☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- Arigato, Yun-kun, - he nods to him, then nods to the ladies. - Ladies. He nods to the art teacher, then to all the remaining acquaintances who were nearby, finally finishing the nodding combo with a final nod to Sonata: - Let's go. I hope everyone is here. ...But at the exit, fate once again presented an opportunity, missed last time due to a temporal misalignment:

- It's great that when we came in this morning, there were almost no people, and now look: they've organized a whole exhibition with voting. Since today seems to be a day of high art, we can't help but participate, um, at least in the judging, I don't think we'll regret it.

- Chegver-dono?... Or rather, Chegver-sama, - Aiyano bows to the countess. - And...? - she asks, looking at Saneksu. - Good day. I suppose many have already congratulated you on your appointment... - she hesitated, not knowing how to continue from here. - Although this is a very terrible situation. Although formal condolences are worth nothing against what happened, and yet... however bland it may sound, my heart bleeds. Something like this should not have happened. It's still hard to believe.