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It’s at that moment that I notice them. the several signs suggesting that.
We’re nearing the end of the summer.
At dusk, the sky a gorgeous dark red, the protagonist visits the herb garden in the western region of the village.
He doesn’t return home by his usual time.
All these elements brought together match an event in the game.
That event is practically seared into my memory.
“Lian” isn’t involved in that event. It won’t be life-threatening for Alfred either, so… I don’t really have to worry or concern myself with it.
Not to mention…
In the game, Alfred experienced this event alone. That’s all the more reason why Lian—I—shouldn’t interfere in what’s going to happen.
…That’s what I tell myself.
In the Cheddars’ house, I look out the open wooden window and gaze at the sky. It’s dyed dark red with a smidge of glittering gold.
…So it’s finally time, huh.
The start of that event.
And I… keep this fact buried in the back of my mind. A measly attempt to erase all traces of it from my memory and pretend I’ve forgotten. Besides, I tell myself, I have other things I need to do. Other things I need to attend to.
I continue to pretend not to notice. Pretend not to know.
This has always been the case all the way up until now.
My heart is too weak.
I’m too much of a coward.
Thinking of this, I begin to hate this side of me from the bottom of my heart.
That’s right.
That event…
On one particular day, the protagonist goes to Granny Herba’s herb garden.
During his visit, Granny’s two adorable goats, a mother and her child, escape, running into the dark west forest.
The granny requests the protagonist to chase after her goats, and the protagonist accepts.
And so, he traversed deep into the forest.
The layer of rocks covering the ground. The towering trees with their twisted roots occasionally sticking out of the ground. The forest is filled with too much danger, so the villagers rarely head too far into the forest.
Beyond the forest is a small open area. A small riverside.
The only ones who visit that place are the birds and wild animals.
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