After listening to my words with a smile, Illness-san quietly closed her eyes. Somehow, it felt like she was gathering her thoughts.
If thatās the case, talking to her now would just be a hindrance. Thinking that, I quietly sipped my wine and waited for Illness-san to finish organizing her thoughts.
Just like that, after a whileā¦ā¦ perhaps about 5 minutes, Illness-san slowly opened her eyes and looked at me.
Her gaze wasnāt the usual unfocused one, but a serious one with her beautiful eyes fixed on me, to which I couldnāt help feeling captivated.
[ā¦ā¦I may have been overthinking thiiiings.]
[Overthinking?]
[Yeeees. To meeeee, my feelings for Kaito-sama were speciaaaaal, something I hadnāt experienced in the past tens of thousands of years of liiiiiife, so I believed that if I were to put those feelings into wooooords, they had to be just as speciaaaaal.]
From what Iāve heard from Frea-san, Illness-san had apparently been well-known in the Demon Realm even before the Six Kings system was established, so she must have lived for at least 20,000 years.
For Illness-san, who had lived that long, these newfound feelings must have indeed been very special.
[Thatās whyyyy, I had been having second thouuuughts. What word could I call iiiiiit, how can I convey such a feeliiiiingā¦ā¦ but after confiding with Kaito-samaaa, I realized I had been mistakeeeen.]
[You mean, thereās no need for special words?]
[Yeeees. I beliiiiieve itās better to keep it simple rather than overcomplicate thiiiiings. Without unnecessary embellishmeeeeents, I decided to just express my feelings honestly.]
Thereupon, pausing for a moment, looking straight into my eyes with a gentle smile, Illness-san spoke.
[ā¦ā¦Illness-san.]
[Because I like youuuu, I want to be by your siiiiide. Because I love youuuuu, I want to devote myself to youuuuuā¦ā¦ Such simple words are enough to express my feeliiiiiings.]
As Illness-san said earlier, there were no embellishments in her words, just straightforward feelings. Because of this, her feelings were conveyed to be very stronglyā¦ā¦ How should I say thisā¦ā¦ It made me really happy.
[Illness-san, Iām really glad that you were assigned to me when I came to this world. I could tell now that it was because of my Sympathy Magicā¦ā¦ but back then, there were times when I could sense that the people at Lilia-sanās mansion were unsure how to interact with me, treating me with fear and trepidation, and while I knew it couldnāt be helped, it still left me with an indescribable feeling. But from Illness-san, I never felt that atmosphere at allā¦ā¦ being with you really put me at ease.]
Now, Iām acquainted with almost everyone at Lilia-sanās mansion, and I even go shopping with some of them, but in the beginning, I truly felt a bit uncomfortable around them.
Yes, I understand that they didnāt know how to interact with me, an otherworlder man in what had been essentially a men-prohibited environment, and I was also being strangely reservedā¦ā¦ making it so that weāre both being overly considerate of each other.
However, thanks to Luna-san, Sieg-san, and most importantly, Illness-san, it never became a major source of stress.
[In that sense, Iām really grateful to Illness-san, and Iāve always had favorable feelings for you. But well, how should I say thisā¦ā¦ Illness-san has been a woman Iāve admired, a kind and mature lady, so I always thought somewhere in my heart that you wouldnāt see me in a romantic way, so todayās conversation surprised meā¦ā¦ but Iām honestly happyā¦ā¦ Ahh, sorry, I started rambling about.]
[Kuhihi, in my case thouuuugh, hearing Kaito-sama earnestly telling me how you feel makes me happyyyyyy.]
[Ahaha, thank you. But yeah, letās keep it simple hereā¦ā¦ I also love Illness-san as a woman. So, errrā¦ā¦ Once again, I will be in your care.]
[Kuhihi, yeeees. Same heeeeere, please allow me to stay by your siiiiide.]
Yes, I certainly was surprised by the content of the consultation, and I was also surprised at how quickly she managed to gather her thoughts and convey them in wordsā¦ā¦ but seeing Illness-san smile so happilyā¦ā¦ Iām really glad we got to convey our feelings like this.
[Afterword]
Serious-senpai: [ā¦ā¦!?]
Makina: [Ah, her eyes rolled backā¦ā¦ Could it be that because of the previous chapter, thinking it would be a while before they became lovers, she let her guard down and was caught off guard?]
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