Uda nodded when he heard Nakatsura's explanation. Mano still didn't understand what Nakatsura meant. The two of them had never met Tsukamoto before, so indeed, Tsukamoto shouldn't have any impression of them.
"So the woman you assumed was Tsukamoto didn't show the facial expression she should have when you met them?" Uda seemed to want to emphasize that what he was thinking was the same as what Nakatsura was thinking.
"Wait a second," said Mano. "How could Tsukamoto show her likes or dislikes when she met us? She had never seen us before."
Mano increasingly did not understand the direction of their conversation. Maybe there were things about Tsukamoto that she didn't know. Things that Uda and Nakatsura actually knew.
"Gonda! Now listen carefully! I'll tell you something important. However, this is not for public consumption. I don't want this information to spread widely."
Uda's words were astonishing. A secret that Uda was well guarding must be a big secret. Or maybe it's a personal secret.
"Twenty-five years ago," Uda began, "Tsukamoto was a young photographer on the rise. Her popularity skyrocketed like an airplane taking off. Partly because of her photographic works, partly because of the novels and films based on these photographs. The point is that she became a superstar at that time."
Uda stopped talking for a while. He took a sip of the tea that was on his desk.
"Tsukamoto was very protective of her private life. The public doesn't know much about the people who are close to Tsukamoto. Only a few people know about it. The few people Tsukamoto allowed to know."
Uda nodded when he heard Nakatsura's explanation. Mano still didn't understand what Nakatsura meant. The two of them had never met Tsukamoto before, so indeed, Tsukamoto shouldn't have any impression of them.
"So the woman you assumed was Tsukamoto didn't show the facial expression she should have when you met them?" Uda seemed to want to emphasize that what he was thinking was the same as what Nakatsura was thinking.
"Wait a second," said Mano. "How could Tsukamoto show her likes or dislikes when she met us? She had never seen us before."
Mano increasingly did not understand the direction of their conversation. Maybe there were things about Tsukamoto that she didn't know. Things that Uda and Nakatsura actually knew.
"Gonda! Now listen carefully! I'll tell you something important. However, this is not for public consumption. I don't want this information to spread widely."
Uda's words were astonishing. A secret that Uda was well guarding must be a big secret. Or maybe it's a personal secret.
"Twenty-five years ago," Uda began, "Tsukamoto was a young photographer on the rise. Her popularity skyrocketed like an airplane taking off. Partly because of her photographic works, partly because of the novels and films based on these photographs. The point is that she became a superstar at that time."
Uda stopped talking for a while. He took a sip of the tea that was on his desk.
"Tsukamoto was very protective of her private life. The public doesn't know much about the people who are close to Tsukamoto. Only a few people know about it. The few people Tsukamoto allowed to know."
