I kinda don't get this
MC found out that his assistant is his old friends nephew. He most defintily learned about MC through his uncle and then became a fan of MC. But we don't know his real intentions and feelings yet. So no idea why he ran away, but we will probably learn about that in the next few chapters ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭
This chapter was a bit confusing and maybe even out of order, but MC went to his old friends gallery to get in touch with his assistent again (since his old friend is assistents uncle) and to get over his inferiority complex at the same time. The old friend calls his brother and talks about his nephew and how he will be home that day. MC now visits their home with that knowledge and gets in touch with assistent again. And assistent arguebly seems to already have crush on him with all the 'it doesn't have to be me' thing.
I'm sorry that I suck at names and I hope I didn't make it even more confusing ╥﹏╥
Ok I read it again and it wasn't really made that clear yet, but it seems the old friend stole the work of his nephew/ the assistent and took the credits for everything? MC realises how similar assistents work looks to the old friends one when the pictures fall out of the back. And in chapter 8 the old friend asks MC if his nephew told him anything and is relieved after he says no, so it definitly hints into that kind of direction.
I actually didn't catch it too the first time reading haha, but maybe there is a twist and the old friend didn't actually steal the work. Still needs to be directly confirmed.
i think its just an assumption by the readers T,T and no one said on the chapter that mitsuo (the assistant) stole Masaharu (old friend)’s work, though their works are really is similar as the MC said, that i guess made the readers think the one stole one’s. but well, they’re related sooo yeah maybe that’s why they have similar style in photography?
am waiting for a twist if that would be the case though…
That was my first thought too, like it makes sense to have a similar style if he was simply inspired by his uncle and maybe even learned under him.
So it never really crossed my mind that the uncle could have stolen his work. But I now see how it definitly could be the case.
Guess we gotta wait and see...
Ngl the new art style ain't that bad but it's hard to get used to it because i love the old one