Born With Your Smile

　　Before leaving class ended, Nino and Miku also finished Shinichi's sketch.

　　Due to the "Hell Model" just now, not only Nino, but even Miku started to give a very imposing gaze without expression, trying to make Shinichi feel uncomfortable.

　　But it was a pity that Shinichi, who had just finished a satisfying job and was now in a good mood, didn't mind the harmless glares like a cat's anger, and instead smiled sincerely.

　　"Guwu..." Miku pursed her lips, somehow feeling looked down upon, which made her very angry now.

　　So she deliberately changed the handsome portrait that had already been drawn twice, turning him into a large fat man with a double chin, narrowed eyes and a beard.

　　Looking at the final product, she couldn't help but laugh, as if the ice and snow had just melted, the smile was small and very sweet.

　　Shinichi was surprised when he saw her, and couldn't help but take a pencil and eraser and also changed some of the strokes on the paper.

　　Nino's drawings are casual, and it's easy to see that it's a perfunctory thing to do on an assignment. But according to her, it was because Shinichi's face was ordinary, and she had absolutely no idea what to draw.

　　"If you want me to draw seriously, wait until you are ten times more handsome than you are now!"

　　Shinichi naturally ignored her venomous tongue, at least the intensity of this attack was much lighter than in front of the class door just now.

　　Finally it was time for the announcement of Shinichi's painting that the two girls had been waiting for.

　　"First of all, although I am not good at painting, I have theoretically integrated the essence of reality, impression, three-dimensional, animal, expression, surrealism and other genres into it. So don't just see beauty and ugliness, but need to deepen its connotation and experience the feelings hidden in the paintings!"

　　First, he gave an explanation that made people feel justified, then he returned the picture book to Nino and showed it to them.

　　As soon as they saw the painting, the two of them covered their mouths and burst out laughing, lowering their heads and shivering their shoulders. Nino couldn't even hold it in for a long time, and directly raised her head and burst out laughing.

　　"Pfft—what is this! Is it me? Is it really me? Are you sure you don't want to go to an eye doctor or chiropractor? Pfft hahahahahahaha——!"

　　"Nino... Don't laugh too much... It must be because we don't respect the feelings in the painting...puchi..."

　　Seeing the two people laughing until their whole face turned red, Shinichi rolled his eyes helplessly: "I have tried my best, who told you to hide all the time, and in the end I could only draw you based on my impression."

　　"Okay, it's all my fault, you are a great artist! It's because we don't have visions~" With one hand on her waist, Nino patted Shinichi's shoulder excitedly, and wiped away tears from laughing. Her appearance was very different from the meeting at the beginning.

　　"Oh, what? Student Council members are nothing special. Seeing how you looked down on us ordinary students, I thought they were all almighty superhumans."

　　"How could I underestimate you? Please don't overthink it yourself." Shinichi stretched his hand towards them with an unhappy face, "Do you still want to see that painting? If not, return it to me."

　　"Take a look, Miku, turn to the next page!" Nino looked ahead to Miku's side, watching her flip through the picture book, ready to compare Shinichi's "serious painting" with the first.

　　It's just that when the painting was seen, the two of them were speechless. They could only look at the scenery on the paper stupidly.

　　That's right, it's a sight.

　　The figure in the center is a young girl, with long hair flowing lazily over her shoulders, and headphones falling around her neck. The girl herself was sitting on a long stone chair, with a slender and beautiful figure, calm eyes that made one feel that she didn't know what she was thinking.

　　However, the corners of her mouth changed, and the curvature of her lips only slightly raised, but the girl suddenly came to life, her head drooped slightly, and a faint smile bloomed on the paper, as if it was just because of a small incident, but she was so happy that he couldn't express it.

　　Surrounding her was not a classroom, but an ordinary stone pavilion and graffiti, but there were some cherry blossoms slowly drifting down from above, making the girl feel as if she was talking about happy things with someone.

　　The girl's name was clearly written in the bottom left corner— Nakano Miku, and even the title of the painting was signed in calligraphy on the side.

　　"Born with your smile"

　　"..."

　　For some reason, Miku was stunned, not as numb as before, but as if the softest part of her heart had been hit hard, her chest was tightly squeezed, her consciousness was surrounded by warm, hot, and it made her feel flustered.

　　Her heart was beating really fast.

　　Suddenly, the scenes crossed time and space through the painting, and all of yesterday's events seemed to repeat before my eyes, and the laughter along the way played back in her ears.

　　Did she smile freely and quickly like in the picture?

　　Perhaps, this was something that only one person would know about.

　　Only he can draw herself like that, right?

　　Miku secretly glanced at Shinichi, then quickly looked away, her ears a little red.

　　"Hey.. This is completely biased! You were aiming for me from the start, right?!"

　　"What do you know! This is a stroke of genius, it is only natural!" Shinichi endured his embarrassment and forcefully endured, innocently shouting, "Sometimes inspiration strikes so suddenly! If you don't believe it, you can go to check the first-class art homework file, my painting level has always been very poor, only this one is really super standard performance!"

　　"Still making excuses!…Ah, I see, to be honest, you must have a crush on Miku, right! Confession with paintings is out of fashion!"

　　Miku's face immediately became redder, and she looked away as if she didn't hear, but her fingers gripped the drawing paper tightly, as if she would never let go.

　　"Just say no..." Shinichi opened his mouth, suddenly feeling tired. After taking a deep breath, he didn't bother maintaining his innocence, and changed the subject as if nothing had happened, "By the way, don't you still look like you want to kill me? Why did your attitude suddenly change?"

　　"Is it important? Who cares about trifles like that? Nobody wants a rude man." Nino sat down on the chair, shook her legs with an indifferent face, but then turned towards Miku, speaking seductively, "Really, Miku?"

　　"Do not ask me." Miku covered her rosy cheeks with her long hair, and said indifferently, "Asada-san said no, if you keep getting entangled, you will become Nino?"

　　"Hmph, your attitude changed quite fast." Nino shrugged and stopped talking.

　　At this time, the bell for leaving the class had just rung, and the teacher was about to start taking back homework.

　　Nino and Miku's portrait of Shinichi has been handed over, but Shinichi holds Nino's portrait and looks at Miku questioningly.

　　"This is a task..."

　　"..." Miku lowered her head, and wanted to stretch out the hand holding the drawing paper, but the paper kept shrinking in her chest, reluctant to give it up, "I..."

　　"…I see." Shinichi sighed, walked to the podium neatly, and said to the teacher, "Sorry, Sensei, I'm not really good at drawing, and I tried my best to draw only one part. So..."

　　The teacher took Nino's portrait, and his face twitched violently, as if he saw something terrible, first looked at Nino with pity, then smiled at Shinichi.

　　"No, it's fine, just do your best, you don't have to worry about Asada, there's always one or two things people aren't good at..."

　　After a dozen words of comfort from the teacher, Shinichi returned to his seat with a blank expression.

　　Miku lowered her head guiltily: "I'm sorry, it's all because of me..."

　　Sighing softly, Shinichi waved his hand and looked away.

　　"Don't worry about it, because of you, I also learned something. Moreover, if I were to take back this painting like this, wouldn't it be more misunderstanding if someone finds out?"

　　Well, that's the reason though it's still a bit embarrassing.

　　Shinichi tried his best to keep his mental balance, calm and comfortable.

"So this painting was given to you, take good care of it! I'm not sure if I can draw another at the same level."

　　Miku carefully held the painting in front of her chest, and nodded very seriously: "Don't worry, I'll definitely appreciate it!"

　　It's even more embarrassing to feel so serious...

　　Walking out of the art classroom, Shinichi followed the two of them into 2nd year Class A. Miku entered the classroom, and immediately came out with a small bag, which obviously only contained a book.

　　"As for the matter of the book, thanks again..." Since Nino was right next to her, Miku didn't say it clearly, but signaled with her eyes, in a soft and subtle tone, "Also, the fact that you're not a senior is clearly my own fault. I understand, but for causing Nino to do that to you, I'm really sorry..."

　　"Just let it be a trivial matter like this, don't bring it up again." Shinichi glanced at Nino, "If you want to apologize, it's better to let this person do it herself, at least tell her some manners."

　　"Huh~" Nino winced at Shinichi, and before Shinichi took the bookbag, she suddenly reached out and grabbed it, "I want to see what book you will lend to Miku, if it's a porn book, I can I can't let you go!"

　　"Wait a moment-!" Miku widened her eyes, restless in her heart, was about to retract her hand, but saw Shinichi block Nino's body first, and took the book.

　　"Sorry, this is a secret between Nakano-san and me. If you want to know, please have a better relationship with your sister." Shinichi lifted his chin towards Nino, and smiled proudly in her angry eyes.

　　"And even though it's a porn book, you can't control it."

　　After he finished speaking, he shook the bag containing the "Original Warring States Stories Collection" and walked casually towards class B.

　　Nino gritted her teeth and stared at his back, her face full of displeasure: "Tsk, arrogant! This person really sucks!"

　　"That's what you say... But Nino, you don't really hate him, right?" Miku said with a slight smile.

　　Nino folded her arms and glared at the cynical Miku: "How can I not hate him! A self-righteous bastard… What's wrong?"

　　Miku turned her back on her, twirling her hair with her fingers, hesitated for a moment, then slowly touched the corner of her mouth.

　　"It's fine, let's go to class."

　　She felt her lips curve upwards, and then thought of the paintings she cherished in her school bag.

　　Does she have the same smile now?

　　Only this time, no one saw her.