"Is this... the Holy Emblem of my Lord?"
As Astrid glimpsed the thorny rose slowly emerging in her consciousness, her heart fluttered, and she murmured subconsciously.
The brilliance of the thorny rose twinkled.
It was a dazzling crimson, resembling beautiful blood.
Looking at that familiar yet unfamiliar symbol, Astrid felt as though her heart had stopped beating at that moment.
Until that ethereal and dazzling crimson... filled the whole world.
It was hard to describe the intense emotion that surged in the girl's heart.
Thump...
Thump...
She heard her own heartbeat.
She felt her heart, resonating in some blood-connected way with that mysterious and beautiful emblem.
Almost subconsciously, Astrid reached out towards the illusory thorny rose.
Then she couldn't help but whisper,
"Great Savior..."
"Is it really... you?"
Her trembling fingertips gently lifted.
Astrid saw herself "touch" the ethereal Holy Emblem.
