Virat: Abandoned by Destiny

Narrator

Not every story...

Belongs to the hero.

Sometimes...

The brightest chapter...

Belongs to the friend...

Standing quietly beside him.

Today...

This is Kai's story.

Several peaceful days had passed.

Restart Village had returned to its gentle rhythm.

The laughter of children echoed through the streets.

Smoke curled lazily from chimneys.

Farmers worked beneath the warm morning sun.

Birds glided across the clear blue sky.

Everything...

Felt alive again.

Lyara's wounds had completely healed.

The deep scratches left by the Iron Fang Bear...

Had almost vanished.

As an Ancient Wolf Beastfolk...

Her body possessed extraordinary healing abilities.

Even Alistair admitted...

"I've rarely seen someone recover this quickly."

But...

Physical wounds...

Were only part of healing.

Restart Village...

Was quietly healing her heart.

Every morning...

Lyara helped Lily prepare breakfast.

She learned how to knead dough.

How to light the stove.

How to smile...

Without forcing herself.

The elderly women of the village happily taught her.

Sometimes they corrected her.

Sometimes they laughed together when she made mistakes.

Little by little...

The fear inside her heart...

Began disappearing.

After breakfast...

She often accompanied V during training.

The wooden swords clashed again and again.

CLACK!

CLACK!

THACK!

Each strike echoed across the quiet clearing.

V remained calm.

Focused.

Every movement flowed naturally.

Watching him...

Lyara couldn't help admiring his discipline.

But...

The person who surprised her the most...

Wasn't V.

It was...

Kai.

At first...

She thought he was simply noisy.

Always talking.

Always laughing.

Always finding new ways...

To embarrass himself.

But after spending more time together...

She noticed something else.

Something...

Small.

Whenever an elderly villager carried something heavy...

Kai silently took it from them.

Whenever children argued...

He was the first to make them laugh again.

Whenever someone looked lonely...

He somehow appeared beside them.

Without making a big deal about it.

Without expecting praise.

He simply...

Helped.

One morning...

Kai proudly carried a large wooden bucket filled with water.

His chest puffed out confidently.

"I've become stronger!"

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"I can carry this all by myself!"

Lyara folded her arms.

"We'll see."

Kai grinned.

"Just watch."

He confidently took one step.

Then another.

Then...

His foot caught a tiny stone.

"...Eh?"

TRIP!

SPLAAASH!!

The bucket flipped upside down.

Cold water poured directly over his head.

His clothes became completely soaked.

The bucket rolled away across the ground.

For a moment...

Silence.

Then...

Lyara covered her mouth.

A tiny giggle escaped.

"Hehe..."

Kai blinked.

"...I planned that."

Lyara raised an eyebrow.

"You planned..."

"To wash yourself?"

Kai nodded seriously.

"It saves time."

Lyara couldn't hold it anymore.

She burst into laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"You didn't carry the water..."

"The water carried you."

Kai dramatically placed a hand over his heart.

"My dignity..."

"It has drowned."

Nearby villagers laughed warmly.

Even V smiled while shaking his head.

From that day onward...

Lyara discovered...

That teasing Kai...

Was strangely enjoyable.

Whenever he boasted...

She reminded him of the bucket.

Whenever he acted cool...

She mentioned the river.

Whenever he lost another sparring match against V...

She politely clapped.

"Good effort."

Kai sighed dramatically.

"I feel personally attacked."

Lyara smiled innocently.

"I'm only encouraging you."

V quietly laughed.

"I think she's learning too fast."

Kai pointed accusingly at V.

"This is your fault!"

V blinked.

"My fault?"

"She learned sarcasm from you!"

V raised both hands.

"I deny everything."

Lyara nodded confidently.

"I learned from observation."

Kai groaned.

"I'm surrounded..."

"By dangerous people."

The training ground echoed with cheerful laughter.

Not far away...

Little T watched the three of them.

She smiled brightly.

"They're getting along."

Alistair quietly nodded.

"Yes..."

"They finally look like friends."

The gentle breeze rustled through the

leaves of the giant banyan tree.

Above them...

Sunlight shimmered softly through the branches.

For just a moment...

Restart Village felt untouched by the

dangers waiting beyond the Death Forest.

And neither Kai...

Nor Lyara...

Realised that every shared laugh...

Was quietly bringing their hearts...

Closer together.

Love...

Rarely arrives...

With loud footsteps.

Most of the time...

It quietly grows...

Inside ordinary days.

A helping hand.

A shared smile.

A simple act of kindness.

Until one day...

Those ordinary moments...

Become impossible to forget.

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The days continued peacefully.

Morning became afternoon.

Afternoon became evening.

Life in Restart Village flowed as gently as the river beside it.

Yet...

Without anyone noticing...

Something inside Lyara had begun to change.

---

Every morning...

Kai appeared outside her house.

"Ready?"

Lyara smiled.

"You came early again."

Kai scratched the back of his head.

"I-I just happened to be passing by."

Lyara giggled softly.

"You don't even live on this side of the village."

Kai froze.

"..."

"...Details."

Lyara laughed.

"You really can't lie."

Kai sighed dramatically.

"I tried."

"I really tried."

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Whenever Lyara carried firewood...

Kai quietly took half of it.

Whenever she struggled to reach fruit growing on tall branches...

Kai climbed the tree before she could ask.

When she accidentally dropped something...

He was already picking it up.

It wasn't because he wanted to impress her.

It wasn't because he expected thanks.

Helping people...

Was simply part of who Kai was.

---

One afternoon...

The children gathered near the river.

Little T happily skipped stones across the water.

V quietly practised his sword nearby.

Kai sat beneath a tree...

Trying to repair his old fishing rod.

Lyara watched curiously.

"...Can you actually catch fish?"

Kai proudly nodded.

"Of course."

"I'm practically a legendary fisherman."

V glanced at him.

"You fell into the river last time."

Kai coughed awkwardly.

"...That was a tactical swim."

Lyara covered her mouth.

Her shoulders trembled.

Then...

She burst into laughter.

"Hahaha!"

Kai pointed at V.

"See?"

"He's spreading fake stories."

V smiled calmly.

"I didn't need to."

"You created the evidence yourself."

Even Alistair, watching from a distance...

Couldn't hide a faint smile.

---

As the laughter faded...

A cool breeze swept across the riverside.

Lyara quietly looked toward Kai.

He was still complaining dramatically.

Still making everyone laugh.

Still smiling...

Without pretending to be someone else.

For some reason...

Seeing that smile...

Made her own heart feel warm.

She gently placed a hand over her chest.

"...What..."

"...Is this feeling?"

She couldn't understand it.

She only knew...

That whenever Kai smiled...

She wanted to smile too.

---

Not far away...

V had already noticed everything.

He slowly sheathed Nethrakar.

A faint smile appeared on his face.

"...He's still completely clueless."

Alistair walked over.

Following V's gaze...

He looked toward Kai and Lyara.

"...You noticed as well?"

V nodded.

"Kai treats everyone kindly."

"He doesn't realise..."

"That someone has started seeing him differently."

Alistair chuckled quietly.

"Poor boy."

"He'll probably figure it out..."

"Ten years later."

V laughed softly.

"Maybe longer."

---

As evening approached...

Golden sunlight covered Restart Village.

Long shadows stretched across the fields.

The villagers slowly returned home.

Kai and Lyara walked side by side.

Neither of them spoke.

Yet...

The silence didn't feel awkward.

It felt...

Comfortable.

Peaceful.

The kind of silence shared only between people...

Who enjoy simply walking together.

---

When they reached Lyara's house...

Kai smiled.

"See you tomorrow."

Lyara nodded gently.

"...Tomorrow."

Kai waved and walked away.

She remained standing there...

Watching until he disappeared around the corner.

Only then...

Did she quietly smile.

A smile no one else saw.

---

High above...

The leaves of the great banyan tree swayed gently in the evening wind.

V looked toward the fading sunset.

Then toward Kai.

Then toward Lyara.

A quiet laugh escaped him.

"Some battles..."

"Can't be won with swords."

Kai stretched his arms.

"...Today was fun."

V smiled quietly.

"It was."

Kai looked toward the fading sunset.

"...Lyara smiles a lot more now."

V nodded.

"She does."

Kai scratched the back of his head.

"I'm glad."

"If she's smiling..."

"That means she's finally happy."

V looked at Kai for a long moment.

Then...

A small smile appeared on his face.

"...You really don't know, do you?"

Kai blinked.

"Know what?"

V simply shook his head.

"...Nothing."

Kai frowned.

"You're acting weird."

V chuckled softly.

"Maybe."

Narrator

Sometimes...

The kindest hearts...

Notice everyone else's happiness.

Except...

The feelings growing inside their own.

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