Tokyo: Oreimo

...

After returning home and having dinner.

Ryosuke returned to his bedroom alone and spent two hours browsing through some of the workbooks.

In the next few days, he will not start tutoring his sister's homework immediately, as it will take some time to organize the question bank.

At his speed, reading ten lines at a glance, it would take him about three days to organize all the information.

In these three days, besides this matter, he also needs to write a NAME of sufficient quality.

Ryosuke pulled an ordinary notebook from his desk and opened the cover.

The term NAME stands for 'draft'.

This kind of thing doesn't require much drawing skill; you just need to express the correct meaning and scene.

But it's completely different from the perspective of writing light novels.

However, for Ryosuke, adapting to this was not difficult. He had tried it before, but he had given up because he couldn't find a trustworthy partner.

"Childhood memories."

He murmured that in his past life in the orphanage, everyone would sit in front of the TV and watch cartoons together at five o'clock every evening, always on time.

This memory is very precious to him, and he remembers it very clearly.

Every episode, every plot point, is etched deep in my mind.

The original Cardcaptor Sakura was created by a small group called CLAMP. In this parallel world, Ryosuke has not heard any rumors about any of the people involved.

This work was serialized in the magazine "Nakayoshi" in 1996, and was officially adapted into an anime in Japan in 98. However, it was not until the new millennium that it was broadcast on television in China.

Holding a ballpoint pen, Ryosuke Takashiro sketched his impression of a magic wand and familiar characters from the work in his notebook.

Soon a sketch of the main character appeared in the notebook.

"puff."

Ryosuke couldn't help but laugh when he saw the crooked character design on the notebook.

If my fellow enthusiasts from the past saw this, they'd probably tear me apart.

They actually drew the original Moe King like this.

"As expected, I'm still not good at drawing. I still need Ling Nai to handle the original illustrations. What I need to focus on is the plot and the dialogue."

Ryosuke sped up and began drawing the NAME quickly.

He had studied this kind of comic draft for a period of time, and with his memory of animation, he could easily master the corresponding storyboard techniques.

The pen tip danced across the paper.

Before we knew it, the clock hands had jumped to midnight.

.....

Takashiro Ryouno lay in the bedroom, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

She pressed the cute Hello Kitty pattern on the front of her pajamas tightly against a pillow, her legs pressed together as if she were trying to strangle the pillow in her arms.

"So annoying."

Ling Nai couldn't help but raise her arm and then slam her elbow hard against the pillow to vent her impatience.

"What? Saying they want to collaborate on comics? How arrogant."

She sat up straight in bed.

Since returning from the studio during the day, Ryosuke has been talking about the collaboration, and she can't help but keep thinking about the new work.

But what's etched in my mind is a plot with extremely high repetition. No matter how much I think about it, it will eventually become very similar to the "Moon Witch Transformation" that I'm currently creating.

This made her feel somewhat anxious.

That guy, the NAME he'll hand over in a few days will probably be a complete mess too, right?

An amateur trying to stage an accident based on mere interest is overestimating themselves.

As far as manga is concerned, Takashiro Ryōno has no expectations for her older brother, who has an exceptionally intelligent mind.

What a joke! If he can produce good works so easily, then what is she?

In her opinion, the other party probably didn't even know how to do storyboarding.

"I can't sleep. It's all that guy's fault. He makes me unable to stop thinking about his new work. I haven't even put the stickers on the original manuscript for the final part of 'Moon Witch Transformation' yet."

Takashiro Ryouno took out her phone from under her pillow and sent a message to her friend Aragaki Ruri.

Chapter 16 Workplace Changes

The next day.

Takashiro Ryou sat at the dining table.

On a winter break morning, for the first time, I didn't see my older brother, whom I disliked.

"What about others?"

Unable to contain her curiosity, the girl reluctantly asked Mieko a question.

"Huh? Is Ling Nai talking about Ryosuke? He hasn't gotten up yet. It seems he stayed up too late doing his homework last night. When I went to his room, I saw the table full of open books."

Mihoko was somewhat surprised and delighted that Ryou would take the initiative to talk to her.

Compared to Ryosuke, Ayano treated her better, but she rarely took the initiative to talk to her.

"What?! Just yesterday I said that staying up late would make you age faster!"

Ling Nai couldn't help but curse under her breath.

Because of what he said, I washed up and went to bed early yesterday, but ended up spending three hours in bed before finally falling asleep.

And those books, are they study materials you brought back yesterday? You said you'd tutor me, but you started doing the problems yourself first?

"I'm going out to meet some friends later, I'll be back for dinner tonight!"

After finishing breakfast, Ling Nai went upstairs to change her clothes and greeted Mei Huizi.

"Okay, have a safe trip!"

The girl waved her hand and went straight out the door.

.....

On the streets of Shinjuku, two girls, one in white and one in green, strolled arm in arm.

Her exquisite makeup attracted men passing by, making them stop and turn their heads.

"Liuli, do you think that guy is a bit too arrogant?"

"What? Who is Ling Nai talking about?"

"Of course it's my older brother!"

Aragaki Ruri couldn't help but recall the figure in the shopping mall where she had grabbed the hem of his clothes, and her face inexplicably felt hot.

"It seems that your relationship with Ling Nai has improved recently, elder brother."

"What? Where is it? I still find that guy annoying."

"But you've been mentioning him a lot lately."

Liuli smiled and gripped her companion's hand tightly, as if afraid she would run away.

"That's why he's always causing me trouble; that guy told my father about my side business..."

"To be frank? I think Uncle would object."

Liuli was a little curious. Judging from Ling Nai's current state, she didn't seem to have suffered any kind of blow.

"Not yet, because he made some promises to my father that I can't keep, like getting into Chiba First High School."

Takashiro Ryou pouted and kicked a pebble.

"He said he would tutor me diligently, bought a huge amount of study materials and couldn't get out of bed the next day because he was so engrossed in them, and even said that no matter how stupid a person is, they can definitely succeed in getting into a good school with his tutoring. He's just making empty promises."

Hearing what Ling Nai said, Aragaki Ruri raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Chiba First High School lives up to its name.

Getting into this high school is no easy feat, and Ling Nai was well aware of her academic situation.

As classmates, she and Ling Nai each occupied the first and last positions.

She is at the head, and Ling is at the tail.

Ruri herself was 100% confident that she would get into this high school, but even if her best friend performed exceptionally well, she probably only had a 1% chance.

Liuli originally planned to lower her application level and get into the same high school as Lingnai.

How could that older brother possibly promise to help Ling Nai get into Chiba High School?

Although Liuli thought this way, she was still a little worried. She had to confirm it, and if such a possibility really existed, she had to be prepared to adjust her college application.

"Oh, and Liuli, this guy also said he wants to collaborate with me on drawing comics."

At this point, Ling Nai's face showed a hint of anger, as if she had been offended.

"He said he wouldn't tutor me if I didn't agree. Does this guy really think just anyone can be a cartoonist? He's so arrogant."

"That's not necessarily true. After all, my brother is so smart. Maybe he's a genius like you, Ling Nai?"

Ruri Aragaki observed Ling Nai's reaction and realized that she seemed genuinely unaware of what had happened at the Kadokawa Building that day.

I couldn't help but sigh at how slow-witted this dear friend was.

The Kadokawa Building is not a place anyone can enter. Without official business, unauthorized personnel cannot even take the elevator.

Anyone who can be there must be a writer or staff member involved.

That day in the mall, Ryosuke admitted to her that he went to the Kadokawa Building because he was writing a light novel.

Afterwards, Ruri Aragaki also specifically looked up the prerequisites for debuting in light novels.

"It seems that Ling Nai didn't know that his older brother was writing a novel. Being able to debut shows that he is really talented. Did he win the silver award for newcomer? His participation in the production of comics is probably not just for show."