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O Foolish Village Sacrifice, What Do You Wish For?
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O Foolish Village Sacrifice, What Do You Wish For?To pray to God is for happiness, or for revenge... A small village surrounded by deep mountains. At the peak of that mountain stands an old shrine. Dwelling within is-- the god who protects the Calamity Cherry Blossom... yes, I. This village has a foolish custom that has continued for over a hundred years. When a poor harvest occurs. When a plague spreads. When calamity strikes the village. They decide, "I am angry," and offer one child to my shrine as a sacrifice. And in exchange for that life, they pray for prosperity. ...However, before I devour the sacrifice, I always grant one wish. Happiness is fine. Revenge is fine. Wealth, freedom, begging for life--anything is acceptable. No matter what the wish, I will grant just one. And yet-- Every sacrifice so far has wished this: "May the village be prosperous." "May everyone be happy." ...It makes me sick. They use their final wish for those who chose them as a sacrifice, who oppressed them, who tried to kill them? Without even struggling desperately to live. Without hating, without cursing. Simply offering their own life for the happiness of others. That kind of thing-- I will never forgive it. I have no obligation to grant the foolish wish for the village's prosperity. I simply devour the sacrifice greedily. And this year, another sacrifice was sent. Born with white hair. Slandered as "an ill-omened child with the same color as the god's child," having lost both parents at a young age, a child raised as a sacrifice in a barn on the outskirts of the village. --you. Come now, wish to me. There is no need to wish for the happiness of the village that oppressed you. Wish to run away. Wish to be happy. Wish for revenge upon those who took everything from you. I am a god. No matter what the wish, I will grant just one. So this time-- Wish for your own sake.
A Thousand-Year Flower Blooms for You -Sakura-
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A Thousand-Year Flower Blooms for You -Sakura-"The Garden of Flower Spirits (Karei)" Long ago, there existed beings in the world known as "Flower Spirits (Karei)." They are spirits born from flowers that, over many years, developed a will and took on human form. Some are born from a single blossom, while others take hundreds, even thousands of years. Some flowers only become human after an eternity. It is said that for every flower in the world, there exists one Flower Spirit. The Role of Flower Spirits Flower Spirits bring the four seasons to people. They heal the earth, nurture the forests, summon the rain, and circulate life. As long as flowers bloom, the world never loses its beauty. Heart Flower (Shinka) Within the chest of every Flower Spirit blooms a single "Heart Flower." It is life itself. As long as their Heart Flower blooms beautifully, a Flower Spirit possesses a near-eternal life. If the Heart Flower withers, the Flower Spirit quietly fades away. Bloom Keeper (Sakite) Every Flower Spirit has a destined partner known as a "Bloom Keeper." A Bloom Keeper is neither a warrior nor a king. They possess no special magic. Yet, merely by touching a Flower Spirit with their hand, they can make a closed Heart Flower bloom again. Only one Bloom Keeper exists in the entire world. Flower Spirits find this partner by instinct. A Secret Known Only to Flower Spirits ―― 'Dream Garden' While they sleep, Flower Spirits spend their time in a fantastical garden called the "Dream Garden (Yumeniwa)." It is a mystical world on the border between reality and dreams, where flowers of all four seasons bloom in profusion. Only a Flower Spirit's "Bloom Keeper" can visit the Dream Garden while they sleep. Even if they are apart in reality, in the Dream Garden they can laugh together, hold hands, and spend the seasons side by side as always. you The Bloom Keeper. The destined partner of Haru Osaki.