"What happened next?"
Josie quietly listened as her mother described stories from the past.
Including the birth of the first movie and the creation of the Magic Web...
Although Ciri was not particularly good at telling stories, Josie still desperately wanted to know what came next.
"I'll tell you more when I have time."
Ciri glanced at the clock hanging in her eldest daughter's room. She had already been talking with Josie for nearly an hour.
Ciri had omitted many, many details from the story... including how she had met Joshua.
It was a little embarrassing to say that in front of her daughter.
"Your friends are all waiting outside. Once you've sorted out your feelings, it's time to start celebrating."
Ciri had also explained Josie's origins, including the relationship between the Gray Mist and the World Tree, as well as the mission Josie had borne from the moment she was born.
"Mm..."
Josie silently nodded. That much time had been enough for her to sort through the chaotic emotions in her heart.
So Josie followed her mother out of the room. The moment she opened the door, she saw many people waiting outside.
Before, Josie might not even have been able to call them by name, but now she could recognize everyone there one by one.
Frost Elf Tylinn, who had become an idol to save her people; Miss Flower of Falosi Galolie, who was often scolded by her mother for being obsessed with Minecraft; and Shael, the Frost King whose owl memes were more powerful than words.
Nolan's number one journalist, Thousand Faces, and the world's top professional player, Princess Foya the Fourth Princess... no, was she in Cotton Quilt Spirit form now? And her genius student, Arl.
Messiah, the Holy Knight who had never won once, and