Breakfast is totally out of my throat this morning. My appetite has declined since I was imprisoned in this room, but today it's been awful for a while.

That should be it, too. Because that happened yesterday.

Richt said he went to see Nate and confirmed about that hair decoration. It makes sense that you can lie badly.

But I might be lucky to be unhappy. As it turns out, Richt just kept Nate away from me, and he hasn't done any direct harm.

... if you just don't think Nate is lucky enough to be safe.

If I was thinking about that, I'd lose my appetite more and more.

I have no choice, so I decide to lay down in bed as I am without my hands on breakfast. Then Almel came into the room to clean up the dishes.

"Dear Serres... Didn't your breakfast suit your mouth today?

"Oh, uh, no. I'm sorry. It's not like that."

"Maybe it's a bad addition...?

"Oh, uh... it seems so. I'm sorry you got a corner ready, but I can't eat it. I don't have a particular appetite today..."

Almel asked me, so I got my upper body out of bed and replied vaguely.

Even though I say I don't have an appetite, I'm usually sorry to her for bringing it to me, so I try to eat a little bit.

But I haven't gotten a bite of the food that was carried this morning. I guess you thought Almel was weird on the boulder too.

"Really...... So it sounds like you should take your time off today."

"Um... Almel"

Almel tried to clear the plate quickly and leave the room, but I call her off.

"What is it?

"Does Almel ever have a fight with Adley? Oh, the... I'm sorry to call you back even though it's not a big deal. Just wondering..."

"Yes, of course there is."

"That's right. We both thought we weren't going to fight because we seemed so close."

"Even we fight. Because even though we're close, we've spent 20 years together as brothers and sisters.... Ningro, maybe that's how we've had occasional fights, which has deepened our bond"

When Almel said so, he closed his eyes looking emotional. Do you recall the old days?

Looking back, I feel like me and Richt have never had a quarrel-like quarrel since our previous lives.

Richt has been drowning and spoiling me for a long time, and he asked me what I was willing to do. I don't think you've ever been seriously mad at me.

When a friend asks me "I fought with my brothers," I say, "How can it be a fight?" So much so that I was wondering.

So I think I felt extra scared when I saw Richt, who was leopardized and genuinely angry.

I also feel it would be a little different to describe it as a sister-brother fight, just because the circumstances are the case. But I'm pretty sure we're in a bad state right now.

I know it's ironic, but I don't even know if this is the first time we've really bumped into each other.

"But... how do you make up when that happens?

"Is it the way we make up? I've never been very conscious before..."

"You need some kind of trigger, right?"

"Right. If you insist... just a little bit, I think you need to accept what they have to say"

"Accept...?

"You can't keep rejecting them because you don't understand them."

"Can't you just keep rejecting..."

"Yes. The more this one refuses, the more upside down they will be. That's not limited to fighting today..."

Almel also has a point. In fact, I am resolutely rejecting Richt.

I have persisted in my belief that I should never accept that favor or thought more than he is my own real brother.

But... he tried to make me his own as long as he took that attitude.

Though I can't accept it all...... if I showed any understanding, would Richt's mood change?

"Thank you, Almel. I'm sorry I held you back. Helpful."

"Reference…?

"Ah... uh, the..."

As he was trying to delude himself, Almel gave me a strange look and peered into my face.

"Maybe we have a fight with Master Richt...?

"... Yes"

"You were. But it's okay. Because Master Richter really loves Master Ceres."

Hmmm... I can't tell the boulder that "the love has developed so far because it's too heavy". With that in mind, I smiled back at Almel, who inspired me.

At the end of the conversation, Almel graciously walked over to the door.

I got out of bed trying to open the window to change my mood and change the air in the room as I dropped her off. But as soon as I got up and stepped out, my vision suddenly turned white. The intense dizziness that struck me shortly afterwards finally prevented me from standing and accidentally fell into the floor.

─ ─ As my consciousness went away, I heard Almel screaming as he called my name.