The closest commercial building to the station.
There is an internet cafe on the ground floor and upstairs.
Two escorts there, me and four of Mr. Astoria finished the reception.
The rest of the escorts are waiting outside the building.
The room for multiple people, the family space was just empty, so the four of us headed there, outside the room in the form of two escorts waiting.
On the way there, I can't help but prepare drinks at the drink bar.
Inside the room, me and Mr. Astoria enter.
Inside there was a seating area, with a low table and a seating futon, plus a TV and a computer.
"Calm down?
The tears seemed calm and I wasn't rubbing my eyes.
Mr. Astoria made a gentle jaw pull motion.
"Oh well. So, why did you apologize?
Did I, did I do something that Mr. Astoria would apologize for?
Sorry if I misled you. "
Try to be light and easy to say.
Mr. Astoria leaned down and shook his head sideways.
"No. Um, that.
I have a computer in my room, too. "
Yeah?
Why are you here, computer?
"My computer in my room is connected to the Internet, and, you know, when I happen to be doing research,"
"Yeah."
"I found out about a policy towards kids who are innate and have no magic."
Oh, uh, I see. That's what you mean.
"I didn't know anything.
I didn't know what happened to what my grandfather thought was good and what you saw with it, Tetsu.
Yeah, Tetsu, it's not just you.
Tetsu, I had no idea what happened to me and the same age after that policy.
Without knowing, I was with you, Tetsu. I thought it would be fun and laughed.
Realizing that, I can't wait to hate me "
Mr. Astoria said in tears to curl up.
I was actually crying.
He spilled a large grain of tears, covered his face with both hands, and was crying.
"It's not what Mr. Astoria cares about because he was just unlucky."
That's what I said.
That's all I could say.
In fact, neither is she bad, nor her grandfather, the King.
The bad news is, it's my luck.
Bad luck. I can only say yes, and I didn't think so.
"But because some people are dead!
Some children have lost their lives!
"I guess so. I'm sure, maybe one day I will, too.
But... "
I try to convey my thoughts to Mr. Astoria, choosing my words.
But my words stopped on the way.
Because all of a sudden, I thought Mr. Astoria looked up, and he jumped at me.
Too abrupt, I fall off my back.
It's like Mr. Astoria pushed me down.
"No, no, don't die, please, don't die.
I like you, Tetsu.
It's not just me, Luli, and, yeah, Luli's much more like you than I am, Tetsu, right?
Don't leave, please.
Because I want it to be a mix. "
"… it is,"
Orders or instructions?
Yes, I tried to get it in my mouth, so I stopped.
Mr. Astoria said, "Please."
So here's what I gave it back.
"Glad to hear it."
This is the second time I've been able to communicate a favor like this to someone face to face.
For the first time, I remember having a lot of trouble.
But the person who said it the first time kept doing this to me.
Says, 'Take it honestly'.
I remember him crying, too.
Besides, I was angry.
"Thank you, Astoria.
I don't have to cry like that, because I'm sure it's a mix now.
You don't have to hate yourself.
I like Astoria and Luli. "
So, slowly Mr. Astoria woke himself up.
But I knew I was crying.
Crying,
"Tetsu, what do you mean, like, like?
How dare you ask.
Oh, I might have misled you.
"I'm sorry, I didn't say it the way I did.
I really like you as a friend. "
"... about Luli, too?
"? Yeah, but"
"Hey, Tetsu. Can I ask you something?
"Yeah? What?
"Tetsu, what kind of person do you like?
In a romantic sense, why don't you tell me about the person you like?
Why, I don't know why you ask that here.
I thought about it a little bit, and I thought it was nothing because I was talking to my sister and Masa.
…………
He's beautiful, he's cute, he's sweet, and he's very strong.
I don't know what to say, I know I like it in a romantic way, but I don't know what to say than that, I might be stronger in my admiration "
"How did you like it?
"What, hmm? Oh, yeah, well, if my sister and brother were fighting and I lost to my sister and I was crying, she encouraged me."
"That's all?"
"Yeah, I guess that's all if I say that.
But you're so sweet, in person.
When I realized it, I liked it. "
"No, that's cheating."
Hmm?
Mr. Astoria, what's going on?
It's like my face is getting closer.
"I'm sorry, Luli"
Small, really small, Mr. Astoria shrugged.
It was a voice to say if you could hear me.
"Mr. Tetsu, I'm sure Luli's thoughts are deeper than mine.
But, but, you know, I like you, too, Tetsu.
Like this, in a sense. "
I couldn't move.
I could move if I wanted to.
But to do that, I'm going to poke her.
That's not good.
I'm sure it'll hurt you.
Or my brain overflows and my body doesn't move like I thought it would.
While I was deceiving, the soft feeling hit my lips.
Just touched it.
I've seen it many times in my creations, that.
"Hey, Tetsu. Tetsu, which one do you prefer, me or Luli?
Me, too, but Luli likes you in this way, too, Tetsu, right?
Hey, if you're gonna like it, which one?
Time it, a few seconds.
The lips that were immediately touching me leave.
And that's what they asked me.
"... sorry, I am"
Oh, my God, I don't know if I should give it back.
It's like, I don't know.
Because I could never be favored in that sense, and I was too unrelated.
"I still am."
In many ways, though it seemed likely.
But it's decided who I like.
So I tried to tell him that.
But that didn't come true.
All of a sudden, the building wobbled and the ceiling fell.