Charlotte returned to her own room, took a bath, changed into more comfortable clothes, and then curled up on her bed.0

‘Did I do the right thing?’0

She had always believed she would eventually have to do it.0

The boy was someone she could no longer see and should no longer see. Eventually, she would have had to cut ties. However, the thought of severing that tenuous connection made her utterly afraid.0

He always felt within arm’s reach…10

Though she couldn’t see him, the feeling that she could reach him at any time was important, and losing that sensation was hard to bear.0

In the end, Charlotte severed that connection herself. The primary reason was the recognition that she was endangering Reinhart, but ultimately, for her own reasons, she realized that it was better for her to no longer contact the boy.0

A boy who was unknown and whose identity she couldn’t discern.0

It had been a foolish action driven by heart and emotion, and severing the connection with him was also an action dictated by heart and emotion.0

‘I hope he is happy, somewhere Vertus and I cannot find him.’2

For the boy, who could be in danger merely by being associated with her, this was the right path. If she truly cared for him, this was the right action. Whoever he might be, however suspicious he was, Charlotte wished for his happiness.0

Even though she didn’t know where he was or who he really was.0

She wished for that boy’s happiness.0

Charlotte was now trying to forget about him.0

But not everything had disappeared.0

Through the various foolish actions taken while trying to find that boy, Charlotte had made another connection.0

A classmate with a bad first impression and poor reputation… Reinhart.0

After various events and countless exchanges of help, they’d become friends.0

In the pursuit of finding someone she cared about, she discovered someone else who had started to occupy her thoughts.0

Charlotte...0