Ah...
This immediately drew everyone's attention.
Sojiro cursed angrily. "You don't understand art, but you need to understand the value of these paintings!"
"Some of you must be envious that a single one of my paintings can sell for one million yen!"
"But let me tell you, all of my paintings—probably every painting I'll create in my lifetime—wouldn't compare to any one of these!"
"Whether it's the technique, the lighting design, or even just the color work, they're beyond anything I could ever achieve in my lifetime!"
"These must be paintings that Teacher Yukino's boyfriend was willing to give her."
"Because these paintings..."
"Every single one..."
He paused. "...is worth hundreds of millions!"
"Gasp—"
Hearing this, the teachers gathered around could not help drawing in sharp breaths.
"What happened?"
Just then, Teacher Ito walked in from outside.
He saw his colleagues gathered together, seemingly looking at something.
So he tapped one of them on the shoulder and asked.
"It's Teacher Yukino... Teacher Yukino's boyfriend gave her seven paintings."
"..." Ito fell silent.
"Teacher Yukino has a boyfriend?" He looked utterly shocked.
"Yes. Every painting is worth hundreds of millions. Sojiro said so. If he didn't like her, why would he give her something like that?"
The teacher he had spoken to said enviously.
She was a woman. If her boyfriend or husband were willing to give her something worth a hundred million yen, she would gladly lose years off her life!
In an instant.
The male teachers stared at Hyakka in astonishment.
Meanwhile, the female teachers looked at her with envy and jealousy.
However.
Teacher Yukino in the paintings seemed even more beautiful than she was now, and the female teachers who knew Yukino wore makeup only to make herself look uglier felt defeated again.
The paintings were incredibly valuable.