Bokusa No Musuko's

CHAPTER 9: Noa [2]

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3 Days later, the race begins.

Many painters from various schools came, some art critics were invited guests, and also art teachers from various parts of the world.

"Good morning everyone, dear art critics, art teachers, and all the participants who came today. Today in support of the great artists of Japan, we are holding a race that can be attended by all levels and ages. "

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Noa sat in the chair provided.

"Nakagawa Noa, right? "

"Uh? " Noa turned his gaze to the left side.

"Good morning. "

"You.. "

"I am the president of Trixie Entertainment, Wakatobi Hikaru. "

"Greetings, I'm Nakagawa Noa. "

"Yes, I know. You made the right choice by attending Hattori High School. "

"Yes.. "

"I'm really looking forward to your painting. Previously I had an acquaintance who saw an art exhibition at Hattori High School. Your painting is so beautiful and meaningful. "

"No. There are still many artists who are better than me. "

"It turns out that the daughter of the Nakagawa family is very humble huh. You must know that your mother used to work under our Entertainment. "

"Yes, I know. "

"Are you interested in joining? "

"Uhhhh! "

"Trixie Entertainment needs artists as good as you. "

"I think Trixie Entertainment only employs models. "

"Where there is.we also employ designers to take care of clothes, as well as a reliable painter to make his artwork in our building. "

"so yeah.. "

"If you'd like, maybe we could work together. "*smile

A smile from Wakatobi Hikaru made Noa feel suspicious-will but Noa also had an idea.

"I'm pleased, thank you. "*smile

Noa shook hands with Hikaru.

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"Race begins! "

Within 90 minutes, the artists were asked to paint as simply as possible. Noa understood painting, but he did not understand it with a simple meaning.

"(Simple... What does that mean.?) " noa's hands began to tremble and hesitated to begin.

"The girl hasn't started anything yet. "

"He was very hesitant in acting. He could be a famous artist. "

The critics of noble art commented on Noa. Out of the hundreds of people only Noa had yet to start her painting.

Noa doesn't understand, about simplicity.

The theme of the painting that Noa had never heard before.

"(I've painted a lot of things. Starting from the theme of the ruler, the artist, to happiness.) "

Noa looked for a moment, pondered, remembering everything about his life. Because Noa never lacked many things, Noa came from a rich family, but lived in a traditional home.

"Isn't she the daughter of Nakagawa Daisuke? "

"Oh, yes, too. "

That was when Noa remembered it..!

"𝘙𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘩.. 𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘪 𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘬 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭. 𝘈𝘱𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘶 𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘢? "

Noa began to lift her brush, sweeping the paint carelessly towards the canvas.

"Oh, he started painting. "

"What did he do? "

"His hands are fast too. I don't think he blinked. "

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*tick *tick *tick

/second time/

He did!

Painting by Noa.

He felt his painting was almost perfect. A traditional Japanese house, with typical views of the countryside behind it.

"(no. It's too market.) "inner Noa.

"Uhhhh! "

"What did the girl do.. "

"He.. "

Everyone is heading towards Noa. Noa erased the painting.

"It's 30 minutes, is he right?!! "

"(not. This is not what I want. This clearly shows my weakness.) "

Noa lowered her head, trying to calm her mind. He took a deep breath.

"𝘕𝘰𝘢.. "

"Uh-huh! "

"𝘒𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘬 𝘣𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘭𝘶, 𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘪 𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘯. "

"Mother. "*murm

Noa remembered all the memories with her mother. Things about the future and the past. Things about the human desire to change. That's why Noa wants to change the painting to be simpler.

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"Time's up! "

*prok! *prok! *prok!

/applause from all guests/

Noa doubts, his painting will win this race.

While waiting for results, Noa sat down near her teacher, Ms. Miko-art teacher at Noa school.

"That's cool. "

"No. I was too hesitant to work on it. What is. simplicity? "

"Noah." Ms. Miko held Noa's shoulder.

Ms. Miko tried to convince Noa not to be discouraged. But Noa still can not manage the way he thinks.

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Because there is a problem during the assessment, for that the art critics and teachers who have been present are given the opportunity to see the work of the participants.

Art critics and art teachers began to see the work of all participants. Meanwhile, the participants introduced their work to the people.

"The title of my painting, the struggle in simplicity. "

"Uh? "

Noa made a simple house painting with children pointing towards the city. It looks ordinary.

"This painting takes on a rural and urban setting. Where in a peaceful village, children play together. They talk, play, and joke. Until one of them pointed towards the city and told his friends about his dream. When viewed on the right, there are three children who underestimate the dream of the child. Although only in the form of a silhouette, here I want to emphasize that the child is not paying attention to the ridicule of other children. "

Actually the reason Noa described children in the form of silhouettes, because that's the view of Noa about people who insult her.

"The boy continued to show his dreams to those who would listen to him. So many paintings that I made, with the title of struggle in simplicity. "

Some critics began to whisper about Noa's painting. An art teacher from Belgium wants to recruit Noa to be a student at her school.

"(i don't understand the language!!) " （ ） ___<TAG1>

Noa who seemed confused to answer what, finally helped by Bu Miko who translated their conversation. Noa was very helpful with that.

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The announcement of the champion was announced..!

"Well, after the introduction of the paintings by the participants to the critics and art teachers here, and also the decision of the jury in judging. We found 3 winners and 2 favorite paintings. That is 1 favorite painting of the jury, and 1 more favorite painting of the guests. "

Noa's nervous. He felt that his words were less acceptable to the ears of the critics. Moreover, some teachers from abroad who might not understand what he said. This made Noa even more insecure about her work. But Ms. Miko once again tried to calm Noa down by sitting next to her and holding Noa's hand.

"Trust. There is no success without failure. People who never fail will never succeed. "

"good. " Noa nodded his head. "

"Good! We announce the champions! "

𝓑𝓪𝓫 𝓼𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓲𝓵𝓪𝓷, 𝓝𝓸𝓪 [2].

𝓢𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓪𝓲~