How can I let go of the matter of saving my stepsister?

"Oh, what monster?"

The expression of the painter Sudo Maba was so horrified, weird and funny that Takemoto Yasuhiro was grabbed into the house by this impetuous girl while he was blinking and smiling.

Inside the room, Kyoto Animation people, led by Naoko Yamada, surrounded the innermost workbench three times, exclamations and praises could be heard one after another.

"What's going on?"

His interest was aroused, and he stretched his body sideways to squeeze out a small space. He stood on tiptoe to look inside, and immediately took a deep breath of cool air.

His right arm in plaster served as a paperweight, and he held the pen in his left hand to depict and outline the graceful curves, without any error, right at the best and most beautiful position. The boy moved his pen very quickly, and while he was still stunned, the heroic figure of the female knight in armor came to life on the paper...

Maybe we can no longer say “you know”, maybe we can no longer be so narrow-minded and mistake our helper as a “thug”.

With his eyes wide open, he clearly saw the quality of Sato Yusei's paintings, and even more so his extraordinary, miraculous painting speed and accuracy. A storm was brewing in Takemoto Yasuhiro's heart, and he knew that he was ultimately burdened by his fame, and was abrupt and arrogant.

"Whoo~"

He only arrived in Tokyo and entered Pandia on his first day. The true genius that was widely circulated on the Internet gave him...

A little left arm painting shock!

Volume 146: Chapter Chapter . Suddenly dreaming?

In terms of his dominant hand, Sato Yu is definitely right-handed, so after he injured his right arm, almost everyone concluded that he would not be able to participate in painting work in the short term.

However, who could have imagined that in addition to his right hand, he could also paint with his left hand, and paint so quickly?

There is no need to draw lines or confirm the middle cuts. Any auxiliary lines that these painters would draw in advance during the painting process are not reflected in Sato Yu's painting process.

Just pick up the pen and paint.

There is no hesitation and no mistake. Every line is drawn in the most appropriate position, and then connected and integrated to finally form the heroic female knight herself.

Subconsciously, Yasuhiro Takemoto glanced at his watch.

He hadn't deliberately timed it before, so it was useless to look at the watch now, but he still remembered that he had entered Pandia's headquarters more than ten minutes ago, and the phone call took up several minutes in the middle, so, that is to say...

In less than ten minutes, Sato Yu used his unused left arm to perfectly complete a character portrait that was almost at the level of an illustration?

Pushing the people in front of him further away, he looked closer at the picture in front of Sato Yu. The female knight had flying hair, and the sword in her hand was carved with gorgeous and intricate patterns. The armor she wore was also carved with full details.

Drawing this picture yourself requires... so fast! It's unbelievable!

Not to mention whether he is good at using his hands or not, Sato Yu, a boy who has at least twenty years less painting experience than him, completed the painting in at least three times less time than him!

"Whoo~"

It’s because I draw a lot and I’m very skilled at it!

He took a long breath and recalled the natural and error-free painting process of Sato Yuu. It seemed as if he had an epiphany, and Takemoto Yasuhiro found an answer in his heart.

For example, he can also draw several characters in the work he supervised, "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid", such as Kobayashi, Thor, Connor, etc., smoothly without too many pauses, but the degree of detail is slightly worse than Sato Yu, and the painting speed is also... worse, just a little bit worse.

But, practice makes perfect, so even after seeing the previous scene, Takemoto Yasuhiro still didn't think that Sato Yuushou could usually paint with such speed and precision. He just thought he was painting something he was familiar with.

After all, he is the director of "Fate/Zero", so it is completely understandable that he is more skilled in drawing female characters in his own works.

Yes, totally and completely understandable!

In this way, if he were to draw some characters from other works, it would definitely be...

"You're so fast, Satou! You finished one so quickly, and it's so perfect. The female knight's heroic figure, the gloom and fatigue between her brows are all displayed so brilliantly. Can you draw another character? Have you watched K-ON!? I want to see you draw the heroine [Yui] in it."

Just as Takemoto Yasuhiro was thinking this, Yamada Naoko, who was at the innermost side and observing Sato Yuu's painting at the closest distance, raised what he was thinking.

Draw a character from another animation and let everyone see what your real level is, whether the "flattery" from other painters is just drunken exaggeration, and whether the miracle you are showing now can remain forever in any work, any character painting.

"Okay, I also like K-ON!, and Hirasawa Yui in it, let me think..."

Without any hesitation, Sato Yu agreed, and said "Let me think about it". In fact, this "thinking" only took one or two seconds. Swish, he picked up the pen and started painting on the white paper.

In terms of complexity, the cute anime characters in JK uniforms cannot be compared with the realistic female knights in armor and holding gorgeous swords.

So, still without thinking, without stopping, without making any mistakes, in an instant...

In the eyes of the original artists who were used to taking half an hour or dozens of minutes to complete an original painting, it was truly a moment. In the eyes of the people who were completely immersed in Sato Yu's extraordinary painting skills, concentrating their whole body and watching him paint with bated breath, it was truly a moment. The image of Hirasawa Yui, the protagonist of "K-ON!", who was not supervised by Sato Yu, came to life on the paper.

"This is better than what I drew."

And it’s faster, much faster!

With eyes wide open, Yamada Naoko stared at Sato Yu's shining face, full of amazement, which quickly turned into amazement and admiration.

But this is not Sato Yu's limit. Compared to the previous drawing of Altria, this time it only took him a little more than half the time to draw Hirasawa Yui. So, he paused for another second, just like calling up a memory image in "My Computer", and after calling up the memory, Sato Yu continued to paint.

Now that the elder sister is there, the younger sister cannot be absent. Next to the girl Hirasawa Yui in the painting, Sato Yuu drew another girl who looks similar to her but has a fuller figure.

Hirasawa Yui, the younger sister of the protagonist of "K-ON!", and "in an instant", the two sisters are in the same frame on the drawing paper, holding hands, and are very close.

"Outrageous."

"I'm going to faint."

"monster......"

The original artists who were not from the metropolitan area and who had never seen the world before, came from Kyoto and expressed their suppressed inner thoughts in low voices.

If they hadn't suppressed their thoughts, they would be swearing in the streets now.

"Puff puff puff~"

Dong, dong, dong! Hiromi Yuyu, who had been sitting at the workbench and had been squeezed in the crowd and could hardly show his head, clapped his hands on the table and burst into laughter.

"See, I've already said that any artist who actually saw the bastard Sato Yuu drawing process would call him a 'monster'. Finally, an artist from another company has such a jaw-dropping expression. Yay!"

As usual, he was humble... ahem, speaking his mind, with all the Kyoto Animation artist present, Hiromi Amayura just laughed and shouted out words that would not sound KY if he said them when he was drinking with his acquaintances in the company.

But even so, no one blamed anyone.

Each of them showed a bitter, surprised, and helpless look, and everyone in Kyoto Animation felt that what Hiromi Amano said was absolutely right.

Seeing the process of a monster painting like this, even if you don't say it out loud, you must be cursing in your heart. And after cursing, seeing other people showing the same expression as you did at the beginning, you must feel happy.

The boy who can draw at such a fast speed will be their supervisor in the future. Even though he is still young and just a kid compared to them, he is suddenly full of longing for the future of animation.

With Pandia, which is full of young artists, and Kyoto Animation, which has only about 20 people, a half-complete animation team, maybe they can really compete with the national team animation? Or even beat it?

Huh? What on earth happened? Why did I suddenly have such a dream?

Volume 147: Chapter Chapter . Supervision!

"Shangzi?"

He had already moved into the apartment that Nanae Mochizuki rented for everyone. The room was clean, tidy, spacious, and the bed was soft, but he couldn't sleep. At around eleven o'clock at night, he finally couldn't bear it any longer and decided to go downstairs for a walk. While buying a drink at the vending machine, he suddenly saw a woman sitting on the bench.

Without his glasses, he couldn't see clearly what was far away, but he could vaguely sense the figure, so he tried to call out.

"Ah, Mr. Takemoto, you're still awake so late?"

"You are the same, aren't you? What are you looking at?"

After hearing the response, he bought an extra can of strawberry milk that Yamada Naoko liked, walked closer to chat with her, and found that there was drawing paper on her legs, so Takemoto Yasuhiro asked.

"I'm looking at the Hirasawa sisters that Director Sato drew during the day."

"That's awesome."

In silence, Yasuhiro Takemoto cast his gaze towards the drawing paper, and when he saw Sato Yu's name on it, he sighed.

During the day, not only did she ask Sato Yuu to paint, but Yamada Naoko also specifically asked him to sign his name on the drawing paper, saying that it might be sold for a high price in the future.

Was it a joke or was it serious? Takemoto Yasuhiro was a little unsure of what Yamada Naoko was thinking. He always felt that his colleague thought too highly of Sato Yuu, but...

As a result, after that sentence was uttered, Sato Yu displayed his amazing painting skills in front of them for three or four hours, and the people from Kyoto Animation stood and surrounded his workbench, watching him paint for three or four hours, until everyone had their favorite character portrait and Sato Yu's signature in their hands.

Oh, not everyone, he didn't ask for it.

It's not that he couldn't bring himself to do this, but he still felt it wasn't worth it. As a senior and a famous painter who had supervised many famous works, there was no reason for him to do this.

"Pfft~"

"why are you laughing?"

"Isn't this quite candid? Why don't you praise the young people in person?"

"No matter how much you paint a machine, you are still just a young man."

"Idol burden."

"...Whatever you think, you don't have any idol baggage at all."

“It is good to admit that others are better than you, just as countless pianists have admitted that they are not as good as Mozart.”

"Just by watching him paint for a day, you feel inferior to him?"

While chatting, in response to Takemoto Yasuhiro's question, Yamada Naoko lowered her eyebrows and glanced at the painting in her hand.

"At least in terms of drawing, I'm not as good as him. What was the name of the senior who retired to become an up-loader and drank with Mr. Kigami until he fell down last time?"

"Yanagiya Makoto? I think that's his name. He's the one who does the monthly MAD editing, right?"

"I used to think he was just talking nonsense, but now I think he's right?"

"What's wrong?"

"The God of Animation has arrived, and Sato Yuu is that God, or at least the child of God."

"What? You also joined the Sato Shinto Cult?"

"After all, it's really amazing that there are people in this world who can paint without mistakes and draw perfect paintings with just one stroke. Moreover, we are all amazed, but the people of Pandia are indifferent to it.

The things that surprise us are already commonplace in their eyes. Maybe I won't be surprised anymore in the future? But, it's scary to think about it. Doesn't that mean they are completely convinced and can't even be jealous?

Well, at least I still envy him now, which is the best thing. I didn't expect that at this age, I would still be inspired to be competitive by the younger generation. I actually broke free from the burden of fame again, realized that I am far from enough, and was able to calm down and hone my skills again.

I originally came here just to repay my gratitude, but now, I like Tokyo a little bit."

"..."

I want to refute it, but how should I refute it?

The face of Naoko Yamada, who was so excited about finding an opponent again, a rival that had been out of reach, was right in front of him, and Takemoto Yasuhiro was speechless.

The original artist who hates Sato Yu must not have actually watched his painting process, which is probably the case with Masashi Umezawa. And if one has seen him paint but still doesn't like him, it must be out of fear and jealousy, there is no other possibility.

What about me? Am I afraid of him or jealous of him?

Suddenly, Yasuhiro Takemoto shuddered at the rebellious emotion that had arisen in his heart without him knowing when.

Opening the can, Naoko Yamada sipped the warm milk in her hand, her eyebrows curved, half of her smile was for the milk, and half was for Takemoto Yasuhiro's current conflicted look.

"It's just a whim. It's not as weird as you say."

Takemoto Yasuhiro was still being stubborn, but knowing that he was being stubborn, Yamada Naoko changed the subject.

"Come to think of it, I saw Ayano today."

"Ayano? Who?"

"The little artist, Muraki Ayano, who was scolded by Mr. Kigami a year ago because she drew poorly and too slowly."

"I remember that little girl. Mr. Kigami scolded her because of her bad attitude. She was too young and impatient. She couldn't draw well but she was unwilling to calm down and hone herself. She was reorganizing the workplace. She left before she finished drawing the cards, leaving a mess for others to clean up."

"Well, she is now drawing very well and has made great progress. She is not a gifted child, but she is getting better and better with her hard work. She said that she draws for more than twelve hours every day now. I believe she is not lying.

The pictures she produced speak for herself.”

"It's a good thing. I'm not afraid of not being able to draw well. I'm just afraid that even if I know it, I'll still muddle through."

"Why should I tell you such a thing?"

"Yeah, why? No, you just talked to yourself and then asked me why?"

"Because it's going to lead to what happens next. When she saw Sato Yuu painting, she suddenly felt so small and ridiculous."

"..."

“That young man worked much harder than we thought. His ability to paint quickly might be due to his extraordinary talent, but he was respected by everyone in Pandia because of his desperate spirit.

He was just born late and is just young. These are not reasons for us, the elders, to look down on him.

"Fate/Zero", when you were at the main agency, you were absent-minded and responded carelessly when Nanae was explaining it to you, but in fact, it was a very interesting work. Even though you only listened to three or four episodes before the fire, it was really a great story.

I have a feeling that this time we may be able to achieve much greater results than we imagined, and that boy’s future may be broader and brighter than we imagined.