Inside the palace of Blegree Kingdom, a grand party was taking place that night.
Everyone was enjoying themselves.
Glasses of wine filled their hands—
some were talking, some were dancing, and some sat quietly.
Meanwhile—
Bit walked through the crowd.
Step by step, he moved past the nobles…
until he finally reached the balcony.
There—
Gesha stood alone.
She was gazing at the sky.
Her hair flowed gently with the cold night wind,
and the shining dress she wore glimmered beautifully in the darkness.
Bit stopped.
He looked at her…
Then took a step forward—
but suddenly paused.
"…hm… ahm…"
He fixed his appearance nervously, then slowly walked toward her.
Standing beside her, he said—
"The night is… quite beautiful… right?"
Gesha slightly startled—
"…!"
She turned toward him.
Bit leaned lightly on the railing beside her.
"…Yeah… it's beautiful…"
Bit thought—
Now what do I do…?!
Tch… how do I confess…? Where do I even start…?!
Gesha spoke—
"So… why are you here, King Bit?"
Bit flinched—
"Ah—yes! That… inside felt a bit… heavy… so I thought I'd come outside…"
Gesha nodded—
"Oh…"
Bit asked—
"A-and you? Why did you come out?"
Gesha—
"Same… I came out to enjoy the cold, gentle wind…"
Bit—
"Yeah… I see…"
Silence.
"…."
A few minutes passed in quiet stillness.
Then Bit spoke—
"You know…"
Gesha looked at him—
"?"
Bit continued—
"When I first saw you… I was just the head of a small party…"
Gesha nodded—
"Yes, I know."
"And I was the one who pushed you to become king."
Bit smiled slightly—
"Yes… and for that, thank you… truly."
"Since that day, I've taken good care of Shin Kingdom… I've done everything I could."
Gesha gave a small, proud nod—
"Hmm…"
Bit continued—
"But that day… something else happened too."
Gesha frowned slightly—
"Something else?"
"What do you mean?"
Bit took a deep breath.
He turned fully toward her.
Then, slowly… calmly… he said—
"I… I fell in love with you."
Silence.
Complete silence.
Gesha froze.
Shock… confusion…
She didn't know how to react.
She just stood there, staring into his eyes.
Bit spoke again—
"S-so…"
Gesha snapped slightly—
"W-wait… you mean… you love me…? You love… me?!"
Bit nodded firmly—
"Yes… since the first time we met."
Gesha's expression changed.
Unreadable.
She slowly turned away… stepping back a little.
Her back now facing him.
She looked down at the ground.
Then slowly turned her head toward him and asked—
"You know… right?"
"You know that I'm a goblin…?"
Her voice was calm—
…but carried a hint of sadness.
Bit, who had been looking down nervously, suddenly raised his head and said loudly—
"I know!"
"You're a goblin… a special one!"
"Your skin looks like a human's, your ears are like a goblin's—"
"You might look like an elf… but you're neither human nor elf!"
"You are a goblin—"
"And I know that!!"
Gesha looked at him quietly—
"And still… you love me?"
Bit stepped forward—
"Love doesn't care about race… or power… or class… or culture!"
Gesha—
"…ahm…"
She struggled to speak.
Words wouldn't come out.
Her thoughts tangled inside her.
Bit asked softly—
"So… do you love me?"
"…Will you accept my confession?"
Gesha closed her eyes.
Her thoughts ran wild—
If I marry King Bit… I'll be able to stay close to Lord Precious…
I'll be able to serve him… help him…
But… isn't that wrong?
Wouldn't that be unfair to Bit…?
And… can a human and a goblin even be lovers…?
…No.
Lord Precious is human too… but what I feel for him isn't romantic…
It's loyalty… devotion…
But this… this feeling is different…
She slowly opened her eyes.
A quiet breath escaped her lips—
"…Yes…"
She stepped forward.
One step… then another…
Until she stood right in front of Bit.
If the question is… what I truly want…
She spoke softly—
"I love you too… King Bit…"
"…since the first time I saw you."
Silence.
Bit froze.
Completely.
Then—
A sudden reaction burst from him.
He rushed to the railing, grabbed it tightly, and shouted—
"YES!! YES YES YES!!!"
Gesha watched him.
A gentle smile appeared on her face.
Bit too was smiling widely—
But then—
Something strange happened.
In the sky above the palace—
Two lights appeared.
They clashed against each other repeatedly, moving rapidly across the night sky.
One light was white.
The other was teal—a mix of blue and green.
They collided again and again like two forces fighting.
Gesha noticed it first—
"What is that… in the sky?"
Bit turned—
"Hm?"
He looked up—
—and froze.
"…What…?"
Then he scratched his head awkwardly and said—
"Maybe… the sky is celebrating our relationship… that's why these lights appeared?"
"…Yeah—no. That doesn't make sense."
He shook his head—
"Anyway, forget those lights."
"Let's go inside."
"Let's dance… for this happy moment."
Gesha smiled softly—
"…Yeah… okay."
They held each other's hands—
—and walked back inside.
[Meanwhile — In the Sky]
The two lights continued to clash violently.
The scene zoomed closer—
Inside the white light—
An old man stood.
Long white hair… a long beard…
Golden-black eyes…
A fit, muscular body despite his age.
Facing him—
Inside the teal light—
A man with teal-colored hair and glowing teal eyes.
He was none other than Polgerius, a special subordinate of Deku.
The two figures clashed in the night sky—
their battle shaking the darkness itself.