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　Eleven years ago--

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　In the remote village of Toral, Linfa was born to parents who ran a musical instrument workshop.

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　In the bardic world of Wispwens, musical instruments are born from breath.

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　They are made by a tribe called the Kirei. Their breath is special and turns into flames. This white flame, known as a "flame of creation," is kneaded directly by hand to form the instrument.

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　The instruments made by the Instrumental Spirits are said to produce a sound so beautiful that it cannot be compared to those of other worlds.

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　It takes a long time for even the Instrumental Spirits to transform their breath into the creative flame. His parents had been training Linfa since he was five years old in order to raise him to be a fine instrument maker.

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　However, Linhua, who had a character that would not sit still, often skipped his training and went outside to play.

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　Her favorite place was the plaza.

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　There was a small stage there, and even though it was in a remote town, it was occasionally visited by minstrels.

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　It was usually crowded with singers and performers, and she liked to experience various kinds of music there.

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　One such day - as usual, Linfa slipped out of her house and went out to the square, which was deserted, perhaps because it was still early in the day.

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　But she heard singing.

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　It turned out to be a girl about Linhua's age singing alone on a small stage.

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　Lured by her beautiful, clear voice, Lin Hwa walked to the front row of the empty auditorium.

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　The song shone like a sparkling jewel.

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　It was so dazzling that Linhua quickly became a fan of the girl. Admiring her, he naturally hummed the same song.

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　Then, after a while, perhaps noticing this, the girl stopped singing mid-song.

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　Linhua opened her mouth and looked at the stage, cowering.

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　I've done it, she thought.

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"Sing with me?"

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　The girl held out her hand from the stage.

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　Linfa rolled her eyes.

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Oh, but ......."

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　I'm an instrumental spirit," Linhua said, looking annoyed.

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I'm an instrumentalist.

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　There are two races of Wispwens.

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　There are two races of Wispwens: the Instrumental Spirits, who excel at making and playing musical instruments.

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　The other is the Chanting Spirit Tribe, who excel at singing.

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　The Shoryei have excellent vocal cords, and their trained voices can reach a thousand miles away.

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　On the other hand, the special vocal organs of the Wispswens, whose breath is transformed into fire, are delicate and their pitch is easily disturbed, making them unsuitable for singing.

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　For this reason, in Wispswens, only the chorus tribe could become minstrels, and it has long been customary for them to be the only ones who sing on stage.

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　But the girl said.

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What's wrong with being an instrumentalist?

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　Not expecting such a line, Linhua just looked back at her.

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'......If you sing on stage, I'll get mad at you. ......

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She said, "It's okay. There's no one there."

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　The girl doesn't try to pull her hand back.

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　When Linhua saw that she was serious, she took his hand and went up on stage as if she had made up her mind.

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　The girl gives a signal, as if waving a conductor's baton with her fingertips.

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　Lin Hwa sang loudly in time.

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　Resonating with the girl's shining voice, Linh Hwa's voice echoed far and wide.

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　At that moment, something quietly rises from the depths of her heart.

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　There was something Linhua had never felt before, a strong urge.

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　Her heart pulsed with a thump, thump, thump, and she felt her own expression naturally relax as she sang.

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　--What is it?　What is this feeling?

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　Linfa asked herself.

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　Each time she raises her voice with all her might, the question becomes a little more certain.

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　--Why am I feeling this way?

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　Her soul clearly begins to form an outline.

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　--It's fun.

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　--Singing on stage is such a great feeling.

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　Taking a giant step toward the front of the stage, Linfa raises her voice to the heavens.

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　--I want to go farther.

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　--I want to send more.

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　--I want to sing more, more, more.

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　The urge swirled through Linhua's body, overflowing.

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　Her parents had asked her to take over the musical instrument workshop.

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　It was not that she didn't want to, but she thought it was a natural thing to do. It was because all of his friends in the Instrumental Spirit Tribe were like that. In fact, those of the Instrumental Spirits who are promised a future in which they can have their own musical instrument workshop are blessed.

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　My parents are very skilled, and their musical instrument workshop receives orders from many musicians. If he learns his skills well, the connection will be passed on to Rinfa. Her future is secure.

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　But on this day, she met him.

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　What was I born for?

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　What I was born to mean.

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Your song is amazing.

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　The child said with a gasp after she finished singing.

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　Linfa remembers how beautiful it was, even the sweat that glistened and danced on the floor.

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Really?

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Yes.

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　The child smiled softly.

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　Linhua was so happy.

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I am Sita. And you?

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Linh Pha.

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Hey, Rinh Pha. Someday, we'll become bards and sing together in many places.

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　Linh Pha rolled her eyes again at Sita's offer.

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　That's not going to happen.

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　Even though she knew it was impossible, she couldn't help but ask.

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...... can I become a minstrel?

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I'm sure you can. I don't know anyone else who can sing like you.

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　Sita looked straight at Linhua.

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　She nodded, as if embarrassed.

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　On a small stage in an empty square, Linhua and Sita cut off their fingers.

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　They began to practice singing together whenever they could find the time.

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　The instrumentalists cannot be bards.

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　Linfa felt that she could break down such old conventions with her singing.

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　It was not until several years later that she was confronted with the reality of the situation.

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　It was a few years later when she learned that she was not qualified to take the entrance exam for the Shoka Academy, an educational institution for becoming a bard.

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　Undeterred, Linhua rode directly to the examination hall and took the practical test.

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　It consisted of delivering a song to a distance of one kilometer. It was an extremely difficult test for the Instrumental Spirits, whose breath would turn to fire the louder they tried to sing.

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　However, Linhua sang with all her might, even while suppressing her wounded flame, and successfully delivered her voice one kilometer away.

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　It was no easy feat. The strain on her vocal cords and throat caused the suppressed wound inflammation to back up and burn her throat.

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　After she finished singing, Linhua vomited so much blood that she couldn't stand up.

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　The result was a fail.

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　The reason was that originally, the vessel spirit tribe was not qualified to take the exam.

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　When she complained, the examiner told her, "You have damaged your vocal cords and throat.

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You are the one who damaged your vocal cords and throat, and even vomited blood when you finally delivered a song one kilometer away. But every successful chanter can do it for tens of minutes, even an hour. If you collapse at the mere mention of an exam, you are not qualified to be a bard.

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　It is not unfair that they are not qualified to take the exam. It is because it is impossible for the instrumentalists to pass the test in the first place, and if they tried, they would severely damage their vocal cords like Lin Hwa did. That was the explanation.

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　It is true that he vomited blood and that he collapsed.

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　As she grew older, the characteristics of the Chanting Spirit Tribe and the Instrumental Spirit Tribe became more pronounced. Lin Hwa was worse at speaking out than anyone else in the Chanting Tribe.

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　It would be impossible to argue further if one were to say that he was not capable.

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　As the seasons passed and the wound in Linfa's throat healed, the time for her to enter the Shoka Academy was approaching.

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　In the remote village of Toral, young people could be seen leaving for the capital city, where the singing academy was located.

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　Sita was one of them.

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　She was admitted to the academy at the top of her class.

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　In front of the village.

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　Linfa came to see her off.

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Is your throat alright?

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　Sita asked anxiously.

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It still hurts a little when I sing, but it's fine for normal speech," Linfa answered.

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　Linhua answered.

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......I'm sorry ......"

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　Sita said with a thoughtful look on her face.

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I was lonely. I was afraid to sing alone. Everyone told me I would be a bard because of my talent, but on stage I was always alone. But I was happy only when I sang with Rinfa. I wasn't afraid when it was just the two of us.

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　She spoke her thoughts in a halting manner.

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I didn't know anything, and I didn't understand much about the Instrumental Spirits. ...... On the first day I met Linhua, I said something stupid. ......

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　Tears slowly welled up in her eyes.

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　The voice, like a jewel, trembled with sadness.

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Theta.

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I've been with you for a long time, ...... and I thank you for being with me in my stupid dreams. But it's all right now.

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　The hand that had been extended to Sita stopped.

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I'm going to be fine on my own," she said. So you don't have to strain yourself anymore, Linhua.

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...... What are you talking about?

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Otherwise, I won't be able to sing anymore.

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　With bright red eyes, Sita said.

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Linhua's favorite song will no longer be able to be sung."

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　Linhua slowly lowers her outstretched hand.

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　Despite all the restorative magic, her throat is still not healed.

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　As an instrumentalist, she would have to go to any lengths to become a bard. It was possible that her throat and vocal cords would be damaged and she would never be able to sing again.　

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　And even if she somehow managed to sing at the same level as the chanting tribe, there was no guarantee that she would become a bard.

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Don't forget our promise," he said. Linfa will never be a bard.

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　With these words, Sita left.

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　Linfa could only stare at her back.

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　She could not help but stare at him as he left.

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