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"No problem, what's the approximate budget?" Watanabe Hayato nodded slightly.

"You can calculate it yourself; it's roughly the cost of installing a complete surveillance system on campus."

"In that case, I'll contact them in advance and bring the manufacturers along when I go there this afternoon."

"it is good."

At that moment, Masamune received an email on his phone.

I clicked on it and saw that the sender was Kaori Miyazono. The message was roughly that she would be participating in a competition with Kousei Arima this Saturday and invited Masamune to visit.

Saturday?

Masamune secretly calculated that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, there should be nothing to do this Saturday.

After a moment's thought, I replied with an email saying, "If there's nothing else, I'll definitely go."

"President, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

"Go."

Not long after Watanabe Hayato left, Masamune waited briefly in his office to make sure no one came to get his signature before heading to the scriptwriting department and then downstairs to the voice actor agency.

I was busy until after 10 p.m., and then, as always, I entered a period of leisure.

While slacking off until lunch break, Masamune and Tomoyo Sakagami had lunch together alone in a private room at the Musashino restaurant next door.

Although they were inside a restaurant, the two of them ate bento boxes, with only a plate of sliced ​​fruit and two drinks on the table.

"You've seemed pretty busy these past few days. How are you feeling? How about changing jobs?"

"No."

Tomoyo shook her head slightly, a faint smile appearing on her face:

"I can't draw or write stories because my eyesight isn't very good, and I don't like using computers or mobile phones."

"Within the animation company, I feel that production assistant is actually quite suitable for me compared to other positions."

"Communicate with various departments, get to know more people, and coordinate conflicts at different stages..."

"To borrow a phrase from Miyamori, it is because there is nothing particularly you want to do that you can help others more earnestly and achieve your respective goals."

Seeing the faint smile on her face, Masamune smiled too.

"I see. Mashiro's school is closed this weekend as usual. I'm planning to take two days off. Do you want to come with me?"

"Sorry, I don't want to be a third wheel."

"No, you're overthinking it. If Mom wasn't going on a date with Dad this Saturday, I would have invited her along."

Seeing Tomoyo's puzzled expression, Masamune shook his head slightly and explained:

“If Mashiro were a normal person, I would definitely go on a normal date with her. However, as you can see, she is too single-minded and has no interest in anything other than drawing.”

"As a result, her personality has not grown much. Compared to a year ago, although she has made a little progress, she is still unable to be independent."

"To give you a simple example, my mom used to always accompany her when she went shopping for clothes and underwear. Almost all of her casual clothes were my mom's personal preferences."

"As for men, I like to buy three or five clothes of the same style and color and put them in my closet to save trouble."

"Don't even mention a year, even if I don't buy new clothes for three years, it won't affect me at all."

"Generally speaking, I don't have many expenses, and the money in my bank account is just a number that keeps increasing for me."

"But for girls, there are so many things they need, such as casual clothes, underwear, dresses, jewelry, cosmetics, etc. Maybe Mashiro herself doesn't care, and she might buy them but not use them much, but she can't be without them, and she can't not buy them."

Tomoyo was stunned for several seconds before she reacted and chuckled softly:

"Don't you have any plans to change her personality?"

"Is a person's personality so easily changed?"

That's true, but trying is always better than doing nothing, right?

“That would be very hard on her, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with things not changing.”

"You'll have a tough time after you get married."

"It's okay. If it really comes to that, we'll just move to a bigger house and hire more maids. Besides, I quite like Mashiro's personality."

Is this the mindset of the wealthy?

However, since I like it, there's nothing I can do about it.

Thinking of this, Tomoyo nodded slightly:

"Okay, if that's the case, I'll go with you."

"Thank you, then I'll leave the weekend to you."

"You're welcome. Anyway, I don't really need my vacation days."

"Don't you have any particular places you'd like to go?"

"No."

"In that case, let's discuss with Mashiro this afternoon and see where to go for the weekend."

"Haven't decided on a place for your date yet?"

"Anyway, I'll go watch Kaori Miyazono's match on Saturday afternoon, and then I'll go to the mall to buy clothes. Other than that, I haven't thought about anything else."

"Watch a movie?" Tomoyo said instinctively.

"This is the best course of action; let's include it in the options."

"walk?"

"There's no need to deliberately choose a holiday for something you do every day, right?"

"A bowling alley?"

"Good, add it to the shortlist."

"aquarium?"

"Yes, it's an option."

"None of these places have been to you?"

"I haven't been there in the last two months."

"In that case, let's discuss it with Mashiro again this afternoon?"

"it is good."

Chapter 172 Shiina Mashiro's Latest Masterpiece

Two days later, on Friday, Masamune, Mashiro, and Tomoyo arrived at the Handa residence, arranged by Handa Kiyoshi.

Masamune had visited once before the production of the anime "Barakamon," so they weren't exactly strangers.

However, that time I came with the Musashino group.

After exchanging pleasantries, in the living room, Handa's father got straight to the point.

"I'm watching the anime too, it's really interesting. I wonder what brings President Hayase here today?"

"Actually, we have come to visit you today because we have a favor to ask of you."

Masamune turned and glanced at the dazed Mashiro, then slowly said:

"Mashiro painted a picture, a rare story painting. With Mashiro's painting skills, she painted it five times before she could bring out the essence of the story."

"But that's not enough, like a dragon missing its eyes."

"After much discussion, we believe that adding a written description next to the painting would make it more complete."

"Therefore, we sincerely invite Mr. Handa to complete this painting."

Noticing Masamune's gaze, Handa's father instantly realized that the person they had invited was himself, not Seishu.

Admittedly, Qingzhou's works are not yet up to par and still have a strong sense of craftsmanship, but the artist is only a 16-year-old underage girl, three years younger than Qingzhou.

At this moment, he hesitated, which was uncharacteristic of him.

He had heard of Shiina Mashiro before.

As a national treasure-level figure who is praised to the skies in the art world, she is naturally a household name. Compared to her, Qingzhou is far too incompetent.

Although significant progress has been made due to the influence of animation, there is still a long way to go.

But is it really worth my time to intervene?

"Do you know what it means for me to take action?"

"of course."

Masamune did not hesitate at all; he had already considered this before coming.

"Given Mr. Handa's reputation in the calligraphy world, you certainly don't care about fees or such."

"You have already achieved great success. Although Mashiro is hailed as a world-class painter, he is too young. We can only say that his future is promising."

“If the quality of her paintings is inferior to that of her calligraphy, or even if the difference is too great, she will definitely be subjected to a lot of slander.”

"However, this morning I asked a professor from the Tokyo University of the Arts to look at the painting in advance. His comment was: This is the most perfect answer sheet that Masashiro has ever submitted, enough to make Mr. Seimei take action."

Handa's father looked surprised. This was no simple evaluation. This one sentence alone was enough to show that Shiina Mashiro's painting might not be as good as his calligraphy, but it wouldn't be much worse.

"Can I see that painting?"

"The original painting is still being carefully preserved in the studio, and we have brought a photocopy of the same scale today."

Masamune took out his briefcase, took out the painting he had prepared in advance, and he and Tomoyo each held one side, gradually unfolding it.

Looking at the painting folded into a very small size, Handa's father frowned slightly, but then relaxed as he thought that it was just a printed, life-size photograph.

"what……?"

The next moment, he was completely captivated by the scene in the painting.

Although the image quality is very poor because it is a printed photograph, it does not diminish the emotion conveyed in the painting.

Like the Foolish Old Man who moved mountains, he persevered through countless setbacks without complaint or regret.