Alright, now that we've had a chance to see how Ena's doing, let's start from the beginning.
Okay.
Oh, I'd like to go back for one of the pamphlets they had at the reception desk. I forgot to take one earlier.
Good idea. Those usually list all the paintings and their titles, so I'll grab one too...!
Then, shall we return to the entrance?
Okay!
Let's see... The theme of this exhibit is “Deep in the Night”, right?
Yes, and most of these paintings appear to go along with that theme. But...
The night from each one feels so different.
Yeah, you're right...
...
This painting...
Whoa... This one feels a lot darker than the others we've seen so far.
This alleyway turns pitch black up ahead, and it feels like the buildings on each side are closing in on the viewer. Like you're about to get crushed...
I'm sensing so much pain.
*Nod*
This is incredible. I didn't realize a painting could invoke such deep feelings...
Me neither...
I see a bit of Ena in this...
Yes, I'm also seeing some similarities.
Ena's art also has this way of bringing a lot of different feelings to the surface.
Yeah. The illustrations she does for N25 in particular since they're like a visual representation of your feelings, Kanade, Mafuyu.
Right.
It made me realize just how much Ena's art has supported us.
Alright, we're pretty far in now.
The next painting is...
This one...
Oh wow.
Yeah.
How do I put it...?
A lot of feelings went into the other paintings we saw...
But there's more to this one.
It feels different for some reason...
It's titled... “A Peony Blooming in the Night”...
“A Peony Blooming in the Night”...
It does feel different from the others for some reason.
Hmm... But all the technical stuff feels the same. His style hasn't changed, and the colors he used aren't wildly different or anything...
What sets this one apart...?
...
Light...
Huh?
Light is more central to this painting.
He had light in his other paintings, but it looked like it was emphasizing the night and darkness...
But the light in this one feels special for some reason...
I agree. Something else went into this painting. Something much deeper.
Something deeper...? Right.
I have no idea what Ena's dad was feeling when he drew this painting...
But it's clear that it means a lot to him.
I agree.
...that's the last one.
Yup! I'm glad we got to take our time and see all of them.
Oh, is that a gift shop?
I wanna get some postcards of the paintings I really liked.
In that case, I'd like to take a look too. How about you, Mafuyu?
I promised Miku and the others that I'd bring back some souvenirs, so I'll join you.
Then, let's take a look!
Let's see... The postcards are all...
Over there! Let's go♪
They have quite a wide selection here.
They even have some different paintings to the ones we saw today...
...
(Miku might like this painting...)
Oh...
(It's that one... “A Peony Blooming in the Night”...)
...
Do you like that one, Mafuyu?
Huh?
I had to ask since you've been staring at it for quite a while.
I don't know...
But I can't stop looking at it for some reason.
Then, wanna buy these together?
I was also thinking about getting some postcards of this one!
Okay, that sounds good...
In that case, I'd like to also get this one.
Okay!
Then, let's take these up front♪