Chapter 738

She had been keeping an eye on Natsume Chikage's actions earlier and knew he had been drawing.

Driven by curiosity, she reached out and picked up the open sketchbook.

When she saw the image on it clearly, she was instantly startled.

What was depicted on the drawing paper was the scene of them sitting around the small table just moments ago, heatedly discussing the plot of a shoujo manga.

In the sketch, they each had different expressions: some listening intently, some gesturing excitedly, some resting their chins on their hands in thought.

The charm of every character was captured with extreme precision, the lines were lively, and the image was filled with a warm sense of presence and vibrant vitality.

Witnessing this scene, even Akita Sana, who knew nothing about drawing, could intuitively feel the extraordinary nature of this artwork.

She couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:

"Natsume-kun's drawing... how is it drawn so well!"

Hearing this, the other girls were also stunned and looked over curiously one after another.

Especially Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui, Xiyuanji Qilai, and Yukimura Lingyin.

The three of them knew clearly just how "dreadful" Natsume Chikage's drawing level had been before.

After all, just yesterday, they had witnessed his "beginner" state where he even needed correction on how to hold a pen.

Hearing Akita Sana's exaggerated praise at this moment, the first reaction of all three was: was it a bit too exaggerated?

With Natsume-kun's foundation from yesterday, it couldn't be called "drawn well" by any stretch, right?

But regardless, all three had their curiosity strongly piqued.

Especially Yukimura Lingyin and Xiyuanji Qilai.

They had, after all, "guided" Natsume-kun in drawing, so they naturally wanted to see if he had made any progress after one night.

When the three girls leaned in and saw the complete sketch in the sketchbook—

They were all dumbfounded.

The "discussion around the table" image, whether it was the capture of character dynamics, the depiction of expressions, or the overall composition and the creation of light and shadow atmosphere, its level far exceeded their expectations.

This... this looked like a work that could only be drawn by someone with considerable skill, no matter how you looked at it!

Even Xiyuanji Qilai and Yukimura Lingyin, who were quite confident in their own drawing, asked themselves, and it would be very difficult to complete such a vivid and high-completion-level sketch in such a short time.

Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui, in addition to her surprise, had a very subtle expression, filled with confusion.

"Natsume-kun... didn't he just start learning to draw yesterday? How... how can he draw like this now?"

On Yukimura Lingyin's cold face, her expression was complex and hard to discern.

"Clearly, Xiyuanji and I just taught him how to hold a pen and hatch lines correctly yesterday..."

Her voice carried deep confusion.

"To be able to reach this level today... how on earth was this done?"

In Xiyuanji Qilai's purple eyes, a light of intertwined confusion and curiosity flickered.

"I... I am also very curious. This speed of progress is just too incredible."

Natsume Ruri looked at this sketch and felt that it seemed to have improved even more than when her brother drew the little white cat in the morning, and she was also feeling a bit bewildered.

But soon, she remembered the "conclusion" she had reached in the morning, so she smiled helplessly, shook her head, and explained to the older sisters:

"Sisters, my brother, yesterday, was probably just 're-learning' or 'rehabilitating'."

Xiyuanji Qilai blinked.

"Re-learning? Was he learning it before?"

"What on earth is this...?"

Natsume Ruri smiled and detailed her "deduction."

"Before, my brother loved playing games super much. Even though he actually had talent in drawing, in order to be lazy and play games with peace of mind, he deliberately pretended he had no talent and drew very poorly."

"He fooled Ruri, Dad, and the drawing teacher we hired at the time, all of them!"

"So when he was learning to draw with you yesterday, it was most likely just 'rehabilitation,' finding back his old feel. Yeah, it must be like that!"

As she spoke, to increase persuasiveness, she took out the sketch of the little white cat Natsume Chikage had drawn in the morning from her small drawer.

"Look, this is what my brother drew in the morning; it's drawn very well, right?"

She showed the drawing to everyone.

"Do you think it's possible for someone who is truly zero-based and has only learned for one day to draw to this level?"

Natsume Ruri's tone was very firm, carrying a bit of small pride.

"Ruri herself learns drawing, and I have never seen any genius who could progress from completely unable to this level in one day!"

"Combined with my brother's personality of 'being able to be lazy to the end in order to play games,' the truth must be—he was originally able to draw, he just kept it hidden all along, too lazy to show it!"

Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui, after listening, revealed an expression of sudden realization.

"Ah! So that's how it is! No wonder!"

Yukimura Lingyin and Xiyuanji Qilai looked at each other again.

Both of their expressions appeared very strange.

Yesterday... just "re-learning"?

Is this really the truth?

They clearly remembered the bewildered and raw look Natsume Chikage had when facing the drawing paper yesterday, unable to control even the most basic lines...

That, no matter how you looked at it, was the state of a complete and utter beginner.

But now, even Ruri had "proven" it so definitively... could it be true?

The two thought for a good while.

In the end, they only felt that Natsume Ruri must be right...

Otherwise, it simply couldn't be explained. ===== CHAPTER 739 =====