I uninstalled Huangmao System

"what?"

"It's nothing, I just feel like my ignorant son has finally grown up. Mom, I'm so touched."

Jingujizuki decisively flicked her forehead.

……

……

During the first three days of the first lunar month, Jinguji Tsuki basically huddled in the kotatsu in the living room, drawing and reading.

From time to time, he would put his hands into his clothes and scratch his belly, not even bothering to take care of his hair. His black hair was growing wildly with astonishing momentum, like a cactus in the desert, with strange shapes and thorns.

I am in this state from morning to night, and it is inevitable that I will be nagged by my mother.

Since she didn't have to go out and was really too lazy to take care of things, Sakurakoji Sakura would come over to play for a while at noon every day, but she basically stayed less than two hours. She seemed to go out with Hoshino Mori Hoshino every afternoon.

To this day, Jinguji Yue still can't figure out the reason for their friendship.

November 1rd afternoon.

It was rare for Jinguji Tsuki to stand in front of the mirror and tidy up her appearance. After her mother saw her, she teased him about whether he was dating Sakurakoji Sakura. Jinguji Tsuki replied "no" as a matter of course.

Then he was inevitably lectured by his mother, telling him not to do anything that would make Sakurakoji Sakura sad.

Although his relationship with Sakurakoji Sakura has not been exposed, since childhood, both parents seemed to have believed that they would get married in the future.

Depart from Jiyugaoka Station, transfer to the Fukuto New Line after arriving at Shibuya, pass through both stations to Shinjuku-sanchome, then transfer to the Marunouchi Line and arrive at Nishi-Shinjuku.

According to the address given by the other party, Jinguji Yue came to a building a little distance from the station. After finding the designated cafe, he checked the time and walked in.

In the corner, I saw a young man wearing glasses, who matched the description on the line. He wiped his palms on his pants, and Jinguji Yue walked towards him expressionlessly.

"Hello, is this Mr. Natsuki Yuta? From Denki Bunko."

"Ah yes, this is the first time we meet. I am Natsuki from the second editorial department of Denki Bunko. Is this Jinguji-kun?"

"I'm Jinguji, it's our first time meeting you."

"Please sit down first."

"Thank you."

The man in front of him, Yuta Natsuki, was the person from the publishing house that Miss Nagumo introduced to Tsuki Jinguji. He was the editor-in-chief of Denki Bunko, a well-known light novel library in the industry.

"I have seen Jinguji-kun's works. To be honest, among the younger generation of talented painters, your painting skills are also outstanding."

"thank you very much."

"But it seems to me that any of your works seem to be imitating famous professional painters. Are you very good at imitating other people's painting styles?

"Ah, please don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this is not good, this is something quite powerful, and considering Jinguji-kun's age, you can be proud of it.

"It's just that if you don't have your own characteristics, it will become your disadvantage."

"Feature...?"

Seeing the sullen look on Jingujizuki's face, Natsuki Yuta turned to reveal a relaxed smile.

"Well...characteristics sounds a bit mysterious. You don't have to think too much. You are still young and will have plenty of time to study your own characteristics in the future.

First sign up for the illustration competition held by our company. If you can win an award and successfully debut, I believe it will be helpful to Jinguji-san’s future. "

"As long as I win the award, can I get a job immediately?" Jinguji asked.

“Although there are not many illustration competitions held by Denki Bunko every year, at least a dozen new artists are discovered every year. Among these more than ten new artists, only two or three can steadily receive jobs.

“No matter what industry or industry, it is not easy to be able to promise long-term employment.”

"...I see." Jinguji Yue responded.

"I'm sorry that as an adult I have to say this to a high school student."

"No, I have been taught. No one has ever said this to me. Thank you very much."

"But from a personal point of view, I think you will become a great painter in the future. You have such skills at a young age and your appearance is also very outstanding. You must be very popular with girls in school."

"...No, I'm just an ordinary student."

Natsuki Yuta smiled, assuming that the young man in front of him was being self-effacing.

"Does Jinguji-kun have any work experience?"

"It's like working in a bookstore."

"Is that so, you're in your second year of high school now?"

"Yes, next year, no...after spring, I will be a candidate for exams." Jingujizuki answered truthfully.

After hearing this, Natsuki Yuta frowned slightly: "In this case, I still recommend waiting until the college entrance examination is over before participating in the competition, so as not to affect your studies."

"I'm fairly confident in my grades and it won't affect my studies."

Although he got such an answer, Natsuki Yuta didn't really believe it in his heart.

A person's energy is limited. To excel in one area, one must make sacrifices in other areas. In the eyes of Natsuki Yuta at this moment, Jinguji Yue is the kind of person who sacrifices his studies and devotes himself to painting. people.

"Mr. Natsuki, let's talk about the competition. That's why I'm here today."

Seeing Jingujizuki's persistence, Natsuki Yuta stopped trying to persuade him and began to explain the competition to Jingujizuki.

Times have changed. Just like writing light novels, it is no longer the era of submitting manuscripts to publishing houses, participating in large and small competitions, and winning rankings before they can be published as books.

Submit your article for publication on a light novel website, and as long as it gains popularity, it will be published into a magazine, manga, radio drama, and animation.

Even if the writing is a mess, if you are lucky and have the astringent character design of a god-level artist, it is not impossible to produce a 13-episode TV animation even for two consecutive seasons.

In today's society, the way for a painter to quickly appear in the public eye is naturally through the Internet.

The simplest and fastest way is to draw yourself a leather case and draw while live broadcasting. The most important thing is to be able to organize the work and have the effect of the program.

But it's a pity that Jinguji Yue obviously doesn't belong to that hexagram, so he can only make his debut through the most old-fashioned way.

The advantage of participating in a competition organized by a well-known publishing house is that if you successfully win the award, you are likely to be noticed by a well-known light novelist, and thus be nominated by the other party. It is also very possible to become the royal artist of a popular author. .

"Jinguji-kun, are you eager to work?"

"Why do you ask?"

"It looks like this."

Jingujizuki slowly shook his head: "I just want to do this."

He is lying.

He just doesn't want to be a child all the time, and wants to use work as a medium to prove that he is an adult on the road, thinking that in this way he can catch up with that person.

So, I heard a lot about the competition from Natsuki Yuta, and all I had to do was draw a work that satisfied me before April.

"This is a rare opportunity. Would you like to come and visit the editorial office?"

"Eh? Is that okay?"

"Jinguji-kun, do you have any favorite works? Of course they must be from our library. I can give you a set."

"Thank you very much, but I have already purchased all the works I like. If possible..."

"if possible?"

"Can it be signed by the author?"

Natsuki Yuta was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud: "You are really rude."

"Well, I'm very sorry, but there is a junior at the school who likes that teacher very much and wants to give it as a gift."

"I personally have a few sets of autographed books by authors. Which teacher is this?"

In the afternoon, after Jinguji Tsuki visited the Denki Bunko publishing house, he bought a whole set of light novels for free, solemnly thanked Natsuki Yuta and left.

After arriving home, Jinguji Yue sat in his room painting. During this period, Yang Gongyao, who had returned to his hometown, sent many photos of snow scenes. Jinguji Yue subconsciously looked out the window and saw that the sun was shining brightly.

In the days that followed, Tsuki Jinguji thought about the illustration competition and went out with Sakurakoji Sakura and Hoshino Mori Hoshino from time to time.

Every time, the two of them held their arms affectionately, leaving him behind to carry the bag.

Gradually, Jinguji Yue lost his dissatisfaction, and gradually accepted this state of mind as a daily routine, and helplessly got used to it.

But this habit didn't last long, and the winter vacation came to an end.

The third semester of my sophomore year in high school has begun.

Starting from this semester, Hoshino Mori Hoshino officially withdrew from the student union and entered the intense study and preparation stage. The last common task was to open the deep cabinet and stuff all the materials for the entire semester into it.

Thus, Tsuki Jinguji officially inherited the position of student council president, the key to the cabinet, and the cupboard full of tea sets from Hoshino Mori Hoshino.

With the absence of Hoshino Mori Hoshino, the student union once again faced a shortage of personnel. Considering the future work, Jingujizuki asked Yomiya Yao and Yamada Kanade to find suitable candidates to join the student union.

After the third semester, Jinguji Tsukimi's first job as student council president was a second-year study trip.

Having said that, vacation trips are different from cultural festivals. The student union does not have much to do, and students do not have much autonomy. They mainly cooperate with teachers to prevent students from having accidents during vacation trips.

To be honest, this can be said to be the most difficult job for Tsuki Jinguji since joining the student union.

It was completely outrageous no matter how you thought about asking him to cooperate with the teacher in guiding the students during a school vacation trip for all second-year students. He could only take it one step at a time.

The destination for the sophomore year's vacation trip was Kyoto. It was mid-January and a trip to Kyoto was perfect, so the entire second year was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Compared with before, when Jinguji Yue received the schedule, he showed a shocked expression, and then fell into memories, standing alone in the student union room, the golden sunlight penetrated the window and sprinkled on his face with closed eyes.

In my mind, a memory about a certain woman emerged involuntarily and clearly.

Her expression, her voice, and her posture all came to me with helpless clarity.

Logically speaking, the school does not know her specific origin, so this arrangement is a complete coincidence.

But Jingujizuki knew very well that he knew everything about that woman.

The young man knew from the bottom of his heart how sad that woman was and how cruel she was to him.

Sometimes she is delicate, sometimes gentle, she has no ego, but she is exceptionally tenacious, and can even show an indifference that cuts through everything.

She was her own victim, and so was Tsuki Jinguji.

But Jingujizuki accepted it without any complaints, because he believed from the bottom of his heart that this was the punishment he deserved.

But... if it were him now, would Jinguji Tsuki make a completely different decision than he did then?

Perhaps deep down in his heart, he still had regrets about the past. During the time he spent with Hoshino Mori Hoshino, he began to feel that in the past he could only escape and never fight anyone head-on.