I was coming back to my room with Sona.

"Well, have a seat"

"Yeah, thanks"

In the meantime, I'm gonna put Sona in a chair.

I could have had him fall asleep on the bed, but he got mad at me when I recommended him before, so I'll stop.

"Well..."

I'll sit across from Sona and take a look at her face.

Sona's face seems a little uneasy. Perhaps there are various anxieties.

Tomorrow's game and your relationship with Mr. Orfina should be of considerable concern. Plus, I'm probably a little nervous about staying here today.

"Sona, are you okay?

That's why I decided to speak up.

Regardless, I don't think it's okay.

I just wanted to see what he said.

If you answer that this is okay, it will be in pretty bad shape.

"It's okay... it might not be"

But Sona credited herself with that.

If it can be said for itself, it is still in a state of state.

"Right, right. But you don't have to worry. Tomorrow I win, that's all."

"... right. If you win, I won't have to marry Noir."

Sona's biggest problem was still the question of forgiveness.

"Forgiveness... I knew you didn't want to..."

"Yeah, about the person I married, I made my own decision..."

"Well, that's obvious."

Sona still didn't seem to like it for that reason.

It would not be a question of what noir is about this.

"Besides, I don't have a good impression of Noir himself."

"Yeah? Really?

But against my expectations, that's what Sona said.

I'm not that familiar with people who say noir. Is there something he doesn't like about Sona?

"His nature is... madness. At least I don't think you're thinking about protecting the girl."

"What do you mean?

"Once upon a time, I saw... that was a small time when I hadn't even decided to talk about forgiveness."

Soona seems to have seen something from Noir a long time ago.

That must have been pretty scary for Sona. Quite, he looks disgusting.

"What the hell did you see?

"At home, his family was coming, and so he was alone in the garden for some reason. At the time, I didn't know him very well, and I tried to get close..."

"Oh."

"He was catching insects and reptiles in the garden and cleaving them with the needles he had. As soon as I saw it, I ran away. Something so scary... I didn't get it in there."

"... I see"

What Sona saw seemed like noir madness.

The sight of chopping up the creature must have been quite shocking for young Sona.

Sure, then you don't like the noir, or you might have no choice but to be scared.

"So, what about him..."

"Yeah, then we decided to talk about forgiveness, something with cold liver. I can't believe this marriage is happening."

"... right"

Listen to Sona, I understand. That Sona's anxiety is so great right now.

If I lose this time, Sona promises to belong to Noir. Regardless, that may not have changed without this bet, but the imminent marriage as a word should be quite disturbing.

"Well, I win. Rest assured."

I got a little pressure on that, but I'm not going to show that to Sona.

If I'm not confident, I can't get rid of Sona's anxiety.

"By the way, one thing bothered me..."

"Yeah? What could it be?

So, I'll change the subject, including what it means to soothe the place.

"Is the ideal person Sona thinks is someone who thinks about protecting the girl?

"Huh?"

"No, I just said that."

It was about Sona's ideals.

Earlier, Noir said he wasn't someone to think about taking care of a girl, so I thought maybe he'd be most committed there.

"Oh, yes... it's not natural. If you're married, you better take care of yourself."

"Well, I suppose it is..."

Again, that's what Sona thinks.

Naturally, it was a little unexpected.

"I didn't think you were the type to be protected. I was surprised."

"... that's not true"

Sona clearly denies my words.

"Sure, I don't just want to be protected, but I think it's a good idea for someone to think about it."

"... I see"

"So..."

So Sona, she shuts up.

When I look at his face, he is a little red.

It's a story about heterosexual preferences, so there may be no reason to be shy.

A little, I seemed insensitive, too.

"No, I'm sorry, listen to something weird"

"... Sure, why should I be asked this?

It seemed like Sona had never noticed my words before.

A little, I feel angry.

"... this isn't fair, is it?

"Sorry......"

"... as punishment, let me know your preferences"

"Huh?"

I said, "That's fair."

Sona has made such a suggestion as punishment.

So, I think.

I've never thought about it before, such as heterosexual preferences.

This is going to take a little time.

Wait a minute.

"Huh? Is that so much to think about?

Sona seems a little surprised by my behavior.

But I don't know, so I can't help it.

"... if you can't think of one, that's all right?

Sona even speaks those words to me when I think about it.

But that wouldn't be fair.

Just give me a minute.

"... no"

I tried to think further, but Sona blocked it.

To a very simple word, I'm a little surprised.

And I don't know why, but Sona was in a great mood.

"Duh, what's up?

"You, think about it and shut up. I don't like it when we talk about it."

"Ah..."

Apparently, Sona wanted to talk to me.

Sure, it might have felt bad to be silent even though I was in front of you.

"Sorry...... you did"

"Yes..."

But I'm surprised Sona thinks that.

Maybe he's as lonely as the outgoing Pharaoh.

Surprisingly, it is adorable.

"Your preference is, you just have to tell me next time. Let's talk about something else now."

"Oh, okay. But another story..."

That's what Sona said and asked me to tell her another story.

The preferred story is, he should tell me next time. Apparently, that didn't make it an exemption.

"Ah!"

So, I remember something.

Speaking of which, I was going to tell you that I'm not amnesic.

Just fine, and suppose we talk?

"Oh, no, no..."

"Yeah?"

But I can do whatever I want.

Because this story is surprisingly confusing, it is not appropriate to talk about Sona who is anxious.

"... what's going on?

Sona turns a strange eye on me for co-suspicion.

Let's delude ourselves here with a proper story.

"No, I'm talking about Noir. In the first place, come up with a reason why he doesn't deserve you."

"Oh? What could it be?

"You're the deputy captain, by contrast, he's a knight of the peace. Now, you're not catching up at all, are you?

I was talking like that.

Isn't it a bad thing to talk about improvisation?

"Hmm."

But Sona's reaction was subtle.

Was there a problem?

I had my doubts, but the answer came right back.

"I don't think that matters. I'm not into status or anything."

"Oh well..."

My words didn't seem that good to Sona.

"Yeah? No, wait..."

"Slade? Is there anything yet?

So I realized I had one.

Sona should have said that the power of the house had something to do with her becoming a deputy captain.

If that's because you're a nobleman, then Noir, the same nobleman, should be able to be a deputy captain.

That's where I came up with new possibilities.