To allow Dekisugi to rest better, Lin Feng and Shizuka didn't stay long and left Dekisugi's house.
After seeing Shizuka home, Lin Feng headed back to his own place.
Based on the current situation, he would likely be participating in the class's organized training after school for the next few days.
Then, the time he got home after school would probably be extended to around six or seven in the evening.
So, in order to have a more sufficient stockpile of manuscripts, Lin Feng decided to work overtime tonight, striving to finish more drafts as a precaution.
Back home, after finishing his dinner and Chachamaru's cat food, Lin Feng locked himself in his bedroom, intending to immerse himself in the creation of the drawings.
After drawing Demon Slayer for the past while, Lin Feng had reached the point where the protagonist, Tanjiro, had successfully passed the trial at Mount Fujikasane and was about to take his sister Nezuko to carry out his first mission as a formal member of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Tanjiro's first mission was to go to a town in the northwest to investigate the mysterious and eerie events where girls disappeared every night.
From this chapter onwards, Tanjiro could be considered to have embarked on his own journey to hunt demons.
Any mistake could cost him his life, so every step he takes from now on must be very careful.
The Swamp Demon that Tanjiro would be facing next was a demon with a special Blood Demon Art. This would be a difficult challenge for him.
Especially since the fighting scenes would increase in the following plot, this would also test Lin Feng's drawing skills and paneling abilities.
You have to know, manga is different from anime. The fighting scenes in anime can be vividly experienced because it can be presented to the audience with continuous, uninterrupted images.
But manga is, after all, a series of static pictures.
If you want the fights to be exciting and make the audience watching them break out in a cold sweat, you must portray the fighting scenes of each character to the fullest extent.
After seeing them, people can't help but automatically imagine the feeling of cold sword lights and shadows crisscrossing in their minds, the tense feeling of being doomed if a mistake is made.
To prepare for the upcoming single-volume release, Lin Feng needed to refine his drawing skills, making the images in his manuscripts even more spectacular.
This demanded not only a significant investment of time but also a considerable amount of energy, requiring meticulous attention to detail and gradual refinement.
Time flies when you're deeply engrossed in your work.
When Chachamaru, who had been accompanying Lin Feng by the desk lamp, yawned for what felt like the umpteenth time, Lin Feng finally put down his brush.
Looking at the thick stack of manuscripts that had accumulated beside his desk, a satisfied smile appeared on Lin Feng's face.
He glanced at the time; it was almost eleven o'clock at night, time to rest and go to sleep.
With Lin Feng's current speed and efficiency, even when working overtime on manuscripts, he didn't need to stay up all night like he used to.
The next afternoon, after school, on the empty field.
Looking at the empty field, with only Shizuka and Lin Feng present.
Nobita's originally surging confidence seemed to plummet into the abyss in an instant, and he almost froze in place.
Weren't they supposed to prepare together for next week's class competition in the summer sports meet?
Where was everyone?
Where did the whole class go?
Nobita never expected that reality would differ so much from his expectations!
It seemed that the task the teacher assigned was even more difficult than he had imagined.
"Nobita, don't be discouraged. Maybe everyone just has something else going on. Let's practice first, just the three of us today."
Seeing this scene, Shizuka couldn't help but feel sorry for Nobita, who was about to be wind-blown and petrified, and comforted him.
Lin Feng looked at the empty space beside them, with no one else around, and his mouth twitched slightly.
This scene was somewhat unexpected for Lin Feng.
Weren't elementary school students in Japan supposed to be fond of group sports?
How could just practicing the Twenty-Person Centipede Race after school scare away so many people?
And it was understandable that Dekisugi was sick, but even Gian, who usually loved sports the most, didn't come. This was indeed somewhat unbelievable.
"Who, who said I was discouraged? That's not true at all!"
"Shizuka, don't worry. Today was definitely just an accident. I promise, it won't happen again tomorrow!"
For Nobita, who had already promised Shizuka yesterday, hearing her gentle words of comfort today felt like salt being rubbed into a wound, causing him pain and shame.
So, Nobita had to force himself to puff out his chest again. No matter what, he couldn't appear weak in front of Shizuka!
"So, what should we do today?"
Shizuka looked at Lin Feng, then at Nobita, and asked with a helpless shrug.
"This..."
"How about we go back today? I'll definitely figure out how to get everyone to participate in the training tomorrow!"
Nobita scratched his head, thought for a moment, then squinted one eye and suggested to Shizuka and Lin Feng.
Since it's the Twenty-Person Centipede Race, it wouldn't matter how well the three of them practiced; this was a team competition, and everyone needed to practice together.
"Nobita, are you sure?"
"Maybe we should tell the teacher tomorrow during school, and have him..."
"No need!"
"Leave this to me; it definitely won't be a problem! I just wasn't fully prepared before!"
Hearing Shizuka's suggestion to involve the teacher again, Nobita quickly stopped her.
Are you kidding me?
He'd finally managed to create a glorious image in front of Shizuka, a powerful leader of the class.
Nobita didn't want to give up so easily because of a few minor setbacks.
The boast he'd made yesterday was like water spilled on the ground; there was absolutely no way to take it back!
If he gave up now, Nobita could even imagine his reliable image in Shizuka's eyes would immediately plummet.
Even though his image wasn't that high to begin with, Nobita still wanted to show Shizuka his hardworking side.
"Please believe in me one more time!"
Watching Nobita run off as dashingly as yesterday, Shizuka and Lin Feng exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of helplessness in the other's eyes.