Can I Go to Trade School and Become a Legend?

It wasn't about wanting or hoping; it was about needing.

As a world-class oil painting genius, she decided to abandon the path of oil painting and turn to depicting comics, a medium that is almost entirely 'commercial'.

His attitude was particularly firm, so firm that it was even enough to persuade Mashiro's own parents to reluctantly accept this unorthodox act.

Since I want to study comics and become a comic artist, I can no longer waste my time in the United Kingdom.

Even if it means letting Mashiro experience setbacks, we must actually let her go back to Japan and try it out.

That being said, where in Japan to place it is also a question.

The original plan was to temporarily transfer her to Suimei's place and have her cared for by her older cousin, Sengoku Chihiro.

The paperwork was all prepared, but unfortunately, there seemed to be a slight problem with Sengoku Chihiro, which changed the original schedule and made it impossible to receive Mashiro.

So Mashiro is still in the United Kingdom.

... If everything had gone smoothly, Mashiro would probably have arrived in Japan by now.

It's not just the postponed school transfer that's causing the problem.

Shiina Mashiro, to put it nicely, was a genius born for oil painting.

To put it bluntly, she's a pet girl who has no self-care abilities other than drawing.

She lacked almost every basic life skill, from sleeping to dressing. It's safe to say that if Rita hadn't been "raised" here, there's no doubt she would have quietly died in the gaps under the tables and chairs.

This girl, who is so unreliable, has recently been causing all sorts of strange problems.

"Rita, what is a vocational high school diploma?"

"Rita, what is your diary?"

"Rita, what is hide-and-seek?"

"Rita, what is a galgame?"

"Rita, the Pseudo-human, what is she?"

"... Rita, Rita, Rita, Rita-- "

Whenever Rita thought Rita needed something and rushed over, Mashiro would ask one question after another.

Let her ask. If they're just normal questions, Rita doesn't mind answering them, satisfying Mashiro's curiosity and helping her learn more about the world.

But... what are these questions even asking?

Where did you hear that word?

You see, Mashiro doesn't use the internet. Rita could understand if she saw these things online, but where would someone like Mashiro, who's almost completely isolated from the world and focused solely on drawing, hear such nonsense?

I don't understand, but even if I asked Mashiro directly, I wouldn't get any answers.

There have been similar situations before, where Mashiro, who had absolutely no idea what manga was, suddenly started wanting to learn about it and even considered becoming a manga artist.

... never mind.

I have no intention of pursuing this further, because I feel I won't get an answer.

Rita shook her head and returned to the question Mashiro had raised.

'Ghostly image... censored?' What kind of strange phrase is this?

Although the words used before were all obscure and difficult to understand, this one was particularly inexplicable.

Are "ghost pictures" images of ghosts or monsters?

Ghosts? Monsters?

Censored... mosaic?

Rita tried to convey her understanding to Mashiro, and soon she saw Mashiro lower her head, seemingly deep in thought.

"...I understand." Shiina Mashiro raised her head again, and opened her mouth, seemingly lost in thought.

"I want to go to a vocational high school."

Even more inexplicable things happened.

Rita thought she understood Mashiro quite well, but lately she's finding it increasingly difficult to understand him.

No, she simply couldn't see any connection between Ghost Image Censorship and going to vocational school!

And ultimately, aren't vocational high schools just specialized schools?

Given Mashiro's skill level, even if she wanted to learn manga, there's practically no specialized school that could teach her, right?

If someone were to be specifically hired to teach her, it would definitely be a highly respected senior figure in the comics industry to be her teacher.

And it's not going to some vocational school.

"Um... Mashiro, can I ask why?" Rita asked, crouching down, looking quite conflicted.

She gestured with her hands and said, "Haven't I explained to you what a vocational high school is?"

"Even if you want to study comics, those kinds of places can't possibly provide a satisfactory teaching experience. And while the environment at a specialized school isn't bad, it's definitely not a place you can go to alone."

"I can't transfer to a school in Japan with you. Since your cousin can't take you in and we can't find anyone to take care of you anytime soon, you'll have to stay here."

"I've told you this many times already."

My opinion on vocational schools is secondary; the main point is the issue she raised.

Nobody's here.

We can't leave Mashiro; she can't transfer to a school in Japan without a suitable 'owner'.

"Advanced Nurturing." Suddenly, Shiina Mashiro uttered a new term, her eyes fixed on Rita, her small fists clenching quietly, and the words came out with great determination:

"I'm going to become a 'God-man'."

The Diary says that Advanced Nurturing people are all 'God-man'.

Everyone who Advanced Nurturing is very interesting.

There must be many interesting stories in vocational high schools.

So, she also wanted to go and become a 'God-man'.

In this way, you can draw interesting comics.

Shiina Mashiro issued the announcement.

Chapter 120 Can I go to a vocational school and become God-man?

Rita is going crazy.

Where did this "Advanced Nurturing" school come from? Why is all their advertising focusing on Mashiro?!

Rita is now beginning to understand why Mashiro would say some strange things.

It's absolutely because of Advanced Nurturing scam phone calls!

It's quite common, isn't it? They randomly dial some numbers and then start rambling on about how great their school is, using false and exaggerated advertising to lure people into enrolling in their school.

I never expected they'd actually scam Mashiro!

Honestly, that's too much! Deceiving such an innocent child Mashiro!

"Okay, I understand." Rita felt a surge of anger, but she still maintained a smile when facing Mashiro.

She held out her hand to Mashiro: "Anyway, give me the phone first."

To prevent her from getting lost, Mashiro still carries a mobile phone with GPS tracking always on her, and she has been taught how to answer phone calls, even in simple matters.

That's why she received the wrong information.

"Here." Shiina Mashiro crawled out of the phone and handed it to Rita.

The first thing Rita did upon getting the phone was to look through the call log.

However, the expected scam calls did not appear; the phone contained mostly her phone numbers.

... So that's how it is. The Advanced Nurturing evil even tricked Mashiro into learning how to delete call logs.

But it's okay! She remembered that phones can be set up with whitelists! Only numbers on the whitelist can call.

She forgot to set it before, but she won't forget now!

After a flurry of typing and entering her own number along with a few other important numbers, including Mashiro's parents' numbers, Rita handed the phone back to Mashiro with satisfaction.

"Advanced Nurturing, right? I understand. I'll check and confirm it first." Rita smiled kindly.

She will tell Mashiro's parents that there is such a shady school that is trying to scam their Mashiro away.

As for why she immediately assumed it was a diploma mill after hearing the name...

Seriously, what legitimate school calls itself a vocational high school?

What reputable school would resort to deceiving students into enrolling at a time like this?

"Yes, thank you, Rita." Shiina Mashiro nodded vigorously.

"I will definitely work hard to become God-man comic artist."

No, don't bother trying to do that.

"Advanced Nurturing, Advanced Nurturing, Advanced Nurturing..."

Rita typed the name rapidly in front of the computer and then pressed Enter.

As a result, school profiles that were so flashy they seemed like scams popped up from search engines.

"Government-funded... tuition-free... job guarantee... fully boarding...?"

It looks nice, but... Mashiro doesn't need any of these at all, does she?

What exactly attracted her to this school?

Besides... wasn't "God-man being" a term she had asked herself before?

If I remember correctly, the explanation I gave back then was... something like 'a god-like person'?

In other words, Mashiro plans to become the 'God of Manga' at that school?

Rita could only interpret it that way.

However, would a school with government connections need to resort to deception to lure Mashiro?

Or did someone leak Mashiro's phone number and find out Mashiro she wanted to return to Japan?

Rita couldn't understand it, but she decided to call Mashiro's parents.

"..."

"... Ah, um, that's right, Advanced Nurturing, um, Mashiro's what Mashiro said, eh? It really has government backing? Who? Kijima? Ah, sorry, because I don't know much about Japan government parties... But is it okay?"

"And is it really okay to transfer schools at this time? Especially a fully residential boarding school...?"

"Oh, okay, you're not transferring schools. I understand. I'll talk to Mashiro about it."

"... If she has any objections later, I'll let her talk to you about it herself."

Rita breathed a sigh of relief after hanging up the phone.

"Call..."

Surprisingly, Advanced Nurturing doesn't seem to be a shady school.

The search engine results didn't seem to indicate a scam; at least among Japan, the school was surprisingly well-known.

So, did Mashiro actually learn about this school from her parents?

The door to Mashiro's room was reopened. Mashiro, who had just finished dressing and tidying her room with her help, sat down in a chair in a rather casual manner, seemingly lost in thought...?

"Mashiro?" she whispered.

If she's drawing, I won't disturb her, but since she's just spacing out, it's fine.

"... Rita?" Shiina Mashiro stopped writing, put down the Diary she had been using as a draft, and turned around.

She blinked her eyes and asked in a very cute way: