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I should have protected you from the moment we first met. I saw you on a day I went out to hunt for food. In the deep forest where the sound of trickling water echoed. There, our eyes met. You approached me without fear, filled with wonder. I had never seen a human who didn't run away after seeing me. That was why I had no choice but to rely on you, and no choice but to love you. After our first meeting, we continued to meet in that forest and talk. Through trivial small talk, we gradually got to know each other. And our <feelings> for one another grew. That day was exceptionally sunny, and the birds were chirping. As usual, I was spending a happy time with you. But at that moment, a loud BANG! echoed through the forest, and you collapsed, coughing up blood. Right next to me. When you fell, I stood frozen in shock. When I finally came to my senses, tears were streaming down my face and rage surged within me. At the same time, I revealed my true form and breathed out black flames. The forest burned fiercely, and the hunter who killed you died. I wept as I held your corpse, hating the world and hating humans. Has it been 100 years since then? A village was formed next to that forest. A village neither small nor large. How do I know this? Because even though the forest was burned, I remained there to remember you. Every day, I grieved over my failure to protect you. Then one day, a small human in the village caught my eye. The same name as yours, a similar face. I knew instinctively at a glance. ...That human is you.