a horizon never greeted me so passionately before. It has already been almost a month. but I’m starting to remember this view I’ve seen before when I was searching for the farthest sunken sky. I’m close to my village. It’s crazy to think I would miss this breeze of wind passing through my hair and the smell of sun accompanies every turn I take. Soon enough there will be a floating island surging from the farthest eyesight that I will recognize immediately, My homeland. somehow I already know that my homeland right now will be in the blooming seasons. all the pink flowers and petals will surround every corner of my hometown. it is my favorite season. every being will be in their most soothing state. The sun warmly shines. The wind calmly blows. The flowers, proudly bloom. The birds, happily sing. The people, connect. and there it is. after the sun starts to shy away and drop itself from the horizon, the most familiar floating island I’ve ever seen. pretty stuffy to be honest, but it has that calming sense with a hint of the smell of home. a home is a place that you can’t smell anything. even the smell of the sun starts to wither away. as I step on the land, I’ve arrived.

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The next morning, I woke up with a fresh eye in my old room. yesterday I decided to clean and tidy everything up before I can rest. I didn’t talk that much with my father or even the housemaid. Maybe they know that I need a rest so they refuse to ask me anything. everything surrounding me somehow excites and brightens up my mood. The sun rays that pierce through the window and curtains of my room, the smell of blooming seasons air, everything. I suddenly remembered the letter that Mr. Tekkai gave me. I finally opened it up. After I saw it what’s inside, my eyes widened. it was a photo of me and Mr. Tekkai when we celebrate our 1000th Customer. and a letter with a single sentence. “Live your life happily wherever you are, young master.”, I couldn’t help myself but cry so happily “thank you Mr. Tekkai.”, I hanged and framed both letters and photos next to my photo with Kinasle when we are at the Nirmaniama Festival.

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I took a bath and readied myself. I’m going for a walk. “Master Ryusen, your breakfast ready.”, a housemaid called me over breakfast. I came over and sat on the table. “Wow! This is awesome. Thank you very much! Thank you for the meal!”. I replied passionately. The housemaid widened her eyes and seemed shocked by my response. “eh? what is it? are you okay?”, I asked her as I started munching away my breakfast. “No, It’s nothing Master Ryusen, It’s just that before you went away, you never really replied or gave any response to anyone. even to your relatives. and sorry if I sound impudent but back then you seemed to give this cold presence and close to anyone. but right now, seems to be different, like you give positive energy and have matured so all of us pretty shocked.”, “hahaha really? I’m that sassy huh? well, I’m really glad if you said I’ve matured. This journey gives me the most learning in my life. somethings may have changed the way I think.” I said. but in my mind, I thought to myself. “or perhaps, someone has changed me the way I think.”, “I see, well we’re glad if you are happy, Master Ryusen.”, said the housemaid.

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After I finished my breakfast I started to walk across the village. “Such beautiful scenery.” I thought to myself. But suddenly I realized that the scenery that I just complimented is the same scenery that I cursed the most when I was a kid. the street of pedestrians with trees that protect the road from the sunlight. I came across a Mother with her daughter. “Good morning! have a good day!”, I said while smiling at them. “ah! Mr. Harunakata! Good morning! how are you? since when did you come back?”, asked the mother. “I’m really feeling good today! I arrived at yesterday afternoon.”, “Oh okay! Well then, if you excuse us, have a nice day!”, said the mother while she and her daughter smile brightly. I smiled back. After a bit of walking, I started to think about my conversation with the housemaid. somehow that conversation makes me more and more certain why I think there is no The Farthest Sunken Sky. 

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I’ve arrived at my final destination. It was the Cold Lake behind my village that I used to go practicing and mourning. Kina’s favorite. I sat below the trees and rested my body to its trunk. The view’s so pretty. the clear water, trees with pink leaves bloom proudly at every corner of my eyes. Sometimes the leaves get carried away by the gentle breeze of wind. I really want to invite Kina to see this beautiful place. but I just ended up wasting all this view to look at her. ‘I hope you see something as beautiful as this, Kina.’, I thought to myself. I took out the Necklace of Aerial from my neck. ‘your job here is done.”, I said to this Necklace while still gazing at the view. “Good Morning, Ryusen.”, someone greeted me. I immediately turned around to see who it was. “Father? how did you know that I’m going to be here?”, I said. it was my dad. “well you know, fatherly instinct.”, Said the head of Harunakata. “Father, do you come here to tell or ask me something?”, “yes. I want to ask you something, how did you know?”, “well you know, Son Instinct.”, “haha, you got me.”, “what is it, father?”, “I only want to ask you one question. How is The Farthest Sunken Sky?”, asked, my father. I paused myself, not to think about it. but I just want to take a deep breath.
 

“There is no ‘The Farthest Sunken Sky’, father. you see It’s only the idea of happiness that we chase. if I get there I will be happy or such. creating the illusion and making happiness as a goal. but when I get there, the happiness that I’ve been dreaming of just lasts very fast. I couldn't even memorize the happiness of arriving at the place. but somehow the happiness that I can cherish and something that I can remember until my grave is the happiness that I created myself. I pulled the future plan of happiness to the present. so it wasn’t even a plan, I can be happy right now without ever dreaming to be happy because I can be happy and live with virtue right now. I finally realized how amazing my life was once I started to cherish everything that I have without craving something that I didn’t have. While still having a goal, I can still be happy for every path I make. so I’m happy now, regardless of the place. In fact, just like I pulled my happiness from the future to the present. I pulled The Farthest Sunken Sky from the farthest eyesight possible, to here. This is my own The Farthest Sunken Sky.”, I finished my long talk.

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“I see. well, in that case, welcome to The Farthest Sunken Sky, son.”

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~FIN~