The 17th Day of the Light month. I heard from Lilia-san that this month
was originally called "Earth month".
The middle of the year was supposed to be the Earth month, and the
end of the year was the Heaven month, but the name was changed in
order to honor the achievements of the First Hero.
Anyway, I think them making such a thing was the first strike to making
Neun-san faint in agony. I can definitely say that it was a pitch-perfect
embarrassment to have your name on the calendar.
(T/N: D*mn, this is annoying. Anyway, I was following the previous TL's
translation of month, but after checking this chapter again, I realized
that it got repeated with another month. It isn't necessarily mistaken, but
just looking at it triggers me. You could see it from Chapter 0-0-0, but the
months there are repeated twice, except for the end of half years, which is
light and heaven. However, the "earth/do" means the earth element. Like
the earth that earthbenders bend. The "earth/chi" means the lands, the
opposite of heaven. Its name had been changed anyway, so whatever.)
The reason why I remembered this now is because I am currently on
my way to a place related to the First Hero, Neun-san.
[…Kaito… Are you alright?… You're not tired… right?]
[I'm fine. It's a beautiful day and walking like this feels good.]
[…Unnn… I'm glad that it was sunny… Even if it was raining… I would
have just… "blown away the clouds"…but I'm glad… that it's sunny.]
[Y- Yes, that's right, isn't it!?]
The one who told me that she would just blow away the clouds when
it's about to rain is Isis-san, walking hand in hand with me.
Yes, as I had suggested to Lillywood-san yesterday, I was going on a date
with Isis-san today.
I had considered the possibility that she might refuse, saying that she
had to prepare for the Six Kings Festival… but when I sent her a
hummingbird asking that, she replied with "I'll go" in two seconds.
And now, the two of us are leisurely walking on a plateau a few distance
away from the royal capital.
(T/N: Author wrote Festival of Heroes here instead of Six Kings Festival. I
think it was, most probably talking about Six Kings Festival here, but I'm
sorry if I'm mistaken.)
The purpose of this trip was to collect the memories that I had
promised Isis-san before… Going to the actual place where a scene in a
book occurs, and take home a souvenir from that place.
It seems that Isis-san has been collecting various rare items, but this
time, since I was the one who invited her, we decided to go for
something relatively easy to retrieve. Well, it might be a bit early for me
to say this, but it feels like a picnic instead.
The item we were going to retrieve today was a book about the
adventures of the First Hero, a "night flower" with properties similar to
the light tree I'd seen back when I had barbecue with Kuro, it emits
light at night.
This flower seems to grow in clusters on sunny plateaus and is
relatively easy to find.
[…Kaito… I made… a bento… for today… Shall we eat… together… later?]
[Ohhh, I'm really forward to it then. Thank you.]
[…Fufufu… Unnn… You're welcome.]
Hearing my words, Isis-san, who is wearing a gothic dress with a whitebased design and lots of frills, happily smiled.
I was soothed by her cute smile, and since we weren't in a hurry, I
walked leisurely with Isis-san while chatting with her.
[By the way, it seems like you have a lot of things to prepare for the Six
Kings Festival, but aren't you tired?]
[…Unnn… I'm fine… I'm actually… not that good… at making things… I'm
causing trouble for Lillywood-san and the others… but… I'm really
doing my best… So that Kaito can have fun… I'm doing my best.]
[I- I see… P- Please do your best! I will be cheering for you!]
[…Unnn!]
It's that feeling. I completely understand Lillywood-san's feelings now.
Being faced with such an industrious Isis… there's no way I can
complain.
It was painfully obvious that Isis-san was trying her best, and I could
tell that she was happy to be involved in such an event.
Praying for Lillywood-san's soul in my heart… I gave up on trying to
indirectly persuade Isis-san.
[…Fufu…]
[Isis-san, you seem to be having fun?]
[…Unnn… Going on a date with Kaito… is fun… Whether it's the
conversation… the sceneries… even the most insignificant things…
everything… everything… makes me feel happiness.]
[…Isis-san.]
Ahh, geez! Why in the world is she this cute!? If she smiled at me with
such a happy look on her face, it would make me want to reflexively hug
her.
I mean, unnn. Since we're lovers anyway, hugging her should be fine,
right? It's considered safe, right? Unnn, it's safe… Let's hug her.
[…Ahh.]
[...…]
[…Kaito?]
[Ahh, I'm sorry. I just reflexively…]
[…No… I'm glad.]
It feels like her slender body would break if I were to hug her tightly,
but I was able to hold her in my arms.
Isis-san also didn't particularly resist my embrace, and rather, she just
gave me a happy smile with a blush on her cheeks.
Not caring about other things, just this happiness in my arms. It
certainly is as Isis-san said.
Even Isis-san's most trivial gestures look inexplicably loveable.
The way she gently put her hand on my hands that was hugging her
body, the way she rests her head on my chest, it's just so cute.
[…Isis-san.]
[…Kaito.]
Just like that, I looked into her beautiful red eyes and called out her
name, while Isis-san called out my name and closed her eyes.
And as if it was the most natural thing to do, our lips touched each
other, conveying our happiness and love for each other.
Needless to say, something like this happened again every now and
then, so we had to stop multiple times, which considerably delayed our
progress.
Taking a lunch break along the way and stopping at every opportunity,
we arrived at the night flower cluster well behind the schedule.
Flowers of differing colors spreading around the area… It feels as if I
was sitting on what looked like a carpet of flowers, while embracing
Isis-san by her shoulder.
[…Looking at it in the daytime, it looks just like a normal flower, doesn't
it?]
[…Unnn… but… when it gets dark… it's very… beautiful.]
[I see… What should we do? There's still a few hours before the sun
goes down…]
[…If Kaito doesn't mind… I'd like to stay… like this… for a while.]
[Yes, of course. Gladly.]
Placing her head on the side of my head, Isis-san's voice sweetly
whispered on my head. In this place surrounded by flowers, sitting side
by side like this, I feel like the mood right now is good.
Isis-san seemed to be feeling the same way, and wasting no time, she
laid her hand on my and leaned on my body, intertwining our fingers.
As the scent of flowers tickled my nostrils, I slightly lowered my gaze
and saw Isis-san's beautiful nape through the gap in her dress, which
made my heart strangely beat faster.
However, I don't think that my heart beating faster feels uncomfortable,
but rather, how should I say this… a mesmerizing warmth welled up
from deep within my chest.
Isis-san and I stayed like that together for a while, never separating
with each other, until flowers around us began to glow fantastically
with the coming of the night.
Thereupon, feeling a bit of regret from having to part with her, we
collected some night flowers… Leaving this memory of this day in this
form.
As a side note, saying "…I'm really happy… to make memories… with
Kaito.", Isis-san bashfully giggles, looking too cute. We then hugged and
deeply kissed each other, and as a result, I ended up coming home later
than I expected.
Dear Mom, Dad——- As I've always thought, Isis-san is very cute and
loveable, and when I think that such a person is my lover, I feel really
happy. Feeling these warm feelings, today——– I left the happy
memory of this day together with Isis-san with its own form.