My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

[System library severely damaged; backup plan activated]

[System library automatically populated; new skill unlocked.]

[Skill: Multitasking unlocked]

[Currently, the host can begin creating multiple paintings simultaneously, and can infuse various emotions into the artwork.]

[For more usage methods, please explore on your own.]

Naoto never expected that his system would react so inexplicably once again while he was in a state of emotional turmoil.

Naoto is starting to get confused: did Nanko destroy his system or upgrade it?

However, Naoto is too busy to pay attention to the changes in the system now.

He is now completely immersed in his painting.

Whether it's coloring or sketching, Naoto now completes everything in one go, without any sense of pause.

Naoto, immersed in his creation, seems to have gone mad in the eyes of outsiders.

Just as Lin Lei, the protagonist of "Panlong," created "Dream Awakening" in a state of utter grief, Naoto is also caught between the grief of losing his parents and the satisfaction of loving his girlfriend and having a sensible younger sister.

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"Nanzi, what happened to Naoto this time? Why haven't we seen him around lately?"

A few days later, Qi Mu's father, who was sitting at the dining table, carefully asked Nanzi.

With no one around these past few days, the food at home has practically gone downhill. And the atmosphere at the dining table is really strange too.

Over the past few months, everyone has already gotten used to the feeling of Naoto eating at home.

Since Naoto didn't come, even Saiki's mother lost interest in cooking. Before, when Naoto was here, breakfast was always a feast of meat and fish, but now dinner is just a few dried fish.

"I don't know, he's probably engrossed in his paintings again."

Nanko is also very worried about Naoto's current situation.

After creating that most beautiful smile last time, Naoto had to rest for a long time to recover.

When Nanko first saw Naoto, she almost wondered if she had mistaken him for someone else.

His haggard appearance was almost frightening.

However, Nanko didn't dare to bother Naoto at this time.

Although Nanzi can freely enter and leave Zhiren's house, she also understands that sometimes private space is very important.

The more you care about someone, the more you need to know how to let go; otherwise, there won't be a good outcome.

As Nanzi worried, time passed day by day.

The moment Naoto stopped painting in the room, he didn't even have time to look at the painting in front of him before he collapsed onto the bed, exhausted.

No one knows exactly what Naoto's mysterious creation is.

Meanwhile, some people who had been keeping an eye on Naoto had already begun to take action.

Chapter 81: Kiyoko Sawano and Akira Nagumo

"Is that so? So Naoto Yamashita is also going to participate in this year's Youth Award art exhibition."

In a tea room, a young man and a young woman were sitting and drinking tea.

The young woman looked quite dignified and had a very artistic air about her.

With her long, glossy black hair and the air of an artistic young woman, she looked like a refined lady who only appears in anime or TV dramas.

The man opposite her, however, was not so quiet.

After overhearing the woman's conversation, he smacked his lips in extreme displeasure.

Because of the large movements, he almost knocked over the tea on the table.

Despite the young man's temper, the woman remained calm, sipping her drink and ignoring his outburst. She seemed quite interested in his anger.

"Hey, he's just a lucky kid! What makes him so arrogant? He got a first place in the high school competition and he's already getting cocky? He can't believe he's so famous just because of something like a comic book. He's just a brat! I've won the junior division several times already!"

After cursing, the young man picked up the tea on the table and drank it down, but his tongue went numb from the scalding hot tea.

"Hey Kiyoko, why aren't you saying anything? Don't you want to win first place in this year's Youth Award?"

At this moment, the young man asked the woman named Qingzi opposite him, "It feels so boring that I'm the only one cursing like this."

"Nagumo-kun, if you feel that a high school student has stolen your thunder, then you can just declare war on him. However, he is indeed more famous than you. After all, he is now the number one best-selling manga artist in JUMP, while you are just someone who has won the shonen group gold prize twice in the industry."

Kiyoko spoke to the young man named Nanyun, and this left Nanyun speechless.

Kiyoko Sawano and Akira Nagumo may not look like painters, but in fact, they are quite famous in the oil painting world.

In any competition, as long as these two participate, there's basically nothing else for anyone else to do.

The first and second place are basically being contested by these two people.

Both of their teachers were renowned masters in the industry, and in some ways, their mentors were even old rivals.

That's why the two have been fighting each other for a long time, neither willing to concede to the other.

Interestingly, the two ended up joining the same club after university, where they served as president and vice president, respectively.

However, even geniuses like them often experience setbacks, such as this time in the Youth Award.

This wasn't the first time these two had participated in an event like the Young People's Award.

But each time, they narrowly missed out on the championship.

The two were originally very ambitious, thinking they could finally win the gold prize for the Youth Award.

But what no one expected was that another strange character would emerge this year.

Naoto Yamashita, a strange guy who isn't an expert in oil painting but won the national high school championship.

After achieving success in the field of oil painting, he turned his attention to comics, which traditional painters did not like.

Nobody knows what this person is thinking.

What angered Nan Yunxiao the most was that this guy's fans were just too powerful.

As we all know, no matter who the celebrity is or whether they care or not, fandoms are indispensable.

Naoto had just agreed to participate in the Youth Award, and the next moment, he was immediately blown up.

Naoto's fans immediately launched a barrage of attacks online, saying that Naoto would definitely win first place in the Youth Award this time.

How could Nan Yunxiao, who was already young and impetuous, possibly agree to this?

That's why things turned out this way. Nan Yunxiao is extremely unhappy with someone right now.

However, there is one thing that could be unfair to the straight people.

After all, these past few days, Zhiren hasn't even watched TV, let alone used his phone.

To say that he can control his own group of tap water users is to give him too much credit.

After all, the straight person himself is a socially awkward person, probably the kind of person who creates a group and then acts as the group admin, lurking in the shadows.

Even if a straight person knew about this, there probably wouldn't be much they could do.

“Nan Yun, although I know you are very angry, the matter of winning first place in the Youth Award is indeed no longer relevant to you.”

"Huh? Kiyoko, you're not thinking that you'll win this time, are you?"

"I never said that, but someone should be careful. I've seen Naoto Yamashita's drawing skills; he's really good at manga. Don't let him beat you."

"Hey, I've got a short temper! You wicked woman, dare you say that again?"

Faced with Kiyoko's mockery, Nan Yunxiao looked like he was about to take action.

However, Kiyoko knew that this person was all talk and no action; there was no way he would actually fight.

After calming down for a while, Nan Yunxiao admitted that Naoto was indeed a worthy opponent; otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten angry over something like this.

A person only feels angry when they are being mocked by their opponent.

It's like being looked at by a child or an insect; they wouldn't even glance at it.

Just like some brainless comments online, so-called expert opinions—real experts don't debate these things, because doing so would only lower their IQ.

Akira Nagumo cares about Naoto precisely because she understands how amazing Naoto's drawing skills are.

Otherwise, if it were someone else, Nan Yunxiao wouldn't be so angry.

"Hmph, you should care more about me than me, you vicious woman. Be careful that the younger generation doesn't trample you underfoot. That would be a real joke."

"Oh my, I didn't expect that you would care about me. I'm really flattered. But you're overthinking it. Anyway, at least I won't lose to you."

"you!"

Just as Nan Yunxiao was about to curse, he saw Qingzi's serious expression and knew that this woman was truly getting serious.

"Hmph, let's hope so. I will definitely defeat that Naoto Yamashita. When that happens, I will show him that oil painting is not something to be taken lightly!"

After saying that, Nan Yunxiao no longer stayed in the tea room, turned around and walked out, leaving only Sawano Kiyoko in the tea room.

Naoto, who was still asleep, was completely unaware of everything that was happening here.

Right now, he's soundly immersed in his dreams.

Chapter 82: The Hilarious antics of a goofy young man bring much joy

When Naoto finally came to his senses from his trauma, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

When Naoto regained consciousness, the first thing he felt was an overwhelming hunger. It felt as if a raging fire was burning inside his stomach, making it difficult for him to straighten up. The feeling gradually spread throughout his body, followed by a sense of dizziness.

Faced with this situation, the experienced Naoto suppressed his dizziness, found a few hunger sticks on the bedside table, and stuffed them into his stomach while enduring nausea.

Then he took a bottle of sports drink from the corner of the table and drank it, which made the feeling of low blood sugar much better.

From the day he began his seclusion, Naoto didn't go out for a full week.

He locks himself in his room all day and refuses to go out.

When inspiration strikes, Naoto often forgets about hunger, only taking a bite of instant noodles when he absolutely can't stand it anymore. Then he continues creating.