Reborn in Tokyo after picking up Sayu who ran away from home

Chapter 467 The Service Area of ​​the Collection
The bus continued on.

After that, Kato Yusuke used the digital screen to draw the original manuscript, and Eriri watched quietly beside him, observing his brushstrokes and techniques.

After observing for a period of time, Ying Lili was a little surprised to find that his level had improved again!

From the actions of the characters, the understanding of the modeling, to the interaction between the characters and the scene, and the extremely unique storyboarding techniques.

All these details faintly revealed one thing - Kato Yusuke seemed to have entered a field she hadn't touched yet.

If you describe it carefully, although most of the above can be classified as basic skills, it is another matter to want to do it as easily and freely as he does.

In addition, the technique of splitting mirrors is also very subtle.

Take the manuscript that Yusuke Kato is currently drawing as an example. There are three characters in the picture, namely Denji, Machima, and Himeno.

The plot is a question and answer between the two female characters about who to kiss.

The picture is simply divided into four grids. Among them, the backgrounds of Machima and Himeno only use simple blurred lines, and the background of the electric times is completely blacked out.

To be honest, even if it is a drawing book, Ying Lili would not draw like this.

That style is not quite like the expression technique of comics, but has the taste of movie storyboarding.

If it was drawn by her, it would probably start with Machima's inquiry, to a close-up shot of a partial action, and then to the linkage change of the next character, and proceed sequentially, basically following the guidance of the line of sight.

Depending on the situation, the torso perspective of the human body will also be added, and the movements of the grid will be changed to highlight emotions and tension, etc. In short, it is almost a traditional comic expression technique.

Through the previous paintings of other scenes, Ying Lili knew that he must also have mastered these knowledge and skills, but he made a different choice.

This in turn creates a strong personal style and brings a unique charm that makes the work unique.

But in a sense, this can be regarded as one of the many characteristics of "Chain Saw Man".

Eriri thought secretly in her heart, and at the same time asked some questions about the characterization and the design of the storyboard, asking why Kato Yusuke did this, and got answers one by one.

After the head touching, the two spent a short question-and-answer period.

Involuntarily, she thought of Yusuke Kato, who couldn't even draw a storyboard well, and she had to teach everything by her hands.

I feel a little lonely for no reason, as if I have been abandoned.

At the same time, there are several other complex emotions permeating the body.

With a little unwillingness, a little unwillingness to admit defeat, and a little pride.While thinking silently, Eriri unconsciously focused her gaze on Kato Yusuke's face.

The digital pen slides smoothly on the screen, making a very neat melody.

She was unconsciously fascinated by the quietly drawn cartoon profile beside her.

At a certain moment, Kato Yusuke met her gaze as if aware of the gaze on her face.

"what happened?"

"……what?"

Thump, heart beating lightly.

"Is there something on my face?"

Ying Lili turned her face away as if waking up from a dream, her eyes fluttered for a while, and she muttered softly: "...No, nothing..."

Kato Yusuke pondered for a while, and said with some nerve-wracking: "...Do you still want to be touched on the head? But I am drawing the original manuscript now."

"--certainly not!"

It was immediately rejected.

Under his incomprehensible eyes, Ying Lili raised one foot pretending to be calm, leaned forward while propping up her elbow, and rested her chin with one hand, saying:
"...I'm just a little interested in your next plot, I wanted to ask, but since you're busy, forget it."

"Are you interested in the plot of "The Chainsaw Man"...?"

"What do you mean by that tone, can't you?"

"It's not impossible, but aren't you interested in cute works?"

"That's what I said, but "Chain Saw Man" has become so popular recently, so I naturally have to think about drawing a book!"

"Oh... as expected of you."

"What are you doing? Your words seem to have some deep meaning."

"So, whose book do you want to draw?"

Ying Lili, who was just dealing with it casually, couldn't help but hesitate. She didn't expect him to ask more questions, and after a while he hesitated and said:

"I-Is there any need to ask this? As far as the character you are playing now, it must be Maqima!"

"That's Machima and Denji..."

Kato Yusuke turned his eyes back to the digital screen, picked up the pen to draw again, and replied at the same time: "Well, it's not impossible."

"I told you not to speak in such an ambiguous manner. Besides, I also like Maqima, right? Could it be that they are not the CP you set?"

"Cp, it depends on how you understand this."

The tone became a little subtle.

"At the end of the story, won't they be together?"

"Hmm... In the physical sense, it should be regarded as being together. Leaving aside feelings, at least two people have merged into one?"

"Why are you the one who asked the question?" Ying Lili asked, frowning, with a slightly puzzled expression.

"It's nothing, I just thought of something. Just let go and paint. At least with Mazima's current popularity, you can't go wrong choosing her."

Ying Lili curled her lips, muttered something mysterious in a low voice, and didn't pursue it further.

As Kato Yusuke said, she is still interested in traditional cute works.

Popular works such as "The Chainsaw Man" are just themes for her book.

Draw whatever sells well, keep up with the changes in market trends, and create a series of books that make people excited.This is the only way and the biggest characteristic of Kashiwagi Eri, a popular book painter.

And after such a chat, Ying Lili did come up with an idea, "It seems good to just draw a fan work of "Chain Saw Man".

But then, she thought of the fan exhibition she was going to participate in next month, and the community commemorative book that was scheduled to be released on Winter COMI, but which had not yet been touched——"Memories Of Lily".

Thinking about it again, there is still a little over a month before the opening of Winter COMI, and it suddenly becomes a headache, it is the soul of fishing that is causing trouble!

Faced with this tricky situation, Ying Lili held her head and whimpered for a while, then stretched out a hand and grabbed the sleeve of the person beside her.

"...Yusuke, help me!"

Kato Yusuke, who was coloring, paused and looked over suspiciously.

"help you with what?"

"I, I want it! Give it to me!"

Boom, the sound of flicking the forehead sounded.

"It hurts!? What are you doing!"

"No matter how anxious you are, think before you speak, you are no longer a primary school student."

Ying Lili's originally angry expression froze on her face, as if she had just realized the ambiguity in her speech just now, her mouth was slightly opened and closed, as if her face was about to burst into flames.

Boom, a small fist hit Kato Yusuke's chest.

"Are you an idiot? I'm asking you to help me draw doujinshi. Why do you think of dirty things? Change, pervert!"

Suddenly there was a little bit of nailing in the uterine cavity.

"Drawing doujinshi?"

Kato Yusuke looked at Yingli Li in front of him, thought for a while and said, "Let me ask first, when you say help, do you want me to help draw the book of "The Chainsaw Man"?"

Is this an official release?
Such thoughts flashed through my mind in an instant.

"Did you say you would help me?"

"I've said it, but your whimsy makes people a little speechless. Besides, "Chain Saw Man" has a different style of painting. If you don't change the style, it is not suitable for the original painting."

"You just need to imitate my brushstrokes. Anyway, haven't you done this before? It's very easy for you." Yingli Li plausibly said.

"That's not the problem...forget it, just say what you say." Kato Yusuke gave up arguing, and no longer tried to care about her heresy.

Isn't it the official book?As long as the author does not admit it, it can only be regarded as a fan creation, just like a third-party mod for some games.

What's more, if you really want to change the brush strokes to paint, whether someone can recognize it is also a problem.

Seeing his promise, Ying Lili nodded with satisfaction, and said: "There is also Dong COMI's commemorative book, too. I will ask you for help when I need it."

"If I have time." Kato Yusuke replied.

Ever since, things were settled like this.

Unknowingly, time gradually passed.

After driving for about 10 minutes, the bus entered the service area and stopped at the open parking lot.

"Everyone--"

Kanoko Hasami, who was sitting in the front row, got up and reminded:
"Those who need to go to the bathroom can go now, and those who need to buy things for their families can also go. We will stop here for half an hour."

"""Yes~~~!"""

The students responded one after another, and filed down from the bus one by one.

Kato Yusuke and Ying Lili also walked down.

Although the air blowing head-on is not as fresh as in the mountains, it is still refreshing.

Thick cumulonimbus clouds floated in the blue sky, like whales swimming in the deep sea.

In addition to the bus from Toyosaki Academy, there are also some private cars parked in the parking lot.

The crowd composed of students walked towards the facilities in the service area in twos and threes, instantly bringing vitality and vigor to the place.

"Oh, it's down! Do you want to go shopping for souvenirs together? Kato-san and Sawamura-san."

Yoshiko Himekawa, who stepped out of the car first, waved and shouted not far away, and the rest of Kato's team stood beside her.

"How about it, do you want to go together? Eriri." Kato Yusuke asked beside him.

Ying Lili nodded slightly at first, and then said with some embarrassment: "But I want to go to the bathroom first."

"Then let's go there first, maybe there are still people going."

"Ah."

The two went up together.

After discussion, the girls decided to go to the bathroom first, while the boys went to the store first, so the two parties split up.

Walking into the fully air-conditioned store, the icy cold air suddenly hits the face, which irritated goose bumps on the neck.

"Wow! It's so cold."

Yamaguchi shivered uncontrollably, and then asked, "What do you two want to buy?"

Takei folded his hands behind his head, thought for a while and said, "Like soy sauce or something?"

"It's so perfunctory. Is it necessary to come to Chiba to buy that kind of thing? It's too unlucky to be your family. Please apologize to them!"

"Why!?"

"After all, it's a special product. You should at least choose some things that are not easy to buy in Tokyo. How about you, Kato? Have you decided what to buy?"

Kato Yusuke shook his head, replied, let's take a look first, and then walked into the depths of the store.

There are a wide variety of commodities on the neatly arranged vertical and horizontal shelves.

From exquisite small items such as key chains, to various peripherals of Chiba Prefecture mascot "Chiba-kun (チーバくん)", to snacks, food, fruits, etc., basically everything is available.

Speaking of Chiba-kun, it was a runaway red mad dog with its tongue sticking out, and its shape was said to be designed with reference to the map of Chiba Prefecture.

Anyway, since he came here, Yusuke Kato bought two of Chiba-kun's key chains.

After that, he successively bought wet pancakes, glutinous rice cakes stuffed with peanuts, and a pear gift box, which was a Chiba specialty.

The gift box of pears at the end confused him a bit.

After asking the shop owner, I found out that Chiba prefecture is the place with the largest pear production in Japan.

'In this way, it seems that it can also be attributed to special products. 'He thought with some uncertainty, and added the gift box to the shopping basket.

Because most of the products are printed with the "local limited" logo, it greatly saves the time of selection.

Just pick and choose, and finally bought a lot of things.

Kato Yusuke, who paid the bill, looked at a corner of the store, and saw the Mangosteen Brothers taking pictures around the sculpture of Chiba-kun in the store, laughing happily from time to time.

Seeing this, he didn't go to bother, and left the store with the bought things, planning to go back to the bus first.

After walking out of the store, the service area seemed to become more lively.

Not only were there more people walking around, but there were also a few more buses at the parking lot.

Judging from the young and unfamiliar faces around, it seems that another school's off-campus activities stop here.

Kato Yusuke looked around casually, and there was a queue at the toilet in the distance at some point, but Eiriri and Megumin were not seen.

His eyes turned to the other side with the gathered crowd, and stopped for a moment at a shop selling food.

On the small blackboard in front of the store to attract customers, the words "delicious butter potatoes!" are written in conspicuous fonts, which is quite eye-catching.

There were also a lot of customers lined up in front of the store, among them were girls from our school.

Sayu quite likes to eat this, he suddenly thought casually.

The image of the two of them taking the late-night bus together and eating various delicacies in the service area flashed through their minds.

Some nostalgia and loneliness emerge from the bottom of my heart at the same time, as if telling today that I can no longer return to yesterday.

Kato Yusuke shuffled towards the bus, and decided to buy a buttered potato after putting away his things.

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(End of this chapter)