Where is this?

Xingke is now completely confused.

【Who do you choose between me and him? 】

This is the essence of the information that Hoshiki just extracted at the end. Shouldn't Rita be like that, the kind of person who suffers from the trouble of inferiority due to Mashiro's talent?

Wouldn't it be possible that if Mashiro and her were to be honest with each other for a little while, and then after the fierce collision, the two of them would open their hearts and have a good talk, everything would be fine?

Why? Why has it become like this? Why has it become like this when it was supposed to be a very happy way to watch a drama, a Lily youth drama where you could watch two beautiful girls pouring their hearts out to each other?

Gentlemen, I hate the stomach-ache triangle, I hate the white knowledge, and I hate being the top of the triangle even more!

And it’s not the male protagonist’s position…

Sure enough, the protagonist is actually Mashiro, right? I’m just Mashiro’s portable grandfather?

………………

Just when Xingke was thinking with confusion and surprise on his face, Mashiro's body seemed to be emitting a faint white light.

This was the effect of the gem necklace [Eternal Guard] given to her by Xing Ke.

Although the damage caused by rain to the human body is very limited, the magic set up still works. It does not directly deflect the rain, but quietly maintains a pure body temperature inside to prevent colds.

But it was this gradually rising body temperature that allowed Mashiro to recover from the series of blows just now.

Taking courage, Mashiro moved forward again:

"I can't understand.

I can't understand what Rita said.

I can't understand Rita's pain.

Even then I didn't know that Rita was suffering from my presence.

I don't even know what Rita is thinking."

"That's right, Mashiro, you always only have eyes for..."

"no!"

"...!"

"No, Rita is an important person, and I am very happy when I draw next to Rita!

I always thought it would be fine as long as Rita was here...

I'm really happy that Rita came to see me in Neon;

I'm really happy that Rita can support me in drawing comics;

I'm really happy to have Rita by my side;

I was really happy that Rita was able to find me who was lost when I went out without permission;

I am really happy that Rita can wake me up with a smile every morning..."

Tears fell from the corners of Mashiro's eyes for the first time, and it was probably the first time he said so many words in one breath, and he looked a little embarrassed.

Rita's body was tense, as if she was enduring something.

Mashiro spoke again:

"I always thought it would be great to have Rita here...

But, am I the only one who feels happy?"

"it's not like that……"

Rita's voice was very hoarse.

"not like this!

I also feel very happy! I am able to continue painting until today because it is really fun to paint with Mashiro!"

Driven by emotion, Rita threw herself into Mashiro's arms, as if she wanted to become one with Mashiro. She buried her face in Mashiro's chest and sobbed.

Tears of either joy or regret were shed on her cheeks.

“I want to draw with Mashiro all the time!

However, Mashiro doesn't look happy at all, which makes me feel that I am not in your eyes at all. This is what I always thought.

I feel really scared...

I am really afraid that I am the only one who thinks we are friends. I am really afraid that one day Zhenbai will no longer need me. I am really afraid that someone will replace me and become the person beside you.

I can’t stop being so scared!~”

Then Rita no longer held back the accumulated emotions in her heart and released them all in one breath, crying continuously.

She looked as if Mashiro was standing in her mother's position now, with a rare smile on her face and caressing Rita's blond hair.

"Rita...thank you.

Thank you very much for always."

"I'm sorry, Mashiro. I...I..."

"So please Rita, keep painting! Rita, just keep painting Rita's paintings.

Because I like Rita’s paintings the best!”

Rita raised her head and looked at each other with the smiling Mashiro. In Xingji's eyes, the two of them were as sacred and invincible as the Virgin Mary and the redeemed Joan surrounded by a ball of white light.

Violate.

These two people are closely connected. Even if they are not conveyed through words, just looking into each other's eyes in front of each other has conveyed each other's feelings. A strong friendship that is stronger than anyone else binds the two to each other.

Lost.

I don't know why, such an idea came to Xingke's mind.

"[Dispel the dark clouds (ControlWeater)]!~"

After reciting the mantra silently in his heart, the dark clouds that were still raindrops in the sky just a moment ago dispersed at a speed visible to the naked eye as if the smoke was dispersed by a pair of big hands.

A ray of sunset, which had not completely set, instantly passed through the gap between the dark clouds, shining accurately on Mashiro and Rita. The water droplets on their hair shone with crystal light...

This beautiful scene is like a famous painting, no one can enter it.

"truth."

"Um."

"We will always be together from now on."

"Um."

Xingxing was alert.

"Let's draw together, eat together, take a shower together, and then sleep together... [Director Mashiro] will still be my position from now on, will you always stay with me?"

Xing immediately knew that things were not simple.

"...Is Rita coming to Sakurasou?"

"Yes, if I tell the university, I can study abroad in Neon, at Suimyo University."

Xing immediately knew that his game of developing happiness... was over.

"What about someone?"

Mashiro actually remembered me! Xing Mo saw a glimmer of hope.

"Mashiro, this person is just a half-hearted playboy who has two fiancées at home waiting for him to dote on him.

And I will do whatever he can do, so just ignore him, okay?"

"But……"

Before Mashiro could refute Rita, she hugged Mashiro in her arms and said to the two men watching the show:

"Do you want me to help you complete the Meow Bolon Project?

From now on, [Manager Mashiro] will be my position, this is the condition!"

Seeing that her words were so threatening, Xingke was of course unwilling to do so.

"I...well——"

However, Xingke was held back by Ryunosuke, who had been silent all this time.

"Both the bowmaster and I have agreed. I'll go talk to Igusa and Mitaka. You go and deal with Teacher Sengoku."

Rita smiled at Ryunosuke:

"Thank you, my lovely boy..."

With that said, he ignored Mashiro's will to resist and pulled her into the interior of Sakurasou.

What the two people did together after that, Xing Mo has no way of knowing.
To be continued...