After the death at Qian Dai Temple, at Dongdong's request, the members of Iron Blood cremated the body and placed the ashes in a wooden box.
Dongdong left the Heaven-Reaching Tower and met up with Chiyoda Shinnai at the designated location, handing the wooden box to her.
Chiyoda Shinnai took the box with trembling hands, holding it awkwardly in her arms, her lips quivering continuously as tears streamed down her face.
"Was she..." Chiyoda Shinnai murmured, her voice very soft, as if afraid of hearing something dreadful, "Was she in pain when she died..."
Dongdong shook his head: "No pain, it happened in an instant."
Chiyoda Shinnai closed her eyes, letting the tears flow from the corners: "What I've strived for years and couldn't achieve, you accomplished in an hour..."
Dongdong looked up at the sky, his gaze calm: "That's how this world is, many things depend on status, not on how hard you try."
