At dawn, a clear and sunny day, standing in front of me in the garden of the mansion, Yuzuki-san was running around the garden at a terrific speed.

"Miyama Senpai, this is so much fun!
You're really fast. It's hard to follow.
'Oh, if I can get into the tournament with this, I'm sure I'll win.
Ha-ha, sure.

　Although it was only a few days ago, Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san both awakened to their magical powers at about the same time, and perhaps because they were otherworldly, as Kuro had said, they each had different talents from the norm.
　It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.
　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you're in the market.

　It seems that Yuzuki-san originally ran the 100-meter run in about 12 seconds. At this point, she's much faster than me, who was around 14 seconds, but the speed at which that Yuzuki-san uses her body strengthening magic to run about 100 meters.......is about 1 second. In terms of speed, it's over 300km per hour.
　That's right, when Yuzuki-san uses her body-strengthening magic, she can run as fast as a bullet train. It's a good idea to have a good time.
　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you use it. To put it bluntly, the change is only at the margin of error.

　And although Kusunoki-san isn't able to use special magic, she has an unusually high aptitude for earth-attribute magic, and is able to use only earth-attribute magic up to the intermediate level.
　I'm not going to be able to get it right.
　I'm not saying that high combat power is a bad thing, since we never had a chance to fight in the first place, but that is a disappointing point for a boy.

　I know that this is a peaceful world, and it is forbidden to use attack magic in urban areas, and I don't think that I want to fight against demons.
　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get a good deal more than that. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with us.
























I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to do that.
...What?

　I asked Black, who hadn't shown up for the past few days and hadn't seen him in a while, about what happened earlier this morning.
　Then, Kuro looks unusually puzzled, as if to say that my question was obviously unexpected.

'No, no, Kite. Isn't this a thing?　I think we're about to pursue what Klonoa told me the other day or something.　Black, who the hell do you think you are? Or something like that.
"...Yeah?　Huh?　How does Black know that story?
It's a very serious matter for Kuronoa-chan. I'm sorry that I had to come to you to say that I was sorry for giving my consent to this kind of talk to you, Kite.
'It's just like Mr. Cronor, or something.

　I don't know if there's a concept of personal information protection in this world, but Kuronoa-san gave her consent after the fact to tell me that she had informed me of Kuro's identity.
　Like Lilia, Kuronoa-san must have a very disciplined personality.

Well, that's not the point...
'It's okay!　No, no, no, see, Kite. Wasn't that a pretty shocking fact?
Well, that's surprising, and I think a lot of things... but what can I say... 'I'm used to it' when the unthinkable happens to me.
Kite, you look so tough.

　It's not that I don't have something to think about in Kuro's past that Kronor-san told me about, and of course I was surprised by what I was surprised by, but after thinking about that matter in my own way, I came to the conclusion that I don't really understand what I'm thinking about.

'But, look!　Don't you sometimes wonder who I really am?
Oh, was it black smoke, I think?　Hmmm. In short, it's like a 'cotton candy monster,' right?
Not even close!
'Oh, yeah. Well, I guess I don't really care about that.
What?

　I drink my coffee, smiling at Black, who is very surprised and upset, as if my reaction was unexpected.
　There is no doubt that I was shocked to hear that Kuro had once attacked the God Realm and that he was hiding his true power, and I thought about it a lot that day when I heard it.

''But even if I heard it, I would have gotten away with it anyway...''
Uggh, no, no, I don't know. What if I give you a hint?

　But, well, it's just a matter of what I think about it.
　If Black is actually a very bad guy, if you ask me what I can do about it, I can't do anything about it.
　It's not a matter of whether I can do anything about it or not, since Black is a much more powerful person than I am.
　I'm sure you've been under the impression that he's just a good-natured, good-natured, good-natured person, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with him.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

Even if Black had invaded the God Realm with malicious intent in the past, even if he had a plan and took care of me, I wouldn't lose my gratitude to him and I don't think it would change the fact that he's a very important friend. ... so I guess it doesn't really matter.

Well, that's why I'd like to hear from Black if he's willing to talk to me, and I'd like to know more about him, but I'm not going to be in a hurry to ask him anything from me.
Mmmm.

　Yes, that's the conclusion I've come to after thinking about it.
　I want to ask Black if he wants to talk to me, but I don't want to force him to listen to something he doesn't want to talk about. So, I won't ask him about it.
　But I don't want to just wait for him to tell me, I want to think about it and try to get to know him better. Then I'll try to think about it and get to know you better, and I think the answer will come to me.
　Yeah, I guess. I think I'm getting used to this world, or maybe I'm becoming more comfortable in this world, and I'm beginning to think more and more calmly.

　It's not good enough that I told you to do this, but Kuro is puffing up his cheeks like he's sulking, but he doesn't seem to be able to come up with any particular counterargument.
　The childlike appearance of that was so cute that I unconsciously reached out and poked her swollen cheek.

"Heehaw!　Kite, kite!　What are you doing all of a sudden!
'Huh?　What a fresh reaction...
You poke a girl in the cheek out of the blue, that's cell harassment!
...s*xual harassment.
Mmmmm.
Ha-ha, sorry, sorry.

　What can I say, when I think about it usually, this situation, where the positions are reversed, is somehow strange, and I can't bear to laugh.
　It's a good thing that you're not afraid of the cute little guy, though he looks more and more unfaithful and looks at you with his cheeks puffed up like a hamster stuffed with sunflower seeds, but he's just cute and not at all scary.

''It's not that I'm nervous. It's just that I was surprised to see that Kaito-kun became a little bit cooler to my liking...
Yeah?　What did you say?
'It's nothing, Kite, you idiot!
So, I'm sorry...

　Until now, I may have been grateful for my salvation, but I've been taking a step back in my attitude towards Kuro.
　But now that I've gotten closer to her, I've seen a different side of Kuro.
　There's no need to make an assumption based on what I've heard. I don't need to make assumptions based on what I've heard from the people around me; I just need to look at Black with my own eyes and think slowly about what he is and how I should interact with him.
　Anyway, for now, maybe I should start by putting the princess in a good mood now that she's displeased with me.

　Dear Mom, Dad - I have a lot on my mind, and it's not that I don't feel uneasy. But I have no proof, but I think I'm getting a little closer to Black.