━ Taang.

As the door closed, a scene I had never seen before unfolded before my eyes.

“…….”

This was clearly a room I had never encountered.

Yet, for some reason, it felt familiar.

Lafne had become trapped in this tower as a consequence of losing a duel against Ken.

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She was left alone here, waiting for a day with no end in sight.

“……You said you liked me.”

Tears dripped from Lafne’s downcast eyes.

“…You said you liked me.”

Words tinged with resentment.

Yet the source of her tears was not injustice.

It was what Ken had said to her after he defeated her in their duel.

‘As punishment for tormenting me, Lafne, you are now imprisoned in this tower.’

His cold gaze, fixed upon her, resurfaced in her mind.

Why had she forgotten?

She had been the one who tormented him.

Somewhere along the way, she had become blinded by the tender feelings that had grown within her, forgetting that truth.

As she confronted his frigid gaze, the fact she had overlooked came rushing back.

Lafne did not feel wronged for being trapped in the tower.

“…Huh, huh.”

It was simply the realization, brought on by his cold gaze.

The fact that the happy future she had envisioned with him could no longer exist.

That thought pained Lafne’s heart.

“Why did I do that…?”

Now, looking back, she regretted her past actions.

“…Huh, how foolish.”

She sank to the floor, shedding tears without restraint.

She felt more resentful toward herself for tormenting him than toward the man who had imprisoned her in the tower after claiming he liked her.

“Really, I’m so foolish…”

Until just recently, she hadn’t felt such emotions at all.

But now, her thoughts were completely filled with him.

Overnight, she had dreamed of becoming his lover.

Forgetting everything she had done in the past.

And then, suddenly, Lafne gazed into the empty space before her.

Though there were enough furnishings necessary for living, the space felt empty for some reason.

“…Why does it feel like this?”

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