The anomaly occurred quickly.
“…What in the world is this…?”
A Garden had been painted.
“…Wait. Come this way.”
“Yes, senior. What is it?”
“You can see this too, can’t you?”
“Uh… Yes, I can. What did he paint? A jungle? Judging by how strongly it strikes me, it must be one of Black Cloak’s new works! Right? Isn’t it?”
“…A work by Black Cloak?”
“A painting abruptly hung in an absurd place like this is usually Black Cloak’s work, isn’t it? Wow, this is my first time seeing one. It definitely has an atmosphere on an entirely different level from an ordinary painting.”
“……”
“…Senior?”
Naturally, the Gardeners were the first to notice the anomaly.
One day, unfamiliar Gardens began appearing throughout the world, one or two at a time. They were generally discovered in alleys with little foot traffic, near temples, or in remote areas such as mountains and seas.
And they unmistakably took the form of the “works” painted by Black Cloak. Most people did not understand what that meant.
“Although they were all painted using different techniques, they somehow give off a similar feeling. None of the works are particularly large either. Considering the scale of his existing works… Could this be a series?”
“There is no known title suitable for calling them that yet, but I…