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|story1Summary=While planning his confession and special gift for MC, Artem finds a photo souvenir of the wishing tags he and MC got from Cloudbreak Temple. This leads him to ask his mother, Kimberly Garner, about a memory he already forgot. Kimberly Garner shows Artem a photo of himself when he planted a red bean tree sapling as a kid. She tells him that Artem was quite into poems about red beans because he was curious of its symbolic meaning when he was a kid. After Artem won a poetry competition, she took him in the woodlands to plant a red bean tree. She suggests that Artem checks on that tree he planted years ago.
|story1Summary=While planning his confession and special gift for MC, Artem finds a photo souvenir of the wishing tags he and the MC got from Cloudbreak Temple. This leads him to ask his mother, Kimberly Garner, about a memory he already forgot. Kimberly Garner shows Artem a photo of himself when he planted a red bean tree sapling as a kid. She tells him that Artem was quite into poems about red beans because he was curious of its symbolic meaning when he was a kid. After Artem won a poetry competition, she took him in the woodlands to plant a red bean tree. She suggests that Artem checks on that tree he planted years ago.


|story2Summary=Artem drives to the forest plantation area where he planted his red bean tree. Red beans are known as classic tokens of affection, and he intends to get a few red beans from his tree, make something unique out of them, and give them as a gift to MC. Alongside a guide, he sets out to visit his tree, and finds that his tree is blooming. The guide remarks that Artem is lucky because it is rare for red bean trees to blossom and bear fruit each year. However, there are currently no beans yet. Artem says he can no longer wait for the red beans as he already wants to convey his feelings for MC. As Artem is leaving, the guide catches up on him and gives him a vial containing red beans that were collected from his tree from a previous year. As fate would have it, these red beans were collected during the year Artem met MC.
|story2Summary=Artem drives to the forest plantation area where he planted his red bean tree. Red beans are known as classic tokens of affection, and he intends to get a few red beans from his tree, make something unique out of them, and give them as a gift to MC. Alongside a guide, he sets out to visit his tree, and finds that his tree is blooming. The guide remarks that Artem is lucky because it is rare for red bean trees to blossom and bear fruit each year. However, there are currently no beans yet. Nevertheless, he can no longer wait for the red beans as he already wants to convey his feelings for the MC. As Artem is leaving, the guide catches up on him and gives him a vial containing red beans that were collected from his tree from a previous year. As fate would have it, these red beans were collected during the year Artem met the MC.


|story3Summary=Artem invites MC to the amusement park. MC suspects a love confession, but is worried that she is not worthy of being with Artem. While participating in a plant maze activity, she unintentionally confesses that she feels she's not qualified to be alongside Artem. Artem takes MC's hand and reassures her that there is no qualification to be alongside him. He says that he also makes mistakes, but it is more important that they move forward. After the activity, Artem takes MC to a fountain performance he pre-arranged. He tells her that he chose the amusement park because he sensed that MC was down after how her latest case concluded. He proceeds to confess his feelings for her. They kiss. Afterwards, MC responds to his confession and promises that she will cherish him. Artem then gives his gift to her - a necklace with a red bean dice that Artem carved himself. It reminds MC of Cloudbreak Temple - "Like the red bean set into a dice, my yearning is etched into my very bones." He tells her of the red bean tree he planted and invites her to visit the tree with him once it bears fruit.
|story3Summary=Artem invites the MC to the amusement park. The MC suspects a love confession, but is worried that she is not worthy of being with Artem. While participating in a plant maze activity, she unintentionally confesses that she feels she's not qualified to be alongside Artem. Artem takes her hand and reassures her that there is no qualification to be alongside him. He says that he also makes mistakes, but it is more important that they move forward. After the activity, Artem takes the MC to a fountain performance he pre-arranged. He tells her that he chose the amusement park because he sensed that she was down after how her latest case concluded. He proceeds to confess his feelings for her. They kiss. Afterwards, the MC responds to his confession and promises that she will cherish him. Artem then gives his gift to her - a necklace with a red bean dice that he carved himself. It reminds the MC of Cloudbreak Temple - ''"Like the red bean set into a dice, my yearning is etched into my very bones."'' He tells her of the red bean tree he planted and invites her to visit the tree with him once it bears fruit.


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Story Summary

Illustrations

Deep LongingLike the red bean set into a die, my yearning is etched into my very bones.

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After Story

After Story script
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Description

For [Player]: If love is sickness then I hope I stay sick until the end of my life.

Beans

Artem: The red bean has been used as a token of love since ancient times. With it is the implied meaning of lovesickness.
Artem: When I was a boy, I planted a red bean tree.
Artem: As time has passed, the tree has grown to be mature and I have finally found the person I want to give red beans to... that person is you.


Die

Artem: These red beans ripened the year we met. I carved them myself.
Artem: Like the red bean set into a die, my yearning is etched into my very bones...
Artem: I can finally tell you the line from the poem without worrying.


Cord

Artem: It's your constant companionship that gives me the courage when I encounter setbacks.
Artem: From now on, I will always be by your side. I want to face all the difficulties of life together with you.


Petal

Artem: The white plum blossom symbolizes perseverance and fidelity. These are characteristics that I cherish.

Story Locations

Artem's Residence

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Artem's Residence

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Plaza

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Outside the Stellis Suburbs

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Outside the Stellis Suburbs
Local Bed-and-Breakfast
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Outside the Stellis Suburbs
Forest Plantation Area
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Outside the Stellis Suburbs
Local Bed-and-Breakfast
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Amusement Park

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Stellis

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Amusement Park
Plant Maze
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Story Characters

Old Man

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Rowan Radcliff

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Story References

The Artem "Eternal Yearning" story contains brief mentions or references of events that took place in the following: