“Shape of woman possessing divine beauty...”
It was a theme artists, in ancient and modern times, sweated efforts and debated fiercely about without any results.
Even if it was one person, the judgment of womanly beauty changed as the person got older. To say one woman possessed every aspect of beauty was an impossibility. There were infinite variety of preference by host of different people. How could he shape a woman who possessed divine beauty?
But there was a evil grin on Weed’s face.
‘There is Seo Yoon.’
In outward appearance, there is no one perfect like her. There was even a time he used her representation to improve his sculpting skills. The harmony created by Seo Yoon’s eyes, nose, lips and skin, it was enough to make his heart beat faster when sculpting her!
Even if it was a sculpture of her, it was so beautiful he kept wanting to see it. Other people who actually saw Seo Yoon, couldn’t believe if what they saw was real or a dream and couldn’t keep their eyes off her.
He could never fail a sculpture of Seo Yoon and she would be the perfect subject matter.
“Right, this will do.”
Overflowing confidence as a sculptor!
‘Considering Zahab’s standards, the theme and pose of the sculpture will be really important.’
If he took a real life object as background subject matter, there wouldn’t be any problem.
“For now, let get my hands warmed up...”
Using Zahab’s sculpting material, he made sculptures.
Karajak, Kellkog.
It was sculptures of monsters he met in Grapass.
In this, he was making use of Zahab’s method. Rather than sculpting a singular piece, he create many.
He first sculpted a small boy then surrounded him with Kellkogs and Karajaks. The menacing scene was expressed like a fairy tale. In the scene, the boy did not give into his fears as he stretched out his hands to touch the monsters.
He created a Fine piece named, ‘Tiny morsel for the Karajaks and Kellkogs.’
This was merely practice.
After that Weed decided to start on Zahab’s request.
“Wouldn’t it be better to loosen your hands a bit more? I will also give you sufficient time to imagine a theme. I think you can start after 1~2 month of thinking.”
“It’s okay, I can start now.”
He began to make a sculpture in collaboration with Zahab.
“The forearm must be smooth like this… the jaw line is difficult so I will do it.”
While Weed was proposing the precise shape of the overall sculpture, he was also leading Zahab expertly.
The beauty of the woman was not only on the outward appearance, the personal appeal was more precious and could achieve far more. Weed stealthily revealed the hidden charm found in Seo Yoon, even he couldn’t help but think it was beautiful.
These days, he was with Seo Yoon often so there were times when he thought she was just pretty. But as he meandered while shaping the sculpture, she was significantly more beautiful than before.
‘She’s getting prettier.’
He felt he could understand why Master Daron continue to sculpt only one woman. Now as he sculpt Seo Yoon, variety of emotions surfaced within and he wanted to capture Seo Yoon’s precious expressions.
He thought he found the joy in being able to sculpt a person.
‘But for now, let’s finish the quest...’
While regretful, his meeting with Zahab could not be broadcast to the media. Hermes guild could give him trouble by watching it and coming after him, but more importantly, sculpting was Weed’s money maker. He needed to protect this secret.
Of course he also had no desire to broadcast a sculpture of Seo Yoon.
Every life was precious!
“Oh, this beautiful woman… this truly is a divine beauty!”
Sculpting the piece, Zahab was falling enamored with the unimaginable beauty.
Sculpture of Seo Yoon was portrayed in a stately dress. It was an attire that reflected Weed’s impression of her.
‘Seo Yoon looks really good in a dress.’
If she wore different cloth, her personal beauty could not be hidden even if she wore dirty armour. But if Seo Yoon wore an exquisite dress that no one could just wear, it flaunted her beauty completely.