How did we get into this situation?　Thinking about this, I was currently facing Lilia-san, whose face was bright red.
　In the meantime, just as I was thinking that the hug that White had demanded was over and that we could now return to the surface from the bottom of the ocean, he said a few words to me: it was Lilia's turn to hug me.
　What that means is, of course, we're going to hug Lilia-san as well. Considering we're still at the bottom of the ocean, Shiro-san has no intention of bringing us back to the surface until our hug is over.

　Well, to be honest, I'd be lying if I said I didn't expect it at all, and of course I don't hate it. However, one thing that was unexpected........was the fact that Lilia-san was more enthusiastic about this proposal than I thought.
　I've been thinking that Lilia-san is a hardcore shy person, and if Lilia-san didn't like it, I'd try to persuade Shiro-san, but she doesn't seem to be.
　No, of course she's blushing with embarrassment, but she doesn't seem flustered or tempestuous, but rather the emotions conveyed by the sensory magic were.......more like she was expecting.

　I slowly reach out my hand while wondering about Lilia-san's reaction, which was a little different from what I expected. When my hand slightly touched her shoulder, Lilia-san jolted for a moment, but really only for a moment, and then she immediately raised her red face and stared straight at me.
Her eyes seemed to be filled with such intent to keep going.

　I felt that Lilia-san was somehow more aggressive than usual today, and I pulled her body closer to me, thinking in that way. Lilia-san is not short in stature, but she is a little shorter than Shiro-san. Maybe it's because of that, or maybe it's because of the initial reaction to her leaning in while turning bright red to her ears, but somehow I got the impression that she was more slender than she looked.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find it in the same way when you put your hands behind your back, and Lilia-san does the same with some trepidation. The reaction is cute, and my hands are filled with strength to hold her.

　
　As expected, I'm not so insensitive that I don't know what the sign is either. With one hand left on Lilia-san's back, I let go of my other hand and gently place it on her cheek. In response, Lilia-san's face came closer to me, as if she had grown a little taller.

　Come to think of it, Luna-san told me before, even though she didn't ask me, Lilia-san's height is 157 cm.......while I'm 169 cm.......the height difference is 12 cm. If I remember correctly, the best height difference for kissing was 12cm.
　For a moment, that thought passed through my mind, and our lips met as Lilia-san and I met.

　How long had we been doing that?　
　Lilia-san's face is as red as an apple and her eyes are moist, but she is still looking at me with a somewhat happy expression, and for some reason I felt that was a little fresh.

　.....I see. This isn't the first time I've kissed Lilia-san, per se. Lilia-san is proactive once she decides to take action, and she kissed me during the Sixth King Festival as well. But after that, there was nothing lingering, and I instantly fainted from embarrassment.

''.................Thank you, Shiro-sama.

　But now Lilia-san's fainting is blocked by White-san. That's why, in this way, Lilia-san doesn't have to faint from embarrassment.
　If it weren't for her ego, Lilia-san would have wanted to do something loverly with me like this. However, I think that usually my shyness inevitably got the better of me and I didn't get the chance to do it.
　That's why, now that he had these opportunities, he was probably more proactive than usual.

''.........well.......even now I'm so embarrassed that I feel like my face is going to explode, but.......''

　However, it was still like Lilia-san, or something like that, it seemed to be full of it. Well, I guess that's one of Lilia-san's charms.......
　Maybe, no, I'm sure this development is just as Shiro-san has read. I think that White-san went out of his way to bring the shy Lilia-san to the ocean floor where no one else was present like this so that she could become more proactive, and then blocked Lilia-san's fainting and made a hug a condition of the exchange.
　That was undoubtedly an act of concern for Lilia-san, and I really feel that Shiro-san is really amazing these days.......

''You're generally correct.......but isn't it unfair to even kiss her?''

　I'm trying to put it all together nicely, so please don't make any naturalistic remarks there.












　 Then at that timing, Lilia-san uttered words of thanks to Shiro-san while bowing deeply to him.

''Thank you........Shiro-sama, thank you very much.''
What are you talking about?　I just wanted to flirt with you, Kaijin-san?
So thank you very much.
Well, in that case, I'll take that as a "thank you".
Yes!

　Hmm, contrary to my initial uneasiness, this pair seemed to be in better shape than I expected. I think the most important thing is that White is friendly to them, because he is in a higher position.
　I don't know how many times I've seen him grow up so fast, but I feel like I'm really impressed with him.

'You can't praise him more, can you?　Praise makes me happy.


　As I was thinking about that, Shiro-san put on his usual.......smug face that no one but me would understand.
　 It's still the same.