It was the seventh day of the tree month, one night after my date with White.
　Shiro-san said something to me as he was leaving, "I don't care what number I am too," and left, and although the statement bothered me, I was sure he enjoyed it.

　And events happen in rapid succession, and tomorrow I'll be heading to the royal palace with Lilia-san.
　It seems to be an apology for the fact that my invitation was not sent by mistake.
　I don't mind it at all, but it seems that there are various things to consider when it comes to the country's prestige and so on, so they're going to make an apology in a public forum.

"Miyama-san is really involved in a lot of things, isn't she?
It's true.

　I happened to run into her in the corridor, and Kusunoki-san, who was walking with her, told me with a sigh, and I laughed as I said back.

''Kusunoki-san, are you in magic school today?''
Yeah, it's a lot of fun to learn.
'I see... well, I'm sure Kusunoki-san is solid and will be fine, but be careful on the road.
'Yes. Thank you.

　When I got close to the front door, I exchanged a few words with Kusunoki-san before seeing her off, and I headed to Lilia-san's room, thinking I'd ask her about tomorrow's events.















　I came to Lilia-san's room, but she wasn't there, and when I asked the servant, she said she was headed to the warehouse.
　It's not that it's a particularly urgent matter, but since it's okay for me to go there, I was a little curious about the warehouse, so I decided to head there.

　The warehouse is located just outside of the mansion, the house is very large and spacious inside.
　
　The brightly lit interior is filled with tall shelves lined up for the purpose of placing magic tools for lighting, and the sight of tall shelves lined up was a sight to behold.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot of weapons, such as swords and armor, things like carriage wheels, and things that look like magic tools, while moving your gaze unusually to look for Lilia-san.
　No matter how large it was, it was small compared to the mansion, and Lilia-san's figure was easy to find.
　Lilia-san was facing the shelves and moving her hands, seemingly looking for something rather than organizing it.

'Good morning, Lilia-san,'
Mr. Kite?　Good morning. What can I do for you?
'Oh, no, I just thought I'd ask you about tomorrow's schedule ... are you looking for something?'
Yes, just a note from your brother...
A letter, sir?

　When Lilia-san sees me, she returns my greeting with a gentle smile.
　And when I nodded my head at the words about looking for letters, Lilia-san opened her mouth with a somewhat dumbfounded expression.

It's just that.
Yeah, sure.
'So I was wondering if there might be something written about this case, so I thought I'd check it out for tomorrow... where is it, I wonder?　It's completely unnecessary, so it's supposed to be sitting around here with the items we're planning to discard...

　I've been thinking about it for a while now, but Lilia-san has no mercy at all for her own brother. She said it was completely unnecessary, and the way she's talking now, it's as if she hasn't even looked through it.
　No, how should I put it, I can clearly read the sense that she's had a hard time with her brother's behavior until now.

　It is true that there are many things on the shelves around here that look like bulky trash at first glance, and they don't seem to be very well organized.
　And out of the corner of my eye, Lilia-san prepares a high pedestal and reaches out to take the box that is high up, but.......it seems she can't reach it just in time.

''Lilia-san, would you like me to take it?''
'What?　Oh, well I'm sorry, may I ask you to do that?
Yes, sir.

　I'm taller than Lilia-san, so I suggest that I can reach it if I'm in that position, and Lilia-san asks with a slightly apologetic look on her face.
　I agree with that and stand on the pedestal to replace Lilia-san and put my hand on the box that Lilia-san was going to take earlier.

''........Hm?　Huh?
Can't we get it?
No, I think it's stuck on something and if I put some effort into it I can get it to work...

　I guess things are pretty squeezed in there, and when I pull on the desired box, it only moves a little.
　But when I pulled with force, it moved a little, so I held the box with both hands and tried to pull it.
　 ...Isn't it disgusting?

　The moment I thought that and tried to loosen up, the box came loose with such an assault that I wondered what I had been struggling with earlier, and I, who had been pulling the box taller and taller, lost my balance greatly.

''Whoa!　I mean, it's box heavy!
Mr. Kite?

　I still managed to regain my position, but the box I pulled out was much heavier than I had imagined, and my wobbly legs slid off the pedestal.
　The sight of Lilia-san rushing up to catch me as I fell in a panic seemed like slow motion, and I fell with a loud noise.













''Tsk........Kite-san!　Are you okay?
...Oh, yes, yes, a great length....
?

　I must have fallen from a pretty high position, but thanks to Lilia-san's catching me, my body wasn't in pain, and I was trying to reply to Lilia-san, who was calling out to me with concern... but I went rigid.
　

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

　

''..............Ah, ah, um!　Kaa, kaa, kite!
'What?　I'm sorry. I'll be right back.

　I was unconsciously gazing at the beautiful Lilia-san's face, when she spoke to me with her face bright red, I came to myself and tried to move on top of her in a hurry, but for some reason my body wouldn't move.
　

''........Lilia-san.......er......I can't move....
What?
No, I think something fell on my foot...
'What?　

　It's not like your legs are crushed, but there are heavy loads lined up above your knees, and even if you try to pull your legs out, they're trapped and can't be pulled out.
　And that seems to be the case for Lilia-san as well, and a pale expression appears on her face.

The actuality of this is that it is not a good idea to have an all in one's life style.
It's a large magic tool for the bathtub. It's quite old and I thought it was a discarded item...
Why do you keep such heavy things so high up in the...
I'm sure he put it away mostly at random but I'll be tight with him later.

　I see, I'm not good at body-enhancement magic, so I don't feel that way, but for someone who can use body-enhancement magic well, that means it's easy to lift that kind of weight.......then!

So, Lilia, can't you lift it up, with your feet?
''I suppose it's possible but in this position, you might end up kicking Kite's leg up... and injuring him.
I don't mind.
No!　I can't do that!

　Just in position, my legs are crossed over Lilia-san's legs, and it's true that if Lilia-san puts some force into it in this state, I might be in pain, but..........................If that's how I can escape, I suggested that I don't mind, but Lilia-san shook her head strongly.
　Well, considering the gentle Lilia-san's character, you can't take any means that might hurt me.......but then, what should I do?

...Well, Lilia. It was pretty loud, wasn't it?
'.........this warehouse is under a powerful warding spell, so no sound can leak out.
...Well, what do I do with that?
Well in an hour Luna will come looking for us and we'll just have to wait for that.
One hour?

　This position for an hour!　That's not good.
　Because currently I'm lifting my upper body with my arms so that I don't have to lean on Lilia-san, and at the end of the day I'm in a position like the start of a push-up.
　No, it might be a tighter posture because my knees and below are completely immobile....in this state for an hour!　It's not just hard, it's definitely not possible!　

　To be frank, my muscle strength is one of the lowest in my generation, and even now my two arms are already pulling and shaking.
　Enduring an hour in this state is rightly a challenge to the limit..............I may not be able to lift my arm tomorrow.

''.........Kite. Please relax.
...What?
'That position must be quite painful, isn't it?　Please lean on me.
"Well, uh, but...

　Seeing me looking like I'm in pain, Lilia-san suggests that I relax my hand and lean on her.

''It's okay. I'm pretty sturdy even with this one, so anything that weighs as much as one kite is nothing.
'No, but that would be too close...'
'Don't tell me!　I'm trying not to think about it, you know!
I'm sorry.

　Reacting to my words, Lilia-san shouts while her face turns bright red.
　Nah, somehow, that reaction makes me strangely aware of it too, or maybe I'm getting very nervous.


Yes.

　I resent my ineffectiveness, but my arms were pretty close to their limits, so I checked with Lilia-san, and she nodded a small nod while hiding her face.
　Slowly, she relaxed her hands and covered Lilia-san with them.
　A soft bulge touched my chest, my heart jumped loudly, and at the same time I felt a soft and reassuring scent.

　
　Lilia-san also seemed embarrassed and turned her face away from me.......even her ears were red.

　Dear Mom, Dad - I was going to have a meeting with Lilia to discuss tomorrow with her, but an unfortunate accident happened, and it was a terrible - happening.