The Return of the Emperor
As if she’s asking about a cough and fever.
Still, he answered. “She was… vulnerable. Sad. Angry. Hurt.” He stopped himself before adding reckless, wild, untethered—too much truth, even for him.
Sora went quiet. Too quiet. He could hear the faint rush of her breath before she spoke again, slower this time, her tone laced with something unspoken.
“There was once a student here. Kim Tae-san. Brilliant mind, but ruined by obsession. He hunted after the truth potion too, studied it until it hollowed him out. But what he made…” She let the silence hang, then leaned closer. “…was nothing like truth.”
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