The words Illness-san told me, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, were completely unexpected and shocking to me. Love at first sight? A- Arehh? Thatās strangeā¦ā¦ This consultation, could it be about a romantic issueā¦ā¦? N- No, but consulting directly with the person you fell in love with at first sight feels like a very bold moveā¦ā¦
Ah, no, wait, I shouldnāt jump to conclusions. Maybe she fell in love with me at first sight, but after getting to know me, she realized it was a misunderstanding or somethingā¦ā¦ No, that would be really depressing, and I donāt think Illness-san would say something like that.
[After falling in love with Kaito-sama at first siiiiiight, I asked Milady to make me your exclusive attendaaaaant. I thought it would be greeeeeat if I could support Kaito-sama closely when you were anxious just after arriving in this wooooorld.]
[I- I- I- I see. W- Well, having Illness-san my exclusive attendant has really been helpful.]
[Kuhihi, hearing you say that makes me happyyyyy.]
P- Please wait a moment there. I havenāt fully processed the information yet, and my head is too confused to keep up with the conversation.
Illness-san is mature, kind, and has a calm, composed demeanor, and despite her petite build, she has the aura of a wonderful adult woman. If you asked whether I like her or not, of course, I like her; sheās like the woman anyone would call their idealā¦ā¦ so much so that because of the atmosphere around her, I unconsciously thought she would never consider someone like me, who she might see as a child, in a romantic sense.
[I love you, Kaito-samaaa.]
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[My feelings have not changed since I first laid eyes on youuuuā¦ā¦ No, I can confidently say that I love you even more deeply noooooowā¦ā¦ I feel that something has changed within me compared to the beginniiiiiing.]
I- Illness-san is being incredibly bold, almost confessing her feelings, and Iām quite flustered inside my head, but Illness-san remains calm.
For the time being, pushing my agitation deep down, I focus on listening to Illness-sanās story until the end.
[At that tiiiiiime, my world was still simpleeeee. Meeting Kaito-sama and knowing love made the world appear beautifuuuuuul, but my thoughts remained simpleeeee. I just wanted Kaito-sama to be happyyyyy, to see you with a smiiiiiiile, and I tried to do whatever I could to make that happeeeeeen.]
Indeed, Illness-san has always been supportive and naturally helped me when I was in trouble. Iām aware that Iāve been greatly indebted to Illness-san, and hearing that it was out of love makes me feel both embarrassed and happy.
[I was supposed to be just a spectatooooor. I was content watching Kaito-sama on the stage from the audience seaaaats, or perhaps, being a minor character painted in the corners of your storyyyyy. Such a thing isnāt something I had questioooooned, as just seeing you happy already filled my heaaaaart. Ah, that might be a bit misleadiiiiiiing. Even nooooooow, seeing you happy fills my heaaaaaaart and makes me incredibly happyyyyyy. But recentlyyyyyy, I feel that my personal feelings have started mixing in with my thouuuuughts.]
[ā¦ā¦Personal feelings? Errr, isnāt that just natural?]
[Yeeees. That would normally be the caaaaase, but such a feeliiiiingā¦ā¦ Desire, perhaaaaps? Iāve never had such a feeling befoooore, and it just made me quite confuuuuuused. I used to be content just watchiiiiiing, but now I feel like I want to be on the stage with youuuuu. It feels like Iāve become more selfish than I realiiiiized, and I donāt know what to do about iiiiiit.]
ā¦ā¦I think I can somewhat understand Illness-sanās dilemma here. It seems like the order of things happened in reverse for her.
Normally, one first holds romantic feelings for someone, becomes close, and then love bloomsā¦ā¦ But in Illness-sanās case, she felt love first and then developed romantic feelings later. No, I myself thinking about this feels embarrassingā¦ā¦ but I donāt think Iām mistaken with the idea.
Love is something you give, romantic feelings are something you seek. Thatās something I heard before, but for Illness-san, who holds deep love on the level of devotion, sheās likely feeling bewildered by the emergence of an emotion akin to desire.
Unn, I think I understand whatās going on to some extentā¦ā¦ but still, this isnāt something you should be consulting with the target of those feelings, me, right!? How am I supposed to respond to this!?
[Afterword]
Serious-senpai: [Gahaak!? Thatās a full-throttle confession!! Isnāt that a confession disguised as a consultation!? Bold confessions really are a girlās privilege huhā¦ā¦ Kuh, the damage is already overwhelmingā¦ā¦]
Doctor M: [Are you okay? Want to talk about my child?]
Serious-senpai: [Please stop adding insult to injury.]
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