An Kai's voice rang out between Wayne and "Chris."
Hearing his teacher's voice, Wayne let out an exaggerated sigh of relief.
His familiar expression of assured victory returned.
The unruffled Wayne who had everything under control was back.
Hearing An Kai say that, "Chris" felt her heart suddenly sink.
She rose shakily to her feet.
An ominous feeling lingered in her heart.
"Chris" could not remember how she walked back to the Castle.
She only felt that the road was long, longer than it had ever been before, with neither its end nor the path ahead in sight.
It felt less like walking down a road than through a space woven from chaos.
She yearned for a glimmer of light to appear and guide a lost soul like her.
By the time she returned to the Castle in a daze, An Kai was already waiting for her.
In "Chris's" eyes, An Kai was her light.
She dreaded yet anticipated what he would say next.
"Do you really want to know why you can't have children?"
When An Kai said that, "Chris" frowned slightly. Had it been any other question, she would have obeyed him as she always did and stopped pursuing it.
But this time...
"Chris" instead nodded firmly!
Even if nothing but chaos lay ahead, she would seek the true answer.
Without regret.
"All right! Since you want to know, come with me."
An Kai nodded, then turned and headed toward the room first.
This was the first time "Chris" had seen An Kai look so grave.
The top floor of the Castle.
It was also the room where An Kai and "Chris" usually rested.
An Kai stood by the window.
"Chris's" light footsteps sounded behind him.
He let out a soft sigh.
An Kai turned around. "I'd advise