A guide to survival in a heavy girl's world

Chapter 84: Shoko Toyokawa’s major discovery.

At first, Toyokawa Shoko just wanted to use this method to retaliate against Chihaya Tetsuya's "teasing" of her, and then add some "Tetsuya elements" by the way, and let him go when he begged for mercy.

However, what happened afterwards gave her a completely new idea.

(I’m actually really drawing seriously…)

Although Chihaya Tetsuya's face was getting redder and redder, and his breathing and heartbeat were speeding up uncontrollably, his movements in drawing the design did not pause or stagnate at all.

Then, after about ten minutes—

“…I’m done.”

"Huh!? You must be kidding!?"

Toyokawa Shoko loosened her arms and turned to look at Chihaya Tetsuya's workbench. Sure enough, the design drawing that had just been a rough outline was completely completed, and the pattern drawing could be started at any time...

"Although I know that what Tetsuya-kun just said was not a lie, but this effect is too significant anyway, isn't it?!"

Shoko Toyokawa turned around and sat with her back to Chihaya Tetsuya, and reached out to pick up the design drawing that had just been completed.

"This is a spring/fall dress... I see. To balance the ornate hem, the shoulders are decorated with ruffles, and a coordinating lace choker creates a contrast. And even if you take the choker off, it doesn't affect the dress's lightness and purity at all! Best of all, this style is in line with current fashion trends!"

After saying that, she immediately turned around and said to Chihaya Tetsuya excitedly:

"That's really amazing, Tetsuya-kun! I can already see this becoming a bestseller this fall!"

“Ah… Yeah…”

Chihaya Tetsuya didn't show too much joy when he received the praise.

At this moment, the only thing on his mind was how to persuade Xiangzi to get off him...

"By the way, the design of the hem of this skirt should be inspired by the maid outfit I'm wearing, right?"

However, Toyokawa Shoko's attention was completely attracted by the design drawing at this time. Instead of choosing to move away from Chihaya Tetsuya's legs, she unconsciously increased the friction because of her frequent turning of her head and the action of picking up the design drawing.

"Maid Yamabuki once told me about the design of this hem. This gorgeous layered look requires a lot of skills to achieve. Has Tetsuya-kun ever made a skirt like this before?"

"No……"

"In that case, I'll be the one drawing the pattern myself. With Tetsuya-kun's skills, he'll definitely be able to learn it instantly just by looking at it!"

"Xiangzi..."

"what happened?"

"You don't mind?"

Chihaya Tetsuya couldn't help but ask.

"It's not a good idea for designers to find inspiration in this way, no matter how you think about it, right?"

"...Pfft, if it wasn't you, it would be really bad."

Looking at Chihaya Tetsuya's guilty expression, Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help but chuckle.

"But Zhe's words are fine. After all, you're not forcing others to do this. Instead, I'm the one forcing you..."

After saying that, she lowered her head again and looked at where she was sitting.

"By the way, Tetsuya-kun... no, Master."

She suddenly changed back to the tone of a maid, and her eyes were filled with great anticipation.

"You should still be very excited now, right? I can feel it, right?"

"It's because you've been sitting here..."

Chihaya Tetsuya said with a tearful face:

"Okay, Xiangzi, you should have realized your mistake anyway, so the matter of being a one-day maid can end here. Go change your clothes back--"

"That won't do. It's not even half a day yet! And this is a punishment you personally proposed, Master. It must be carried out from beginning to end!"

Shoko Toyokawa righteously rejected Chihaya Tetsuya's request for reconciliation.

"Compared to that...if Tetsuya-kun keeps doing what he's doing now, can he still draw more designs?"

"……Eh?"

Chihaya Tetsuya was stunned when he heard this question, then he closed his eyes and carefully thought for a moment -

"Right now, I do have some inspiration for a summer outfit..."

"So what are you waiting for! Draw it now, Master!"

Toyokawa Shoko turned around and looked at Chihaya Tetsuya, and said to him happily:

"In a sense, we are also working hard for Starry Sky, right?"

"...Is there actually such a way of thinking?"

Faced with Toyokawa Shoko's enthusiasm, Chihaya Tetsu couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

"Wait a minute, Xiangzi, you are a girl so you may not understand, but it is very uncomfortable for a boy to keep this state——"

"It's the same for girls."

Toyokawa Shoko shook her head and said to Chihaya Tetsuya seriously:

"I'm actually having a hard time enduring it right now, but... this is also for work, right?"

"Yes, but..."

"That's not a problem! For a designer, capturing inspiration is a very important thing, right?"

As Shoko Toyokawa spoke, she continued to move her body back a little without changing her expression.

"So... come on, Master, you can definitely do it!"

"Wow, wait—"

Faced with this close threat, Chihaya Tetsu couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

"I understand, Xiangzi. I'll start drawing right away. Please don't move around anymore!"

"OK."

After hearing this, Shoko Toyokawa immediately stopped what she was doing obediently.

"Then let me admire the master's heroic figure drawing the design!"

"Before that, let me ask..."

"what?"

"After you finish drawing this picture, Xiangzi, you should come down, right?"

"Well, what should I do?"

A malicious smile appeared on Toyokawa Shoko's face.

"If Master doesn't have any further inspiration, then I can only give up now. However... if there are other inspirations, then as a maid, I must help Master grasp them firmly!"

Having said this, she suddenly turned around and put her lips next to Chihaya Tetsuya's ear:

"Don't think you can fool me, Master. I can tell at once how good you are at lying."

"why is it like this……"

Chihaya Tetsuya picked up the pencil again with tears in his eyes.

"Can we really still be considered master and maid like this..."

"Of course! After all, I'm also desperately trying to suppress the urge to attack my master. Please appreciate my dedication and willingness to serve you!"

"..."

It seems that nothing I say next will be of any use.

Looking at Toyokawa Shoko's expression, which was like a child who had found a new toy, he immediately sighed in resignation.

In this way, under the personal service of Toyokawa Shoko, Chihaya Tetsuya once again began to draw the design...

85

Chapter 85: Overheating state and stage summary.

"Eh? What on earth is this..."

"what happens?"

When Nagasaki Suyo and Chihaya Aine walked into the house, they were immediately shocked by the scene in front of them.

At this moment, Chihaya Tetsuya was lying on the sofa in the living room, looking exhausted, while Toyokawa Shoko, who had changed back into her regular clothes, was fanning Chihaya Tetsuya with a panicked look on her face.

"Xiangzi, what happened to Tetsuya?"

Nagasaki Suyo hurried to the two of them and looked at Chihaya Tetsuya with a worried look on her face.

"Could it be heat stroke?"

"Uh, not really..."

A rare smirk appeared on Toyokawa Shoko's face.

"To be more precise, it should be called 'overheating' due to 'overuse'."

"???"

Neither word seems to be used to describe human beings!

Nagasaki Suyo, who completely failed to understand what Toyokawa Shoko meant, had to look down at Chihaya Tetsuya again, trying to get an answer from the person involved.

At this moment, Chihaya Tetsu was staring blankly at the ceiling, his hollow eyes completely devoid of their usual color...

"Tetsuya?"

Nagasaki Suyo tried to call his name.

After hearing this, Chihaya Tetsu just moved his head slightly to look at her, and then muttered absentmindedly:

"I can't do it anymore... I can't draw a single picture anymore..."

"Huh? Can't draw it?"

After hearing this, Nagasaki Suyo was stunned for a moment, then looked at Toyokawa Shoko with a confused look on her face.

Realizing that she could no longer fool the old man, Toyokawa Shoko could only point to the coffee table helplessly.

"I'm talking about the blueprints... Tetsuya-kun's work today is all there."

"?"

For Chihaya Tetsuya, who spends most of his time on design every day, just drawing design drawings should not have caused him to become like this.

Is today's design different from usual ones?

With curiosity and confusion, Nagasaki Suyo looked in the direction pointed by Toyokawa Shoko.

And then, the stack of unusually thick manuscript paper immediately caught her eye.

"Eh? Wait, aren't these blank pages?"

Nagasaki Motoyo hurriedly flipped through the pile of manuscripts. Sure enough, the thirty or forty sheets she had assumed were just for backup were actually filled with designs for the finished product. And judging by Chihaya Tetsuya's habit of throwing away scraps and carefully stacking finished products, these manuscripts were all what he considered to be acceptable designs...

That is to say-

"In one day, no, in one afternoon, Tetsuya actually completed so many designs!?"

Nagasaki Suyo couldn't help but be stunned by this scene.

"Even when Zheye is at his best, he should only be able to produce around ten finished drawings a day, but today's number has almost quadrupled. How on earth did he manage to do that?"

"about this……"

Toyokawa Shoko scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly:

"Should I say I went too far with my teasing, or did I just want to test Tetsuya-kun's limits... Anyway, it's entirely my fault that Tetsuya-kun is like this. I will take responsibility and cheer him up again!"

"..."

In other words, what Xiangzi meant by "overuse" is that Zhe also overuses his brain?

However, if that were all, she shouldn't put all the blame on herself. In other words, it was she who allowed Tetsuya to enter this overloaded design state.