The unofficial audience was over, and the four of us were on our way home, going backwards the way we had come.

　Right now, we are in the middle of walking down the street toward the guild, past the cathedral.

　The street was lined with trees on either side of the street, and a good number of people were walking along it.

　Humans, elves, beastmen, dwarves... there were people of various races, and some of them were dressed as adventurers.

　I suddenly moved my gaze to the side, and through the gaps in the street trees, I could see the large and beautiful Lake Shumuria, shimmering in the afternoon sunshine.

(........................It's beautiful.

　I think vaguely.

　All four of us walk down the refreshing waterfront street without speaking for a while.

''But I didn't expect the King to come too.

　Suddenly, Mr. Kilt muttered to himself.

(Yeah, really.)

　I nodded.

'I thought I was just going to meet Princess Reclear, too. You startled me.
Hmm.
Your Majesty, you're something of a scary man.

　The Golden Mark Demon Hunter, who represents the kingdom, laughed at my words.

It's not that I don't like Marl. It's not that he doesn't like Marl," he said.
Really?
Mm. So don't get that guy wrong.

　crumpled

　While saying that, Kilt-san's hand ruffles my hair roughly.
　...Wow?

Little man with a big heart, Merle.

　Solstice laughs, teasingly.

(Mm?)

That's the kind of Solstice who didn't say a word to the kings in all the time she met them.
It wasn't necessary.

　The girl cowered her shoulders.

And I don't want to be disrespectful by saying things that aren't necessary. Merle is enough for that kind of thing, right?

　ugh!

　She puts her hand over her mouth and smiles in a way that is not typical of a beautiful girl.

　Hey, this girl~.

　To the indignant me and the amused Solstice, Kilt-san lets out a wry smile, and her golden eyes turn to the adult beauty walking behind us younger group.

''Speaking of superfluous things, it would be Irna,''
Oh, that's rude.

　Mr. Illtimina looks out of his mind.

'I'm not Marle, but the strawberries have a cold taste in their mouths. "He spat at the king like he was in a fight.
I'm just telling the truth.
Indeed, Merle's influence is making me blind.

　Mr. Kilt chuckled and sighed heavily.
　But he quickly looked up.

But I did get my word in edgewise. It was a fortuitous thing.

　He nodded in satisfaction.

(Pawn...?)

　The three of us are scowling.

The first thing that comes to mind is that the king said something about that time, Kirto. What did he mean by the letter from the general and the emperor, your recommendation, etc...?

　Illtimina's crimson eyes narrowed sharply and shot at Mr. Kilt.

　Mr. Kilt lifted his hands.

Wait, wait, wait. I need more time to tell him.
..........
Well, don't worry about it now.

　That's what I fooled myself into thinking, matter-of-factly.

.........as far as Marle is concerned, but as far as Irna is concerned, I still need to liaise with her.

　I look up at the hollow to think about it a bit, and blurted out something like that.

(.........am I involved in this too?)

　It's kind of unsettling.

　Since it was Kilt-san, it wasn't a bad thing, but I was strangely uncomfortable when she blatantly hid things from me.　

''.........''
..........

　The two of them couldn't help but look at each other.

　Solstice says, "...I'm not involved? And it seemed a bit sad.

　As we were walking along in such a conversation, before I knew it, I could see that chalk building up ahead - the 'Adventurer's Guild, Moonlight Wind'.

''Hmm, we're here.''

　Mr. Kilt mutters and looks at us.

'After this, Warawa needs to talk to Mumpa for a bit. What about you?
I'm going home.

　Mr. Illtimina answered immediately.

'We've been away for a long time. I'll go check on you as soon as I've collected my things from the quilt room.'
Hmm, okay.

　Mr. Kilt nodded.

(Home ... that's a long time ago.)

　Iltimina's house, where I've been staying since I came to King's Landing.

　My sister's home.

　I haven't been back for over five months now.

''I'm sure it's a lot of work to clean...''

　Solstice sighs as she imagines it.

(Haha ... yeah, right.)

　I chuckled.

　The first time I visited, my sisters had been out of the house for a while, so it was pretty dusty.
　........Cleaning, it was a lot of work.

　I remember it fondly.

''Well, let's see you tomorrow, then, and let's see Warawa too.

　Mr. Kilt nodded and looked around at the three of us, his party mates.

'We have successfully reported to our clients. I'm sure you've done a great job on this long journey, Irna, Sol and Marle. Good job.
Yes.
Yes, sir.
Yeah.
I think it's time for you all to get some rest for now, boys and girls.

　She smiled gently, her rich silver hair shining in the sunlight.

　We smiled too.

　We accomplished our request until we went to the Arun Divine Empire, and then the party temporarily broke up.

　In front of the chalk building that stands on the shore of the beautiful lake, the four of us reaffirmed, with smiles on our faces, the accomplishment of our adventure and our safe return.


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　When we returned to Kirt's room, we got dressed, collected our bags and left the room.

'Well, see you tomorrow.'

　Kirt, who had said he was going to talk to Mumpa afterwards, came out to the street outside the guild building to see the three of us off and waved to us as we walked.

　We waved back.

　Then we saw adventurers near the guild noticing the "Golden Mark Demon Hunter" and calling out to her and gathering around.
　She's as popular as ever.
　But Kirt-san must have known that this would happen, and he saw us off.

(He's a nice guy after all, Kirt-san.)

　I think to myself.

"All right, let's go home.
Yes.
Yes?

　At the sound of Iltimina's voice, Solstice and I laughed and nodded and walked down the street along the lake.

　The sisters' house was outside the center of the royal city.

　We crossed the bridge over the canal that led from the lake twice, and then followed the cobblestone street, climbing a gentle slope to reach a residential area in a sparse suburb of houses.

　One house there.

　It was a familiar one, a two-story building with a garden that could be found anywhere - it was Illtimina's house.

'You're home at last,'

　I muttered, along with nostalgia.

　Illtimina-san narrowed her crimson eyes and nodded yes.

　The girl, the landlord's sister, opens the white wooden gate and enters the grounds first.

　Clank.

I'm home!

　As she unlocked the front door, she shouted cheerfully and walked into the house.

　Watching her back, Illtimina and I laughed and slowly followed her to the front door.

　Toto-toto.

　Just like the first time he came to this house before, Solstice runs around the room, opening windows all over the house to ventilate it.

(Wow ... that's a lot of dust.)

　When I stepped through the doorway into the room, the floor was cloudy and white with dust, and there were shoe prints on the floor.

'As expected, this is the first time I've been out of the house for five months.
Really?
Yes. ...It's quite a situation that seems to be worth cleaning up.

　The landlord's sister with a small giggle.

　Solstice came back, doing a "Uhe~, Pepe". If you look closely, you can see that her soft purple hair is covered in gray dust.

'Solstice, you've got dust on you?'

　poof!

　I reach out my little hand and pay him off lightly.

　Solstice looks at me, a little startled, and I say, "Oh, thanks. For some reason, her face is a little red. ........What?

　Illtimina-san laughed at us as if she were troubled.

But then again, why does dust accumulate when it's closed off?
It's true.

　Me and Solstice nodded our heads at the simple question.

　Then, Illtimina said.

Because the air convection stops, the dust in the air that you can't see falls and builds up,

　He told me.

(Heh, really?)

　In front of me, who was impressed, she dropped that big backpack she was carrying with a thud on the floor by the front door.

　In a cloud of moa moa and dust.

'There's still time before nightfall. Let's both Marle and Sol put their bags down and get the house cleaned up first.

　I declared.

　I nodded 'yes' and Solstice replied with a disgusted 'ew~'.

　After lightly scolding her sister with a 'Hey', Illtimina-san brings the cleaning tools from the storage room.

''First of all, I'll just clean the inside of the house. Marle and Sol will do the upstairs and I'll do the downstairs. As for the weeds in the garden, we'll talk about them tomorrow.''
Yes, sir.
Okay, okay~

　Us receiving brooms, flippers, rags and buckets.

　Bread.

　Miss Illtimina clapped her white hands together.

Then let's get started.

　With a nice smile, he declared the cleaning contest open.


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　With our sleeves rolled up and our spirits up, Solstice and I covered our mouths with a cloth to keep the dust from being absorbed, and then we immediately set to work cleaning upstairs.

　Flapping.

　First of all, with a flap, I'm going to remove the dust from the walls of the room and hallway, starting at the top.

(Ugh, it looks like smoke.)

　You can see the air turn white and cloudy.

　Eventually, once the walls are done, the shelves and window frames are next.

　Since the windows are open, the light dust particles are carried by the wind and go outside. The heavy ones are carried out and collected on the floor.

　All the rooms and corridors on the second floor are finished.

　Once the dusting is done, it's time to broom.

　Sassafrassa.

　We collected all the dust from the items we had dropped with the flippers and those that had originally accumulated on the floor, and finally, we collected them with a dustpan.

It's so tiring!

　Solstice blurts out.

　I chuckle, "Yeah," and toss the dust I've collected into a cloth garbage bag.

　The last thing I do is dust the floor with a rag.

　I wipe the floor and walls with a wet rag that has been soaked with water and wrung out tightly.

　Squeak, squeak, squeak.

　By the time I get to this point, I can feel the response that the room is visibly cleaner, which makes the cleaning worthwhile.

(What a fun way to start cleaning!)

　I looked over and saw that Solstice, too, had a look of preoccupation on her face before I knew it.

'Merle, I'll take care of that window!
Yeah, I got it!

　Sitting on the window sill, the two of us talk to each other and carefully wipe the window glass.

　Before we know it, it's already evening outside.

　Eventually, when all the windows have been wiped down, Illtimina-san, who seems to have finished cleaning the first floor, comes up the stairs and appears.　

''This ... is ... very clean, isn't it?''

　A look of considerable surprise.

　Me and Solstice looked at each other and smiled proudly, "Ehehee," and panned each other's right hands together.

　To us, Illtimina-san gently narrowed her crimson eyes.

''You two did a great job. As a reward, I'll prepare an extra dinner for you tonight.
Really?
Yes!

　We are suddenly overjoyed at the reward of our growing up years.

　Solstice can't wait, and tugs on the sleeve of her sister's clothes.

Then hurry up and make it, sister Irna!　I'm starving too.
Okay.

　Illtimina chuckles as her body is shaken.

''It's just that I just finished cleaning the first floor too. As expected, I can't cook in this dusty outfit. Solstice wouldn't want to eat covered in sweat either, would she?
Well if you put it that way, I suppose.

　Looking down at her reflection, the girl nodded.

　There were black stains on her cheeks as well, and her sister's fingers gently wiped them away.

'I've already boiled the bath for you. Come on in first, from Sol.
Are you sure?
Yes, sir.

　Illtimina-san laughs gently at her surprised sister.

(As expected of her, she's very crafty.)

　Not only did she finish cleaning the first floor by herself while we were both working on it, but she even prepared the bathroom.

　Solstice looked happy in front of me, who was impressed.

Thank you, Irna.
No.
You know?　Since you're here, why don't you take a bath with my sister Irna?

　Unexpected suggestion.

　Illtimina-san shows a slightly surprised expression, then looks at me.

(Hmm?)

　Her crimson eyes fell and then she looked at her sister and nodded.

'I understand. Shall we do that?
Yes!

　Illtimina-san smiles gently at her delighted sister.

　And Solstice, with a big smile on her face, hurriedly made her way to the stairs

'Well, I'll get a change of clothes. Sister Irna, come over at once!

　Tons, tons.

　He went down lightly to the first floor, where his room is located.

　We watched her back as she walked away.

　As I was feeling warm and smiling, Illtimina-san suddenly looked back at me and said

"...I'm sorry, Merle.

　I apologized.

(...what?)

　I stare back at the white beauty, not knowing what that means.

　She smiles apologetically and

'I don't think I'll be able to take a bath with Merle today.
..........
I was only supposed to meet you last night.

　Promise...?

(Ah.....

　Come to think of it, last night when I took a bath in Kilt-san's room with her, I remembered that we had talked about taking a bath together as much as possible while we were in the royal capital.

　The moment I remembered, I also remembered Illtimina-san's beautiful naked figure at that time.

　The mature white naked body, typical of a mature woman.

　It overlapped with the figure of her in front of me now, and my face turned bright red like a ripe tomato.　

''..........''
"Merle?

　She looks surprised at the change in me.

　Then, as if she had guessed something, her cheeks turned a light red and a feminine smile appeared on her face.

''Too bad........?''

　A sweet whisper of a question.

　I nodded, depressed and honestly said, "...yes.

I'm ... glad.

　Her white hand gently pulls my head back, her voice trembling with joy.

　Tut.

　He kissed me gently on the forehead.

　U........ah.

　My heart is full and I can't move somehow.

　Illtimina-san also continues to stare at me while moistening her crimson eyes.

　How long had she been doing that?

'Ilna?　What's wrong with you, come on!

　Suddenly, from downstairs, there was a voice calling out for the girl's sister.

　A variety of emotions flowed through her crimson eyes, and soon, a short breath spilled out from between her lips.

'--Yes, Sol. I'm coming.

　My sister(...)'s(...) voice(...) answers.

　Illtimina-san's soft lips fall once more, this time touching mine.

　She immediately stands up and walks down the stairs.

　Although I couldn't see her expression, hidden by her beautiful, long, dark green hair, her ears, which I could see for a moment, were bright red.

(............)

　The sunset through the window was so bright.

　I couldn't move for a while, illuminated by that red glow.


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　After the bath, the sisters smelled soapy and nice.

(...wow...)

　They met in the corridor, and the girls looked very seductive, their wet hair s*xy, their white skin reddened as if it was on fire from the upper air.

　Miss Illtimina smiled softly.

'Here you are, Merle.
Uh-huh.

　I nodded, mesmerized by her smile.

　Next to such a hot water beauty, Solstice stretched her thin, white arms wide above her head.

It's a good thing. It was a nice hot water.

　It's really a refreshing smile.　

　I'm somewhat jealous when she looks that comfortable.

(Yeah, I can't wait to get in there too!)

　I'm covered in sweat and dust myself from the cleaning process.

　With a change of clothes in hand, I swap places with my sisters and walk down the stairs to the bathroom, which is said to be in the basement of the house.

'Come on in, take your time.
Yes.

　Smiling at Illtimina-san, I returned the smile and headed to the changing room as well.

　I folded my dirty clothes into the undressing basket and went to the bathroom.

　The bathroom, filled with white steam, is not that large since it's a bathroom in a private house. However, there was space for my sisters to fit together, so it was plenty big enough for just me, a child.

(............)

　I stared at the tub made of black stone, which is at the same level as the floor.

　Until just a few minutes ago, Iltimina-san and Solstice were in here, naked - when I thought that, I felt like I was doing something wrong.

(No, no, I said, I'm thinking too much.)

　Shaking my head from side to side, I sip the hot water from the tub and pour it over my shoulders.

　It's hot.
　But it feels good.

　I wash my hair and body thoroughly and sink my little body into the tub.



　I couldn't help but shout.

　It felt as if my body and mind, which had been so tense, were slowly relaxing.

　Adventurers are often not allowed to take a bath during their travels, and there were many days when the only thing they could do was wipe off the dirt and sweat from their bodies with a towel wrung out of hot water.

(When I think about it, it's like heaven right now...)

　It was a real blessing to be able to stretch my arms and legs in the warm water.

　Maybe that's why I lost track of time.

　When I realized that we had been in the bath for a long time, Illtimina had already finished preparing dinner when I left the bathroom.

I'm sorry.

　I was going to help, but that was a big mistake.　

　To my panicked me, but Illtimina-san smiled gently and said, "No problem," and arranged the plate of food in her hand on the table in the living room.

　By the way, the foodie girl was already waiting on a chair at the table, both hands fully equipped with spoons and forks.

''Come on, Marle, take a seat too.
Uh-huh.

　At my prompting, I sat down in a chair as well.

　Iltimina also looked around at us as she settled into the chair next to Solstice.

　She smiled serenely at me.

'Merle and Sol, thank you both for another hard day's work. Now, let's enjoy our first home cooked meal in a long time.
Yes.
Yeah!
Well... I guess I'll just have to take it.
Thank you, sir.
Let's eat!

　I clasp my hands together in front of my chest and we begin to eat.

　Tonight's menu is beef stew.

　As expected, we had been away for five months, so there were no ingredients stored in this house. So it's a dish made from processing portable food left over from the trip and vegetables bought from the guild's purchases.

(Ugh, delicious........)

　And yet, it was excellent.

　The well-cooked meat melted and melted in my mouth, and the vegetables, with their savoriness, delighted my tongue.

　When combined with the rice made with it, fried in butter, the flavors spread even more and the appetite was endless. The fresh fruit for dessert was also very refreshing, and the acidity of the yogurt made it refreshing to the palate.

I wondered how such a delicious dish could be made with the ingredients we had on hand.

　Ms. Illtimina is really a big sister who can do everything.

　Both Solstice and I can't stop eating.

　She watched us with crimson eyes narrowing in satisfaction, and then slowly savored her beef stew.

　I had three more cups and Solstice had five.

　Finally, our stomachs settled, and it was time to enjoy our after-dinner tea.

　The three of us talked about trivial matters.

　We talked about our trip to Arun, our meeting with the King of Shumuria, and our house cleaning, and finally we talked about the following.

''How do we find the fourth 'Divine Consort'?''

　The sisters pondered my words.

　At today's audience, Princess Reclear had asked me to do this casually.

　But I had no idea how to find someone who hadn't been found yet, even though the Shumurian royal family had been devoting all their resources to finding him.

''Don't we need to look for them?

　Iltimina-san said something unexpected.

''I don't think Princess Reclear meant it either. It's impossible to find a single entity from within the vastness of Shumuria without a single clue.
Yes.
Still, if there is any hope for Mahr, it's fate.

A connection...?

　She looks up at me and says.

'We are all part of the same 'Divine Family'
..........
'I think the princess is expecting that fate to draw them to each other, don't you?　But that's not something you can do on your own.

　So you don't have to look for it.

　Next to me, who was convinced, Solstice was eating another spoonful of yogurt for dessert, which I had also refilled.

All I'm saying is, why don't you just relax and live a normal life?
..........
The King said something like, 'Take it easy for a while.' Besides, I'm sure that's the kind of thing you get to see when you can, and when you can't, you can't.

　messy

　Ummmmm.
　It's cool to say, Solstice, but it's not very effective because of the chewing. .....There's yogurt on your cheeks.

　My sister's hand, which she noticed, wipes her sister's cheek with a rag.

　Then Miss Illtimina looks at me.

'Solstice has a point. Besides, you can't be stupid enough to call it a retreat, can you?

　I said.

'You may not be aware of it, but your body definitely has some damage and fatigue that has accumulated from the days of fighting up to today. It will take a good amount of time to pull it out.
..........
'I used to underestimate that when I was younger,'

　Crimson eyes, staring somewhere in the distance.

'There was a period of time when I took a series of requests because I wasn't fatigued on the surface, but one day I woke up in the morning and my right arm was stuck.

　....What?

　Solstice also mumbles nostalgically, "Oh, there was that, wasn't there?

The accumulated fatigue surfacing is abrupt.
..........
And in my case, it took me three months to recover from my symptoms.

　The experienced silver-stamped demon hunter lays his white hand on my hand that was placed on the table.

　In a sincere tone, he tells me.

''Fatigue is definitely building up in Marle's little body as well. Please don't make the same mistake I did, and give it some time to rest for a while.
..........
...right?
Yeah, okay.

　I nodded.

　It's not that I don't have a sense of urgency, but after listening to Illtimina-san's advice, I figured that the shortest way to defeat the Son of Darkness was to take the long way around.

　After I was convinced, Illtimina-san smiled as if she was relieved.

　Solstice, too, with a spoon in her mouth.

I'd rather stay home and relax for a while too!

　I muttered.

''I have some interrupted magical research to do, and I'd like to examine a lot of things about the 'divine arts' that Recto Alice taught me.

I see.

　I finally realized that if I was pushing myself too hard, it would be pushing the three of us to do the same.

　Solstice is saying this, so let's take it easy for a while.

　Yeah, let's do that.

(But then, what shall we do from tomorrow?)

　Noticing me thinking, Illtimina said, "Oh? I laughed.

'There's a lot to do, though, when it comes to taking it easy, right?
What?
'Tomorrow I have to cut the weeds in the garden that I couldn't do today, and I also have to buy food for our meals after tomorrow. Solstice, I hope you will help me with this one before you do your research.

　Her sister stared at her and she frowned as she moved the spoon up and down in her mouth.

'Uhey~ Okay, I get it~'

　Ms. Soltis can't resist her sister.

　Iltimina-san looks at me, laughing.

''Hmph, Marle, too, please.
Yes.

　I nodded.

　If I could stay with Illtimina, I thought, I wouldn't have trouble cutting weeds or shopping.

(Peaceful for a while, maybe?)

　I look out the living room window and think vaguely.

　Outside the window, the beautiful red and white moons adorn the night sky with twinkling stars.

　In the house on the outskirts of the royal capital, Mulia - the house of the Silver Mark demon hunter, Iltimina Wong, I can hear our lively conversations for a while longer.


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　It was late in the evening.

　After the three of us finished cleaning up after dinner, we decided to retreat to our own rooms.

We'll see you later, Marle.
Yeah. Good night, Solstice.

　I call out to the girl as she heads to the end of the hallway with a big chipping motion.

　She flutters one hand and goes.

　The only two people left are me and Illtimina-san - we stared at each other for a while in the corridor where the moonlight shines through.

　Eventually, I slowly opened my mouth.　

'Good night, Miss Illtimina.
"Yes, Merle.

　Illtimina nods with a sad smile.

　At the bottom of the stairs, we say our goodbyes for the night.

　The sisters' rooms are on the first floor.

　My assigned room is on the second floor.

　I thought it would be unbecoming of us to barge into one of the rooms to bunk together when we have each other's rooms. But seeing Iltimina's lingering look on her face made my heart sway somewhat.

　Then, as if the elder Ms. Illtimina had made up her mind.

I'll see you tomorrow.

　kiss　

(Hmm...)

　I let a goodnight kiss touch my forehead.

　With that blush on his cheeks, he left at the end of the dark hallway, leaving a final smile on his face.

''..........''

　I stared in that direction for a while, eventually exhaling, and then I climbed the stairs too.

　I entered my room on the second floor.

　Since it hasn't been long since I've been living here, all I have is a bed, a desk and chair, and a chest of drawers.

　In the corner of the room are the equipment I used in my adventures, such as my backpack, "travel clothes", "fairy sword" and "silver cuirass".

(The rest is just a set of drawing tools on the desk, I guess.

　Painting is my only hobby.

　In fact, the walls of this room are adorned with many of my paintings.

　They were landscapes of the Great Forest of Aldoria, the city of Medis, and the royal capital of Mulia, as well as paintings of goblins, red tusk dragons, and other demons that I met.

''.........''

　This is my record.

　It was the very memory that described the days of Marle's life after she was reincarnated in this other world.

　I squinted my blue eyes and looked at it for a while.

　Eventually, I pulled out another stack of papers from my backpack.

　This was a drawing of my days in Arun, drawn during my travels in the Arun Divine Empire.

　It was a painting of landscapes such as Naruda-san's village, the airship, the divine imperial capital Astilio, the Great Labyrinth, and the Land of Seals, as well as drawings of opponents he had fought, such as The Petrified Demon Serpent Woman, The Immortal Ogre, The Winged Knight Statue, The Tyrant's Tortoise, and The Third Child of Darkness.

　Geez, geez.

　I put them on the wall with drawing pins.

(I think more than half of the wall is now filled with pictures.)

　I sat on my bunk and looked at the records of myself in the lantern light, thinking that next time I might keep them like a sketchbook.

'Oh, yes,'

　Suddenly remembering, I fished through my backpack again.

　Rummaging through it.

(There was.)

　He carried the object he had taken out with great care and placed it on the desk with a thump.

　It was a carved wooden hawk.

　Yes, it was the wooden hawk that Illtimina had dug up for me when I came back from the spirit world seven years ago.

　A lively figure that looks like it's about to take off.

　A tragedy seven years ago.

　We have overcome that, we met and are now living together.

　The wings of the carved wooden hawk, spread out majestically, have the strength of a hawk that seems to be about to fly away into the future, after overcoming many trials and tribulations.

''..........''

　I stroked its wings with my fingers.

　That man who carved this hawk is asleep downstairs just a few steps away.

　I couldn't help but smile.

　Turning off the lantern light, I lay down on the soft bunk.

(Now ... I live in the same house as that man, don't I?)

　It was so strange, yet so happy.

　I wished from the bottom of my heart that I could continue to be this happy in the future.

　Outside the window, a beautiful red and white moon was twinkling.

　The sea of stars was so vast and majestic that it seemed to easily erase my petty wishes.

(............)

　I close my blue eyes.

　I quietly accept the night at Illtimina's house, the first night I've visited in a long time, and go to sleep.