“Min-seo’s piece is very good today. Just pay a little attention to the background rendering, and at this rate you’ll be fine. Then the next piece…… is.”
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“Uh, teacher. This is the new student Jio’s piece.”
Practical Art Class.
Before dismissal, critique time.
The director, who had been going down the wall of posted works and leaving comments one by one, came to an abrupt stop.
Gyeon Jioh looked at the silently conferring cluster of teachers.
Even the kids who’d been whispering among themselves the whole time had, oddly, shut their mouths.
A suffocating silence.
‘What? So what? What is it? Why? F*ck……’
“Mm……”
‘Teacher, why can’t you talk!’
“So, then……”
The elegant director, suddenly pale, cupped her cheek.
“D- deep. Was the theme Monster Wave?”
‘It’s a self-portrait.’
“They say it’s ‘Magician King,’ but… looks like the theme might have been a bit hard for Jio.”
“R- right, yes. The mana purifier in the classroom is working, isn’t it? It’s possible some bad energy got mixed into the painting. Evil spirits or something. We…