Gu Yan received an anonymous package.
Inside is a red candle. The surface of the candle was engraved with dense patterns, like some kind of writing he didn't recognize, or just random scratches. No sender, no message, no explanation.
He tried to light it, and the moment he smelled the fragrance of wax, he woke up in Ember City.
——A city that always stops at dusk. The sky was gray-purple, with no sun or moon. All the light came from the red candles burning in the building. Someone told him: if you light a candle and fall asleep, you can enter Ember City, and if you clear the dungeon, you can wake up. If the candle burns out and the level is not cleared, it will remain forever.
It is the protagonist who was conceived in junior high school. Now I have translated it and re-written it.
Gentle Years 1X Rough Nerves 0
Intent: In a world where everyone is encouraged to forget, remembering is the gentlest form of resistance.