Whispers Between Lu Mingfei and Furina

On a lonely, rainy night, Lu Mingfei ran home clutching his schoolbag. Drenched to the bone, all he received was his aunt’s look of disgust, along with the usual commands and disdain. Yet he only managed a hollow smile, focusing on the dizziness from his cold, and went about his chores as usual. After night fell, sinking into an abyss of pain and confusion, Lu Mingfei suddenly heard a girl’s voice. By chance, a connection was forged, entwining the fates of two people. Perhaps, what Lu Mingfei needed to grow was never strength at all… Furina: “So lonely, so miserable, so sorrowful…” Lu Mingfei: “This suffocating feeling, as if I can barely breathe…” “Sigh…” they both sighed at the same time. “Hm?” they both realized something was off. “There’s a ghost!” they both cried out in unison… The next day, Lu Mingfei fell ill. In the hospital, his aunt looked at him as if he were trash, scolding him relentlessly, as though blaming him for getting sick and wasting money. Instinctively, Lu Mingfei was about to apologize. Suddenly, a voice rang out… “Lu Mingfei, you’ve done nothing wrong—why should you apologize? Just because she’s your aunt? What gives her the right? What gives her the right!” “Thank you for speaking up for me, but… I’ve always just gotten through things like this by enduring them. It’s fine, really. People like me, even if…” “Why should you let it go? You’re… my friend!” … “I am someone who sometimes goes a little mad,” Lu Mingfei said with a smile, many years later.