CHAPTER 1
WAITING FOR THE ICE TO THAW
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—A dark, black, far, deep, long, heavy, bitter darkness.
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The oppressive, suffocating gloom seemed like the culmination of everything evil in this world, and it enveloped his entire body, refusing to let him go. His face, his torso, his limbs—every bit of skin was stained by inky darkness. He could feel it seeping into his blood like it was desperate to slake a terrible thirst. Before long, he could no longer tell where his body ended and the darkness began.
And it wasn’t only his external form that became uncertain.
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The confusion went deeper, touching upon his true nature. Perhaps even touching his soul.
After losing sight of the essence of what made him him and aimlessly wandering for so long, he finally had a small fragment of it at his fingertips. That was what it felt like. This fragment was vague, and the unease and hatred welling inside made him hesitant to bring it closer.
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Was this the version of himself that he had been searching for?
Would this be the beginning of a completely different self?
It was a bizarre thought, but not an impossible one. He had already experienced things just as shocking and unimaginable. How much time had he wasted simply coming to terms with what was really happening and accepting the trials set before him? How long had it taken him to actively seek out what lay beyond all that?
The answers to those questions were why he was deeply uneasy.
Was this the right choice? Was this the right place?
Was this the person he wanted to be? The one who was trusted, forgiven, and accepted?
“—I love you.”
His indescribable worries melted away as that guiding voice faded.
Toward the white, bright, high, noble, beautiful, sweet light…
That soul, Subaru Natsuki…
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