In the ordinary life of Crayon Shin-chan

Chapter 1370 Zheng Nan's Comics

That day, at Zheng Nan's house, Zheng Nan called everyone over and excitedly showed them his comics.

"Xiaoqian?" Xiaoxin looked at the figure that resembled himself.

"Hazama?" Kazama looked at his own manga character and scratched his head.

"Ah-bi." Ah-dai saw himself without snot.

"Ruru." Nini looked at her appearance, somewhat dissatisfied.

“Zhengzhi,” Zhengnan said excitedly, pointing to his character.

"And, Xiao Xu?" Mingxu looked at his character standing in the center, scratched his head, and thought, "No, this drawing still has a lot of room for improvement."

"I'm currently drawing a comic based on everyone's characters. What do you think of the character designs for that comic?" Zheng Nan asked excitedly as he saw everyone looking at his character.

"Not bad." Mingxu nodded. After all, he was just a child, so his drawing skills were quite normal.

"Yes, I think it's pretty good." Seeing that Mingxu had nodded, Kazama smiled and looked at Zhengnan.

“Yeah, it looks cute,” Nini agreed. After all, there really was a cartoonist next to them.

"Dumb..." Ah-Dai looked at his reflection, a hint of disappointment on his face.

"Huh? Ah-Dai, is it not okay?" Zheng Nan asked cautiously, looking at Ah-Dai's expression.

“Snot, Ah-Bie didn’t have a runny nose.” Ah-Dai looked at his own appearance and immediately shook his head.

"Uh... no, actually." Zheng Nan looked a little embarrassed.

"Huh?" Nini looked at Ah Dai with some surprise, not expecting Ah Dai to be so determined this time.

"Is that so?" Zheng Nan picked up a pen and made a few strokes, then A-Dai nodded: "No snot no live."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Xinyan was stunned for a moment and asked, puzzled.

"Without snot, there is no life," Mingxu casually explained.

“That’s right! Life wouldn’t be complete without snot!” Ah-Dai nodded in agreement.

Zheng Nan didn't know what to say, so he handed them the comics he had prepared: "Then, take a look at the comics and tell me your thoughts." His gaze was especially fixed on Ming Xu, after all, Xiao Xu was a well-known comic artist among them.

"Mmm." The little ones nodded, looking at the title: "The Six Members of Kasukabe".

"First card, hey everyone, do you want to play pretend with the mischievous mother-in-law, wife, and useless husband? If you play now, the mother-in-law and useless husband will have fewer lines. If you don't hurry, the lines will increase."

. .

"Your mother-in-law has more lines now!" In the comic, Ruru is threatening them with the script, but Mi Xiaozi is completely oblivious. Xiao Xu is even preparing to break free from the frame.

"Hiss." Seeing the small figure at the edge, the little ones all looked at Mingxu. Zheng Nan still has a keen eye.

"..." Mingxu was a little embarrassed; he'd been found out.

Seeing that they didn't react, Ruru continued, "This time, even the useless husband has more lines! Okay, so who wants to play the mother-in-law, and who wants to play the useless husband?"

They looked at each other helplessly and turned away: "Although we don't know who will play the husband, we are very suitable to play the wicked mother-in-law!" the little ones shouted in unison.

"Ah! Wait a minute, Zheng Nan! This comic is based on us, right?" Nini looked at Zheng Nan with dissatisfaction.

"Huh? Hmm." Zheng Nan looked at Nini with some confusion.

"In other words, this girl's character is me, right?! Don't you think that's going too far?! If someone who doesn't know me reads this comic, they'll think I'm that kind of malicious girl!" Nini shouted at Masao, dissatisfied.

"Oh? Something like that did happen recently, didn't it?"

"Almost identical..." Kazama and Adai exchanged a glance, as if they had thought of something, and their lips twitched.

"This is unbelievable! Isn't it, everyone!" Nini said, looking at everyone with a very dissatisfied expression.

"Ah...right."

"It seems so..."

"Zheng Nan, let's revise it..." Ming Xu was also somewhat helpless. If you base your design on the real person and make it like this, everyone will definitely be dissatisfied. Even if you make it very realistic, it won't help.

"How exactly did you observe me?!" Nini shouted at Zheng Nan in dissatisfaction.

"Uh, I think he drew it pretty well..." Shin-chan muttered to himself.

"Perhaps I am the person who understands myself the least." Kazama nodded in agreement.

“But it’s not appropriate to say that now,” Mingxu said, pouting as he looked at Nini, who was puffing out her cheeks and crossing her arms.

Keep reading the comic.

What should we play?

"Let's play house!" Ruru said without hesitation.

"Playing house, I fainted~"

"Word chain game~"

"Hey. Not bad, how about we play a word game in English?"

"..." The characters inside fell silent, staring speechlessly at Hazama. Xiaoxu looked at him and asked, "How about we play in French?"

"..." At this point, Hazama also fell silent.

"..." Upon seeing this, Kazama fell silent. No, is this really right?

"Wow, this painting is so lifelike!" Shin-chan exclaimed instinctively upon seeing it, and Nini nodded in agreement.

"Hey, Masao, the Hazama you drew is based on me, isn't it?!" Kazama immediately pointed at Masao and accused him.

"Uh..." Zheng Nan was taken aback. Had he made a mistake again?

Kazama, just like Nene, thought, "If someone who doesn't know me saw me, they'd think I was some kind of arrogant, conceited kid!"

“…That sounds so familiar,” Mingxu said, his lips twitching.

Nini and Ah-Dai exchanged glances, understanding the meaning in each other's eyes. This... something similar seemed to have happened back in kindergarten...

Almost identical.

"Zhengnan, you're very observant," Xiaoxin said, praising Zhengnan without thinking too much.

"No! This character is so different from me, I really can't accept it! Right, everyone? That's right, isn't it?" Kazama tried to get everyone to agree with his opinion.

“Yes, yes…” Nini was clearly not telling the truth.

"...It seems so..." Ah-Dai thought so too.

Mingxu silently turned his head away. If he hadn't been holding it down, Kazama's nose would have been pointing skyward long ago.

Kazama continued smugly, "I admit I'm a very talented person, but that's just my personality—I don't deliberately flaunt it!"

"Uh... are you sure?" Mingxu scratched his head. Was this guy talking about Kazama?

'No wonder people say they're the ones who understand themselves the least.' The little ones looked at each other, their eyes clearly saying the same thing.

Next up is Shin-chan's character.

"Xiaoqian, your lunchbox today is from Action Kamen."

"Yes!"

"Xiaoqian, your socks."

"They're Action Kamen socks~ Action Kamen underwear~"

"Xiaoqian, you're amazing!"

Seeing this, Shin-chan nodded: "Wow, I can totally feel his love for Action Kamen. If Chihiro really existed, I would love to be his friend. He's a wonderful person."

"Is that so?" Zheng Nan was a little embarrassed. Fortunately, Xiao Xin did not raise any objections.

“Speaking of which, isn’t this character just based on your idea, Zheng Nan?” Ming Xu said with a smile, looking at Xiao Xin.

"Hmm, that's really good, Masao. Keep drawing like this from now on," Shin-chan said, giving Masao a thumbs up.

"You like it that much? Thank you." Zheng Nan immediately smiled. Great, finally there was one person who wasn't dissatisfied.

"And then what?" Kazama and the others asked Shin-chan with helpless expressions.

"Oh, oh, next up is Xiao Xu."

"Hey, Xiaoxu, how's your comic drawing going today?"

"It's going well. The last few issues have been completed, and the first draft will be available soon."

"Wow~ I'm so envious. Xiao Xu is the most amazing."

"...What is this drawing?"

"A cartoonist modeled after Xiao Xu?"

"It seems so..."

"Not bad." Mingxu nodded. "And then?"

"Oh, and then there's a comic book featuring Bo-chan as the main character," Shin-chan said, looking at everyone.

Looking up, a butterfly flies onto Ah-Dai's head, and on the next page, Ah-Dai is standing in the middle of a group of butterflies. Everyone is a little surprised: "Ah, surrealism!"

"What is this? Zheng Nan! You actually drew Ah Dai's character in such a heartwarming way. You should draw my character like this!" Nini looked at Zheng Nan with dissatisfaction.

"Huh?" Zheng Nan was taken aback. Come to think of it, his observation was correct.

"What do you mean by this?!" Nini looked at Zheng Nan with dissatisfaction.

“Zheng Nan!” Ah Dai looked at him seriously.

"Huh?" Yes, please speak. Zheng Nan looked at A Dai and asked cautiously.

"This character!"

"what happened?"

"The snot should be drawn longer!" Ah-Dai said seriously.

"This really is a simpleton," Mingxu said with a smile as he looked at Adai.

Kazama looked at Masao and said, "Masao, listen to me! I think you need to understand our personalities better!"

“That’s right! I think you must have made a mistake somewhere!” Nini agreed.

"Is that so?" Zheng Nan's face was full of helplessness.

"For example, someone like me, I have great leadership qualities and am a very reliable person! That's right!" Kazama said, looking at Mingxu. Xiaoxu didn't shake his head; yes, he was right!

"Yeah, me too! I should be giving everyone a warm and well-known character! In short, please draw a heartwarming story that truly reflects my style!" Nini shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Me too! Please draw what I truly look like as a heartthrob!" Kazama chased after him.

"Alright, everyone, stop arguing." Mingxu looked at Zhengnan's helpless expression and said to everyone, "It's a comic book, it's Zhengnan's creation. You are just the prototypes, not the real people. Why do you have to act like yourselves? Do you want to really become the characters in the comic book? Would you be happy if people read you through the comic book?"

"...This..." The children fell silent. It seemed that Xiao Xu was right.

“But…” Nini pouted, still somewhat unwilling, “Even if it’s fictional, you can’t depict me as so fierce! I’m clearly very gentle.” As she spoke, she secretly glanced at everyone out of the corner of her eye, as if seeking approval.

Mingxu cleared his throat, trying to steer the conversation back on track: "Ahem, anyway, Zhengnan, what we mean is, you can embellish it a bit, okay?"

“Exactly! For example, I could be drawn as an outstanding elite, carrying out a secret mission in Kasukabe!” Kazama said, mimicking the scene by lowering his voice and “sharply” scanning his surroundings.

The children started chattering away, and Masao, watching them excitedly discuss their desired manga characters, gradually broke into a smile. He took out his notebook and pencil and began to take notes seriously: "Oh... Kazama wants to be an elite, Nini wants to be a female celebrity, and Adai wants to be a rock expert... What about Asahi?"

“I’m free to do whatever I want. This is your comic, you decide,” Mingxu said gently to Zhengnan.

"Me too! Me too!" Shin-chan jumped up, raising his little hand. "I want to be Action Kamen!"

"Honestly. Shin-chan only knows Action Kamen." Nene laughed as she looked at Shin-chan.

Mingxu shook his head and laughed, "I really can't do anything with you guys. But, Zhengnan," he turned to Zhengnan, his expression becoming slightly more serious, "although they made a lot of demands, the most important thing is what you want to draw yourself. After all, this is your comic."

“Yes!” The little ones nodded in agreement. “We’re just giving you some inspiration; the final decision is yours. Draw whatever you think is interesting.”

Zheng Nan put down his pen and looked at his companions gathered around him, all wearing genuine smiles. Although they had been somewhat dissatisfied with their own portrayal in the comic earlier, now they seemed more like they were brainstorming ideas for this little "creation."

"Yes!" Masao nodded heavily, his eyes regaining their resolve. "I understand! I will take everyone's ideas into account and draw the best 'Six Members of Kasukabe'!"

"Yay!" everyone cheered.

“However,” Nini suddenly thought of something, put her hands on her hips and said to Zheng Nan, “You’re not allowed to draw me as having bad intentions again! Otherwise, if we play house so realistically, you’ll have to play with me until graduation!”

"Okay, okay," Zheng Nan replied with a smile, but in his heart he thought that perhaps the best comic would be one that captures everyone's real and interesting side.

After discussing it, the group decided to say goodbye and not disturb Zheng Nan any longer.

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