Reach for the Stars ~The Letter He Kept Waiting For~

**Reach for the Stars ~The Letter He Kept Waiting For~** is the final song of the "Story of Evil Series". It shows the final years of Kay Viwirtz and the efforts of the orphans he helped care for to fulfill his dying wish.

## Plot

In Lucifenia, an orphaned boy relates how he often played with a kind priest in an orphanage. With the man now sick and on his deathbed, the orphans ask him if he has any wishes, wanting to fulfill them out of gratitude. He tells them that he is waiting for a reply to a letter he sent when he was young, although soon after brushes it off without telling them who the recipient is.

Puzzled, the orphans split up and search all over the country for someone familiar with the man's past, eventually finding an old baker. The woman explains how the man had committed numerous atrocities, and that the letter's recipient is already dead. The orphan boy notes that, regardless, the man is waiting for a response.

As the man's death draws near, the orphans give him a fake response to his letter. Satisfied, the man thanks them and later passes away. The boy remarks that they had only realized his sins after everything was already over.

## Lyrics

Today too, with a wish in his heart

He reaches for the stars

Abandoned by our parents

We were raised in an orphanage by the ocean

The one who raised us was

An elderly blue-haired man

He was very kind

And was always happily smiling

Though it was a poor life

All of us were happy

One day, he became very sick

The day he'd be summoned to the stars drew near

At his bedside

We said to him:

"You have raised us so well until now

We want to repay you for that

It doesn't matter how absurd it may be

Is there something you wish for?

He calmly smiled

And answered us

I am always waiting

For a reply to my letter

I sent it one day

When I was young

And I don't know

Whether it was received or not

If my wish comes true

If my sins are forgiven

I want a reply to that letter

I will wait for it forever

He laughs and says that wish can't be granted

And that we should forget it

He did not tell us

Who he sent the letter to

We all divided our work

And searched all over the country

Finding an old baker

Who knew of his past

The old woman tells the truth

He once killed people

Many people were unhappy

Many people shed tears

The person who died

For that man's sins

Was the recipient of his letter

A reply will never come

Even so, he will wait, won't he?

Even after his body has rotten away

Surely he will continue to wait

Until the reply comes

Finally that time arrived

The church bells signal the end

I press inside his wrinkled hand

One sheet of paper

That was a fake reply to his letter

That we wrote yesterday

After he'd read through it

In the end, he said "thank you"

His sorrowful wish fades to the stars

He had that same smile as always

Our realization of his sins was

After everything was over

## Related Songs

### The Lord of Evil

The Lord of Evil describes the man's past and the acts he wished to repent for.

### The Servant of Evil

The Servant of Evil describes the life of the letter's recipient, the man's sister, and how she sacrificed herself for his sake.

### Regret Message

Regret Message details the day the man sent the letter that he was waiting for a reply to.

### The Son of White

The Son of White recounts the man's actions with more detail, as well as the old baker's involvement in it and how his sister saved his life again.

### Blink

Blink shows the man's further repentance as he oversees the growth of a sapling, wondering about the future and his own forgiveness.

### Handbeat Clocktower

Handbeat Clocktower portrays a part of the old baker's past, recounting her confrontations with her father and half brother.

## Appearances

* Kay Viwirtz
* Mora Viwirtz (mentioned only)
* Rin Lucif
* Young Orphan