It's a romantic comedy for everyone, so why am I the only one single?

"Oka ei ri!"

The dialogue, completely unsuitable for this context, inexplicably made the air feel warm and inviting.

At that moment, Iura Shu felt as if he were hallucinating, because he thought he saw Mashiro smiling!

Before he could even see it clearly, Mashiro had already grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the room. Judging from her eagerness, she had obviously drawn the scene from yesterday and wanted to show it to him.

However, to his surprise, Mashiro drew not one, but two.

One of the images depicts the scene yesterday where a train passed by and cherry blossoms were fluttering in the air. Mashiro also added a scene based on the scene he described, where Kaoru is carrying a violin case and running wildly as if chasing after the train.

The other image shows Kaoru standing in the park playing the flute with three children, while Kousei Arima secretly watches from below.

Most importantly, both scenes are in color.

More importantly, these two color illustrations are already about 90% of the quality of Makoto Shinkai's work in "Your Name" and "Weathering With You"!

Iura Shu couldn't help but open his mouth wide, staring dumbfounded at the computer screen in front of him. His mind involuntarily recalled that when he came back yesterday, Mashiro asked him in the car what style "April" should be used if it were to be adapted into an anime.

Although the original "April" was already quite good, it is well known that Makoto Shinkai's art style is the pinnacle of Japanese romance anime.

So after thinking it over, he gave a clear yet general answer: "The scene should be as realistic as possible, the color layers should be incredibly rich, and the coloring should be as vivid and bright as possible."

The idea of ​​making the scene as realistic as possible is easy to understand and implement.

But what constitutes a richness of color gradation? What kind of coloring can be considered vibrant and lively?

Without having seen Makoto Shinkai's art style in person, and based solely on these two ambiguous descriptions, Iura Hide felt that even if he learned to draw and reached the level of a professional manga artist, he would still find it difficult to understand.

Even after Makoto Shinkai became famous, so many people looked at his works and tried to imitate his style, but none of them could reach his level of skill.

But Mashiro, with just this one sentence, displayed an art style comparable to 90% of Makoto Shinkai's skill, which is truly incredible.

Note that this is 90% of the quality of "Your Name" and "Weathering With You". In a horizontal comparison, it has even surpassed the level of "The Garden of Words" and "5 Centimeters Per Second"!

Now he finally knew what a 'world-class painting genius' was.

This talent and strength are simply unreasonable!

Is it bad?

Seeing that he had been staring at her for a long time without saying a word, Mashiro couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

This finally brought the shocked Iura Hide back to his senses. He shook his head vigorously, his eyes filled with excitement.

"No! Very good! Excellent! Mashiro, you're really amazing! You're so amazing that you've scared me!"

Mashiro was clearly stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting Iura Shu's reaction to be so exaggerated.

"Could that be used in the comic book version of 'April'?"

"Of course!" That was what Iura Hide wanted to say.

However, he suddenly remembered something and stopped speaking.

Illustrations of this quality would be perfectly fine for the light novel version of "April," and would even be more than enough for the cover.

The problem is that no art style like Makoto Shinkai's has ever appeared in the world before; Mashiro is essentially the first to create it.

So, is it really okay to expose something just for a few illustrations?

Who knows if there are other world-class drawing geniuses in this anime crossover world? What if they learn it?

What if that person first uses this art style in their own comics or animation works?

Besides this issue, there is another problem with using this art style, which is speed.

Drawing a scene in Makoto Shinkai's style like this takes at least dozens of times longer than drawing a single page of a shoujo manga.

Judging from Mashiro's still somewhat dazed appearance, it's clear she must have stayed up very late last night to paint these two scenes.

It's no exaggeration to say that if Shinjiro were to draw "April" with this kind of quality, he wouldn't be able to produce even one chapter a month, let alone one a week.

Of course, he could also choose to use this quality of illustration only in the novel version, while the comic version would retain the original art style and quality.

But will this raise readers' expectations, thus affecting the reputation and sales of the later-released "April" manga?

Having thought this through, he already knew what choice to make.

"I'm afraid not."

"Why?" Mashiro turned her head to look at him, her clear, ruby-like eyes showing a look of confusion.

Looking into those eyes, Iura Hide didn't want his own dark and mercenary nature to taint them, so he could only come up with a seemingly respectable reason.

"Because it's not suitable."

"The most suitable is the best. Just like no matter how well the Mona Lisa is painted, it will look out of place if it is placed in a comic or animation."

"There are many funny scenes in 'April,' such as when Tsubaki hits the baseball out of the field and breaks the glass, and her teammates scold her in unison."

"For example, Kousei Arima was hit by a baseball and fell to the ground with blood gushing from his forehead."

"There's also Tsubaki angrily scolding Arima Kousei for being too gloomy, etc."

"In my vision, all of these should use the exaggerated, slightly chibi-style art style found in comedic comics."

"The style you're currently using is more realistic, which clashes with this humorous, chibi-style."

If it were someone else, nine times out of ten they would feel that something is wrong, after all, it was Iura Hide himself who said yesterday that he wanted to be realistic.

But Mashiro clearly didn't think much of it and didn't understand what multicolored black was, so she was easily fooled.

This made Iura Hide secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Of course, this vivid, bright, and richly layered coloring style can be preserved and used in the color pages of novels and comics, as well as in animation production."

Hideaki Iura added another sentence.

This caused a sudden flash of understanding to appear in Mashiro's eyes.

Now she knows how to draw!

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Chapter 66 Letting Go?

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's hurry up and wash up and get ready for breakfast!"

"Ok.

Mashiro nodded obediently, took off her T-shirt, and walked towards the sink with a pair of cute little bunnies.

A moment later, covered in water, he arrived in front of Iura Hide.

As usual, Iura Hideya first dried the water stains for her, and after making sure she hadn't gotten her panties wet, he helped her put on her underwear and school uniform shirt.

As for the skirt and socks, Mashiro can make them herself.

During the process, perhaps because he was too tired or sleepy, although he touched nothing less, he maintained a sage-like state of mind, which amazed even himself.

However, when the two went out together and Mashiro took his hand, he couldn't help but feel a slight tremor in his heart, and even his breath hitched.

The corridor outside the door, which was originally a little dim, seemed to become bright and cheerful at this moment, just like the colorful paintings of Mashiro.

However, drowsiness kept coming in like a tidal wave, and its power was stronger than I had imagined.

After finally managing to get to the classroom, Iura Shu couldn't hold on any longer. As soon as he sat down and put his backpack on the table, he almost fell asleep on it.

This made Kono Sakura, who was about to say good morning to him, pause for a moment.

"When was the last time Xiu was this listless? I don't think he's ever been like this before," Kono Sakura thought to herself, a look of concern appearing in her eyes.

"Huh? Iura, didn't you sleep well last night?"

"It's not that I didn't sleep well, to be precise, I didn't sleep at all."

Iura Hide lay on his backpack, tilted his head, shrugged, and then couldn't help but yawn.

Kono Sakura was taken aback again upon seeing this, but the clever girl quickly guessed the reason.

Is it because of writing novels?

"Ah."

Iura Hide didn't think there was anything to hide, especially since Kono Sakura was his friend.

Kono Sakura didn't try to persuade her with a concerned tone, but simply said gently, "Then I'll take your class notes for you."

"Thank you then."

Hideaki Iura smiled and did not refuse.

This is mainly because he didn't take taking notes or anything like that too seriously.

Just like Mashiro, she's already had two days of classes, but her notes and textbooks are still brand new, she hasn't even opened them yet.

"By the way, Kono, if our light music club can carry out its activities normally, can we also get some club activity funding?" Iura Hide asked, fighting off his sleepiness.

I've already used up my living expenses for the month, and even if the novel is published, I won't be able to generate income in the short term.

However, he didn't want to release songs casually; he wanted to improve the quality.

So, in order to get the initial funding to rent a professional recording studio and hire a professional band to help produce accompaniment as soon as possible, he racked his brains for a long time and finally decided to use the club's activity funds.

Club activity funds, as the name suggests, need no further explanation.

Purchasing musical instruments, renting recording studios, and hiring professionals for guidance (to help produce accompaniments) can all be included in the scope of the Light Music Club's activity funds.

Just like the soccer club can use club activity funds to buy jerseys and shoes, hire professional coaches, and even go out for a big meal at a restaurant after a match.

Previously, the Light Music Club didn't have any club activity funds because it was impossible to organize any serious club activities. But things are different now!

Although it's just one more member, Little Lonely, can't the two of them form a band?

"That's right. According to the procedure, you first need to fill out an application report, and then the student council will go to the site to verify whether your light music club's activities meet the requirements. After this part of the review is approved, the actual amount will be approved, and finally the funds will be allocated."

Moreover, it differs from other organizations that temporarily increase funding for unplanned activities.

Since the Light Music Club had never applied for club activity funds before, their first application was likely to be approved as long as the amount wasn't too outrageous.

"Kono, do you have time at noon? Our light music club can organize a club activity today at noon."

A hint of surprise flashed in Kono Sakura's eyes.