The girl fell into a panic, and the witch comforted her.

Once the girl calmed down, she told the witch everything about the Immortal Realm.

"Can I still go back to the Immortal Realm?" the girl asked, fragile and confused, with her hands on her chest.

The girl, who once bantered with the demon, showing bravery and strength, now revealed such an expression for the first time.

The witch shook her head.

"How can this be... How is that possible..."

"I'm sorry," the witch said with a look of apology.

In front of the girl, discarding her sense of loss, she smiled and said, "It's okay, you didn't know I shouldn't be found out."

Upon hearing this, part of the audience suddenly recalled the previous plot—the witch who could even sympathize with a demon.

"You might be able to go back," the witch said, seeing the light in the girl's eyes, and continued, "But the demon has discovered you already, and if you return, you will bring him into the Immortal Realm."

The girl's eyes dimmed again.

The witch exited the stage, leaving only the girl alone, along with the demon that had been standing at the edge of the spotlight, watching her.

"Fairy," the girl longed.

"It's all my fault, I didn't keep the promise, farewell forever."

"No! I am not wrong!"

The girl was consumed by anger and confusion.

"I want to go back!" she finally resolved, "Even if the demon enters the Immortal Realm, even if the fairy hates me, I want to see the fairy and be with her forever!"

The wind grew louder, and the audience watched as the girl ran offstage, disappearing from view, as if they saw a Shrine maiden trading with a demon indifferent to the feelings of the Divine.

"I get it!" a boy said eagerly, "In the end, the girl will be forgiven just like the Knight!"

"That's great," a girl sighed in relief.

However, the fairy did not forgive the girl like the kingdom did the Knight, even though the girl had tried her best, even though it was an accident beyond the girl's control.

"No, it's not okay," the fairy said icily to the girl.

"Why?" the girl pleaded.

"Look at yourself."

The girl looked down, seeing the white dress she wore when she first came to the Immortal Realm, now turned black.

The girl lost her strength and sat down on the stage, covering her face and weeping.

The fairy's gaze was ice-cold, her beautiful face expressionless, chilling to the core.

"Why can't you forgive her?" a girl said anxiously.

"After all, she broke the rules; there's nothing that can be done," someone replied.

"But the Knight who made a deal with the demon, didn't she also receive everyone's forgiveness and live happily with them?"

"Humans are humans, fairies are fairies. Fairies despise demons even more and don't sympathize like humans."

As the audience discussed the plot, the demon finally stepped out from the shadows and stood beside the crying girl.

"You've won," the fairy said to the demon without any emotion.

According to the next part of the script, the demon, polite and a tad smug, would say, 'Not at all; it took a lot of time.'

The fairy would reply, 'Time? Since when do demons care? Stop your mockery, I will take the Immortal Realm away and let this world come to an end.'

"Not yet," the demon, no, Dubian Che, said.

"I've been waiting for you," the fairy, no, Kiyono Lin, said.

From the moment she received the script.

Kiyono Lin watched Dubian Che quietly, without surprise, her voice steady and cold.

He had a sentiment he wanted to convey through the drama; she too had a decision to communicate.

Suddenly, the gymnasium fell silent, the music and the chatter of people completely vanished.

Outside, the thunder and rain struck the eardrums with even greater ferocity.

"Why can't you forgive her if the kingdom can forgive the Knight?" Dubian Che's eyes, slightly darker than average, fixed directly on Kiyono Lin.

"Some can forgive betrayal, and some cannot; it's simply a matter of choice."

"She kept her promise to you, she broke the promise due to something that ordinary people cannot achieve... For this, you would banish her from the Immortal Realm?"

Kiyono Lin fell into silence, her eyelashes casting a shadow as her gaze lowered.

Scenes from when she was four years old, from the Jiutiao Family, surged through her mind.

Like gears out of alignment, once life turns in the wrong direction, it continues erring forever.

Either collapse or possess a resolve and willpower beyond what most can imagine after a prolonged solitary struggle.

Kiyono Lin lifted her eyes, her gaze settling on Dubian Che's face.

"Indeed," she said.

Despite the dull roar of thunder, the audience was oblivious, having forgotten about the typhoon, watching the stage intently.

"What's happening?" Ichiki Aoi said, puzzled and concerned.

"Don't worry, leave it to Dubian," Xiaoquan Aonai looked to Dubian Che on the stage, trusting him more than herself.

Dubian Che gazed at Kiyono Lin.

Since the age of four, she stood alone for thirteen years.

Alone in the vast wilderness, her beautiful figure mesmerized Dubian Che; he admired her sincerely.

But above all, no matter what she thought or what her plans were for the future, Dubian Che hoped to see her laughing in a crowd—that was his arrogance, his personal view.

"Only by caring for and understanding each other can life be happy," he shared the lesson learned from Jiutiao Meijie and Xiaoquan Aonai with Kiyono Lin.

"Everyone has their own happiness, living according to one's will can also be happy."

"Adhering to principles, being true to oneself is never wrong, and I wouldn't say otherwise, but I want you to give up, I want you to leave the Immortal Realm."

"You're betraying me?" Kiyono Lin's voice truly cooled.

The typhoon, as if just noticing the gymnasium, swept in fiercely.

Clouds followed, raging furiously, hurling lightning to the ground, the sky as bright as day, then with a loud boom, the heavens burst open.

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