Tokyo Soft Rice King

"That's right, but Kuroba-kun, you will help me, right?"

"Yes, it's your fault that you made me pregnant."

"Haha, I'm really looking forward to your performance. If you can completely solve the problems in the Arts Club, Kuroba-kun, I can continue to make lunch boxes for you next year? Or even the year after next... I can take care of your meals for the three years of high school. That's not impossible, right?"

"Your Highness, Squad Leader! I am willing to serve you at my utmost!"

Shiori Shirai watched their interaction and was once again certain in her heart.

There's clearly something going on between these two people!

Chapter 56 Let Me See Inside

The current Art and Literature Department can be said to be stuck in a quagmire.

Whether it is finding new members to avoid the dissolution of the department or resolving historical issues with the traitorous News Department, it is not something that can be solved in a short time and requires long-term consideration.

So there is nothing I can do now, after all, the Service Department still has to accept commissions.

Perhaps the current positioning of the Arts Club is similar to that of the SOS Brigade. Its existence itself is meaningless, and it can be said that it can only continue to operate because of Asato Hitomi's personal wishes.

But even the SOS Brigade frequently encounters supernatural events due to the special nature of the leader himself, but the squad leader is only the god in Hei Yuming's heart, not a real god.

Are we going to play Othello here every day? That would turn it into a game club!

I might as well go home and train Murasaki no Miyabi as a voice actor...

But it wouldn't be nice to leave just after arriving, so Hei Yuming decided to drink the cup of tea in his hand first.

"So what do you usually do here? Just chatting?"

The squad leader also poured tea for the other two people, and then took out some snacks while answering.

"After all, it's the Literature Club, so we still do some literature-related things. As for normal things, we still exchange ideas on creation, because Shiori's dream is to become a professional writer."

"Tong! Don't talk about things like that casually!"

Hearing that her best friend had revealed all her past, even someone as cold as Shirai Shiori became a little anxious, her cheeks flushed, and she felt shy as if someone had read her diary.

If you are not an acquaintance, it is indeed a bit embarrassing to let others know that you are writing a novel.

There are generally two types of people who write novels as a hobby. One type doesn't want to show their novels to anyone, but simply uses them as a way to express their inner thoughts. For example, Kafka never published a novel during his lifetime. Before his death, he asked a friend to burn his manuscript, similar to asking a friend to destroy your hard drive. But his friend read it and thought, "I copied it! What a brilliant writer!" and published it. As a result, it became a world-class masterpiece with great international acclaim. But for Kafka himself, this was probably a nightmare.

The other type is people who really want to show their writing to others. Once they have written something, they will ask people to read it and want to hear other people's comments. They mainly want to get emotional feedback from it. At the same time, they are also venting their desire to express themselves, hoping to get recognition and attention from others. Therefore, once they don’t get emotional feedback, or only get negative feedback, they will easily give up writing.

As for the fact that Shiori Shirai wanted to become a novelist, Kuroba Akira didn't think there was anything strange about it. After all, people who like reading books will eventually want to write books. This is very common.

Because the end of reading is writing, after reading many excellent works, the desire to create will arise in one's heart.

Hei Yuming understood this very well because he had been there too.

When Shirai Shiori saw that Kuroba Akira didn't seem to want to laugh at or mock him, and was even nodding in agreement, the slight sense of shame in her heart disappeared.

Although he is a bit lustful, Hei Yuming does not seem to be a frivolous person.

Come to think of it, anyone who can be favored by Tong, regardless of whether he is influenced by love, can prove that Kuroba Ming is not a superficial person.

After changing her mind slightly towards Kuroba Akira, Shirai Shiori's expression returned to normal. Seeing this, Asato Hitomi smiled and suggested.

"Shiori, you should show your work to Kuroba-kun. We're just readers, so we can't give you too many suggestions for revisions. But Kuroba-kun is also writing novels. As a fellow creator, his opinions might differ from ours."

"Uh……"

Now it was Hei Yuming who felt embarrassed.

He had indeed written novels in the library before, on the one hand to practice writing to learn the language, and on the other hand to prepare for copying books in the future.

Memories will continue to fade, and he doesn't know how long the novel plots he remembers in his head will last. Maybe in a few years he won't even remember the plots.

But as mentioned before, after the discovery of cheats, copying books has become an eliminated plan. Who would be willing to work hard to write a novel and only earn that little money?

Hei Yuming does not seek fame, but only profit.

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

And there is an even more uncertain factor: even if you copy the popular works from your previous life, they may not necessarily become popular in this world.

You have to know that this is a foreign country in another world.

Popularity, culture, history, people's thoughts, preferences, and world outlook have all undergone subtle changes.

Even in the past, there was a huge difference between what was popular ten years ago and what was popular ten years later. Some works might have been very popular at the time, but when you look at them again a few years later, you will find that they are just mediocre.

The opposite situation also happens from time to time. There are many painters who were poor during their lifetime, but their paintings became worth a fortune after their death.

Creation itself is something that is greatly influenced by the limitations of the times and the masses.

What's more, how can Hei Yuming, who has only traveled through time for half a year, have a deep understanding of this world and this era?

"My writing isn't very good... but I can certainly help you take a look."

Kuroba Akira's hobby is reading stories, but it is not limited to books, novels, comics, animations, movies, and TV series. He will read anything as long as he finds it interesting.

Shirai Shiori was a little hesitant. She wanted to hear Kuroba Akira's opinion, but she didn't really want to show her novel to this person she just met.

After much hesitation, I finally decided that my inner conservatism was more important.

"I didn't bring the manuscript today. Let's talk about it next time."

"Ok."

Hei Yuming didn't care whether this was true or an excuse.

But the girl has called what she wrote "manuscript", which shows that she already considers herself a writer, and I think it is something she wrote seriously.

Since there were no novels to read, Hei Yuming turned his attention back to the two new girls he had met.

We have just admired their appearance, now it's time to explore their 'inside'.

Don't get me wrong, it refers to inner potential, that is, talent.

"Well, since I have nothing to do anyway, would you like to have my palm read?"

Hei Yuming still used the old rhetoric, because girls would be more accepting of divination.

Shirai Shiori frowned again. Palm reading?

Only superficial people would be interested in such unfounded superstition. After all, those who seem to be very accurate in divination are just using their knowledge of psychology.

Moreover, this guy, even though his pupils are still there, uses this method to tease girls... He talks about palm reading, but it's just an excuse for him to touch girls' hands!

Sima Zhao's intention is obvious to everyone!

Don't even think about touching my hand, you pervert!

Chapter 57 Let’s create a light novel!

Shirai Shiori was still wearing gloves and had no intention of taking them off. She turned her head and coldly refused.

"I am not interested."

At this time, An Litong came out to smooth things over.

"Shiori, don't rush to refuse. Kuroba-kun really knows how to read palms, right? It's not just an excuse to touch your hand."

Shirai Shiori remained silent and still showed no intention of participating.

In the end, Ai Yuan Menghui softened her heart and couldn't bear to see the atmosphere become awkward. She suppressed her timidity in front of boys and mustered up the courage to reach out her hand.

"Well, well...then please help me take a look, Kuroba-san..."

The way she stretched out her hand looked just like a death row prisoner going to the gallows, which made Hei Yuming smile bitterly.

"Then look at your right hand first, then your left hand."

"Okay, okay! Please!"

Aizono Moe was so nervous that she had to use honorifics, thinking that there would actually be a day when a boy would touch her hand. On the one hand, she felt shy, and on the other hand, she was a little scared... afraid that he would dislike her hand.

Because she knew her hands were 'dirty'.

When Hei Yuming saw how nervous she was, he didn't touch her hand. He just moved his chair closer to her and said with his arms folded.

"If you don't want me to touch your hands, just put them in front of me, palms up."

"OK……"

Without any contact, Aizono Moe's tension eased a little, and she placed her hand in front of Kuroba Akira.

"..."

And this sentence also made Shiori Shirai turn her head back.

Was he really not trying to touch my hand? Was he just planning to read my palm?

Shirai Shiori was a little confused. Kuroba Akira was not like the boys of the same age she had met before, whose thoughts were written clearly on their faces. He was really hard to understand.

He is obviously very lustful, but also very sensible... What is his purpose?

And Kuroba Akira has already focused all his attention on the palm of Aizono Moe's hand.

Talent, yes.

Not the best, but also a B, very talented.

The most important thing is that this talent... is great!

Painting B

It’s a painter!

A painter with B-level talent!

Then look at the proficiency on the left.

Art Level 3

Although the proficiency level is as high as level three, it is not particularly exaggerated.

After all, the easiest way to demonstrate talent in painting is through basic art skills. For example, one of the class monitor's proficiency levels is "Art lv1".

This shows that they are better at sketching and life drawing, and have a better grasp of space, perspective, shadow, color and other aspects of knowledge than others.

To put it simply, he is a good painter and can draw what he wants to draw, unlike Kuroba Akira, who has wonderful pictures in his mind but can only draw stiff stick figures.

However, this only means they can get high scores in art classes, and it does not guarantee that they will become painters.

However, in addition to the proficiency in art, Hei Yuming also saw three proficiency levels that made him open his eyes wide. They were...

「Composition Design Level 2」

「Image Design Level 2」

「Background Design Level 1」

It’s actually proficiency in design!

Generally speaking, abilities related to creativity are not reflected in proficiency, because it is not something that can be achieved simply by practicing.

For example, Kuroba Akira has been a screenwriter and has written novels, but there is no item called "writing novels" in his proficiency level.

The reason is the same as mentioned before. Creation itself is greatly affected by the limitations of the times and the influence of the masses, and evaluation is not fixed.

The closest to creation is design, such as "architectural design" and "fashion design", etc. Kuroba Ming has seen this kind of proficiency before, but those people are all serious professionals.

However, Aizono Moeie is still just a freshman in high school!

This is really exaggerated!

At this age, he has acquired three design abilities that can be recorded in his proficiency, and has even upgraded two of them to level 2!

How much does she love painting? Does she think about what to paint every day?

The reason why this fragile-looking big-breasted beauty has such fair skin is that she never leaves the house and has no exposure to sunlight. She spends almost all her time painting!

Just by looking at her proficiency level, you can feel her burning passion!

Is she weak? Not at all! She's just a passionate girl!

While feeling shocked, Hei Yuming also had other thoughts.

"Aisono-san...you're really good at drawing."