ˈoʊbə pˈeɪnts ɐ sˈɛlfpˈoːɹtɹɪt wˌɪtʃ ɪz sˌoʊ dɹˈɛdfəl ðæt hiː dˈɛɹz nˌɑːt ʃˈoʊ ɪt tʊ ˈɛnɪwˌʌn ɛksˈɛpt tækˈaɪki, hˌuː pɹɪdˈɪkts hˌɪm ɐ fjˈuːtʃɚɹ æz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɑːɹɾɪst.
Ōba paints a self-portrait which is so dreadful that he dares not show it to anyone except Takeichi, who predicts him a future as a great artist.