Reincarnation Monarch

"... Yes, Lucifer..."

Ione shrugged so, dropping her gaze.

Gaius observed the condition crumbly.

(... I'm sure we've met somewhere... where and why? Was that a previous life, after all?... I guess. Probably the part where my memory is still locked...... then I don't think I can remember......)

When Gaius was lost in thought, Ione looked up in the face.

"... I'm going back to my room"

When Ione said so, he quickly returned his heels without hearing from everyone.

Even as Shester raised his right hand to stop him in a bit of a panic, Carla pushed his hand away.

Carla silently glanced at Chester and made him like Ione.

So Ione left quietly.

The door closed and Chester inquired in a quiet tone, confirming that Ione had left.

"Because it was nice of you?

Carla nodded slowly and quietly.

"Oh. For once."

"For now..."

"That's right. I'm pretty sure it's Lucifer holding the key to Ione's memory. If so, I just tried to hit some kind of hand forcefully here, and I can't handle it. If that's what you're doing here, it's what you're doing."

"So you think you're gonna hit some kind of hand sometime?

"That's right. To do this, we need to keep Ione on this side. Now it's not going to hurt Ione's mood."

"I see. But do you think Ione will be on this side?

"I don't know that. But Lucifer is the one who bothered to set up an encounter with Gaius. Probably an important person?

"... right. So you have to be in a good mood, right?

"Oh, my God, sometimes I care so much. That'll be fine."

"Pretty......?

"Oh, I don't think that's a problem. Anyway, you're already quite liked."

"... me?

"Oh. And probably Gaius, too."

Then Gaius said with a surprised look that he just said was unexpected.

"Me? Me, is she liking me? Liar."

"Truth. At least that's what you looked like to me."

Gaius frowned and thought deeply.

"... is that true? I don't think so..."

Then Karla immediately asked.

"What about you? What do you think of Ione?

To Carla's sudden inquiry, Gaius said it was an unexpected look.

"... me?... Well, I don't hate it... I honestly don't know yet..."