Before her reputation changed, this school would still bring her pain.
But...
"..."
The moment Hyakka entered the office, she went mute.
She couldn't speak again.
As expected, it was too difficult to make her directly interact with this place and the people who had caused her pain.
Su Yang closed his eyes, gathered himself for a second, then spoke in the curious, astonished tone of a child who had only just arrived.
"Teacher Sojiro, Teacher Sojiro..."
"Teacher Yukino brought some really amazing paintings."
Sojiro, who had been reading, immediately adjusted his glasses and turned around.
His attention had been caught.
Mitsuha was such a good actress!
Hyakka looked utterly stunned.
But Sojiro was even more shocked.
"Are these paintings for me to look at...?"
Sojiro looked over curiously.
Then he froze where he stood as if struck by lightning.
"Th-this..."
He instantly began to stammer.
"Exquisite brushwork."
"Perfect lines."
"And utterly transcendent use of color—"
"And this lighting..."
"This use of light and shadow."
He seemed desperate to touch the canvases, yet restrained himself through sheer willpower.
"No..."
"These paintings haven't been mounted yet. I can't touch them directly..."
"But this is too astonishing..."
Unable to hold back, he asked, "Th-this, who painted these?"
"These paintings are that good?" Su Yang deliberately asked in surprise. "Teacher Yukino brought a whole lot of them."
"There are..."
"There are actually seven!"
Sojiro was greatly shocked.
"Quick, lay all the paintings out."
"Let me use the office for a moment!"
Without caring what anyone else thought, he spread newspapers across the floor and carefully laid out every painting.
The other teachers also looked over curiously.
Truly beautiful things could move people.
Even those who knew nothing about them could be affected.
Everyone curiously examined the paintings.
Some of them also noticed what