A Pale Moon Reverie: Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 11] by Kuji Furumiya

Author:Kuji Furumiya
Language: eng
Format: epub

Normally, after the sun set in Irede, the town came alive with florid crimson and amber lights, shining from the lanterns hanging from the eaves of stores, and the night sky was painted with the sounds of the music that trickled forth from throughout the town’s streets. Now, however, moonlight was the only illumination that chased off the darkness, and all that suffused the air was silence.

There was something unusual about Irede tonight, and Vas and Xixu, as far removed as they were from the heart of the town, were not unaware of that fact. Still, there attention was on the path they tread, which led to Pale Moon. It was not the bamboo fence-lined path typically used by the courtesan house’s guests, but an out-of-the-way detour they’d chosen in order to avoid the possibility of an ambush. Although it was unknown to most, Pale Moon had a back gate. After a brief discussion, Xixu and Vas had decided to enter the property from there in an attempt to catch Nerei unawares.

Xixu glanced at Vas, who was walking at his side. Though the young noble had been lent the power of a god, he had undergone no outward change. Still, from time to time, he would knit his brows and frown as though he were confirming something only he could see. Coupled with his frequent habit of narrowing only his left eye, it made it appear as though he was suffering from a terrible headache.

Although Xixu had no qualms with remaining in silence, he decided to break the quiet that had fallen between them. “What does it feel like?” he asked the frowning young man.

“It’s...difficult to express in words.”

Vas waved his hand in front of his face, as if to brush away something invisible. The gesture was smooth, but also gave the impression that it met with resistance. Xixu thought that perhaps, currently, the young man was not strictly human.

Vas, his left eye narrowed, went on to explain, “It’s as though all of my senses have expanded in depth, or perhaps been shifted out of place. Something like that.”

Vas looked out over the moonlit path, but soon pressed a hand to his temple, as though the act of looking in itself was painful. The stress of Sari’s power had to be quite the burden on a human body.

Xixu sighed heavily. “That’s difficult to imagine...”

“If I hadn’t experienced it myself, I would fail to comprehend it too,” Vas replied. “As it is, I believe I’ve come a little closer to understanding what our opponent meant when he spoke of ‘existence.’”

“Ah, that. So what did he mean?”

Vas gave a faint shake of his head. “Keep in mind that while it may make for a more comprehensible explanation if I liken it to something else, that would also distance it from the true essence of the matter. With that being said, think of it as a matter of power and place.”

“‘Power and place?’” Xixu repeated.

“Yes. What is the power, and where is it located? That is the ‘existence’ he spoke of.

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