Yuusha no Segare

Volume 3, Interlude - 2

“By the way, Khalija-san, I heard this from Diana-san earlier, but there are paintings of Dad in Resteria, right?”

“That’s right, there are an uncountable number of paintings, from those that are good enough to be designated as national treasures, to those that look like scribblings.”

“Diana-san was saying that Onii-chan looks a lot like Dad when he was younger, but is it the same in the paintings as well? Won’t people immediately realize who Onii-chan is if there are paintings like that spread around the country?”

“I don’t think they are that common… but you’re right. Even I thought that Yasuo resembled him, and moreover, didn’t Major Krone say anything about that to you?”

“No, she did. She said that Onii-chan looked a lot like my Dad from some painting that was a national treasure, it was called the sunrise or something. And besides, I’ve seen photos of my dad when he was younger at my grandparents’ house, and even I thought that he looked so much like Onii-chan that it was almost creepy.”

“That’s a little harsh.”

“But when it comes to paintings, it depends on the skill of the painter, right? And besides, Diana- san is always so soft on Onii-chan and her view of

him is distorted by her ‘Respect for the Hero’ filter, so I wondered if the paintings really resembled him that much.”

“I suppose 『The Hero, Hideo, gazes upon the sunrise at the Sacred Mountain』 is loved so much by the people because it is painted very realistically, and the Krone couple also praised it for being the most faithful reproduction of Hideo and Madoka.”

“Ah, that’s it, that was the title.”

“Oh well, the image of Hideo that most people have built up in their minds and his resemblance that was carved into the numerous lithographs don’t particularly look like him, so I don’t think there is any need to worry about Yasuo’s cover being blown due to the paintings commonly found throughout the city.”

“Yeah, I guess you’re right… but now I’m curious to see what those poorly drawn paintings of Dad look like.”