“Eve, there isn’t much time left. Let’s go quickly.”

The young Caliph’s urging continued. Evelia looked at Caliph with confused eyes, then gazed into an indistinct emptiness.

It was an unusually clear day. The green meadow, bathed in dazzling sunlight, was more refreshing than ever.

In the middle of it all, Caliph and Evelia stood side by side, holding hands. Everything was in perfect condition. However, Evelia felt strangely uneasy, to the point where her chest was restless.

“Eve, let’s go. Huh?”

Once again, Caliph’s urging continued. Evelia looked at him with slightly trembling eyes.

With an adorable face, he still smiled so handsomely that it was more than enough to provide her with comfort. But why couldn’t she shake off this feeling?

“Cal, I keep hearing strange sounds…”

“Strange sounds? What are you talking about? I didn’t hear anything.”

Evelia reluctantly revealed the reason she couldn’t easily lift her foot. Caliph, looking very puzzled, cocked his head. Due to that, Evelia found herself captivated by an even stranger feeling.

“…I’m sure I heard something.”

Evelia glanced behind her once again. A breeze passed through the densely packed forest where trees gathered in the distance.

The direction of the wind made the trees shake their branches. Occasionally, flocks of birds gathered and flew somewhere.

It was an incredibly beautiful scene. It was also a long-awaited moment of peace. However, Evelia couldn’t erase the approaching anxiety.

She pondered for a long time. But eventually, unable to find the reason for her uneasy feelings, she tightened her grip on Caliph’s hand, and they resumed walking with difficulty.

‘Evelia, please, I beg you. Please come to your senses. If you keep dragging time like this, Caliph might die!!’

A voice full of desperate urgency, beyond mere pitiful emotions, completely enveloped Evelia.

Caliph might die?

Startled, Evelia stared through the young Caliph by her side. Caliph still looked at her with an expressionless face.

There was no problem at all. It was undoubtedly a moment more peaceful than any other. But why, why…

“Eve, what’s wrong?”

Caliph asked, looking at Evelia, who was full of confusion. Yet, Evelia couldn’t offer any response. She just stared into the air with anxious eyes, lost in deep thought.

“Eve.”

“…”

“Eve.”
Caliph hugged Evelia tightly. Finally, Evelia lifted her gaze and met Caliph’s eyes.

“I don’t think it’ll work out.”

“You think it won’t work out?”

“I don’t think we can go there together.”

Evelia still gazed at the cherry blossom tree in the distance. It was beautiful even on second glance. It was splendid enough to captivate her heart instantly.

Originally, no matter how far it was, she would have headed there without hesitation. But now, it seemed like it shouldn’t be that way.

“Cal, I think I need to go alone.”

Evelia looked directly at Caliph and took a step back. Then Caliph’s forehead gradually narrowed.

“Why? We promised to go there together. Suddenly, do you not want to go with me anymore?”

“It’s not like that, Cal. It’s not like that…”

“Then let’s go together. You’ll surely be happy when we arrive. You used
His voice, which promised to give me a beautiful world, was filled with more determined will than ever before, but I merely accepted it as a sweet persuasion he was conveying to me.

Certainly, at the end of that, he promised to make it happen. That he won’t die. That he will definitely endure. A message that itself made my heart pound followed.

However, like a fool, I let myself fall asleep, comforted by the idea that I could rest if I got too tired. But that wasn’t allowed. Even if it was hard, I should have endured. I should have held onto him, who was saying those words.

Evelia, who had been frowning painfully, sighed deeply and lifted her head.

“Cal, I’m sorry. Even thinking about it again, it seems like we can’t go there together.”

The resolute tone, which had become more monotone, conveyed a firm meaning. She had to go. She could no longer spend time in this place with young Caliph, where only her inner self was comfortable.

Caliph’s complexion quickly turned into a deep sorrow. It weighed heavily on Evelia’s heart. Nevertheless, Evelia, without changing her mind, took a step back, then another step back.

The hand they were holding, as if it could draw a straight line in the air and fall off at any moment, became loose.

Caliph firmly held Evelia’s fingers, not wanting to let her go until the end. However, with the last step back, the hands of the two fell into the air in an instant.

At first, Caliph’s pupils shook helplessly. Evelia, who was watching him, bit her lower lip tightly.

This was just a fant
I wandered for a while. Unlike the darkness where nothing was visible, this place was entirely filled with vibrant vitality, yet the frustration of not knowing where the exit was persisted, just like back then or now.

With just that, Evelia already felt exhausted, but she gritted her teeth. She had to somehow get out of this place. She had to go to Caliph.

The steps that had been wandering over the meadow had now reached a deep forest. Though her breath had reached the tip of her chin, the pace of her steps did not slow down.

After wandering for a while, a blue light emanating from not too far away became visible.

Evelia narrowed her eyes and approached the place step by step. As she did, between densely packed trees, a small clearing came into view.

It was a fairly spacious area, and in the middle of it, there was a small cabin. The somewhat dilapidated door of the cabin, whether abandoned by someone, was halfway open.

Through the gap, a blue aura was constantly emanating. Evelia instinctively guessed that this place was where she should head.

As her thoughts reached that point, she decisively lifted her feet. Then, she opened the creaking door without hesitation.

The blue aura that was already emitting vigorously enveloped her entire body in an instant. A pleasant warmth was immediately felt. Evelia gently lowered her eyelids.

A hazy feeling, as if being sucked into something, followed. And when everything stopped, unlike before, a clear sensation was felt at her fingertips.

Evelia struggled to lift her heavy eyelids. The once blurry vision gradually brightened. And when it became completely clear, the first person Evelia faced was Felix, who had a more anxious expression than ever before.