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

Chapter 611 Selfish Psychology

After spending some time thinking, Ying Lili soon had a new idea for painting.

She gave up pen and paper and started drawing with a digital screen instead.

When drawing this kind of shot with multiple characters in the same scene, it is the best way to deal with it by using painting software to draw in layers.

This is not only convenient for modification, but also prevents the tragedy of tearing down the entire picture when something goes wrong, which is undoubtedly a nightmare for all creators.

Ying Lili didn't want to experience that kind of pain, and she couldn't guarantee that the original painting would not need to be modified at all, so she naturally had to paint in layers honestly.

Holding the digital pen, she moved her slender wrist quickly, and the outline of the character was quickly formed under the pen.

Although it is still just an outline, under the background of some details, the feeling of tension and anticipation at the cultural festival came out all at once.

To be honest, the work of drawing original paintings for the game is very different from her previous creative methods, not just drawing cute and cute pictures.

In the game, the anchor points and characteristics of the characters should be closely matched with the story, and what they need to do is to truly give life to the characters.

This sounds a bit abstract.

However, games are different from movies or novels. The experience they bring to people is not limited to vision and hearing, but richer feelings.

When the words, music, and pictures are perfectly integrated, the charm exuded by the characters at that moment is by no means comparable to a dry and cute picture.

In the words of Kato Yusuke.

The reason why the game is called the ninth art means that what it conveys to people should not be just temporary pleasure and consumption, but something more unique.

Ying Lili didn't understand the meaning of this very well, but she simply thought that the other party looked very handsome at the time, which made her a little moved.

Thinking of this, she quickly shook her head, feeling shy about her sudden nympho, and then forced herself to concentrate on painting.

Time passed quietly.

A morning passed quickly.

Ying Lili took the redrawn storyboard and showed the teenager again.

Kato Yusuke looked at the picture on the screen for a moment, then nodded affirmatively.

"Well, great, you're doing great."

"Hmph~ They say I can do it if I set my mind to it."

"Those who can do it will get things done before others ask."

"Well... I want you to talk too much!"

Eiriri, who had nothing to say, muttered and complained, but Kato Yusuke laughed it off.

"Okay, let Mayu and Izumi do the drawing and coloring of this picture, and you can continue to draw other things."

Sagara Mayu and HASHIMA Izumi, whose names were called, were about to speak, but Eiriri spoke first.

"Yusuke, really, you mean it's already noon, so even if you want to work, at least you have to wait until after lunch, right?"

Kato Yusuke glanced at the clock on the wall, the long and short hands were pointing straight up, indicating the noon break time.

He patted his forehead and said apologetically, "Sorry, I didn't notice the time. This is my problem. Let's go eat first."

"If you don't say we will go too, what about you?"

"I'll go later."

"Is that so..."

Ying Lili glanced at him and didn't say much, but discussed with Mayu and Chuhai what to eat.

After discussion, the three girls decided to go to the "Komeda" coffee shop next door to solve the problem.

Not only does the food taste good there, but the environment is also very suitable for conversation. Recently, it has gradually become the first choice for dining in the studio.

When they came to the store, they accidentally ran into Yoshida and Ai Lunya who were dining here.

The two sides greeted each other without disturbing each other too much.

Although Boshima went to sea and wanted to sit with his senior Lunya, but it's not good to be alone.

The three of them were led by the waiter to the four-seater by the window.

Ying Lili ordered her drinks and food, then went to the bathroom to wash her hands.

Just as she was about to return to her seat...

"English pear pear."

"ah!?"

An Yilun also suddenly came out from behind the corner wall.

"Bai, idiot! Why are you standing there deliberately scaring people?"

"I have something to talk to you about, are you free?"

"Eh?"

Ying Lili blinked blankly, tilted her head and asked, "Talk to me...?"

"Well! I'll be fine soon, and I won't delay you for too long."

"Even if you say that... what are you going to talk about?"

"Actually, I'm here to apologize to you."

"Huh? Apologize to me...? Wait, what are you talking about out of nowhere?"

An Yilun also took a deep breath, looking straight at her firmly.

"I have already told me all the specific things about going to sea. I know everything about you apologizing to her for refusing to accept the notebook that day, and exchanging notebooks with her."

"I can't bear it...she still told you."

"Ah."

"Well... so, what does this have to do with what you just said?"

When Ying Lili asked this question, An Yilun also categorically affirmed it.

"Of course it does—!
In fact, I have been reflecting on it since then. I didn't take your feelings into account that day at the meeting, and I said so many ignorant things to you.

I want to apologize to you for my previous behavior, I am really sorry——! "

He said so, with remorse and hatred in his voice.

"Len also...?"

Ying Lili murmured, and was stunned for a moment.

The development in front of her completely exceeded her expectations, and she never expected that the other party would come to apologize so solemnly.

After a while, she sighed helplessly.

"...What, so that's what you're doing for? You're making too much of a fuss."

"what……?"

"I don't care about what you said a long time ago, so you don't have to spend a lot of time doing it."

"Eh? You said you don't care anymore...? Are you really Ying Lili?" An Yilun also asked in astonishment, with a look of disbelief.

"What's the matter with your rude expression? Make it look like I'm mean!"

"But...but, you were so angry and sad that day..."

"So I just said I don't care."

Ying Lili put her hands on her chest and said lightly:
"Anyway, for us creators, it's not painful to be said a few words by a layman who doesn't know how to paint. It's because you have too much self-awareness."

"..."

An Yilun also opened his mouth, but had nothing to say for a while.

He was silent for a while, and then said in a low voice: "...Is that so, don't you care anymore..."

"Well, so don't worry about it anymore, just let that matter go."

Ying Lili was about to leave as she said that, but she heard this sentence in the next second.

"...For you, can you just go through anything casually?"

"Huh? What do you mean by that??"

"..."

An Yilun also lifted the glasses on the bridge of his nose with one hand, "...It's nothing, whether you care or not, I have already apologized for my behavior."

"Let's just say that you are very inexplicable now. I don't understand what you want to express."

Ying Lili frowned and said, "Besides, if I had to say it, I would be rather angry about what happened yesterday. Why did you talk about me and Yusuke like that?"

"Feel sorry……"

"The person you want to apologize to is not me, but Yusuke, right?"

"Eh, you want me to apologize to Kato...?"

"Is there any problem? After all, you didn't even understand the matter clearly at the time, so you scolded Yusuke. Generally speaking, you should apologize?"

"..."

An Yilun unconsciously clenched his fists and then released them. After a pause, he said, "...I understand. I will talk to Kato later."

"That kind of thing is up to you. If the matter is over, I will go back?"

"...I said, do you hate talking to me so much?"

"Huh? I didn't say that, it's just that Zhenyu and Chuhai are still waiting for me to discuss work, and I still have two character CGs to draw in the afternoon, so I'm exhausted."

Hearing Ying Lili's explanation, An Yilun also looked a little better.

"So it's like this... It means you don't have to work so hard on yourself, right?"

"What nonsense is this? I'm the number one original artist. If I don't work hard to draw, do I have to wait for the original painting to come out by itself?"

"What I mean is, isn't Kato very powerful anyway? Even if you don't work so hard, he can get everything done in the end. There's no need to push yourself so hard, right?"

"Lun also..."

Ying Lili's eyes widened in astonishment, "Are you... are you trying to persuade me to give up trying?"

An Yilun couldn't help being taken aback, and hurriedly waved his hands in denial: "No way! I just listened to you saying that it was too hard, so I kindly gave advice."

"Then let me ask you, have you seen my painting of "Little Rhapsody" yesterday? How do you think my painting compares with that of Bo Island going to sea?"

"……what?"

"You said before that our two works have different themes, so they are not comparable."

Ying Lili stared at him intently, and said word by word: "But now we have all drawn the book of "Little Rhapsody", do you think I draw better?"

"I--"

An Yilun also subconsciously wanted to answer, but he couldn't get out of his mouth, and unconsciously avoided the girl's eyes, faltering and saying:

"...Well, this, your newly drawn notebook is also very powerful.

It’s only a few days after the end of COMI tomorrow, but you can draw a new notebook, and the quality is still as stable as before, I’m really surprised! "

"... Lun Ye."

Ying Lili was silent, a hint of sadness flashed in her beautiful eyes, "You, don't you want me to grow...?"

"—!"

An Yilun's pupils shrank suddenly, and he was speechless.

Ying Lili took a deep breath, and continued speaking.

"Yusuke said he wants me to be the most powerful painter in the world, and I also want to be that kind of person, and I'm working hard for it now, so... I won't stop."

"Eri Pear..."

An Yilun also looked at the childhood sweetheart in front of him, his expression changed for a while, but he didn't know how to respond.

"You can't do it."

"Why do you have to work so hard?"

"Why do you decide to move forward on your own?"

"Why do you run to places that are hard for me to reach?"

"It's just my former follower, who allowed you to make such a decision without authorization?"

……

Thousands of words are rushing in my mind, and intricate emotions are also churning in my heart.

An Yilun's face was also tense, and the outline of the teeth appeared faintly on both cheeks.

From Ying Lili at this moment, he felt an indescribable sense of inferiority and distance, which he had never experienced during the six years of friendship between the two.

Suddenly, he thought of what the girl had just said.

"You, don't you want me to grow...?"

An Yilun also wanted to deny this, but the dark side in his heart seemed to be giving out different cries.

"... Anyway."

He moistened his dry lips with his tongue, and said in a hoarse voice: "If it were me, I would not be so reluctant to my partner, the most important thing is to play games happily together...!"

Not staying here any longer, An Yilun turned around abruptly after saying this, and strode out of the shop.

Ying Lili looked at the back of him leaving, and a flash of self-blame flashed across her face, and she couldn't help but wonder if she had gone too far.

With this concern in mind, she walked towards the seat with heavy steps.

……

On the other side, An Yilun also came to a nearby small park angrily, and punched a tree hard.

- Boom!

The trunk swayed.

A few frightened crows croaked, flapped their wings and flew away from the branches, and stared unkindly at the uninvited guest who disturbed their rest.

"hateful--!"

An Yilun also cursed at the air in a low voice, but still felt that it was not enough to relieve his anger, so he raised his right foot and kicked hard on the tree trunk.

At this moment, a clear voice suddenly came over.

"Huh? Lunya-san? What are you doing here alone?"

Turning his head to look, a boy with light brown curly hair immediately came into view.

"...Tsk."

An Yilun clicked his tongue uncomfortably when he saw the person coming: "Why can I see you everywhere? Iori."

"...I would like to say, in front of my comrades who have fought side by side, won't your attitude towards me be too cold?"

Iori HASHIMA walked up while talking with a hurt expression on her face.

"Hey, why are you coming up casually? I'm not in the mood to deal with you now!"

"Huh, so what are you doing here alone?"

"It's none of your business."

"Aren't you going to go back to the studio? It's cold outside~"

"Mind your own business, stay where you want is my freedom!"

"Then let me ask another question. Are you practicing boxing with a tree?"

"Varied--!"

An Yilun also opened his mouth wide in astonishment, "Iori, have you been peeking from the side since the beginning? It's so irritating!"

"Ahaha~ I don't have that much free time. I came to see Kato-kun today on business, but I happened to see your actions. Is this a coincidence?"

"It's best! Anyway, Kato and others are in the studio, since you are here to look for him, quickly disappear from my eyes—!"

Faced with his annoying drive, Hashima Iori waved his hands disapprovingly, and said with a smile:
"I'm not in a hurry. You seem to be in trouble, right? Why don't we talk~"

……

　An Yilun also doesn't want Ying Lili to grow up, and has always looked down on her, which is clearly written in the original book, don't argue with me about this.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)