The phrase "naturally beautiful" might as well have been coined for her.
Even when she deliberately wore makeup to make herself look ugly, she was still targeted.
A third-year girl suddenly claimed that Hyakka had seduced her boyfriend.
But that had never happened.
All Hyakka wanted was to become a teacher.
And she had no means of dealing with something like this. She had hoped that the truth would speak for itself, but the girl directly brought her parents to lodge a complaint.
What was worse, the girls in that class began boycotting her lessons.
Then all the third-year girls came to hate her.
For her, it was undoubtedly a tremendous blow.
In the end, she chose to retreat.
She began taking leave.
Although she got dressed neatly every day and wanted to go to school, she could not bring herself to take even one step inside.
So she started skipping work, bringing along her favorite novels and some alcohol, and going to the park.
She whiled away her working hours there, muddling through day by day.
That was also why Su Yang had met her in the park.
"Then why did you come to school today?" Su Yang asked.
From what she had said, he could tell that she had lacked the courage to get close to the school, yet she had indeed come here today.
Although she was still uneasy and had stopped short, it was already unlike her usual reserved behavior.
"...Can I not say?" Hyakka suddenly became very timid. "It's a little embarrassing."
"??"
Su Yang looked at her.
Only then did Hyakka seem to resign herself to it and speak softly. "Actually, I wanted to have the painting you gave me framed."
"But the only person in town who can frame paintings is Mr. Sojiro."