Taking part in a myth in person was truly baffling for a bug.
But that was exactly what had happened.
"My child, I have sensed a crack in your heart."
"What has happened to you? Your soul is now more fragile than even those of the most aged elders."
So said the light.
As she spoke, gentle light surrounded Iggs.
An unprecedented sense of peace immediately filled his heart.
But because of that, Iggs recalled how he had felt lately.
"I think I... I really am a little tired..."
That was the truth.
This was a dream. No bugs would judge him here, and he did not need to worry about time.
So Iggs sat up on the ground, curled into himself, and shakily pieced the fragments together.
"Is... my classmate."
"She's incredible, beyond anything I could imagine. I can't match her, but I don't want to lose to her."
"All I can do is work hard, work hard, and work even harder. I don't want to disappoint the bugs who love me, so I can only keep working."
"But she stands far too high." Iggs's voice was almost trembling.
"I can't keep going. Maybe I really am going to disappoint them. I have no way of being the very best."
"Then simply don't."
So said the light.
"What?"
Iggs suddenly froze. He had never expected his heartfelt confession to receive such a response.
Yet the light did not seem to think there was anything wrong with what she had said.
She floated in a circle, her trail shimmering with specks of starlight, then continued to explain.
"My child, you never needed to carry out a task you cannot complete."
"What you truly need to do is accept all of yourself, including your shortcomings."
Her tone was gentle, her meaning