Aldrian was led to the neatly arranged plum blossom trees at the back of the mansion, where a vast garden stretched out before him. Although it was not the blooming season, and the trees did not display their full beauty, he did not mind.
He decided to sit under one of the plum blossom trees that he thought was good. Since it was not the blooming season, the tree's branches were bare, without any blossoms, allowing him to see the clear night sky even as he sat beneath it. Looking up, he saw countless stars glimmering in his eyes. He liked gazing at the stars, just as "he" did.
"The stars are the jewels of the cosmos," he thought, repeating what "he" had once said.
Aldrian had agreed with everything "he" said back then. Because he loved watching the stars, he felt the vastness of the universe, which often made him wonder, What would it be like to fly to that star? Or how far is it? How long would it take to reach that place?
