In relation to the Festival of the Dolls, the same country has another celebration tomorrow, on the 14th day of the 3rd month… It’s called “White Day”.

Unlike countries in the West, the Kingdom of the Rising Sun celebrates Valentines Day in a very different manner. During Valentines Day, the girls give the guys chocolates… It’s only during White Day that the guys can return their affection. It is on this day when the tables have turned and the guys spoil the girls they love.

It is celebration that completely different from what I am used to, but surely, I will enjoy it if I am blessed to experience it…

Upon my journey to another kingdom, I came upon a celebration which I’ve never seen before.

The Festival of the Dolls honors the female children in a family. It’s quite fascinating for me since my family tends to honor only the male member and think lowly of the female members. It is the same reason as to why the Right to the Throne is only given to the Kingdom’s Princes rather than its Princesses…

A lot of dolls representing the Royal Marriage from long ago are put on display for one day, then they are stored away the next day to bring luck to the daughter(s) of the House.

Such a beautiful festival… How I wish I could experience something similar…

As my travels led me to a place you love, I was shocked at what I found. The magic you used was completely different from mine. It was alright at first, as I tried to grow accustom to the ways of your land, but unfortunately, the language you spoke was not the same as my own.

How unfortunate that I thought you would take me seriously when I asked the silliest of questions…

Why was it that at that moment, when I was at my breaking point, you found it a light matter? Right now, I understand it, but back then, I had no idea. This land of yours, the place you hold dear, everything is unfamiliar to me. And it hurt me for a while to think that you weren’t taking me seriously… It seemed rude to be talking to someone else about the problems I was experiencing with my magic, when I was right there in front of you.

Is it hard for you to talk to someone like me who doesn’t know about your Sorcery? Yet I want to learn more about it, and I try hard to… I am familiar with the old texts from long ago, but yours is all new now…

Is it bad for me to know these Arts?

Am I a burden to you when I ask for help?

In your eyes, was I really that incompetent?

I’m sorry that I’m not like you, and I’m sorry that I prefer to ask first before researching on my own. I’ll do my best to find things out for myself now instead of having to ask you all the time.

The last thing I ever wanted was to be a burden to you…

I sometimes think that… perhaps…

Would it have been better if I had stayed a stranger to you? Dear Saint Valentine, you are but a cruel fate… You will always conquer the many and spare the few, leave everyone bleeding and still have them long for you.