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[Music intro – music starts at 0:31 in the official lyrics video]
Words "From 'Trash of the Count's Family' webnovel" appear on the screen, followed by "In the world of 'Birth of a Hero'", before they fade.
2 a.m., where do I begin
Cale Henituse sits with a bottle and a full glass of wine in front of him.
Crying off my face again
He hunches forward, covers his face and sighs, rubbing his eyes.
The silent sound of loneliness
Side view of Kim Rok Soo who is lying in bed, looking up.
Wants to follow me to bed
View from above, Kim Rok Soo stares at the ceiling, expressionless.
I'm the ghost of a girl
That I want to be most
Lily Henituse sits at her family table glancing at her mother and brother, seeming small and lost.
I'm the shell of a girl
That I used to know well...
Reincarnated Jour Thames sits by the window, hiding her face in her arms on the window-still.
Dancing slowly in an empty room
Choi Han stands in a burning village, eyes shocked and full of anger as he sees everybody he loves has been killed.
Can the lonely take the place of you
Ron and Beacrox stand side by side, faces solemn with weapons drawn, unable to trust anyone.
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
Two kittens, On and Hong, sleep curled up in an alley, hungry and homeless.
Let you go and let the lonely in
Cage drinks straight from the bottle, tears streaming down her face as she mourns Taylor.
To take my heart again
Queen Litana watches her Jungle burning, hugging her panther Ten close with an expression of fury.
[Short music intermission]
The view of the map of the Western Continent, countries slowly turning black as if burned.
Too afraid to go inside
Bud Illis walks down the street with Glenn, cautiously looking around.
For the pain of one more loveless night
Princess Witira sits at a beach staring at the moon, missing Paseton but unable to find him.
Or the loneliness will stay with me
The Black Dragon sits alone in a cave chained, injured and tired, his eyes close in pain.
And hold me till I fall asleep
Choi Han sits alone in a dark forest, eyes wide open in fear as he watches out for predators.
I'm the ghost of a girl
That I want to be most
Rosalyn walks down a street, covering her head with a hood to hide her identity.
I'm the shell of a girl
That I used to know well...
Hannah suffers from dead mana poisoning, slowly dying as Jack frantically tries to save her.
Dancing slowly in an empty room
View of Crown Prince Alberu Crossman from behind, his hair shines bright gold, but his shadow is dark.
Can the lonely take the place of you
Duke Fredo Von Ejellan stares at his own reflection in the golden band he holds in his hand.
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
Rei Stecker nurses the wrist of his amputated hand, empty bottles of alcohol around him.
Let you go and let the lonely in
Mary looks down, hiding her scarred face behind her cloak.
To take my heart again
Crown Prince Valentino stands beside Imperial Prince Adin, expression full of trust.
Broken pieces of
Images show up next to each other one by one, split between five pieces like a broken mirror: Choi Han, Rosalyn, Lock, Alberu, Pendrick.
A barely breathing story
Eruhaben sits in his lair, alone and lost in thought.
Where there once was love
Lord Sheritt stands in the gate her castle, shadows cast over her half-transparent silhouette.
Now there's only me
Dragon half-blood sits at the stone floor, looking up with fear at someone standing above him.
And the lonely
He sees the masked White Star above him, followed by a close-up to his smiling, cruel expression.
Dancing slowly in an empty room
White Star strolls in an empty temple, the angle showing his feet as he walks forward.
Can the lonely take the place of you
He stops in front of the statue of himself, looking at it blankly.
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
White Star caresses the mask on his face, his expression weary and tired.
Let you go and let the lonely in
The writing on the wall "Do not resent me" in the empty Dragon Slayer Village is shown.
To take my heart again
The statue of the Sealed God is shown, benevolent-looking yet menacing at the same time.
[Closing music]
Older Cale Henituse looks at a field full of fallen soldiers.
He hunches down, fists clenched and trembling. His face is shown, teeth gritted in many difficult emotions. Then suddenly he looks up, surprised, eyes narrowing as if he's seeing light.
The screen flashes white as the music slows, then suddenly younger Cale, now transmigrated Kim Rok Soo, opens his eyes at the last note.
Words appear on the screen, before fading to black:
"When I opened my eyes, I was inside a novel..."