The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

... and then two weeks. I kept drawing Claire, and then I "fed" Claire.

Play in the woods or collect nuts. I was surprised to see a giant bird come for a bath.... Mr Crowe was very familiar with this forest.

And then... even though I was careless, I let out the tube fox. She seems to like soft creatures, so I thought she'd really like the tube fox with the tail.

However, this was interesting, and the tube fox... came out of the jewelry with care. It's also a 'big one'.

I was surprised. When I first came out, I was anxious, "Did I give you something wrong?"... but apparently, the big fox sitting at my waist seems to have turned into a tube fox.

Yeah, when I thought about it, the tube fox obviously went into a bamboo tube that was smaller than my own, and it wasn't surprising that I could freely change the size of my body.

... no, when you think about it, the Summoners come out of the jewels, so there's really nothing strange about it.

The teacher said that some of the myths of the original world include dogs coming out of the corners of things. It seems to be a Tindaros dog. It seems to be a mythical creature of some country... well, there are some of them, so I don't think it's any wonder that the creatures that enter and leave the jewelry, the creatures that enter the bamboo tube, the tube fox that changes the size of the body. It is not until now that mythology has become reality.

... and the bigger tube fox seems to have become Claire's favorite. Crowe sometimes brushes the tail of a tube fox. The tube fox seemed to feel good when it was done, and it sounded "Kon" with joy.

Crowe, who heard the noise, said, "What a strange squeaking fox..."... eh? Didn't a fox just squeal?

... after spending time like that. Two weeks until the deadline.

I finally decided to draw my client's picture.

Um, I'll draw it.

"Yes... Aren't you ashamed anymore?

"... to be honest, I'm a little embarrassed."

Claire giggles at my reply. [M] I was smiling and stroking a unicorn in the spring with pleasure.

... this composition may not be suitable for naked women's paintings.

This painting shows Mr. Crowe sitting in the spring, stroking the neck of a horse while approaching a unicorn, looking at us and laughing.

In other words, the lower body is barely drawn on the screen. My legs and buttocks are in the water.

And since my body is tilted diagonally behind me, I'm drawing Claire's face, arms, back and sides. I don't think it would be so unhealthy if it were painted.

... of course, even if the screen configuration was the same, if I only looked at the back and sides, it wasn't...

"Oh, no, you have to stay still."

Horses are smart, but they don't stand still. Sometimes she starts to circle around Claire, or she starts sniffing Claire on her nose.

If that happens, Mr. Crowe will move, so, uh, I can see it.

... if you concentrate, it won't be embarrassing, but if the horse starts to move and Mr. Crowe moves, my concentration will be cut off... yeah, it's a little embarrassing.

I couldn't keep Claire in the water for a long time, so I quickly finished drawing her down.

After that, adjust the memory reliably, arrange the lines... and drain the drawing paper onto the board.

... naked women's paintings somehow have a strong image of oil. But this time, I decided to do it in watercolour.

Because I thought that it would be lightweight, transparent and refreshing instead of losing the heavy feeling of oil color so that I could meet the deadline for the request.

... this time, I'm trying to paint naked women that aren't lewd.

I wanted to draw a leaky day, so I clearly took out the contrast of light. Leave the paper color in pure white where the sun directly hits, light the leaves and glow weakly, and then apply a dark, vivid shadow.

The surface of the water, in particular, differs greatly between areas that strongly reflect light and areas that are shaded.... However, if I finish all the water like this with high contrast, I won't be able to see Mr. Crowe... the shadow of the water surface has been diluted.

Maybe there's a way to paint the light on the water. But on this screen, there's a lot of horse space. Besides, it's near Mr. Crowe. And the horse is originally white.

... so I decided to make Claire's color darker and brighter to make the one I wanted to show the most.

Particularly vivid are Claire's dark shadows on her forehair and eyelashes. By doing so, I wanted to be able to see your face and face more than Claire's body.

"... have I become like a forest?

"Yeah."

While I was wearing the painting, Mr. Crowe, who was on break, smiled as he peeked into the painting paper. [M]

And Mr Crowe suddenly said.

"Yes, then I will be hired by you."

Eh?

I was surprised at the sudden decision. I suddenly almost dropped the brush and rushed back to grip it.

"... really?

"Yeah, really."

"Are you sure?

"I see. Well, that's a good thing."

"What was your original job? It wasn't a bad job, was it?

"Well... I guess I didn't dislike it, or I don't think I disliked it. Besides, I didn't hate it, and I didn't really like it."

Oh, I see. Is that what it is? If that's the case... Mr. Crowe, I think it must have been a lot harder.

"Besides, in 10 years, I won't be able to do this job the way I am now."

"Eh, why?

"I'm getting younger. Because she is young and beautiful, she can use enchanting magic. As I get older, this job is over by then."

... it's a tough world. Because you're such a beautiful person, I'm sure your age is very beautiful, but I don't think so.

"So... well, anyway, somewhere I had to change my way of life. I didn't even think I'd get a real job right now, so... well, I thought I was either dying in the wilderness or somebody stabbed me to death."

Eh?

I don't want you to die! What a waste!

"... well, that's the kind of boy who looks like that when he says' I was going to die '. It may not be bad to spend time with you."

Mr. Crowe laughs at my face. [M]

The smile was almost like a forest.

"But let me give you an extraordinary luxury. I'll be expensive."

Mr. Crowe turned from a woody smile to a charming smile to use at a party at night and stuck his cheek to me.

"Of course! I'll build a very nice house and furnish it for you! I can go and buy it. Even if you choose a lot of clothes... you might want to make a room for your clothes. And I'll have lots of jewels to decorate you."

"Oh, nice."

Yes, let's try designing the house on this occasion. Furniture and making it may be fun. I'm not sure about my clothes, but I'd like to try them. Also, let's try the jewelry design on this occasion.

What should I do? I get excited when I think about it. I'm getting excited...

"And... there are a lot of horses. There are lots of trees. Bamboo also grows. The birds are coming, and the tube fox seems to like you...."

"... what shall we do? It's too late for that to sound more appealing than before."

... when I see Crowe giggle, I want you to eat more of your heart's food first than your clothes and jewelry.

Then I took the time to finish my client's nude painting.

What do you think?

In the meantime, I want the model to see what he has done, and I want to show Claire the finished painting. Crowe glanced at his paintings and brightened his face.

"... wow. I've seen a lot of naked women's paintings in King's Landing, but I've never seen anything like it."

I see. Is that... is that good? Was that a big deviation from your client's intentions? But in my request, "I'll take care of the size of the painting, the materials and the composition", so this is fine. Let me do the right thing.

"That's nice... Are you sure you want to do this to Shale's house? What a waste."

"Well, that's what I asked for...."

However, Mr. Crowe doesn't want to give this painting to the Shale family. I'm glad you liked the painting so much...

"... I've decided. I will decorate my new home with this painting."

Eh?

When I was in trouble with Claire's words, she smiled and said with a charming smile.

"I'll take this painting from Shale's house. Instead of retirement."

That's how the two months of promise ended.

Somehow... I feel like it was two months ago.

And at the end of two months... it's Shale's house.

"Hi, it's been a long time!

At the invitation, we were welcomed. Mr Chelle looks as usual, with a smile and a lovely smile.

"I wonder what happened to our cloak."

"Yeah, he was a really nice guy. She alone filled up four sketchbooks."

The sketchbook that filled up was one that didn't have so many sheets of paper, but nevertheless painted a lot. Mm-hmm.

"If you like it, that's all that matters. Come on, Claire. Thank you, Lord Uesora."

"Yes, thank you very much. I'm so glad you painted it so attractively."

The smile that Mr Crowe smiles at me is not perfectly prepared, but a woody one. [M] That makes me happy and smile unexpectedly. [M]

"So, this is my client's picture....."

"Oh! I've been looking forward to it. What did it look like?

I asked Laocles, who was carrying the painting paper in my forehead, to remove the cloth I had put on the frame.... I guess I dressed a little too well for this show.

"Oh...?

... and seeing the watercolour painting in the frame, Mr Chelle looked a little surprised.

"This is... an unusual painting style. I don't even look at the composition...?

"Yes, it's the best nude painting I've ever seen."

A one-sided beast and a beautiful woman bathing in a spring in the forest. The strong sun is a leaking day, and the water surface and Claire's skin are sparkling.... I did well. Satisfied.

However, Mr Shale was imagining something more different. I'm tilting my neck a little.... well, that's fine. Maybe this guy didn't care about the painting. I'm sure you didn't complain about the painting because it was supposed to send Claire to me.

"Hmm, great. No, it's a nice, refreshing picture. By the way, is this unicorn depicted here?

"Yes, because there are many of these horses in the neighborhood."

I like the way Claire and his horse are hanging out in the bath like knights. Mr Chelaire is concerned because this horse is an unusual horse, but, well, it doesn't matter.

"Well, now that the request is complete,"

"Yes, thank you very much."

When I lowered my head, Mr Chelaire bowed politely and advised us to stay, but we decided to quit and leave the Chelaire house. Even Mr. Shale, if Faye had stayed with me, she would have kept everything, but Laocles and I were the only ones who missed it. That's good.

"Well then, Mr. Corn. See you later."

"Yes"

On my way home, I waved to Mr Crowe, who would drop me off... and left the Shale house with Laocles.

... our behavior after that has already been decided.

First of all, the inn.

"Yeah. The northernmost room. First floor. If that wasn't available... then Faye would have fetched me next door."

We're going to the lodging, as Mr. Crowe told us to.

The King's City is large and has lots of dormitories. And there are many fine buildings. However, one of the houses Claire designated was a small, calm building.

We'll enter the inn and head to Mr. Claire's designated room.

"Oh, are you done?"

"Yeah."

Then Faye was waiting in the room, so we met here.

... and when I entered the room, as Claire said, there was a tree outside the window, so I hung a green cloth on the branch. You're all set.

All we have to do is wait for Mr. Crowe to come here.

"Mr. Claire, are you okay?"

"You don't have to worry about it. If you've lived as a detective, you should do it without a problem."

That's what Laocles says, but I'm not worried.

What if I can't retire Shale's detective? What if they think Mr. Claire betrayed me? What if Claire gets caught and locked up somewhere so we don't divulge any information?... I'm worried about everything.

"... well, wait for him. If you can't wait, go to sleep. It's been going on all night lately."

"I can't sleep at all. I'm in this mood."

"Go to bed and rest even if you can't sleep. It's a long way from King's Landing to Redgard Territory. Alicorn flies in the sky, but he'll still use a lot of energy to ride."

Yeah, I know. I know that. Even if I'm worried about you here, Mr Crowe's situation is not going to improve.

... I'll put myself in bed before I can throw it at Laocles. Strategic withdrawal.

So I was in bed, surrounded by a phoenix and a tube fox. Faye slept tightly in the bed next door, and Laocles sat in the chair and waited.

... time has passed, and then in the evening.

The windows are ringing.

I jumped out of bed in a hurry, and the phoenix and the tube fox were in jewels and bamboo tubes so that they could leave immediately.... and a few seconds later.

"Good evening, I'm here."

Mr. Claire's in the window!

"Are you okay?

I rushed to Mr. Claire, pulled my hand down the window and pulled into the room. [M]

Mr. Crowe was so light, he didn't seem to need my help... but he took my hand and smiled happily, entering the room.

"Yes, I'm retired safely."

That's what Mr Crowe said, it was a good smile.

And then I got it too.

... and in the package Claire was holding, there was an elongated cylinder. When I opened the lid of the cylinder and peeked into it, it was a watercolor painting that I drew. [M] Apparently, they pulled the paper out of the frame, rounded it around and put it in a cylinder.

"Great. Come here safely."

"Yeah, it's not like I'm getting out of Shale's mansion."

In the meantime, I'm glad that Mr. Crowe is safe. Honestly, I'm glad you brought the painting.... after all, I am satisfied with my own drawing, so I want you to keep it with someone who takes care of me.

That's how we were delighted with Krah's escape and arrival, but... they couldn't take it easy.

"... now, I'm sorry, but can you hurry? I retired, but I didn't retire completely."

Ah, after all?