Josie returned to her room with the poster in hand.
As soon as she entered, she lay on her bed and stared at the ceiling, lost in thought.
She still doubted what her father had said, because Joshua did not look like someone who could come up with sheet music for songs.
But she had to participate in the Chanter of the World competition.
Even if she could not enter the Shining Group Competition, she still had to achieve a respectable ranking in the Newcomer Group.
Driven by that thought, Josie sat up from her bed and walked straight to the storage cabinet in her room.
She opened her cabinet... Several glowing Source Crystal Stones illuminated the items inside.
Everything inside was a birthday gift.
Josie's memories of her past were somewhat blurry. She even remembered the instant she opened her eyes after being born.
It made her feel as though her birth had happened only yesterday.
But she was sixteen now... Could human memories really last that long?
Josie did not know. Her childhood memories were also extremely vague; she only remembered always being in a pure white space.
By the time Josie's memories gradually became clearer, she was already living in the city of Nolan.
She remembered celebrating her birthday only once, half a year ago.
That day, she and her younger sister had received a huge pile of gifts, so many that it felt as though they were celebrating some grand festival.
Her father's explanation had been, "I have quite a lot of distant relatives."
Josie had doubted that explanation, but the gifts she received had still made her very... happy.
The gift-givers had only left hints about their identities, such as "your father's older sister."
The Hachi: A Dog's Tale shoulder bag she always used had