The true self that sought salvation, bearing the gold that carved the commandments, was obliterated within fate's spiral. In the instant of attaining heavenly wisdom, the dawn called hope emerged from the infinite Stars—only to discover in the end that it had all been an empty dream of a fleeting life...
"Waaah... Elysia..."
At the Yotsuya home, Miko Yotsuya finished reading the latest manga update on the last page of her phone.
She felt so miserable that she could not sleep. Reaching up to touch the corner of her eye, she wondered why her tears would not stop flowing.
She had kept reading even after mentally preparing herself for Elysia to die. She had anticipated the outcome, so why did this hurt even more than all the previous emotional blows?
After all, she had only anticipated the outcome, not the process.
Elysia had died, but she had not fallen in battle against the Thirteenth Herrscher. She herself was the Thirteenth Herrscher, and unlike every Herrscher before her.
She had become a Herrscher for everyone, for all the people she loved.
Everyone else had already lost hope in humanity, but Elysia had willingly sacrificed herself so humanity could regain its confidence and unite.
"Here, Miko..."
Beside her, Griseo watched the heartbroken Miko. After thinking for a moment, she took out a tissue and handed it to her.
"..."
Miko Yotsuya accepted the tissue and looked at little Griseo in front of her, unable to stop herself from feeling conflicted. Who had made her this upset?! This little girl right here!
She was suffering so much, yet this little girl's expression had not changed one bit.
It was so aggravating!
"Griseo, you have no heart..."
If Miko had not known that Griseo was not making up the story herself but drawing from