Mikhail gazed up at the blue sky.

A sky filled with white clouds and the rising red sun—a scene perfect for putting complicated thoughts to rest.

And Mikhail's mind was filled with complications.

‘Why.’

Everything felt like it was falling apart. His relentless pursuit of revenge, his desire to be seen as a good person by that boy—it all seemed like an illusion now.

He had hated that person so much. He thought they were beyond understanding...

"Haa..."

He never imagined that person would be the one he wanted to meet so desperately.

Mikhail thought God must be truly cruel. …