The beast tamer exiled from the hero’s party and the cat eared girl from the strongest race meet
Though there were a few minor hiccups…
Classes began in order to improve everyone’s academic ability.
“Alright, let’s begin the lesson.”
Standing on the podium, Nokia-san looked surprisingly dignified.
Maybe she used to teach someone in the past?
“Since my subject is art, let’s try drawing.”
As the support role, I handed out pens and paper to everyone at their desks.
Not just black pens, but red, blue, green, and various other kinds as well.
They were pen sets the children of nobles might use, so they weren’t cheap…
But before I knew it, I’d built up a decent amount of savings, so I decided to splurge once in a while.
“Questionnn. What should we draw?”
“Anything is fine. Please draw something you like, Kanade and everyone.”
“Nyaruhodo.”
“I’ll look over them afterward. Now then, please begin.”
At Nokia-san’s signal, everyone started moving their pens at once.
――――――――――
Thirty minutes later.
It seemed everyone had finished drawing, and they each put their pens down.
“Alright. Then, let’s see… Kanade-san, could you show us yours first?”
“Okaaay. This is what I drew!”
With that, Kanade confidently held up her drawing…
“A fish?”
“Yep. My favorite thing ♪”
Her tail swayed happily back and forth.
“Ooh, this is…”
“It’s quite realistic…”
Luna and Sora spoke in admiration as they looked at the fish drawing.
And indeed, Kanade’s drawing was quite impressive.
It was as if she had cut out the scene right in front of her and pasted it onto the paper, capturing the fish in precise detail.
There was even a sense of motion—it looked like it might start swimming at any moment.
“How unexpected… to think Kanade, who’s only good at eating, would have such talent.”
“I’m surprised.”
“Surprised, kitty.”
“Even Nina said it!?”
Kanade’s face fell in exaggerated shock.
Still, after that, she was honestly praised for her drawing, and she ended up in a very good mood.
“Yes, Kanade-san, you’re very skilled. To be able to draw this well means you truly love fish. That kind of passion and strong feeling is very important. Not just in art, but in many different situations. Everyone, please remember that.”
“““Okaaay.”””
Nokia-san really suited the role of a teacher.
Everyone had completely gotten into the role of students and answered cheerfully.
“Now then… next, please show us the drawings of Finia-san and Sakura-san.”
“Y-yes!”
“On!”
Finia and Sakura each held up their drawings… no, wait?
How did Sakura even draw?
“Oh my, this is…”
Finia had drawn a flower.
Sakura had drawn Finia.
“Oh, it’s pretty.”
“Indeed. It’s a bit rough, but it has a certain charm to it.”
“T-thank you very m-much…”
Praised by everyone, Finia blushed bright red.
“Sakura, how did you draw that…?”
“It looked like she was holding the pen in her mouth… but to draw this well like that is amazing.”
To be honest, Sakura’s drawing of Finia was a little rough.
The lines were crooked, and overall it was messy.
But looking at it made you feel warm somehow…
Like a picture drawn by a small child—it had a gentle, heartwarming feel.
“Yeah. I think this drawing is really good. You did great, Sakura.”
“On! On-on!! Kuuun.”
“Wah!”
Sakura jumped at me happily, knocking me backward.
Then she started licking my face… yeah, I’m all sticky.
I know she’s happy, but I wish she’d hold back a little.
“Alright, next is Tania-san.”
“Hehe, the main act is here!”
Tania confidently displayed her drawing.
Kanade frowned as she looked at it.
“…A mountain?”
“No, doesn’t it look more like a river?”
“To me, it looks like a hill…”
“It’s me, me! My true form! Cool, right!?”
Apparently, Tania had drawn herself in her dragon form.
But, well…
It didn’t really look like that at all, or rather, her style was… very unique.
“So Tania is bad at drawing. I understand now.”
“Wha—!?”
At Rifa’s blunt comment, Tania looked utterly shocked.
She dropped to her knees and slumped forward in despair.
“I thought it was my masterpiece…”
“Hang in there?”
Kanade gently patted her shoulder to comfort her.
“I can feel Tania-san’s passion, and I think it’s a very good drawing. However, it may be a bit too forceful—your feelings seem to overflow too much. Art is meant to be seen by others. You might try drawing with the awareness that someone will be looking at it.”
Nokia-san’s advice was spot-on.
“Now then, next is Iris-san.”
“Hehe… this is the picture of my favorite thing that I drew.”
With that, Iris showed her drawing…
“This is… me?”
It was a picture of me.
Though I looked suspiciously idealized.
There were also mysterious rays of light and flowers added in.
“Yes, it is you, Rain-sama.”
“Why me, though?”
“Oh, isn’t it obvious?”
Iris gave a bewitching smile that made my heart skip a beat.
“Because Rain-sama is what I love most.”
“““Grrr…”””
We’ve been outplayed! — everyone groaned in unison.
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