Key to the Heart

Key of Heart

(A perfectly normal book! I have synopsis phobia!)

Among the books of JoyBook, there are many lovable ones (~￣▽￣)~. JoyBook has its own special favorite. Since the arrival of Bookworm, the world has been full of love for the filthy books. I alone love the Key, emerging from the mud unstained, washed by clear water yet not alluring, hollow within and straight without, neither spreading nor branching, its fragrance traveling far and growing ever purer, standing tall and clean, fit to admire from afar but not to be toyed with. This is what it means to be untainted!

I say the Key is the hermit among books; Bookworm is the filthy one among books; and the Key is the gentleman among books. Ah! There has been little heard of love for the heart since the book's arrival. Of those who love the Key, who is like me? Surely there are many who love the Key of Heart!

Dispel the red-eyed curse: the Key of Liberation, also called breaking free, bearing burdens, and hope. All with one heart, they seek to reforge it and return.

Devour and transform: the Key of Plunder, also called restraint, responsibility, and despair. All with one heart, they seek to destroy it and return to zero.

Purify the heart: the Key of Purification, also called freedom, release, and dreams. All with one heart, they seek to save it and carry on. What will the Key of Heart, formed by the union of all three Keys, give them? Pain means you have walked on; tears mean you have loved; laughter means you have been happy. Choices are painful, memories are sorrowful, and the future is uncertain. Who will succeed? Is the Key of Heart that holds up the world a union of three people, or a bond among five?

So it is called...