Chapter 647 Why Are We Crying? (Gift Addition)

In the movie's scene, it's Nahida—Nahida during her imprisonment.

She curls up her small body, eyes closed, lonely and quiet, her thoughts drifting freely.

She ponders various questions: Who am I? Am I truly needed? Am I doing the right thing? What do I really want?

A gentle voice rings out, comforting Nahida, yet no one knows who she is.

'Lonely child, don't be afraid, don't be afraid~ The night won't be too long~.'

Who is it? The readers' hearts tighten—who is this voice? Why does hearing it make us feel so sad?

I feel like I've seen her somewhere before? I feel like I should remember her? But who is she?

Before any answer comes to mind, the innocent children's chorus pierces straight into everyone's hearts.

The fairy-tale-like voice draws everyone into a warm atmosphere, but for some reason, it feels like there's a hint of sorrow hidden within that warmth.

A fairy-tale chorus should be sweet, but hearing this voice, the audience only feels a pang in their hearts, tears flowing directly down.

'We promised, when we all grow up, to adventure again, chasing the spread of dreams'

The lyrics sing about promising to grow up; the scene shows Nahida meeting 'someone'.

'Who crosses a sea of flowers, who walks toward me earnestly'

The gentle voice rings out; everyone thinks, 'Ah, such a gentle voice, perfect for bedtime stories.'

A person who can't be seen clearly appears in the scene—can't be seen clearly, yet it makes everyone's noses sting, chests ache.

The person in the scene feels strange to everyone yet familiar—who is it!

Grown up, met again, but it seems the promised things weren't fulfilled. We seem to have promised not to forget?

'Who still remembers me, the unfulfilled wish'

This lyric deeply stabs everyone's hearts—we seem to have promised not to forget! We shouldn't forget her!

In the scene, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata walks slower and slower. When she falls behind, the children's voices ring out again.

'Is it you? Silently disappearing in the distant gaze of spring somewhere'

Disappearing? A pain strikes the audience's hearts.

'Is it you? Playing ancient chords, driving away nightmares to accompany me to sleep'

To sleep? Another pain for the audience.

Is it you? Is it you? The lyrics sing 'I won't forget, I won't forget'

But at this moment... everyone has forgotten.

Listening to the children's voices in the song singing 'I won't forget', every note is like a sharp knife, piercing the audience with heart-wrenching pain.

But that warm, ethereal singing voice is so dreamy—how is this knife wrapped in a layer of sugar? It hurts sweetly...

The children's voices keep singing, I won't forget... I won't forget...

The final scene is Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's smile. Facing this smile, the audience becomes bewildered and helpless.

A feeling both warm and sad, like just having a beautiful dream but suddenly waking up.

This should be Lord Nahida, right? But it feels somehow different?

The person in the picture smiles and says, 'May you all enjoy beautiful dreams tonight'

Tears instantly burst from the eyes; sadness can't be suppressed—this isn't right... wah—

The breakdown happens in this instant. What's most incomprehensible to everyone is that their emotions aren't particularly sad, but the tears and heartache just overflow uncontrollably.

The scene shifts; this time, it's definitely Nahida—the tears on her expressionless face.

["We just saved the world, right?"]

["But why... do I seem to be crying?"]

Everyone stares wide-eyed; tears still on their faces, but like Nahida, they don't know why they're crying.

Yes, we seem to be crying too? Why?

The song just now was very nice, extremely nice, but why are we crying?

Wasn't that a very warm song? The purity of the children's voices seems to take me back to childhood, back to my hometown.

It's clearly such a good song—why are we crying?

There's no heart-rending pain, no bone-deep sorrow; the audience doesn't know why.

But just like that, they cry when listening to this song, cry when seeing Nahida cry.

When trying hard to recall what exactly happened, they still cry... When did we become such crybabies?

The audience wipes the tears from their faces, not knowing where the emotions in their hearts come from—has the desert sand blown here?

Lumine falls silent. Back when she heard Lucian sing this song, she didn't feel much emotion, but now, she also feels like crying a bit.

As the only one who still remembers everything at this moment, her mood is one no one else can understand.

She often hums this song herself; at this moment, all the memories of humming it in the past flood her mind, making even Lumine struggle to hold back her emotions.

"Lumine, are you crying?" Paimon exclaims in surprise, using her small hand to wipe Lumine's tears.

Lumine laughs through tears, her thumb brushing Paimon's cheek as she says: "You're crying yourself."

"Eh?" Paimon looks bewildered, touching her own cheek—sure enough, there's the wetness of tears.

"I... why am I crying?"

This question makes Lumine take a sharp breath in, then slowly exhale deeply—she forgot too.

That companion who's always been with her, who knows everything she's experienced—Paimon has forgotten now too.

Only me left... Only I still remember...

A sense of loneliness like the ocean; the sadness of those around her now turns into seawater surrounding Lumine.

A suffocating feeling—tears slide down Lumine's cheeks.

Perhaps this kind of emotion is something only Lucian can understand.

Look around—everyone is sad, yet no one knows the reason for their sadness.

A sour feeling rises in Lumine's heart; being the only one who remembers isn't necessarily joyful.

Furina, who was just bawling loudly, is now wiping her tears—she forgot too.

The little Paimon in her arms tilts her head, still puzzled why she's crying.

The people who were just crying in pain, the ones unwilling to forget, are still shedding tears now, but their hearts have returned to calm. Their faces show no sadness, only confusion.

So strange... this feeling is so strange... Lumine covers her eyes, not letting others see her tears.

Damn it, Lucian—who exactly are you trying to break?!

Lucian can understand Lumine's feelings, which is why he didn't bring Lumine along—he wanted Lumine to experience it. Breaking her is too hard otherwise.

Now Lumine is truly broken; that appearance is heart-wrenching.

Paimon wants to comfort Lumine, but she can't figure out why Lumine is crying at all.

Lumine looking at Paimon's emotionally stable yet tearful attempt to console her only makes her sadder.

In her heart, only her 'unchanging love' for Lucian remains.

Lucian, oh Lucian—you said I'd help you break others, but why does it seem like I'm the most broken in the end?

Lumine is broken, because the only one who could understand her feelings—Lucian—is elsewhere right now.

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Character Voice Line · Greater Lord Rukkhadevata: About 'I've Never Forgotten'

"This song really evokes memories, making me recall the past too... I won't forget."