What once delighted us has, in the blink of an eye, become a thing of the past.
Those who look back on us in the future will see us as we see those who came before.
For a thousand years, one family has used its bloodline to protect and pass down the Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion. Does that really mean anything? And for two people whose love is rejected by mainstream society, is it worth holding on? What determines the value of something, and where does the reason to protect it come from?
We chose this freely. We have nothing to be ashamed of.
This is a story told along two parallel threads: a strange adventure in a modern city, starring a journalist and an auditor.
