In a world without fear, humanity did not need to drive fear away in order to find hope.
As long as humans were alive, they could move forward. That was worlds apart from having to defeat fear before they could advance. To distinguish that vast difference, humanity gave the act of moving forward by overcoming fear in search of hope a special name—"Trailblazing."
Kafka was born on Tianyi V: New Babylon.
A planet thrown into disorder by the influence of a Stellaron. Its inhabitants did not know what "fear" was. They indulged their desires and, through endless depravity, ultimately mutated into "demons."
There was no fear there, no cliff, no feeling of one's legs going weak while standing at the edge of an abyss. And so, there was no reason to say, "I have to cross it."
That was why Kafka had always believed she could never "Trailblaze."
She could not "fear."
She knew nothing about it, even though she was exceptionally skilled at creating "fear."
She had always believed that anyone incapable of understanding the value of their own life could never do something like seeking hope in order to defeat "fear."
But at this moment, she felt that she had to "Trailblaze."
Because the instant Qianyi's message arrived—within that fleeting instant—she felt as though she were standing at the edge of a cliff, her legs trembling weakly, with a dense horde of demons pursuing her from behind. She had to summon her courage, cross the abyss before her, and "Trailblaze."
Amid this sensation she had never experienced before, she vaguely felt something fall from her body and drip onto the floor.
She lowered her head to look.
Sweat?
No. How could someone without fear break into a cold sweat over a single sentence?
If it was not sweat,