Chapter 27 Pork Chop Rice Let's go to the art exhibition together!
After school, Akina Amazu packed her things and left the classroom, intending to go straight to the volleyball club.
Looking further back, he discovered that the twins were secretly glancing in his direction.
Yes, it's like observing whether I can notice them.
Akina Ama sighed, tucked her stray hair behind her ear, walked towards the two of them, nodded, and then went downstairs.
Miyako and Miyaji were both a little stunned. They looked at each other, wondering what Amaho Akina meant.
"Aren't you two leaving yet?" Akina looked back and couldn't help but burst out laughing, probably finding their stunned expressions amusing.
"Oh!" Miyako rushed up and stood next to Amiho Akina, while Miyaji stood on the other side. The three of them walked downstairs together.
"You guys could have gone to the volleyball club first. It'll take me a little longer to pack my things." After all, I need to prepare what I'm bringing, check my art supplies, make sure my pencils and charcoal pencils aren't broken, and check if I have enough erasers.
"It's okay, we still need to pack up the things we brought home." Gong Zhi shrugged.
Well, the biggest reason is that they want to join the volleyball club with Akina Amaho.
"It's not easy for Mina to go and observe the volleyball team, so of course I should lead the way."
Miyako seemed very excited; he couldn't wait to see how Akina Amaho portrayed him.
"Let me make this clear first: if you go to watch the volleyball team play, I probably won't be drawing you guys." Akina Amaho chuckled.
Since she was going to the volleyball club, she was prepared to observe the other people closely and record their experiences.
Of course, she also brought her phone in case she couldn't remember it or if her memory was wrong.
"Hey—but I'm clearly the one who drew the most in Mina's paintings, right?" Miya Yu was a little unconvinced.
Akina clearly enjoys drawing herself.
“Yes, but if I don’t look at other people’s work, my paintings will be very limited,” said Akina Amami.
Miyaji felt that this conversation was somewhat familiar, as if Miyayu had brought up this topic before, asking Honoka why they couldn't just be seen as models.
It's rare to see Akina Amazuki have the patience to explain to Yuu-chan again.
Gongji silently put the rice ball he was holding into his mouth.
Hmm, let's eat something.
They had already gone downstairs and were walking towards the volleyball hall.
"Does Osamu need any gifts?" At this moment, Akina Amaho suddenly turned to look at Osamu.
On the other end, Miyako was still muttering to herself, saying something like, "It's possible that Mina doesn't want to draw me anymore because she hates me."
Akina Tensui ignored it all, knowing that Miyako would regain his energy in a little while, although he would definitely feel a little down for a while because she hadn't paid attention to him.
Miyaji blinked: "Ah, is it the same as the paintings that Yu received before?"
Miyako and Amako Akina have asked for paintings as gifts many times, and he even blatantly asked Amako Akina to give him a few more.
Akina Amaho nodded: "Yeah, because I feel like Osamu hasn't made such a request much."
He thought about it, and although he was a little unwilling, he was already very happy to receive that simple sketch in the first place.
After swallowing the rice ball, Miyaji said, "Well, it's okay if there's no gift. The painting from before is enough."
Looking at that painting will cheer him up.
If she were to draw something else, Akina Amaho would probably spend a lot of time preparing for it.
He had already roughly understood that half an hour would be enough to draw a simple sketch.
However, it can take up to seven or eight hours to complete a sketch, not to mention adding color.
Watercolor might be a bit better.
"Hmm—but Yu-kun has already received a lot of drawings, so it doesn't feel fair to give Haru-kun a few more."
Akina Amane was a little troubled. She had noticed the problem a long time ago, but she was still struggling to figure out which cards to send to Miyaji.
After all, they are friends, and we can't favor one over the other, although it seems that even among friends, there are differences in who one they prefer.
However, she will try her best to do the same for me.
"I just wanted to ask Zhi-kun which paintings he prefers."
After all, he spent more time as a model, so he had a wider selection of paintings to choose from.
She decided to give an equal number of paintings to Miyaji.
Looking into those clear blue eyes that reflected his own image, Miyaji realized that things weren't as he had thought long ago.
Akina Amaho seems to treat everyone the same way.
It was true, although she was a little dissatisfied because she didn't favor anyone, she was also extremely fortunate.
Gong You, of course, heard these words as well, and he was a little dissatisfied: "Hey—you only gave it to A-Zhi, but not to me?"
"You've received enough already, it's almost filled your wall, so don't ask for more."
When Miyaji heard what Amaho Akina said, he was naturally tempted.
So he rolled his eyes without any hesitation.
"There's no wall covered with paintings. There's plenty of empty space, isn't there? Those empty frames are reserved for Mina's paintings."
As she spoke, Miyako opened her phone's photo album and showed Amako Akina a picture of her bedroom wall.
Akina Amazu felt a little ashamed that she was being openly displayed in her bedroom—the reason it was a bedroom was because the photo showed a bit of the bed.
Furthermore, he also said that he would use the other empty picture frames to display his own paintings.
She smiled and reached out to cover Gong You's phone screen.
"You don't need to show me this scene. You can enjoy it yourself, so don't tell me."
Akina's smile seemed a bit fake. Miyako glanced at it a few times, then regretfully put his phone away.
It's such a shame. I really wanted to tell Akina Amaho how much he loved her paintings and how much he loved her when she was focused on painting.
"Is Mina ashamed because her paintings were displayed?" Miyaji on the other side seemed to be deep in thought.
I never expected that Mina would be so shy about being praised by others.
"Ah, yes, because I've never thought I was that good at drawing, since I only started learning to draw in high school."
Amamiya smiled. If compared to others, she probably really... couldn't compare.
“But I think Mina’s drawing is very good, I like it very much. If you were to give me a gift, I would like it to be that sketch from last weekend,” Miyaji said.
Akina Amane's expression stiffened.
She scratched her hair, lowered her head, and blushed slightly.
"Ah, is it really that well drawn...?" She was indeed very happy to be praised, but she was also very insecure and even nervous.
There are so many people who draw better than me.
She often went to art exhibitions alone, and even if she was touched or felt something, she couldn't tell anyone because no one could understand.
Therefore, she has never been able to truly understand herself and always feels that she has not tried hard enough.
I need to work harder to catch up with others and do as well as they do.
It turns out that the recognition of others is so important; the pressure on me suddenly felt much lighter.
Even if you're just a layman.
No... let's try one more time.
She took a deep breath and gave a fairly cheerful smile. Although there was still a slight blush on her face, she raised her head, smiled, and squinted her eyes slightly.
"Let's go see the recent art exhibition together next weekend."
Gong You and Gong Zhi were both stunned.
"Wow, that's a quick change of topic, Mina." Why did you suddenly invite them to the art exhibition? Don't you need them to continue being models?
Gong You was a little puzzled.
“Besides, even if we go to an art exhibition, we might not understand it. At most, we can only say things like, ‘This painting is really beautiful,’” Miyaji said.
"It's okay, it's okay to just make such a comment, it's okay if you don't understand it." Her steps became lighter.
"I just wanted to go to the art exhibition with someone by my side." Her expression brightened.
"After all, we're friends."
Akina Amane turned her head, smiled, and glanced at the people beside her.
Ah, my body feels so light, as if all the oppressive pressure I felt before has vanished.
It's so good that I no longer need to worry about what a friend is, what level of friendship is required, or what the meaning of friendship is.
It's so great to have them as friends; it's so wonderful that they understand and support me.
She smiled to herself as she thought this.
“Okay, then let’s go to the amusement park together this weekend, and go to the art exhibition together next weekend.” Gong You readily agreed to the request. It was only Sunday, so of course there was no problem.
"Is there an entrance fee for the art exhibition?" Gong Zhi asked, considering things a bit more.
"Don't worry, the art exhibition is free. Let's go out to eat together after it's over."
As Akina Amane spoke, she winked.
She quickened her pace.
"Alright, let's hurry up and get there. If you're late, you'll definitely get scolded by both Senior Bei and the coach."
Akina tugged at their sleeves, urging Yuu and Osamu to quicken their pace.
The three people walked side by side.
Gong You and Gong Zhi exchanged a glance.
Miya Yu murmured softly, "Amina has suddenly become so lively."
However, she looks really good like this.
After all, even though she had become friends with them before, she was still quite reserved and hadn't fully opened up.
Miya Yu always says things that seem like he's trying to annoy her, but it's actually to ease the tension and hopefully get Akina Ama more involved, since they're already friends.
Although most of the time he only angered Miyaji, the benefit was that he also attracted Amaho Akina's attention.
It's so great that things have turned out this way.
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