![]() She never smiled, and her face was empty of any known expression. ![]() He had looked at her face only once during the barbecue feast in the instructor’s house, but he had never seen any beauty comparable to hers.Įven a movie star could not rival her in beauty, where mysterious and noble dignity had combined. The statue that Weed was carving was based on Seoyoon. Her smile envelopes the world with light. The rock was gradually trimmed off, the outline of the statue surfacing little by little.Īs shards from the rock fell to the ground, the statue got into shape.Beauty beyond veiling.Īn angel descends from the celestial realm and learns to smile. The hammer and chisel began to pick up speed at last. Plus, his fame would vanish, which he could not overlook.Īt that very moment, someone’s image dawned on Weed. If the completed work turned out to be mediocre, it would hurt his pride as a sculptor. Though this profession of sculptor was not originally his choice, slacking on an assignment given to him was against his temperament. Who, and how should I shape the statue after? The speed of the hammer and chisel working on the rock was slowing down, as Weed dug deeper into his thoughts. That was why Romuna joked that she wanted him to model the statue on her. That was the only subject filling Weed’s head. I have to carve the most beautiful Goddess Freya on the continent.” Painting skills aside, the goddess of beauty is only appreciated as long as she is the most beautiful of all, so the one with the more beautiful artwork will claim all the credit in the end. Suppose two rivals carve statues, or paint paintings, of Goddess Freya, and what if the goddess depicted by one is more beautiful than the other? At the same time, it stimulates their pride as artists. The artists have a real headache over this issue. This is why sculptors and painters are often challenged when creating artworks of her.Īrtists are dubious how to depict Goddess Freya to realize her beauty to the full extent.įor this reason alone, she has never been portrayed identically in paintings and statues. No living creatures have even seen her actual appearance. ![]() Goddess Freya is known only to possess the utmost beauty. A statue should have guaranteed longevity.Beads of sweat flooded Weed’s forehead.ĭay two, the rock was trimmed very little compared to day one, for Weed had so far failed to picture the definite image of a goddess. A little shock on a wrong spot and the crack will spread all over the stone. Weed handled the rock carefully.Shaping stone demands more time and energy than you can ever imagine. It will bring the best statue, my own statue, out of this stone.” All I need to do is reproduce the image in my mind. Sculpture is all about the mental image, about how to shape an object. “The only difference to wood carving is the material. Relatively cheap, they are dull and easily breakable. They are a set of items for stone carving. Weed had bought them from the sculpture shop in the Citadel of Serabourg just in case, yet he had never thought he would actually use them on the trip. Weed took out a hammer and a chisel to cleave the rock. Baran was, after all, a backwater village stuck at the foot of mountains.įrom the rocks, he finally chose one so large that a grown man could not embrace it with his arms. Weed was most accustomed to wood carving, and it was the first time that he had ever handled stone.įortunately, there were many rocks in the neighborhood that were fit for his purpose. Needless to say, the statue had to be made of stone. “I should find a rock,” he said to himself. There were several Rosenheim soldiers and returning villagers. Once everyone else left, Weed stood motionless in the central square of the village. Weed had already revealed himself as a sculptor, so the other users assumed that his quest was related to his profession, and nobody raised a question about it. It was decided that while Weed was carving the statue, his teammates would wander, hunting monsters with other users.Ī handful of surviving lizardmen still harassed the local population, and there were fine hunting spots around the village. “If you make the statue look like me, I’ll reward you.” ![]() Volume 2 Chapter 3 - The Lost Treasure of the Temple
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