Chapter 39. A beautiful flower

— …From now on, I will not burden you with my existence.

When Rachel saw the Archduchess take the last step toward the precipice and fall, her whole body was suddenly paralyzed by fear. It was a feeling that awakened the most secret corners of her soul.

It is…!

The girl fell to her knees from the piling headache. What… What's going on?!

«I really want to get along with you, Rachel Cassius.»

«If I'm such a bother to you, you might as well not invite me to visit!»

«In fact, Elsa and I are dating now.»

«Promise me you'll definitely come back to me!»

«And in a year, and in two years, and many years from now… Everything will be fine.»

The unsolicited scraps of phrases and events seemed as if they were in a dream. It was as if everything had finally fallen into place. Those memories that had previously occupied Camille — dissipated.