The Return! Futaba: Does This Even Count as a Best Friend? (continued)

That thought vanished on the spot.

Because.

No one with a functioning brain would give up a talented, billionaire boyfriend to go looking for some country man.

Ms. Yukino.

Sure enough, she lived in a completely different world from them!

"Mr. Sojiro, are these paintings really that good?"

"Then... I'd like to call my father and ask him to come over," Oreki said.

"Ah, Mitsuha... Right, right, have the mayor come over."

"These paintings..."

He immediately walked over to Ms. Yukino. "Could you lend them to us for an exhibition?"

"I should say, they'll make the people in town..."

"Oh no... not just them!"

He said, "They'll shock everyone."

"Mayor Miyamizu has always wanted to develop the village."

"Now, now these paintings alone will be enough!"

As he said that, Sojiro lowered his head directly in front of Yukino.

"This..."

Yukino felt her heartbeat quicken, because everything was exactly as Oreki had said.

As long as she showed the paintings to Mr. Sojiro, they would immediately be put on display.

Mitsuha, Mitsuha really was amazing!

"I understand," she said, somewhat haltingly.

But Mr. Sojiro smiled like a child.

"Itomori Town will thank you!" he said.

Mr. Sojiro immediately went to make the call.

And Takari tugged at Oreki's sleeve.

"So, so amazing!" she couldn't help saying.

When she came to school today, people were still watching her, but unlike before, there was no malice.

On the contrary, much of it was envy.

From both boys and girls.

"Since this has reached the mayor..." Oreki paused. "It should become even more impressive!"

It did indeed become even more impressive.

Sojiro called Mayor Miyamizu over.

And after his surprise, the mayor earnestly asked Yukino for the favor, then obtained the right to exhibit the paintings.

He immediately began promoting it in