Chapter 1: North and South

A short blonde-haired girl in a nun's clothing stood at the end of the beach. She watched the waves coming in and backing away from her feet. The girl remembers a time: a time in her past when she was at this same beach with a boy who shared her same face. That boy was her twin brother, her beloved brother.

The kind of brother who would play hide-and-seek with her and would always find her no matter what.

The kind of brother who would put on a smile and comfort her whenever she is feeling sad.

The kind of brother who would protect her no matter what happens to her.

The girl loved her brother. She loved him so much that she would do anything just to be around him.

The boy is gone. You killed him.

The girl loved her brother so much but she killed him. Not with any weapon or just her bare hands. She killed him with her own actions. Long ago, the girl and the boy were separated due to unfortunate events. The girl grew to be a selfish princess and the boy became her most loyal servant.

The girl was the Daughter of Evil, and the boy is her servant.

She had forgotten who he really is. There were times when she often treated him like trash. She made him do all sorts of heavy chores just for her own pleasure. She did not deserve anyone's respect at all.

He never complained.

He lives for his princess.

His existence is driven by is devotion to his princess.

Her haughtiness turned to curiosity. Why doesn't he complain? Why does he keep carrying a straight face? Why does he continue to serve her despite all what she made him do? It is only elementary for him: She orders and he serves. There is nothing to it. Eventually, she grew interested with him and he earned her full respect.

She did evil things but such things were of no concern to him. She is his sister and he will protect her, even if it means dying for her.

It was her fault. She caused his death. If she had only acted differently, would she have prevented this from happening? But she had to. She had to make the Girl of Green pay for what she had done. Because of that final act of evil, she deserved to die. She deserved to be handed over to the Swordswoman in Red Armor. It is only fair for everyone else.

But he was there for her.

He let himself die in her place. Thus, she killed him. She caused this to happen.

The girl just stood there while watching the waves. The boy gave his life so that her life will continue. He gave his life so that she could be happy. He had done all that he could for her.

But tears continue to run down her cheeks.

She didn't want this. She wanted to be with him forever.

Thus, she had placed her faith in a message in a bottle:

If we could be reborn, I want to be with you again.

How long was it since she had cast that bottle out to sea? She couldn't remember. The girl left the beach and walked back to the monastery. She couldn't let her friend wait long, her very first friend she had ever made ever since that sad, sad day.

The girl walked along the road and arrived at a familiar crossroad. It was a rather worn-down crossroad that is slightly overgrown with grass. In the middle of the crossroad was a signpost that only pointed in two directions. The girl knew where the monastery is so she started on her way…

…to the south, to the south.

"Well that was fun, wasn't it?" Rin skipped along the sidewalk with the rest of her fellow Vocaloids. After much delay with all the preparations, Rin had finally made her dream come true on adapting Daughter of Evil, Cloture of Yellow into a stage production. To everyone's surprise, it is an instant hit in Sapporo.

"Yeah! Plus, Len looked really dashing in that servant outfit!" Miku teased.

"…Really, Miku? You're beginning to sound like one of the many fangirls that I have…" Len muttered.

"What about me? Don't I get any reception around here?" Kaito suddenly blurted out.

"You? You only appeared for a few minutes!" Meiko hit Kaito where it hurt most.

"NOOOOOOOOO!" Kaito roared out to the heavens, "…Wait, Rin. Are you considering adapting the other novels?"

"I'll think about it," Rin smiled mischievously.

"Come on! I need more screentime!" Kaito continued to hound Rin in desperation. Everyone else laughed at the spectacle.

"Still, it is sad that Riliane lost her brother…" Luka pondered.

"Yeah. She seems so lonely…" Miku agreed, "I wonder what it would be like to meet her right now?"

Everyone went quiet for a moment. Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche: The name of a girl who had done terrible things and had paid the price in full by losing her only brother. Who would ever want to meet such a terrible person?

"…Well, I'd be her friend if she did exist!" Rin boldly spoke first, "She doesn't deserve to be lonely. I mean, Allen had given her the chance to make a friend, right? And she did have one in the end!"

Len stared. Then as if to follow along, "…I'd be her friend too."

Everyone one else nodded in agreement as the six of them headed back towards the Crypton Suite.

The next day, everyone decided to have a little rest and relaxation after that big night. However, Rin wanted to meet up with Yuki sometime during the day, for she had big plans for Yuki's character and she couldn't wait to start sharing ideas with her. While on her way, Rin arrived at familiar traffic crossing.

"Let's see, the AH-Software building should be right up the street…" Rin said to herself as she started walking…

…to the north, to the north.