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Heavy!
Incomparably heavy!
The relentless weight bore down on Wu Yan even in his sleep, making it hard for him to breathe. Pained sounds escaped him as his consciousness, like a small boat, rolled helplessly amid a raging storm, as though he were being tossed about by crashing waves.
Of course, it would have been very easy to become immune to that pain.
As long as Wu Yan let his true heart submit to the negative emotions triggered by Yagokoro Eirin's medicine and vented them without restraint, he would no longer suffer!
But rather than become someone utterly unlike himself, Wu Yan would rather continue suffering!
Perhaps even Yagokoro Eirin had never expected Wu Yan's willpower to grow stronger under the influence of those important to him, allowing him to resist the sin erupting from the depths of his heart and leading to this outcome...
He did not know how much time had passed, nor did he know which of the two conflicting natures had ultimately won. Then, at some point, the crushing heaviness that had constantly assailed him began to fade. The dizziness and pain vanished like receding tidewater.
Wu Yan slowly opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.
After struggling against that crushing sensation for so long, Wu Yan's mind was somewhat muddled. Staring at the unfamiliar ceiling before him, he was dazed for a moment.
Where was this?...
The Scarlet Devil Mansion?...
But the walls of the Scarlet Devil Mansion were all red, while the ceiling before him was white.
Hakurei Shrine?...
But Hakurei Shrine's ceiling was made entirely of wood. Not just the ceiling—even the floors were wooden. The ceiling before him had clearly been built