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Chapter 240 Extra Chapter 1: Chu Junyan: My Bronze Mirror Connects to the Modern World

"Your Majesty, the ceremonial carriage is ready."

The sudden reminder startled Qin Sangsang.

When she opened her eyes and saw the unfamiliar and magnificent palace, and the obsequious palace maids in front of her, a hint of confusion flashed in her beautiful eyes.

Isn't she in math class?
Why did it suddenly appear here?

Is she...dreaming?
Thinking this, she reached out and pinched her cheek.

"Ouch..." That really hurts.

Before Qin Sangsang could react, the palace maid beside her was startled: "Your Highness, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

The palace maids were panicked and terrified, as if the pinch she had just given them had not been on their faces, but on their lives.

This familiar, hierarchical, and indifferent feeling of human life filled Qin Sangsang with a deep sense of unease.

No way!

Could she have traveled back in time?

Suppressing her inner turmoil, she asked softly, "You just said the ceremonial procession is ready?"

The palace maid seemed to hesitate a little because of her words, perhaps sensing something, but still respectfully replied, "Yes, Your Highness, everything is ready for your return to the Qin residence to visit the old lady today."

After finishing, he habitually added a compliment: "If His Majesty were not so busy with official duties, he would certainly have returned to his parents' home with the Empress."

Who inside and outside the court doesn't know that Her Majesty "chooses only one from among many"? The vast harem has only one mistress, the Empress.

Even though they've been married for several years, His Majesty is still incredibly attached to the Empress. Aside from attending court, he wants to keep her by his side at all times.

If it weren't for the fact that the Grand General of the Northern Expedition had returned victorious and His Majesty was too busy to leave, how could His Majesty have allowed the Empress to return home alone?
The ambiguous, flattering smiles in the eyes of the palace maids made Qin Sangsang feel unfamiliar and bewildered, while her unease grew stronger.

But is returning to the Qin family... the Qin family she's thinking of?

After the palace servants talked for a while, they realized that the Empress did not laugh, so they gradually fell silent and dared not say anything more.

In the end, Qin Sangsang boarded the carriage to return to her parents' home.

It wasn't until she saw Aunt Xu's fawning and ingratiating smile that she realized she was really back.

She returned to the world in the book that had brought her countless painful nightmares.

"Daughter, why aren't you saying anything? Is there something your mother has done wrong?"

When Aunt Xu uttered these anti-heavenly words, she herself didn't feel there was anything wrong with them at all.

Since the Crown Prince ascended the throne, Qin Su was made Empress by him despite all opposition, and Consort Xu also benefited from this, changing from a concubine to a titled lady.

She felt nothing but fear and attempts to please her daughter.

Qin Sangsang looked at her, her eyes unusually deep and complex: "Mother,"

Aunt Xu didn't notice the problem: "Try this tea..."

Qin Sangsang: "I am Sangsang, I'm back."

"pat~"

Aunt Xu's hand trembled, and the teacup fell onto the carpet, soaking it with hot tea.

Her face was deathly pale, and her hands were trembling like someone with Parkinson's: "You...you...you..."

She subconsciously reached out to touch Qin Sangsang, but couldn't help but pull her hand back just before touching her: "You, how did you come back? Where is she?"

Qin Sangsang's eyes widened suddenly: "You know she's not..."

Once you see Aunt Xu's expression clearly, what else is unclear?
"It's all over, it's all over, they're all dead..."

Aunt Xu looked as if she had suffered a major blow; she slumped into the chair, and if you looked closely, you could even see a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.

Even outside the palace, Concubine Xu had heard how much the man in the palace adored "her."

She didn't even dare to imagine what would happen if he discovered that "she" was missing.

For a moment, only the mother and son remained in the closed room, speechless.

Qin Sangsang pinched her palm, trying to reassure herself once again, "It's okay, Qin Sangsang. Even if she doesn't love you, it's okay. You still have yourself."

"Father, stepmother, second sister, and the rest of the household?"

Hearing the girl's soft, questioning voice, Aunt Xu suddenly realized: "That's right, she was saying something was wrong." This timid and quiet tone was definitely her daughter Sangsang's.

"Your father was implicated in the imperial examination fraud case, and the whole family was exiled..."

Aunt Xu stared blankly at Qin Sangsang. With a father so tainted by disgrace, "she" was still able to become Empress. One can only imagine how much His Majesty loved and valued her.

Aunt Xu felt a chill run down her spine, then a fever, and wished she could just faint right now and wake up to find it was all a dream.

Qin Sangsang fell silent because of her words; the mountain in her eyes had been moved so easily.

And her heartless and cold-blooded mother, it turns out, could be so kind to her.

She looked down at the petite woman in front of her and couldn't help but wonder what kind of person the one who used her body was.

She actually accomplished something she never dared to even dream of.

Aunt Xu seemed to have thought of something as well, and a glimmer of hope rekindled in her eyes: "How did you get back? Will you go back?"

Qin Sangsang knew her mother very well. She didn't ask "How did she come back?" but rather "Will that person come back?"

A slight, stabbing pain came from her heart; it turned out that even after all these years, she could still be easily aroused by her emotions.

She shook her head and didn't say anything.

That year, she was pushed into the water by Qin Wanrou and suddenly awakened her memories as the female protagonist of a tragic novel.

I foresaw her impending life, filled with pain and suffering.

Just when she was almost in despair, something that called itself a system suddenly appeared.

It came to make a deal with her—it wanted her body, and in exchange, it would send her soul to a new, fair world.

There, women could also go to school and compete for jobs just like men.

She will also have loving parents, a fulfilling love life, and a happy life...

Perhaps it was because the scene it described was too beautiful, or perhaps it was because the memories of the angst were too painful, but she agreed without hesitation.

Then, she was sent to modern society, born with all her memories intact, until just now when she accidentally fell asleep in math class...

Why are you looking at me like that? I'm doing this all for your own good!

Seeing Qin Sangsang's expression, Aunt Xu felt inexplicably furious.

Perhaps children are truly a debt. She has truly seen this daughter since she was little, and no matter what she does or says, she feels a surge of anger, getting inexplicably irritated.

Now that he's back, she's about to get angry again.

"You don't know that His Majesty..."

"Your Majesty, His Majesty has arrived."

Aunt Xu was interrupted by a knock on the door before she could finish speaking.

"what?"

Aunt Xu suddenly stood up from her chair, her face paler than a ghost.
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Qin Sangsang finally met the legendary emperor.

The newcomer was exceptionally handsome and had unparalleled charm. Wherever he went, people bowed to him, as if even the sunlight bowed down to him.

But this man, whose expression was stern and frosty, softened completely when he saw her: "Why didn't you wait for me?"

As he spoke, he took her hand.

Qin Sangsang suddenly shivered.

The man's aura was too strong, making her very uncomfortable.

Chu Junyan lowered his eyes: "What's wrong?"

She habitually lowered her head to avoid it.

The next moment, she was forcibly lifted up: "Su Su?"

The man's gentle, smiling voice froze the moment he met the woman's panicked and helpless gaze.

"You are not her."

Chu Junyan's voice was icy, and his smile vanished.

Long, slender fingers instantly gripped the woman's delicate neck: "Who are you?"

The terrifying and chilling aura left everyone present speechless.

Aunt Xu scrambled out of the room, crying, "Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me! She is Sangsang! She is Sangsang!"
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"Go to the Imperial Observatory and summon the Director!"

Seeing His Majesty's sinister and fierce expression, the little eunuch almost stopped breathing.

He turned and ran, not daring to look at the Empress who was being dragged forward by His Majesty.

Good heavens, how could His Majesty treat the Empress like this?

Is the sky about to fall over the harem...?

Qin Sangsang tried to explain something to him, but the man wouldn't listen at all.

When she came to her senses, she had already been dragged back into the palace and had her ankles bound by a thin, cold, golden chain.

The palace maid guarding her bedside was expressionless, and everything around her filled her with a deep-seated fear...
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"Your Majesty, you are ready."

Upon seeing Chu Junyan enter, the supervisor bowed and gestured for him to step aside, revealing the ancient and mysterious bronze mirror behind him.

The mirror is blurry and should not be shown to others.

But this incident ended after His Majesty poured a bowl of blood on it—

The blood disappeared the moment it was poured on the mirror, and the originally ordinary mirror seemed to be infused with some mysterious power, slowly emitting a white light.

The supervisor stood to the side, his breath almost caught in his throat, but he dared not show it in the slightest.

Chu Junyan ignored his bleeding wrist, his dark, obsessive eyes fixed on the bronze mirror in front of him.

This is something the system gave him, saying that if "she" disappears one day, he can find her here.

He guarded her day and night, practically never leaving her side, yet she still got away.

As time went on, the atmosphere in the hall grew increasingly heavy.

Just as the supervisor was about to wipe the sweat from his brow with his sleeve, a flash of white light appeared on the bronze mirror, and an image materialized on it—

"This, this is Her Majesty the Empress?"

Despite her strange attire, the eunuch could not mistake her appearance and demeanor: "How...how did Her Majesty the Empress end up in an iron box..."

Chu Junyan angrily shouted, "Get out!"
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Qin Su, dressed in an apricot-white suit skirt, took the microphone from the host and walked onto the stage.

All eyes were on her; her smile was elegant and radiant.
Little did she know that in another time and space, someone was gazing at her greedily.

Qin Su's gaze swept over the guests and media representatives from all walks of life below the stage, her pretty face wearing a perfect social mask.

After her speech, she will officially launch the "Multiple Personality Search, Reassurance and Monitoring" series of products, which were developed in cooperation with the largest medical device company in City A.

Helping individuals with multiple personality disorder.

Once she finishes speaking, we will proudly present our "Multiple Personality Search, Reassurance and Monitoring" series of products, jointly developed with the largest medical device company in City A.

This is a psychological medical product designed specifically for patients with multiple personality disorder.

Of course, the system's friendly support is indispensable in this process.

Meanwhile, to encourage more people interested in the field of "dissociative identity disorder" to actively engage in research, she will set aside all patent revenue as bonuses to delve deeper into this mysterious field, create more practical and innovative products, and contribute wisdom and strength to the research and treatment of DID.

After the press conference, Qin Su declined media interviews and other invitations, and drove to the beach alone.

The sea breeze ruffled her long, black hair. Watching the surging waves, she stood alone, feeling a sense of loneliness, as if she were the only person in the world.

Looking at the woman's exquisite and slender figure through the bronze mirror, Chu Junyan suddenly felt a little flustered for some reason.

It was as if, in the next moment, when he could not stop her, she would suddenly jump into the sea.

His brows furrowed, and his heart ached with tension at this sudden thought.

"Qin Su..."

He called her name, oblivious to the fact that the blood on his hands was being absorbed by the bronze mirror.
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As Qin Su gazed at the sea, the sound of the waves and the wind seemed to gradually envelop her, separating her consciousness from the outside world, as if she were about to immerse herself in it at any moment.

"Woo——"

The sound of a car horn suddenly roused her from her reverie. Turning around, she saw a familiar red supercar with a young man in a pink shirt sitting in the driver's seat.

His peach blossom eyes curved gently with a smile as he looked at her, exuding charm and affection.

Qin Su was stunned.

An emperor outside the bronze mirror also frowned.

The man, who was initially nervous and uneasy because of the woman's unusual state, suddenly felt annoyed, as if he couldn't even slap the screen, when he saw the man with the peach blossom eyes.

Until he heard clearly what she was saying—

"Uncle? You're back in China?"

Qin Su walked towards Qin Liang with some surprise.

Seeing the little girl walk towards him nonchalantly, Qin Liang breathed a sigh of relief.

He was truly afraid that if he arrived even a moment too late, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

"I saw the news," Qin Liang said, his peach blossom eyes curving into a beautiful arc as he handed over his phone. "Congratulations to our little princess for finally fulfilling her dream."

Qin Su didn't react to the title. She took the phone from her uncle and only then realized that her interview had made it to the top of the trending searches.

Yes, several dramatic relationships have been exposed. There are even people claiming to be her classmates from Harbin University who say that when she was studying abroad, she only dated handsome elites or second-generation rich and powerful people, earning her the nickname "Medical Daji".

Qin Su clicked her tongue, a captivating smile playing on her delicate, pretty face, and summed it up with one sentence: "So what?"

"Yeah, so what?"

Qin Liang repeated her words with a smile. As if playing a prank, when Qin Su tried to continue reading, she found that the interface suddenly wouldn't load.

She logged out and logged back in, the trending topics disappeared, and the related hashtag exploded.

She raised an eyebrow at the man in the car: "Uncle?" Did you do this?

Qin Liang returned her an innocent smile and asked, "Are you going back?"

Qin Su's long, delicate eyelashes fluttered gently as she handed him the locked phone back: "Okay, let's go home."

After she finished speaking, she was about to get her own car when the man stopped her: "Take my car, and I'll call the driver to come and get it in a bit."

Qin Su remained noncommittal and obediently got into the passenger seat.

With the engine roaring, the sports car sped off along the coastline like a red lightning bolt.

Qin Su rested one hand on the car window, her face turned towards the sea, lost in thought.

Qin Liang took a shallow breath before casually asking, "The product has been released, and your project is finished. What's next? Are you coming back to the US with me, or staying in China?"

After waiting a while, Qin Su finally spoke: "I don't know."

I guess I can't stay anywhere.

However, she didn't tell her uncle this.
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The image flashed, and the bronze mirror suddenly returned to its original state.

The supervisor, who was diligently guarding the outside, only went in when he heard the call from inside.

"This one……"

He held the bronze mirror in his hands, examining it closely: "It seems it can only be used once..."

The emperor's already pale face, already bloodless, turned even paler, and a drop of blood had somehow appeared on his brow, a startlingly vivid sight.

Her beautiful and stunning eyes were sharp and intense, exuding an aggressive aura.

The supervisor almost immediately lowered his head, not daring to look any further.

Just as he braced himself for the emperor's wrath, the man before him suddenly turned around, walked briskly, and strode out of the secret chamber.

Filled with rage, Chu Junyan strode through the palace corridors, and wherever he went, the palace servants knelt down to pay their respects.

When he kicked open the palace door, the locked woman was eating.

Qin Sangsang hadn't eaten all day, and when she was starving, the palace servants brought her food.

"Wow~"

After only a few bites of the imperial cuisine, a feast of delicacies from land and sea, it was overturned to the ground, the soup and liquid staining the expensive and luxurious carpet.

The man's eyes were bloodshot with hatred and ruthlessness. The hand gripping her chin was so strong it felt like he wanted to crush her bones: "Who let you come back? Who gave you permission to come back?"

The man exuded a sinister and terrifying aura. Although he hadn't laid a hand on her, the fear he instilled in her was stronger than ever before: "I...I don't know, I just suddenly came back..."

"What do you mean by suddenly?" Chu Junyan suddenly interrupted her.

Qin Sangsang paused, unsure how to explain: "I..."

But the man didn't seem to want to hear her explanations, and grabbed her hand to drag her away.

But then they stopped, their gazes following the rattling anklet...
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Do you want me to stay with you?

Qin Su rolled her eyes at him: "Please, Uncle, I'm not a child anymore."

"It really hurts my uncle to hear what you said, baby."

The way the man made that expression with his handsome face was especially captivating, if... you didn't know his age.

Qin Su sometimes felt that she learned her "acting" skills from him.

She's less than seven years older than her, yet she's a better actress than anyone else.

"I'm right next door, you can call me if you have a nightmare~"

Just like when they were children, after saying this, the man walked to the door: "Goodnight, little princess."

The helpless and amused smile on Qin Su's face disappeared the moment the door closed.

She stood up and walked to the large floor-to-ceiling window, looking up at another villa next door.

That used to be her home.

To be precise, it was her home before she was 8 years old.

After confirming that the man had gone to the bathroom, Qin Su opened the door and went out.
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The villa's gate was opened, and a sudden gust of wind blew the white gauze curtains by the window.

The deserted night had a rather eerie and ghostly atmosphere.

Chu Junyan had just restarted the bronze mirror when this was the scene he saw.

He blurted out, "Su Su..."

Qin Sangsang, who had just been bled out and left in a corner, looked up upon hearing this.

Then, to her surprise, she discovered that the girl in the mirror, wearing a snow-white halter-neck dress and with long, seaweed-like hair, looked remarkably like herself.
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Qin Su walked past the coffee table.

In a daze, she saw her father, who had been gentle and loving just a moment ago, suddenly reveal a ferocious and savage expression, slamming her mother's head against the coffee table again and again.

Blood spread out beneath her, forming a glaring pattern...

The Qin family has a hereditary disease since their ancestors, and the more outstanding a person is, the more severe the disease.

Her father was the most outstanding and perfect heir of his generation, and similarly, when he was ill, he was also the most brutal and cold-blooded executioner.

The 17-year-old uncle said he has decided to never date or get married, because he doesn't want to harm another innocent girl.

She asked him, "Why can't he learn something? Knowing he's sick, why does he still want to marry your mother?"

The 27-year-old uncle remained silent for a long time: "Don't blame him, he really loves your mother."

She didn't speak, but inwardly she scoffed: Love? How much love? So much that he abused her during his episodes, then knelt down to beg for her forgiveness.
He still loved her to the end, and killed her.

Over the years, she has devoted herself to the research of multiple personality disorder, which is also a way of trying to save herself.

Trying to save the younger version of myself who watched helplessly as my parents died.

However, it seems she still failed.

The girl raised her slender white fingers and pressed them against her chest.

She had forgotten when it started, but she could no longer feel any emotion here.

She was sick, and she knew it.

A doctor cannot heal himself; she has more important things to do and cannot take any medication that damages her nerves.

Qin Su actually knew why her uncle was afraid of her going to the beach.

Every time she went to the beach, no matter where he was, he would always find her immediately.

Because back then, that man accidentally killed his mother and then drove his car into the sea with her body in his hands—it seems he really loved her, so much so that he didn't want to let her go even in death.
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Under the cover of night, the car once again drove towards the seaside.

Qin Liang, who was about to go to sleep, felt uneasy for some reason, so he got up again.

Just like when I was a child, I plan to visit the little girl who always had insomnia before going to bed.

The moment the door opened, he saw only an empty room.

In that instant, my blood felt like it was frozen.

His body was so cold that he shivered.

He turned and ran towards the door almost immediately, and when he saw the door of the villa next door wide open, Qin Liang's heart sank to the bottom: "Su Su!"
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System: [Mission Reward: Rewind time to when the host was 8 years old and cure Qin Heng's dual personality. The price is that the host will completely disappear from this world. Host, are you sure you want to accept?]

The night wind blew in through the car windows on both sides, blowing the woman's long, seaweed-like hair.

Upon hearing the system's question, Qin Su smiled calmly and replied, "Confirm."

Congratulations on receiving your reward. Everything will restart in ten seconds.

10, 9...

As the system's cold countdown began, Qin Su suddenly spoke: "If I disappear, will my thesis research still exist in this timeline?"

System: [5. Yes, as a reward for completing the side quest: the host's paper and related products will remain.]

She seemed relieved and gently closed her eyes: "That's good."

[3, 2, 1... Restart!]

As he watched the speeding car suddenly disappear down the road, Chu Junyan felt a sharp pain in his heart and cried out in near despair, "No!"

However, his attempts to stop it were futile, and as the image disappeared, the bronze mirror returned to its normal state once again.

Whether it was because it was worn out or because he used too much force, it cracked open in the middle with a "crack".

"Qin Su, you liar! You promised you wouldn't abandon me!"

The man looked deranged, and his once handsome face was now covered in tears.

As he spoke, he stubbornly cut his wrist again to wipe away the blood.

However, this time, the bronze mirror did not react at all.

"Plop~"

A faint sound came from behind. The man who had been staring at the bronze mirror with a madman suddenly turned around, his eyes fierce and terrifying as if he had come from hell.

Qin Sangsang's breath hitched. So there really were people who could make it hard to breathe with just a glance.

Why did you come back?

The man walked towards her, dragging his blood-dripping hand. Qin Sangsang was so frightened that her whole body stiffened, as if she had frozen solid.

"She won't leave if you don't come back..."

"Yes, yes..."

She wanted to say sorry, to say she didn't mean it, but... but...

Her body seemed to suddenly malfunction; she could only open her mouth and shed tears, unable to utter a single word.

"Give her back to me! Give her back to me!"

The man's iron-like hand gripped her delicate neck, and Qin Sangsang's vision went black; she almost fainted.

Just when she thought she was about to experience another painful near-death experience, the man suddenly released her neck, and fresh air rushed into her mouth and nose, giving her a feeling of being resurrected.

He coughed incessantly, in pain, until tears streamed down his face.

"I can't kill her, I can't kill her, she doesn't like me killing people..."

Hearing the strange sound, Qin Sangsang coughed and looked up, then witnessed a scene she would never forget—

"We promised each other a lifetime, not a day less, not an hour less. I said, you're not allowed to leave me. Not even in death..."

After saying this in a gloomy and ruthless tone, the man suddenly grabbed a dagger from somewhere and stabbed it into his own heart.

"His Majesty!"

The knife tip, which had already torn the clothes and touched flesh, paused.

He seemed to have misheard her calling him.

Just then, something forcefully tugged at the hem of her clothes.

Chu Junyan lowered his head and met the woman's confused yet disdainful gaze: "What are you doing?"

Qin Su's neck was still a little uncomfortable: "Why is my neck..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was suddenly pulled into a blood-smelling embrace.

There was a loud "thud" in my ear, the sound of something hitting the ground.

"You are not allowed to leave me, or I will kill you."

The hug was so tight it was almost suffocating, and the man's sinister threatening words were enough to make anyone who encountered it call the police and leave.

But warm tears streamed down her neck, wetting her collar.

Qin Su's struggling movements all stopped abruptly, and she thought in a daze, unable to process what was happening:
She really did seem to make the tyrant cry, didn't she?
At the door, the supervisor heard something amiss coming from inside and was about to brace himself and go in to check when he heard strange noises just as he reached the doorway.

He stood there for a moment, then suddenly turned and ran outside, his expression turning strange.
No, Your Majesty, you've lost so much blood, don't you need to replenish it first?
Of course, that's not that important. What's important is that this is the Imperial Observatory, not your bedroom, Your Majesty. You can't go back and...

The day after the supervisor thought he couldn't look directly at that secret room, he discovered that it had been filled in.

Well, how should I put it?

As expected of Your Majesty.
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In the middle of the night, Qin Su suddenly woke up.

Just as she tried to move, an arm around her waist pressed her firmly into his embrace.

"Don't want to sleep?"

A deep, husky male voice sounded from behind her, carrying a dangerous undertone, and she nearly bristled like a stressed rabbit.

"I want to sleep."

She closed her eyes and nestled herself back into the man's arms.

Before falling asleep again, she thought of the system's last words before disappearing: "[Since the host no longer exists in this world, why not go back to the tyrant? He wants you. The system has given the tyrant a love-struck halo, guaranteeing he will never let the host down!]"

Qin Su, who didn't really want this strange "gift," actually wanted the system to take it back.

It's crazy enough that they don't have a romantic mindset.

Adding "love-struck" to that makes you want her dead, right?!
The historical records of the Later Qi Dynasty state:
The Emperor and Empress of the Great Qi Dynasty had no heirs, yet their love was deep and unwavering. In the imperial garden, only the Empress accompanied the Emperor. When they reached the age of forty, they chose a healthy heir from a collateral branch of the imperial clan to succeed to the throne.

The initial premise was that Su Su committed suicide by jumping into the sea after completing her thesis. She was trapped in that year of being 8 years old for the rest of her life.

This is also why I haven't been able to write any side stories, because the setting is too tragic. I was crying the whole time when I first started writing it.

Fortunately, it was eventually changed to a milder version.

That's all.

Writing side stories is so tiring, a hundred times more tiring than the main story, sob sob.