3 3 301 DialogEnable From that day on, the girl named A frequently appears in Iris's letters.
4 4 301 Through those letters, you can feel Iris's joy at finding a best friend.
5 5 301 The days go by and through the descriptions in the letters, the other girl starts to take shape.
6 6 301 From time to time, she and Iris would have a huge fight over some minute differences in ideas. Yet, the next moment, they would spend all day and night deep in discussion because they found new common ground.
7 7 301 To think that in a world like this, there are people who are bothered by things like this.
8 8 301 While thinking about how inconceivable this is, you also feel a subtle sense of gratification.
9 9 301 It's like seeing flowers blooming in a briar of thorns. It's heartwarming.
10 10 301 It does not know what a tempest is, nor does it need to know.
11 11 301 Knowing that they're both doing well is enough for you.
12 12 301 Both Iris and A have been getting busier.
13 13 301 AniZhuanchangBegin They are pursuing their own ideals, working to forge their own path in these unforgiving times.
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15 15 304 AniZhuanchangEnd It's been awhile since my last letter to you, 【kuroname】. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
16 16 304 Please forgive my recent lack of correspondence. It's just that after things starting falling in place, I haven't had much time to myself. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
17 17 304 The World Government Association of Art contacted me recently, telling me they really love my operas. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
18 18 304 They're giving me an opportunity to have my play performed in the Grand Opera House of Babylonia. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
19 19 304 As such, I've been spending my days and nights making preparations. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
20 20 304 Writing the libretto, composing the music... I've decided to base it on the Acadia Evacuation. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
21 21 304 A is helping me as well, of course. Every day, we discuss how to set up the scenery so that everything's perfect. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
22 22 304 I've gained enough experience and I've never doubted my own talent. I have absolute confidence in myself. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
23 23 304 But for some reason that I can't explain, I'm panicking. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1 1
24 24 304 My audience is growing larger, cheering for me and supporting my operas. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
25 25 304 But this panic feels like quicksand, pulling me deeper and deeper in. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
26 26 304 I don't know why I'm panicking. I've pondered over it for a long time, but I don't know what it is that I'm missing. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
27 27 304 I don't dare to unload this on A. She's busy concentrating on her own art and I can't disturb her at this time. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
28 28 304 In the past, when I gazed up at the stars in the sky, all I saw was unparalleled beauty. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
29 29 304 But now, when I gaze up at those same stars, all I feel is an unbearable emptiness. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1 1
30 30 304 My opera will be performed the day after tomorrow, and yet here I am, cowering. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
31 31 304 I feel so lost, and so I write to you for help. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
32 32 304 This is incredibly selfish of me. How could I be so mean as to heap my problems on you? 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
33 33 304 But I trust you, unconditionally. You've always been so strong. You've always managed to get me back on track. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
34 34 304 Please tell me, 【kuroname】，what is it that I'm missing? 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
35 35 304 There is an opera ticket attached to the letter. If you can make it, please come and see my show. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
36 36 304 I had hoped that our first meeting wouldn't be under such dire circumstances, but alas, it's unavoidable. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
48 48 301 Follow-up missions and lengthy combat exercises have kept you busy every day. You do not even have the time and opportunity to check your mail, let alone attend a date.
49 49 301 Another month passes in the blink of an eye.
50 50 301 You open your mailbox to find it stuffed full of letters.
51 51 301 They are all from Iris.
52 52 301 AniZhuanchangBegin You open each one, carefully reading through them.
53 53 304 AniZhuanchangEnd You weren't in my audience. I'm pretty sure of that. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
54 54 304 Because even though we've never met, I'm sure I can recognize your face at a glance. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
55 55 304 I had been waiting for you, but I didn't see you even when the performance ended. I guess you didn't have time. I believe you didn't have time. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
56 56 304 You're a soldier, so it must have been something that you had no say in—That's what I tell myself. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
57 57 304 Although I must admit I was dismayed, I'm really glad you didn't come to see the opera. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
58 58 304 It was such a novice attempt, so much so that I wouldn't feel comfortable showing it to you. Had you seen it, you would have been disappointed in me. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
59 59 304 After the performance ended, I found the reason for my panic. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
60 60 304 "Using the libretto and music to convey your inner world to others... I feel that it's an especially meaningful endeavor." 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
61 61 304 I seem to have written this in one of my previous letters, didn't I? 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
62 62 304 I've been in such a hurry that I ended up becoming the type of person I used to dislike. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
63 63 304 Along the way, I'd somehow lost sight of my ideals and my dreams. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
64 64 304 I'd stopped examining every libretto I wrote and my arrogance hurt others. This pains me. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1 1
65 65 304 A long time ago, I felt that Babylonia was such a small place. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
66 66 304 So much so that sending letters never took more than a day. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
67 67 304 Now more than ever, I realize why it's so small. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
68 68 304 It comes across as comfortable and cozy because I've been a frog in a well. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
69 69 304 From my limited perspective, I depicted a ridiculous representation of the world and actually thought it was the real thing. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
70 70 304 If I want to capture the real world on canvas and create real art, I shouldn't stay here. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
71 71 304 "Only the experience of hell can exercise the power to create heaven, only through the blood of the fingers can the world pop into existence." 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
72 72 304 Someone once said that. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
73 73 304 I strongly believe this, and so I've made the biggest decision of my life. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
74 74 304 I wish you could be physically here with me and listen to me telling you this. And then, just as always, tell me what I should do. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
75 75 304 But this time, I can't wait any longer. This is my decision and my responsibility to bear. I can't push them to you. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
76 76 304 Waiting is no longer a pleasant experience, but a torture. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1 1
77 77 304 "Do not linger to gather flowers to keep them, but walk on, for flowers will keep themselves blooming all your way." 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
78 78 304 You once told me that. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
80 80 304 Perhaps this will be the last letter. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
81 81 304 If this isn't, well, the next time I send you a letter, I'll be a brand new me. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
82 82 304 I believe there will be a day when we will meet. That I'm sure. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
83 83 304 I've attached a pen with this letter. That's the pen I've been using all this while. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
84 84 304 I've clutched it all day and night, contemplating how best to write you this letter. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
85 85 304 When you use it, it'll be as if I was holding your hand close to my heart. 0000ffff 1 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory00.png 1
