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"The man who was once sorrowful has had his heart filled. That heart, once overflowing with sorrow, lonely for four hundred whole years, has been utterly transformed by the love that came when his hopes were fulfilled..."
"I have already..." At the edge of Myth Origin, Princess Hisui of the Fiore Kingdom gazed at the mist-shrouded, unfathomable gorge stretching endlessly before her and tightened her trench coat around herself. A few crystal beads of dew clung to the ends of her hair.
"It is time to return, Your Highness." Not far behind her, Arcadios finally broke his long silence. "You must preside over today's Celebration of Birth."
The Celebration of Birth was a festival held together throughout the continent every year. On July 7, people all over the world set aside their work to celebrate together. It was now one of the grandest and most important festivals in the world—
"Has it already been five years since that day?" Raising her head, Princess Hisui gazed toward the distant horizon, her eyes hazy as she murmured, "Five whole years have already passed..."
"Before we knew it, so much time had passed since that man left."
Hearing her melancholy sigh, Arcadios parted his lips as though he wanted to say something.
"You must be wondering about the plan I never told even you about, Colonel Arcadios—though I should call you Secretary of State now." Without turning, Princess Hisui voiced the very question he had wanted to ask. "In truth, I only wanted to soothe his sorrow. To return to the time when he had just lost the person he loved, and use all my love to ease the sorrow in his heart..."
"As long as I could soothe his sorrow, then even if the script failed in the end, he would