Nighttime bedroom.
　Like thousands of nights we've spent together, Angier and I are getting changed into our pajamas and are about to go to bed together.

"Looks like it's going to be a sunny day tomorrow.
Is that so?
"Yes.

　I nodded and looked out the window.
　A heavy rain was crunching against the window, just a step before the storm.

　The rain doesn't seem to be stopping at all, but the air on my skin feels like it did the day before it cleared up.

　When it feels like this, there's almost a 100% chance that it will clear.

"Then I'll go out with Miss Calamity.
Yes, I'll be at the mansion, so if you need anything, just call me.
"Yes!

　I climbed into bed with a smiling Angel and went to turn out the light.
　Then there's a knock at the door.

　A quiet but unobtrusive, apologetic knock.

Who is it?
"Sorry for the absence,
"Amelia. Yes.

　With permission, Amelia came into the bedroom.
　Angel and I are in our pajamas, while Amelia is still in her maid's uniform - her work outfit.

What's the matter?
"I just received a report that something is trapped in the master's God statue.
"...... Creator God?
"It looks exactly the same as before, so perhaps. Sorry for the absence.
No, I'm glad to hear that. So now I'm going to--

　I was about to say, and swallowed the words in my throat as I remembered my outfit.

"Just extra people to watch tonight, just to be sure. I'll check on them after tomorrow, just to be sure.
"I'll get right to it.

　After a brief moment, Amelia left the room.
　After seeing her off, I turned around and held up my sword to Angel, who was unresponsive on the bed.

"I'm sorry I left you alone,
"Nope. Is it more than that, are you okay?　I have to go now.
Because I trust Amelia's judgment.
"Amelia's decision?
It's the same as always, so it's not a problem, but I just thought I'd let you know because you're dealing with them. That's why Amelia is here at this hour.
"I see!
"So it's okay.
"Yes!

　Angier nodded with a smiling face.
　Seeing Angel, he saw the door through which Amelia had left.

"What is it, Mr. Alec?
...... I need to talk to Angel about something, if that's okay.
"Yes, what is it?

　Angier sat upright on the bed and adjusted his residence to listen to what he had to say.

I'm thinking of moving out.
"Is ...... moving out?
. . in our new house.
This mansion is still new, too.

　Angel wondering.
　She's right. When you moved to Avalon, the mansion you set up after the affair was over is still new.

Yeah, but this place kind of has the feel of a place to work. In my opinion.
"Yes!　Alec working in the mansion, it's always good looking.
Thank you. If I didn't see you changing into your pajamas right now, I would have suggested that I go to the site and check it out right away. So I thought it would be better to move into a new house that is completely disconnected from work, where I can have a good night's rest - I thought.
"I see!
I don't know.
"Yes!　I'm very excited about my new home with Alec!
I see.

　When I look at Angier's happy and innocent appearance, I can't help but lower my eyes.

Alec-sama!　What kind of home do you want?
"Hmm, what kind of Angers do you like?
"I am?
Yeah. I'd like to hear what Angier has to offer first.
"Well ...... Oh, wait a minute!

　Angier jumped off the bed and walked out of the room as well.
　You have to wait and wait, wondering what's going on.



　Angel came back with a large piece of paper.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Alec.
What's that?
"I wrote my house with Alec.
"Which one?

　Look at the paper that Angier held out to me.
　It was a floor plan of a house.

"Interesting structure, with lots of rooms and ...... radial?　I wonder if it's placed in concept.
"Yes!
"There are a lot of rooms, which one is mine and Angel's room?
"My room is here.

　Angier pointed to a single room on the drawing.
　The central living room in a radial arrangement and in a circle?　Or is it the living room?　There's a lot of work that's going on around it.
　Angier pointed to one of them.

"So that's where you are.
"Yes!　I am here.
"I see. ...... Me?

　Suddenly, Angier's words stuck with me.
　I'll try to remember - yes, you said "I am" before.

　Is it possible--.

"Isn't my room different?
"Yes!　Alec, you can go wherever you want. You decide whose place you want to go, depending on your mood.

　Angel explains with a big smile on his face.
　So I see, these are the "rear courts" that Angier wrote down.

　Each one of these rooms is for Angel and the others, as yet unseen.
　And there is no room for me, the building is intended for me to stay in the room of the girl I want to stay in as I please.

When did you come up with this?
My sister told me that once upon a time, there was a man who did this kind of thing.
"I see.

　The rightful wife who rules the side room.
　I've heard this story from Elisa, and she's told Angel as well.

What do you think, Master Alec?
I'm sure I'm okay with this kind of thing, but I wonder how it's going to work in practice.
Speaking of which, what about ......
"Hmm.

　I thought for a moment and gently touched the blueprint that Angier had drawn up.

　I used my magic and transformed matter.

　Then the paper quickly changed shape like a plant growing in fast forward.
　It grew (changed shape) like a plant growing in fast-forward.

　The paper became a miniature house, like a toy house.

Wow. ......
It's a model I made based on a diagram of Angers.
"Yes!　Oh, here.
"Hmm?
The doors of the room are blocking each other.
Really.
This is not the way to make it.
Let's rewrite it.

　Touch the model of the house and further use the magic of matter transformation.
　Turn the model back to paper.

　What was once a model has turned into a blank sheet of white paper.

　Now it's a white paper with no writing on it.

What was the magic, Alec?

　Angel is familiar with the transformation of matter back to paper, but this is the first time I've seen the magic that was cast afterwards, so I asked her curiously.

There are picture books that pop up, aren't there?
Yes, it's a picture book that pops up when you open it, with paper houses and characters.
I cast a similar spell. The floor plan written on this paper becomes a model of your house by itself. For example.

　I drew a picture on paper.
　It was a simple house with a peaked roof, as a child might hang.
Immediately after I finished the drawing, a translucent image appeared on the paper.

Like this.
"Wow. ......

　Angier's eyes sparkled.

"And ...... like this

　Next to the picture on the paper, a small room was added as if it were attached to the paper.
　Then, in real time, the little room was added to the floating image.

Wow!
Let's add and tweak it.
"Yes!

　Angier nodded with a smile.
　I erased my poorly drawn shack-like picture and handed the pen to Angel.

After all, maybe your room should be a little bigger than the rest.


"Really?　Well then ...... something like this?
Or the same size, but differentiated by placement and orientation.
How about something like this?

　The night passed in the midst of the exchange.
　We forgot to go to sleep and immersed ourselves in the design of our new house.