Haunted Duke’s Daughter

Black. Black. Everything you see is black only, nothing to feel. The only thing you can recognize is the existence of yourself, and even that quickly becomes obscure and doubts your very existence.

Dark. Dark. Nothing. There's no way you can tell the flow of time or anything, only your heart breaks quietly.

That's all Sakura was after Lilia fell asleep. Until Lilia wakes up, Sakura can't sleep, she can't forget, she just has to endure the time. Sometimes I want Lilia to stay awake as long as possible, but at the same time I don't want her to be forced.

Just before Lilia wakes up, she finally colors the world of Sakura. If you notice, you're standing in front of a cherry tree, and if you wait a little, Lilia wakes up. Sakura makes me very happy at this moment because I have time to be impatient. That's why I stick around and make louder noises than usual.

"Lillier! Good morning!

- Yes, yes, good morning. You're doing well in the morning...

Lilia at this time is naturally for sleeping, she's not well. Because of the lack of people's eyes, I usually don't hesitate to endure the absences. Sakura says with a smile.

"Still sleepy?

- Right... Just a little more......

"No!"

Unexpectedly I say it strongly. Lilia always seems surprised, but still wakes me up without saying anything. I sighed in peace.

Sakura will not allow Lilia to sleep again, even if it is a holiday. Lilia seems to think it makes sense, but naturally it's just a sawdust of mine. You said the color had returned because of it, but I don't want to go back into that darkness again.

"Lilia Lilia"

- What? Dafu would have eaten it yesterday.

"No!? What am I being treated like in Lilia!?

- Dogs.

"I wasn't even human!

That's it, Sakura laughs out. Lilia also leaked a sneak laugh and called Alisa.

- So?

"Oh, yeah. I just called it."

- I'm sorry, you were less than a dog.

"Terrible!"

That being said, Sakura's expression is always bright. Talk to me, I have a response. That's just it. That's all I think is so great.

- You still have time for class. Sakura, any interesting stories?

"I do! There's plenty of them! Today, then..."

Sakura started talking with a full smile.

Thinking about the first time, Lilia really changed.

I'm not being nice to anyone. I'm not out of rigour either. Just still, Lilia started thinking about people. Now Sakura seldom instructs anything, just gives advice from time to time.

Advice, and Sakura laughed mocking herself. In fact, I am shorter than Lilia in my years of life, such as advice. But still, Sakura spins words. For Lilia, just for Lilia. Lilia also obeys Sakura's words.

Someone around me notices a little bit of Lilia's change and acknowledges it. Seeing it was sometime as happy as it was about me.

At night, after Lilia gets into bed, we can talk slowly just the two of us. Only a short time before Lilia goes to sleep. I can talk a little longer if I call Lilia on this side, but I keep my first promise because I know it will only be a burden, and basically I won't.

"Good luck today"

Sakura said, Lilia smiled zero.

- Good day, Sakura. Thanks again today.

"I didn't do anything, did I?

What Sakura is doing is just conveying the word. Lilia's fatigue in actuality would not be a sawdust ratio. Still, Lilia tells me. Thank you and thank you.

- What shall we do tomorrow?

"Shop!

- That's all you are.

When dull, Lilia laughs with pleasure. Sakura is also caught and laughs, then, and goes on.

"Study? I still have a lot to teach you."

- Right. That would be nice too......

"Yeah, yeah. After that, we'll have dinner with Tina. But I don't want peppers!

- Yeah. Of course, I know...

"Then then!... and then..."

I'm aware of it. That the colors are being lost from the Sakura world. to Lilia about to fall asleep. Lilia only has a really short time because she likes to sleep. After this, only a long black time begins. He pressed his body in, trembling naturally, and Sakura said brightly.

"Good night, Lilia. See you tomorrow."

- Hmm...... Good night, Sakura......

That way, everything goes black. A world where you can't see, hear and feel anything. Sakura closes her eyes and looks back at the day. As long as possible, don't look at anything black.

That's when you're going crazy for loneliness, again, the colors come back. That repeat.

I'm going to be crushed by regret and guilt, endure a long time.

Have a good, short time talking to Lilia,

That brings us another long time.

That, I repeat.

I guess this is punishment. It's a punishment for myself trying to betray what you believe in me. But there's still a little bit left. Promise day is near.

The day of goodbye to Lilia, is close.

"I don't like it..."

I don't want to kill you. I don't even want to die. What is the right thing to do? If it's going to happen, I want to keep an eye on her life until Lilia has her full life span. It's a wish that's not supposed to come true.

Sakura repeatedly asks herself unanswered questions, shaken by the black world.

That's Sakura's routine.