❝𝘾𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙍𝙔 𝘽𝙇𝙊𝙎𝙎𝙊𝙈❞ 𝙃𝙊𝙉𝙆𝘼𝙄 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍 𝙍𝘼𝙄𝙇

➤ chapter iv. | past trauma.

[Y] was in awed when he first set foot in Central Starskiff Haven. It's even bigger than Herta Spaceship. His eyes then landed on the large sakura tree that seemed to be far away.

“Oh? The tree seems to be large enough for everyone to see.” [Y] awed.

“...Of course. It's one of the first cherry blossom trees to ever be planted in Xianzhou Luofu. Everyone would like to honor ███████’s “death”. Well…almost everyone. He's one of the best known doctors and warriors after all.” Jing Yuan smiled sadly. “███████ grow this tree as a blessing. Most doctors used just a simple cherry blossom as an ingredient to help cure their patients. However, not all believe it is the perfect cure to reverse immortality and think of it as a curse.”

“I see…I’m glad the tree is perfectly healthy. I'm worried…if it was to be taken down…” [Y] trailed off.

“I understand why you're worried. I'm glad it hasn't died down after the—” Jing Yuan stopped himself from mentioning the disaster before giving the taller male an apologetic look, “Maybe not talk about that for now. How about we go on ahead with the tour? Perhaps it'll help you with your memory.”

“Ah, of course.” The taller male smiled.

“I wouldn't want you to feel guilty for the pain you cause us all. I don't want you to lose that precious smile again…” The white haired male thought to himself while clenching his fist.

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Jing Yuan gave [Y] around the city. [Y] was gaining attention from the citizens because of his paper bag on his head. Some find him suspicious because of that. [Y] can't blame them for that, not like people wear the bag over their head in public.

“If you're hungry, I can order us something to eat while on the tour.” Jing Yuan offered. [Y] nodded, “I don't get hungry, but it'll be nice to try something new.”

While Jing Yuan was ordering something from the food stall, [Y] waited on a bench. A young blonde approached him. The taller male took notice of the boy, “Oh, hello youngster. May I help you?”

“...Who are you? I don't think I've seen you before.” Yanqing narrowed his eyes on the taller male. “People noted that there's a suspicious man wearing a bag over his head. I assume that it's you.”

“That's me. I am [Y]. I just happened to arrive in Xianzhou Luofu on a mission of my own.” [Y] introduced himself to the child. “I can understand that people are suspicious, but this is just me hiding my face because I'm not used to showing my hideous face to the world. It made me shy.”