Part 1
Ena's Room
Ena
I tried making it so the viewer's eyes are drawn toward this girl's face...
Ena
But it still doesn't feel right...
Maybe I should rethink this design and... Wait, no!
Maybe I should rethink this design and... Wait, no!
Ena
Geez, I left these lines completely black...! I'll have to recolor these parts too...
Ena
Hold on a sec. I don't have to now if I'm gonna do an overhaul.
Ena
Hmm... Is this better?
I guess I can just ask Kanade later tonight.
I guess I can just ask Kanade later tonight.
Ena
Phew...
Ena
(Kanade and Mafuyu's story was so interesting that I forgot to keep working on this. Hopefully, I've made up for that lost time now.)
Ena
(Still, two years ago...)
Father
I wouldn't bother.
Father
You don't have the talent to become an artist.
Junior High School Ena
Wh-What do you mean...?
Junior High School Ena
Was everything I did until now just a complete waste of time?!
Junior High School Ena
I don't have any talent, so it doesn't matter how hard I work?!
Junior High School Ena
I get that you're not gonna be of any help now...! I'll become an even greater artist than you on my own!
Ena
...
Ena
(I got so mad that time that I really sat down to study art in order to get back at him...)
Ena
(And I still couldn't get into the school I wanted.)
Ena
(After that, I kept studying, but it became more and more painful with each passing day...)
Ena
(I became so frustrated...
It felt like the whole world was laughing at me...)
It felt like the whole world was laughing at me...)
Ena
I unloaded on Akito, Mom and everyone else around me back then as a way to vent too...
Ena
(I couldn't do anything with my art, while my peers kept making progress toward their dreams...)
Ena
(Getting left behind like that made me feel like a total wreck...)
Ena
(But...)
Junior High School Ena
...
Mother's Voice
Ena...
Junior High School Ena
...!
Junior High School Ena
Shut up! I said I'm not hungry, didn't I?!
Mother's Voice
I know...
You don't have to eat if you don't want to...
You don't have to eat if you don't want to...
Mother's Voice
But why don't we watch some TV together? Your friend just happens to be on right now.
Junior High School Ena
Huh?
Mother's Voice
Airi Momoi.
Akito told me that she's your friend...
Akito told me that she's your friend...
Junior High School Ena
A-Airi...?
Show MC
<Our guest today is the new idol group that everybody's talking about right now... QT!>
Airi
<Lovely☆ Fairy☆ Airi... Momoi!!
I'm Airi Momoi, the heart-seeking idol♪>
I'm Airi Momoi, the heart-seeking idol♪>
Junior High School Ena
Airi...
Junior High School Ena
(When's the last time we saw each other...?)
Junior High School Ena
(Oh, I think it was when she said she'd be going to Miya Girls. But that couldn't have been that long ago...)
Junior High School Ena
...
Junior High School Ena
You did it, Airi.
You actually achieved your dream of becoming an idol.
You actually achieved your dream of becoming an idol.
Junior High School Ena
While I...
Junior High School Ena
...
Junior High School Ena
I... I...!
Mother
I even recorded all the other shows I could find that she's been on...
Junior High School Ena
Y-You did?! Can I watch them now?
Mother
Of course. Why don't you have some food while you do?
Junior High School Ena
Okay, I will...
Ena
Seeing Airi on TV made me want to keep going and keep trying.
Ena
Now that I think about it, I've been helped by so many people.
Ena
When I made a submission for the Shibuya Art Contest, Kanade's song and Rin were there to cheer me up.
Ena
Also, I'm the artist for N25!
My contribution to this group will always be my art!
My contribution to this group will always be my art!
Ena
Alright...!
Ena
Let's take another hard look at this illustration and find ways to improve it.