The most sacred place in the divine realm - the divine realm where the top of the world, the God of Creation, Shalovanal, lives.
　As usual, Shalovanal was staring at the world from the edge of the sanctuary, when the time-space god Kronor appeared to him.

''........Shalovanal-sama, do you wish to see me?''

　Kronor bowed his head deeply and then opened his mouth, but his inner feelings were very complicated.
　Because Klonoa understood from her past experience that being called by Sharovanal unexpectedly meant that she would almost certainly be reckless.
　However, there is no way that she, who has sworn absolute allegiance to Shalovanal, could ignore the call, and she was waiting for Shalovanal's words with trepidation.

'Kaito-san won't indulge me,'
...What?
Mr. Kaijin is not indulging me.
....

　Hearing Shalovanal's words, which were told in a nonchalant voice without inflection, Kronor was somewhat stunned, then thought about the content of the words after being somewhat stunned, and then returned the words.

''I see, but isn't that inevitable to a certain extent?　Given Miyama's personality, he's probably not the type to take others too seriously.
But I've been spoiled by Black.
....
Only Black is being sneaky and I want him to spoil me.
Nah, I see...

　She is basically a dry or unemotional person, but there are only two things that she gets emotional about.
　One is, needless to say, the Kaito. It's well known to the gods, let alone to Kronor, but Shalovanal has a distinctly special regard for pleasant people, and she often shows her emotions to her pleasant partner.
　And another thing about this was questionable, as Kronor didn't know the details of this, but he also seemed to have an emotional... or rather, a kind of rivalry with the Dark Lord Crom Eina.

(After all, since he is an opponent with the same level of power, is he aware of it?

　Kronor, who didn't know that Crom'eina was half of Shalovanal, simply recognized it as a rivalry to his rival, just like his own feelings towards Ayn.
　But, well, that was not very important in this place. What is important is that when one of those two is involved, the rank of recklessness jumps up.......

''.........well, Lord Shalovanal. So, why was I called in?
Please do something.
...Yes?
Please do something.
...hahaha... well, I don't know what the specific method is...
I'll take care of it.
I'm sorry, sir.

　And the recklessness that is brought, Shalovanar's words that he is not happy because he is not being pampered by the pleasant man, so he should do something about it. Unfortunately, there was no option for Kronor to refuse, so he bowed his head deeply and walked away from the divine realm.

(............However, this time it's a rather easy part of the process. All I have to do is ask Miyama to indulge Sharovanal-sama. Fortunately, I have a close relationship with Miyama, so there's no problem. Let's head over to Miyama's house right now.







　A few seconds after Kronor left, Shalovanal, who felt the magic power, turned around and Kaito appeared along with the light of the transition magic.

''Hello, Shiloh-san.......what's going on?''
I'm surprised it was quicker than I expected. Hello, Kaito-san.
"...Yeah?　Ah, yes. Well, I got some tasty snacks, so if it's okay with you, Shiro-san, would you like to have some tea?
That's fine. Okay, I'll get it for you.

　Feeling that it's unusual for Kaijin to make a suggestion, Shalovanal lightly waves a finger and prepares a table and chairs.
　He then sits down to face Kaijin and makes the tea appear. Kaijin also takes out the confectionery from the magic box and places it on the table before taking a seat.

''That's unusual. To be invited to tea by Kaijin-san...''
'What?　Oh, no... I just wanted to spend some time with White-san once in a while...
I see.

　Sharovanal wonders about the pleasant man who seems to be acting strangely, and reads his mind. Then.........

　I went to visit anyway, but........hmmm. Knee pillows, like Black is doing to me?　(No, but how do I get it out of the way... let's try to figure out another way...)

　Apparently, Kaijin is coming to this place with the idea of spoiling Sharovanal.

''....Hm?　Um, Mr. White?　Um, the table and the tea and the pastries are gone... or maybe it's my imagination, but I think the chair I'm sitting on is stretched out...
No, I thought you might want me to do something for you.
"...Well, you know, to think of another way...
No.
''Well White-san already knows, so there's no need to bother mentioning it...''
Unless you tell me, I have no idea what you want me to do, Kaijin-san.
....

　Kaito looked like he wanted to complain to Shalovanal, who told him in a matter-of-fact manner, but he opened his mouth with a deep sigh, as if he knew Shalovanal would not relent.

''.........well, well, I'm tired lately......and I feel calmer when I'm with Shiro-san, so I was just.......well, hi, knee pillow or something.... I thought it would make you happy....I know it's a very rude request, but...
''It can't be helped. I'm in a very good mood right now, so if Kaito-san says, 'I have to,' then I won't have to think about it.
But I really need you to kneel for me, Mr. White.
Okay.

　To Kaito, who tells him shyly, Shalovanal's almost unchanging expression turns into a faint smile and pats his own thigh.
　Before he knows it, the chair has changed to the length of a bench, and Kaito moves and slowly lies down with a resigned expression on his face.

''........What, this sense of defeat.......''
'Oh?　It's a strange thing to say. The pleasant man's request was granted with flying colors, right?　Rather a winner, isn't it?
Geez... White's got a bad habit of teasing people like that nowadays.
Don't you like me like this?
'....Well, it's a bit embarrassing at times, but the current White, who shows more emotion than the old White, is better...' ...I like it.
Okay.

　Hearing Kaijin's reply, Shalovanal stroked Kaijin's head on his thigh with satisfaction and then smiled a beautiful smile.
　Even if they didn't exchange any more words, it was as if their hearts were strangely connected to each other.......while enjoying such a comforting feeling......






''........Is that your master?　I left about half an hour ago, sir?
Yeah, well do you know where they're going?
No, I'm sorry.
No, I'm sorry for visiting you so suddenly. Excuse me.

　At the house of Kaijin, the chief squire, Anima, told him that Kaijin was absent. Klonoa, feeling somewhat stumped, decided to head to the next place.

(Mmm, is Miyama out........well, where is it?　(Lilia's mansion, the Dead King's castle, and the Dark Lord's castle are prime candidates...)

　The range of action of the pleasant man was reasonably wide, and since he used transition magic, there were many candidates, but it didn't take long for Kronor, who could manipulate time, to move. For now, thinking to try to hit the mind in order, Kronor disappeared from the place.




　However, the search for the pleasant person, which he thought would be found soon, was extremely difficult. There was no sign of Kaito in Lilia's mansion, Isis's castle, or Crom Eina's castle.
　Other than that, I tried to go around to many places for my mind, but I couldn't find the pleasant man.

(.........I can't find him. The rest is the Phantom King's shop........no, wait, where is the Phantom King's shop in the first place?　(I know it's in the Kingdom of Symphonia, but...)

　Alice's General Store was the most likely place for a pleasant person to visit, but Kronor had never visited there, and he didn't know the exact location.
　Hence, he had removed it from the candidate list once, but other than that place, he had gone around most of it and had no other idea.

(...Would you rather ask the God of Life and the God of Fate?　It will take some time to convince them......but no, wait. (As expected, the God of Life and the God of Fate would be willing to cooperate if it's a request from Lord Shalovanal)

　Since he couldn't find too many pleasant people, Kronor decided to rely on Life and Fate.......

'.........mi, I can't find them.
What?

　However, even with the use of Life's ability, they couldn't find Kai-chan.

''Hmm, the power of the God of Life doesn't work in places where there are no creatures to serve as eyes... but does that mean Kai is in such a place?''
''Uhhhhhh........well, I guess we can't keep Lord Shalovanal waiting any longer....

　Nearly two hours had already passed since they started searching for Kaito, and the impatience on Kronor's face was becoming stronger.


What, the God of Life?
Mr. Miyama aren't you in the Shinto realm?
...what?
''In the divine realm, of course my strength and the power of the God of Fate are not enough...''

　Hearing Life's mumbled words, Klonoa put his hand to his chin and thought for a moment. I'm sure it's true that it's more convincing to think that they are in a place where there are no other living creatures, but it's more convincing to think that they are in a divine realm that Life's power can't reach.
　Although it is dark under the lighthouse, Kronor, who thought that this was currently the most likely, nodded once and then decided to head to the divine realm.

''.........Indeed, the possibility is high. I'll head to the divine realm to confirm it. That took a lot of effort.
No, if we don't find them, we'll look again.
If Kai is there, tell him to stop by my temple on the way back~

　With Raif and Fate's words at his back, Kronor hurriedly headed to the divine realm.






　When Kronor reached the divine realm, the only thing he saw in his eyes was Shalovanal, and there was no figure of Kaito.

(Not even here...................fault.

　He gnashes his teeth at the fact that he has yet to fulfill Shalovanal's request and approaches to report on his progress, prepared to be scolded.
　However, for Kronor, he hears a word that he didn't expect to hear.

''........Kronor.
'What...?　Now, Lord Shalovanar has spoken my name...
You've done well. I'm so proud of you.
...What?

　The words that were announced were the highest compliment yet. Naturally, Kronor, who had no way of knowing that Kaito was here just a few minutes ago and was acting in the way that Shalovanal wanted him to act, nodded his head.
　

　It was not until some time later that Kronor, who continued to stand stunned, correctly understood the situation.







''.........So I spoiled White, just like Black's advice. It was a hell of an embarrassment, though.
Ha-ha, aren't you happy, White?　That's all I've been saying lately.
... um, yeah. Well, okay....
Oh, by the way, Kuronoa-chan was looking for Kite.
'Mr Cronor?　What can I do for you?　You could have sent me a Hummingbird or something...
''Hmmm, Hummingbird can't reach the divine realm. It must have been something urgent, right?
''Hmmm, I'm going to go to Klonoa-san's for a moment then.
'Yes!　See you later~