Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Seven years ago, Ines's star pupil created a graduation project so impressive that even today, many seasoned producers would struggle to achieve such results.

Mr. Smith had been waiting quite a while and was understandably growing impatient.

His mother was from Verdantia, and fluent in the Verdantian language, so he replied to Ines immediately.

"How about tonight? I'll be dining at The Silverthread Eatery in about twenty minutes. Why don't you bring your student and join me there?"

"No problem, I'll contact her right away."

Mr. Smith put away his phone, the weariness in his pale blue eyes vanishing in an instant.

"Tim, I have two friends-would it be alright if they joined us for dinner?"

"Of course," Timothy replied.

At that moment, Ines was texting Jessica.

"Jessica, are you there?"

"I'm here."

explained that Mr. Smith had arrived in the

in twenty minutes.

soon made Jessica's

everything she wanted

invaluable opportunity that she

original character animation that afternoon. It wasn't perfect, but it would

Professor. I'm heading out

so decisively made Ines happier than words

saved the freshly finished animation onto her phone, grabbed her

Smith to

Kane, Yates, and

managed to annoy Timothy, but Timothy still invited

was here to attend the Zimmerman family's birthday banquet, and petty squabbles between

in film and media, and Yates was a

Sheila for an animation role, so he wanted to make a good impression

familiar faces would help Mr. Smith feel at home in

years in the West, Mr. Smith was naturally warm and

earlier animated projects, and Mr. Smith