Tokyo Soft Rice King

"what……"

Hearing Aizono Moe's voice, Kuroba Akira also came back to his senses.

He was currently looking at the color illustrations that Aizono Moe was trying to color, but his mind drifted away without him noticing.

In fact, after trying to ask her to color the character design, Kuroba Akira found that her coloring ability was indeed a bit unsatisfactory.

By the way, "passable" does not mean unsatisfactory, but generally satisfactory.

In other words, it's pretty good.

Although this is pretty good, I still hope it can be better.

The most important thing is that after understanding the difference in talent levels, Hei Yuming was a little confused.

Aizono Moe's coloring is obviously not as good as the other parts, but considering her personality, it's impossible that she was lazy and didn't practice coloring...

Her rich imagination has already helped her complete the composition in her mind, so why are there still deviations in the coloring?

Could it be that it’s not a question of talent…

But, is there something wrong with her eyes?

Chapter 159: You have to get over the hurdle of being a good friend first

The reason why Kuroba Akira thought that there might be something wrong with Aizono Moe's eyes was that this color illustration was not so much "poor coloring" as it was "partially wrong in color."

Especially with the light-colored parts, I always feel like, "Did I use the wrong paint?"

Although Kuroba Akira is not a professional painter, he has seen too many two-dimensional illustrations in his previous life, so he has developed an intuitive judgment.

However, Kuroba Akira did not directly point out this shortcoming to Aizono Moeie, but instead spoke more tactfully in a gentle tone.

"It's actually not bad, but how should I put it, the overall look is a bit off..."

Then he helped Aizono Moe to make up for it.

"But it could also be that my appreciation level is not good enough, so I'll take a look. Menghui, you can take a break for a while and have some tea or something."

"Ah...um..."

Aizono Moeie opened her lips slightly, as if she was about to say something important, but then closed them tightly again in an instant.

Her lips were pursed together, and her eyes revealed a complex light, hesitation, and entanglement, as if the waves in her heart were surging, trying to break through the silent defense line.

However, she was unable to say anything in the end. She just lowered her head deeply and locked her heart in a silent shell.

During the cooperation over the past few days, Aiyuan Menghui has clearly realized that although Kuroba Ming cannot draw, he has a strong appreciation ability.

He has great vision and imagination, and he always comes up with eye-opening and easy-to-understand suggestions for revisions.

Every time after making the changes according to his instructions, Aiyuan Menghui couldn't believe that this was an illustration that she could draw at her level. She felt like she was being instructed by a master and her painting skills were suddenly raised several levels.

So even if Aizono Moe was not good at reading the air, she knew that what Kuroba Akira said was just a polite remark to save face.

There was no way he couldn't see the problem... he must have discovered it!

At this moment, Aizono Moe felt as if everything about herself was exposed to Kuroba Ming, and even her biggest weakness was completely seen through by him.

Is this how Shiori felt before?

Ugh… So nervous, so ashamed, so embarrassed… I feel like I’m going to faint…

Kuroba Akira was choosing his words carefully, after all, Aiono Moe's personality was completely opposite to Shirai Shiori's.

Shirai Shiori has too much self-esteem, and only the right words can defeat her, while Aizono Moe has too little self-esteem, so telling the truth is likely to make her unable to recover.

After much thought, Hei Yuming decided to ask her to draw another color illustration to see where the problem lay.

"Menghui, could you please color another one? I want to compare the results."

"Ah... O-okay! I'll start coloring the next one!"

Aizono Moeie straightened up like a new recruit, and immediately began to concentrate and start coloring the second color insert.

As a result, the coloring this time was even worse, with many low-level mistakes.

Kuroba Ming scratched his head. Although nervousness might be a factor, it also shows that Aizono Moe's perception of colors is indeed biased.

On the other side, after finishing coloring, Aizono Moeie sat up straight, waiting for Kuroba Akira's evaluation. She felt dizzy and was so nervous that she almost vomited.

It’s screwed…it must be screwed!

Hei Yujun will definitely be very disappointed and will no longer let me be responsible for illustrations... Now it's all over!

It was precisely because Hei Yuming had high hopes for her, and she failed in such a crucial step as coloring, that she felt unprecedented pressure.

In the past, Aiyuan Menghui had never been expected by others, so she didn't feel any pressure and thought that painting was a relaxing and enjoyable thing. But now she feels that painting is not all about happiness.

She frowned, and the muscles on her cheeks were also tense. She was so tense that her legs were bent inwards, as if she was about to leak...

At this moment, she stood up suddenly!

In the end, Aizono Moehui couldn't wait quietly any longer, so she stood up and filled the tea cup for Hei Yuming.

"Um, well, Kuroba-kun, thank you for your hard work. Have some tea first..."

"Oh, thank you."

The class monitor had always poured tea for him before, so he was a little surprised and felt strange when Aizono Moeie suddenly did it for him.

Is this a way of flattering yourself? Hoping not to be too strict with yourself?

Does that mean we have to lower the standards?

Although it's fine now, it's still a pity...

There shouldn't be any room for improvement, right? Is she really that insecure about her coloring?

Or should I talk to editor Keima Mori and ask him to help find other illustrators to color the pictures... But that would hurt Moe Aizono's pride, and the money would be divided up by other illustrators.

If possible, Kuroba Akira still hopes that Aizono Moe can get full compensation, so that the plan of hiring her as an exclusive illustrator can be carried out more smoothly.

As Hei Yuming drank his tea, various thoughts flashed through his mind, and he weighed the pros and cons in his heart.

After he put down the teacup, Aizono Moeie immediately stood up and filled it up for him again.

Kuroba Akira looked up at Aizono Moe in surprise, and then he saw a pleading look in her eyes.

Is this asking me to be more lenient with my words?

No... there seems to be a subtle desire.

As if to say, you keep drinking, I'll keep pouring...

Why do we encourage people to drink tea just like we encourage people to drink wine?

Anyway, it is definitely not like those hostesses who think they can get benefits by getting customers drunk.

After all, drinking too much tea won’t make you drunk, you will just want to go to the bathroom... Oh?

Kuroba Akira suddenly understood what Aizono Moe wanted to convey. She was probably asking him to "go out and talk" and was using going to the bathroom as an excuse to meet him outside.

It's a private meeting.

Since she wanted to create an environment where the two of them could be alone, she must have something important to tell him, and it must be something that the other two people couldn't hear. Maybe it was related to the reason for the color difference.

So Kuroba Akira drank the cup of tea in one breath, and poured a full cup of tea for Aizono Moe while saying this.

"Menghui, you should drink too."

Hei Yuming was indicating that he had received the "secret code".

"Okay, okay!"

Aizono Moe immediately felt relieved in her heart and revealed a pure smile, because the hints she tried her best to give were understood and responded to by Kuroba Ming!

So she raised her teacup as if to respond to the toast, tilted her head back and drank the tea in the cup, then stood up anxiously and raised her hand to declare.

"Um, um, I, I need to go to the bathroom!"

Hei Yuming wanted to cover his face.

Aiyuan-san, Menghui-chan, you are so cute...

You are going to the toilet, not to the battlefield. Is it necessary to report it so seriously?

Now the other two will definitely see that something is fishy...

So, can it pass?

If you want to be alone with Aizono Moeie, you have to become good friends first.

Chapter 160 They Helped Provide Strategies

This is no longer a question of whether the acting is good or not. It should be said that there is no acting at all.

It seems suspicious no matter how you look at it.

However, the other two did not look particularly surprised.

Hitomi Asato still maintained a fake smile, while Shirai Shiori glanced at her best friend and nodded.

"Well, go ahead, but go slowly and don't fall."

"Uh-huh!"

After Aizono Moe walked out of the activity room with stiff steps, Kuroba Akira also slowly stood up with his hands on the table and said.

"Then I'll go to the bathroom too..."

Then he was held down by the shoulders by Hitomi Asato and Shiori Shirai, one on each side.

"Wait, Mingjun, don't rush out."

"Tong is right. We have something else to tell you."

Hei Yuming rolled his eyes.

As expected, these two people saw everything! They knew it all but didn't say anything!

After being pushed back into the chair, Hitomi Asato and Shiori Shirai also sat on both sides of him, as if they were escorting criminals.

But their intention of keeping Hei Yuming this time was not to "interrogate him", but to pass on some important information to him.

"Mengmeng is so naive and cute sometimes. She actually thinks that this way she can meet with you, Mingjun, in private without telling us..."

The class monitor couldn't help but complain about Aizono Moe's poor acting skills with a helpless smile.

"Mengmeng is like this. She's probably adjusting her breathing and feeling happy that she did it..."

Shirai Shiori's guess was absolutely correct. At this moment, Aizono Moe was indeed outside the activity room, caressing the largest-cup certified breasts in the literature club with both hands and clenching her fists.

"Anyway, she probably doesn't know yet that we already know she wants to talk to you alone, so it's okay to let her wait outside for a while."

Shirai Shiori lovingly analyzed her best friend's lovely psychology, and then quickly got to the point.

"But if we keep you here for too long, even Mengmeng will find it strange and return. So let's cut to the chase. We're keeping you here, Mingjun, to serve as a reminder to prevent you from being too blunt and bullying Mengmeng to tears."

"Oh!"

So you’re not trying to catch an adulterer… That’s fine then!

What he meant was that it wasn't a sinful act like cheating on his wife. Kuroba Akira had only responded to Moe Aizono's invitation and was still in the state of attempting to keep the appointment. There was no legitimate reason for him to be detained by them!

And from the looks of it, they are actually here to assist, providing more detailed information to Kuroba Akira so that he can better "convince" Aizono Moe later.

There was a feeling that he had gone from acting secretly to acting on orders, and Hei Yuming's back straightened up immediately.

"Then go ahead and tell me, I'm listening."

Then Anri Hitomi immediately punished his arrogant attitude by stepping on his instep with her foot after taking off her shoes.

"Mingjun, please be serious."

In fact, this is more like a reward for Hei Yuming, but Hei Yuming still gritted his teeth and pretended to be in pain.

"Although Shiori and I both trust your eloquence, Mingjun, you don't know Mengmeng's past yet, right? So you might say something hurtful to her, and Mengmeng is a very sensitive person, so we still hope you can be careful."