“No, no, this is not it! It is missing a certain je ne sais quoi—how troubling…”

Shu was absorbed in her work, fine-tipped brush tapping at the palette absentmindedly. With eyebrows furrowed and lips shut contemplatively, she certainly didn’t look to be in the best mood.

Looking up from her canvas filled with carefully drawn lines and curated colors, she glanced over to you—who had been sitting in a chair a few feet off from her.

“Hmph. Are you just going to watch, Kagehira?”