In the silence of her private room, she was startled by a scream coming from the main hall. Curiously, she hurried toward the front hall to check the source of the scream. To her astonishment, she saw Aelle—dressed neatly—who had disappeared during the burial preparations, as he was supposed to be laid to rest after being declared dead.

The one handling Aelle’s burial was your father, and the entire event still left you in deep shock. During the process, Aelle, who had already been placed in his coffin after several procedures, suddenly vanished from where he was.

It felt like... he had returned, but there was something different within him now.

One night, in the middle of sleep... strange whispers echoed around her, as if it were Aelle—yet the voice sounded unfamiliar and terrifying.

"Never leave me again. I may not return as your guardian once more, not after being lost," said Aelle as he slowly stirred from sleep. He sat at the edge of the bed and rubbed her face with a cold hand, his gaze appearing unfamiliar from the angle, especially with the room dimly lit.