The seasons passed, and I was one more year older.

　Sixteen years after my reincarnation, I had turned sixteen years old, and although my face was still a bit young, my body had grown almost completely into that of an adult.

　Youth .

　I was secretly amazed at the sense of our ancestors who coined the term "youth" and "boy".

　In the spring of my sixteenth year, I was enjoying flower viewing in the garden with Hossen and Miller, who came to visit.
　I stared at the falling flowers.

Oh, what's up, brother-in-law, just stand still.
It's time for you to come up with a usurpation scheme, I'm always ready to help.

　Horsen and Miller, both adults when they met, look exactly the same. They were children when they met, and in a way, they were still the same inside. I'm both relieved and chuckling.

I'll dare not ask what the usurpation was. No, I just think it's time.
'About time, huh?　What's that?
"The forced conversion of the country,
"I don't need to talk about it like that, I'm talking about ...... Angier.

　With a bitter smile, two friends who are good friends.
　Like an older brother, but also like a younger brother, they could be considered best friends.
　I told them both.

"I was going to propose to you.
"Oh, it's finally happening.
It's finally time for you to pay your tribute.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting ......, but I thought that was about my age, right from the start.

　I've been waiting for this age when my body has finished growing and my body has grown enough to be able to say that I'm an adult.

Hmmm?　Then what's bothering you. They were waiting for you, so you can just go ahead and do it.

　Over drinks, he gave me some very Horsen-like advice.

There's a lot of things that go into a courtship.
What do you mean by "a lot of things"?
That's right, ...... we have a hundred roses and a ring at the end of the dinner party. It's all kinds of things.
"It's a pain in the ass, why do we have to do this?
I said, "It's not you. In your case, you can just say, 'Be my girl' or 'Okay, I understand'.

　Hossen and Miller exchanged open and unreserved words like they were friends for ten years.

That's all right for me. What's really bothering your brother-in-law?
"I don't want to do what Miller said. I don't want to do what Miller said. It would be a surprise, and I think it would be too self-indulgent of a person to do that.

　I've seen that kind of thing a lot in my past life.
　I've witnessed a few scenes where you made a surprise proposal, but in reality, the other person didn't want to be surprised, so you went ahead and made things awkward.
　Although Angier doesn't say "I don't feel like that", I still don't want to surprise him.

"Then why don't you just say 'be mine' like me?
"Yes, ...... just ask them to marry you honestly.

　It would have been if I hadn't been so bizarre, but I think that's something for keeping Angers waiting for over a decade.

It's ...... boy.
"Huh?

　Miller was looking at me with a very serious face, a serious face that I don't often see.

"You can tell the boy how you feel and what you want to do,
"What do you want to do?
"Monk's son, if you put it all together, it would be 'I want to make you happy'," he said.
Yeah, that's true.
"Then tell him that. The boy's heartfelt.

　Miller said and cleaved his hand carelessly to the side.
　There was a gust of wind and the trees in the garden creaked.
　Beyond the trees, the developed city of Avalon peeked out for a moment.

Like this one.
"......!　Well, thank you Miller, I think I know what to do.
"Okay.

　Miller chuckled.

　Thanks to the mirror, I knew what to do.
　All that was left was for the wise man's sword--.

　　　　　.

　Three days later, a clear and sunny afternoon.
　Angier was in the garden celebrating flowers when he approached her.

Hi, what are you doing?
"Dear Alec!　I was looking at the flowers.
As I recall, that's the flower that Angel brought over from the house.
Yes, well, I brought it with me from my parents' house.
Oh, I see that the Carlisle house was already moved.
"Yes.

　Angel squinted and stared at the flowers.

　At 16 years old, Angel has grown even more beautiful than I have.

　She wasn't flashy, but she was a beautiful girl everyone recognized.
　Her serenity was more like that of the mother of the country, as I was the father of the country.

　I called out to her again.



"Angers
"Yes, what is it, Mr. Alec?
I need to talk to Angel about something very important. I have something to show you.
"What's the big deal?
Yeah, I guess you could call it my feelings, but I want Angel to see what I want to do.
What is it?
"......

　Smiling back at Angier, I hold out my hand to use magic.
　I gather the magic in my fingertips and trace it out as if I were cutting out an empty space (、、、、).

　A small window of sorts forms in front of Angier and me, and then it snaps open, following the outline of what I've traced with my fingertips.

　When we opened it, we found a completely different view.

It's ...... grandma is here.

　There's an old lady standing behind a window.
　She's in a different place, but under the same flurry of snowflakes.
　The elegant old woman turned around and gave me a happy smile.

That ...... looks like this grandmother from somewhere: ......

　Angier tilted his head curiously and then looked at me for an answer.
　I smiled back and told him my answer.

This is Angel,
"Wow, me?
"Strictly speaking, future Angers

　I traced the void again with my fingertips.
　Another window opened, and this time a child was moved out.
　I can see him clearly, he looks familiar.

Oh, it's me!　This is ...... when you went to the bird store with Mr. Alec?
You remember it well.
"Yes!　I remember everything about you and Alec!

　Angel smiled and nodded, smiling.

I see. Actually, it's a spell that allows you to see past and future views across time and space. There are various restrictions, though, that prevent me from seeing things that would change my fate.
"Really? ......
"On the contrary, what you see now, what you see in the future is absolutely going to happen. So this Grandma Angel is the Angel of the future.
"I look happy ...... future me

"Yes.

　I nodded and took Angier's hand.

　I took her hand and stared straight into her eyes.

I want to make Angel happy all the way until she becomes a grandmother.
"...... oh

　Noticing something, Angel gasped, and then slumped down, cheeks flushed.
　Still, she looked at me with a faint upward glance, a mixture of fidgeting and anticipation.

I want to make you happy forever. I want you to be my wife.
"...... Yes, Mr. Alec.

　Angier nodded quietly and squeezed my hand back.