After the staff moved Sajuna's art supplies, they asked Akira and Sajuna about their requirements for the materials.
With the help of the staff, the two of them had less work assembling the drawing boards. The staff neatly arranged the art supplies Sajuna bought in the room, looking as if it wasn't the first time they had done such a thing...
After the two staff members organized the art supplies, they left Akira's house.
Sajuna looked at the art supplies in the room with shining eyes, an aura of happiness radiating from her entire being, a Sajuna that Akira had never seen before.
Her expression wasn't one of seeing a new toy and being impatient to play with it, but rather an immediate desire to engage in an activity she was willing to devote herself to.
It was very much like himself, wanting to see Sajuna immediately when he felt lonely.
"Sajuna, do you want to draw?"
Akira stroked Sajuna's hair.
"Mm."
Sajuna nodded, a sense of eagerness bubbling up inside her.
Drawing at Aki-Kun's house, with Aki-Kun right beside her, or working in another room, it felt like they were living together.
Akira found a cushion from another room and placed it in front of the easel. Sajuna lowered herself to sit down and picked up a pencil lying nearby.
Most of the pencils bought from the store were already sharpened, saving Sajuna a lot of unnecessary work. Sajuna picked up a sketch pad, taped it to the drawing board, and began to draw with eager anticipation.
Sajuna chose sketching as her drawing method. Sitting in the center of the room, she faced a window through which sunlight streamed. Sajuna drew meticulously on the paper, and some seemingly casual lines slowly merged into perfectly matched forms.
Akira quietly stood behind Sajuna, watching her deeply engrossed in her work.
He realized that at this moment, Sajuna was the Sajuna he truly liked.
No, he couldn't say that she wasn't the Sajuna he liked before.
It's just that when two people are together, it's easy to lose themselves in each other and fall into the sweet atmosphere of love.
It's as if nothing else can separate two people in love, but when they're not together, they usually have their own things to be busy with.
Akira usually needs to learn a lot of knowledge; he hopes his knowledge level can surpass Sajuna's so he can help Sajuna with her studies and assist her in getting into a better school.
He's also been learning tailoring from Wakana, thinking that after a while he'll be able to make a beautiful dress for Sajuna to make her happy, or to satisfy his own preferences.
Of course, there's also the manuscript for Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai, and Akira needs to make time to write the content for the next volume.
When they were together, to reduce Sajuna's pressure of being with him, Akira didn't talk much about what he was doing; most of their time was simply sweet companionship.
Although he had told Sajuna that he wanted her to draw illustrations for his light novel, and he knew Sajuna had joined the art club at school, he also knew that Sajuna's artistic talent was quite good.
However, Akira's first volume of the light novel was quite popular, and he didn't want to add psychological pressure to Sajuna, so he didn't ask much about her drawing.
Now it seems that Sajuna's passion for drawing is truly no less than her love for cosplay.
He felt that their current way of interacting was a more reasonable direction for a couple's relationship to progress.
Akira reflected on his actions, watching Sajuna draw the window in front of her with a slight smile on her lips, meticulously outlining the scene with her pencil, a smile on her face, as he slowly pushed open the door and walked out.
It seemed Sajuna was truly immersed. She, who usually clung to Akira, didn't even notice his departure this time.
Akira went to the bedroom, took out the almost finished cosplay costume, and spread it on the clean floor.
The cosplay costume from Wakana's place was almost done, and he couldn't fall behind on his own progress either.
Taking out the scissors, needle and thread, and ruler needed for making clothes from the cabinet, Akira measured with the ruler, then began to adjust the size of the clothes.
Slowly transforming the clothes into the anime style, an indescribable sense of accomplishment welled up in Akira's heart.
After sitting for about an hour, Akira finally breathed a slight sigh of relief, thinking that next time he worked on it, he could probably try it on directly.
When he looked up, he saw that Sajuna had finished drawing at some point and had run to his room's doorway, watching him make clothes.
"When did Sajuna come?"
Akira asked curiously.
"Probably about eleven, twelve, a little over ten minutes ago."
Sajuna estimated, but couldn't say exactly when she arrived.
After all, she hadn't specifically checked the time when she came over; she just instinctively looked for Akira when she realized he wasn't beside her.
"Oh."
Akira nodded and stood up from his kneeling position.
"Is Sajuna's drawing finished?"
"Mm, does Aki-Kun want to see?"
Sajuna invited Akira, almost as if seeking praise.
Akira nodded and followed Sajuna to her exclusive art studio.
Although it was just a simple sketch, it was clear that Sajuna's quick sketch, perspective, and light and shadow were very well mastered, and one could tell the excellence of this painting at a glance.
"Sajuna is truly amazing."
Akira couldn't help but exclaim.
"Like this, I should be able to help Aki-Kun a little, right?"
Sajuna had always remembered Aki-Kun wanting her to help draw illustrations.
Akira nodded, and the worry in Sajuna's heart also eased slightly; she wasn't as nervous as before.
"By the way, Sajuna, do you usually only post your cosplay photos on your Twitter account?"
"Eh, why are you suddenly asking about my Twitter account? Shinju usually manages that account for me."
Sajuna tugged at her two pigtails, asking in confusion.
"Because Sajuna will be the illustrator for my novel in the future, and there will inevitably be promotion involved."
"I feel like Sajuna really needs an account."
"But whether to create a new one depends on Sajuna's thoughts."
Akira didn't pay too much attention to it either.
However, Sajuna's Twitter account indeed had many followers. It would be a pity to just abandon it casually.
"Then can we use my account to advertise Aki-Kun's book?"
Sajuna looked up at Akira and asked.
"Of course you can, but wouldn't Sajuna mind?"
"Of course I wouldn't mind, after all, it's Aki-Kun's book."
Sajuna said as if it were the most natural thing.
"But I also need to talk to Shinju, after all, she's been managing the account all this time. It feels a bit unfair to suddenly take it over to do my own things."
Akira stroked Sajuna's head.
"If Shinju isn't willing, then we'll think of other methods."
"After all, we're not exactly lacking Sajuna's account."