Seventeenth day of the Saturday month. I came back from Rigforesia in the afternoon and briefly reported to Lilia-san and the others about what happened.......that she and Zeke had become lovers.
　It's a good thing that everyone is congratulated from the bottom of their hearts, especially Lilia-san, who was more pleased than anyone else... Zeke and Lilia-san are childhood friends, and Lilia-san seems to be as happy as herself that Zeke-san's love has come to fruition.

　It was almost like we were going to start a blessing party as it was, but Siege-san and I were probably tired, so we decided to talk about that at a later date, and we went back to our rooms.
　However, I think I'm still pretty tired... especially the sleepiness. I haven't slept properly for the three days we stayed at Rigforesia.

　I don't know if this is because of Shiro-san's blessing or not, but although I should have stayed up all night for three days, my body doesn't show any problems, and I can say I'm fine.
　It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with your friends.

　Thinking about this, I returned to my room and opened the door.......unfortunately, it looked like I wouldn't be able to fall asleep right away.

'Ah, welcome back!'
I'm home...　I was here.
'I just got here. I knew you'd be back, Kite.
"...what?　Why?
That's because you've been sneaking an even more powerful 'detection magic trick' into the necklace--a hunch!
Wait a minute, the first half...

　He said it was locator magic. Now, he said it's definitely detection magic... what?　Does this necklace contain a trick to help you figure out where I am?　Yeah, I had a sneaking suspicion of that, but where's my privacy?

"Well Black, do you know the word privacy?
'What?　Yeah, White likes you, and you're the one that Kite doesn't have, right?
Sourdough.

　It was. Before Black or anything else, I was always being watched by White...yeah, there was never any privacy before.
　Seeing my shoulders slumping in dismay at the reminder of that fact, Black speaks to me with a slightly panicked look on his face.

''Nah, it's okay!　I'll respect your privacy, Kite!
...detection spell.
''Ugh... well, that's just, you know, if something happens to you, Kite, it would be a disaster... so I'm making sure you can't hear the conversation or anything else...''
Well it's better than Mr. White...
'Uh-huh!　Don't worry, if any kid tries to do something bad to you, Kite, I'll beat him up!

　Huh?　I don't know, I just had a scene in my mind that looked like a nuclear bomb went off...and it's just my imagination, right?　I'm sure it was my imagination I'm afraid I can't say it's impossible.

'Well, let's leave it at that.............................Kite!
Huh?　What?
Now, you're going to roll over on your side of the bed and...
'What?　W-why?
Come on, come on, come on....
Okay, all right.

　I had no idea what Kuro's intentions were, but it's usual for him to say something out of the ordinary, so I slumped down on the bed as he told me, somewhat confused.
　

''Well........''
What?　Wait, Ku, Black!

　With a shout, I feel a weight on my back, or rather around my waist, and reflexively realize that Kuro has climbed on top of me.
　But Kuro is light!　I mean, and it's soft... what is this?　What the hell is going on?

Stay still and I'll massage you.
"...Heh?　Massage?
Yeah. Kite, you must be pretty tired so I'm gonna give you a massage.
....

　With a gentle voice, Black's hand touches my shoulder and he begins to slowly rub my shoulder.

'Wow, I knew it was tight.'
Is that right?
Kite is the type of person who has a big hoarding problem... so let's have a special version.
Huh?

　The moment I heard the voice "special version", a numbing warmth spread across my shoulders, and what.......what is it......as if my stiff, hardened shoulders were being shaken in small increments.......unspeakable It feels so good.
　It's amazing....it's like having a massage machine applied to my whole shoulder....it feels really good.

.........................Black?　What the hell is this...?
I'm rubbing while applying a weak healing spell.
Oh my god this feels so good.
Hehe, that's good, just relax. I'll take care of Kite's fatigue.

　I don't know if you can call it a blissful moment, but I think I've been storing up more exhaustion than I thought and a massage from Kuro feels like heaven.
　More than anything else, it's called love.　I can feel that he really cares about me from every single touch, and I feel helplessly happy.
　It is probably because of Kuro, he understands the way I feel with my sensory magic, and has changed the emotions that are transmitted to heal not only my body, but my heart as well.

But Black........why do you think I'm so tired?
I know... because it's my favorite thing about you, Kite.
I see.

　Oh, this is going to be a habit... it really feels so crazy good, and it feels like the gentle voice is wrapping my heart warmly around it.
　Feeling Kuro's kindness and overflowing goodwill, I let myself be carried away by his massage, feeling an inexpressible happiness.











　I wondered if it was about 30 minutes.　When Black's massage was over, I was happy to say that I felt light and in great shape everywhere, as if a weight had been lifted from my entire body.
　Then I sit up as Kuro moves from above me and thank him.

Thank you, Black. You made it a whole lot easier for me.
Yeah?　Good but it's not over yet, is it?
...What?
Ta-da!
"Oh, my God!

　Hearing my words, Black smiles brightly and then pulls my hand away, telling me it's not over yet.
　It's happened a few times before, but there's no way I can compete with Kuro's strength, and I'm easily pulled down and my head rests on Kuro's soft knee.

''I'm still going to heal you, Kite, for the rest of the day, okay?
...Black, um, I mean...

　It's very much appreciated, and as always, Black's lap pillow is really comfortable.
　I feel embarrassed and lightly scratch my cheek in the laying down position, thinking that if I'm not careful, I'll fall asleep in no time.
　Then Kuro smiles a cute smile that is almost sucking me in, and gently strokes my head.

"........it's okay. Kite-kun.
'What?　I'm fine, what do you mean?
Right now, I'm trying to keep this place out of sight of not only Chartier, but White as well so it's really just me and Kite-kun.
....

　The fact that he can do that is not surprising. It's no wonder that Black is an equal to White, and it's no surprise that he's able to set up a boundary that you can't see unless you really try to see it.
　If White sets up such a boundary, I'm sure he won't try to force a peek at it, sensing your intentions.

　However, the true meaning of those words is not immediately clear to me, and I nodded my head, but Kuro continued to speak with a gentle smile.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that you are always working hard, and I think it's cool.......but, everyone gets tired.
'....Uh-huh. That's definitely....
Kite, you don't look too tired or anything like that because you don't want to be around people... but right now... you can be nice to me just when you're alone with me.
Huh?

　As she tells me this, Black gently holds my head in her arms and hugs me.
　

I'm going to take care of everything for you when you get tired.
...er, I mean, are you sure?
Of course but in return, I'll spoil you as much as I can, Kite.
'Haha yes.

　Hearing the kind and happy words, I gently reach out and hug Black's little body.
　What is it?　Maybe I've accumulated a lot of things without realizing it, but when I hold you in my arms and feel Black filling my heart, I feel so happy. I really want to do this forever.

　While doing so, I move my face a little and my eyes meet with Kuro's beautiful golden eyes, and our lips are pressed together as if we were drawn to each other.

I'm going to be with you all day, Kite, today.... You can spoil me a lot, okay?
Yes.
Lots of hugs and lots of kisses?　
...Black.

　I'm too happy.

　Dear Mom, Dad - I feel so much safer when I'm with Kuro. Is that the kind of deep and tender affection you call it?　I received the kindness and sweet, melt-in-your-mouth favors that seemed to wrap me up... I'm ashamed to say that I really did as I said that day - I indulged Black with all my might.