Hey, Ena. Did you decide what you want to do yet?
No, but I think I'll try for a fine arts school.
Oh, right. You're always saying that you want to become an artist.
Yeah. My dad's an artist too, and his art's what always made me want to draw so...
I want to become an even better artist than him, and thought I should learn as much as I can as soon as possible.
That's great! Maybe I should get your autograph now while I still can.
Really? Now? Well, just you wait!
I'm definitely gonna be famous one day!
So only these two high schools have fine arts programs... This one focuses on the fundamentals, but this one let's you learn from an actual pro...
Learn the basics or learn from a pro. My fundamentals should be pretty good, but I live with a pro too so...
I wonder which would be better.
I'll ask dad. He might know.
Hey, Dad.
I want to go to a school with a fine arts program but can't decide between these two. They both sound really great but...
Fine arts?
Yeah. I want to be an artist so...
I thought I should learn as much as I can right now...
I wouldn't bother.
Huh?
You don't have the talent to become an artist.
Wh-What are you saying?!
You're joking, right?
That's not funny, you know?
I'm not joking.
You don't have any talent.
But there's no way that's true. I've been drawing since I was little and even got special prizes in middle school for my art...
Yes, I know. But there are countless others hoping to do the same thing.
Unless you can win the grand prize at a big contest, then no one will recognize you.
Why...?
Why are you saying this now?
You never did until this point.
I'm serious about this, but you just...!
Ena...
You won't be able to become the kind of artist you're envisioning.
If you had talent with the resolve to match, then things may be different...
Wh-What do you mean...?
Was everything I did until now just a complete waste of time then?!
I don't have any talent, so it doesn't matter how hard I work?!
Yes...
The world I live in works just as you say.
No doors will open for you as you are now.
...!
You have no right to decide that...!
It's my future, so stay out of it!!
...
I get that you're not gonna be of any help now...! I'll become an even greater artist than you on my own!
(And I couldn't even get into the school I wanted to go to and nobody gave me a second thought...)
(The people listening to N25, the judges form the contest, even him...)
(I have no talent. I knew that even before I sent in my submission to that contest.)
(But the others... They said they need my art...)
(Which is why I can't give up just yet.)
(Kanade made that song for me, so I have to do everything I can in return...!)
It's finished...
It blew up into a huge piece and...
Wait, it's night already?
No wonder I'm tired...
I should apologize to Akito about what I said yesterday too, but he's probably asleep now.
I guess I can show everyone what I made and go to bed after that too.
<Everyone, sorry for the wait. Are you still up?>
<Hey, Enanan! You never showed up, so we started to get worried!>
<I wanted some time to focus, and I'm all done now.>
<Show us...>
<Okay, just a second to send it and...>
<Is this a girl looking up at the sky after it stopped raining...?>
<Yeah, and your song sort of shined a light on my heart when I heard it so I tried including that as part of it.>
<This is awesome! The rays of light piercing through the clouds are sooo pretty too!>
<Hehe. I worked pretty hard on that and spent a lot of time getting it right.>
<So... How is it, K?>
<Yeah... It's incredible.>
<So this is how you saw my song then.>
<I'm happy it turned out like this...>
<R-Really? I think you're exaggerating a bit...>
<...>
<How about you, Yuki?>
<You know there's no point. She'll just criticize it and move on.>
<I think it's good.>
<Huh?!>
<I think it's good.>
<You're just teasing me, right?>
<How? I'm just saying what I feel.>
<...!>
<Y-You understand what I was trying to draw...?>
<Hehe.>
Yawn... Huh? It's morning already?
I guess I passed out from exhaustion.
Wait, I almost forgot...
I need to apologize to Akito.
He should still be home so...
A-Akito... Good morning.
Morning.
Um, I'm sorry about yesterday.
Lashing out at you like that...
Nah, forget about it.
It's not any different from usual.
Hold on, it was not the same as always!
Okay, okay. Calm down, will you?
Oh, but I decided to keep drawing too...
Well, a lot happened and...
I see.
Then good luck.
Oh, I talked to dad about it too.
Huh?
He isn't trying to be mean or anything. He was worried about you, but not expressing it in the best way is all.
I don't like how he said what he did either, so Ena...
Sorry, I'm heading back to my room now...
Sigh... I guess things won't go that easy, huh?
(He's worried about me...?)
(He's saying this now? Honestly, the nerve on that...)
...
Hey! Who said you could look at my art?! Give it back...!
It's good.
What...?
The light shining through the rain clouds contrast well against the darkness.
This girl's worries seem like they're about to vanish as well.
B-But...
But your choice of colors is a bit off. You came up with a good design, but the colors are out of balance.
Huh?!
Wait, hey...!
What was that?! And that jab at the end!
But now that he mentioned it, the colors do seem sort of unbalanced...
It's not like I'm sending this in anywhere but...
I guess I can touch it up a little more.