Childhood Friend of the Zenith

Silence settled between them.

Time flowed as they locked eyes.

For a long while, neither spoke—only gazing at each other.

No, perhaps it wasn’t that long.

It didn’t feel like much time had actually passed, yet the heavy atmosphere made it seem as though an eternity had gone by.

Saaaaa.

As Taechon vanished, the dust it left behind scattered in all directions, drifting into the night sky before being swallowed by the aurora.

Then, as two moons slowly aligned to cast their light upon the two figures—

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The first to speak was the woman—Yehwa.

What should she say? Where should she begin?

For a fleeting moment, she agonized over it.

How had he spoken that name?

Had he remembered?

Had the veil of forgetfulness finally lifted?

Countless questions swirled in her mind, drowning her in hesitation.

And then—

“Yehwa.”

“……!”

Gu Yangcheon, wearing an expression of exhaustion, spoke to her.

“Is that your name?”

“……”

Upon hearing his words, Yehwa’s tightly drawn gaze slowly softened.

She felt relieved that he had spoken, yet at the same time, she realized something.

To him, her name was still unknown.

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‘Remember just one thing.’

When all the choices had been made, my ancestor spoke to me.

‘When you return, speak only one word.’

What word? I couldn’t understand, so I simply stared at my ancestor.