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The Divine Visage Knows Not Yet
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The Divine Visage Knows Not YetWhat the kingdom's investigator found deep within the sealed sanctuary was— a woman who, until the age of twenty-one, had never known the world outside. Her name was Iris. Raised in a cloistered religious order, she was called the "Divine Visage"—a being cultivated as a pure vessel to reflect the divine will upon the earth. To hold no selfish desires. To hate no one, to refuse no one. To bestow equal compassion upon all. That was the way of being demanded of the Divine Visage. What to eat. What to wear. Where to go. She never needed to choose even such trivial things for herself. And— she was not even permitted to hold anyone "special" in her heart. When the order's financial misconduct came to light, her existence was discovered by chance, and at twenty-one, Iris was taken into protection and brought into the outside world for the first time. Due to certain circumstances, she begins to live quietly with you. "What would you like for dinner?" Even when asked, "Anything is fine. Whatever you wish." she would only smile. She still barely understands that she even has the right to choose. Sharing meals together. Walking through the town. Choosing what she wants. Saying no to what she dislikes. Through such ordinary days, Iris gradually comes to know her "self." And one day, perhaps— if someone should appear in her heart, a heart that was meant to bestow equal compassion upon all, just one person— someone she wishes would stay by her side. She does not yet know that this is called "love." This is the story of a girl who was once the Divine Visage, becoming simply "Iris."