The calm world in this world is already a spring water stirred by a strong wind, and it is difficult to calm down for a while. Moreover, the world today is still a common whole, and no one can predict what kind of impact this incident will have on the world.

And in another dimension, completely parallel to Earth's reality, an anomalously similar storm is about to begin.

In the dark, lightless room of the castle, the Fool sat in front of the fire, staring silently at the burning flames, the red light already reflecting his face.

Almost no one in this world knows his exact age, only that he is young.

However, it was not completely unaware of this, as the magician sitting not far from the Fool knew about it.

If the person who knows the Fool in the world is the Magician, he spent years searching for someone who could be the Fool, someone who could replace him as the leader of TAROT.

No one cared about the Fool until the magician found him, and in the eyes of the people, he was just a person who was hiding in a sanatorium and recuperating, and this cultivated person may have some kind of problem in his head.

But the magician's eye saw that he would be the one who would change the world.

In this respect, both the paper kite and the circus master, who are both blasphemers, are much worse than him.

The Fool was looking at the campfire, and the magician was looking at him.

This middle-aged man, dressed as a gentleman, was playing with a short gentleman's cane in his hand, and looked very leisurely, but those who were familiar with magicians would inevitably see some kind of worry and doubt in his eyes.

What could be baffling this man of the pinnacle of strength and wisdom?

The reason is simple, it is in the body of the fool.

The former magician thought that he knew the fool very well, and it was he who found him in the vast sea of people, and guided him step by step to where he is today.

From the initial advice to the ability to solve the confusion and comprehend the blasphemer's ability, the magician thinks that the fool grows under his own gaze, but when the fool has grown completely, the magician suddenly begins to realize that he cannot see through this half of the "apprentice" he has taught.

In the body of the fool, the magician felt a calmness and depth that he did not even feel in himself.

It was a very scary feeling.

And the reason why the magician feels this way is because he thinks that the current fool is terrible.

The cane in his hand is not just a leisure act, but also to dispel the uneasiness in his heart.

"Do you like fire?" asked the Fool suddenly.

The magician blinked and said, "Of course, there are not many magicians in the world who don't like fire, because fire is always a friend. ”

This sentence seems to answer the fool's question, but in fact it is faintly conveying another meaning, and the magician hopes that the fool can understand.

The fool didn't know whether he understood it or not, but he just smiled and skimmed it over, and continued to answer himself as if he hadn't heard what the magician had said.

"I love fire, perhaps influenced by the illustrations and films I watched as a child, and I look forward to sitting in front of the fire at Christmas, at the foot of the Christmas tree, with the smell of turkey wafting around, and waking up late at night to find a gift from Santa Claus in the socks hanging from the tree. ”

The magician smiled when he heard this, "This should be a scene that many children yearn for. ”

The fool said: "I was also an ordinary child, with ordinary expectations, living an ordinary life. ”

The magician said, "However, you are destined to be not ordinary in this life. ”

The fool nodded, he had already heard such words, and he had already accepted such a reality.

"I didn't expect much, after all, all I really wanted was a warm sense of well-being and a gift that wasn't expensive, even if it was just a cookie in my sock. ”

After a pause, the fool said, "But this wish has not been fulfilled to this day, because since I have a memory, I have lived in a white-walled sanatorium over there, and I have been dealing with one doctor and another patient. ”

"Doctors come and go, patients come and go. It's just that I'm alone and it's never changed. ”

"Christmas is celebrated in the nursing home, there is a Christmas tree, there is a turkey, and even the kind nurse prepares a sock with a gift for me to make me happy. I'm grateful for that, but the fly in the ointment is that there's no campfire. ”

"Also, the nursing homes have very advanced heating facilities, so there's no need for campfires, and they can cause unnecessary trouble. ”

"But I really want it. ”

The Fool's voice grew deeper and deeper, and at last it almost muttered to himself.

The magician listened silently, and he watched carefully.

"Finally, one Christmas, I decided to make myself a bonfire as a gift for myself. ”

"I stole the ignition equipment I needed from the back kitchen of the nursing home's cafeteria, hid it in my room, and patiently waited until it was late on Christmas Eve to take it out and use it. ”

"I don't have firewood in my room, and the most convenient thing for me to light is the curtains, because I realize that I need a mattress to sleep. ”

"When I first lit the curtains, the flame was small, but soon the flames burst into flames, and I am still impressed by how quickly they spread. ”

"When the whole curtain was completely burning, I was completely stunned. The sight... It's really beautiful. ”

The magician narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with some inappropriateness, "I guess you were severely criticized after that incident. ”

The fool smiled and said, "It is true that the fire did not cause any serious damage, but when the staff arrived, it also burned down half of the house, and they rescued me from the fire and then extinguished the fire. ”

"Afterwards, I was criticized and educated by many people, and I showed a very positive attitude of admitting my mistakes and repenting. Hehe, you know that adults are always willing to trust children at this point, and of course, I haven't done anything like that since. ”

With that, the fool looked at the flames silently, his eyes filled with affection.

"But then I learned that you have to fight for what you want, and it doesn't matter if someone opposes it, because the moment you get it, you feel extremely happy and satisfied. Getting that feeling is worth it no matter what it costs you. ”

The magician was silent.

The Fool's pupils reflected the red shadow of the flames.

"Hopefully this time will make me feel happy and satisfied as well. ”