At least in Angel's view, whether it was the problem of "distance" or the problem of "time," neither would be easy to overcome.
If Luno could truly overcome those two obstacles, Angel would not mind helping him out.
After all, merely finding a way to overcome them would be enough to benefit Angel.
After Angel finished speaking, Luno fell into a long silence.
After quite a while, Luno finally murmured in a low voice, "At least... a hundred years? Time really passes so quickly."
"When I was alive, every year always felt so slow."
"Whenever I thought of going to see Nazhi, I would think that there was plenty of time anyway. With her stubborn personality, she would definitely wait for me. It would be fine to go after a while."
"But who would have thought that with one opening of my eyes and one closing of them, at least a hundred years would have passed?"
"Nazhi probably will not wait for me anymore. She has likely already married someone else, right?"
Angel heard all of Luno's murmurs.
He was not particularly concerned with Luno's sorrow, nor with the Nazhi whose name he kept muttering.
Still, out of a listener's courtesy, and so the topic would not be left hanging in midair with no step to descend from, Angel followed his words and asked, "Is Nazhi your lover?"
Luno gently shook his head. "She used to be my personal maid."
Angel: "..."
"Of course, if nothing had gone wrong, she would have become my wife in the future." Luno sighed. "But unfortunately, something did go wrong."
"She did not possess the talent to awaken, nor could she use extraordinary power to extend her lifespan. By now, she should have reached middle age."
Angel's tone held a trace of surprise. "Middle