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Although such an almost 'perfect' thing is difficult to achieve, Kurumi still has some hope of being able to achieve it.

Um?What do other elves do, you ask?Are other elves related to her crazy three?They are probably all originally human beings. Wouldn't it be nice to live an ordinary life honestly?It would be nice if Chen Ling could just be with her.

Kuang San thought with a smile.

No matter what, it was impossible to succeed if she took action now, and she really wanted to find a way to get the best of both worlds.So, don’t take action now, wait until you think of a way to get the best of both worlds later.No matter how bad it is, you have to think of a way to successfully avoid Erya and Chen Ling, otherwise the most basic goal may not be achieved.

"It's okay. It's been more than ten years. I'm not in a hurry. It won't be a problem if I think about it for a few years."

After saying that, the clones all smiled and nodded in agreement, and then they all turned into a ball of shadow and returned to the shadow of Kuang San's homeland.A few seconds later, Kuang San was the only one left on the top floor of the apartment. She kicked off the fence and fell downwards as if being sucked into the ground.

"The avatar at Wuhe's house responded that time is a bit tight this time. Can't we draw everyone's experience now? That would be boring. In that case, let's not go back. Just in case, continue the investigation. Check out what’s going on at DEM Club.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Kuang San turned into a ball of shadow and disappeared.

Chapter 541 The sad Erya

Chen Ling and others began the hellish production process.

After everyone decided on the storyline together, Chen Ling and the elves were divided into drawing groups and special groups to start working.

First, the drawing team drew the design drawings of the comic - storyboards, drafts and book jacket line drawings by Qi Zui.

Since Qi Zui and Chen Ling bear the heaviest burden, they are the main painters after all.Fortunately, because of the two of them, as well as the help of the Bawu sisters, Shizhi and Origami who assisted the painters, the work pressure of Chen Ling and Qisi was greatly reduced.

While Chen Ling and Qi Zui were drawing, Tohka and the other girls were free to watch videos that simply explained the steps of making comics, and practice drawing lines on Kent paper to help with the drawing work.

When the practice ended, it was already two o'clock in the morning on the [-]th.

Originally, everyone should take a nap at this time and start drawing work from early morning, but Qisui and Chen Ling both suggested to continue the work.Therefore, it was decided that everyone would take turns to take a nap and work until dawn without reducing work efficiency as much as possible.

First, use a ruler and pen to draw outlines on the draft drawn by Qi Zui and Chen Ling, and describe the dialog box where the lines will be placed.

After it is over, it is time to officially enter the main stage.Everyone started using dip pens to draw lines for the penciled characters.

But-

"...Wow! The drawing is outside the frame!"

"Well...the dark tears dripped onto the pure white holy ground!"

"Shaken. The ink seeped under the ruler."

"...No problem. There are ways to remedy this mistake."

Although Origami and Shiori and others had some experience in drawing illustrations, they were [-]% amateurs and could not complete a beautiful manuscript from the beginning.

Having said that, concentration and adaptability are really terrible abilities. I stared at the draft until I almost saw a hole in it. I carefully moved the dip pen and drew and drew, and finally I was able to accurately draw lines on the draft... However, Kaguya and Yuzuru may have lost their patience in the middle of the painting, so they gave up the dip pen and used an extremely fine marker pen, the so-called fine pen, to describe the detailed parts.

After tracing the lines on the page, carefully erase the pencil lines with an eraser, then put it into a scanner to scan it into an image file and send it to a team of assistants led by Nakatsugawa.

Although it relies on people to work around the clock, if we don't do this, it is impossible to complete a comic in about two days.

But even so, the skills of Chen Ling and others will not improve.Drawing lines for the Seven Sins draft was more energy-consuming than expected.

"..."

"..."

"..."

The sound of pen strokes echoed throughout the spacious room.Basically, there was CD playing in the background, but no one seemed to be healed by it.

I don’t know how much time has passed since I started working─

"Hey everyone, how are you doing with your painting?"

The door to the room suddenly opened, and Kotori walked in holding a bag of suspected souvenirs in both hands.

"Oh~~~Kotori. It's not bad."

"We haven't seen each other for just a few hours. It feels like you guys are getting older."

Seeing the dark circles and tired looks on everyone's faces, Kotori said with sweat dripping down her cheeks, then placed the bag on the table and made a loud voice:

Although everyone had similar rest times, the pressure was still on the main painter and the auxiliary painter, so they seemed particularly tired. Only Chen Ling and Origami, who exercised regularly, were still somewhat energetic.

"I'll leave the comfort food here. You can eat it during your break."

"Haha...offerings. You are so considerate."

"Thank you. Thank you, Kotori."

"Kotori, thank you."

"..."

The Yamu sisters and Shiori thanked Kotori, while Origami waved her hands silently.By the way, there was also a voice of "um" at that time.Probably the Seven Sins were responding to Kotori.

After Qin Li confirmed that everyone had answered her, she walked towards Chen Ling's table.

"Chen Ling, can you lend me a moment to speak?"

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"It's about Erya."

"Did something happen?"

After Chen Ling asked, Qin Li nodded, and then raised the volume again so that others could hear.

"Sorry, everyone, Chen Ling lends me a hand. When he comes back, I will let him work at double the speed."

"Hey! I'm the main painter. Now that I'm gone, all the burden falls on the Seven Sins!"

Chen Ling didn't want to leave, mainly because Qi Zui was the most tired and hardworking one among them. If he left at this time, wouldn't Qi Zui collapse from exhaustion?

However, Qin Li didn't care at all and grabbed Chen Ling's sleeve and left.

"The progress can be slowed down. It just so happens that you guys take a rest now and continue in half an hour. We will be back soon by then. Well, this matter is quite important. We must take Chen Ling away."

Kotori explained to the girls, and everyone, including the Seven Sins, nodded in understanding, and then took a short break.

When Chen Ling saw this, he didn't say much and followed Qin Li out of the studio.

The two walked directly outside the apartment.The dazzling sunlight made Chen Ling's eyes completely white, and he couldn't see anything for a while.

"Hmm...is it already so bright? I don't feel like there's enough time. How many hours are left?"

"The original manuscript is important, but the next thing is also very important. Anyway, you should get in the car first."

After Kotori finished speaking, she pointed to the car parked in front of the apartment.

After Chen Ling followed Qin Li's instructions and sat in the back seat with her, the car immediately started and sped on the road.

"so......"

Chen Ling used the corner of his eye to capture the street scene flying past the window and asked questions.

"What exactly did you find out about Erya?"

"Actually──I contacted someone who claimed to be a friend of Niya's cartoonist."

"Friend Erya? This is good news, so we have to ask that person now──"

"That's right. Maybe we can know something about Erya's past."

This is indeed an important matter, and it's no wonder that Qin Li would try to take Chen Ling away at this tense time.

About 10 minutes later, the car Chen Ling and he were riding in stopped in front of a certain coffee shop.

"──We're here, get off the car. Lingyin has already gone in first to receive that person."

"Ah."

Chen Ling responded, got out of the car, and stepped into the cafe.

Then he looked around the store──and saw Wei Wei raising his hand to call Chen Ling's voice.

"Lingyin."

"Sorry for keeping you waiting."

"You are here, Chen Ling and Qin Li."

Ling Yin said in a sleepy tone, with dark circles and fatigue that seemed to be no less than that of Chen Ling and others who had stayed up all night, and then pointed to the person sitting in the seat opposite her.

"Let me introduce you. This is the manga artist Hiroki Takagi."

"Hello──"

Chen Ling nodded and said hello─but stopped for a moment.

Because when you hear the name Honggui, you think of a man. However, sitting there is a woman between the ages of 25 and 29, wearing thick glasses with high prescription.

However, Chen Ling recalled it at this moment. Hiroki Takagi of "OTHERFAKE".It was Erya who once mentioned that she was a female cartoonist who, like herself, used a male name as a pen name.

"Hello, I'm Chen Ling."

"Hello, I'm Qinri. Thank you for your special trip today."

"Oh, you are so polite."

After Chen Ling and Qin Li finished greeting each other, Gao Cheng said this, supported the table with his hands and bowed his head in salute.

Afterwards, he looked up at the faces of Chen Ling and Qin Li through the slits of his glasses.

"So, I heard that you seem to want to ask about Honjo-sensei today, right?"

"Yes, that's right. Anything is fine. Can you tell us what you know?"

After Chen Ling finished speaking, Gao Cheng pushed up his glasses, causing the lenses to shine brightly.

"Yes, yes, but...what is your relationship with Mr. Honjou?"

"what?"

"I'm sorry. But we, Xiaosheng, make money from our reputation. How can we just tell information to irrelevant people?"

"Well, it does."

What she said does make sense.Chen Ling nodded to express his understanding, and then looked at Qin Li.

Since Kotori has made an appointment with someone in advance, she should have prepared the relevant speeches, right?

Chen Ling thought so, and it was indeed the case. Qin Li took a step forward and said.

"──Actually, we are distant relatives of 'Sister Erya'. We have been unable to contact her since a few years ago... so we asked various people about her."

Kotori 0 carefully said what she had prepared.

"Well, that's the way it is."

Gao Cheng hummed softly, then nodded.It must be because Kotori said "Nya", her real name that has not been disclosed to the public, that she gained Takagi's trust.

"I understand the reason. Xiaosheng is also very worried about Mr. Honjo. I will do my best to assist you."

"Thank you very much."

Chen Ling thanked him.

However──Gao Cheng showed a somewhat embarrassed expression and scratched his cheek.

"But... Xiaosheng is not sure how much help I can help you."

"How to say?

"Actually, Xiaosheng has not met Mr. Honjou in the past few years. And... Mr. Honjou seems to hate Xiaosheng."

"How is this going?"

After Chen Ling asked, Gao Cheng scratched his head with embarrassment and continued:

"No... Xiaosheng met Mr. Honjou at a publisher's banquet about eight years ago. We hit it off and quickly became friends. But...from a certain period, her attitude towards me suddenly changed. She became very unsociable and gradually alienated... Xiaosheng thought she was her best writer friend, but... maybe I was too indulgent, and maybe I offended her without even realizing it."

"That is......"

Hearing these words, Chen Ling frowned slightly.He looked to the side and saw that Kotori had a similar expression.

I'm afraid Kotori has also guessed the existence of the angel <嫫嗫综合帙>.

"what happened?"

He must have found Chen Ling and Qin Li's reactions puzzling, so Gao Cheng tilted his head.

"No, it's nothing."