Through the Long Years, May We Find Peace Together

I don't care what it costs me, as long as you wake up.

He remembered the day they stood together atop a mountain in the depths of winter, admiring the view. She picked up a stone and tossed it down the mountain, then earnestly made a wish, convinced that if the mountain god heard her, it would surely come true.

"What did you wish for?"

"Wishes don't come true if you say them out loud."

"Not necessarily."

"...All right, I'll tell you."

She rose onto her toes and whispered in his ear, "My wish is, um, that my family, you, and Yu An will all live to a hundred! Isn't that a wonderful wish?"

You fool. Without you, no matter how long I live, it will only be a longer torment.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.