I apologize for my sudden question, but do you know of the Tree of Life? It may go by other names and have various stories surrounding its nature. Each story portrays it just a little bit differently, and a number of theories swirl around it.
“Hey, do you know about the Tree of Knowledge? Yep, long looong ago, the first humans Adam and Eve were said to have consumed a fruit from that tree! Oh, you knew? It’s such a famous story! They say that fruit was an apple!”
Why did I bring this up, you ask? Well, our journey is finally touching upon one axis of that story.
“This takes me back, Furutsu! Fresa-san and Datil-san are—”
Whoa there! Wait a sec, Grida! We shouldn’t talk about that just yet, I think.
She giggled. “Whoops! It’s still a secret!”
Yep. What you need to know is that we’ll soon get closer—just a tiny bit closer, really—to discovering the truth of this world, and probably all the other worlds too.
“But your phrasing is too vague. That tells us nothing.”
I know! That’s why we’re here to fill in the details. The events that are about to unfold here can be recorded, and you could even look them up. Of course, you can also just ignore them entirely. I just want you to keep them in the corners of your mind. The events we’re about to experience may not be a beginning, but they are connected to an end.
“Ah, Furutsu! It’s time!”
Yeah, I know. Grida, it’s been a while since you called me “Furutsu,” so it feels a bit different!
“Hey! You asked me to call you that this time, didn’t you?!”
Ack! Pause! Stop!
“Jeez, why do you have to be so weird about this?”
U-Uh, in any case, the events that are about to occur might seem weird, but they’re also really important, okay? All right, later!