When Kaito-san told me that she loved me, I froze as if time had stopped completely.
　Kaito-san just stared at me and waited for me to recover from my confusion without saying a word.

　Little by little, as my thoughts came back to me, the first thought that came to mind was.......it can't be true.

''........Ugh, lie.......''

　That thought unintentionally fell out of my mouth, and once I said a word, my mouth naturally spun out the words.

I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.

　Yes, I couldn't believe Kite's words.
　

　I've been talking about protecting Kaito-san, but in reality, I'm just using the relationships that Kaito-san weaves for my own benefit.......I have so much to be grateful for, I've never been able to repay her.
　So, why is it...why?

Mr. Lilia.
Huh?

　The feeling of disbelief is so great that just as it's about to turn into a feeling of fear, Kite-san calls out my name in a calm voice, and I can't help but jump a little.
　Seeing me like that, Kite-san opens her mouth with a slightly dumbfounded smile.

''........I can't speak for others either, but I don't think that Lilia-san's habit of despising herself is good.
...What?
It's not that Lilia is bad. She's a wonderful woman who gives me so much and always helps me out.

　Did I give Mr. Kite a lot of stuff?　Do you always help?　That can't be...

I'm very happy that you're the first person I've ever met in this world, and I'm very happy that you're the first person I've ever met.
...why... why?
'What?　R, Lilia?

　When I found out, I screamed.
　It was a debt that had been in the back of my mind for a long time, a debt that I hadn't mentioned because Kite and the others hadn't touched it, but it was something that had been bothering me for a long, long time....

'My, it's my fault!
Huh?
''Because I failed to summon the heroes I brought Kite and the others into a strange world!　All the hardships and insecurities I felt in the delicate position of not playing a brave man, all of it, all of it....
Oh, no, it's not Mr. Lilia's fault, because there is a killer for that.
...What?

　　Another killer?
　No way, there's a truth to this summoning of a hero that I don't know about....

Well, that's beside the point.
You're going to put it down?

　
　I was stunned... but all those thoughts and all the questions that popped into my head were quickly blown away.

''Huh?　Ah.....

　Kite, who was approaching me, reached out with a swoop and hugged my body with an all too natural movement.....eeeeee!

What are you, what are you doing, Mr. Kite?
Miss Lilia. I'm really glad I met you.
Huh?
I love you, the woman who worries about me as if it's natural........
''~~?

　Those words echoed deep inside me, as if they had physical power, and shook my heart greatly.
　As my body was surrounded by a numbing warmth, what boiled up in my heart was.......an unspeakable happiness.
　

Ugh....Kai....t.......Mr.?

　I should be happy, but tears started to fall. I should be saying something, but I can't speak, and I just keep crying like a child, burying my face in Kaito-san's warm chest.
　While holding me gently, Kite-san softly speaks to me in a whispering voice.

''........Lilia-san, can I hear your reply?''

　...answer?　I don't know what I'm talking about.....really........that's already been said.......

I.....like....Kite....a lot.
''~~!　Mr. Lilia!
'Huh?　Hiya!

　Feeling my face burning hot, I told her my feelings as well, and Kite-san hugged me with a much stronger force than before.
　I was surprised at first, but soon my heart was filled with that powerful embrace....I was just so happy....I couldn't say anything else.










　How long did I stay that way?　Kaito-san and I separate our bodies and face each other with a sense of embarrassment that is beyond our control.
　I should be so embarrassed that I can't see my face, but I glance at Kaito-san, and then our eyes meet and I turn bright red again.
　As I was feeling such a ticklish yet happy air, Kite-san took out something from her pocket that looked like a small box and held it out to me.

''Well Lilia-san.......happy birthday!''
Oh, thank you. What is this?
It's a music box magic tool. It's my first time making one, so you'll have to excuse my ineptitude.
"...Kite...for me?

　Kite's words, which she tells me with a bashful smile, made me impossibly happy, and I felt like tears were about to fall again.
　I held my hand over the small box I received while desperately fighting it..................the music box magic tool that Kite-san made for me.

　The music box, which was about the size of my palm, had a small magic crystal attached to it, and like the magic box, it seemed to have a structure that limited its use to a limited number of users.
　 How could I not be happy?

　Holding back my reluctance, I register the user and open the music box... Inside are beautiful blue jewels encrusted in it, shimmering like a starry sky.
　I hold my hand over the largest jewel in the center of the box and a beautiful song comes on, bright and yet somehow gentle.
　This is the first time I've heard this song........what is it?　Somehow, it seems to fit the current atmosphere.

　However, the surprise didn't end there.
　


'Yes. Well, its difficult....and if you look closely, I'm sorry I'm not very good at it...

　To be sure, when I was told, the family crests and stars that were floating around seemed to have distorted lines in places.
　

''........Is it good?　It's a miracle that I've met Kite, and yet I've had so many happy things happen to me. .....
'Of course it's good!　Mr. Lilia should be happy....no, I'm sure he will be happy!
Yes, there are many things about me that I don't know how to do, but I'm looking forward to working with you.

　To be honest, for a long time I was not blessed with a love life.
　Even Luna and Zeke told me that I had bad luck with men, and I've had my head in the sand many times before... and to be honest, I've even given up on that.
　I've been single for the rest of my life, or, although we hardly ever hear about it in this peaceful world, I have no choice but to marry someone I don't like in order to improve my own voice through political marriage and other means, like a nobleman......

　
　

''........By the way, Kite-san?　I don't think I've seen this gem very often, but what is it?
Oh, uh, Midnight Crystal.
"...What?　Huh?　Um ... they say you're going to be in or out of the market once every 10 years?　So, then, what about this strangely good quality wood?
...wood from the branches of the World Tree.
....

　I'm getting dizzy.......Midnight Crystal?　A branch of the World Tree?　How far does this man really go....

...Oh, um, Lilia?

　While I was holding my head with one hand, Kite-san spoke to me with a fearful look on her face.
　After hearing her voice and pausing for a bit, I slowly lowered my hand and turned to Kite-san.......

......................
Miss Lilia?
Totally, Kite, you never cease to amaze me.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry...
'But it can't be helped.......that's part of it.......I fell in love with you.......

　Kite, as usual, is outside the norm and easily overturned my common sense...but that's the man I fell in love with, Miyama Kite.

　I'm sure Kaito-san will continue to surprise me a lot in the future, and I'm sure I'll get confused many times.
　But I am sure that he will bring me just as much....or more happiness.

　We will be surprised, embarrassed, and helped.......and we will laugh together.

''........Kaito-san.
Yes?
'Make me happy, won't you?　I'm going to try even harder so that I won't regret the fact that you've fallen in love with me.
...Yes. I look forward to working with you in the future.

　On the seventh day of the month of the wind ... on my twenty-third birthday, with the miraculous blue light and the resounding blessed song ... Mr. Kite and I became lovers.