Prologue.
“If you had not been here, Master, I truly do not know what joy I would have had in living.”
She looked at me and smiled radiantly.
“Uh, I’m sorry, but something’s come up today, so….”
At those words, the eyes that had been curving in a smile until just now settled, and she looked at me with cold pupils.
“You promised.”
“…….”
“You promised.”
“…….”
“Answer me.”
Just then,
someone cut in.
Thinking it might be a lifeline, I turned my head, but…
at the sight of pink hair, I squeezed my eyes shut.
“U-um, Tanas, it’s been a while, hasn’t it?”
We naturally ignored her.
“The weather is truly lovely. And there are no nuisances, either.”
She began walking down the main road as if nothing had happened.
Behind us, someone shrieked.
“I-I was the one who liked him first…!!”
“…….”
“I liked him first!”
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