There is nothing wrong with the training method of the Justice Messenger

In the end, Mitaka Jin, who discovered Sawamura's embarrassment, stopped his childhood sweetheart from gradually going crazy and sent Kamiigusa away with the reason that "Li Nian over there seems to be very busy, why don't you go help him, Misaki?"

Kanda watched in silence as Uegusa ran to find Li Nian, and couldn't help but say, "Senior Ren, aren't you just causing trouble for Li Nian's kitchen?"

"It's just right to throw it to that person who can handle it."

"…If we ask Misaki-senpai to help, it might ruin our feast."

"Korata, you underestimate Li Nian's ability. There are not many people who can deal with Misaki well, and he is one of them."

"Oh... is that really the case?"

Then Kanda heard Li Nian’s roar from the kitchen.

——"What are you doing in the kitchen, Umigusa? Wait, don't touch the knife! And don't point the knife at me! Help? What kind of help? Are you doing more harm than good? Huh? Senior Ren called you over? That bastard...!"

Kanda looked in that direction and knew the situation would turn out like this, and said helplessly: "Anyway, it will be Senior Ren who will be scolded, not me."

Of course, Mitaka Jin also heard it, and he just smiled leisurely: "Ah, I will accept it with a sincere attitude of letting it go in one ear and out the other."

After being sent away by Mitaka Jin, Sawamura was finally able to take a breath. He now lay exhaustedly on the table, muttering, "As expected of Kamiigusa-senpai, her level of eccentricity is really well-deserved. Today, I feel that she is even more out of touch than the rumors say... Is it because of this that she can create those excellent animations with almost unbridled imagination? Thinking about it this way, this is also the senior's advantage."

Mitaka Jin looked at Sawamura in surprise, not expecting her to say that, and smiled, "You can see Misaki's eccentricity as an advantage, and try your best to keep up with her thoughts, get closer to her, understand her, and get close to her. You are unique in this way, Sawamura-kun. It can be seen that you seem to really like Misaki."

Mitaka Jin looked at the girl with a rather gentle gaze. It was really rare to see someone who was willing to take the initiative to approach Misaki.

Except for a few, almost all students in the school keep their distance from Kamiigusa. It is rare to find someone like Sawamura who wants to take the initiative to approach Misaki and is willing to chat with her as much as possible.

Obviously Misaki is very warm and friendly to everyone...

Of course, Jin Mitaka also understood that his childhood sweetheart's enthusiasm and closeness to others was really too much, without limits and etiquette, so it was no wonder that people kept their distance from him. Just like the "blonde princess" Sawamura in front of him, it was obvious that he wanted to take the initiative to approach Kamiigusa Misaki, but he couldn't handle Misaki's enthusiastic response.

So Mitaka Ren added another sentence.

"Misaki is a little off the mark, but she has no ill will towards anyone. If she has accidentally offended Sawamura-san, I hope you can be magnanimous and forgive her, and not hate her for it."

"I won't dislike Uegusa-senpai just because of such a small matter!"

Sawamura answered immediately. It was rare for her to be willing to look at Mitaka Jin twice. She also knew that Mitaka Jin had asked him to go up to Igusa to help him out, so she was a little grateful for it. Her opinion of this scumbag, whom she originally didn't want to bother with, changed a little bit.

But it was only a little bit, and it made Sawamura, who had no interest in Mitaka Jin and had hardly talked to Mitaka Jin before, pay a little attention to him. But when looking at this man at this time, all Sawamura thought of were the bad deeds of Mitaka Jin that were circulating in the school, and the rumors in the industry that he controlled Misaki and did not allow her to cooperate with others.

In fact, Sawamura also knew that the rumors were unreliable. At this time, he actually came into contact with Mitaka Jin in Sakurasou, and in this short period of time he was able to see this man's actual character a little more clearly. For example, when talking about work before, he would be very cautious and silent, listening attentively, and when he should speak, he would always give some opinions at the right time. It was obvious that he was the kind of person who was very good at observing people's words and expressions. Not only was Senior Kamiigusa close to him, but other people in Sakurasou, including Li Nian, also seemed to respect this man very much.

People who are treated with respect are often not bad people. The image of Jin Mitaka as rumored must have many flaws.

So now Sawamura looked at Mitaka Jin and began to wonder if he was really a scumbag. He stared at him in silence for a long time.

Mitaka Jin noticed and shrugged, "Huh? Isn't it just Misaki who's infatuated with me too? Sorry, I would be happy to develop something with a beauty like Sawamura-san in the past, but forget it now. I've suspended my business and won't accept advances from girls."

"Who's infatuated with you!" Sawamura laughed angrily, "You started chatting me up as soon as we started talking? You exposed your playboy nature so quickly? It seems that I thought too much and shouldn't have thought that you were a good person. The rumors are right, you are really a scumbag, you like to chat up girls and trick them into bed."

After hearing this, Kanda immediately wanted to explain for Senior Ren, saying that he was not actually the bad guy as rumored, but he saw Mitaka Ren nodded.

"Yes, I am." Mitaka Ren not only did not refute anything, but also nodded and admitted it openly, and said with a smile: "I see, this is why Sawamura-san doesn't want to talk to me. This is the correct response. Girls should be wary of handsome guys like me who are full of sweet words. It seems that you are not infatuated with me, so I feel relieved."

"Who would fall for a scumbag after just a few hours of meeting him?" Sawamura sneered disdainfully.

Mitaka Ren smiled.

It is precisely because he has really met such girls, and more than one, that, on the premise that he has a good impression of Sawamura, he, out of kindness, warns Li Nian's friend not to easily fall in love with a handsome guy like himself who is full of sweet words.

It's true that it's a bad habit of Mitaka Ren to always talk nonsense when chatting with girls, but he wouldn't really have any evil thoughts about Li Nian's friend, not to mention that this is a child who is willing to get close to Misaki.

Mitaka Jin thought that it was a good view that others didn't like a scumbag like him. He didn't want to talk anymore, didn't plan to win Sawamura's favor, and didn't plan to explain to Sawamura the various prejudices in the rumors.

This made Sawamura feel that the rumors were true, and he became more and more disgusted with Mitaka Jin...

Normally, she would ignore such guys and choose to stay away from them...but seeing how senior Kamiigusa obeyed Mitaka Jin's orders just now, she felt that Kamiigusa had been deceived by a scumbag, and she felt a sense of obligation to say something about it.

"Did you also use sweet words and this face to deceive Kamiigusa-senpai?"

When it comes to Misaki, Mitaka Jin frowned. He glanced at Sawamura's expression, felt her hostility, and immediately understood her thoughts. He finally answered seriously: "It's your freedom to think of me as Sawamura-san, but the relationship between Misaki and I that you imagine must be wrong. At least don't misunderstand that Misaki is an emotional idiot who can be easily deceived by a scumbag, okay?"

Even Aoyama became serious and said to Sawamura, "Senior Ren is a scumbag who speaks without restraint and likes to say harassing words to girls. I have also suffered a lot from him. Sometimes I seriously want to sew his mouth shut. But basically this person just talks and doesn't do anything. And the only person who doesn't have the courage to verbally harass Senior Misaki is Senior Ren, let alone the courage to do anything like you think, Sawamura."

“Hahaha…” Mitaka Jin laughed dryly: “…Occasionally, Nanami-chan would say things that sound dangerous and hurtful.”

Qingshan glared at him coldly: "If you don't want me to say this, please pay more attention to your usual words and actions, Senior Ren."

"I've been paying close attention lately."

"But I just spoke without thinking again."

"Ah, that's true. Sorry..."

"You should apologize to Sawamura-san. It was your mouth that caused others to misunderstand you. Senior Ren may not care about his own reputation, but your behavior will also affect the reputation of Senior Misaki. Please be aware of this."

"Oh, I really can't win over Nanami-chan." Mitaka Jin said to Sawamura with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, Sawamura-san, I was too talkative, I won't do it again in the future."

After hearing what Mitaka Jin said seriously and listening to the serious Aoyama's explanation, and seeing her preaching to Mitaka Jin, Sawamura believed a lot. Although there was doubt in Mitaka Jin's eyes, he also understood that he made a wrong conclusion with little knowledge, so he bowed his head decisively to apologize.

"...Well, I have to apologize as well. It seems that I spoke inappropriately to Mitaka-senpai due to a misunderstanding."

"I deserve this as a scumbag. Okay, there's no need to talk about this."

"No, I still want to ask clearly. I heard that you, Mitaka-senpai, relied on your friendship to hold on to Kamiigusa-senpai and insisted that she use your script to make animations and not accept animation production-related commissions from other people in the industry. This is also a rumor, right?"

"How dare you ask me this in front of me... ah, that's right, I've said many times that I'm not Misaki's agent, but some people who can't contact Misaki, or who have difficulty negotiating with Misaki even if they can, always like to call me. Even if I tell them that I won't influence Misaki's decision with my own will, but will be led away by Misaki's willfulness, they won't listen, and then the rumors you heard spread." Mitaka Jin laughed self-deprecatingly: "As for my script? It's just because there's no one else by Misaki's side to provide her with better scripts for animation. If you really want Misaki to help, just bring a script that can impress her to find her, well, just like what Li Nian did. If she sees a story she likes, Misaki will spontaneously want to use it to make an animation. That's the kind of person she is."

"So that's how it is... I was like... ah, nothing."

"Don't hesitate. You want to say, "So this is why Kamiigusa Misaki keeps using such mediocre scripts to make animations," right?"

"...I didn't say that. It was you who said that, Mitaka-senpai."

"So you really think so... Well, there's nothing I can do about it. Sawamura, you seem to be an excellent illustrator. In the eyes of excellent creators like you, my script is just not up to par."

"Uh, what you said, Senior, I don't think so."

"You've already looked away... It's okay, you can tell the truth. I'm also curious about what Sawamura thinks of my script."

"… I'm only telling you the truth, Mitaka-senpai, because you asked me to. To be honest, your script is pretty boring."

"As expected, this is not a surprising answer."

"…It seems that Senior Mitaka is also self-aware. Then I will further tell you the truth. I think that only a good enough story is worthy of an animation produced by someone like Igusa Misaki… For example, Li Nian-san’s… So I am quite curious why the script of Li Nian-san’s fan animation is not given to him as the original author… Well, although you are going to make a short animation now, it seems that it is the kind that fights from beginning to end and does not require a complicated script, but judging from the situation, it seems that if there is a commercial animation production plan in the future, it seems that you will also write the script?"

Chapter 352: Empathy Only Ordinary People Can Have

"You were wondering why Li Nian didn't write the script herself, right? It seems that you also think that an excellent writer like that would be more suitable to take over Misaki's script."

"…I'm sorry, Mitaka-senpai, don't blame me for thinking this way. In our world of creators, strength is everything." Sawamura deliberately chose a very polite way of saying it, but there was no politeness in his tone at all. There was a kind of indifference in his coldness, which fully demonstrated his disapproval of Mitaka Hitoshi's strength.

What this sentence means is that in this industry where strength is paramount, your level is really not good enough, not to mention that your script has to be adapted to the animation of Misaki Kamiigusa, which makes it even more inadequate.

Mitaka Ren was looking towards the kitchen at this moment, as if he had been assigned something by Li Nian. Misaki was cutting something with a beaming face, and was extremely happy. Looking at his childhood sweetheart, Mitaka Ren's eyes softened, and he sighed, "Right... The world of creators is so cruel. What you write is everything. It has to be seen and commented on by others. If it is not liked, it is worthless garbage."

"…That's right, Senior Mitaka, you really understand this. Now that you know the truth about commercial creation, you are not completely useless as a creator."

"I have to understand this, because my scripts are always not liked by people. I am the one who is always criticized for writing garbage. What I write is the kind that people don't like. It is not worthy of Misaki's animation that people can like or even be moved by. This is a fact."

Sawamura was a little surprised that Mitaka Jin could say this. In fact, she also understood that it was very rude to talk about other people's lack of ability in front of others. Although she had always been dissatisfied with the incongruity between Igusa Misaki's animation and the mediocre script, and Mitaka Jin who wrote the script was right in front of her, she had the urge to speak out, but in fact she didn't want to say it to this extent - it was because this senior Mitaka was obviously very conscious of this and took the initiative to bring it up, obviously wanting to talk about it, that Sawamura spoke frankly.

Aoyama and Kanda listened to Mitaka Jin's self-deprecation with expressions of pity, thinking that they should not continue talking about this topic.

The topic about Mitaka Jin's script being considered unworthy of Igusa Misaki's animation on the Internet is a taboo in Sakurasou... Mainly because the two considerate juniors know that this is Jin's sore spot and will never bring it up, but will avoid it. The same goes for Shiina. Misaki will never say such hurtful words to Jin, and Akasaka Ryunosuke doesn't care at all... Only Li Nian has brought it up before, and he even mocked Mitaka Jin unscrupulously about it.

Of course, that person's original intention was good, he wanted to stimulate Senior Ren's bloodiness, and the result was quite successful. This is also the reason why Senior Ren has been so motivated recently.

But Li Nian is Li Nian. Under the circumstances, it was appropriate for Li Nian to say these words, and the result was good. But Zemura was an outsider after all, and it was a bit abrupt for him to point fingers at his senior. As a result, it seemed to have really dampened the enthusiasm of Senior Ren, causing him to say such self-deprecating words...

Kanda felt that he had to stop Sawamura, and immediately said: "Senior Ren, don't say that about yourself. Also, Sawamura-san, isn't it inappropriate for you to criticize the senior like this..."

"It's okay, Kanda." Mitaka Ren shook his head: "I also want to talk to Sawamura-san."

Kanda's eyes widened and he could only shut up.

Sawamura narrowed his eyes slightly: "If that's the case, then I also asked, if you have such self-awareness, why don't you let Li Nian write the script himself?"

"I thought so at the time, too. I thought Li Nian would be more suitable to write the script, so I took the initiative to propose it to him."

"Oh? Senior Mitaka has offered to do it before? But why are you still writing it now?"

"Because Li Nian refused, saying that her major was not suitable, she didn't have time, and so on, there was no choice but for me to go."

"Ah, this is obviously a line that someone who doesn't want to do anything troublesome would say."

"Hehe... Sawamura-kun, you seem to be very good at this. You have used this as an excuse to reject other people's requests. Yes, that person just finds it troublesome and doesn't want to do it, not that he can't do it."

Sawamura curled his lips.

"You always say that, but Li Nian will actually do it if you beg him. It shows that you are not shameless enough, or your friendship with Li Nian is not deep enough. Unlike An Yi, you didn't take advantage of their friendship to persuade him for a long time, and finally won him over. When he rejected An Yi, Li Nian was also so righteous and made all kinds of excuses, but now he is still writing game scripts for others honestly? He is still writing hard and is almost finished. The excuses of not having the right major and not having time are all excuses. With his talent, what can't he do? Whether it's novels or scripts, aren't they all writing? He has the foundation, and with practice, with his enchanting talent, he can always master the tricks quickly and produce good results in the end... For example, the game script that he is writing now, I think he will be able to hand in a good copy by then... Of course, the same goes for animation scripts."

Mitaka Ren had been listening in for so long that he had of course understood that Li Nian seemed to be working on a script related to a game project for a friend of his named A Yi, including this Sawamura-kun in front of him, who seemed to be a member in charge of illustrations for that game project. They were all related to A Yi-kun, and it seemed that Li Nian was able to get to know Sawamura and invite her to do illustrations for his novel because of this A Yi-kun.

Mitaka Jin showed a curious expression at this time.

"So that student An Yi used this method to trick student Li Nian into writing a script for him? It seems like a very interesting process. It's hard for me to imagine that student Li Nian would be persuaded by such coaxing and persuasion..."

"Li Nian is so soft-hearted in front of An Yi... But it seems that he is not like this in front of you guys in Sakurasou?"

"No, should I say that he is quite polite to Kota and Nanami, so he is just harsh on me?" Mitaka Jin thought about it and found that he was the only one who was treated differently and always looked down upon. He guessed the reason and said with a smile: "Maybe he is jealous that I am more handsome than him and have more contact with women than him?"

"I don't agree with that. I don't know what kind of emotional experiences Senior Mitaka has had in the past, but in terms of charm, you are not as good as him. There are many girls who are attracted to that guy and gather around him. I know many beautiful women who like him, and I don't know many. It's not polite to say, but even I think he looks much more pleasing to the eye than Senior Mitaka. Whether it's character or talent, as well as the temperament that he inadvertently displays, the charm of that person as a man is much better than a playboy who has a handsome face but can only use sweet words to coax women. He is a good person who is trustworthy and worth approaching."

Seizing the opportunity, Sawamura spared no effort to mock Mitaka Jin.

"I can see that you still hold a grudge against me for my previous offense, Sawamura-kun... Well, it's true that Li Nian is a very attractive man - much more attractive than me, with a good figure, good temperament, money, ability, good character, and integrity... So, as a lifelong partner, he must be much better than a playboy like me. After getting to know each other for a long time, girls can also see that the kind of man is obviously loyal and treats his girlfriend well. If girls want to choose a boyfriend, they should look for someone like Li Nian. Such a Li Nian will naturally be approached by outstanding girls." The more he praised Li Nian, the more regretful Mitaka Ren felt: "It's a pity that such a good man is still single."

Speaking of Li Nian's straight male behavior, Sawamura got excited and scolded: "He did it himself! He loves himself more than women. He is so proud of being a single dog. He doesn't know how to seize the opportunities everywhere. He deserves to be single all his life."

"Oh, it's true. Kasumigaoka and Isayama are both excellent women. Others have no chance to get close to them. For example, if I talk to them in class, I will be suspected of having bad intentions and stay away from them."

Qingshan said coldly: "Senior Ren, you can be more confident. You don't need others to doubt that you are up to something bad."

Mitaka Ren pretended not to hear and continued, "To other boys, these two high-class beauties are either polite or too lazy to pay attention. But Li Nian is different. It's other girls who take the initiative to get close to him...but he doesn't take it seriously."

"Senior Mitaka has also discovered it? Right? Right! This guy is outrageous! He has no idea how rare it is to be approached by such an outstanding senior. If it were any other boy, he would have been so happy. Unlike this guy, he doesn't take it seriously." Sawamura felt very unhappy when talking about Li Nian's straight male behavior. He was so disappointed: "I feel sorry for senior Kasumigaoka. The same goes for senior Isayama. It's such a waste to throw their seductive eyes at a blind man! Why not throw them at me! If it were the seniors, I could do it too!"

Kanda couldn't help but complain: "What can you do, Sawamura-kun? What's possible between girls?!"

Sawamura glanced at him with disdain: "You are just a foolish mortal who doesn't understand the ultimate beauty of lilies blooming between girls."

"I'm a normal person!" Kanda protested dissatisfiedly: "Are normal people considered strange creatures in Sakurasou?"

Mitaka Ren could also understand Sawamura's thoughts: "That is to say, it's a pity for those good women to flirt with blind people. As expected, Sawamura-san also thinks that Li Nian-san is a bit too much, right?"

"Too much, this person has gone too far."

It was a rare occasion that they had a common topic in criticizing a certain straight man's single behavior. The two smiled at each other, and Sawamura suddenly felt much more pleasing to Mitaka Jin.

Sawamura suddenly said.

"So, what did Li Nian say to you that made you decide to continue writing scripts for Uegusa-senpai despite knowing that your own scripts were not good enough? It seems that Senior Mitaka also understands that his scripts are not good enough for Uegusa-senpai. Not only that, it seems that you feel a huge pressure to write scripts for her. You start to think it's troublesome and you seem to want to escape?"

Although her IQ seems a bit low in the activity room... but in fact, Sawamura is smart, good at observing others, and very good at interpersonal communication. In order to integrate into the group, she has worked very hard to study this, otherwise she would not have successfully pretended to be a good girl who is liked by everyone in front of everyone in school.

At this point, she had already roughly seen what kind of person Mitaka Jin was actually, and guessed what kind of struggle Mitaka Jin was feeling when he thought about handing over the animation script work of Kamiigusa Misaki that he had been working on to the more outstanding Li Nian.

"...I thought you would understand, Sawamura-san." Mitaka Jin seemed to have expected that Sawamura would see this, and was not surprised at all. He said with emotion: "Because compared to those geniuses who are naturally on the right path, making progress every day, not willing to slack off, and growing rapidly and steadily, you seem to be of a different kind."

"Oh? Which kind?"

“As a mortal, you work hard, accumulate experience, and eventually become one with the geniuses.”

"Nonsense! I'm also a genius, okay?" Sawamura said, glancing at Shiina who had started drawing something with a sketchbook. He didn't have the confidence to call himself a genius in front of him, so he snorted twice and changed his words: "Well, there are monsters above geniuses. Compared with these monsters, sometimes we have to admit that people's talents are a little different... It's not that I don't understand what Senior Mitaka is talking about... But how did Senior Mitaka see that?"

"It was you, Sawamura-san, who was shouting that you didn't want to work just now... I quite agree with what you said, Sawamura-san." Mitaka Jin recalled what Sawamura said: "You will feel tired of lengthy work, you will feel bored with continuous polishing, your enthusiasm will fade after long-term persistence, and you will often realize the limitations of your abilities, so you will want to escape, hide, and slack off. You have to overcome these and make up your mind to work. But geniuses are different. For geniuses, creation is fun and enjoyable... It is difficult for mortals to understand that kind of thinking. As Sawamura said, we work hard... It is indeed painful."

"...I see. It seems that what I said resonates with you, Senior Mitaka?"

"Yes, when I heard what you said, Sawamura-kun, I felt very much like you. We are suffering... Especially when there are geniuses around us who are completely different from ourselves, we will always compare ourselves with them unconsciously - and then we will find that there are really people in the world who are different from us, who spend much less time and energy, who can grasp the tricks more easily than us, who can work hard happily, and who can easily reach areas that we can't reach and achieve what we can't get... Then we will become more and more aware of our own lack of talent, and will think, ah, this world is really unfair."

Not only Mitaka Jin, but Kanda and Aoyama were also silent at this time. They were all touched by what Senior Jin said.

Chapter 353: Shameless People Are Confident

Glancing around, he noticed the heavy expressions on Kanda and Aoyama's faces, knowing that they had the same idea as senior Mitaka. Sawamura then glanced at Shiina who was painting seriously, and Li Nian and Kamiigusa who were busy in the kitchen.

"...If you think about it carefully, it's no wonder you have such thoughts. Look at what kind of people live in this little Sakura Manor? Living with this group of guys, it would be strange if you don't feel a little stressed."