Chapter One: His Remarkable Perseverance Had No AudienceThe sun hung high in the sky, casting its light and heat impartially upon all humankind. It made no distinction between young and old, rich and poor. Love was as indifferent as the sun itself.,He danced with his fingers, summoning puppet ravens from the box. They flew out in a flurry, swarming towards the fireworks. Each raven extinguished a bloom of fire, but the fireworks seemed endless while the number of ravens dwindling.,He was either lucky, but the word luck seemed so incongruous with him. His tattered clothes, his gaunt and sickly appearance, even his breath that seemed almost to drift away, all spoke of an unfortunate reality.。