I feel like it's been a long time since I've been able to see Rosetta.

The owner of that mansion seemed like a good man, and I'm sure he's getting generous nursing. However, I can't help but feel that there is no tone out.

I haven't been to the mansion since I knew they were sick and in therapy, but I thought it would be annoying to visit them on purpose. So I'm really worried about her condition.

If I had thought about that extensively, I would have come as close to the mansion at some point.

I went outside to take a walk because of the holidays and the weather, but I seem to have walked so far unconsciously that I'm concerned about Rosetta.

I looked out over the hillside at the mansion, worried about Rosetta's safety.

Nevertheless...... is the master of that mansion still separate from the hope?

But at first glance, that master is like my age, and given the case of me and Chizuru, it's not surprising that he was reincarnated into this world in the same way.

If so, are they in a subordinate relationship in this world? Then they realize who each other is...?

Guess that much and I shake my head (wearing it) in a hurry.

... No, I'm sure you're overthinking it. I just took the liberty of finding a shadow of hope on the owner of that mansion, and he denied it by saying, "It's my first meeting."

But Rosetta used to talk about that master in conversations with me, and it caught me that she seemed somewhat intimate.

With that said, she used to talk about my brother when she was with me in her previous life.

I knew so much about their friendship from their previous relationship that I didn't like it, and I signed up to socialize with Chizuru knowing it myself. Yet in my previous life I was driven by jealousy every once in a while...

As soon as I thought so, I suddenly had a memory of a previous life.

Fall of high school freshman year.

When Chizuru and I started dating for about a month.

Because of this, I started dating Chizuru, but at the time I was too busy working part-time at the student council to make free time.

Fortunately, the school was the same, so I tried to get in and out of school together, and I actively went to see Chizuru during the break.

Hope began to care about us like that, and eventually I started boarding and dropping off by myself.

I told him, "The three of us have been acting together for a long time, and we don't need to worry about it that much," but the hope began to distance ourselves from us by saying, "If I disturb you, I'm sorry."

At that time, my hopes whispered, "Good luck," tapping lightly on my shoulder, walking ahead on my own. Its lonely back is still unforgettable.

To avoid wasting my hopes, I decided to take a weekend off, thinking, "I need to spend more time with Chizuru." And when I asked Chizuru out, "Shall we even go to the movies for the holidays," she nodded happily.

─ And on the day of the date.

"The movie was pretty funny."

I walked out of the cinema with Chizuru's hand, and I looked back and said so. Though, for some reason, Chizuru has a face that doesn't float.

"... Huh? Ugh, yeah......"

Hmmm...... Although the movie we're talking about is a panic horror zombie thing, it was pretty grotesque, and I guess it wasn't the kind of movie you'd watch with a girl?

Thousands of cranes seem to like psychic shows and watch them often, and I thought I'd be happy... maybe I made a wrong choice. I ask Thousand Cranes with such anxiety.

"Maybe I didn't like the horror system......?

"What! Oh, that's not true! That was so funny! I'm just curious..."

"What do you care?

"Yeah...... You know, today, my hope is that I have a part-time interview. See, during this time, you said, 'Shall I start part-time with social studies?' Watching isn't sleeping well, so there are times when I will always be asleep if I don't wake up... My uncle and aunt work together and are not at home during the day, so I am worried that I will be well awake..."

Oh, I see. So, were you staring at your phone screen with a worried face from earlier?

Hope is perfect in every way, about as much as I admire it from the same sex, but that's the only drawback I guess.

No, you heard the aunts who took them are running a company. From what I've heard, it seems that their stepmother is often a working person and not at home, and doesn't seem too impressed with their children.

"I've been texting you a couple of times just now, and I haven't heard back..."

"I'm sure we're already up and on the move. I don't think you have to worry."

That's what I managed to calm Chizuru down, but she still didn't seem to be relieved, and eventually started calling her and not just texting her. But hopes never respond.

That's when, for some reason, unusual jealousy sprouted in me. And I went into incredible behavior myself.

"Chizuru"

"Huh...?

When I reached into Chizuru's ear, I took away the phone she had.

"You're making all these calls and you're not answering them, so leave it at that."

Looking at a decent expression of Thousand Cranes, he said so in a slightly stronger tone. Seeing me like that, she repeated her blink a few times. I've never done such a forceful imitation before, so it would be supremely natural to be surprised.

"I know you're worried about your hopes... he's already in high school, too, and I think he's up on his own about the day he has important plans. Even if you've overslept, it's your own fault."

……

"And... to tell you the truth, I just want you to look at me today. I know Chizuru is a good kid for my brother, and it's also true that he was attracted to such a place. But it's my date..."

"Oh yeah...... Sorry, I have something to worry about..."

Thousand cranes clouded his face a little, but eventually he smiled back and apologized.

In the end, the hope seemed to be well awake, and Chizuru's worry ended in a struggle to get over it.

Though - even after that, Chizuru talked about his hopes every now and then when he was alone. And every time I felt jealous. [M]

At first, I thought I was crazy to be so jealous of my lover's brother. But now that I think about it... maybe it's because I've been unconsciously looking at hopes as' lovers' since that time.

At that time, it was probably intentional that the hope did not answer the call. If I respond, I will be aware that Chizuru and I will be with you no matter what the business may be. I'm sure if I hadn't been unconscious, I would have managed with jealousy and hatred.

In my previous life, I was troubled and exhausted by endless invisible triangles.

But...... I even want to go back to those days if I want to have an anxious day like this. If I had lived on Earth as such, would I have been able to reconcile myself with hope one day......?

─ ─ When I realized, I was climbing the hill. Apparently, he walked up close to the mansion while he was lost in thought.

I was just going to ask how things were from afar...... But... I'm sure that means I have so strong feelings for Rosetta.

Well, what do we do? Want me to visit you again? No, would it still be annoying......

Looking forward at this thought that way, I saw the back of a gorgeous woman walking a little further.

He has long silver hair half up and a big blue ribbon on the back of his head. From the looks of it, is it some noble lady? That woman, too, need help with the mansion...?

But... I don't know how much business you have, but it's weird that a good family child goes out on her own without a squire. I thought so. I decided to follow her. [M]

Then, without knocking on the door, she somehow turned to the side of the mansion and began to sneak through the windows on the ground floor to see what was going on inside.

There seems to be no doubt that I have business to attend to, but there seems to be some kind of translation around not visiting with dignity. I peered softly indoors, hiding in the shade from her. [M]

Is it the master of this mansion and a couple of men and women in white who are inside, as you can see from the atmosphere, the researchers at the Institute of Magic? The content of the conversation is unclear, but everyone there has a serious look to discuss it.

But the only person at the end of her gaze was the master of this mansion. He has no eyes on any other human being and stares only at him.

What kind of relationship do you two have...? Or who the hell is this woman...?

With such doubts, I stared at its riddled side.