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Fragments: The Pillar Who Forsook the Crown

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Fragments: The Pillar Who Forsook the Crown Rio Hirigaya only wants to sleep. As the heir of a family that abandoned the throne, he prefers the quiet corner of a classroom over the weight of a crown. Yet fate binds him to Lylya Minakaya—the nation’s Golden Princess—dragging him back toward a destiny he never asked for. Rio is a flaw in reality itself. Within him resides the Extension, a terrifying force where past, present, and future collide in chaotic overlap. Though he holds power capable of shaking creation, Rio refuses divinity. He chooses to remain human—to feel, to fear, and to bow only before the Absolute Creator. One person, a thousand faces. To know Rio is like trying to grasp smoke—he exists, yet never stays the same. One morning, he is cold and distant, viewing the world as a burden. The next moment, he laughs foolishly, as if the weight of a crown never touched him. When silent, he is a deep abyss. When lazy, it is merely his escape from a suffocating fate. He wears no mask. He is simply ruled by his shifting moods—leaving everyone, even the Princess, wondering: Which Rio are they facing today? This is not a story about a god. It is the story of a boy standing at the edge of creation… who still chooses to kneel.
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