After Noin-san told me about Black's family, there was a bit of silence between us. Not that it's particularly awkward, but I'm feeling uncomfortable.
　After thinking about it in my head for a bit, I call out to Noin-san who is behind me.

"...What kind of food do you like, Noin-san?
"...what?　What's going on, all of a sudden....
The reason for this is that I don't have a clear reason for this, but I'm trying to get to know Noyn-san better. I need to know.
Huh?

　Surprisingly, the number of times I've had conversations with Mr. Noin alone is quite small. Of course, I consider Noin-san to be a dear friend, and I know him to some extent.
　However, just like the conversation with Fea-sensei, I realized that I didn't know Noyn-san at all when I talked to Laguna-san and Fors-san.

　.........So, is that why?　Suddenly, I wanted to know more about Noin-san.
　Noin-san sounded puzzled by my sudden words, but after a bit, she answered my question back.

''........Anmitsu, right?''
Anmitsu...I haven't had much anmitsu before, do they have it in this world?
Yes, I have. Well, I often make and eat it........what do you like, Kaijin-san?
I'll have a hamburger and apple pie.

　Noin-san likes honey. In addition, I'd better check the restaurants that offer honey in Kuro's book of eating places.
　I owe Noin-san a tremendous debt of gratitude for the rice he gave me in the past, so if you have the chance, you might want to go out for some anmitsu on my treat.

''So, to continue, I don't mean to sound like a lunatic, but.......what is your hobby?
'Well I enjoy playing shogi. Have you ever played shogi, Kaijin-san?
Yeah, yeah, well...
Would you like to play a game if you get a chance?
''........I don't mind, but please be prepared. If you play chess with me, Noin-san will experience 'the same despair as Alice'.......
''I see, so you're confident. I hope so.

　

'No, it's the opposite of what Noin-san thinks. If you play me........Noin-san will despair of my being too weak.
...What?

　Because Alice was desperate, you see. Because she was spooned and never asked to play chess again. No, no, but wait, what?　Maybe that thing I did when I played against Alice before.......maybe I'm not weak, but Alice is just too strong?
　Yeah, there's a very high probability of that. At any rate, Alice, despite her personality, is super versatile and smart, and her chess skills are probably at a bad level.
　

'No, it's nothing. Yeah, if you get a chance to...
Okay, yes.
Well, now.... what do you usually do, Noin-san?

　Putting aside my true abilities for now, I ask the next question.

........So?
''Well I'm rather curious, Noin-san and Raz.......how do the people in Black's family make money?''
I'm going to give you some money for your..........
Huh?

　I was sure that Zechs-san was in charge of the magic tool trade association, and I thought that Noyn-san was also doing something, so I asked him, but Noyn-san replied with a very troubled tone of voice and an unexpected word.

So, work and all that....
Well, I see... well, I'm sorry.

　
　When you think about it, Noin-san, who hides the fact that he is the first brave man, may find it difficult to find a job.
　I see, that's why he looks so hard to say. I've heard bad things about it.

I was just trying to do something about that. Raz-sama also earns money from selling fruits and vegetables, and...
'Well...'
"By the way, Kaito-san, 'guarding you when you're out and about'....
Well, it's not too late.

　He must have been really concerned about it, Noin-san making a sales pitch to me, who knows his true face.......but unfortunately, he's like a bunch of cheats when it comes to guards.......
　

''Ha, but I digress!　Noin-san's outfit today is very pretty.
"Huh?
She has a beautiful background, so her clothes look good on her... I'd say she's neat and clean. Her calm femininity is very much like Noin, which is great!
'What?　What?　Kah, Kaito-san........what do you mean.......well, you know.......

　Huh?　What am I talking about?　Perhaps it was because I was trying to cheer up Noin-san, but there was a series of somewhat toothless lines....
　Well, your mouth is moving well, and you're keeping up the momentum....

''Say, cherry blossom-colored hair looks good on you too. Or rather, Noin-san is a beautiful woman, so any color of hair looks good on you!
What?
I'm just happy to be alone with such a wonderful Mr. Noin.
'My God!　

　... yeah. I can't. I failed. I knew that if I let the momentum carry me, the result would be awful. It felt more like a seduction than a cheerleading session.
　This is not good. It's not good to say this to an already shy Noin-san. We need to change course immediately.....

''I'm sorry!　I'm going to say something weird--what?

　I turned around to apologize for saying something outrageous in the heat of the moment, and at about the same time I heard a thumping sound of a fall behind me.
　Of course, what is that falling sound in this situation.....

It's a good thing that I'm not the only one.　Bell, stop!　Stoop!　Mr. Noin has fallen!
"Guru?

　Dear Mom and Dad - this is a complete blunder on my part. What a strange turn of events. I was the one who was tenacious. I didn't realize it myself, partly because of yesterday's reverse proposal, but.......I guess I was quite nervous about the situation where I was alone with Noin-san - I was quite nervous.