Why do I say that?
It's because, if Uncle Saburo hadn't let Tanjiro stay overnight at his house at the foot of the mountain, Tanjiro might have already returned to his home on the mountain.
Two possibilities could have occurred here.
The first possibility is that Tanjiro would have returned home under the cover of darkness, reunited with his mother and siblings. Then, when the Oni came, they would have been wiped out, and that would have been the end.
The second possibility is that after the Oni arrived, they would have noticed the mark on Tanjiro's forehead and his Sunwheel Earrings, which would have scared them off, allowing Tanjiro's siblings and mother to survive.
However, neither the first nor the second scenario would have allowed the story to continue.
The reason the protagonist of Demon Slayer is driven by hatred and eventually becomes a Demon Slayer is because, at the beginning of the story, his mother and siblings are tragically killed by the Oni.
And his sister Nezuko had been forced to become an Oni. Tanjiro, driven by his desire to protect his family, had grown stronger step by step, reaching where he was now.
So, in a way, even if it was just for the plot, he had to return to his home on the mountain the next morning to witness the tragic scene of his family's slaughter.
To portray the characters' inner turmoil more fully and meticulously, Lin Feng had spent a great deal of effort depicting the scene.
Uncle Saburo's role in the original work was quite significant.
It was from his somber account that the audience and readers learned that this world was inhabited by man-eating Onis.
Unknowingly, the lunch break was about to end.
Lin Feng was completely absorbed in his drawing, oblivious to the fact that his classmate Shizuka hadn't taken a nap and had been sitting quietly beside him, watching him draw.
"Phew... Done."
Standing up, Lin Feng stretched his body, as the long hours of concentration had indeed left him feeling somewhat tired.
However, after two nights of working on it, Lin Feng's skill had improved a lot. So, during the lunch break, he filled the A4 drawing paper in front of him with content.
But because time was limited, he only drew the first draft and didn't use an eraser to refine it and thicken the lines. So, the whole draft didn't look as detailed as yesterday's.
Of course, because there was more narration in this chapter, some blank spaces also needed to be reserved in advance to mark the narration.
"Lin Feng, are you finished drawing...?"
Shizuka's voice came from the side. She hadn't spoken earlier, afraid of disturbing Lin Feng's work. Now, seeing him put down his pen and stand up to stretch, she softly asked.
"Yeah, pretty much. Next, I need to modify the lines a bit and then fill them in and thicken them with a pigment pen."
Lin Feng smiled slightly and explained casually.
He had already noticed Shizuka watching him while he was working on the later parts of the drawing.
However, Shizuka was being quiet, so he didn't take the initiative to talk to her.
"I see. Then, can you show me the finished artwork?"
"Of course."
It wasn't an unreasonable request, so Lin Feng picked up the paper and handed it to Shizuka.
"Lin Feng, you're amazing to be able to create such a wonderful piece in such a short time..."
Shizuka carefully took the artwork, admiring it as she exclaimed in amazement.
To put it bluntly, if you were to shrink this A4 paper proportionally to the size of a comic book and then show it to others...
It wouldn't be surprising if someone just assumed this was a random page ripped from a manga magazine.
Lin Feng smiled at Shizuka's praise and didn't say anything.
If he couldn't create artwork that amazed even these fifth-graders with the system's help, how could he possibly reach the pinnacle of life with his cheat?
Did they really think the mandatory golden finger system for transmigrators was just for show?
"Shizuka, sorry, I accidentally forgot earlier, here's your notebook... Huh?"
As lunchtime was ending, Daxiong suddenly remembered that he still had the notebook Shizuka had lent him. To avoid delaying Shizuka's studies,
Daxiong walked over to Shizuka to return the notebook.
However, when he saw the A4 paper drawings spread out on Shizuka's desk, he was clearly stunned.
"This... is this Lin Feng's artwork?"
Daxiong didn't expect Lin Feng to be so fast. In such a short time, he had already drawn several more chapters. He was instantly curious and wanted to see what happened next.
"Mm, this is what he just drew. Lin Feng is really amazing."
Perhaps because she truly admired Lin Feng's talent, Shizuka couldn't help but express her thoughts to Daxiong.
If this had happened at another time, Daxiong would definitely have been filled with envy.
But after seeing Lin Feng's drafts yesterday, Daxiong had already been completely won over by Lin Feng's superb drawing skills.
He just wanted to quickly know what happened after the content he had seen yesterday.
"Quick, let me see, Shizuka. I can't wait..."
After returning the notebook to Shizuka, Daxiong leaned over directly and started reading from the previous drafts.
Because earlier, to help Shizuka catch up on yesterday's story, Lin Feng had taken out the work he'd been rushing to finish last night.
There were over ten sheets of A4 paper, stacked up like a stack of posters.
Daxiong's actions were perhaps a bit too loud, and so they attracted the attention of some of the classmates.
Especially Pang Hu and Xiao Fu, who usually 'looked after' Daxiong quite a bit.
So, seeing Daxiong as if he had found something interesting, the two of them walked over with puzzled expressions.
And then, they couldn't move...
It was obvious that Pang Hu and Xiao Fu were the types who liked to read comics. Usually, when the weekly comic magazine released a new series, Xiao Fu was always the first to get his hands on it, with Pang Hu following closely behind.
Of course, Pang Hu's following closely behind didn't mean he was paying to buy the latest comic magazine himself; instead, he would get it directly from Xiao Fu, a tactic known as "empty-handed white wolf."
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