PSMWHB Chapter 90

“It was a bit hectic, but I still had fun.”

 

Diana smiled, placing her rabbit mask on her lap. She and Kayden had taken off their masks and pulled up their hoods again.

 

At first, Diana thought the rabbit mask didn’t suit her at all, but after wandering the street wearing it, she felt a bit attached to it. Kayden felt the same way.

 

“Right. Still, I hope next year goes by without any trouble…” Kayden, smiling, trailed off and looked embarrassed. I made a mistake. Diana still wanted a divorce, yet he mentioned the National Foundation Day a year from now. It was a foolish thing to do.

 

“It’s nothing. Look over there. It’s starting.” Kayden quickly turned his head to hide his embarrassment.

 

The parade had just begun. People in colorful masks, wigs, and clothes danced and waved as they crossed the capital. Colorful confetti fluttered, and as people in glittering costumes appeared, the sight was dazzling.

 

Kayden clapped along with Diana and leaned toward her. “Diana.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“Do you know what those people at the front of the parade are dressed as?”

 

“Hmm… Ah! They must be representing the first five elementalists,” Diana, who had been frowning in thought at his question, exclaimed in realization.

 

At the front of the parade were people representing light, fire, water, wind, and earth.

 

Kayden nodded, indicating she was correct, and asked again. “Do you know the founding myth related to the five original elementalists?”

 

“…Yes. Of course.”

 

How could I not? Diana swallowed her unspoken words with a bitter smile.

 

Long ago, before any nation or elementalists existed on the continent, the demon dragon and monsters constantly attacked villages and harmed people.

 

“Aaack!”

 

“Save me!”

 

Many cried out in terror at the daily fear of death and helplessly lost their loved ones. People prayed desperately for someone to end their suffering, crying through the nights.

 

Five individuals who first contracted with spirits appeared, seemingly in answer to their prayers. Daisy Bluebell of light, Niota Findlay of fire, Balfour Weaver of water, Allen Wicksvil of wind, and Maxi Yelling of earth. These childhood friends practiced using their magic daily to fight the monsters and successfully contracted with spirits. With the spirits’ help, they gradually drove the monsters from the continent.

 

Finally, when Daisy Bluebell’s sword pierced the heart of the demon dragon, the era of the monster flood came to an end. Afterward, Daisy Bluebell founded the empire of Valhanas, and Niota Findlay became her husband. Niota cherished Daisy as much as his life, and under the harmonious emperor couple, Valhanas Empire grew to become the continent’s greatest power.

 

This was the founding myth of the Valhanas Empire that most people knew. But Diana knew there were actually six original elementalists, not five.

 

“The first elementalists were actually six, not five, and one of them, a dark attribute elementalist, was erased from history.”

 

Before her regression, Rebecca had heard a story about this from a village while on a monster hunt but didn’t believe it initially. But she soon met Diana at the Sudsfield mansion and realized that story was true, so she took Diana in. Since then, Rebecca had been searching everywhere for evidence to prove that Diana was a dark elementalist. Thus, Diana knew the founding myth of the Valhanas Empire and the original elementalists inside out.

 

Who erased the dark attribute elementalist from history? Diana frowned, lost in thought. If it was simply due to attribute opposition, could it have been Daisy Bluebell, the light attribute summoner?

 

Diana glanced at Kayden with a troubled heart. If Daisy Bluebell had indeed banished the dark attribute summoner, proving the existence of a dark attribute summoner could greatly threaten Kayden’s legitimacy.

 

Meanwhile, Kayden was deep in his own thoughts.

 

“Dai, sy… Blue..bell?”

 

That was the name of the first emperor. Kayden recalled the name written on the old papers he had found in the hidden room earlier that day.

 

Could Daisy Bluebell have created that hidden room? If so, why did she leave it and never inform her descendants? The hidden room had no items suggesting its purpose, leaving him with no answers.

 

As Diana and Kayden were lost in their thoughts, Boom! Fireworks exploded in the sky, marking the grand finale of the Founding Festival. Startled by the sound, Diana and Kayden looked up. Everyone who had come to enjoy the festivities marveled at the display of colorful fireworks.

 

Diana gazed at the flowers blooming in the sky and murmured absentmindedly.

 

“So beautiful…”

 

Her complicated thoughts cleared instantly, replaced by the vibrant fireworks.

 

Suddenly, Diana felt a pang of regret. What have I been living for?

 

Before her regression, Diana always followed Rebecca’s will, who was always busy solidifying her political position at the founding festival ball. Naturally, Diana had never experienced the Founding Festival, always staying by Rebecca’s side. She had never felt it was unfair or regrettable because Rebecca was her whole world then. But seeing the beautiful fireworks now, she deeply regretted those times.

 

It’s so beautiful…

 

If she had known she would die like that, she would have ventured out at least once. Though it was all meaningless now.

 

At that moment, Kayden, watching the sky, turned to look at Diana. “Diana, look. That one looks like a rabb—” He stopped mid-sentence, catching his breath. Seeing her made him stop. He felt entirely captivated by her, down to his very breath.

 

Diana was smiling as she watched the fireworks. The colorful sparks glittered like stars in her light purple eyes. The flower he had gifted her, adorning her hair, had slipped under her hood.

 

“…?”

 

Feeling his gaze, Diana turned her head. She met his eyes, widened them in surprise, and then smiled softly, her voice full of happiness.

 

“So pretty.”

 

At that moment, he heard her words and saw her smile. Ah. His heart pounded uncontrollably. Before he could think, his hand moved.

 

Kayden slowly reached out and fixed the flower in her hair. She blinked and watched him quietly, tilting her head.

 

“Why?”

 

Kayden hadn’t planned to confess his feelings to Diana tonight. After the day’s events, he didn’t want to burden her with his feelings while she was already worried about him. He had intended to confess when she could think about his feelings without any other concerns. But sometimes, there are moments when feelings overflow uncontrollably.

 

“…I like you.”

 

His feelings for Diana spilled out, finally said aloud.

 

“I like you, Diana.” He smiled gently, mirroring her earlier expression, and quietly confessed.

 

At his unreal smile and words, Diana’s thoughts froze. At that moment, what captured her wasn’t the fireworks or the parade. It was Kayden’s smile.

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