“This will definitely be a romantic story unlike any before.”
Before leaving, Velina still remembered to leave behind this one sentence.
Afterwards, Mu Yun eagerly opened the manuscript Velina had handed her.
On the first page of the manuscript paper, only the title was written—
Violet Evergarden.
“Violet Evergarden?
Another strange name.”
Mu Yun couldn’t help complaining.
But when she thought back to the previous Hotarubi no Mori e, it no longer seemed strange at all.
This was simply Velina’s style.
[Flowers have no day of withering, feelings have no time of being conveyed.
Love is eternal and unchanging, the violet lasts forever.]
The second page was a short poem.
“Could it be that this is another love story?
Is it set in the same world as Hotarubi no Mori e?”
“Eh, did Velina draw this?
Is this the protagonist?”
Mu Yun saw a blurred outline showing through at the bottom of the manuscript paper and subconsciously pulled it out.
It was exactly the casual sketch Velina had drawn earlier.
The young woman wore an elaborate long dress, standing among flowers, holding up the hem of her skirt and slightly inclining her body.
Unfortunately, there was no expression on her face, making her look just like… a doll?
Moreover, she somehow shared a few points of resemblance with Velina’s appearance.
In any case, the image of the protagonist appeared in Mu Yun’s mind, and her anticipation only grew stronger!
Mu Yun continued flipping.
She finally reached the main text of the novel.
[Love, and the Auto Memory Doll]
This was the title of the first section.
Auto Memory Doll… what was that again?
A new question surfaced in Mu Yun’s mind.
She discovered that the opening of this story was far more complex than Velina’s previous ones.
The reading threshold had been raised.
[“This young woman’s existence was concealed in the darkness, and those who knew of her all called her a weapon.”]
[“She fought when ordered.
She was a pure tool that merely possessed a human appearance, with no heart inside…”]
These should be the words of the narration.
Mu Yun furrowed her brows.
The young woman should be the protagonist of this novel.
Yet this description gave her a heavy feeling.
A young woman who was purely treated as a weapon, not even regarded as a human being.
She gathered her thoughts and continued reading.
The background of the story was gradually laid out.
In a fictional world, war had erupted across the continent.
The flames of war that had burned for several years had finally been extinguished, and the continent had at last welcomed peace.
A young woman named Violet, injured because of the war, was recuperating in a sanatorium.
One hundred and twenty days had already passed.
[Major Gilbert: Today is my 120th day of hospitalization.
My physical strength has largely recovered.
Even if movement is still somewhat inconvenient, I can still carry out missions…]
Mu Yun closed her eyes.
In her mind appeared an empty hospital, and a lonely young woman sitting on a hospital bed, writing a letter to the person in her memories.
Her face was indifferent, without any visible emotion.
“Did Violet injure her arms?”
“Treating such a small child as a weapon… this major is not very likable.” Mu Yun furrowed her brows.
If this were in Liyue, anyone who dared do such a thing would have long been dragged away by the Millelith and chopped into meat filling.
The plot of the novel continued to steadily advance.
The major’s friend, Lieutenant Colonel Hodgins, arrived at the sanatorium.
Almost every sentence Violet spoke was inquiring about information regarding Major Gilbert. This story is hosted at g.com.
It seemed that to her, the major was the meaning of her existence.
Hodgins said that he had been entrusted by the major to take her away from this place.
Velina’s descriptions all subtly hinted that Violet and the major had been injured together.
Yet the major had still not appeared after so long.
The reason was not difficult to imagine.
Then, because Violet wanted to search for the brooch the major had given her, Hodgins unintentionally grabbed the young woman’s arm—only to feel that he was holding cold metal.
“…Ah?
Ah?”
When Mu Yun reached this point, she couldn’t help letting out a startled, confused sound.
She even went back and read it again in disbelief before finally confirming it.
The hand holding the manuscript paper trembled slightly.
This time, Velina wasn’t even pretending anymore.
Right at the beginning she had not only stabbed the male lead, but had also casually stabbed the female lead as well!
Mu Yun took several deep breaths, tried hard to keep her emotions calm, and continued reading.
Hodgins brought Violet to the home of the major’s relatives, wanting her to live there.
Yet Violet, unable to understand, chased after him.
[“Why is the major abandoning me here?
Is it because I lost my arms and lost my value as a weapon?
As long as I train, I can still continue to fight!”]
[Hodgins: “…Violet, the war is already over.”]
[“I am the major’s weapon.
But if he no longer needs me, then I should be disposed of.
Please abandon me… throw me away somewhere else.”]
Under Velina’s delicate depiction, the young woman’s confusion and fear seemed to infect the reader’s heart as well.
Heartache.
Mu Yun felt her heart give a slight painful squeeze.
Her eyes stung with acid, and her vision gradually blurred.
“So cruel…” she murmured softly.
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