âBy the way, Khalija-san, I heard this from Diana-san earlier, but there are paintings of Dad in Resteria, right?â
âThatâs right, there are an uncountable number of paintings, from those that are good enough to be designated as national treasures, to those that look like scribblings.â
âDiana-san was saying that Onii-chan looks a lot like Dad when he was younger, but is it the same in the paintings as well? Wonât people immediately realize who Onii-chan is if there are paintings like that spread around the country?â
âI donât think they are that common⌠but youâre right. Even I thought that Yasuo resembled him, and moreover, didnât Major Krone say anything about that to you?â
âNo, she did. She said that Onii-chan looked a lot like my Dad from some painting that was a national treasure, it was called the sunrise or something. And besides, Iâve seen photos of my dad when he was younger at my grandparentsâ house, and even I thought that he looked so much like Onii-chan that it was almost creepy.â
âThatâs a little harsh.â
âBut when it comes to paintings, it depends on the skill of the painter, right? And besides, Diana- san is always so soft on Onii-chan and her view of
him is distorted by her âRespect for the Heroâ filter, so I wondered if the paintings really resembled him that much.â
âI suppose ăThe Hero, Hideo, gazes upon the sunrise at the Sacred Mountaină is loved so much by the people because it is painted very realistically, and the Krone couple also praised it for being the most faithful reproduction of Hideo and Madoka.â
âAh, thatâs it, that was the title.â
âOh well, the image of Hideo that most people have built up in their minds and his resemblance that was carved into the numerous lithographs donât particularly look like him, so I donât think there is any need to worry about Yasuoâs cover being blown due to the paintings commonly found throughout the city.â
âYeah, I guess youâre right⌠but now Iâm curious to see what those poorly drawn paintings of Dad look like.â
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