[Black Basket Kise] Envy

, "I always feel that he has a feeling of being pressed."

"Tightening?" Horie put his chin in his hand, thinking, "Ms. Akihara said similar things before. Once, I accidentally overheard the conversation between Mr. Akihara and his wife."

【"Hey, big, how is your assistant this time?"

"Huh?" Akihara put down the beer he was drinking, "Shoichi Shirazuma?"

"That's him. He looks very difficult to get along with."

"That's just the appearance of a paper tiger."

"Is he not good at drawing?"

"That's not what it means." Akihara picked up the beer bottle and looked at it, "Shoichi Shirazuma, I've seen his original manuscript before, in the editorial department. Every short story can be described perfectly. I don't know if he is Before I showed it to the editor, I had painted a lot, but I can see that he is definitely not a vase, and he is a half-genius."

"Then, why doesn't Mr. Itatsu give him a chance to serialize?"

"Not yet, he is completely squeezed now, and his works are becoming more and more unnatural. In this state, he cannot be serialized yet." Qiu Yuan took a sip of beer, "But, if he passes this stage, that man will change. A complete monster. Ahem!"]

"..." Kise listened intently to Horei Yue's words, and lowered his head to think carefully, "That is to say, it's a very painful state."

"It should be said that everyone feels that way." Horie said a little carelessly, "For cartoonists, everyone is a very similar species."

"Has Mr. Horikoshi ever had it?"

"Of course there is. As someone who wants to be a cartoonist, probably everyone will mature very early, because they will be hit by reality very early."

"It feels so pitiful."

Horikoshi leaned back in his chair and looked at the ceiling of the train, "Mr. Kise, have you seen "BARUTO"? Mr. Kishimoto's."

"Yes. I read it when I was in junior high school. The ending was very touching! However, the rest of the class didn't like it very much."

"I kinda liked that ending. Do you know why?"

"How could I know!"

"...When I told my parents that I wanted to be a manga artist, they all objected. Not only my parents, but also my family members and adults I knew, everyone objected. At that time, I became very impatient and didn't trust anyone. I felt Everyone wants to be against me. Desire to have someone who supports me, but worried that she can't always support me behind my back. Probably, because of this reason, most cartoonists don't marry."

"..."

"In the ending of that manga, the male protagonist chose the girl he liked instead of the girl he liked since he was a child. Many people said it was strange. But from the cartoonist's point of view, this ending is the least unexpected Yes. Before a cartoonist becomes famous, he will definitely encounter doubts from many people, and many will leave him. However, if someone will support you in your most painful time, and be happy with you in your happiest time, why not What about living with her?"

"..."

"Critics can't scold successful cartoonists, so they can only target those who are becoming cartoonists. The white wife is probably confused. It is still difficult to choose the convenient path to success. If you are pushed, you can be forgiven Well, we can't help him, probably, his girlfriend can help him."

"girlfriend!!??"

Senior actually has friends?

"You don't know? This kid," Hori Yue pointed at his white wife, "has a girlfriend."

"I don't know anything about this kind of thing!"

"However, it doesn't seem to be going very smoothly."

"Hey?"

"That girl belongs to a rich family, how can she marry a fool like us? Besides, this kid doesn't seem to like that girl very much. Maybe that girl can't help him. It's a pity, If he continues like this, geniuses will also become useless."

"!"

"...Huh?" Horikoshi looked at Kise's face and paused.

"Mr. Horikoshi, there is something..."

The next day, Bai's wife had a quarrel with Tian Ju's father.If it was for the reason of Tianju, the white wife would not seem to quarrel.But Tian Ju's father has been blaming Bai's wife, criticizing Bai's career and thoughts.

"Damn it!" Bai Wife punched the wall with her fist, not daring to enter the studio.Digest your anger before going in.

【"Want to marry my daughter? Which bug do you think it is?"

"Mr. Tianju, I never said that. Don't worry, if I didn't even—"

"Heshi told me about your thoughts a long time ago. I definitely don't agree with you two."

"Huh? Did Tian Ju say something wrong? I didn't—"

"Shut up! A group of self-righteous brats! This society is not as simple as you think! Although it hurts to say these things now, the facts are the facts! Do you understand?"

"Mr. Taju! The dream that started in elementary school, how now—"

"Dreams are built faster than they are destroyed."

"..."]

He took a deep breath and opened the door of the studio, "Good morning everyone!"

When it was time to set lunch at noon, Qingye was sending messages.Hori Yue looked at his white wife who had been in a bad state this morning.Everyone has finished the figures in the morning, but Mrs. Bai is still drawing.

"Hello, white wife—"

"Wait a minute, I'm not finished yet."

what happened?

"Then, let's order the previous bento. After all, your taste is very strange."

"Thank you."

He didn't look up the whole time.

【"Dreams are built faster than they are destroyed."】

"!"hateful!hateful!hateful! ! !I absolutely want to draw!Definitely draw!Even if you all abandon me!I want to draw too! !painting! !

It wasn't Kise who delivered the bento today, but another clerk.After delivery, Aono distributed everyone's bento one by one.Ao Ye looked at Bai's wife who was working hard on painting, and felt a little distressed, "Bai—I put it here for you."

After finishing the last stroke, Bai Wife suddenly raised her head, her forehead was covered with sweat.

"White Wife-kun," Jue Yue, who was next to him, persuaded while eating a bento, "I am two years older than you, so I still want to persuade you. Don't put the cart before the horse. You are talented, but don't let yourself change. It's getting ordinary."

"?"

"You are a human being, and everyone has to eat." Hori Yue pushed the bento in front of his wife, "Be a good human being first, and then a manga artist."

"..."

Bai wife lowered her head and took out the bento from the plastic bag, but the expression on her face did not improve at all.Why, am I so powerless?Dreams, identity, whatever... I... people... how powerless...

"!"

After Bai's wife took out the bento, she found that there was not only one box of bento in the plastic bag, but also one or two gimbap wrapped in plastic bags.

"This?" Bai Wife took out the kimbap and turned to ask the others, "Does any of you want this?"

"Huh? Who asked for that?"

"I don't know, it's not me."

"Did you forget it yourself?"

"It's the manager's mistake. Just eat it."

The white wife looked at the seaweed wrapping rice, and suddenly saw a glimmer of light in her messy mood.Taking out the kimbap, Bai Wife saw that there was a note in the plastic bag, "Huh?"

[to little white wife:

Yesterday, I saw how tired my senior was, so I sent two kimbap to help my senior to be happy.Please eat it by all means!

I don't know how difficult it is to be a cartoonist, and I can't understand your feelings.However, I know it must be very tiring!So I can only support you from this aspect.

From: Kise Ryota. 】

"Huise, let's eat!" the store manager called.

"Yes!"

Hoyue packed up the bento box after eating and was about to give it to Qingye to throw away. As soon as he turned his head, he stared at Bai wife's face, a little surprised, "Bai wife, you..."

"Oh NIANG, eh NIANG..."

"Why are you eating balls while crying? ... a little bit like an idiot."

"HOI! (HAI)"

Every time, in the most painful time, it was your support that made me stand up again.I am human, no matter what monsters may be hiding inside me.People are always sad, and I will be sad too.However, as long as you are by my side, no matter what kind of sadness, I can forget it...

Thank you……

Such a useless me, such a weird me, such a pathetic me, such a vulnerable me, you rescued such a me with the simplest thing in this world...

Kise put his working clothes back in the cabinet, put on his bag and walked to the convenience store, and greeted the store manager standing at the cash register, "Manager, I'm leaving first."

"Ah."

Kise pushed open the store door and was about to turn around and enter the station, but stopped, turned around, and looked at Bai wife who was standing in the other direction, "Senior?"

The white wife lowered her head, clenched her hands into fists, and buried her eyes in her bangs.

"What's the matter?" Kise walked up to his wife, "Ah, did you see the kimbap I gave you?"

The white wife nodded silently.

"Ah, that's great." Kise breathed out, "I asked Mr. Horikoshi what kind of bento you like yesterday, so I put two in it. But I don't have absolute confidence."

"..."

"..."

"Senior? Why don't you speak?"

The two are alone, and the atmosphere is a bit like the moment of separation four years ago.

"Thank you, kimbap."

"Ah."

"and also……"

"?"

Bai's wife raised her head, frowned and smiled, "Grape with seaweed, it's delicious."

"!" Kise also smiled, "Yes!"

Although this person is very smart, sometimes, after falling into a strange circle, he will completely