Isz, opening his eyes, questions what place this was.

  Isz

  He looks around and sees only a large room. It was very luxurious and looked like a palace, not a normal room.

  Isz picks up a mirror and looks at his face, noticing no difference, and wonders if he was in heaven for being a good person. He laughs to himself and says that Hyogo always talked about this.

  Isz

  Isz makes a funny and scared face at the same time as he picks up the mirror again and looks at the scar on his chest and thinks: If I'm dead, why is the scar on my chest?

  Isz looks out the window and observes a large city with people in the distance. He wonders if it could be Vein, but that was impossible. He briefly remembers his battle and places his hand on the scar again.

  Isz

  Isz remains thoughtful and can't imagine who could have saved him from the ruins, but no one comes to mind.

  Suddenly he hears two children running and playing, and he wonders if he's in some kind of orphanage. A little girl hides in his room and stares intently at Isz.

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  Little girl

  Isz:

  Little girl:Isz gives a slight smile and asks where they were. The little girl says it was at her grandfather's castle. Isz is confused, and before he can ask, another child arrives.

  Little boy: -Sis, you know you can't-

  The boy looks at his sister, pointing at Isz and saying that the uncle who only sleeps has woken up.

  The boy runs, and in the corridors they tell him not to run, but he asks about his father, and they call him.

  Harpya:

  Little boy:The child pulls Harpya by the arm to the room, and he sees Isz awake.

  Isz looks at the bearded man and asks who he is and what place he's in.

  Harpya, his eyes filled with tears, smiles. Isz observes the uniform and realizes he's seen a similar pattern in the war in Volny, but he doesn't question it.

  Harpya:

  Isz: "Harpya?"

  Isz jumps up in bed, surprised to see his friend.

  Harpya smiles and says it's him, but he has a long beard because he was on leave from the army.

  Isz is confused and surprised by everything and says he's happy his friend is alive, but asks why he looks older than usual and who these children are. Harpya says he's just as surprised as Isz and says that what he's about to say needs to be done calmly and Isz needs to pay attention to absorb what he's going to say.

  Harpya:

  Isz:

  Harpya, looking serious and sad at the same time, says: Hyogo died and it's likely that the others died too.