In the anime, cultivating a girlfriend starts from childhood

"That guy is not that good. He has a cold face all day long, and also..."

Ying Lili quickly denied it, but her voice became smaller and smaller.

She wanted to refute, but suddenly realized that what her mother said were objective facts.

So she kept silent, just lowered her head and drank the porridge silently with a red face.

"I'm done eating!"

Eriri jumped off the stool and prepared to go back to her room, but was stopped by Sayuri Sawamura, "Eri!"

She turned to look at her mother and found that her mother's face was full of worry and heartache.

Sayuri Sawamura walked forward, bent down and hugged her daughter.

She whispered softly in her daughter's ear: "Don't do this again, okay? Mom is really worried about you."

Eriri hugged her mother with her backhand, her eyes softened, and she responded softly: "Well, I'm sorry for making you worry."

……

The next day.

The editorial department of Fuzugawa Bunko.

Hiratsuka Ryosuke sat upright in the reception room, because today was the day he would meet Yumeno Sakiko.

He didn't forget the promise he made to Eriri yesterday.

But painting is a skill that takes a long time to learn.

In addition to innate talent, acquired skills also require countless days and nights of hard work and persistence.

Ryosuke knows nothing about painting.

Even if I learn now, I can't compare to Eriri, who is extremely talented and has been drawing for many years.

Eriri is a very strong-willed girl.

Ryosuke decided to help Eriri, but he did not intend to help her with painting techniques, because it is a taboo for an amateur to guide an expert.

Ryosuke was deeply impressed by her previous crazy scene.

Faced with the pressure from Yumeno Sakiko, she couldn't even paint normally.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to help Eriri break through the inner barrier - Yumeno Sakiko.

Only after she regains her ability to paint normally can we talk about things further into the future.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

Making friends with your opponents and learning from them is also a way to make progress.

Yumeno Sakiko, a cartoonist for girls with such a delicate heart.

What kind of woman are you, who possesses top-notch painting skills?

dong dong dong~

Hearing a knock on the door behind him, Hiratsuka Ryosuke turned around.

The person who entered the reception room was a big boy with an indifferent expression.

He is about 190 cm tall and gives people a strong sense of oppression.

The tall boy walked up to right in front of Hiratsuka Ryosuke with a calm expression.

He asked politely, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Ryou?"

Seeing the other party's politeness, Hiratsuka Ryosuke also stood up from the stool and replied: "I'm Ryou, who are you?"

The visitor bowed slightly.

Then he said in his deep and magnetic voice, "Nice to meet you. My name is Umetaro Nozaki. Of course, you can also call me Yumeno Sakiko."

Chapter 65 Let’s Go on a Date

Yumeno Sakiko?!

Hiratsuka Ryosuke forced himself to suppress the shock in his heart.

Sitting opposite Nozaki Umetaro.

He never dreamed of it.

This popular cartoonist specializes in drawing comics for women and has a feminine pen name.

It turned out to be a man who was 1.9 meters tall.

Compared to a cartoonist targeting women, Umetaro Nozaki is more like a basketball player.

Sure enough, people cannot be judged by their appearance.

"Teacher Ryou, I really like the love story between the male and female protagonists in your works. It gave me a lot of inspiration. I am looking forward to working with you."

Nozaki Umetaro said calmly.

He has been in a very good mood since coming to the Fuzugawa Library.

First, I found some inspiration for the comics from a light novel.

I also met a new manga editor, Ken Miyamae, at Fuzugawa Bunko.

Mr. Jian replies super quickly and gives really useful advice.

He is completely different from the editor Maeno in the previous company who was conceited and slow in doing things.

If Mr. Jian wants to change his job one day, whether it is a youth magazine or a women's weekly, he plans to follow him.

In this place, you also have the opportunity to collaborate with your favorite light novel authors on illustrations.

This place is simply heaven.

"Yumeno... no, Nozaki-senpai, my real name is Hiratsuka Ryosuke, you can also just call me by my real name."

Facing this 1.9-meter-tall muscular man, Ryosuke really couldn't continue to call him by that feminine pen name when they were talking face to face.

He then went on to say: "I already have a long-term artist who is my best partner, so I'm very sorry!"

"Is that Kashiwagi Eri?"

Since Umetaro Nozaki could appear in this place, he must have heard Machida Sonoko talk about changing illustrators.

For him, it would be best if he could cooperate with Ryou, but it doesn't matter if he can't.

Being able to meet Mr. Jian and escape from his previous suffering was already a very satisfactory ending for him.

Hiratsuka Ryosuke nodded, then stood up decisively and bowed deeply to Nozaki Umetaro.

"Senior Nozaki, I have a humble request. I hope to get your guidance."

Ryosuke felt a little embarrassed for rejecting the other party's cooperation proposal and making a request to the other party.

But when he thought of Eriri's dim eyes and crazy look, he still said this shamelessly.

"What request?"

Umetaro Nozaki did not take Ryosuke's refusal to heart. Instead, he was a little curious about his request.

"My friend, Kashiwagi Eri, seems to be unable to draw normally because of too much pressure."

Hiratsuka Ryosuke's voice trembled a little.

Just like a patient cannot hide his illness and avoid seeing a doctor, Hiratsuka Ryosuke needs Umetaro Nozaki's help and has nothing to hide from Nozaki.

He then explains to Umetaro Nozaki why Eriri can't draw normally.

after a while.

"In other words, Kashiwagi Eri couldn't draw because she heard that you wanted to cooperate with me? It seems that you are very important to her."

Umetaro Nozaki, who is known as the "spokesperson for girls' minds", is always very sensitive when it comes to other people's emotional problems.

Then he continued in a deep voice: "In fact, no matter what the reason is, there is only one reason why the painter cannot continue painting, that is, when the painter puts pen to paper, he forgets his original love for painting."

Umetaro Nozaki's expression became serious. "If she paints with the mentality of defeating the enemy instead of wanting to paint from the bottom of her heart, and just piles up painting techniques but forgets to add her own passion when creating, then she will never become a top painter."

“The real top-notch illustrations are those that can resonate with readers and move them.”

When Nozaki finished speaking, Hiratsuka Ryosuke was filled with awe.

Is this what top painters truly understand?

It’s really amazing.

"Nozaki-senpai, please teach me how to help Kashiwagi Eri regain her confidence and hold her paintbrush again!"

Hiratsuka Ryosuke looked serious and humbly asked Nozaki for advice.

Ryosuke had also read "Moe Ai", and combined with what Nozaki said now, he realized that this cartoonist really had something.

"The Black Swordsman was drawn based on you, right? It seems that Kashiwagi Eri is also an experiential artist."

Umetaro Nozaki picked up "Sword Art Online" on the table, looked at Ryosuke and said lightly.

Because the comic characters in Nozaki's own works are all taken from his friends.

So the first time he saw Ryosuke, he saw through the prototype of the black swordsman.

What? Based on me?

Ryosuke's heart moved slightly.

He had a sense of déjà vu about this version of the Black Swordsman before.

Because Kirito's face and movements are very different from his.

So I didn’t think too much about it at the time.

Now, after being reminded by Umetaro Nozaki, he also agreed with what Nozaki said.

But when did this happen?

He didn't specifically model for Eriri.

Then Ryosuke realized that Nozaki hadn't finished speaking yet, so he nodded and waited for the other party to continue.

"In fact, I am also an experiential artist. The characters and plots in my stories are all adapted from real people around me. Since Kashiwagi Eri is also an experiential artist, as long as she experiences some classic comic plots, she may also have ideas to draw. Don't underestimate illustrations. If you want to bring characters to life, you also need to understand the characters through some story plots."

Nozaki said calmly.

Because the inspiration for the heroine in his comics comes from his friend, the red-haired handsome man Mikoshiba, he thinks this method is very effective.

Upon hearing this, Hiratsuka Ryosuke leaned back slightly.

Mr. Nozaki, are there so many character prototypes and plots from girls' comics around you?

That's really incredible.

Umetaro Nozaki used his imagination as a girl cartoonist, and one classic girl cartoon plot after another emerged in his mind.

He raised a finger and said calmly: "Create some plots and observe the characters' reactions. If Kashiwagi Eri has not forgotten her love for painting, then she will definitely want to pick up a paintbrush."

"How about creating a chance encounter? The beginning of a girl's comic often starts with a chance encounter, such as bumping into each other at a corner, and the heroine has a grudge against the hero, and then the story can move forward."

Nozaki gave the first piece of advice.

Ryosuke recalled that the first time he and Eriri met, they really did collide in the villa area, but there was no follow-up where the heroine was full of resentment.

"Senior, this kind of experience has already happened before."

Hiratsuka Ryosuke spoke calmly.

"It's okay. Let Kashiwagi Eri fall accidentally, and then you go over to catch her. There's a similar plot in my book 'Moe Ai'."

"I've had this before, Senior."

"Have you ever done that before? Then why don't you ask her to go to the library with you, and when you pick up the same book, you accidentally touch each other's hands, or you pull out the same book from the same shelf, and then you two look into each other's eyes and create a heart-pounding moment, how do you think?"

"Nozaki-senpai..."

"No way? Could this plot also exist?!"

Hiratsuka Ryosuke nodded.

After the other party confirmed it, it was Umetaro Nozaki's turn to be surprised.