1. "This is my first time at an art exhibition..."
2. "I never thought I'd be able to come here with her..."
1. "?"
1. "My heart calms down a lot whenever I admire these artworks."
1. "This is... A murder..."
1. "Miss..."
2. "What is it?"
1. "W-what do you think of people imitating literary murders?"
2. "Why do you ask?"
1. "I..."
2. Should I tell her the whole story?
3. But there's no proof that the murderer actually...
1. Murderer actually read my book...
2. "You look like you have something to say."
1. "It's okay. Tell me."
2. "I think someone is imitating the murders in my novel."
3. "Well, it's the yokohama beach murder, specifically..."
1. "I don't know if you've heard about it..."
2. "I have."
3. "It's been all over the news. Are you saying it has something to do with your novel?"
4. "I-I think so..."
1. "But I'm not sure, and I have no proof..."
2. "I think it has nothing to do with you. Don't you think so?"
3. "The murderer is responsible for the crime, not you."
1. "Yes, but..."
2. "On the contrary, if they really did commit those crimes by following the plot of your novel..."
1. "They must have a true appreciation for art."
2. "Huh...?"
3. "When someone is murdered, a lot of the time, they deserve it."
4. "..."
5. "This melodramatic method of murder adds sophistication to an otherwise vulgar slaughter."
6. "Only those who truly appreciate art would understand that, don't you think?"
7. "But..."
8. The sculpture before you is a replica that the gallery produced in collaboration with multiple experts using the latest 3d scanning technology.
1. "It is a replica of gian lorenzo bernini's famous work, the "Blessed ludovica albertoni"."
2. "The sculpture's softness, unique to bernini's style, has been perfectly replicated----"
1. "It's a decent replica."
2. "Do you know what fu lei said of bernini's work?"
3. "I've only ever read "Fu lei's family letters"..."
4. ""Marble seems to lose its natural tendencies, and becomes as tender as flesh.""
1. ""A once-plump hand, shrunken from sickness.""
2. ""A neck swollen, as if in the act of one near death struggling to breathe.""
1. "Oh!"
2. "What a coincidence!"
1. "Miss ren, you came to the art exhibition too!"
1. "Mhm."
2. "We're going to another exhibition area. Enjoy!"
1. "Wow,"
2. "Looks like you found yourself a new mommy----"
1. "With the white light of the gallery shining on albertoni's face, we can see that it gives the already pale sculpture..."
1. "An extra touch of grief, like a living person tortured as she wavers between life and death."
1. "The guide's commentary is quite good."
2. "Wanshu, what do you think of this sculpture?"
1. "It looks like as if... There's a real, living person trapped within."