I managed to calm Alice down, but I was quite embarrassed.

'Oh, the unseemly part...'
Uh-huh. Let's just forget about what happened earlier.

　Feeling slightly awkward, I tried to change the subject, and the food was brought in at just the right time.

''Thank you for your patience. Here's the appetizer, 'Marinated Grown Sherip with Vegetable Aspic and Zudo Shell'.

　The waiter puts a plate in front of me and Alice while announcing the name of the dish, which has a somewhat high class French feel to it.
　Grown sherp and zudo shells, maybe shrimp and shellfish?　I don't know what an aspic is.

Alice, what is an aspic?
It's made by boiling meat or vegetable stock in a jelly-like consistency.
Nah, I see...

　I'm not sure, but that means the star-shaped jelly on this plate is apparently aspic. Indeed, when I look inside, there's something that looks like shrimp meat.
　When I glance at Alice, she smiles and moves her hand, "Please, try it," she says with a smile.

　I've been in this world for almost half a year now... I've gotten used to eating with a knife and fork, and I can eat a course meal gracefully... oh, no, I can eat it to a degree that's not too shabby. Id.
　While thinking about that nonsense, I put the aspic in my mouth and....yeah, I see. It tastes elegant. But I think it's a bit bland........

''Kite, I think it would be better to eat it with the sauce, though?
Uh-huh.

　Sa, I guess I wish you had told me ahead of time, that kind of thing........
　Once again, when I ate it with the sauce that was being poured on the plate like a pattern, the elegant taste I felt earlier was emphasized by the sauce, and it felt many times more delicious.

　While realizing that deliciousness, I turned my gaze towards Alice...............Alice was eating her food with a degree of elegance that was unimaginable from her normal appearance.
　It's a regretful but perfect gesture.......if it weren't for the mask on her face.

'Speaking of which, Alice. Lately, Kuro and Isis-san seem to be busy.......I wonder if they are busy preparing for the Sixth King Festival?

　As we talked about our food and chit-chat, I mentioned the Sixth King Festival, in which Alice is also involved.
　The reason is that lately Black's time visiting me has been decreasing. Until now, he used to stay for more than three hours every day, chatting and practicing his magic, but lately he leaves after about an hour.
　No, well, I still come every day........

　And Isis-san was also away even though she went to visit twice, so I knew she was busy preparing for the Six Kings Festival................................Alice seems to be rather bored even though she's the Six Kings, right?

Oh. I know what you're thinking, Kite, but I'm pretty busy too.
Really?
Yes, there are about 20 alter egos working right now, Alice.
Nah, I see...

　Apparently, Alice will leave the work to the alter ego and the main body will stay with me.

''Kuro-san is the brainchild and overall commander of this project, so it's no wonder he's so busy.
Hmmm. Isis, too?
'Oh, uh ... well ... Mr. Isis, you know ... but he's doing his best, right?
'What?　What a subtle way to say it.

　When I ask Alice, who for some reason is stagnant unlike Black's time, Alice continues to speak with a subtle face.

The fact is, Isis-san is, in a way, even more enthusiastic than Kuro-san. Well, Isis-san has never been on the organizing side of a festival like this, except for the heroic festival, and she seemed happy about it already.
...isn't that a good thing?
".........Isis-san, you know. I'm super good at destroying things, but I'm not very good at making and fixing things....
Oh....

　Hearing Alice's words muttering with a troubled expression, I remembered the time when I went to the Demon World to see Magnawell-san before.
　The time when I had helped Liliwood-san fix the broken rock mountain and instead of fixing it, I had broken a new rock mountain.......

''Especially this time, Isis-san was so tense and told us 'I'll help you a lot' or, well, words of desperation for us.
....
So, Black-san couldn't just disregard Isis-san, and so they kept building and breaking things, fixing things and breaking things.
Nah, I see that's why you've been so busy.
'Yes, finally, Black said, 'I'm appointing Isis as Lillywood's personal assistant! And then I managed to get the work going. Well, I was crying, Lillywood, but...

　Mr. Lillywood, how unfortunate........
　But, well........Isis-san is working hard too. I can't help but smile when I imagine her having so much fun. I'm sure it's not good for Liliwood-san, who is suffering real harm, but....

I'm looking forward to the Sixth King Festival.
Yes, Kuro-san is excited about it, saying that this time it's for a festival date with Kaito-san. Well, I'm sure Kaito-san is having a hard time because most of her plans are full.
"...Yeah?　Wait a minute. What did you just say?
'What?　So, so.........Kite, you're basically going to go around with the organizer, the Sixth King, during the Sixth King Festival.......didn't Kuro-san tell you about it?
I'm not listening.

　Huh?　Wait a minute, what's going on?　During the Six Kings Festival, do you basically go around with the host Six Kings?
　As I recall, the Six Kings Festival is a festival where each of the six kings produce a day of festivities, right?　Do you want to go around with that host?　Isn't that a thing - isn't that the one that gets a lot of attention?

'Well, you can't have fun with the size-impossible Mr. Magnawell and 'I'm not going to have fun with you, are I?　'I'll at least welcome you, but I won't go around with you,' said Megiddo-san, 'I won't go around with you. So it's going to be Kuro-san, Isis-san, Lillywood-san and me.
'....Did Mr. Lillywood say yes?
Yeah, she said she wouldn't mind if it wasn't too much trouble.
Hmm....
'Well, well, resistance is futile. Give it up!
'It's a villain's line of dialogue, that's it!

Can I just ask you what it's all about, by the way?

　Yeah. I'm beginning to understand. Resistance is pointless in this kind of development... well, and it certainly sounds like Alice is right, it's going to be fun.

'Kuro-san is planning an orthodox festival. Megide-san's is, well, I guess it's to be expected, but it's something like an arena competition. Liliwood-san's is going to be similar to the Treasure Festival. Magnawell-san's is going to be about interacting with demons. I think Isis-san's will be more like a flea market.　Mine is just for fun on the day, I guess.
"...flea market?　As for me, it sounds like fun, but what about in terms of other guests of honor?
There's already a lot of anticipation for this event. I heard that there will be items collected by Isis-san on the line... Kite, you know, but Isis-san has always had a hobby of collecting items from her favorite books.
Yeah. Mr. Isis told me.

　Collecting the flowers and gems that appeared in her favorite books is a hobby of Isis-san's, and I was shown the room where she keeps them too, but there are a great many of them.

Among them, there are already extinct plants and flowers and legendary ores... but to my surprise, this time, Isis-san has announced that she's going to let go of all of them.
'What?　Why, why?!

　Hearing the shocking words Alice uttered, I forget that I'm eating and lean forward.
　Because those items are supposed to be memories and treasures for Isis-san................................and you're going to give them all away.

　Seeing me asking in a hurry, Alice looks at me with a slight smile and slowly opens her mouth.

....here ...and ... full of ... memories of ... kite... .........and then, after cleaning up the storage room, she laid out the ice crystals she and Kite had picked with Kite as if they were important. They love you~
Mr. Isis.
I guess that means that the future with Kite is much, much more important to Isis-san than the tens of thousands of years of past that she's had to walk through.

　Hearing Alice's words, I suddenly relaxed from my shoulders. And at the same time, an inexplicable feeling of happiness welled up in me.
　I'd love to live up to this expectation. I hope that I can make lots of memories with Isis-san, and I hope that there will be more memorabilia than can be stored in that vault.

　Dear Mother, Father-- Alice told me about the Sixth King's Day. It seems that it has been decided that I will travel to the festival with each of the Six Kings. As for that, yes-- I've given up the fight.