It was the 22nd day of the second month of fire. Currently, I had come to the capital of the Hydra Kingdom, which I had visited once before........
　The purpose was to have a date with Fate-san. I'm not sure why I chose the capital of the Hydra Kingdom, it's simply because Fate-san wished to do so.

　This town is also a memorable place where I visited with Fate before and had a date with her. At that time, it was refreshing to see a different side of Fate-san than usual, and the date was fun for some reason.
　But..........I know it's rude to say that after going on a date, but I never imagined that you would have a love interest......or anything like that for me.

　The reason is that the favors that Ms. Fate gave me up until now have included calculations, and in fact, she had mentioned it.
　I'm sure she liked him, but maybe it wasn't a favor for the opposite s*x, but something like finding an interesting toy or something like that.

Just when did that happen?　I think me and Fate-san just didn't notice each other, but our feelings for each other were slowly changing.
　For example, Fate-san would often say the line "Feed me". When we just got to know each other, it was a phrase filled with a serious desire to be fed by me and live a self-defeating neat life.
　However, these days Fate-san is saying that line like it's a joke. It doesn't matter if I refuse to do it, that the whole exchange is fun............................

　There are changes in other areas as well. Before, when she came to visit me, she would resist like a child when Kronor-san came to pick her up. That is, she would cling to my leg, or use me as a shield....
　But lately, when Kuronoa-san came, he would say "What?　I'm already here. The Time and Space God isn't busy either," he mouthed, and began to return to the God Realm in an honest manner. Whether or not he was working after that, the situation didn't become a problem for me.

　When I think back on it like that, I can think of a number of changes in Fate-san. And that was something I could say about myself.
　To be honest, I was a little uncomfortable with Fate-san when I first got to know her. Although I couldn't go so far as to call her a starving predator, she would try to create a ready-made fact at any opportunity, or push her own desires to the fore, and I think she was an uncomfortable partner.

　But lately........I never thought of it that way. For better or worse, Fate-san, who is honest about her own desires, is not backwards and for better or worse, and at some point she has come to be able to exchange words with ease.
　Although she was overwhelmingly older than me, she was like a handful of younger sisters...........I had come to enjoy spending time with such Fate-san.
　At least to the extent that I would feel lonely if we didn't see each other for a while.......


Oh, no, no...hi...hello...fate....sir?

　As I was thinking about this, I heard Fate-san's voice from behind. As if led by that voice, I turned back - I was speechless.
　The person who was there was definitely Fate-san, but her appearance had changed drastically from the usual.

　The white dress with a thin flower pattern was the same, but even more than that........her hair, which was usually in twin tails, had been untied and changed into straight hair, which had been put up with hair ornaments.
　Eh?　Oh, my God.　Seriously.........Fate, just by changing her clothes and hair style, she can turn into such a neat and clean beauty!
　No, no, she was a beautiful girl to begin with, but her mood is completely different. She doesn't have the usual dull look at all, in fact, she's so dainty that you could almost fall in love with the expression on her cheeks as she stains her cheeks with a little embarrassment.

'.........well, how do you think?　Am I not crazy?
No, no, it looks great on me. In fact, I was surprised to see that it's a much different atmosphere than usual.
I've been trying to get Char-tan to give me some advice on how to dress up.... You see, it's a good day for a date........right?

　That bashful smile and such........Fate-san is extremely cute. It's precisely because I know Fate-san on a daily basis that I'm nervous about the gap between her and her current form.
　

I think you are very beautiful.
Oh, thank you.......you're so embarrassing.
Oh, I'm sorry. I'm just, you know, I've been distracted and dressed as I normally would...
'Nope. It's just the way Kai-chan is, and I, you know...I like it.
Thank you very much.
Uh-huh.

　What?　What is this air, I'm so nervous!　Oh, that's funny, huh?　This was supposed to be the second date with Fate-san.
　That being the case, what's this first time feeling like a high school student's first date?

　After thinking that far, it occurred to me.
　My lovers are all older than me. Maybe that's why, but I think there was a part of me that was reasonably calm on our first date.
　Even as for the shy Lilia-san, her first date was after they became lovers, so she had a bit of leeway.

　However, Fate-san is at the stage of being confused by her love interest, and you can feel the fearfulness of the date with unknown emotions.
　That's why she has a slightly anxious expression on her face, and she's sometimes stumped for words. That being the case, I should normally be the one who has to take the lead, but.......I'm also confused by the difference in atmosphere between me and my normal counterpart, Fate, and I don't have the luxury of time.
　As a result, the tension between the two of us is causing even more tension and forming an air full of sweetness and sourness.

　Dear Mom, Dad - I'm curious about every word we say to each other, and I'm not sure what to do next, and in this initial air, me and Fate's date came to an end. But, yes, somehow, today's date - I have a feeling it's going to be more fraught than I imagined.