My girlfriend is Kusunoko Saiki

Under such circumstances, Naoto managed to complete two paintings within a week.

Looking at the oil painting in front of him, Naoto felt exhausted but also satisfied.

Both of these paintings are much better than his previous works.

It can be said that this is the best work I can produce at the moment.

"But what should I do now? I have finished two paintings at once. Which one should I submit?"

After looking at the two works in front of him, Naoto hesitated for a moment.

After all, these two works are my own painstaking efforts. One of them interprets what happiness is from my perspective as a child.

The other one shows me looking at what happiness is from my current perspective.

No matter which one it is, I am extremely satisfied with it.

Even these two paintings have a little secret hidden by Naoto himself.

"This is a difficult situation. I have difficulty making choices."

When Naoto found that he couldn't bear to give up any of his works, he simply gave up thinking.

Anyway, my mind is a mess now, so I might as well just let it go and put all the works up there.

When Naoto thought about this, he instantly felt relieved. He then packed up his two works and planned to hand them over to the Art Association later.

In this way, Naoto rested for another day. On the morning of the next day, Naoto, who had finished his revisions, took his work and started walking towards the Tokyo Art Association.

Naoto hasn't been here since his last competition.

Even Naoto couldn't believe that he would actually continue to come to this place.

The person sitting at the front desk at this time was still the staff member who received Naoto last time. When she saw Naoto coming here, she received him warmly.

"Teacher Naoto, welcome. May I ask, is this your entry for this competition?"

The staff member took the painting handed over by Naoto with a somewhat puzzled expression.

Why does Naoto’s entry feel so thick this time?

"Ah, well, because..."

"Excuse me, Mr. Nanyun, are you confident about this competition?"

"Teacher Nanyun, the person who is most popular online right now is Yamashita Naoto, who is currently rated as the No. 1 genius in Japan. Are you confident in facing him this time?"

Just when Naoto was about to explain his work, he suddenly felt some noise behind him.

Out of curiosity, Naoto turned around and found that there was already a large group of reporters gathered outside the association.

Among them, a young man who looked very flamboyant walked into the association with an arrogant look on his face.

"Who is this person? Is he also here to participate in the competition?"

Looking at Nan Yunxiao surrounded by reporters, Zhiren felt a little puzzled. Could it be that some big star came to participate in the art competition? Otherwise, why were there so many reporters?

"Ah, this person is Nanyun-sensei, and he is also the favorite to win the Youth Award this time."

"Favorite to win?"

Naoto was looking at Nan Yunxiao at this moment, with his neat suit and flamboyant red hair, especially with the big sunglasses on his face, he would believe it if you said he was the male protagonist of a hot-blooded comic.

The key point is, you say, this is a painter?

Maybe Naoto is not involved in the traditional art world, so he has no impression of this guy at all.

At this time, Nan Yunxiao walked up to the receptionist with an arrogant look on his face and handed her a packaged painting.

"Oh? A high school student? Are you here to participate in the Youth Appreciation Group? You seem to have good eyesight."

At this time, Nan Yunxiao looked at Naoto and thought he was here to participate in the junior competition because of his age. No one knew Naoto's identity.

That's true. After all, Naoto rarely appears in public, and today he even dressed up and tidied up his appearance. He looked completely different from his usual student appearance.

"Ah, yes, but not a boy, but..."

"Ah, I know. The juniors' group is also very competitive. Back then, I also went through a long battle before I finally won the first place in the juniors' group. You have to work hard too. Boy, I have high hopes for you."

"I told you I'm not..."

"This is a piece of advice from you, senior. Work hard. Although you will never catch up with a genius like me, you can still make a living if you work hard."

At this moment, Naoto looked at the red-haired young man and always felt that he had met an idiot.

Why is this person talking to himself for so long and not listening to others at all?

At this time, the receptionist who heard the conversation between Naoto and Nan Yunxiao couldn't help laughing.

I don’t know why, and I don’t know what’s so funny about it, but it’s just very funny.

"Hey, brother, look at that boy, does he look familiar?"

"Eh? Is there? Let me see."

While the reporters were taking pictures, they also noticed Naoto who was talking to Nan Yun Xiao.

At the beginning, no one paid too much attention.

But some of the reporters felt that Naoto looked more and more familiar the more they looked at him.

Why does this person look so much like the legendary Yamashita Naoto?

After repeated comparisons, the reporters became excited when they discovered that the person in front of them was most likely the mysterious Naoto Yamashita.

"Fuck, Yamashita Naoto!"

"What! It's Yamashita Naoto!"

"It really is him!"

Accompanied by the exclamations of the reporters, Nan Yunxiao was still a little confused.

"Yamashita Naoto? Where? Why can't I see you?"

At this time, Nan Yunxiao was still looking around, but when he saw that the reporters were all focusing their eyes on Naoto, Nan Yunxiao looked a little confused.

Naoto: (°ー°〃)

Nan Yunxiao: (ΩДΩ)!

Chapter 83: Declaration of war from Doubi

"Are you Yamashita Naoto?"

"Ah, if there is no other Yamashita Naoto participating in the competition, then it should be me."

"The national high school champion?"

"Correct."

"The currently best-selling cartoonist in the country?"

"Just use my name."

At this moment, Nan Yunxiao looked at Yamashita Naoto and suddenly felt that his mentality was beginning to collapse.

What was he doing just now? Praising his biggest rival? And saying that to him in front of so many people? If this was broadcast, he would be immediately criticized.

This is really a joke.

"Teacher Yamashita! Are you here to submit your work this time?!"

"Excuse me, are you confident about this competition? There are many masters this time!"

“Can you tell me what your new work is? How did you create it?”

"Teacher Yamashita! I heard that you are currently working on a new manga. Can you tell us what the new work is about?"

At this time, all the reporters who were originally surrounding Nan Yunxiao, surrounded Naoto like crazy.

You know, normally, Naoto doesn't say a word.

I've been trying to find someone all day but don't know where to look.

After all the waiting, Naoto finally gave a public interview.

But after the interview, this person seemed to have disappeared without a trace, as if he had become invisible.

If you don’t know, you might think this person is a ninja.

At this moment, Nan Yunxiao looked at the reporters who had surrounded him and felt that they had all betrayed him. He felt greatly insulted.

"What do you mean? Do you think I'm not as good as him? It's just drawing a comic, I can... I can try it too!"

"Uh! Can everyone calm down a little? Please come one by one. It's hard for me to answer everyone's questions if you are like this!"

Facing the crazy reporters, Naoto felt a little overwhelmed.

Fortunately, the receptionist contacted the security guard and order was finally maintained.

But for some reason, Naoto felt like this was a bit like his own personal press conference.

"Ahem, first of all, for your first question, I drew two paintings this time. After I finished them, I was very confused about which one to submit. In the end, I felt that they were all great, so I just submitted them all. But I can reveal one thing. In these two paintings, I left some small surprises. If someone can find them, I think it will be very interesting."

"What?! You drew two?!"

After hearing that Naoto had actually drawn two paintings and handed them in, even Nan Yunxiao, who was secretly listening on the side, was a little shocked.

I worked day and night for nearly a month to finally finish this work.

According to his own information, it seems that Naoto has only been informed of the participation in the competition for a week at most.

In one week, this person actually finished two paintings? How did he do it?

"So, Mr. Naoto, what are your expectations for this competition? Now on the Internet, many people are saying that you will definitely win the championship this time."

"what?"

After hearing the reporter's question, Naoto's brain went into overdrive.

What do you mean by saying on the internet that you will definitely win the championship? I don't even know if I can make it to the finals, and you want me to win the championship?

"Eh? Don't you know about this? Recently, your fans and several people related to you have all expressed their confidence in you."

Naoto, who had already begun to react, took out his mobile phone, quickly logged into the forum and began to look through the latest information.

It turned out that all the people I knew had spoken online.

Among the various comments, Naoto saw the comments from Saiki's father, his homeroom teacher, a certain Ms. Enka, Mr. Takasaka, whom he knew, and even Sakuta and his girlfriend Mai started to speak.

Wow, there is not a single easy-going person here. The most outrageous thing is that I saw President Fujino said that he was looking forward to his work this time.

At this moment, Naoto really wanted to spit out a mouthful of blood.

So he was being stabbed in the back! With so many people speaking out, especially a top star like Mai Sakurajima, Naoto felt like the whole world had betrayed him.

With so many outrageous remarks, this must have offended everyone participating in the competition.

No wonder the man named Nan Yunxiao looked so bad after recognizing me.

"Ahem, nothing like that. Actually, I've been secluded myself painting recently, and I really don't know anything about what's happening on the Internet. If you don't believe me, think about it. If I had time to rest, it would be impossible for me to finish two paintings in a week, right? Regarding this competition, I personally think that the most important thing is to participate. After all, there are so many seniors here, and the possibility of me winning a prize is really slim."

The reporters around nodded at Naoto's statement.

That's true. After all, everyone knows that Naoto is very busy. So everyone is quite convinced that Naoto has not been paying attention to the Internet recently.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Naoto rarely speaks under normal circumstances.

In the eyes of outsiders, Naoto now not only has to go to school, but also has to draw at least two comics.

Such a horrific workload is simply appalling.

So it is normal that Naoto has no time to surf the Internet. At this time, even Nan Yunxiao nodded after listening to Naoto's words.

I was very satisfied with what Zhiren said.

It seems that this little brother is quite knowledgeable and not as annoying as I imagined.

What's the senior? Humph, isn't he talking about me? Since he has admitted defeat, let him go.

Just when Naoto thought he had gotten away with it, another reporter suddenly started speaking.

"So, which contestant do you think is the best this time? I saw that you are very familiar with Mr. Nanyun before? Do you regard him as the defending champion this time?"

Facing the reporter's question, Zhiren was very embarrassed. What could he say? He didn't even know this person before.