My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

However, driven by curiosity and concern for Naoto, Nanko lay down and began searching under the bed.

It has to be said that because it hasn't been cleaned much, the area under the bed is covered in dust.

However, amidst all that dust, Nanzi clearly noticed a very clean-looking metal box placed in the corner under the bed.

Clearly, Naoto had taken this box out several times.

"What exactly is inside?"

After taking the box out, Nanzi discovered that there was a combination lock on top of it, and it was impossible to open the lock without the password.

"Naoto is being so cautious; it seems that what's inside really matters to him."

Seeing how well the box was secured, Nanko became even more certain that what was inside was extremely important to Naoto.

After confirming that no one was around, Nanzi gently placed the box on the lock, and then slowly pulled it off, removing the combination lock intact.

But when Nanzi saw what was inside the box, her eyes widened in surprise.

Chapter 152: Nanko: Let's cheer up Naoto!

Such a combination lock might seem impossible to open to others.

However, in front of Nanzi, any lock is useless.

With just a gentle pull, the combination lock was removed perfectly intact.

"What could be inside?"

After opening the box, Nanzi found that it was indeed full of thick sheets of drawing paper, which looked like all the drafts that Zhiren had put in over the past few days.

When Nanzi picked up the manuscripts and started reading, she suddenly blushed.

It turns out that these things are none other than female characters from various famous comics.

However, if there's anything amiss, it's that every single one of these characters is incredibly erotic.

"Is Naoto drawing a doujinshi by himself at this moment?"

When Nanzi saw these things, she felt a little incredulous, but she couldn't think of any other possibility besides this one.

Why do Naoto never buy those things? It turns out he draws them all himself.

Just as Nanko guessed, these things were actually drawn by Naoto himself.

Just like teenage boys, they always think about strange and unusual things.

In his spare time, Naoto would look at the works of his predecessors to gather inspiration, and it was while looking at these works that he would sometimes feel romantic feelings.

In fact, many comic book artists also draw doujinshi.

There are several names both in the sea and on land, and they are not a minority in the industry.

Some even suspect that the author of a certain One-Punch Man remake has a name called Blue Carbon in the sea.

It can only be said that for people with good drawing skills, creating erotic pictures is not only an act to satisfy their lewd desires, but also a hobby.

This is similar to AI drawing erotic images; people prefer the process of alchemy to the resulting erotic images.

When Naoto finished drawing these things, he hesitated, after all, these were erotic pictures. If they were to be circulated and seen by others, his image would be ruined.

For various reasons, Naoto did not destroy the manuscripts, but instead put them in a specially purchased box and put a combination lock on them.

Looking at these manuscripts, even someone as capable as Nanzi couldn't help but feel her heart race.

However, Nanzi remembered why she came here – wasn't it to find these things?

While flipping through these manuscripts, Nanzi unexpectedly noticed that one character appeared with a particularly high frequency among these comic book characters.

"I remember, this character's name is Nagato Yuki? Is this the kind of character that the real person likes?"

Looking at the girl who appeared most often on the list, Nanzi immediately recognized her prototype.

She is petite, with barely any weight, fair skin, a delicate face, dark eyes, thin lips, short hair, and uneven bangs. Her inorganic eyes emit a colorless and transparent light, and she usually blinks only once every ten seconds, but the way she blinks is as if "it would be too unnatural if I didn't blink occasionally."

It possesses the four attributes of "no mouth, no expression, no emotion, and no feeling," and its true identity is a humanoid communication device created by the Information Integration Thought Entity for contacting organic life forms.

This is none other than Nagato Yuki, whom netizens have dubbed the "Great Moe Goddess."

However, when Nanzi saw this character, she frowned slightly, as if she had discovered something extraordinary.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Nanzi possesses all of the attributes mentioned above.

Upon closer examination, it seems that Nagato Yuki could be considered a smaller version of Nanako with a different hair color.

Whether it's her "four-no" attributes of being "silent, expressionless, emotionless, and unmoved," her extraordinary abilities, or her love of reading and lack of communication skills, Nanzi possesses all of these qualities.

Even those strange curiosities resonated with Nanzi.

The fact that Naoto's favorite character has such a high degree of overlap with her girlfriend's attributes makes Nanko feel both sweet and a little worried at the same time.

What should I do if this character's attributes are so similar to mine? I can't just go to see Naoto like this without any makeup, can I?

Should I really follow my seniors' advice completely? Would a straight person really like those things?

After checking the time, I realized it was already four or five in the afternoon.

It hasn't been long since Naoto returned from the film set.

Nanzi hurriedly put everything in the room back in its original place, as if nothing had happened.

Even the box that was taken out was completely repaired and placed at the foot of the bed.

After learning what kind of girl Zhi Ri En liked, Nanzi returned home without saying a word.

Qi Mu's mother, who was cleaning the house at the time, was a little surprised to see her daughter return home without saying a word.

"Huh? Nanako-chan is back so early today? Hmm, why does Nanako-chan seem to have something on her mind? Did she not have fun with Naoto today?"

Qi Mu's mother was completely baffled by her daughter's strange behavior. Could it be that Nanzi had encountered some kind of trouble?

Not long after Nanko returned to her room, Naoto also returned home from outside.

A little tired, Naoto took off his coat and went back into his room.

"Haha, let's continue today. Looks like it's going to be another all-nighter."

Back in his room, Naoto was unaware that Nanako had disturbed his room.

At this moment, he took out the unfinished oil painting from the corner of the room and began to continue creating.

Although Naoto didn't show any emotion on the surface, Nanako could still see the unease and fatigue in Naoto's heart.

Those frequent sighs only made Nanko's heart ache. Nanko had been at a loss for what to do about Naoto's mood for a long time, and now that she finally had a solution, she naturally wouldn't give up so easily.

At this moment, Nanko had secretly made up her mind that no matter what, she would make Naoto happy and rekindle his passion for creation.

After that, Nanzi began to prepare all the necessary things according to her own ideas.

Chapter 153: The Tram, Encountering Trouble Again

While Nanko and her group went to a social gathering, Naoto went to the Parasyte film set at the same time to begin his work for the day.

After the screenwriter finally finished writing the script, Naoto carefully reviewed it. While it wasn't particularly brilliant, at least the basic plot was consistent with the original work.

Furthermore, some changes were appropriately made to certain parts of the storyline.

In Naoto's opinion, screenwriter Izumi Ikebana does have talent. At least the current adaptation of the script is already quite good.

Some of these places are quite nice even to straight people.

To be able to make such an excellent adaptation within a two-hour timeframe for the entire Parasyte storyline, one has to admit, this is truly worthy of a screenwriter who graduated from a prestigious academy.

Previously, he had been used to slacking off because he hadn't had many opportunities. After changing his ways, he started to show his true abilities.

Now that the script has been selected, it's time to start casting the actors.

Given that Parasyte was already extremely famous, and with the added bonus of the Nebula Award, it was no surprise that there was no shortage of auditions for actors.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that all sorts of scripts have almost filled the entire production crew.

Originally, Naoto didn't want to get involved in the auditions for the various roles. After all, when he was investing in this project, he had already stated that he would only ask for oversight of the script and would not manage anything else, leaving it entirely to the director and the production team.

Now that the script has been approved, there's really nothing else Naoto can do on set. He doesn't have the authority to do anything else either.

However, this time, Izumi, the screenwriter, and Akagi, the director, repeatedly asked Naoto to participate in the audition, and the reasons he gave were very convincing.

"Only ONE himself truly understands the roles of each character. In this world, only ONE truly understands the characteristics of each character. The two of us alone cannot accurately handle this film. We would be very grateful if ONE could help us."

Naoto genuinely didn't know what had happened to cause such an absurd change in the two people, given their sincerity.

I remember when we signed the contract, I was so happy when I heard that Naoto only wanted the right to review the script.

Why are we now begging straight people to get involved in these things?

The main reason for this is that after reading the original work, the two felt that adapting it was already a very difficult task.

With the added prestige of the Nebula Award, the two dared not jeopardize the film. The script, personally overseen by the director, coupled with a large investment and the Nebula Award, clearly demonstrated the immense pressure on these two newcomers.

If this is filmed poorly, it might be even more tragic than that of Nan Yunxiao who offended straight people online.

I'm afraid I'm about to lose my job completely.

Therefore, what these two want most right now is for Naoto to get involved as much as possible.

After all, that way, if the sky falls, there will be someone to hold it up, right?

Even so, after much pleading from the two, they only managed to get Naoto to help them choose the roles.

Although I really didn't want to take on this, both of them had made this request, and considering how much money I had invested, I was worried that if I just left it all alone, I would be a little uneasy.

What if they invite some young, handsome male celebrities? Even straight people would find it disgusting, wouldn't they?

Although the actors in Japan are far inferior to those in the Western entertainment industry, what if? What if someone tries to force in some lesbian elements, and the two can't handle it, and it really turns out like that? Even a straight person would regret it.

The feeling of one's own work becoming a stepping stone for others is so disgusting that it can keep a straight person from eating for three days and three nights.

Don't doubt it, given Parasyte's current fame, all sorts of monsters and demons will probably want to get involved.

During this period, Naoto has already received four or five visits from people from entertainment companies trying to get close to him.

It's one thing if they call from the editorial department, but some even get their calls through connections with their parents.

It's absolutely disgusting to straight people.