I'm No MOTH Hero

"Want to Go Back to Brother's Side."

Compared to the self-introductions of the others, this ID was much like Kevin's "Instant Noodles Are Better Hot"—both simply expressed their thoughts.

He raised his head and surveyed the surroundings. This place looked somewhat like the forest area from before, but without such dense vegetation. Instead, it was a more orderly jungle, with blue motes of light floating in midair like fireflies at night, dreamlike and enchanting.

Following the lights, Lin calmly watched as these glowing specks—whether living creatures or dust, he could not tell—guided him deeper into the jungle. Halfway there, he heard the murmur of running water. At the end of the path, between gaps in the trees, a crystal-clear scene unfolded before him.

"Hmm-hmm-hmm..."

A soft, gentle song arrived before Lin together with the clear radiance of the spring.

Lin stood there in a daze.

Lin had seen too many people leave over the course of his life. Before he had even been able to prepare himself, they had already gone far away.

But there were two men whose significance to Lin differed from those friends or lovers. They were his elders. To Lin, he had learned more from them as a child would, learning the qualities he would need to keep moving forward.

One of them was Mark.

All he and Bianca had left Lin was their child, yet after arriving in the modern era, Lin had failed to meet the youngest among them.

To put it bluntly, all he felt about that was guilt.

He had failed to protect that man's child.

But now... at this very moment...

"Brother Lin, it's been a long time."

The blue-haired girl named Griseo tilted her head and smiled softly at Lin, just as she had fifty thousand years ago.

"Your colors