What exactly does hope mean?

What you look forward to in the present, what you expect in the future, seems to be melting and disappearing at any time in the palm of your hand.

If you can't be together, hope is just punishment.

Would you be happier if there was no hope at all?

I think at this point I understood Athena's mood when the magic box was closed.

It was the only and final mercy of the gods under the fate that was decided.

- Cyan

(A sentimental story written by Aino-P on his website.) Although Aono P's messages have always been a bit airwaved, this time it did cause a heated discussion among fans, as they wondered if Aono P was in love. But this speculation was denied by Aino-P two days later. On the same day, Qingzhi P also expressed his gratitude to the two people who helped him on the Internet, and the specific content and object of thanks are unknown. But instead of stopping with Aono P's message, the controversy has become more and more. Because this act itself is unprecedented for Aono P, who seems to have no substance. ）

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"So, when you look at any successful work, there is always something that must be expressed, which is the so-called 'conflict'. The 'conflict' here is not just a literal meaning, but all the elements must produce contradictions. Regardless of whether the contradiction is reconciled or not, the contradiction is necessary. If there is no conflict, a work will not have the most important ingredient for success. Whether it is painting, literature, or sculpture, this gap in the ability to express conflict is often the most decisive dividing line between the master and the philistine. ”

Along the way, a figure who was obviously an art school teacher explained with a few students. A few students took notes as they listened, and while perhaps not everyone agreed, at least they weren't distracted.

When you think about it, there's nothing surprising about that. Because this is the Ninth School District, in the school park city, which is dominated by superpower development and dominated by technology, the ninth school district is a relatively alternative place.

Because the Ninth School District is home to a concentration of art majors.

Of course,This is not contradictory to the school city.,Just like art and technology are never mutually exclusive.。 It's just that in the school city,The style of the ninth school district is really a little different.。

In fact, the composition of the ninth school district was controversial in the school city at the beginning. It is said that in the end, it was only established under the statement that "cultivation in the field of art is likely to be related to the formation of personal reality".

"Do you feel that some classic works are not clear enough about the expression of 'conflict'? That's not a problem. Remember, there is never a single method of expression. From the perspective of a chess piece, it is impossible to understand the conflict between two players. This makes the conflict related to the chess piece seem to be weak from the perspective of the chess piece. But note that if this is the case, then the work is unlikely to be successful. A successful work from the perspective of a chess piece will inevitably allow the viewer to see the two hands behind the chess piece that are constantly clashing in this seemingly ordinary chess piece—that is the hand of the chess player. For example, Rodin's famous sculpture "The Thinker", on its own, you can only see the image of a man in pain. But behind this seemingly unremarkable image is Rodin's deepest conception. This image is not only thinking with his brain, with his open nose and closed lips, but also with the muscles of his arms, legs, and back, with his clenched fists and tense toes. Every detail can be seen behind the fierce conflict - "The Thinker" is the most central part of "The Gates of Hell". In other words, hell is at its feet. As you know, there is only one sentence written on the gates of hell: 'Whoever enters into this gate must give up all hope.' ”

Should I say that I deserve to be a teacher in an art school?

Mitsuki Haihara doesn't have such a wide range of knowledge and can understand the words of this art school teacher. However, the phrase "Those who enter this door must give up all hope" brought him an unusual thought.

He naturally knew that this was the content of the infernal chapter of the poet Dante's Divine Comedy. However, at this time, he had a completely different idea in his heart from the poet of that year.

The so-called hope is not always a good thing.

About two years ago, he tried to follow in his sister's footsteps. As a result, he felt very powerless.

Not all hope is valuable, and the truly wise man is by no means unconditionally hopeful.

Even his sister, who seemed unattainable to him, had parts that she would never dare to touch. According to her, the problem of the quality gap between Jan Mills's gauge fields was something she didn't even dare to look at.

In this world, there are too many distances that cannot be reached no matter how hard you stretch out your hand, and there are too many ends that cannot be reached no matter how hard you move forward.

Isn't such a distance, such an end, the road to hell?

Therefore, giving up hope may not be as bad as some people think......

In a place like School City,Such a thought may be more important.。 In any case, with "as long as you work hard, you can succeed" as your own advertisement,It can't be denied that the school city is still a hierarchical place after all.。 And there must be many people in this grade difference...... No, most people can't overcome it with all their lives.

This fact,In fact, almost everyone in the school city can imagine.。 It's just that no one dares to break it.,Because that's one of the cornerstones of the existence of the school city.。

From this point of view, it is not the "emperor's new clothes". It's just that,School City doesn't need that child who tells the truth.。

It is said that the pro-ship Mobunaka of the Gakuen City General Council wants to reform the suffrage, and in Mitsuki Umihara's view, it seems that she wants to use the innocence and innocence of children to wash away the filth of the adult world. But Mitsuki Umihara felt that this was probably a hopeful path to hell.

Because that kid dared to tell the truth only because he was still a kid. So adults are adults, but children are just children.

"I thought about so many heavy topics......

Mitsuki Umihara shook his head silently.

Recently, I may have been exposed to some things that I shouldn't have been exposed to, and my mood has changed a little.

Until now, he can't tell whether it is right or wrong to take the initiative to understand this. The only thing you know for sure is that you don't want to face anything that might happen without knowing anything.

"Well, how much you can understand, I'm not interested in knowing. I can only stress to you that what can be taught is often not the most precious and important thing. This part is up to you. Do you know why I'm bringing you here? It's because you may not be able to fully understand it, so I've prepared this. The art school teacher said this, and uncovered the canvas on the easel next to him. That's what I'm showing you today, the work of the Vice-Chancellor of our school, who is here to randomly find a model, and who calls it his greatest masterpiece in recent years. You observe the artistic conception and understand the conflict behind the painting. ”

Just glanced at the easel, and Haiyuan Mitsuki's gaze suddenly froze.

This is a portrait. Indeed, as the art school teacher said, the background is this park, and even here, in front of me. The main character of the painting is a young girl, a portrait depicting a young girl.

This is the reason why Mitsuki Umihara is completely stunned. In any case, he would never mistake the girl in the painting.

"Excuse me, let me see!"

Mitsuki Umihara stepped forward in a few steps and approached the painting under the stunned eyes of everyone present.

That's absolutely right, the girl in the painting is his sister herself!

He never heard his sister talk about the fact that she had ever asked someone to paint a portrait. No, it could even be said that she rarely came to the Ninth School District at all.

Staring at the girl in the painting, almost instantly, Mitsuki Umihara understood what the art school teacher said about the conflict he was showing.

Yes, there is no better sample than this.

The three-quarters of the painting depicts the girl's almost ethereal beauty in an almost dreamlike way. Between the manners, the girl's weak but strong side is contradictory but unified on the canvas. And the core part, the conflict behind the painting, is also depicted.

That's something Mitsuki Umihara has never seen before, the other side of the girl.

It was clear what he was looking forward to, but he understood that the dream he was looking forward to might never come true, as if he was dreaming a dream that he never wanted to wake up but had to wake up.

The almost illusory, but distressing posture of the girl, the face of the girl. The poison called Hope seemed to be burning the girl's weak body.

People who can not be moved may not exist at all.

Mitsuki Haihara definitely didn't dare to imagine that this was his sister's expression. In any case, this should not belong to her.

It's absolutely impossible.

However, Mitsuki Umihara could not convince himself that this was just a deliberate expression of the painter. He didn't think of any painter who could attach this repression to his sister's figure out of thin air.

"Classmate, please don't disturb my class."

The art school teacher, who had barely maintained his politeness, looked quite angry. After all, Haihara's move was already too abrupt.

"Ah, I'm sorry."

Mitsuki Umihara took a step back, and the art school teacher looked him up and down.

I have to admit that Haiyuan's image is still very flattering. At least, there should be no one who was hostile to him at first sight.

"Do you know the person in this painting?"

The art school teacher asked with interest. He had apparently also discovered that there was a reason for Mitsuki Haihara's actions.

"Don't just know." In order to strengthen his persuasive power, Haiyuan took out his mobile phone and flipped to the photo page. "That's my sister."

The art school teacher stepped forward and carefully examined the photos on his phone.

"Is it really her?"

"There's nothing wrong with that, right?"

"That's not what I meant." The art school teacher pushed his glasses, "Can the same person be so different in different situations?" ”

This seemingly ordinary art school teacher himself didn't know that this sentence purely out of emotional understanding actually set off unexpected waves in Haiyuan Mitsuki's heart.

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Uploader's note: The title is Elpis, in Greek. The common translation is "Hope", which means hope. In Greek mythology, Elpis was the daughter of Nyx, the goddess of the night. It is well known that all sorts of disasters fly out of Pandora's box, but only Elpis is locked in the box. But in fact, in some versions of mythology, the box was quietly closed by Athena out of kindness. Because the Greek word Elpis is not something that the English word "hope" can express, it has a much larger meaning and contains "unrealistic wishes". There is a theory that the road to hell under the jurisdiction of Aiagos (there is not only hell in the underworld, but also the "Pure Land of Bliss" Elysée Paradise, which is governed by Radamandis) was laid by Elpis, which is also the origin of the famous French proverb "The road to hell is paved with good wishes". Elpis was put in the box precisely because for humanity, Elpis was meant to be a punishment far more terrible than any real disaster. Here again the author uses a pun.