I'm a Light Novel Master in Japan

Suddenly, Shiina Mashiro's hand gently grabbed the clothes in front of Li Yan's chest, and she was leaning towards him. Under the golden evening light, her tears lifted her head. That moment splashed out.

"Sherlock Holmes...I can't understand...I did exactly what you said..."

"...I, well...learn to use the washing machine and stop getting myself wet..."

"...Cleaning, I was also praised by Nanami..."

"...When you buy something, you will remember to pay..."

"...Clothes, hair, I took care of myself..."

"...Keep trying, keep trying...I learned a lot...but I lost..."

"Well, is it because I didn't try hard enough...but this way...I still can't understand..."

With a snow-white and delicate face, her eyebrows were raised upside down. She stared at Li Yan with unbelievable eyes. A faint gray stirred up in the blank color. She trembled slightly and asked in a low voice, the only Sherlock Holmes she believed in. gentlemen……

Chapter 157 Dream Chasers

——【What color do you want to become? 】

This sentence, once inadvertently, was asked by his grandfather.

At that time, when she was a child, she was gently held by her grandfather and roamed in a majestic and beautiful manor outside London, England. Her grandfather, father and mother were all well-known painters in the industry, and such a family, Finally, she gave birth to a child born to be a painter.Born for those eyes that can see the colors of the world more clearly.

This is the ability that all painters who pursue the art of oil painting dream of...

Undoubtedly, when her talent for painting was discovered, whether it was a family member or an outsider, everyone believed that if she was given a baptism of time, sooner or later, this young girl would be able to reach the realm of a legendary figure like Leonardo da Vinci or Van Gogh in the history of oil painting. Level, in the history of world art, add her name to it.

However, her grandfather inadvertently asked that sentence, which deeply troubled her.

With so many beautiful colors, what kind of color is she in this world?

Some people say that she is white, just as her father gave her that Japanese name, Mashiro...

She didn't feel that she was really just blank.She also understands joys, sorrows and sorrows, and can even see through things that others cannot. Because of this, she always feels that she is not really a blank sheet of paper.

Until that day, after hearing about Japanese comics for the first time at the exhibition, in order to find information about Japanese comics, by accident, she went to an ancient bookstore opened by a Japanese-born store manager that specializes in importing books from Japan. , but found the light novel that seemed to be sealed in the center...

It's not a manga, but the cover has a beautiful anime cover, and the name of the author of the book is printed with [Uesugi Yan].

By coincidence, accompanied by her father, she casually took down this book and took it home. After reading other comic books in the uninhabited manor garden, she picked up this one to write. It's full of text and only a few pages of illustrations, but when you turn the page, everything changes.

Just like the scene where Harry Potter received the admission invitation from the wizarding school in her own home, at that moment, she delayed the mission of the family, the expectations of the British nationals, and the high expectations of her grandfather, which made her move in a different direction. path of growth.

"After reading...it feels like, I want to be red...like flames."

This is the first time Shiina Mashiro has read the story written by Yan Uesugi and felt the deepest emotion after being shocked by the waves in his heart.

When she secretly made up her mind, she brought clothes and tools for painting, as well as a resume of works she made with her best friend Rita, who will participate in well-known exhibitions in the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, Spain, France and other countries , came to the author who wrote the works she loved so much, however, she was rejected, for the first time in her life, she was denied, for the first time, she was severely reprimanded for the mistakes of life by someone, the first time she went to Trying so hard to change myself...

That person always walks in front of her when she goes out. No matter what path she takes, she is as stable as a rock, and her entire body is so tall that she deeply believes in Uesugi who can integrate her feelings into the story. The older man, who called himself Sherlock Holmes, told her that the way to improve herself was absolutely, absolutely right.

Not sure how many times I screwed up.

In the face of Qi Hai's complaints and obstructions, she still firmly carried out the common-sense tasks that Li Yan hoped she could accomplish by herself, kept failing, kept trying, and gradually... Now she no longer bothers Qi Hai.She has really grown, growing at an astonishing rate, moving forward with more determination.

However, the method that has always been believed in, but ultimately ended in failure.

She couldn't doubt that it was a method error. Sherlock Holmes would never make a mistake. The only explanation was that she didn't do enough.

However, she has already tried her best. Even in the UK, she has never forced herself so hard. When she has a fever, she has to paint in front of her... Why, she still lost...

The final result was announced on the website. As a result, among more than 178 submissions, Eri Kashiwagi's work ranked seventh in the overall ranking, while Shiina Mashiro's work ranked fifteenth, with a difference of [-] votes. .

For the first time in her life, she tasted the taste of a fiasco... It was inexplicable, and she almost completely shook.

"..." She lowered her head, her body trembled slightly, as if she had no face to see Li Yan. After she had finished speaking, she lowered her head for a long time, her beautiful face was hidden by the golden bangs and could not be seen. Her lost eyes, let the tears run down her smooth cheeks.

"..."

Depressedly, Li Yan kept silent all the while watching this girl who was full of doubts in her heart and was caught off guard by failure. He wanted to stretch out his hand to appease this British girl who had come all the way to pursue her comic dream, but, The hand that was stretched out in the air was slowly withdrawn under the difficult decision.

"I had expected this result. Shiina, you are a genius, this is an indisputable fact. At the age of fifteen or six, some paintings have already been collected by the British royal family. It can be seen that the British side regards you as a national treasure. ...So, I have selfishness towards you, and I don't want a seedling of a national treasure painter like you to be led astray by the consumer culture like Japanese manga. Fortunately, you have always listened to me and did not give up on continuing to study oil painting. , this time has been really hard for you. It is normal for you to lose the competition. Comics and oil paintings have vastly different requirements and expressions. You entered the competition as a complete newcomer. With such achievements, It's already amazing, it's not number one, it's reasonable... The world doesn't revolve around you, Shiina."

"...!"

Li Yan's words made Shiina Mashiro feel a chill in her heart, and she felt even more sad.

However, those two pairs of rough and broad palms gently pressed on Shiina Mashiro's shoulders, the strict young man looked at her with sadness and endless anticipation, and said, "This world belongs to everyone. , so victory and defeat always exist, and setbacks have to be experienced sooner or later, and each of us has come this way. The key is, what kind of attitude do you take to deal with it next. Shiina, this time, it is also what I told before. How do you find a piece of inspiration in your life...with a little more effort, a little patience, and you'll be more reliable."

In the corridor at dusk, her golden bangs covered her tearful eyes, staring blankly at the young man standing in the warm wind, listening to his words.

"If you keep working hard like this, maybe in the future... no one will think of you as a pet, and you will become the Lionheart King in the world of paintings, so be brave and continue to create with open mind. For your first comic readers."

Li Yan looked at her with a smile and said encouragingly.

"...Okay." Shiina Mashiro quietly looked at that smile, that tall and reliable figure, and finally, the tumultuous heart gradually calmed down.

Again, Li Yan was in room 605, quietly watching Shiina Mashiro return to the desk that she had messed up. After some clumsiness began to clean up, he continued to create his own comics, and he relaxed a little. Breath, closed the door.

However, just as he turned around, a girl appeared behind him without even noticing it, making him frightened enough to stare at the sudden appearance of the green mountains and seven seas with wide eyes.

"...Classmate Qingshan, don't scare me, why are you behind me?" Li Yan asked Qingshan Qihai in astonishment.

"I've come over a long time ago, but Senior Li, you've been paying attention to Zhenbai, and you didn't notice me at all..." Qingshan Qihai said with a smile and a polite bow.

"Is that so... I'm sorry, I didn't notice, did you just come back from work?"