Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 9 by Mai Mochizuki

Author:Mai Mochizuki [MOCHIZUKI, MAI]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2022-04-21T00:00:00+00:00

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Kiyotaka gazed at the Yukio Kodama painting hanging on the wall of the Yagashira exhibition room, fondly remembering the story behind it. That day, when he had taken the painting home and showed it to the owner, the appraiser had simply smiled and nodded, saying, “I see.” The fact that he had smiled meant that it hadn’t been a bad choice. Kiyotaka had explained that he had purchased it for one million and would be saving the remaining hundred thousand, to which the owner had laughed and said, “Of course you will.”

The owner had probably known that an antique shop in Kyoto had purchased this painting. Having seen his grandson’s eyes light up in front of it every time they went to Paris, he must have wanted to let the boy buy it for himself. And of course, he wasn’t going to make it easy.

“I heard when you bought this painting, you gave Kazami your opinion on the Mona Lisa,” said the owner. “Why didn’t you do that last time?”

“Last time?” Kiyotaka tilted his head and looked at him.

“At Aoi’s birthday party, when Ueda brought the Mona Lisa poster. Didn’t he want you to tell her that story?”

“Oh. Yes, probably. I didn’t want to share my personal opinion, though. Fortunately, Ueda was perceptive enough to realize that immediately, so he backed down without forcing me to say it.”

“Why didn’t you want to tell her?”

“I don’t want my personal theory to be thought of as the truth. How someone feels when they look at da Vinci’s paintings is up to them. I want people to value what they feel, and I think that’s da Vinci’s gift to each and every person who views his work.”

The owner nodded, impressed, and looked back at the painting. “Despite that, you enticed Kazami with your theory. You must’ve really wanted this painting, eh?”

“It’s not like Kazami thinks my theory is right to begin with. I’m sure he only accepted it because he thought it was interesting coming from a thirteen-year-old.”

“I guess.” The owner shrugged. “I was surprised when you put this painting here instead of in your room,” he said with a nostalgic air.

“It...looks better here.” Kiyotaka didn’t explain further.

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