We do not always realize how precious something is until it is gone. I hope he realizes that before either one of you decide to move on from your game.

[ That is how it works, is it not? One game is abandoned for another that takes the world by force. Sometimes games will linger on and pass from one to the next. Although, given the nature of this game, Lunafreya is not entirely certain it will be forgotten. It is an ancient game reinvented for the modern era.

It may happen again. Time and time again.

Humanity never really learns from their mistakes. ]

No. [ Her answer is quick and to the point. Lunafreya opens her eyes to look down at the tea in her hands. A distant expression passes over her eyes then. There is much in her life that one might consider normal that has passed her by. ] My own comes from necessity of my task and ... job. Nothing more than that.

[ Although a duty and calling is hardly the same as a job.

The wonder has crossed her mind. Then again, perhaps she simply holds things in a foreign manner than he does. Perhaps he is too enthralled in their conversation to have realized how hot the cup is. There are a thousand possibilities and she has no intention of digging further into them. She raises her own cup then, still contently holding it in her hands, enjoying the warmth it gives off. ]

When this tournament ends, will you join another?