"It looks like you believe what I said now."
Rundstedt spoke softly as he watched the somewhat stunned expression on Chen Si's face. He knew his words were enough to reshape the young man's view of the world.
"No. I will always stand alongside the people I cherish most, until every obstacle keeping us from a happy life has been swept away." Chen Si's eyes gleamed sharply, his tone chilling.
Rundstedt's pupils contracted at those words. He stared into Chen Si's eyes, which were as cold as a deep, icy pool and sent a chill through him.
For a moment, he had the strange impression that the doctor before him exuded a boundless presence, as though an entire galaxy stood before him.
Rundstedt slowly rose, took an envelope from inside his jacket, and handed it to Chen Si.
"This is an invitation to the opening ceremony of the World Joint Assembly next October. You're welcome to attend. Until then, you still have time to consider what I said."
Rundstedt slowly turned and opened the office door.
"Charns, I admire you. You're unlike anyone I've ever met. But the truth is, you and I are the same kind of person. In the end, we will be the loneliest people in the world. No one will understand us."
With that, Rundstedt walked out and shut the door.
Chen Si turned to look out the window and watched Rundstedt get into a car and drive away.
"I don't understand you, Rundstedt, and I don't need to. You only have a year left."
The Mogwin Residence.
Chen Si entered the courtyard and took off his hat and coat. He looked around but saw neither Yasuo nor Philia, then went inside and found the house empty.
"Mr. Charns, you're back!" Aunt Lisa greeted him