User blog:Misstress of the heavenly yard/The Letter He Kept Waiting For

"I want the response to my letter."

- Old Monk

The Letter He Kept Waiting For is a song to be released. It tells the story of an old monk and the efforts of the orphans he raised to fulfill his last wish before death.

Plot
A girl relates how he was abandoned and ended up in an orphanage when he was young, and was helped by a kind monk who all the children loved. Now the old monk has contracted a disease, and will soon pass away. The girl and the other orphans gather around his death bed and tell him that they will grant her any wish, no matter how absurd it may be, in return for his kindness. He tells the orphans that he had sent out a letter as a young boy and is still waiting for the response.

He wants to know if her sins had been forgiven and if his wish had came true, but tells the orphans they can just forget about it if it hadn't. Wondering who he sent the letter to, the orphans split apart, traveling far and wide to grant his request. During their search, the girl finds an old painter who tells them the truth, that the monk once killed many people and that the person he sent the letter to is already dead. The girl notes that, even so, he will probably wait for that response indefinitely.

As the time arrives for the monk to die, the girl hands him a fake response to his letter, which she wrote the day before. He looks upon it with a glance and says "thank you" as he dies, with a smile still on his face. The girl remarks how they only learned of his sins after it was all over.

Composition
The song utilizes Kagamine Rin's vocals for the duration of the song. Notable instruments include an electric guitar, piano, drums, and cymbals.

The song begins with guitar chords and the first verse at 0.22, which ends at 0.43 for an instrumental break. The second verse starts at 0.52, with the pre-chorus beginning at 1.13, and the first chorus starts at 1.33 and ending at 1.52. A brief instrumental break plays, and the second verse starts at 2.14. The second pre-chorus begins at 2.34, followed by the second chorus at 2.54, and is sung until 3.14, with another instrumental refrain afterwards. At 3.34, the bridge is sung, followed by the third chorus at 3.50 that repeats until 4.30. The chorus melody plays until the song's end at 5.00.

Lyrics
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The Daughter of Evil
The events for The Daughter of Evil were the original backstory set to occur prior to The Letter She Kept Waiting For, describing the acts for which the nun wished to repent.

Regret Message
Regret Message details the originally intended situation prior to The Letter She Kept Waiting For, describing the letter the nun desired a reply for.

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Conceptualization and Origin

 * Although not being part of the official canon, Epic of Evil: The Daughter of Evil Fanbook describes the fates of some characters that parallel the song's events, showing traces of the original concept.
 * The orphan's comments at the time of the nun's death are reminiscent of The Daughter of Evil and The Servant of Evil; similarly his words regarding realizing her sins when it was already over paraphrase Riliane's line in Regret Message.