Chapter 21

Author here~ Ever since I started writing chapter 40, all of the previous chapter always gives me goosebumps. They're fucking disgusting ತ_ʖತ

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The next day, Xander woke up early since he's going to another school. Sona told him that he needed to raise the Kuoh Academy's reputation so he woke up early to meet the art teacher. Upon meeting him, Xander immediately asked a question. "Teach, what school are we going? Is it a grand one?" The art teacher expected this question already. "Yes, you could say that its grand, since it houses many genius in this generation" The teacher said while having a look of acceptance in his eyes.

Xander was curious to the school he would go to, but he waited for the Teacher's words. "It is Suiko" the Teacher said making Xander thought hard about that familiar name. "Wait, Suiko.. is it the Suimei University of Arts?" Xander asked while tilting his head. "Indeed, it was an amazing school, I was also studying there before I became a teacher" Teacher said while reminiscing about his past.

"Suiko huh? I can't wait to meet them" Xander muttered making the teacher clean his ears as he asked. "What did you say?" Xander turned his head towards the teacher as he said with a smile "It's nothing, I can't wait to go there Teach!" The teacher nodded his head at his words, proud of his alma matter.

The Suimei University of Arts was actually close to the Kuoh Gakuen, since they are at the same town, just one ride of a bus and then you're would be there already. They rode a service provided by the school and immediately set off towards Suiko.

After arriving at the school, Xander started appreciating another anime school aside from Kuoh Academy. He nodded his head as he thought 'Yup, it really is the Suiko that I saw in the screen before' They were received by the student council of the school as they started showing their facilities to them. The art teacher introduced Xander to them. "This is the representative of our Kuoh Academy, Xander Ranvil, as for his abilities...you probably need to see it for yourselves"

They were confused by his words but just set it aside as they need to behave themself to look proper. They led Xander to the first class that he would attend which is... Painting class. To be precise, Shiina Mashiro's class.

The teacher of the painting class stopped her students from proceeding in their work. "Okay everyone, today someone from other school is going to be here today to join our class, be sure to behave well, and don't lose to him!" The teacher said to her class as she went outside and entered again, this time with a handsome gray haired man. "Please introduce yourself, young man" the Teacher said while smiling at him. "Hello everyone, my name is-" Xander was about to introduce himself when someone suddenly shouted. "..Xander!" Everyone in class turned their heads towards one particular direction.

Shiina was just having her normal day, ever since Xander went to the Sakurasou, Shiina started to take care of her self, she asked Misaki to teach her how to do it. She prepared to go school with just minor mistakes which Misaki corrected and proceed to her class as usual. She just painted in their until her teacher suddenly stopped everyone and brought someone to their class. When Shiina took a glance at that guy she was surprised and couldn't help but shout "..Xander!"

The class was silent, they were shocked just by what they saw, for them Shiina Mashiro is someone out of this world, they tried to befriend her but they just couldn't understand her thoughts so they just let her be. Ever since then, Shiina would always just paint in their class, she didn't tried to socialize or something, and they never even saw her take interest in something besides painting. So Shiina shouting to someone, and a boy at that was shocking enough for them to be silent.

Xander turned his head towards the excited Shiina. "Shiina~, so this is your class huh?" Xander waved at her while smiling. Shiina nodded her head excitedly. "Oh right, again, I am Xander Ranvil, a student from Kuoh Academy and I am here today to learn from your class" Xander introduced himself with a slight bow, which the class nodded, he has manners that's what it matters.

The teacher took over "By the way, Ranvil-kun, do you have experience in painting?" The teacher asked Xander. "Nope, drawing I might have but I have never touched a brush before" Xander said making the teacher's head ache. She was wondering if should introduce Xander to the basics or just continue her class "Oh, don't worry though, just proceed with your usual class, I'll learn it immediately" The teacher tilted her at him and just nodded. "Since your familiar with Shiina there, you can sit by her side" Xander accepted her words and walked towards Shiina's side.

Xander arrived at his seat and looked at Shiina. "Shiina, take care of me" He said while smiling at her. Shiina nodded her head at him with the same smile making everyone wonder what their relationship is. The teacher started her class as everyone took their brush and they started painting something, the teacher would make her way to each student and teach them something. When she reached Xander side, she saw that he still didn't do anything but just watched Shiina Mashiro. She was about to ask him what is the problem when he took the brush.

['Painting' skill acquired!]

She saw him focused on painting something so she went to his side, she saw her handling his brush with skill 'Is this really his first time?' Teacher was doubting Xander'a words when she suddenly a weird feeling seeing his movements. 'That movements.. Isn't that Shiina? Don't tell me he copied her skill just by watching her..?' She then turned her head towards Shiina and immediately confirmed her thoughts, the way they handle their brush was the same. Though she noticed that Xander's movements are gradually changing.

The teacher realized that he's improving in the moment, she was shocked by what she was seeing. She admired Shiina's talent for reaching this stage while still in highschool, she was teaching students for many years but Shiina was the only student who surpassed her expectations in everything in painting. But it seems like someone is destroying her expectations again.

The teacher just kept watching Xander do his work hoping to gain some enlightenment from watching someone higher level than her. Every second a student would notice that the teacher was watching something, so they went to see what Xander's work. Like in trance they stood their until no one in class is working anymore, everyone is just watching Xander working since they were seduced by Xander's strokes.

After a few minutes, Xander finally stopped painting as the watchers were in awe. In the painting they can see a almost realistic portrait of Shiina Mashiro while she was painting her own work. They can feel themselves entering the painting where they saw Shiina painting in a peaceful atmosphere making them relax too. The teacher was shocked, she can't understand what's happening, a new student who hasn't touched a paint brush in his life made a masterpiece! This type of painting where the people can entered the image immediately can only be found in World Class painter's house.

The people in the room was enlightened when they entered the painting, as they went in trance and started creating their own works. The teacher tried to buy Xander's painting but he refused saying that he will bring the painting to Kuoh Academy as a memento. Shiina was overjoyed when she saw the painting, she didn't expected that Xander would paint her. Xander said his goodbye to Shiina while proceeding to the next class. He didn't know that it the future his visit in this school would become a legend. A person who didn't know anything about painting made the entire class gained enlightenment with his first work.

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