After expressing his thanks to Anthony, Aoto turned his gaze back to the pastry shop outside the window.
At this moment, Aoto suddenly heard Fujimura's surprised exclamation from behind him:
"Hmm? There's actually a piece of Ukiyo-e hanging here."
Attracted by Fujimura's remark, Aoto and his companions turned around.
They saw a piece of A4-sized Ukiyo-e hanging on the east wall of the study.
This Ukiyo-e depicted a landscape.
The background was the night scene of Edo City Town.
Amidst the tightly packed buildings, two black-clad figures, one tall and one short, were sprinting across them.
The shorter figure wore a face towel, exposing only a pair of eyes, while the taller one donned a black fox mask.
Seeing these two black-clad figures in the painting, Aoto's expression instantly became rather odd.
"Oh, this one." Anthony glanced at the painting on the wall and smiled wryly, "Elodie bought this painting a few days ago."
