"I missed you."
Vizet and Luna spoke at the same time, their voices softly overlapping in the morning light.
As though they had crossed a long river of time and finally reached each other's ears.
At that moment, the surrounding clamor and cheers faded away. The only thing lingering by their ears was the echo that had yet to dissipate.
They both froze for a moment, then smiled in the same way.
Only when he saw Luna's smile did Vizet truly relax.
Strictly speaking, the crisis this time had not been as difficult as last year's Paris Region Incident.
Ever since the Paris Region Incident, he had begun preparing enough contingency plans for The Master's arrival. He even had adjustment plans for any possible deviations in the river of time.
Even so, in his eyes, this incident had still led to the worst outcome: he had returned too late.
He had originally thought he could return to the present the very second after disappearing from the Time Hall, but in the end, he was delayed by several days.
Suppressing the regret in his heart, Vizet looked Luna over.
Luna's eyes were still bright, like gemstones glittering beneath the morning light.
Yet the exhaustion she could not conceal at the bottom of her eyes fell clearly into his gaze, making his chest tighten.
Compared with those truly difficult moments before, the scene before him left him even more uncertain of how to respond.
His throat bobbed slightly, as though he had countless things to say.
But in the end, the only word that left his lips was a simple one. "Sorry."
Now that everything was finally over, he could at last set everything else aside for the time being and look only at the person before him.
"I originally thought I