"Haa..." Watching Eriri Sawamura lower her head and fall silent again, Sogo Doma let out a suitably timed sigh. "Looks like Eriri is the type who wouldn't redraw it either. But for Mashiro, as long as she isn't satisfied with a painting, she'll keep drawing."
"And what about the deadline?" Eriri finally couldn't help arguing defensively.
"The deadline?" Sogo replied, "Do you really think Mashiro, who does nothing but draw, would ever run into a deadline crisis?"
Eriri Sawamura: "..."
Ah... Well, she couldn't compare. She really couldn't!
Before, hearing that Mashiro did nothing but draw hadn't seemed like much. But now...
Thinking about it carefully, "doing nothing but drawing" sounded simple, but the perseverance and determination it required...
"Mashiro really works hard!" As countless thoughts ran through Eriri's mind, Yukino Yukinoshita sighed with feeling as well.
"That's right..." Sogo nodded as soon as she finished speaking. "It was precisely that hard work and her pursuit of perfection that made Mashiro who she is today. Yet some people attribute all of it to talent. How ridiculous!"
"It is ridiculous..." Yukino actually nodded. "But people like using such words to comfort themselves."
"Exactly..." Sogo raised a finger. "That's why I say I'm Mashiro's owner."
"..." Yukino paused. "What does one have to do with the other?"
"Maybe I just want to tell those people how much Mashiro has given on the path of drawing..." Sogo shrugged. "So much that she can't even take care of herself, to the point that she needs an owner..."
"..." Yukino was speechless for a while before she finally said, "Couldn't you put it in a better way? I don't think saying that would make those people understand..."
Before she could finish, Sogo shook his head. "A loud drum needs a heavy hammer! Unfortunately, it seems