Chapter 75 - Prologue
—When was it that I began to feel bored in this world?
When I first held this 'Sword,' there were still so many things I could lose myself in.
But perhaps that was the moment it all began to fade.
It wasn't that I hated being adorned with exaggerated, boring words like genius, or the strongest, or one-of-a-kind.
The true cause that sank my heart was that I myself had come to realize those things were fact.
There is no one who would laugh and call me arrogant.
Rather, everyone holds an ideal for me to be arrogant.
They told me I was special—yes, I am special.
They told me I was the strongest—yes, I am the strongest.
They told me there was no one who could stand beside me—yes. There is no one who can stand beside me.
There is no one who can walk with me.
There is no one who can hold my hand.
There is no one at my side.
It isn't that I'm sad, nor am I empty. Just because I feel bored doesn't mean I've come to hate this world. It's just…
Yes, it's just that—I can't help but feel lonely.
And so, like a child waiting to be picked up,
Like a girl dreaming of her prince,
I continue to wait for someone who will one day take this hand.