The Story of a Mage and an Elf Girl

There are some things in this world that people cannot tolerate.

Whether objectively or subjectively, they are feelings people cannot resist, or perhaps actions they cannot justify.

There are no gods in this world.

All that exists is the law created by people and the order created by nature.

The gods will not punish anyone for such things. All they do is blame people for every sin: irresponsible, merciless, and endlessly accusatory. Perhaps that's simply how the gods are.

So people won't forgive either.

Whether it was their own actions or someone else's.

Whether she can forgive others will matter greatly to the elf girl's future.

But to the mage's future, it is nothing more than... an utterly trivial matter.

“No, Brother. I said no, and I mean it.”

“Okay...”

“Every time I say that, you go and do it anyway... Brother, do you even remember the promise you made me...?”

“Yeah... I remember...”

“You're lying... Really?”

“Yeah... I mean it...”

Yet John, who would bow his head only before her, has recently learned to care about such trivial things.

He changed. Because of the girl, he chose to change. He would no longer be the one who always refused to forgive the rules of the world. He chose to let go of his hatred and resentment.

So.

If anyone tried to take all this away from him, he would ignore everything else and act.

And that was how it all began.