Nostalgic for garbage, desperate for time

ソウルメイト Soul Mate (2026)

The last rain of the season doesn’t just mark a change in weather. It’s also the moment unpredictability begins to fade into clarity. A phrase suddenly comes to my mind. “The sky is always beautiful after the rain.” And for the first time, I think it truly is beautiful.

So I need a talisman on me every time I sleep? Niran sorted that out with something else. A soul binding ritual? When two souls are bound, half of a person’s spiritual energy will flow into the other. Niran’s spiritual energy is suppressing the demon that nearly devoured you, and it will protect you from now on. Is that a good thing? I guess it is. It’s just not something people do. Because you and Niran will have to share the same fate from here on out. Be that good or bad, the two of you can no longer be separated from each other till death do you part.

How come everyone has your face? You’ll have to put up with it for a bit. It’s the side effect of the ritual. It’ll probably be gone in a few days. And then what? Fei… didn’t fill you in on what the ritual entails? I know that already. But I mean…