It could be said that any creator who had spent time in the anime-and-manga scene had heard, to some extent, rumors about Akane Kosaka. Of course, Mashiro was an exception...
Besides, there was another reason Utaha Kasumigaoka was not worried in the slightest about Akane Kosaka making a move on a certain Doma: "That senior actually has her eye on Sogo too? Heh, heh, I have someone else to recommend—Mashiro..."
Sonoko Machida: "..."
Heh, heh heh! No matter how capable her old classmate Akane Kosaka's circle was, they would never dare set their sights on Mashiro. Trying to defeat her in the field she excelled in most?
They would probably need to find one of the world's greatest painters to pull that off...
Akane Kosaka might have confidence, but she was not stupid. Why would she do something as foolish as smashing an egg against a rock? Not just Akane Kosaka—even Eriri, that tsundere little blonde, could not put on airs in front of Mashiro. She had never even considered competing with Mashiro in drawing skills. The gap was simply too vast; comparing herself would only make her miserable...
Of course, that was also thanks to Sayuri Sawamura guiding her from the side. Sayuri had never been a woman who cared much about her children's grades. Comparing her daughter to a genius like Mashiro—wasn't that just making the girl suffer?
And then there was Sogo Doma's remark: "Aren't you just a doujin artist?"
Eriri Sawamura: "..."
Damn it! One day, she would go legit!
"Besides, your drawing skills are already far better than most professional manga artists'..." Every now and then, Sogo Doma would say something that made Eriri feel better. "What you lack isn't drawing skill, but story and plot. So beg me..."
Ahem...
In short, with Sogo Doma