Proud People

Solam got drunk. It was the first time he had gotten drunk since coming to the human world. Though he usually seemed carefree and heartless, anyone could have moments of weakness.

Solam had let his guard down because the scene had stirred his emotions. He had begun to miss home...

The discovery astonished Solam the next morning, when his hangover left his head splitting. He actually missed home! Solam understood his own problems very well. It was as if he had been born lacking a certain part of his emotions, leaving him with a profound sense of detachment from everything in the world.

That included his family.

Did you know why his family all thought he was so obedient? It was because he had seemed different from other children since he was young. He had never depended on anyone. Even with Granny Karom, who had treated him the best, Solam maintained a faint sense of distance. Even when he acted cute around her, it was only an act. In truth, Solam had never felt that blood was thicker than water toward anyone.

He was more like a calm observer. He knew how kindly everyone treated him, but for some reason, he simply could not feel that wholehearted closeness people had with family. He had always attributed it to being a transmigrator, but as he met more and more people, Solam gradually realized that there really was something wrong with him.

Just like now, when he realized he missed Avalon.

Before this, his feelings for Avalon had not been particularly strong. In his mind, it had merely been a place where he had once lived. There might have been many things there that he liked, but it had not been worth longing for.

But today, Solam felt differently. He had begun