Daxiong's biggest hobby when he wasn't in class was lying in his small room, reading manga while eating afternoon tea. When he got tired, he would close his eyes and take a nap, which was absolutely delightful.
"Well, you can help me take a look. You can also give me some suggestions."
Lin Feng smiled and led the way upstairs.
His detached house wasn't very big. Besides the living room and kitchen, there was only one bathroom on the first floor, with not much other space.
"These are the initial drafts I drew yesterday. The lines might not be very detailed, and I might need to spend more time refining them later."
Lin Feng walked over to the desk, tidied up the drawings on it, and then handed them to Shizuka.
Although they were both involved in creative work, Lin Feng had the system's help, and he also had the complete layout of the manga in his mind.
So his drawings looked very neat and clean, without the black marks left behind by a lot of revisions.
However, due to his lack of skill, his speed was a bit slow.
"Wow! What a delicate cover!"
"Lin Feng, did you really draw this all last night? That's amazing!"
Because Shizuka received the drawings from Lin Feng after he had already organized them, the first page showed a cover for Demon Slayer drawn by Lin Feng.
The image depicted the protagonist of Demon Slayer, Tanjiro, holding his Nichirin Blade, embracing his sister Nezuko tightly.
But if you looked closely, you could see some chilling details.
First, Nezuko, the sister embraced by Tanjiro, had a strange expression. Although it was a side profile, it still gave a very fierce and sharp feeling.
Especially Nezuko's fingernails looked unusually sharp, and under Lin Feng's meticulous artistry, they seemed to glint with cold light.
And although Nezuko was being held in Tanjiro's arms, her eyes were fixed on Tanjiro's neck. Her mouth was half-open, revealing sharp teeth, and her hands were curved into claws, gripping Tanjiro's clothes tightly.
That pose was as if she had seen some delicious prey.
However, the expression on Tanjiro's face was very calm as he looked around at the Demons, his Nichirin Blade held in front of him, as if he would fight to the death against any enemy.
Although it was just a cover, under Lin Feng's detailed depiction, it seemed to come alive.
Just by looking at the cover for the first time, Shizuka and Daxiong were deeply attracted.
"Mhm."
Facing the praise and compliments of Shizuka and Daxiong, Lin Feng smiled and nodded.
Everyone hopes to be appreciated, praised, and complimented after earnestly completing something, and Lin Feng was no exception.
Seeing Shizuka and Daxiong seriously admiring his work, a sense of satisfaction gradually welled up in Lin Feng's heart.
There was no need to say anything about Daxiong; he had always loved reading manga. However, Shizuka wasn't really that interested in comic books. As a girl, she preferred more artistic things.
But looking at her now, even Shizuka, who didn't usually read manga, was now captivated by Lin Feng's cover illustration.
This just went to show that Lin Feng's work could indeed give people a considerable sense of shock.
It also gave Lin Feng more confidence in what kind of feedback and impact these illustrations would have after they were published.
"Quick, Shizuka, let's see what's inside!"
Daxiong was already impatient to see the content of the first chapter after the cover.
So, when he saw Shizuka was still admiring the cover, he couldn't help but urge her.
After hearing Daxiong's words, Shizuka smiled and opened the cover, revealing the content of the first chapter's prologue.
In the ice and snow, a young man with a fiery red mark on his forehead was trudging through the snow.
On his back, he carried a young woman who was unconscious.
The hot air exhaled from the young man's mouth formed a misty barrier in front of him.
The young woman on his back seemed to be seriously injured, blood dripping down her clothes onto the snow, like blood-red plum blossoms blooming in the snow.
"Hang in there, Nezuko, don't die...!"
"Big brother will find a way to save you, you absolutely can't die...!"
The young man carried the girl on his back, leaving footprints of varying depths in the snow. Tears mixed with sweat streamed down his forehead, freezing on his face before they could even fall.
However, the determination on the young man's face remained unwavering.
The content on the drawing ended here. Lin Feng had stayed up late last night and only managed to finish this much.
But even this single scene left both Shizuka and Daxiong speechless with shock.
It was too impressive!
The art style, the skill, and the depiction of the details completely shattered Shizuka and Daxiong's previous understanding of manga.
Because it was just a single picture, more techniques were used in the painting skills. As for the layout and plot, they weren't very apparent here.
But just based on the cover and the content of the first chapter's prologue, it was already captivating, leaving a feeling of wanting more.
"Lin Feng, is that it...?"
Daxiong flipped the two A4 drawing papers over and over several times, then looked at Lin Feng expectantly.
At this moment, Daxiong really hoped Lin Feng would bring over a stack of drawings from his desk so he could feast his eyes on them.
"Uh, yeah, that's it."
Lin Feng shrugged helplessly. He hadn't expected Daxiong to be so interested in his rough drafts.
"Aww... that's too bad..."
"Hey, hey, Lin Feng, can you please tell me as soon as you finish the next drawings? I really want to see what happens next..."
Daxiong could be really simple sometimes.
Thinking of something, do it. Want something, take it. Want to see the following content, just express it directly and openly. Really, not at all tactful...
"No problem, it's a piece of cake."
Lin Feng looked at Daxiong, who was clasping his hands together and cautiously bowing to him, and couldn't help but laugh.