After enjoying the cocktail that Iris-san had made for us, I cut to the chase with Anima as we ate the snacks we were served.

''So, Anima, I need to talk to you about something...Fate, my mom and dad. Both of them seem to be trying to reach out to each other, but it's just not working out. I was just trying to think of a better way.
''Well I see, it's a difficult question. I've been there myself.
Anima too?
Yes, as master knows, I was formerly a black bear a demon. When I was a demon, it was common knowledge that if I didn't like something, I would resolve it with force.

　
　That was probably because it was the norm when she was living as a black bear. But since then, Anima has gradually softened, or rather, she is no longer as intimidating to those around her as she was in the beginning.
　And now that she has acquired common sense and education, she has changed into an entity that can be entrusted with various things with ease.

It's a good thing that you are a god, and even though they look similar, their values and other aspects are naturally different from those of the human race. Even though I've only lived for at most 20 years as a demon, it was quite difficult for me to do so. It may be more difficult for the long-lived Lord Fate to change himself than it is for me.
''Well I see, by the way, has Anima changed her mind, or is there something like that as a catalyst?''
''Yes........that's right. Thinking back now...It was because I saw Lord Alice. Up until then, I had looked down on the people around me. Perhaps it was because I was a stronger individual than the rest of my own kind, but other than my master and Shalovanal-sama, I may have looked down on everyone but my master and Shalovanal-sama.............................in the depths of my heart.

　While lightly tipping her glass, Anima looks somewhat nostalgic for the past.

''Even in those early days, Lilia-dono was far stronger than me, but I had never seen the actual battle firmly... and... maybe I vaguely thought that even if I couldn't win now, I would eventually win.
And that changed when you saw Alice?
''Yes. Initially I thought of Lord Alice-dono as a human, but when I saw the battle with Lord Sigma, I felt a chill down my spine. The Bacchus-dono who appeared afterwards also had great power, but more than that, I felt an unfathomable power from Alice-dono, even more so than Lilia-dono.

　I see, perhaps because Anima has lived as a demon for a long time, she probably has a sense of smell that instinctively identifies the strongest people.
　From that battle with Sigma, she instinctively felt and feared some of Alice's power, which could be called the strongest in the world.

'I felt like I was terribly tiny. I wondered why I was lounging in such a low place... From there, as Master knows, I felt inferior to Lord Alice... and with Master's words, I could walk forward. It was like. That's where it started. I think my values started to change once I started to not think less of the people around me.
"...well, it's a change in perception, a sign...
Yes, but I suppose it's best to have a big opportunity to do so, but I don't think it's that easy. So I think it's still a good idea to have a lot of seats at which we can talk to each other, in the most common way possible, don't you think?

　Indeed, I feel like the idea Anima mentioned is the best one here. Even if Fate-san's values change, even if the opportunity to lead to it appears...there needs to be an opportunity.
　In fact, even if someone from the outside makes such and such comments, it doesn't mean that something will change immediately. However, it's up to me, as an outsider, to prepare for that kind of occasion.

Thank you, Anima, I think I've got a better idea of what I need to do.
I'm glad I was able to help you, Master.

　Yes, I can get in between, I'll set up a tea party or something like that, and I'll make sure that Mr. Fayette and his parents have many opportunities to meet. It doesn't matter if they're talking over me at first.
　I'm not in a hurry, but little by little, I'll broach the subject and make it easier for them to talk. If you talk more, you might find a reason to change.
　If you can't find it, then we'll think of another way to talk about it then.

　Feeling a little bit of clarity, I held a glass of cocktail in my hand, and as I held out a small plate with a carpaccio-like dish on it, Iris opened her mouth.

I'll give you these words," he said. Although I was dexterous and poor, I was a second-rate genius at everything I did. An idiot who spent a long time training everything to be the best in the world once told me, 'It's impossible in my dictionary. In my dictionary, the word impossible is in bold red letters, but there is no word for giving up...
...that's a nice word.
'Oh ... and 'There's no point in thinking about whether or not you can get over a big obstacle in front of it, right? What you should be thinking about is how to get over that barrier, right? You also said. Well, that's the kind of positive ... stupendously stupid best friend I have.

　Even if it's impossible, I won't give up. If you have the time to give up, how can you make the impossible happen? It's a good word.
　Well, there's some guy behind me who's rolling on the ground while holding his bright red face in his hands, but I'm going to pretend I don't care.......thanks to Anima and Iris-san, I can see what I need to do. Now we just need to act.