Transfer magic brought me back to Alice's shop.

I hear my body is currently stretched with defensive magic made of the magic of all six kings except the clo, but I don't know the change in purpose I saw.

"... it would have been nice if Ain could have helped too..."

"... Ein said no, didn't he?

"Yeah, Bassari said no... he said he wasn't willing to respond to my call"

"Oh well..."

For Ain, who pledges his greatest loyalty to Kuro and prioritizes Kuro in everything, what I'm trying to do is step into Kuro's heart... it seems intolerable.

I'm not going to tell you how beautiful it is for Kro... and whether Alice and the others asked me to do it or not, I confess because I like Kro myself.

Otherwise, I think you're rude to Cro.

With that in mind, I could hear the door of a grocery store that rarely should have guests coming.

"... excuse me"

"Become!?

"Mr. Ain!?

It was Ain who just came into the store to talk about it.

Mr. Ain walks straight over here, stops in front of me and Alice, stunned, and turns his vine-colored eyes to me with a chilling look.

"... Dear Kite, I'll check first. Are you gonna rethink that?

"... wait, Mr. Ain. What are you going to do with that?

It's like being told in a cold voice with no emotion cage, and when I inadvertently lag behind, Alice quickly stands in front of me and tries to stare at Mr. Ain and utter words.

A pressing conversation as if the air between the two... Alice had a knife in her hand at some point and even thought it would cut depending on Ein's response.

"... Chartier. I will solve any misunderstandings for once. I'm not saying that you don't think it's possible for Kite to let you know... that if it's just a possibility, it's a quinquennial."

"Then why won't you cooperate?

"It's a simple story. 'Cause it's definitely not."

"Huh!?

Remaining in a staring position, Ain and Alice exchange words sharply.

Ask Alice why she didn't cooperate, and she says that Ain't 100% pale.

"If the result of Mr. Kite's actions is achieved, Master Chrome will be saved... it doesn't matter. Now, if Chromium is also a shard that could hurt... do you think I would overlook it?

"... what are you going to do with Mr. Kite?

"No harm will be done. I just persuade you. 'Hours, Days, Years' so that you can reconsider... I can do that with my power"

"Become!? Are you serious?!?

Probably, no... No doubt Mr. Ain can manipulate time. So this word is never haphazard either.

Mr. Ain still stares at me calmly as Alice's wrapped atmosphere takes on a strong rage.

"Dear Kate, after what I just said... I will ask you again. Are you gonna rethink that?

"... None"

"... is that right... no, should I say as expected... I have no choice"

"Huh!?

I don't care what Ain't told you... I'm not going to change this resolve.

It's not like I have a noble reason or a cool idea... it's just that I like Cro... because I can't give up Cro... that's all.

Mr. Ain nods quietly when he hears my words, then turns his hand to me.

In response to the motion, Alice instantly broke in between... but at the next moment, in front of Ain's hand, the same sphere of magic that she had received earlier from Alice and the others appears.

"... Huh?

As Alice raised her voice like a surprise, the sphere of magic left Mr. Ain's hand and was sucked into my body.

"... Mr. Ein?

"I would have done what I said earlier... but apparently, I've been poisoned by you too... bet, I want to see it. So only once in my life, just this once… I break the rules I have imposed on myself"

Slightly, she smiled so small that she could not tell if she was not careful, and Ain quickly turned her heel back.

The business feels like it's over, and I see Ain trying to leave as it is, and Alice squeaks with a big sigh of sigh.

"That was helpful. Honestly, with most of your magic drained, if you fight Ain, it's going to be hard to protect Kate."

"... stop saying the right thing. It's just in my imagination...... I'm wondering if you are the third strongest in the world, following Master Sharovanal and Master Chromium...... if I went hard, did I cut the 'trump card' somehow?

"... Come on, what do you think? Isn't that a buyout?

Listening to Ain, who tells him pale, Alice shakes her head in the right way.

There is no objection to the attitude of eating the person, Mr. Ain walks to the door, where he once stops and opens his mouth without looking back.

"Dear Kite, if you hurt Master Chrome, no matter what the outcome... I will not forgive you"

"... Yes"

"... but if you saved Master Chrome... I will never forget that. I will pay you back."

"... Huh?

"Good luck..."

Finally, with a small word of support, Mr. Ain walked out of the grocery store.

A little while after Mr. Ain left, Alice spoke in a calm voice as I was about to go home, too.

"Mr. Kite, you asked me before if I... thought I would have power in my heart, remember?

"Huh? Yeah, that's when we met at the gate, right?

The words Alice told me, the words she told me in the form of the Phantom King when she encountered me for the third time at the gate back from the demonic realm.

I ended up nagging then, but Alice seems to want to tell me something.

"... power dwells in my heart. If you have a strong heart, you can do as many miracles as you want"

"... Alice?

"He's weak, he's not smart... he keeps breaking his temper and guts, bonding to it, and a little oddity into his weapon. It's the word of a fool who was called 'hero' at some point. Keep it in mind."

"... ok"

I didn't know what the hell kind of analogy that was. But oddly enough, do you even call it reality, as if it were the tone you've been through?

With that said, I used the word 'the world I was in' earlier... and Alice still seems to have a secret.

"Good luck. I'm here for you. Sincerely......"

"... thanks"

But you shouldn't be asking that now... now, yeah. Let's just think about Crowe.

Because I think that would be a most important thank you to Alice for her wholehearted support...

"Kite, huh? Any thoughts?

"Huh? Oh, no, kind of."

At night, during a conversation with Crowe, who visited my room as a matter of course, apparently I was thinking about what had happened during the day.

I can't help telling you not to be aware, and maybe I can't help all this... but Crowe hasn't heard anything about that.

"Ah! Okay! You were thinking about tomorrow's date!

"Ugh, yeah... is that what it looks like?

"I'm so excited - your date with Kate is going to be so stylish!

"... oh"

As much as the magic of Six Kings and Ain put up a barrier on my body, I think Crowe would notice... No, I do.

But I'm not touching it... maybe I'm trying not to touch it.

Looking at Cro with that in mind, I also felt that Cro was doing something different than usual.

It's oddly tense, but somewhere it doesn't seem cro... uncomfortable.

I don't want to touch that topic, so I act bright, but I feel like I'm in a hurry.

"... hey, Cro?

"Yeah? What's going on?

Calling his name quietly, he stares into Crowe's eyes tilting his neck toward this one.

Beautiful golden eyes seemed to capture me and shake somewhere uncertain.

Yeah...... right.

Tomorrow is my date with Crowe, and I was really looking forward to it too... awesome, softly restless.

I want to make tomorrow's date fun. I want to laugh at Crowe and walk this beautiful world together...... then why shouldn't we settle now?

It's easy to postpone...... no, it's easy. But in the end, that's no different than running away.

I don't want to go on a date feeling like this, feeling in a hurry of clos.

So... get ready! Squeeze your courage!

My hands tremble slightly from the tension. My thirst feels thirsty and I look many times prettier in my eyes than I normally do.

I've never confessed before in my life... is this such a nervous thing? You get hard as if you're under pressure from all directions with all your might.

In front of the clo with my neck tilted, I take the golden fruit Alice gave me out of the magic box with my trembling hands... and slowly give it to the clo.

"... I want you to take this."

"Huh!? Become... what... so..."

When I saw the fruit I offered, Clo's eyes rocked wide.

I opened my eyes like a big upset and a weave of fear... and Crowe stared at me blindly.

Dear Mother, Father - I often hear that you don't need a reason to like someone, but I really think I do. I got help, I was saved, and there was definitely a trigger for that, but what I liked about Cro seemed natural regardless of that. Whatever it is, today, at this time, on this occasion, I - I convey my thoughts to Crowe.