─ You have a contract, right?

"... so that you can imitate me without me."

If you knew that my swordsmanship was being used by you, you wouldn't let me die.

I'm going home. Go home and I'll blow you up. "

I'll succeed my father. I'm a hero. "

Even if you do, it's home.

It's easier than conquering the Eighth Sea (defeating you)

― ― Garden under the castle.

There is a sound of cutting the sky.

Mimicry: Ocean Big Wave = Azumi Current: Crashing Wave Damper

The doubly echoing wind was twice as fast as the samurai could hear to stop his feet.

Mimicry: Ocean Big Wave-Air Wave: Hammer Wave Shorebreak

A vigorously swinging blow makes the grass wander at the feet that have not been touched.

The grass, which split left and right as if to evacuate, seemed cute, and he loosened his cheeks a little.

"Mimicry: Ocean Big Wave-Apper Wave: Stingray (Paring)"

The last stroke was a sharp sword technique wrapped in wind.

As the sparkling blade of sunlight penetrated the air, I finally exhaled.

"... you're completely imitating it."

Young man murmuring like that - Futa.

There is no imitation of the original swordsman in his sight.

― ― You're sperming.

Dear Lilac,

The face of Futa turning around with her sword was rather bright.

The conditions for Huta's imitation are somewhat confusing.

In addition, it is possible to imitate a high degree of completeness even if the person is not present in front of us.

That's right, once it's a trick that you've unleashed, it doesn't mean you can't.

But it's really just an imitation.

His imitation is completely different from imitation, and he has the talent to be able to swing his sword with the same skill as others.

The strength of imitation is the ability to move like the swordsman himself so that he can do the right move at the right time, rather than imitate on the spot.

The subject is a person in sight. Strictly speaking, you can do it even with your eyes closed, but Futa herself often doesn't know the details.

The imitation is made where there is no subject.

For Fouta, it was a surprise.

"It's unusual. What time are you on duty?

Yeah, well...

Standing next to her, she has been worried here for some time now.

Today, I seem to have trouble hanging the circle, and I can think about how Futa touched it.

"... that sounds fun."

Huh?

It was Lilac who opened his mouth.

Beyond her gaze, Ruli is playing with Corona in a garden surrounded by grass. I can't deny that Corona is playing with Ruli, but that's it.

A gorgeous smile is only possible if you know that your father is safe.

"Rest is mandatory for wind earth notes. Nevertheless, you will not die."

"Yes, thank you, Lilac."

"No, it's just the stuff."

The healer who served the castle took care of Wind.

Because I used my body too much, it seems that my body is getting rattled, but there is still nothing wrong with my life.

I'm sure Prim and Fouta made it to that place in time.

Futa is proud to have been able to protect those two smiles by poking the tree with a stick and telling the falling insects.

Oh, really. You laughed a lot, and that was enough for Futa.

"― ― What happened to Izna and Motsuke?

"Those two are in custody at the castle and listening to the situation. I'm not going to get acquitted. We're thinking about what to do."

"... is that so?"

Two people rioted in King's City for 50 million gallons.

Many property damages, including the collapse of buildings, are inescapable, and even if the employer's main elf leads take most of the responsibility, they will not lose their responsibility.

"Well, don't worry about it."

Huh?

Futa looked at Lilac without thinking.

With such an astonishingly soft smile, she says.

"We make our own money for the compensation we pay. Are you a gladiator?

"Ah, thank you."

"I don't know why you thank me."

"I wonder... why?"

Fufu

The voice of King Colosseum is coming soon.

The fierce battle between the summit and the great waves will never get to the front stage, but it will certainly remain in the minds of the people who were there.

And the will of the great waves is here now. It is dwelling in the dullness of Futa.

"... I didn't know your imitation was related to magic."

"I'm sorry I didn't know that either..."

"It's nothing to be apologized for. But I..."

A little worried, Lilac continued.

"I don't know much about you."

The cold season is approaching, and a blast of wind flows between the two.

Lilac dress in cold breeze.

Holding down the hair ornament, the gaze was just staring into the universe.

"... you mean me?

"Mimicry is also associated with magic. The same is true of the environment in which they were born and raised. And that" joblessness "is acquired."

――

Why did you do that?

Lilac looked at him from the front, looking at Huta with his eyes rounded in surprise.

"I wish you could stay in this castle. That's what I said, for sure. There will be a lot of things I don't want to think of when I talk to you. It is also true that I thought so. --But..."

This time.

Disturbance over the engagement with Prince Barrier Reef and accompanying assassination orders to Wind Earth Notes.

For Lilac, the result is what he always wanted.

Barrier Reef, who has cleared up the intrusive "contract", is more than welcome to visit for purposes other than his engagement with Lilac, even if he didn't tell Futa.

What does it mean to be a gladiator without a sword?

I can't complain about officially discarding my engagement.

I don't have one.

If Lilac is happy, that's the best.

The unspeakable emotions that I received in that word.

The warm family-like scenery that I saw when I entered the room was a vivid and burning memory.

What was the name of the emotion that sprouted at that time?

Tell yourself that you don't have time to play with your family.

Yet thoughts boiled down still stick to the abyss.

Grip, squeeze your chest, squeeze your voice out from your heart, Lilac murmurs.

"Not just the nickname.... you're far away."

"... Master Lilac?

I chewed my lips at words that could not reach me because of the empty wind.

I knew it wouldn't arrive and I was irritated when I murmured.

The distance is always closer to Corona.

Be honest, Lyla-chan

Leaving souvenirs is a crystal-clear dialogue.

That's what I used to say so often.

Ugly jealousy. I understand.

I know so I can't put it in my mouth. That's not what Princess Lilac does.

You should always rely on me.

Putting all his life behind him is the blade that breaks the bond in the name of trust that is being gained for the first time in life.

That's why it was then.

A gently spaced lilac hangs her jacket over Lilac's shoulders.

"I'm sorry if it smells. But it seemed cold....."

He flipped the filler lightly, choosing a few words.

"I thought I was in a place where I couldn't hear Lilac."

If it was a nuisance, Lilac looked up at Huta with her eyebrows lowered and quickly turned away.

Oh, it was definitely cold. It wasn't the right place to come with one dress, but I wrapped my coat tightly enough to wrap around it.

Thank you very much.

"No, I hesitated a little too."

- It's warm.

……

"... what's wrong?

"No"

Why should I be distracted?

Lilac stares at the hanging jacket with the puzzled lilac about.

I was just wearing my jacket.

That's all I need from Futa.

But...

There are no two people in the world wearing a coat on a lilac that looks cold.

Because you're aware of it, you're asking for extra thoughts.

Close your eyes.

You're wearing your jacket.

"Huh? Yes. Did you call?

"Yeah."

I wonder why. That's all that makes me feel relieved.

--It was a simple story.

You should be trusted, relied upon, and strong.

Apparently, I'm the only one who thinks so.

Fouta said if there was a cold lilac in front of her, she would do what she could. It's a terrible, obvious story.

I just put my jacket on the girl. That's all that melts Lilac's heart.

"Futa"

"Yes"

"I miss my fiancée only with joy. You said you wanted me to be happy a little closer."

"Ah, yes. Looking back, it's chaotic, disrespectful and embarrassing."

--But I mean it.

That's what I told him.

"Is that so?"

"--I heard a lot from Mr. Wind. About the marriage of Princess Azarea I. I'm sure Mr. Wind took Azarea very seriously. That's how much I think of Lilac. So..."

Close enough, Lilac raised his face to the word spinned.

Looking up, right in front of me. At a close distance, Lilac waits for Huta's words.

"I want Lilac to be happy.... if there's anything I can do, do what I can to make you happy."

"....."

Her wet eyes looked up at her head.

"I don't make you happy, but you make me?

"I mean, you've already done a lot of things. It's just me, then, except for what Lilac told me to do, I want you to do what Lilac can."

"... even if it was an offer that wasn't like me?

Didn't I tell you?

Words that come out a long time ago before I know what to think.

That night's vows.

I'm on your side no matter what happens.

"... well, you remember one sentence at a time"

"Doesn't that mean you remember Lilac?"

"... it's called frying feet."

"Hmm....?

That's right, Lilac smiled a little on her troubled face.

With his pale eyes lying down as he patroled, he showed off his face.

"Don't you want to be disillusioned?

"I won't."

"Never?

"I won't."

"" Contract "....."

"That much!? I don't mind!

"... no, I don't" contract. "

I'm not taking out any more contracts with Futa.

That's what I swore to myself from the moment I decided to try his trust.

Try trust. I meant it.

If you betray me, that's it. I meant it.

Why are you so afraid of trying?

"--Futa"

"Yes"

Open that little mouth. Hold on. Close.

Stay next to me.

"... that's..."

When he said exactly the same thing that night, Huta evokes memories.

In the previous exchange, I know that you will remember Lilac.

Then what is the intent of this word?

……

The answer came as quickly as I could think.

The body that was pulled over. Her head leans over her shoulder.

"... Master Lilac?

"Stay closest."

……

Her Royal Highness Princess Lilac's shy, thin voice that I hear for the first time.

Surprised Futa looked into her eyes and saw her cheeks dyed in vermilion with her wet eyes.

It was just a girl's face that gave a glimpse of where the calculations and confidence that always came to mind in the pale eyes had disappeared.

But Huta's answer is one.

Turn your arms around your body and hug it.

"Yes"

Do you know that the simple answer is the one you were most demanding?

Fu, as her tension eases, so does the heat of her nearby body.

Ruli and Corona play happily in the distance.

Lilac murmured as she stared at them.

"... you said you wanted me to be happy near you."

I was jealous.

I couldn't be honest.

But...

"I am happier than ever before."

That's all, yeah. First time.

It was a real feeling that I could say "honestly".

"For example, I welcomed the eight swords that I would visit.

It's over.