Hello there!

[This isn't part of the timeline... but should be kind of, some what, related to the story... At least know who is our Main character in the main story before reading this.]

"Yaya, do you need any help?"

Hello there, this is a story about me, hmm... for now, call me Useless. That's what I call myself anyway. But others called me Anj.

"Haha it's okay, I don't need any help. Tuo here can help me." This laughing, cute yet beautiful girl, with long straight black hair is Yaya. She is... My significant one? My princess? The one and only? Hahaha, well in simple terms, she is the one I love.

"Uhh yeah i'm here. I'll help her, Anj..." While this ungrateful man over there is Tuo. He has known Yaya for years longer than me. It's probably her charisma or something, but she always... she just... Well in other words, Tuo isn't the only man who has a higher chance than me.

"Are you sure you don't need my help? I really don't mind helping you know..."

"Yeah it's totally fine. I already owe you a lot, how can I have you keep helping me?" Her smile as she said that was just. AAAHH that would definitely have made my day if it didn't felt like she was forced to.

"But I... I really don't mind... I just... Fine... Have fun then, be careful."

"Understood!" and there they go. That playful personality... haaa... why did I have to fall for her... This is too hard for me...

Oh yes right, continuing on with the introduction. We live in a small farming village. Though the Lord of the land also lives here. But the everyone in the village likes him. They say he's not like those other Lords that just raise the taxes or just don't care about their village. That's why I am quite proud to be his son.

Yaya on the other hand, just had a simple background of a farming family.

The other difference is... She is the only friend I have in the village while for her... I'm probably just another out of many...

When my father was appointed the Lord of the Land and moved to the village, I didn't really notice Yaya.

It was quite funny if I think about it. She was wandering around the village selling some food she cooked herself. The last of the batch, just happened to be offered to me. Which she accidentally dropped. On my face. I still don't know how it was even possible to drop the food on my face.

She apologized again and again but I, "So... Can I still get to taste your food?"

She was speechless at first but then she promised me to make a special one. But who would've thought, that almost everyday she would forgot?

At first it was just me pestering her everyday for her promise. Soon it became me starting casual chats. Then it became a chat between friends. And finally it became a one sided love.

You might be thinking, that as the son of a Lord, I should have a lot of love experience right? HA. That`s where you`re wrong kiddo. Or whoever you are. Zero experience here from this Useless yours truly.

At that time, all I was brave enough to do was the usual. Just casual talk, try to blend in with a few of her friends, and help her out a few times.

But who would've thought that the more I wanted to help her, the more distant she felt?

"Running errands for your family Yaya? Let me help!"

"Hm? You haven't had lunch yet? That can't do! Let's go get something to eat"

"What? Your family's carriage suddenly broke? I think I could get someone to help"

"Your ceiling is full of holes? Let me find people to fix it!"

Hahaha... She only accepted the offer to go eat actually. Most of her answers would be something along the lines of "No worries, XXX is here with me" with XXX is being one of the many followers she has.

My literature teacher taught me that stories should have climaxes. Well sorry to say, there are no climax to this story of mine.

So why am I telling this?

So whoever you are, don't be like me who seeks affection.

War suddenly broke out. Father was ordered to the frontlines.

I went back to the capital.

Yaya was so close. Just a few walk away and I would've been able to talk to her. Yet it was when I was with her that I truly felt distant from her.

As if like I am but just... A stray dog she keeps giving attention. Yet, I want more than just her attention. Despite wanting to help her, I was too useless when she had many other people more worthy of her than me.

Useless... Yes, I truly felt Useless...

Returning back to the capital, feeling the loneliness, that was when I truly realize how obsessed of Yaya's attention I was. If I could survive walking back to the village, that might be the very action I would've taken.

Yet I was too much of a coward.

Fast forward 10 painful, lonely years...

Father finally came back from the war. He was awarded for his bravery, for he willingly sacrificed himself to save his comrades. Now that father, the only other family I had has left for and indefinite amount of time, what other way could I get attention and the affection I desired?

Yaya...

If only I wasn't useless...

years continue passing by... the loneliness still hurts every now and then... Or is it the sickness? I don't really know the difference. They both feel like as if there is a heavy stone inside my chest anyway.

But one day, I heard a whisper "back alley... boy... raise... please..." I have been alone for so long so where could whispers be coming from?

But if there is one thing that this Useless me could spare other than money, it would be time.

So I guess I'll be checking some back alleys then? It would hurt by why not... It's not like I have anything better to do...

I didn't search for long though.

An abandoned baby boy in a basket in a back alley.

"So... I'm guessing that whisper was asking me to raise you?"

"But why should I?"

hmm... But of course!

"I can't get affection from Yaya, but if I raise you like my son..." I do feel like this is a wrong way of thinking... But so what? It would be better than the affection that felt duty-bound from the servants. It should be better than... the affection from the forced smile from Yaya...

"Hmm... A name? If you were a girl I would called you Yaya..."

"You're a boy so... Well little one... like it or not, from now on, forever and ever, even the end of time or the end of the world would not be able to change it. A name that even death would not be able to take from you. A name for the boy that I wish would give me the affection I want until my end come..."

Hmm... Yeah I like this name. Hehehe, this does put a smile on my face.

"You're coming home with me, Iledoya..."

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"Chronotia, why do you always stop me from having fun?"

"It's not that I refuse to let you have fun, but you always mess with the world!"

"Hmph. Manipulating space is the only thing i'm good at. How else am I supposed to have fun? Anyway, I refuse to believe that you, who can manipulate time has not done anything of the sort!"

"Heh, I'm not like Spatia. Of course I have no--"

"What? why did you stop talking?"

"..."

"Well?"

"Okay I admit, I have done it once, but it was only a whisper, and that was the first and the last!"