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Although Kisaragi Hōzui and Yusuke Kitagawa's behavior had really embarrassed Mio Tokiwa, after briefly composing herself, Mio's expression hardened and she hurried after the direction the two had left in.

Whether they accepted her seeing them off was one thing. If she really stood there dumbly and let her teacher leave alone, nobody present might say anything to her face, but afterward, rumors that she had disrespected her teacher and angered him badly would be everywhere.

"Are the master and disciple not getting along very well right now?" Taking advantage of Mio Tokiwa walking away, Mori Kogoro looked around and could only ask Hidehiko Kazama, who seemed the friendliest.

It had been twenty years since he attended university. After twenty years without seeing her—and with her having only been a junior he had not known particularly well back then—Mori Kogoro could not quite gauge how she handled herself nowadays.

"It seems things have been rather tense these past two years." Hidehiko Kazama watched his employer's flustered retreating figure without much surprise. "Miss Tokiwa has been deeply involved in the art world in recent years. There have been quite a few reports about her buying Mr. Kisaragi's works and then reselling them at high prices. Mr. Kisaragi probably cares a great deal about that."

On top of that, with the tower completed, Kisaragi Hōzui's residence had completely lost its excellent view of Mount Fuji. It was only natural for their relationship to have fallen to freezing point.

Still, Yusuke Kitagawa's sudden appearance seemed to have changed Kisaragi Hōzui's mindset somewhat. This old man, unburdened and wholly devoted to art, had perhaps found a little something to care about...

Sighing over the complicated relationships involved, Hidehiko Kazama watched as Mori Kogoro was about to ask further questions and assess what this junior