My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

Finally, he remembered Mai.

"Mai-senpai!"

At this moment, after recalling Mai, Sakuta suddenly remembered what Naoto had said.

If you're going to confess your feelings, then do it in the most crowded place.

At that moment, Sakuta wasn't thinking about any of that.

Right now, all he wants is to give Mai the most passionate confession.

No matter where Mai is, or whether Mai can hear us.

He insisted on telling the story.

And it was done at the loudest possible volume.

"Hey! Sakuta! What are you doing?!"

At that moment, Yamazaki-sensei, who was watching the exam room, suddenly saw Sakuta stand up abruptly from his seat.

Then, without stopping, he took off running outside. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was about to become a Splatoon!

While everyone was watching to see what Sakuta was going to do after running away, Nanako secretly gave Naoto a hand signal.

Naoto answered Nanako's question, and their plan was finally about to begin.

At that moment, Sakuta sprinted towards the playground at top speed.

Facing the entire school of students who were taking an exam, Sakuta shouted those words out loud.

"Mai-senpai! I like you! Please be my girlfriend!!!!"

The moment Sakuta shouted those words, a wonderful chemical reaction was completely triggered.

Mai, who had been forgotten, was suddenly remembered by everyone.

The attitude of "it's stupid not to eat the melon when there's melon" is wrong.

Everyone looked out the window, wanting to see which brave soul dared to confess to Mai, especially in front of the entire school.

At this moment, Mai, who had come to the playground with Sakuta, was also dumbfounded.

When she saw Sakuta rush out of the classroom, she thought something had happened.

But what no one expected was that Sakuta ran to the playground to confess his feelings to her.

This made Mai both angry and happy.

Even after all this, this person still hasn't forgotten me.

"Mai-senpai?!"

"Sakuta, look what you've done! Now everyone's watching us."

At this moment, Mai was lecturing Sakuta with a serious face, but the smile on her lips could not be hidden.

"Well, I..."

Sakuta never expected that his confession would actually be so effective, and that it would even resolve Mai's special circumstances.

"Sakuta!!! You bastard! What are you doing?!"

Just as Sakuta was about to hug Mai, Matsuzaki-sensei couldn't hold back anymore. She hadn't expected that Sakuta, that bastard, would confess in front of the whole school, especially at a time like this! If you're going to confess, can't you find a more secluded place?

However, what really blew Matsuzaki-sensei's mind away was yet to come.

At that moment, several fireworks exploded directly on the rooftop of the school building.

Even on the school's railings, a bright red banner was placed: "Warm congratulations to Sakuta the pig-headed boy for successfully confessing his love to Mai-senpai, the school idol."

To Matsuzaki's surprise, Naoto, whom he thought had reformed, betrayed him at this very moment.

At this moment, Matsuzaki's anger could burn the entire sky.

"Sakuta! Naoto! You two, get your ass up to my office!!!!"

Chapter 77: The Invitation to the Youth Award

For Naoto and Sakuta, who caused this kind of trouble at school, this time they're definitely not going to have a good ending.

Fortunately, Mr. Matsuzaki has almost gotten used to cleaning up the messes of these students.

As Naoto's homeroom teacher and also the head of the school's academic affairs office, Mr. Matsuzaki ultimately only made the two of them copy the school rules about forty or fifty times.

This serves as a lesson for the two of them.

Oh, and by the way, they both almost both failed their monthly exams this time.

However, neither of them seemed to care much about the result.

After all, straight people don't rely on grades to make a living, and their parents are probably out having fun somewhere right now, so they're not afraid at all.

And it's pretty much the same for Sakuta; you just can't find his house.

For these two brothers who were in the same boat, this time was actually quite happy.

One found his girlfriend, and the other witnessed his best friend getting a girlfriend. What could be more joyful than this?

While Naoto was preparing his new manga and waiting for "The Bloodline" to end, another thing happened, and this time it stunned Naoto for a long time.

And it all started with a phone call.

"Excuse me, is this Mr. Naoto's house?"

"Hello, I'm Zhiren. How can I help you?"

At Naoto's house, a mysterious phone call came in, leaving Naoto somewhat puzzled.

Aside from a few acquaintances, probably no one will call my home landline.

But why is it that this caller is a complete stranger, and yet knows his/her identity so well?

"Hello, I am from the Japan Art Education Association. On the orders of Chairman Fujino, I would like to invite you to participate in the Dynamic Youth Award competition."

"The Tokyo Youth Award competition?! An invitation from President Fujino?!"

When Naoto heard this, he suddenly froze for a moment.

It was only then that Naoki suddenly remembered that, in addition to his high status in the comic book world, he was also a leading figure in the new generation of oil painting.

But wait, why would President Fujino invite him?

Although Naoto personally thinks he's pretty good.

But for a big shot like President Fujino, his status as a mere national high school champion seems utterly insignificant.

Moreover, speaking of the Youth Award, its prestige is only comparable to that of the Junior Division of the Youth Award, so why was he invited?

"Um, may I ask why President Fujino invited me?"

"Huh? Didn't you know? The top five in the national high school art competition can qualify directly for the Youth Award."

The girl opposite Naoto seemed equally shocked by his question, as the champion himself was unaware of such a thing.

"Huh? There's such a saying?!"

Naoto was also confused by this.

You have to understand that I was forced into this competition, and I didn't even know the rules.

Ms. Matsuzaki had never told me about this before.

This is a bit awkward; all the other members have been notified, but the champion himself doesn't even know about it.

Wouldn't that make me look like I'm not very capable?

"Ahem, it's nothing, it's nothing. So, Mr. Naoto, do you have some time lately?"

Given that Naoto was unaware of this matter, and the other party also knew Naoto's current identity, they were quite cautious when questioning Naoto.

"Uh, time? I do remember."

After carefully considering the invitation, Naoto realized that he did have plenty of free time recently.

After all, with the vampires already having prepared their final chapter, the manuscript for Parasyte is already close to chapter four.

What straight people really need to do now is perhaps only monthly updates of Chinese animation.

For a straight person, this amount of work is a piece of cake.

Naoto originally wanted to refuse.

After all, this was the most relaxed time he had had in the past few months.

But then Naoto suddenly remembered that Mr. Sayama, who had given him his business card, had said that he would rather paint a few traditional paintings, no matter what.

After careful consideration, Naoto found that it made a lot of sense.

My reputation in the comic book world has basically reached its peak. The chance of another opportunity to boost my reputation is extremely slim.

I guess we'll only have a chance after the vampire anime updates.

With this world nearing its limit, Naoto naturally wants to gain experience elsewhere.

You could also give oil painting a try.

"Well then, thank you for your participation. Oh, I forgot to tell you, the theme of this competition is 'Happiness.' President Fujino awaits your masterpiece in the adult group."

After he finished speaking, the person on the other end of the phone hung up.

Naoto stared at the phone in front of him, lost in thought.

"Wait a minute, this person just said the adult group, right?"

Naoto suddenly felt like he'd been tricked.

He thought he was just participating in the junior group competition.

How come you suddenly started participating in the adult group?

Naoto suddenly felt like he had been tricked. What exactly happened?

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The national competition and the junior group of the youth awards are about the same level of prestige, so there's no need to cram people into the junior group.

No wonder it qualified for the Youth Award in the national competition.