Oh my (キ｀?Д?')! Can this person not be so overly doting on children? A-Liu merely complained a little, and you're already so excited to "cleave the sky" for him?
Actually, doing this wouldn't be a problem, but Narukami Island is right next door. If you cause such a big commotion, and Narukami Island notices, will they send people over to investigate? It could easily cause trouble!
"Leave it to me."
Ultimately, Lumine and Paimon did not stop Durandal's actions. She swung her great scythe forcefully towards the sky.
Everyone saw only a white light streak across the sky, and the sky over Seirai Island, which had been covered in purple, was thus torn open, and the long-awaited sunlight poured down onto the land of Seirai Island.
A-Liu, who had always stayed on Tsurumi Island shrouded in thick fog, saw sunlight for the first time. Seeing the bright sky, he widened his eyes and stared blankly at the sky's scenery.
"So... so beautiful."
Kama rowed quietly, and Durandal returned to her previous seat, watching the satisfied A-Liu with a faint smile.
Lumine and Paimon were helpless, but seeing A-Liu so content, what could they say?
Remembering that the Shogunate had recently arranged for personnel to survey the situation on Seirai Island, she decided to inform them later that the commotion in the sky was caused by them, so the Shogunate wouldn't be alarmed, knowing it wasn't caused by some unknown God or hostile force.
Soon, the group arrived at Seirai Island, bringing the curious A-Liu to a hillside facing Amakumo Peak.
"There..."
As if sensing something, A-Liu took a few steps forward, looked towards Amakumo Peak, and asked.
"That's Kapatcir's territory, Amakumo Peak. He's busy right now and can't come down to hear you sing. However, I think even if you sing here, Kapatcir will be able to hear you."
Paimon didn't want to tell A-Liu the news that Kapatcir was actually dead, so she used this lie to make A-Liu overlook the problem of Kapatcir not being able to appear.
Facing Paimon's explanation, A-Liu shook his head and smiled, "Don't worry about me, Paimon, Sister Lumine, Sister Durandal, Sister Shenhe. Actually, I know everything; whether it's about Kapatcir or about me, I actually know."
"Eh? That... I'm sorry, A-Liu. I didn't mean to..."
"It's alright, Paimon. Actually, I'm really happy. We've only known each other for a day, but meeting you all is truly my greatest fortune. Leaving Tsurumi Island was something I never dared to imagine in the past, not even in my dreams. But you all did it; you are truly amazing."
"Thank you so much, Sister Durandal. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known the truth. Thank you for all you've done for me."
"...You foolish child, something you should have realized long ago, yet you didn't notice until I told you. Are you so unconcerned about your friendship with Kapatcir?"
Durandal gently patted A-Liu's head. This silly boy, she wondered what he was thinking, what kind of thoughts he held to accept being sacrificed.
Didn't he care about Kapatcir?
"No, it's precisely because I cared that I accepted that arrangement."
It wasn't that he didn't care about Kapatcir; it was precisely because he cared too much that he accepted such a fate, wanting to satisfy Kapatcir.
Now that he thought about it, he had only considered himself, not Kapatcir's feelings, which led to what happened.
"...Silly child."
Not bothering further, Durandal gently patted A-Liu's head again, then retreated, leaving the space to A-Liu. Now it was his time to perform, a performance thousands of years in the making, finally about to begin.
"I'm here, Kapatcir. I... I've come to sing for you."
It was a very pure song, belonging to a child. It was so beautiful, yet for some reason, it made one feel an urge to cry.
A-Liu's song even caused a reaction on Seirai Island. Shogunate personnel, who were surveying the environment elsewhere, looked up at the light spots gradually converging towards A-Liu's direction.
Kama, waiting by the shore, also looked up, his gaze complex as he watched A-Liu sing.
Suddenly, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Perhaps he felt happy for his ancestor. Although the past could not be changed, A-Liu was very happy at this moment, and he was also about to escape the endless cycle with the help of Durandal and her companions.
The continuously converging light spots formed a feather, like the ones they had seen on Tsurumi Island. It was Kapatcir's feather, and it slowly landed in A-Liu's hand, emitting a faint glow, as if calling to A-Liu.
A-Liu smiled, and as he sang, he said in his heart.
"I... I've come to fulfill our promise, Kapatcir."
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