"Hmm." Desire hummed as he thought about the possibilities of his connection with Grizelle.

He thought about how his origins might be connected with Grizelle.

As Desire was born and grew up without his parents at all, the only thing that could be associated with him was his parents.

That's why Desire thought that he was connected with Grizelle by blood or something like that.

However, Desire shook his head at the thought right after thinking of it.

Why? It was because Desire always thought of himself as the only child.

It was always on the back of his mind since he didn't have to think about it, but that was what he sincerely thought.

Desire didn't really have any proof or something to back his claim up.

It was something like instincts to him to know that he was an only child.

"The Unknown said that Grizelle is the Fire Princess."

Desire remembered the time when he first let out the mana when he first saw Grizelle.

It was right after that Unknown warned Desire of his mana being tempered by the flames of the Fire Princess.

However, Desire couldn't find anything in that being noteworthy.

'It's just something the Unknown said.'

Although Desire trusts Unknown much more than the previous system, its words are nothing but face value.

Desire could even see the reason why Unknown called her Fire Princess, and that was because Grizelle was using the power of fire.

It was simple, really.

"If there's anything, then it must be that time."

Desire knew that Grizelle did something to him when he passed out in the Muscula's nest, and that was the magic that protected him.

That was why he was also quick to forgive her about the time when Grizelle made Desire pass out in the middle of dangerous grounds.

If that magic fire were still inside Desire and somehow messed his mana up, then it would be understandable.

And if that was not it, then the only real clue that Desire has is the word, Fire Princess.

No, it was actually the word fire.

"Fire...then does that mean there's also wind princess, water princess, and so on?"

Fire was one of the elements in this world, and there were many more.

If Grizelle is the Fire Princess, there would also be Water Princess, Wind Princess, and so on.

That was the only clue that Desire had in this situation.

"Would I be in the same situation if Grizelle was the Wind Princess?"

Desire asked himself, but he didn't really know the answer to it. What he knew is that there is the possibility of this happening again with another person.

That was the only thing that he had.

However, there was another thing that could actually tell Desire what his connection with Grizelle was.

If you think about how Desire was born, it was rather special.

Even Desire knew how special his birth was. He was able to stand, walk, and talk even as a baby.

And that is absurd.

"Fate...is this my fate?"

Desire is special, and there's no doubt about that. No one would probably decline that phrase if one knew how he was born.

And that is why it would be normal to think that his fate is much grander than the normal.

And what happened recently with Grizelle was bigger, grander, and even more...bizarre than anything else.

That was why Desire thought that it was his fate to meet Grizelle.

However...

"I don't believe in fate, though."

Desire doesn't believe in fate or some bullshit that a higher being controlled his life.

If Desire found out that there was a being who was controlling him, Desire would kill that being right away.

Desire was kind, but he wouldn't let someone get away with controlling him.

He would fuck them up! Desire would fuck fate up if ever fate was real.

"I wonder, how do you even find out about yourself?"

Desire asked himself as he closed his eyes.

Even though he decided to find out about himself more actively from now on, he doesn't know what to do in order to do that.

It's not like there's something like a book that tells Desire that this is him and that is him.

It's not like the Unknown would also be able to tell Desire what he is.

Finding out about himself is much harder than what Desire initially thought when he started thinking about it.

And with those thoughts burdening his mind, Desire fell asleep once more.

"Zzzz."

****

"Yawn~" Desire opened his eyes as he opened his mouth wide.

He felt his consciousness return, and he was able to move his body much better than yesterday.

However, when Desire opened his eyes again, it was still dark.

And what Desire deduced from this fact was that not much time had passed ever since he slept.

"No...is it just dark in here or what?"

Desire didn't know if the sun has not risen or it was just dark in here.

However, Desire couldn't think any more about that as he heard the noise of squeaking.

Squeakk!!

And when Desire titled his head to the left, he soon saw what it was.

It was the opening of a door, and Desire could see the light coming from it.

And it was then that a woman entered the room.

With the light that seems to follow her anywhere she goes, Jarina entered the room.

With violet hair and eyes, she was hard to see. However, that didn't matter to Desire, who now had the help of light.

"Jarina." Desire said with a bright face.

He was relieved to see that Jarina was here. After all, that would only mean nothing happened to her.

"Desire! You're awake?!" Jarina said as he ran towards the bed.

Tak! The door closed on its own, and the light faded on this place.

However, Desire could still see Jarina's beautiful face as he spoke.

"Yeah. I just woke up."