The old man nodded.
“Thank you. I must know the truth. If the rumours are true, I will not have spent my time here in vain.”
After leaving the Elder, Yurin headed straight to the painter’s guild. There should at least be some information to be found there.
‘The instructor of the Painter’s Guild would know, right?’
Thanks to having taken on several jobs finding the painters guild was not hard. But the instructors wouldn’t talk to her.
“I’m sorry, but I would rather not talk to a nameless person if i don’t have to.”
Yurin hopelessly starting talking to different members of the Painter’s Guild. However, the only conversational partner she had was the gatekeeper.
The gatekeeper listened to Yurin’s requests and, after a long time of consideration, he carefully spoke.
“There’s a rumor I heard not too long ago. It was long time ago, and I do not remember it well. If you seek the whole truth then you must find grandmother Bellopaix. Since she is a famous painter she should be able to clear all doubts.”
“Where does grandmother Bellopaix live?”
“The Kiam family mansion. You will be able to meet her if you go there.”
“Thank you.”
Yurin looked for the Kiam family’s mansion. The dignified mansions were all gathered behind Rhodium.
Yurin was also denied access to the inside of the mansion at this place. The reason she was denied access to the mansions was because Yurin had no fame and was not acquainted with anyone.
However, Yurin did not budge and said what was on her mind.
“I came because I have to talk with grandmother Bellopaix about a painting.”
“You said a painting? Grandmother Bellopaix has always been a person who holds great affection for painters. Enter. She should be at the garden.”
The gatekeeper let Yurin pass. Because she mentioned the painting, we didn’t require any other decorum.
As grandmother Bellopaix was taking care of flowers in the garden. Yurin approached.
“Hello. This is the first we’ve met. May I ask what you know about the rumors about the painting that was painted above the river?”
“The picture above the river? Hulhul, there are even people who have heard the surfacing rumors and came to find me. When I was young, I went to see the fantastic form personally.”
“Then the truth behind the rumors of the painting...”
"Of course the rumors are true. I've seen it with my own eyes, it can't be phony. The brushstrokes of the painting are so amazing that you will never forget for a lifetime. I got into a hobby of collecting paintings from then on. Paintings of flowing water. I can’t see the painting anymore, but the paintings harmony and composition were perfect. Hulhul, the paintings around Rhodium do not give the same impression. Perhaps such works will never be seen again.”
Yurin wondered.
“If it is a picture, you can take it out and look at it at any time. However, since it was a short-lived piece of art, maybe it was too much to give it such high praise?”
“Lady who is still young, the strength of time is tremendous. If a person has no happy memories, then their past and future prospects look bleak. The painting was significant to me for a long period of time that I've lived and it will be forever embedded in my memory.”
Ttring!