The Essence of Being a MuseVol. 1

Story Aya Fumino

Twenty-three-year-old art school reject Miyuu Seno has a blue print for the future, but it’s not her own. Instead, she’s stuck on the “secure”path her mom has laid out for her—from her office job, to her clothes, to the guys she meets—and it’s making Miyuu more miserable by the day. When things come to a head between them, Miyuu leaves home with a blank canvas in tow, holding on to the hope that painting can somehow undo the phony she’s become…