Soft bedding was crammed beneath the computer desk, with a few fine golden hairs scattered across the floor. Rita bent over and walked over, crouching before the bedding and gently lifting a corner of the blanket. Inside, a lovely girl slept soundly, breathing softly like an adorable kitten.
Looking at Mashiro sleeping so peacefully, Rita could not bear to wake her. She glanced at the time and saw that it was still early. Forget it... She could sleep a little longer!
Rita carefully stood up, afraid that any noise might wake Mashiro. She walked to the bed, picked up a pair of pink panties that had been taking up space, and sat down. With great interest, she tugged at the edges of the panties to test their elasticity.
After trying it a few times, she suddenly realized how perverted that looked and hurriedly tossed them away. Then, as Rita moved her foot, she accidentally kicked a crumpled ball of paper.
After thinking for a moment, she picked it up and slowly unfolded it. Upon seeing its contents, she found that it was all follow-up manga for Hell Girl. In Rita's eyes, it was already flawless, more than ready to be handed over to Iida Ayano. Yet it had still been crumpled into a ball. It was obvious that Mashiro was not satisfied. It was as though being good enough was not her goal; only absolute perfection was what she believed she should achieve.
"Did she draw all night again?"
Rita picked up several other crumpled paper balls from the floor and unfolded them... They were all the same. From Rita's perspective, there were only the tiniest flaws, details that ordinary people would never even notice. This was perfectionism bordering on obsession.
"Honestly..."
With a helpless sigh, she tossed the papers