I tried making it so the viewer's eyes are drawn toward this girl's face...
But it still doesn't feel right...
Maybe I should rethink this design and... Wait, no!
Geez, I left these lines completely black...! I'll have to recolor these parts too...
Hold on a sec. I don't have to now if I'm gonna do an overhaul.
Hmm... Is this better?
I guess I can just ask Kanade later tonight.
Phew...
(Kanade and Mafuyu's story was so interesting that I forgot to keep working on this. Hopefully, I've made up for that lost time now.)
(Still, two years ago...)
I wouldn't bother.
You don't have the talent to become an artist.
Wh-What do you mean...?
Was everything I did until now just a complete waste of time?!
I don't have any talent, so it doesn't matter how hard I work?!
I get that you're not gonna be of any help now...! I'll become an even greater artist than you on my own!
...
(I got so mad that time that I really sat down to study art in order to get back at him...)
(And I still couldn't get into the school I wanted.)
(After that, I kept studying, but it became more and more painful with each passing day...)
(I became so frustrated...
It felt like the whole world was laughing at me...)
I unloaded on Akito, Mom and everyone else around me back then as a way to vent too...
(I couldn't do anything with my art, while my peers kept making progress toward their dreams...)
(Getting left behind like that made me feel like a total wreck...)
(But...)
...
Ena...
...!
Shut up! I said I'm not hungry, didn't I?!
I know...
You don't have to eat if you don't want to...
But why don't we watch some TV together? Your friend just happens to be on right now.
Huh?
Airi Momoi.
Akito told me that she's your friend...
A-Airi...?
<Our guest today is the new idol group that everybody's talking about right now... QT!>
<Lovely☆ Fairy☆ Airi... Momoi!!
I'm Airi Momoi, the heart-seeking idol♪>
Airi...
(When's the last time we saw each other...?)
(Oh, I think it was when she said she'd be going to Miya Girls. But that couldn't have been that long ago...)
...
You did it, Airi.
You actually achieved your dream of becoming an idol.
While I...
...
I... I...!
I even recorded all the other shows I could find that she's been on...
Y-You did?! Can I watch them now?
Of course. Why don't you have some food while you do?
Okay, I will...
Seeing Airi on TV made me want to keep going and keep trying.
Now that I think about it, I've been helped by so many people.
When I made a submission for the Shibuya Art Contest, Kanade's song and Rin were there to cheer me up.
Also, I'm the artist for N25!
My contribution to this group will always be my art!
Alright...!
Let's take another hard look at this illustration and find ways to improve it.