Thursday, another day of syndrome. Even though the teacher was covering material that had already been learned, there was no motivation at all.
"Bai Dayuan, why do you look so listless?" asked her deskmate, Guan Qian, with concern. "What did you do last night?"
"Nothing," Bai Ningning replied, resting her chin on the desk and sticking out her little tongue. "It's because I didn't do anything that I have no energy."
"...Huh?" Guan Qian looked confused.
Bai Ningning thought to herself, of course you wouldn't understand. If something had really happened last night, she should be glowing right now. After all, that technique or whatever it was, someone like you who doesn't have a happy nightlife definitely wouldn't get it.
But nothing happened last night. Even though she said those words, Qin Yue wasn't angry; instead, she cosplayed as Kira Yoshikage, which left Bai Ningning at a loss.
"Even though I don't understand what's going on, you need to pull yourself together," Guan Qian urged. "What if there's a pop quiz?"
Bai Ningning felt a bit touched. "Thanks for your concern, I'm fine…"
"You need to get it together; my cheat sheet for the exam depends on you," Guan Qian said. "What if you fail? That would affect your overall score."
"...I think it would be better if you studied harder."
That said, Bai Ningning still managed to pull herself together and perfectly handled the pop quiz, even providing her deskmate with a cheat sheet.
It was too easy; she even wished the teacher would throw in a few more questions.
"Awesome, Bai Dayuan, you're the eternal god," Guan Qian said as she packed her bag and headed out after class. "It's a pity we're not in the same elective class; you'll have to take care of yourself."
Bai Ningning rolled her eyes. "At least study a bit more seriously."
After the major course ended, it was time for the elective class. Bai Ningning took out her schedule and began to check where she should go to have fun.
Oh, the multimedia lecture hall, not a good place. A class with over a hundred people, just thinking about it made her sleepy.
However, when Bai Ningning arrived at the lecture hall and spotted a familiar little figure in the back corner, her spirits lifted.
"Nainai," she walked over and nudged the little girl's foot that was dangling in the air with her calf. "Why are you sitting like that again? Aren't you afraid of cramping up?"
Nainai was slightly startled, but thankfully she had been prepared from a previous experience.
"I won't, university senior," she said, shaking her little foot clad in white bubble socks. "If I'm not scared, I won't cramp."
"That's true, the person who scared you last time was too much," Bai Ningning said expressionlessly. "How could they do something so cruel?"
"....."
Bai Ningning knew she was the one who did it last time; she just wanted to use such righteous words to express that it wasn't intentional. Of course, how much of that meaning would reach Nainai depended on her own understanding.
Before long, students trickled into the lecture hall, and the elective teacher came in to start the class. Due to the large number of people and the nature of the elective course, the classroom order was quite poor.
Although no one was intentionally causing trouble, everyone was chatting among themselves, and the various whispers mixed together created an incredibly noisy environment.
Nainai tried to perk up her ears to listen carefully, but soon realized that sitting in the last row made it hard to hear what was being said. The few things she could catch were also incomprehensible.
In the end, Nainai gave up and pulled out drawing paper from her bag, preparing to doodle.
Before she started, she looked at Bai Ningning beside her and said, "University senior, you don't have to sit here, right?"
Bai Ningning was taken aback. "What?"
"I mean, I'm hiding over here to have some peace and quiet, and I can do other things too. You don't have to sit here just for me," Nainai said softly. "You won't be able to hear the teacher's lecture."
Wow, so you know that.
Bai Ningning then realized that the two little girls in the little girl's nest were not at all like they appeared on the surface. The older sister, Xiao Yi, seemed to know everything, but if it came down to it, she would probably just stammer out something like: "I understand, but what do I understand?"
And the timid and fearful Nainai, who appeared naive and ignorant, actually understood quite a bit in her heart.
"It's okay," Bai Ningning waved her hand. "I don't need to listen to her lecture."
Nainai blinked. "Aren't elective course credits important?"
"No, it's just that I already know all this," Bai Ningning smiled lightly, feeling a bit wild. "When I chose this class, the credits were already in the bag; coming to class is just a formality."
Still the same saying, a reborn person is just this confident.
"University senior, you're so… so amazing."
Nainai lowered her eyes, hugging her drawing board. "Not like me, I can't even understand, I can only doodle."
"How could that be? You're doing great too; I'm quite envious of you," Bai Ningning said, glancing at the drawing paper in her hands. "When I was younger, I also wanted to learn to draw, to be an art student and become an artist, but unfortunately, I never learned it in the end."
On the drawing paper was a half-finished sketch of a little girl. Even though it was just a rough outline, it looked very cute. The next step would probably be to scan it onto a computer and color it using professional software.
Bai Ningning didn't understand much, just knew the general idea.
"If you really went to learn to draw, you'd definitely be better than me," Nainai said.
"I've been drawing for so long, but I still can't draw other types of characters, especially those with attractive figures. I can only draw... loli-shaped characters."
Bai Ningning was a bit curious: "Why can you only draw this type and not those with good figures?"
"Because," Nainai suddenly blushed, "because..."
She stammered and couldn't find the words. Bai Ningning thought for a moment and had a guess: "Eromanga-sensei?"
"Um!" Nainai's face turned even redder.
In the work "Eromanga-sensei," the younger sister is an illustrator who needs to have seen and touched things to draw them well. When she draws, she uses her own body as a reference or brings her brother's female classmates to model.
From Nainai's reaction, it was clear that she had hit the nail on the head. No wonder she could only draw loli-shaped characters; a skilled woman can't cook without rice.
"Actually, I learned to draw for a small wish of mine."
Nainai took a deep breath and slowly said, "I'm not very good at interacting with people, but... so I work hard to draw, hoping that the characters I create can replace me and be liked by others, bringing them joy."
Bai Ningning couldn't help but nod. She had seen Nainai's space, which showcased some of her artworks. Those various cute loli characters could instantly lift one's spirits just by looking at them.
Thinking of this, she felt a bit moved.
"Actually, I'm just like you," Bai Ningning said, "I used to think the same way."
"Big Senior, you don't have to comfort me," Nana puffed up her soft cheeks. "The way you are now, you're even more popular than the characters in the illustrations."