51. Do you know a genius who has become a stuffed animal? (4)

51. Do you know a genius who has become a stuffed animal? (4)

An auditorium where presentations of art competitions are held.

The ranking of the works made with hard work for a month will be announced soon.

Yuri, me and bluebell.

I led the girls who never let me go.

“Shall we sit in a chair?”

We decided to sit on chairs in the auditorium.

“I’ll sit here.”

“Me, I am Damien Right… !”

Yuri sat down quickly to the right of my seat.

Seeing that, Blue Bell was dissatisfied and threw her temper at Yuri.

“Hey, get out of the way. I will sit on the right.”

“I was already seated… I think it’s more comfortable to sit on the left… “

“No, the one on the right is mine.”

“Why is your seat on the right… ?”

That’s it.

“Because Damian is right-handed. So, this is my seat. Move.”

Bluebell’s answer seems to have logic, but it doesn’t.

I have two people fighting to keep things from escalating, so the tournament isn’t canceled.

I decided to mediate between the two.

I didn’t want to cause a nuisance.

“Stop. Don’t fight, be nice. We came to see the painting, didn’t we come to fight?”

“No, that’s right… ! Damian is right… ! Bluebell stays still… !”

“… A b*tch like a parasite who has no thoughts of her own. It’s annoying!”

Push-

Bluebell took a seat to my left, annoyed.

I was caught between two villains.

For some reason, I felt a subtle tension.

‘This feels strange… ‘

One side is a mine.

One side is a time bomb.

A sense of tension that may explode at any moment.

I focused my gaze intentionally toward the center of the auditorium, sweating.

“Damian… center… !”

Yuri followed my gaze and moved her head to the center.

Where I looked seemed important to her.

That also meant that Yuri knew everything about where I was looking.

In the left seat, Bluebell distractedly turned his head to survey his surroundings.

In the meantime, he smiled and said to me.

“There are a lot of people. I see nobles full of vanity. Damian, are you one of those vain people?”

“No, I only stopped by because I knew someone.”

“Who knows? Who is that?”

Bluebell asked, narrowing her eyes.

Yuri, who was sitting quietly next to her, turned her head toward me, perhaps curious about that.

‘… It’s better to say it now than later.’

I spoke the truth to them, using the best judgment of the situation.

“Verdium Nadia. Just because he submitted a work to the contest. I had no choice but to stop by.”

“Mw, what?! That nasty b*tch?!”

I’m afraid the word Nadia will come out of my mouth.

Bluebell shouted, running amok like a beast.

“I heard that b*tch tore your clothes to shreds before entering school! But do you look at that because you went to the competition? B, do you have any tastes that suit you? Why are you watching her tournament? If you want to be beaten, I will hit you, shall we leave right now?”

“No… “

I’m not like that.

Bluebell punches me, saying he will beat me instead of Nadia.

I calmly put her fist down on her lap and responded calmly.

“We became close because of the same culture as me. It was a misunderstanding at the time.”

“Ha, misunderstanding, it’s funny. Shall I peel you off because of a misunderstanding? Uh? Shall I rip your shirt?!”

“Calm down and listen. Yuri stays still to listen to me.”

As soon as the glass comes out of my mouth, Bluebell backs away.

“Yes, why are you suddenly comparing yourself to him… See… “

Compared to glass, which is relatively still.

Bluebell kept her mouth shut and pouted as if upset.

‘… Was it too much?’

I had that thought for a moment.

I thought this was fine.

There is also a way to correct one’s behavior by comparing oneself to others.

It’s not a normal method, but I think it might be helpful for treatment.

I continued to explain while Bluebell was quiet.

“Nadia is not such a bad kid. It’s a problem because she’s so entrenched in her own thoughts. We solved each other. So, let’s enjoy the pictures quietly today. Got it?”

“Do what you want… “

“I will do as Damian tells me… !”

Still, the two understood the situation.

Compared to when I first saw it, it has changed a lot.

I hid my leaking smile with my hand, and now I really focused my eyes on the center of the auditorium.

‘It’s about to begin.’

Is it because the audience is full and the time has come?

The auditorium went dark, and a middle-aged man came forward from the center of the auditorium.

From the way he looks and talks, he looks like an art professor.

“Thank you to everyone who attended. Our academy’s art competition. With a variety of themes, according to the concept of unfolding that talent. We will show you many works and inspire you. In the end, you can take your favorite piece to the auction. I hope you enjoy it.”

Clap clap clap-

A professor announcing the start of the competition, saying hello and exiting.

I think three minutes passed after he left.

The lights in front of the stage turned on and a picture appeared.

Tak-!

Bluebell left a comment after seeing a picture that was difficult to explain.

“Even if I draw, I will draw better than that. It is not so?”

“… I’m not saying that out of my mouth, Bluebell.”

“Why? Really, if I could draw it, would it be better than that? What kind of person is that? It’s strangely twisted. I will draw better.”

“… “

It is fortunate that the artist of that painting did not hear Bluebell’s words.

‘I don’t know much about painting. Is that what you call cubism? It’s a picture similar to that of Picasso.’

Well drawn.

But, it’s not my taste.

I prefer simple things to deep thoughts.

If I were the judge, I would probably give it a low score.

‘Art is more sensitive to differences in taste than you might think.’

After 5 minutes of appreciating the painting.

Next came landscape paintings.

A landscape painting with the theme of a specific region.

Me and Yuri noticed where it was at once.

“That place… “

“Northern… The snowy North… It’s where we’ve been… “

The name of the painting is ‘Snow Mountain.’

It’s a simple name, but it had a different meaning to us.

Because Yuri and I barely survived on that mountain.

‘Come to think of it, it’s also supposed to be the place where Yuri committed her first murder.’

Yuri seems to have been intentionally erased from memory.

Maybe it’s because she saw the snowy mountain in front of her eyes again.

As if remembering that time, she frowned painfully and buried her face in my shoulder.

“Me, I hate snowy mountains… Now, I’ll stay like this for a second… It’s okay, Damian… ?”

“Yeah, it’s okay. I’m resting. I’ll tell you when it’s over.”

“Go, thanks Damian… Ehehehe… “

Bluebell looks at that figure with a sense of exasperation.

“… To pretend to be weak while being a swordsmanship major that beats even bears with your hands.”

Like being jealous.

I sent a sharp gaze toward the glass.

I don’t know how Bluebells lived there.

I decided to give you an understanding with a generous heart.

Time passed as Yuri leaned next to me, her next piece went on stage, and then the next one took its turn.

After so many works, Bluebell’s mouth started to yawn.

“This is the last piece. There is also a commentary, so please take a good look at it.”

After the professor’s last explanation, a picture appeared on the stage.

The name of the work is ‘Love’.

Heavy yet light theme.

I immediately recognized whose painting it was.

‘It’s Nadia’s painting.’

A portrait of a familiar figure appeared in front of us.

When Bluebell saw my face in her picture, she let out a puzzled expression.

“What, what is that. It’s you, Damian! No, but a little… “

“No, the feeling is different… I’m smiling… Cow, I get goosebumps… “

The portrait made the hall buzz and shocked many spectators.

It was natural.

Because that painting gave me a somewhat uneasy feeling.

‘… Is that the taxidermy Nadia was talking about?’

A man with my face is smiling plainly in the painting.

However, the man’s expression shows a somewhat uncomfortable expression.

Why inconvenient? By the time you think

The reason could be found in the neck.

It was because the chain was hidden around the man’s neck.

‘Is it because they diverted their attention to the smiling face? I couldn’t see the chains very well.’

A love that began in restraint.

Nadia’s definition of love.

A professor appeared in front of the work and gave a commentary on Nadia’s behalf.

“This work is a genius of our art department. This is a work drawn by Verdium Nadia student. The cold realistic technique and brilliant colors that went into this painting. If you have eyes to see, you will know. What a high value this work has.”

“… “

At those words, the hall was silent.

Everyone tacitly agreed.

About how great Nadia’s drawing is.

The professor continued his commentary.

“And the contents of this work are profound and simple. ‘Love’. We can get a glimpse of what student Nadia thinks about the subject of love. According to her… ‘I want to make the person who became the model for my work laugh. Instead, I want to put a chain around my neck. Love comes from wanting to own each other.'”

Sug-

At those words, Bluebell and Yuri looked at me suspiciously.

“… “

“… “

“What, why? I am a victim too.”

I answered shamelessly and thought about it.

‘Love comes from wanting to own each other… ‘

Nadia loves me, she wants to own me.

Because I don’t want to be taken away by anyone, I want to keep it in my own hands.

The chain stems from the desire to own it.

Nadia is someone whose desires are higher than anyone else’s, even though she doesn’t seem greedy on the outside.

I can understand why you made such a work introduced in front of so many people.

“This is the end of the commentary on the work. Lastly, let me leave a note from student Nadia… “

As if the professor was giving me a final blow.

I spoke to you one last time.

“‘We will one day be like this picture. Because it’s destiny I can’t avoid it. My love. It’s mine.’ hahahaha, can’t you see it as an art that students can see? Then, in 3 minutes, we will proceed with the award ceremony of the competition. Please, rest.”

After saying that, the professor left the stage again.

I didn’t like his last words very much.

‘Art sucks. It’s a matter of my life. Is that art?’

Whoop-

I spit out bad words inside, and I try to keep my emotions in check.

Because the tournament schedule was still left.

It was better for my life to remain as calm as possible.

Because I was also surrounded by two wicked women.

‘Of course, the target of the tournament is Nadia.’

I prepared a long explanation of the work.

As I expected, the subject of the work is Nadia.

With the exception of me and the villains, with applause pouring in.

She bowed her head high in front of her stage.

“Thank you. Thank you for appreciating my work.”

Nadia’s tenacious gaze was only on me.

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She was giving me a twisted smile.

For that reason, many people followed Nadia’s gaze and noticed that the man in the painting was me.

“Keuheum, the awards ceremony is over. Let’s start an auction for a painting you like!”

After the awards ceremony ended successfully, the auction began in earnest.

A work that appeared with the professor’s cry.

Portrait of Nadia ‘Love’.

As soon as the auction started, the two people next to me raised their hands.

“Ugh, one silver coin!”

A glass without money is a silver coin.

It’s just 10,000 won.

As far as I know, it is all property.

“One gold coin.”

From the point of view of the family head, the richest bluebell is one gold coin.

“Looks like you don’t have any money? I could buy Damian something delicious. You’re a parasite, so can’t you give me anything?”

“…Don’t talk to me.”

She openly laughed at her glass because she won it with her money.

However, that smile did not last long.

“10 Gold coins.”

Flash-

Because there was a woman who shouted 10 gold coins from behind.

I turned my head at the familiar voice and checked the woman.

“My drawing. How are you, Damian?”

There, Nadia smiled at me and raised her hand.

Even though it is an opportunity to get a lot of money.

It seemed that she couldn’t even pass that painting on to someone else.

Nadia made eye contact with me and smiled.

“As expected, the real thing is much better. I want to see it in real life, not just a picture.”

Seeing you smile with a chain around your neck.

A desire that could not be hidden came to Nadia’s eyes as she said that.

“Owned.”

Nadia called her love by that name instead.

Enough to stuff my value into 10 gold coins in front of many people.

She seemed to want me more than I thought.

“You are mine, Damian.”

Nadia’s obsessive, creepy tone resonated in her intestines.

Maybe this scene is also a picture from Nadia’s point of view.

I thought it might be a big picture.

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