by the teacher and had the novel confiscated. She almost cried in frustration because of that time, and the principal and teacher did not dare to control her anymore. I’m reading a novel…”

Until one day, in the corridor of the art school, Mashiro Shiina suddenly stopped Rita.

——[Rita, Uesugi Yan is going to publish a new book and needs a new illustrator. 】

——[I want to go to Japan...Rita, help me. 】

Shiina Mashiro, who read slowly but meticulously after reading five volumes of the novel, suddenly made this request to Rita with an expressionless expression, as if possessed.

"...At that time, Mashiro was really arbitrary and willful."

Li Yan listened to Rita's story and couldn't help but think of Mashiro Shiina who once asked him for underwear...

But after hearing this, Li Yan became a little curious. No matter what, Rita helped Mashiro develop hobbies. As a friend, it was understandable, but why didn't Rita stop Mashiro Shiina from going to Japan without telling her parents?

"Rita, since you want Mashiro to go back to England to study so much...why didn't you stop her before?" Li Yan looked at Rita in confusion and asked.

"Prevent……"

Rita lowered her head and asked softly.

"How could I stop her...She can come to Japan smoothly because of my help..."

Rita looked confused and lost. Her voice was small, trembling, filled with conflict, pain, and resentment. She said to Li Yan: "...she is my best friend. In order to get revenge on her, she let her I couldn’t become a painter and sent her here with my own hands.”

Chapter 319 Buddhist reasoning methods

Room 505, One Yuan Apartment, Shinjuku Ward.

"Um, Mashiro..."

It has been investigated clearly that Mashiro Shiina was about to leave room 505 when she was stopped by Nanami Aoyama.

"?"

Mashiro was stunned, stopped in front of the dim entrance, and turned to look at Nanami Aoyama, who looked hesitant.

Aoyama Nanami put her right hand slightly on her chest, with a somewhat uneasy expression. The information she had learned so far was that Mashiro Shiina and Rita seemed to be involved in something, but her mind was still blank, she couldn't figure out her thoughts, and she hesitated again and again. After that, he asked: "Um... Rita has been here for many days. I still don't know the specific relationship between you and Rita. Your relationship is very good... However, sometimes I feel that Rita has a lot of affection for you." Qiang and I have different opinions, so I want to ask, how does Rita feel in your heart?"

Shiina Mashiro listened quietly. She seemed to start thinking for a moment, and then said to Nanami: "Rita is my friend and my partner who lives together."

"I did hear that you and she were roommates before." Nanami murmured as she carefully recalled her previous experience.

"Well, Rita used to help me with everything, dressing, combing my hair, washing clothes..." Mashiro Shiina nodded, and said calmly with her elegant face.

Nanami Aoyama understood now. She was a little curious about how Mashiro lived her life. It turned out that this talented girl had a friend who was willing to take care of her.

If this is the case, Rita is indeed a pretty good and enthusiastic girl.

Aoyama Nanami smiled bitterly and said: "You used to really cause trouble to others, but when we first met, Mashiro, you really didn't know anything..."

"Am I... causing trouble for Rita?" Mashiro Shiina was slightly stunned and asked in confusion.

Nanami Aoyama had a headache, and complained to Mashiro in a fit of laughter and tears: "Let others take care of you like this for several years, without salary or benefits, what else is it but trouble?!"

"..."

Shiina Mashiro didn't realize this problem. She has been working hard to learn to be independent now, in order to listen to Li Yan's advice and find inspiration from life, but gradually she also understood some things in society, letting her know that she can be independent Life may be an ordinary thing that is safe, convenient and necessary to do.

But she didn't realize that she had caused trouble for Rita...

Just like a child who is used to being taken care of all the time, when you are in it, you don’t know the hardship and sacrifice behind the other person’s care...

Quietly settling and understanding, every bit of the past reappeared in Mashiro's mind again.

Shiina Mashiro recalled that when she first went to her grandfather's place, when she got up, she would always wait for her mother to dress her and comb her hair without realizing the concept of being late for class. Rita, whom she met on the first day, hurriedly helped her. She put on her clothes and shoes, and combed her hair. In the garden of the most famous art school in the UK, Rita held her hand, and the two girls ran together in the rainy garden...

As a result, the two of them were late on the first day, becoming the two most unseemly people since Miao Zi, an outstanding painter from all over the world, was in his freshman year.

After that, Rita began to take care of her all the time. In the always wet London campus, after taking care of herself, she also had to take care of her roommates. The two girls who were always on the verge of being late were always rushing around early in the morning. It has also become a unique scenery of that school.

"……Um."

Shiina Mashiro's eyes dimmed for a moment.

Nanami Aoyama looked at Mashiro with a satisfied smile, and then praised her: "However, Mashiro is now a capable and good boy. Not only has he become very good at reasoning, helping his classmates solve problems, he is also becoming more and more proficient in housework. I also wear my own clothes, comb my hair by myself, and also help buy groceries and clean the floor. Isn’t this really awesome?”