How could this happen? Did I ruin everything? Uesugi Erii lay in bed, clutching her stuffed white rabbit, curled up into a tight ball with a forlorn expression. As she gazed at the moonlight outside the window, tears slowly slipped down her cheeks. Outside, night had long since enshrouded the sky; perhaps due to the heavy clouds, not a single star was visible, and even the moon was draped in a veil.
Erii flipped through her diary. The story began on that day.
My name is Uesugi Erii, the Eldest Miss of the Uesugi Family within the Snake Chi Eight Families. I am already fourteen years old, and I have never been to school, nor do I have any friends.
On early autumn nights, one could still hear the occasional chirping of cicadas and katydids. The birdsong outside the window was crisp and melodious. For as long as I could remember, I was the only person living in this courtyard. Because of my bloodline, my Spiritual Word is prone to losing control, and worse still, it is a high-risk Spiritual Word extremely prone to causing harm. To prevent injuring others, I have lived alone since childhood. There are no servants, no friends—only Uncle Masamune and my brother who occasionally come to visit and chat with me. Of course, I cannot speak, so we communicate in writing.
I opened the drawer. The pink diary lay quietly inside. It was the one my brother and uncle used to talk with me, and after all these years, it was finally running out of pages. My brother is the young master of the fa…
Chapter 27