The Temple of Destiny is located in the upper levels of the Divine Realm. It is the second most prestigious place in the divine world after the divine realm, where only the Supreme God and his immediate subordinates are allowed to enter.
　

''Fufu~f~n~

　Humming and smiling happily, Fate can be seen to be in a very good mood. There are beautifully colored cookies on the table, and Fate takes one of the finished products and puts it in her mouth.

'Yeah!　Delicious!　That's me, isn't it? You just don't usually do it, but if you do, you can!

　The finished cookies seem to be satisfyingly good, and with a joyful look on her face, Fate puts the finished cookies into a bag with an adorable wrapping.

I hope Kai-chan will be pleased with it!　I was busy at the Sixth King's Festival with something related to Lord Shalovanal, and I was explaining things at the birthday party, so I haven't been able to play with Kai much~

　After smiling and talking to himself, Fate holds the wrapped cookies in his hand and hops onto his beloved cushion.
　And as he was about to head down to his objective, Kaito........

''........Huh?''

　Halfway through, he stopped moving with a nod of his head.

''Well what am I doing?　Huh?　Why are you willing to go through the trouble of cooking?

　Apparently, she hadn't noticed it until now because of her good mood, but she had finally realized the abnormality of her own behavior of cooking.
　As it was, Fate muttered with a serious expression while gazing at the packet of cookies in her hand.

''........It's strange, right?　Because, you see, I'm approaching Kai to provide for me while I spend my time lazily sleeping around doing nothing, right?　So why take the time and effort to cook a home-cooked meal... no, no, this is the thing!　

　Something seems to get stuck, and Fate continues mumbling to herself to the empty space.

''........this is like, 'I want Kai to eat my home-cooked food'.......no, no!　Because the only reason I'm approaching Kai-chan is to be a neato. Kai-chan is a good-natured person, so I'm just using her....um, yeah, no. Definitely not.

　Fate looks quite upset, and continues to speak with an impatient look on her face as she shakes her head several times, alone.

''No, absolutely not!　Because I'm God, you know?　The Supreme Being I would never be in love with a human being or anything like that!　No, no, it's true that Kai is an interesting girl, and she has a good reputation for it. That's only because it's like, let's make it useful for me or something, and I have no romantic feelings or anything like that!

　

''No........no......no!　I only like this one because it's a nice cushion.....and it has nothing to do with Kai-chan giving it to me or anything like that. Even the fact that I was happy when she gave it to me is, oh, it was just an act.......an act to get Kai to provide for me.

　After muttering to himself as if he was explaining himself, Fate made a pensive expression and gave a small smile.

''.........My date with Kai-chan was fun--ha!　No, no, no!

　And immediately after, he shook his head vigorously.

'No, because that's ridiculous.......that's the opposite of the means and the end. No, right?　Oh no, it's not like I really fell in love with Kai while approaching her or anything...

　Strange as it was, one's own mind was a difficult thing to understand. It seems that this was also true for her, the supreme god.
　The love for a pleasant person that was beginning to grow in her own heart, she hadn't noticed it until now. The approach that was supposed to be going to be nurtured.................was becoming the main objective before long.

　Fate's face gradually turned red, while at the same time her eyes swam around in confusion.

''..........I have to work.''

　Finally, having reached the point of confusion, Fate began to act in the farthest thing from her normal routine. No joke, she sat at her office desk, which she had only used a few times since the construction of the temple, and began to work frantically as if she were trying to forget something.










　A few minutes after Fate had started working, the huge door of the room was opened with great force.

''God of Fate!　Today, which is today, the report that has accumulated...
"Shut up, space-time god!　I'm working, and you're interrupting me!　I'm putting the report together over there!
You're always, always coming up with something better than-- Yeah?　Wait a minute, what did you just say?
I told you I'm putting all the reports in there!　You're interfering with my work, so just take it and get the hell out!
...What?

　Hearing Fate's words, which she tells with an exasperated look, Kronor makes a pouting expression. The current Kronor has an unimaginably dumb expression on his face, but.......that's probably inevitable.
　With her eyes wide open, Kronor looks at Fate and the report in turn several times.

　Dude, you okay?　I don't know what's wrong with you.
No, I'm the same as always!
You mustn't be so hard on yourself. It's not a job to be rushed. I think we need to take a break and...

　Perhaps because she has seen Fate so differently than usual, Kronor tells her with a worried look. Her agitation can be felt from the fact that she even pops up with a line that is the complete opposite of the usual, ''You'd better stop working.......''

''Therefore!　Get the hell out of my business!
I'm sorry!　Excuse me!

　Klonoa was pushed out of the temple by Fate's spirit.......her confusion wouldn't be broken up until some time from now.
　And Fate, who could be said to be the cause of that same cause, continued to work single-mindedly.......all the while muttering in a whisper.

''No... no... no... it's not like I'm... in love with Kai or anything...'' .....

　But no matter how many times I murmur these words of denial, no matter how much I continue to look away.......the heart that has already begun to grow will never disappear.
　On the contrary, on the contrary........that feeling, awakened by awareness, seems to grow louder each time I deny it.......