Amphoreus, "drama" is actually Remembrance of someone's youth, the stage being the former Aedes Elysiae.
Xing, burdened with a bellyful of questions, plays the role of the man's "most important partner," accompanying him and Cyrene as they search for something...
"The village is only so big, so the childhood secrets we kept back then are still there, right?"
The first search site was by the water, where a hunter's son named Piso and a village girl named Livia were arguing about something.
"It's mine! I caught it!" Livia crossed her arms, while Piso, hands on his hips, retorted, "It's clearly mine!"
" Phainon, Sister Cyrene, come and see! I've fished up a really big and heavy glass bottle!"
"It's mine! The fishing rod is mine; I'm just lending it to you, so whatever you catch is mine too."
"Oh, what good thing are you fighting over? Let me see..."
Xing took the glass bottle from Piso and opened it.
Hmm... to be honest, the handwriting is quite neat, somewhat like Phainon's.
Xing continued to examine the message in a bottle from someone's childhood, a handwritten letter sealed in a glass bottle, the letter paper sewn from wheat straw, the edges of the writing somewhat blurred from being soaked in water.
To the person who will find the message in the bottle in the future:
It's the month of opportunity at the end of the year. Everyone in the village says that doing something related to opportunity on the last day of this month might bring unexpected good fortune.
So, I decided to write a letter and throw it into the sea to see where the current would take it:
I want to tell you about our little village and my dreams.
Our little village is called Aedes Elysiae. Have you heard of this place?
Let me tell you: There are golden wheat fields, like a vast ocean. There are tall trees with falling leaves. And in the center of the village stands a statue of the Oronyx.
Every year at the end of the year, the village holds a winter solstice celebration. We place baked flatbread, herb-stuffed fish, goat milk, and all sorts of delicious food under the statue of the god.
Last year at the celebration, I even stole some maltose to eat, and accidentally knocked out a tooth from it.
My parents say that if you throw your tooth under a tree or bury it under a rock, it will grow into a new one quickly, just like a sapling breaking through the soil.
I remember searching and searching, parting the tangled weeds behind the courtyard, and finding a mysterious cave.
I threw the tooth into the hole, and then used my hands as a megaphone to shout, "Hey--come out--!"
Nothing happened. When the year came to a close, the tree hole was nowhere to be found. Curiosity.
You don't think I'm being childish by saying all this, do you? Unlike Cyrene, who is already capable of hosting celebrations and is skilled at using the Divine Fish divination cards to predict the future.
It's said that the cards we draw determine the kind of person we become. Last time, I drew the " Savior " card, and everyone exclaimed "Wow!"
Everyone likes the " Savior," but I prefer to be a "guest" or a "scholar." Because the Savior is a very important person, bearing a very heavy responsibility.
I'm not that capable; I can't be a " Savior."
Few people from Aedes Elysiae venture far from home, and we rarely hear of the outside world. All I know is that there are all sorts of city-states and many great heroes. The bad thing is, they're always at war.
I don't like war.
If the world were like our little village, where everyone knew each other, threshed grains and herded sheep together, why would we need Savior?
However, both Mr. Pisces and Uncle Galba said that one day in the future, when I'm a little older, I should go out and see the world.
In that case, the place I most want to go is the mighty City of Whirlwinds, to find the most skilled craftsman there and have him forge a sword for me.
With this sword, I want to protect our little village. I don't want to go to war.
Right now, I don't have a sword of my own, only a wooden stick and a hoe.
Oh, right! I also hope that by then, the outside world will no longer need Savior.
I think that's the best thing ever.
This is my hometown, my dream. If you found this bottle, what are your hometown and dreams like?
You can do what I did: write it down, throw it into the sea, and let fate send this bottle to the next place.
Oh dear! This looks like an essay I wrote in Mr. Pisces's class, and it has quite a few typos. I hope she's not the one who found it, otherwise I'll get points deducted and kept after school.
Phainon felt slightly embarrassed. "Uh, it's the wishing bottle I wrote when I was a kid... What a coincidence!"
"Wow! I want to see Phainon's childhood wish!" Livia and Piso clapped their hands.
Just then, a woman's voice came from afar.
" Piso! Livia! Dinner's ready!"
"Ah, it's Mom!"
"I'm hungry... I'm going back to eat! Goodbye, big brothers and sisters!"
Watching the young boy and girl go home, Phainon couldn't help but sigh:
"We thought that throwing the wishing bottle into the sea would carry our wishes to the world outside the Aedes Elysiae, or perhaps bring back some echoes..."
"I didn't expect... I'd still be pushed back by the waves."
"The boomerang of childhood has returned. But it doesn't look like the sea to me, it looks like a lake," Xing said.
"... It's a bit of a shame."
The second location was a barn, a sunlit barn that smelled of ripening wheat.
They found various fruits piled up by the squirrels in the haystack, and... a small wooden figure missing an arm or a leg.
"My half-finished little soldier sculpture? It's actually still there...!"
"Wait, isn't this the one that was confiscated by Professor Pisces back then? Hey, at least we're reunited..."
" Phainon, Cyrene? Where are you going?"
As predicted, Professor Pisces discovered Phainon and the others.
"Mr. Pisces? Is school over?"
"Hehe~ No classes today. I asked Oronyx with a fallen leaf this morning, and he said the children are prone to injury today, so we've given everyone the day off."
"Perfect timing, it's the busy farming season right now, even if we don't have classes, we still have other things to do."
Cyrene smiled and said, "It must be too hard for you to have only one teacher in Aedes Elysiae's small school building."
"It's all for the students; a little tiredness is nothing."
"On this long journey, you must go to the Grove of Epiphany on your teacher's behalf, and witness the true realm of wisdom..."
"... By the way, is there some kind of treasure in this barn? You've been searching it for ages."
Before she could react, Professor Pisces's gaze had already fallen on the doll in her hand.
"This is... a toy? Seriously, how old are you and you're still playing with toys?"
Phainon was secretly delighted. "Don't remember? Good, then I'll take the little soldier home!"
"Alright, alright, I'm going now. It might rain tonight, you guys should head home early too!"