Just knowing that she won't be doing any of the colourful things like Fate-san and Leife-san, I feel an order of magnitude more secure.

　
　Kuronoa-san is very tall, around 180cm, and if she were sitting normally, her head would be in a reasonably high position... but as I mentioned before, Kuronoa-san's head is low.
　This is because Mr. Kronor-san is so deeply immersed in the hot water that even his neck, not to mention his shoulders, are so deeply immersed in the water that it seems to be even more embarrassing.

''........Miyama.......don't look at me!　Don't ever look at it!
Wow, I know. I don't see it.
Why did I let this happen to me?
I'm sorry...
Oh, no, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to blame you.

　
　

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of this. So I don't know what to do.

　Yeah, I know. I can easily understand why you don't have this kind of experience just by looking at your reaction up until now.

"In the first place, what good would it do you to get into a bath with me?
....
Why aren't you talking?
Of course, I'm confused and upset, but with a beautiful woman like Klonoa-san, well, I'm also happy.
What?

　I'm a healthy guy, and while I'm embarrassed and nervous, I'm also happy to be able to bathe with such beautiful women.
　It's not that I'm not happy about it, but it's a situation where the best bait is dangling in front of me, and I can't bite into it even if I wanted to...well, hard work is hard work, but....

　Hearing my words like that, Kronor-san sounded astonished, then she was silent for a while, and then muttered in a small voice.

''........Ho, are you serious?''
Excuse me?
So when you said you thought I was beautiful and pretty, you didn't mean to poke fun at me, you know. Not that you're there, but do you really mean it?
''........I don't think my character is so bad that I would tease you like that. I meant everything I said to Kronor-san. I think Kronor-san is a really beautiful woman, a wonderful woman.

You know what?

　Hey, what's this all about, it's all so messed up and embarrassing!　It's a good thing that I'm not the only one who is aware of this.
　

　It's not a good idea to be able to say it's sweet and sour, but that's what the silence between me and Kuronoa-san is all about, and after a little while Kuronoa-san speaks out slowly.

'........Hey, Miyama. This is a good opportunity. I'll tell you my true intentions.
Do you mean it?
'Oh I am ... I am ... you're 'horrible' ...'
...What?

　The words, quietly announced, were something I hadn't expected to hear.
　Horrible about me?　Kronor, the supreme god of time and one of the best in this world, is afraid of me?　Why is that?

　As if to answer the question that came into his head, Kronor-san continued to speak in a quiet but somewhat grave voice.

''...............................Since you came to this world it's only been a few months. And yet you've changed something that hadn't changed in hundreds and thousands and thousands of years, and you've changed it so easily.
....
You are bringing about change in this world and that is an undeniable fact. There have been people in the past who have brought about great change in the world the first brave man, and he is one of them.

　The story of Noin-san, the first brave man who came out of Kronor-san's mouth.......
　Noin-san is an existence that brought about a very big change in this world and is a hero that is still talked about today.
　The existence that removed the barriers between the three worlds and spun the world... To be honest, I think it's a bit of a stretch to even compare them. However, Kronor-san's manner of speaking is as if he feels that I'm on a par with Mr. Noin, or even more so.

''Well it still took him ten years. I'm not going to say that time is faster or better, but still, Miyama, you're bringing far faster and greater changes to this world than the first hero.
....
"Everyone who's ever been in your life has been changed, Lord Shalovanar, the God of Fate, the God of Life and that's why I find you so frightening. When I talk to you it's as if your unshakable self, which for so many years has been unshakable, is being changed irresistibly and irresistibly changed and it's terrifying.

　Changing is a frightening thing... it's a feeling that even I, being human, can understand to some extent.
　It's not always a good thing to change, it's to change yourself.......in a sense, it's to lose your past self, and in a sense, it's also to encounter the unknown.
　That's why Klonoa-san's opinion was legitimate... and I didn't feel like complaining about it.

　However, Kronor-san didn't finish her story there..............................She continued to speak in a voice that sounded like she was slightly smiling.


...What?
'None of the changes you bring about are bad... I feel that Lord Shalovanal, the God of Destiny, the God of Life... the way the divine world is changing for the better. That's why, while I am afraid of the changes that are coming, I also look forward to the changes that are coming.
Mr. Klonoa.
"Hey, Miyama. I'm afraid to see how you're going to change this world, but I want to see where it goes, and I want you to show me. I have high hopes for you.

　When I tell him that much, Cronor holds a chopstick in his hand and hands it to me before pouring me a drink.
　Out of the corner of my gaze, which moved naturally, I saw the figure of a beautiful and powerful goddess with a gentle and serene smile on her face, gazing at me with eyes of different colors on either side.........

''So.........so.......Miyama.......''
Yes, sir.
I want you to be the man I know you are and the man I know you'll be in the future. If that's the case, then I will always be on your side.
''Well I'm not that great of a person, and what I can do is really trivial... but yes... it will come true. Then I want to continue to be the one who doesn't betray Kronor-san's expectations, yes.

　Honestly, I think it's a good place to buy into it. I think I'm not such a great person, I'm just an ordinary person who is blessed with a few people around me.
　But even for such a small and insignificant person, if there is someone who has high hopes for me, I'll do my best to meet them.

"You're warm. You know, I think I understand why everyone loves you so much.
'Well, uh ... thank you?'
"Hmmm........Miyama, can you pour me a cup?
Oh, yes. Go ahead.....

　Kronor's smile, which I hadn't had a chance to see very often before, was very beautiful and somehow divine.

　We listened to Kuronoa-san's request, poured each other some sake, lightly matched our chopsticks and toasted each other.
　Before I knew it, Kuronoa-san's nervousness had faded, and I could see a little bit of her beautiful, slender body, and my heart unintentionally thumped high at the skin that shimmered with hot water drops.

''........This is a great opportunity. Tell me more about you, even if it's just a small detail I want to know a little more about the person you are.
Okay then, tell me about Mr. Cronor instead.
Did you see that?　Hmmm, yeah, fine, but don't expect any funny stories?
No, I have high hopes for that.
Well you're not really a guy...

　When I tell her in a mocking tone, Cronor smiles happily.
　Do you think they had a heart-to-heart talk?　Somehow, I feel that today's conversation has changed my impression of Kronor-san.

　Dear Mom and Dad - I'm so glad to hear that Kronor-san really meant what he said. There were times when I thought I was overbought, but I was still glad of the expectation, and it was never a burden to me. I know it's a difficult thing to do, but I'll continue to do my best, and continue to be the one who can meet Kuronoa-san's expectations.