The backdrop can also be propped up.

Every time the sun was just setting, Evangeline would eagerly await Borist's arrival.

Every time Aunt Martha finished her lessons, Evangeline would meet Borest at the foot of the church statue.

Then Borest would finish his homework for the day, and the two of them would sit together at the foot of the statue and chat—or rather, Evangeline would talk, and Borest would listen quietly as she recounted everything that had happened at church that day.

Perhaps Borest has no feelings for me and is only keeping me company out of politeness—this was the only thought Evangeline had whenever she saw the expression on Borest's face after finishing her story.

But Evangeline still wanted to talk to Borest more, hoping that one day Borest would smile again—after all, Borest was the only child who came to church every day, making him her only playmate.

“Fred, a kitten came to the back of the church today, it’s so cute.” Evangeline took “Borist”’s hand and sat down under the statue.

"The kitten kept meowing, it looked so pitiful. But Aunt Martha wouldn't let me touch it, saying it was a black cat and would bring bad luck." Evangeline looked up at the statue, thinking of the kitten's dirty fur and pitiful cries, and felt a pang of sympathy.

“But I still secretly fed it a little food, hoping that the goddess will forgive me for not listening to Aunt Martha.” Evangeline held the silver cross hanging on her chest and recited the words of hoping that God would forgive her twice in her heart.

After doing all this, Evangeline cautiously glanced at "Borist," expecting to see only that expressionless profile again.

What Evangeline didn't expect was that "Borist" was watching her intently.

While listening to Evangeline's story, Lu Renkui began to ponder how Evangeline had become corrupted and come up with the idea of ​​imprisoning Borist in the basement, since the girl seemed quite normal now.

Think about it again. They are both at the age of just beginning to experience love, so it's normal that they haven't realized their feelings for each other yet. But later, when Evangeline realized her feelings, did she turn love into hate because she didn't get a response?

The story officially begins six months ago, on the anniversary of the goddess Amirli bestowing the light of magic upon this continent. What happened during the four years that forced love was imprisoned?

Lu Renkui began to think about what had caused Evangeline to turn to the dark side, but he couldn't find any useful clues.

First, the preceding and following texts are not written by the same author, making the connection between them seem strange.

Secondly, the female gunslinger only wrote three chapters before the novel was hastily concluded, without explaining how Evangeline turned to the dark side, and even the death of the male protagonist, Heledi, was glossed over in a very perfunctory manner.

Was it because the church environment was too oppressive every day that she developed mental problems? Lu Renkui pondered, completely unaware that she had been watching Evangeline for a long time using Borist's body.

“Fred.” Lu Renkui heard someone call Borist’s nickname and came to her senses to find Evangeline looking at her—or rather, looking at Borist’s body.

What were we just talking about? Oh, right, we talked about black cats. Lu Renkui thought for a moment, then said, "Where is that cat? I'll go check on it later."

"I don't know either. The cat was in the bushes behind the church this morning, but I don't know if it will be there tonight." Evangeline was happy that "Borist" was finally responding to her, and then she continued to talk on and on.

Lu Renkui carefully recalled the original text's description of Evangeline's feelings for Borest—most of the time it was about how Evangeline was very anxious because Borest always listened to her but didn't talk to her, and worried that one day Borest would get tired of her and leave.

A tragedy stemming from being too introverted. Lu Renkui summarized it simply and bluntly, and while not entirely accurate, it's quite close from Borui's perspective.

After Evangeline finished speaking, Lu Renkui slowly said, "Evangeline, I may have something to do in the next few days, so I won't be staying at the church for very long."