The parents hoped for a god of love to save humanity, yet another person dragged that god down into the mortal world, letting him witness everything in a human body.
He should have known neither sorrow nor joy, yet he was wounded because of people.
God was pierced upon the cross. After bringing forth miracles, he returned to the heavens and looked down upon all living beings.
And man walked through thorns, covered in cuts and scars, yet continued onward to places farther away.
God was great. He never took pride in possessing a divine body.
Man was humble. He took pride in being human.
And so Lin lived proudly, alongside everyone else.
"Lin, do you remember what you said back then? If one day humanity's fate rested in my hands, would I fight for humanity?"
Two young men, one clad in black and the other in white, gazed up at the starry sky.
"But when humanity's fate truly fell into my hands, I did not even have the choice to fight for humanity. Yet aside from that, I could not fight for you all as I had once promised, either."
"Everything should have been that way, yet in the end, I still set foot upon the path of saving the world."
"Fate really is wondrous."
Lin lowered his head and looked at the three concert tickets. He gently shook his head, but he was not denying Kevin's words.
After who knew how much time, how many conflicts and estrangements, how many turns of fate, he stood once more upon that rooftop from long ago.
Facing the predetermined future.
"Then shall we listen to the concert together? Was that something we agreed on back then?"
Kevin froze. The faint smile on Lin's face vanished in an instant.
He walked