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Chapter 75 - Prologue

When was it that I first started to feel bored in this world?

When I first held this 'sword', there were still so many things that captivated me.

But perhaps that was the moment when it all began to fade.

It wasn't that I hated being adorned with exaggerated, hollow words like genius, or strongest, or one-of-a-kind.

The true cause of my sinking heart was that I myself had realized those words were true.

There is no one who would laugh and call me arrogant.

Instead, everyone holds an ideal for me, wishing 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's not that I'm sad, nor am I empty. Just because I feel bored, it 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 young girl dreaming of her prince,

I continue to wait for someone who will one day take my hand.