The Responsibility Originally Lies With the Guardian

A day when petals dyed the lake.

At the Redgrave Ducal Villa, gentlemen and ladies who loved culture and the arts gathered by the lakeside to enjoy a painting auction.

The current auction item was a painting drawn during the school days of the unfortunate artist Blossom Kraft. It was a cherry blossom tree blooming in the Kraft Family.

"Ah, whatever! One platinum coin!"

Duke Nastasha Redgrave raised her bidding paddle. Her brown eyes glared at the gentlemen and ladies who had been recklessly driving up the bid.

"I'll let it slide up to here, but just wait and see if any of you wretches raise it further! Even if it's Blossom, does it make sense to get this price for something drawn as a Pastime? Huh?"

As the Rivals laughed in a gesture of giving up, the winning bid was quickly finalized.

"You should have done this sooner!"

Duke Nastasha clenched her fist, feeling a sense of euphoria.

When the winning item was delivered, she took out a similar painting she had prepared in advance. It was a cherry blossom tree blooming in the Kraft Family, drawn by Nastasha Redgrave during her school days...