Hearing her question, Axel looked at her curiously. "Why do you ask?"
Lana simply shook her head.
"It's nothing. I just overheard you talking on the phone this morning. You mentioned that someone needed to prepare a hall for 3 weeks later."
Axel let out a helpless smile before shaking his head.
"Nothing can stay hidden from you, can it?"
He slowed his steps slightly and looked toward the distant Ghost Zone. A complicated smile gradually appeared on his face, though it carried far more sorrow than happiness.
"It's the third anniversary... The third year since my girlfriend disappeared."
His voice became quieter.
"If she were still alive, we would have been celebrating our third anniversary together."
A bitter chuckle escaped his lips. "But since she isn't here... I've decided to celebrate it by myself."
Lana looked at Axel's lonely profile.
For the first time in a while, she genuinely pitied him. "Oh..."
