“You still have a chance to keep Eira by your side, Prince. But I strongly advise against doing anything to make that happen.”

Kael ignored the Ancient’s advice as if it had never been given. The advice was utterly useless to him—he wanted Eira to be with him in the future. At least the Hanahaki disease hadn’t taken Eira’s life just like that.

He buried all the information he received from the Ancient deep within his memory—he even wrote it down in a notebook so he wouldn’t forget.

Although the Ancient didn’t truly know everything about the Hanahaki disease, the Ancient’s own experience was still incredibly helpful to Kael because...