A new day, Hexia walked through the spacious ''Dream of zed ss'' hall, continuing the work of yesterday, yet today, she seemed a bit distracted.


    Atst, when it was time for a lunch break, Hexia headed to Andusia''s wisteria flower room.


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    "Is Sister Andusia here?" the girl asked quietly and then walked in to see the blonde maid watering the nts under the trellis.


    With a full and perfect figure, paired with her amodating and gentle nature, ''Andusia'' could indeed be the ideal ''housewife'' image for many, except this elf woman, a former cellist, remained unmarried.


    "I''m here, Dantalion hase back, right?" She put down the watering can and gently waved her fingertips, a breeze blew through the flower room, lifting drops of water that sparkled in the light, creating a faint rainbow.


    "Sister Andusia," Hexia''s voice sounded almost coquettish, like this was the second time she had shown such behavior in front of someone other than her mother.


    "What''s wrong, dear little Dantalion." Andusia turned around, her face brimming with a smile as she looked at the approaching girl.


    "I''ve encountered some affairs of the heart," Hexia sat next to Andusia, watching the elven sister water her flowers.


    "Tell me about it." ''Andusia,'' worthy of being the dream of many guests, affected even Hexia with her demeanor and tone.


    "It''s actually not that big of a deal…" she slowly began to talk about the entrance exam she had attended yesterday and what she encountered along the way.


    "After leaving Payin City, I realized how vast the world on the surface is, students from all over, the towering mountains of Northern First District, the broad zas, the splendid ptial architecture, and so on." She closed her eyes, recalling the experience of the day before.


    "It felt as if I peeked out from a tree hole and saw the outside world, so varied and immensely vast."


    "So, when you returned to Payin City today, you felt a great sense of disparity, didn''t you?" ''Andusia'' quickly perceived the girl''s thoughts.


    "Yes, there''s an indescribable sense of loss," said Hexia, looking down.


    "Back in ss, even though nobody paid much attention to me, my good grades provided a secret pleasure and contentment, soothing my inherently shy and fearful heart."


    "But after stepping out this time, I suddenly found that the world is too vast. Just the Northern First District of Jade Skirt has manyndscapes and buildings I''ve never seen before, prodigies, remarkable people… Looking back now, Payin City actually seems like a very small ce, and although it has millions of people, it''s just like a grain of sand within the Federation," Hexia pondered while articting her thoughts.


    "And it''s also underground, nothing like the majestic scenery of the Northern First District, just like a dark mine, right~" ''Andusia'' giggled and added with a covered mouth.


    "It''s not that bad~" Hexia turned her face away, speaking with embarrassment.


    "I guess you want to ask me, as an elf, I must have been to many ces and seen a lot ofndscapes, but why do I stay in the small ce of Payin City to live and work." ''Andusia'' put down the watering can, dried her hands, then walked over to the other side, washed the plucked tea leaves and flower petals, and started to prepare tea.


    "Maybe it''s due to a different upbringing," she said as she brought the teapot over, ced it on the stove on the table, and began to heat it.


    "I was born in the Twin Trees Star Domain, one of the top three bustling star domains in the entire Federation, home to many elf families and nobility, and a popr ce for officials and the wealthy to own property."


    "Although it is the most bustling of star domains, the Twin Trees Star Domain still retains much of its forest in its original state, with majestic giant trees throughout the woods, the shuttlecraft light as leaves quietly passing between them, animals and nts, and amber-like buildings scattered among theyered forests, blending seamlessly with the surrounding environment."


    "The air is fresh, and people live in harmony, hardly any criminals in sight, almost like the mythical Eden. Any passerby is amiable and friendly… With perfect welfare and generous terms, people are free to pursue their hobbies, and that''s where I started learning music," Andusia reminisced slowly.


    Listenting to ''Andusia'' recount her experiences, Hexia could only imagine such a perfect environment and dreamlike scenes with her limited ten-plus years of life.


    "That''s right, although it''s the Central Star Domain of the Federation, it''s like a paradise isted from the mundane world."


    "I love everything about the Twin Trees Star Domain. I''ve lived there for a long time, performed a lot, and made many good friends."


    "But you know, Dantalion, life isn''t unchanging. After getting used to that kind of beauty, the murky and chaotic world outside started to be more and more attractive to me," Andusia said as her tone shifted.


    "It''s like some song movements that, although melodious and graceful, after listening for a while, you might feel that something is missing, whether it''s too mild or somewhat thin, and so on."


    "I''m not used to the hoarse, roaring rock music, but asionally listening to it, I can also sense the tenacious vitality that bursts forth in the struggle against agonizing predicaments."


    "Tainted with the soil and scars, it''s like the sound of coarse metal being sharpened, the searing emotions, the unextinguished defiance in a young heart, like vivid and intense colors, colliding with a pale pink canvas, creating a dazzling image."


    "This too is a beauty, a beauty that I find novel and yearn for."


    "Actually, Dantalion is the same, only 16 years old, a bit shy and timid, but still making an effort to do some things well, watching you take steps forward, sometimes I also feel encouraged." Andusia poured the brewed tea into the white porcin teacup with gold-trimmed floral edges, with a faint scent rising.


    "Have a drink."


    "Although Payin City is a small ce, it is also the starting point of your life, many things will slowly sprout from here, and it will also start from here."


    "When Dantalion goes to many prosperous and exciting ces in the future and then returns to this ce where you grew up, you will have apletely different feeling from now."


    "Don''t feel inferior about your current background and environment; they can''t define your life."


    ''Andusia'' stroked the hair of the girl in her arms, those soft strands slipping slowly between her fingers, then gently patted the girl''s back.


    "Are you satisfied with such an answer, Dantalion?"


    Soft sobs came from her embrace, "Mhm, satisfied, thank you, Sister Andusia."


    "No problem, things will get better gradually."


    Andusia looked down at the still young girl in her arms, her heart filled with myriad memories. It seemed that a long time ago, she too had cried in someone''s embrace, and at that time, they had yed a song for her.


    (Song: Beyond the Sky, from "Xenode" end credits song)


    "Please tell me why I am here"


    "From a distantnd, I saw your figure"


    "I came for you"


    "I don''t know why I''m chasing night and day"


    "By the time I arrive, darkness has set in"


    "The road ahead is dim and lightless"


    "The pitch ckness is despairing, yet I still seek you"


    "I just want to see your smile"


    "I know I won''t look back and have no regrets"


    "Without a guiding light in the pitch dark, will you be my light?"


    "And atst, I havee before you, just an inch away"


    "My heart follows you, unto forever... "