With the midterm exams of the Department of Magic, the Warrior Department, and the Medical Department, the midterm exams of the Department of Milk came to an end, and Lai Yin College ushered in a short three-day holiday.

During the holidays, some people lamented that they finally got a break and took the opportunity to have fun everywhere; Others don't think so, but instead continue to improve themselves with more time off.

Lynn's choice was the latter.

Although it was a holiday, he still went to the academy every day as usual, either staying in the library to study materials or consulting other teachers, except that he didn't have to take classes with other people, but there was not much difference during this period.

However, although his behavior is no different from usual, his heart has a little more thoughts than usual.

Mothers, are they really preparing gifts for their birthdays?

Lynn was curious, but forcibly restrained this curiosity and did not explore.

He knows that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment, and if he finds that his mother did not respond to the expectations, even he may have a little loss.

Instead of counting on your fingers, it is better to rest assured and use every available time to enrich yourself as much as possible.

As the sun rises and sets, day and night alternate, and two days pass quickly.

.......

Sunday, October 31, 3229 A.D.

Weather, cloudy.

Lynn, who woke up with his biological clock, looked out the window at the dark sky with not many stars, and made a judgment about today's weather.

According to the custom, I went downstairs to practice the sword, and after practicing the sword, I came back to clean up, and then came to the table where there was no one in the main seat, sat in my place, and waited for breakfast to be served.

"Lynn."

Mrs. Blazer sat down next to him and asked softly, "Today is the last day of the holiday, do you still want to go to the academy?" ”

Lynn nodded obediently and said, "However, if something happens to my mother, I can ......."

"No, no, it's okay." Mrs. Blazer waved her hand repeatedly, "I'm just asking, asking." ”

“.......”

A double negative means yes, and if it's okay to say it twice, then it's definitely not really okay.

However, Lynn didn't get to the bottom of it, and only smiled back with a shallow smile.

When Lynn was out of the room, Mrs. Blazer put down her knife and fork and met her eyes in tacit agreement with the two remaining children, and then everyone nodded together.

......

Not far from Catalina, Count Blazer raised his eyes slightly, looking at the first rays of morning light that lit up the earth.

"Number two." He spoke suddenly.

The shadows around him trembled slightly, indicating that they heard his call.

"Don't do it later."

No. 2 suddenly paused, obviously a little unclear.

The enemy they will face will not be so easy to deal with, and if they don't let him do it, they are obviously cutting off their own arms and forcibly weakening their own strength.

Count Blazer only shook his head at his men's doubts.

"For no other reason, I just want to have clean clothes when I get home in the evening."

"It's the first time I've given my child a birthday, and I can't lose my dignity."

Two bowed slightly, and retreated into the shadows again.

Count Blazer withdrew his gaze and was about to turn when his body suddenly froze.

"Did I have a gift for Lynn....... Well....... Number two. ”

"When you go back later, remember to prepare a folding bed for me."

“......”

.......

In the quiet room, the girl took a sip of coffee, and then raised her eyes to look at the attendants who were honestly standing in front of her.

"Is it all arranged?"

The attendant nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Miss, the master, it seems that I am dissatisfied with your misappropriation of a large amount of money. ”

"That's my money, he doesn't care." The girl raised her eyebrows slightly, "Besides, he is not the head of the family, so he is not qualified to ask anyone in the family where the money goes." ”

“......”

The girl tapped lightly on the table and said seriously, "Anyway, I hope there won't be any mistakes tonight, do you understand?" ”

"Understood!" The heads of the attendants were like chickens pecking rice.

"I hope you really understand."

The girl retracted her gaze, brushed the gray hair that was darker than usual on her forehead, and slowly got up.

Standing in front of the window, she looked up at the gray sky.

"It seems that there are probably no stars today."

"Tsk, are you afraid of something shinier than you?"

........

At the end of the day, Lynn put down her book and looked at the twilight on the horizon.

It's time to go home.

He breathed a sigh of relief, packed up his things, and left the library.

The autumn sky was darkening quickly, and it was still early, but the darkness around the horizon had swallowed up the glow.

By the time Lynn got home, night had fallen, and the street lamps around Brilliant Avenue had already begun to shine, lighting the way forward for the nobles of the street.

However, when the carriage stopped in the yard, Lynn found that her home was completely dark.

The Count of Blazer's mansion was not big on the Avenue of Glory, but it was not small, but at this moment, none of the windows of this house shone outward, and even the courtyard was black, and even the servants at the door were gone.

If he hadn't noticed anything in advance, Lynn would have thought that something had happened to his family at first, but now, in his heart, there was only an expectation that could no longer be suppressed.

Stand in front of the door, reach out and push the door open.

The hall was still dark, not even a candlelight, and when you walked through the door, no one outside could necessarily see your back.

And at the moment when Lynn really stepped into the house, the door behind him closed by himself without anyone touching it.

"Bang-"

A heavy sound echoed through the living room, causing Lynn to subconsciously look back.

And at the same moment when he turned his head, the living room lit up.

"Click-"

When Lynn turned his head back again, he was greeted by a sky full of colorful salutes and family members holding salutes.

"Happy birthday, Lynn!

”

"Happy birthday, Brother Lynn!

”

Lynn looked at the floating ribbons in front of her in a daze, looked at her mother and younger siblings with smiling eyes, and looked at the big cake behind them, which was not so delicate.

"Come on, Lynn."

Mrs. Blazer beckoned to him, "Come to us." ”

Lynn obediently stepped forward, still not speaking.

He was not a reticent person in front of his family, because most of the time when his father was away, even his mother would listen to him on some matters.

But now, on this incident in which he is the protagonist, he has no way to say anything.

He took a step, slowly, but before he could take a few more steps, the door behind him was pushed open again.

"It seems to be a little late, but it's ......."

Count Blazer brushed his clothes, which were obviously much smaller than his stature, and coughed dryly.

"Happy birthday, my child."

"Father.......

Count Blazer walked slowly behind Lynn and patted him on the shoulder.

"Go ahead."

Pursing her lips, Lynn stepped forward again.

At the same time, Mrs. Blazer stepped forward, took his hand, and guided him to the cake as she had done when she had been a child.

On that cake, in addition to the usual "happy birthday", there are some other pictures.

"I drew this!" Rosalind leaned over to Lynn and pointed to a few white match figures on it, "This is painted by Brother Regg, look, he doesn't look as good as me, right?"

”

Regg on the side suddenly wanted to refute this sentence.

Because the so-called "good-looking painting" is just a few more points on the round face of the stickman.

However, since it was his sister who spoke, Reg could only swallow the words.

"Rosa's painting is really beautiful."

"Thank you." Lynn chuckled and said, "I love it." ”

Mrs. Blazer lit a match to burn all the candles on it, and waved her hand.

As a result, in the hall, only the candles were still emitting a faint light.

"As is customary." Mrs. Blazer looked at Lynn and smiled softly, "Next, it's time to make a wish. ”

With that, she gave up her position.

Lynn stepped forward gently, her eyes drooping slightly, letting the candle flame kiss him on the cheek, but she couldn't see his thoughts.

After leaving the edge of the cake, Madame Blazer crept up to Monsieur de Count, reached out and groped for him.

After some fumbling to no avail, she raised her head slightly: "Where's the gift?" ”

"Gift......." Count Blazer used darkness to hide the embarrassment on his face, "Well, I'll have my own ideas later." ”

“........”

Madame Blazer was silent, but even through the darkness, Monsieur Count could feel the unkind gaze.

He hurriedly explained: "Physical gifts, all too common, my idea is ......."

"Are you saying we're mediocre?" Mrs. Blazer's voice grew more and more dangerous.

"No, it's not....... Ahem. Count Blazer said solemnly, "In short, I am prepared. ”

"Hopefully."

Mrs. Blazer turned her head, watched as the boy gently blew the grip out, and waved her hand again.

The lights are back on.

This time, Lynn was greeted with one gift box after another.

Rosalind walked out of the back of the couch with a box larger than her own.

"This is, this is the candy I prepared for Brother Lynn." She struggled to hand the gift box tied with the ribbon to Lynn, and after breathing a sigh of relief, she said with a smile, "It's milk-flavored, and I also participated in it myself~"

Lynn felt the weight of the box, and suddenly had a bad thought in her heart.

In this, it shouldn't be made of sugar, his statue, right?

"Whatever it is."

Lynn rubbed her sister's head: "It was sent by Rosa, I like it all." ”

"Hee-hee."

Rosalind narrowed her eyes with a smile, clearly taking advantage of Lynn's words.

Behind her, Reg hesitated, but finally gritted his teeth and pulled out a long box.

"It's, a sword." He whispered, "Maybe it's not that high, but ....... Well, it's sharp. ”

Well, that's the best adjective this kid with a lot of vocabulary can come up with.

Lynn took the gift box.

"It doesn't matter if the level is high or not, the sword is used to kill the enemy, and the sharpness and the person holding the sword are the most important .......," he pursed his lips and smiled, "I think it will definitely become one of my favorite weapons." ”

Lei Germeng nodded, and the excitement in his eyes couldn't be hidden.

On the other side, Mrs. Blazer gave her husband a blank look, and immediately picked up the gift box placed on the side and handed it to Lynn.

After a little upside down, Lynn could clearly judge that the gift box should contain clothes.

"It's not just ordinary clothes." Mrs. Blazer said softly, "When I was making it, I asked Mr. Mansfield to help it bless it with the basic blessing of cold, heat and dust, and I also asked him to carve a defensive circle...... Although it can only be used once, it shouldn't be a problem to resist the attack of the next archmage....... Of course, I prefer that you won't be useful for it one day. ”

Hearing his mother's words, Lynn was stunned again, and the barrage in front of him was also boiling.

Mansfield ....... If I'm not mistaken, it's the dean of Lai Yin College, right? 】

[My God, did you invite such a person to bless a piece of clothing?] 】

[When everyone wants you to fly higher, only your mother will worry about whether it will be hot if you fly so hard, whether it will be cold if you fly so high, and whether you will be bullied by other birds........ I suddenly felt like crying.......]

[Only my mother is good in the world, it is indeed the truth of the world. 】

[What about Dad, isn't Dad good? 】

[As the saying goes, father's love is like a mountain, a mountain ...... where the earth collapses and the ground cracks]

So, Lynn's father, what kind of gift will he prepare? 】

"Lynn."

Count Blazer said in a deep voice in the eyes of everyone.

"Come with me."

Hearing this, not only Lynn, but also others were a little confused.

Still, Lynn honestly followed Mr. Earl's pace, followed his back up the stairs and into the study.

"Actually, this matter should have been told to you when you became an adult."

Monsieur Earl took down a thick, unsealed book from the bookshelf and said in a loud voice: "However, the word adult never refers to age, but to the way a person behaves in the world, whether he is mature or not. ”

He handed the book to Lynn, "I think you're already qualified." ”

Lynn reached for the book, rubbed its curly footer, and gently opened it.

What catches your eye is rows and rows of "names".

Lynn looked up in confusion: "Father, this is ......."

"You can think of it as the genealogy of our family."

"Genealogy?"

Lynn bowed her head again.

The surname on it is not Blazer.

"Is it strange?" Count Blazer smiled faintly, "Don't be surprised, because the history of our family is very long. ”

"It's more than 3,000 years old."

"Three thousand....... Years? ”

Lynn froze.

According to history, the time recorded by human beings has only been recorded for more than 3,000 years, but his father said that the history of their family is also more than 3,000 years.

"There is no doubt that it is the case." Count Blazer said, "The ancestors of our family did follow the generation of the Eternal Emperor to expand the territory, but at that time, my ancestors were not surnamed Blazer. ”

"In the early days of human beings, their surnames were not simply easy to hear, but had a special meaning in them."

"Starener, this is our family's original surname, which means, star."

Lynn rubbed the words on the first page, speechless.

Surrounded by the eternal emperor like the sun and moon, is it called a star.......

He flipped through the family tree and found that the surname had stayed at a certain moment and was never passed down again.

"Do you know why the ancestors changed their surnames?" Mr. Earl's voice suddenly became ethereal, "For, live." ”

"In fact, all of the original surnames of mankind, including the [Eternal Emperor], have not been passed down."

"According to our ancestors, we have endured the ....... from the abyss Curse. ”

He said: "Mankind is swept up by the gods because of its victory, and the opponents of the gods will naturally look down on humans and dislike them. ”

"However, they don't have the ability to stretch their tentacles out of their control, so they can only borrow other methods."

"They amplify the sinful thoughts that exist in the hearts of men, but they also hold up the glory of their ancestors, so that in the eyes of others, their ancestors are so dazzling that they cannot survive."

"So, they banded together and drove their ancestors out of their former human settlements, which have always been good at uniting the majority against the minority."

"According to records, the original ancestors were already old, and there were not many people left who died, and it was these old people who were driven out—their descendants, who were also among the 'majority'."

"After being kicked out, the old people who have been shining all their lives soon ushered in the darkest moment in their lives."

"The reason why human beings can dominate one side is never by virtue of their individual strength, and their personal strength is no longer enough due to the influence of time."

"Under all kinds of events, most of the original surnames have long been buried in the long river of history, and their descendants don't even know that the family still has such a hidden history - only we are an exception."

"In the beginning, Starenle was the least number of people, and the only one of the families to be expelled by the Ju clan, and no one else was hidden in the 'majority'."

"In order to survive, our ancestors wrote their surnames on paper used to record history, and then rejoined human society elsewhere with their hijabs. But the curse does not disappear because of the change of surname, the ancestors have a firm foothold in one place, and before they have time to breathe a sigh of relief, all kinds of pressures will come one after another, and under the guidance of various unexpected factors, their roots will be forcibly pulled out, forcing them to continue wandering. ”

"Along the way, the smallest group shrank to only one person, and many times it was less than two hands, and many people witnessed the death of their loved ones, crying bitterly, but powerless."

"But even so, the surnames have changed one after another, the footprints are almost all over the continent, and the tiredness is almost imprinted in their souls, but they have not stopped their steps, and they are still struggling to survive in this world that excludes them, and to this day, they still exist, and they still have not forgotten what we should have been surnamed in the first place."

Count Blazer stepped forward and gently patted Lynn on the shoulder.

"The surname Blazer was given by your grandfather, my father, which means 'breathe.'" ”

He said that every breath we take is a proof of our existence, proving that we have survived from the beginning of human beings to the present of human beings. We are only allowed to cease to exist when all human breathing stops, and until then, we must ensure that we breathe. ”

"—a long history, never extinguished!"

After a pause, Count Blazer's voice became a little hoarse: "I'll tell you these things, you know, what it means?" ”

Lynn nodded slightly.

Inheriting history is also the responsibility of inheritance.

Staring into the child's eyes, Count Blazer sighed slightly.

"Lynn, you're really good, even better than I was."

"Actually, I've always known that you were ostracized by other people, because I was also one of the people who was coldly looked down upon at the beginning—everyone else was someone who had lived in this land for countless years and was accustomed to a deep-rooted way of life, and we were just a group of strangers who intruded into their lives, so we were naturally ostracized."

"But I'm not as strong as you, and I'm always lying in my mother's arms crying and screaming for why they did it."

"But you, not once."

He muttered, "You are like this, so that I can't give my father to me, and I will hand it over to you." ”

Lynn looked up and asked softly, "What about ....... What is it. ”

"Do you want to hear it?"

Count Blazer's serious face suddenly rose with a little nostalgia, and his voice became more and more distant.

"'I have taught you, I have polished you, I have cast your strength into shape, I have demanded the highest standards of your faith, so that even before the most dangerous calamities come, you will not waver in your faith, until nothing on the earth can control your thoughts and thoughts....... Do you know why? ’”

"'Only in this way will it be possible for you to truly escape the terrible curse that the abyss has thrown at us, to hold on to our own destiny, and to decide that it must be a unique life that each of us controls ourselves.' ”

Monsieur Earl put his palm on his son's head: "I have given you what my father said to me, and it does not teach you—for I know that you have been working towards this goal from beginning to end, and that I was not as determined in the beginning as you are. ”

"Almost......." said Monsieur Earl, looking at the wall clock on the wall, "your mother has seen that I have kept you for so long, and she will probably come to see me again later." ”

"Before that......." paused, he said, "I know that this matter may not be a 'gift', but ......."

"It is." Lynn whispered, "They're all." ”

Genealogy, clothes, candy and swords.

Responsibility, care, joy and strength.

Father's love, mother's love, brother's affection with his younger brother and sister.

These things were never imagined by Lynn, who had never had a birthday, and even if it was the first time he experienced it, he could know that there could never be a more precious "gift" in this world than these things.

With a sigh of relief, Lynn went downstairs again.

Coming to the cake, Mrs. Blazer handed him a letter again.

"Sent by Miss Karan."

Lynn was slightly stunned.

"Erin?"

"If Kalanga doesn't have any other young ladies, it should be fine."

“.......”

Lynn lowered her head and looked at the beautiful font on it.

[Please Mr. Lynn Blazer open the envelope immediately after receiving it.] 】

Follow the instructions to open the raft and remove the stationery inside.

The paper is large and there is very little text.

[Come to the Great Bell Tower.] 】

Lynn subconsciously looked at her mother.

"What's wrong? Did Miss Kahlan say anything in the letter? Mrs. Blazer asked with concern.

"No," Lynn said, "........she said, let me go out." ”

Mrs. Blazer frowned slightly, but she didn't say much: "Go ahead, come back early......."

Suddenly, she thought of something again, and the conversation changed: "It's not impossible to come back later, but you have to come back." ”

"Will be back."

Lynn nodded and patted her sister's head.

"Divide the cake first."

Rosalind wiped her saliva, her eyes shining: "It's really okay!"

”

"Of course!"

"Thank you, Brother Lynn!

Rosalind thanked her with unprecedented sincerity.

“.......”

Watching the girl screan to the edge of the cake and sharpen her knife, Lynn only smiled.

Immediately, he turned and looked at the door.

What could be the matter with Erin looking for him so late?

Isn't it just to say "Happy Birthday"?

........

Standing in the very center of the city, the Catalena Bell Tower is one of the largest and tallest buildings in the kingdom of Lyin, and can be seen in any open space in the city, and when the bell rings, it can be heard from every corner.

However, the Great Bell Tower is not an attraction, but rather a place that is heavily guarded, and ordinary people are not even allowed to approach the vicinity.

Of course, Lynn is certainly not in the category of "ordinary people".

When he came to the bottom of the bell tower, the attendants who had been waiting here for a long time saw his shadow and immediately greeted him.

"Master Blazer." He bowed lightly and said respectfully, "Miss is waiting for you above." ”

Lynn bowed slightly, followed the stairs, and walked up.

When he reached the top of the bell tower, the girl was lying on the fence, squinting slightly and looking up, as if enjoying the evening breeze.

Xu heard Lynn's footsteps, and she beckoned him to come over, but she didn't turn her head.

Lynn walked over to her side and quietly put her hand on the railing.

On the top of the empty bell tower, only the dim lamps soaked the tips of the boys and girls' hairs, and the sound around their ears was all the manic whistling wind, and the two men stood side by side on the same blue, each thinking about their own thoughts, each looking at their own world.

A night like this may not sound great, but there are always people who wish it had passed more slowly.

After a long time, Erin tilted her head slightly: "You seem to be in good shape?" ”

In good shape...... Does it mean that you were not affected in the exam?

Lynn was stunned, and then said, "It's okay, after all, I started that battle......."

"I'm not talking about that." The girl turned her head to reveal her hairpin with an amethyst smear, "You just walked over with a smile....... You're happy. ”

There was motherhood in her voice.

Lynn admits frankly, "Yes, I'm really happy. ”

"Got a gift from someone else?"

"Well, father, mother, and younger siblings."

"Even your father's?" Erin said thoughtfully, "That's something to be happy about. ”

After a pause, she smiled: "Want to know what I will give you?" ”

"Yes." Lynn honestly admitted.

"Then I won't tell you."

Rarely, the maiden showed her mischievousness.

"Before giving you the gift, I want to express my gratitude to you." She whispered, "I've had a lot of firsts, but none of them are comparable to this one." ”

"Not really." Lynn said, "You've helped me a lot before, and this matter is not a problem for me, but it has also helped me, thanks and things like that, it's a bit redundant." ”

"One yard is one yard, ask someone to help, and the remuneration is still necessary." Erin looked up at the sky, "So, what would you like?" ”

"Ordinary people like many things, money and power, power and beauty, or other things. It's just that in my opinion, most of these can't please you. ”

Lynn was slightly stunned, but Erin ignored him and continued.

"The things you care about a little more here may be power, and giving you something that enhances your strength may make you more satisfied, but unfortunately, after witnessing your performance, I can't tell what level of your strength is, so without specific information, I can't find something that may be useful to you."

She sighed slightly: "I always feel that I have found myself in big trouble." ”

"Won't ......."

Before Lynn could utter a few words, she was interrupted again.

"Don't talk." Erin gave him a blank look, "I can't get paid, it's not all because of you." ”

"Who made you run so fast, I can't even see or touch your tail, so I have to take desperate steps to see your back again."

“.......”

"Of course, you can't be blamed alone." Erin looked down at her hands and whispered, "Blame myself, too." ”

"I'm still too small in this world."

"If I had supreme power, I would give you whatever you wanted; If there's power, you don't even need me to do it, and you can summon everything you need with a shout; Even if it's anything else, as long as you reach the top, everything is at your fingertips. ”

"Unfortunately, I don't have that ability yet." She looked up again at the dim sky, "Even accompanying you to look at the stars is not something you can do every day. ”

Lynn didn't look up with him, but silently stared at the delicate face that couldn't be concealed in the very poor light.

But before he could look at it, the girl turned her head slightly and made eye contact with him.

"So, do you want to see the stars today?"

Lynn was stunned, not knowing that the other party would suddenly ask such a question.

However, the hesitation only lasted for a moment, invisible to the naked eye, and then quietly dissipated with the wind, and he immediately nodded.

"Yes."

"Smack-"

It was as if the light of a meteor did not drift from the distant skyline, but climbed from the bottom to the top of the distant ground, converging into one point of light after another in the deep night, and bursting into brilliant sparks.

In just an instant, thousands of streams of light bloomed in the sky, stayed in the sky for a moment, and then fell downward, and the seven-colored light instantly illuminated the faces of the two people, and even the eyes were full of colors.

"That's ....... Firework. ”

Lynn tilted her head and looked at the sky that seemed like daylight for a moment.

He had never faced such a grand fireworks.

Before today, the grandest fireworks he had ever seen were when the little princess of the Laiyin Kingdom was born, and it was also night, and the sky was also brightly decorated with fireworks that rushed straight up, but standing under the night sky, he didn't feel as great joy as the fireworks in full bloom.

He just felt that it was a little cold that day.

But today, standing at a high point, he did not feel the slightest coldness in the gale containing autumn clothes.

The fireworks climbed upwards from outside the city, unfurling in the darkness, each one resembling a precious flower that existed in the world, turning the world he saw into a basket of flowers in a matter of seconds.

In the city of Catalena, almost everyone is attracted by the burst of fireworks.

The adults walked out of the room, and the children lay on their beds and raised their heads, they didn't know what was going on, but they knew that the fireworks were beautiful.

It's just that Erin is clearly not interested in what other people think.

She tilted her head slightly, looking at the surging glow on the boy's cheeks as the fireworks rose and fell.

"Is it pretty?"

Lynn nodded vigorously.

Erin smiled, and her smile at that moment was about to overshadow the bright fireworks in full bloom.

"I don't know what you want, I don't have the ability to give you, all in all, I really can't give you what you need, I can't afford to pay for it."

"But I don't want to be left behind by you, so I can only try to take out what I can."

The moment Irene's words fell, the last firework bomb that caused more sensation than before took off into the air, flew higher than all the fireworks, and then quietly exploded.

"Bang-"

Thousands of streamers bloomed the most beautiful flowers in the sky.

Lynn subconsciously wanted to raise his head, and at this moment, he suddenly felt that his body fell into a slender, but still warm embrace.

"Although there are no stars today, the glow brought by the fireworks should be far better than those stars that are out of reach."

Erin closed her eyes and whispered.

"It's true that it hasn't been around as long as the stars, and the colors may not be as beautiful as the stars, but in this moment, it's real, it's real, it's real, even if it's only for a moment, it's real, and that's one of the few things I have."

"Would you like it?"

Lynn closed her eyes as well.

Now she is like a child with many toys, when he is a friend to visit her home, she takes him to see every toy she owns, but at the same time, she does not allow him to touch it, because she wants to give him her most precious and precious toy, and at the end of the day she has to carefully ask, what do you think of it?

So how could he not like it?

Lynn opened her eyes and nodded vigorously.

"I like it."

When his words fell, the girl finally opened her eyes, and those eyes reflected the seven-colored stars and colorful world in the sky, and the beauty was almost heartbeat.

"Thank you."

She inserted her hand into the other's hair, as she did on the day of the sea of imaginary numbers, and kneaded the boy's hair as if it could not be straightened out.

Holding the boy's face in her hand, Erin looked at him, at the dim light in his eyes, the bright fireworks, and the face that looked like a crimson cherry blossom as he approached.

Lynn closed her eyes again, silently feeling the temperature on her lips that did not belong to her, listening to the sound of their hearts beating faster, and the prayers and wishes in their ears that could not even blow away from the wind.

"So."

"I wish us, the eldest young master of the Blazer family, the brightest rising star of the Lai Yin Kingdom, and, my fiancé, Mr. Lynn Blazer."

"Happy Birthday!"