I wonder how much time has passed? I had literally lost track of time as
I kissed Shiro-san, but my consciousness came back when Shiro-san let
go of my lips, apparently satisfied.
And yet, I don't know if I should say that it still lingers on my lips or
not… but the feeling of Shiro-san's lips was clearly burned into my
brain, making me stand there in a daze, unable to say a word.
…Shiro-san looked very happy. I even feel like the words "Great
Satisfaction" behind her… No, those words really are floating behind
her. Has she come to like expressing her emotions through three dimensional words?
[…Fufufu, what do you think of Alice-chan's special God Realm juice!?]
[…There are lots of things I'd like to say, but for now, I'd like you to
explain why that happened.]
[Roger that. And by the way, the kiss was initiated by Kaito-san, okay?]
[Eh?]
Finally remembering that the God Realm juice I had been drinking came
from Alice in the first place, I asked her why that situation happened.
[Fufufu, the secret lies in the straw and the container. They're actually
made of magic power and "will disappear after a certain amount of
time". Moreover, the straws are made so that they don't disappear all at
once, but gradually, from the bottom up!]
[…U- Unnn. I see.]
[And then, there's the shape of the straw… It was calculated so that the
faces of Kaito-san and Shallow Vernal-sama would gradually approach
each other as the straw disappeared from the bottom… Well, in short,
what this God Juice is that—!]
[...…]
[As I have a perfect grasp of Kaito-san's taste preferences and drinking
speed, I put all of my skills to work to create this juice… and once Kaitosan drank it, he would be hooked on its deliciousness and
"unknowingly become closer to Shallow Vernal-sama", before finally, the
moment when the container and straw disappears, it will be like "Kaitosan kisses Shallow Vernal-sama".]
…What a frightening drink, this b*stard has made.
[On top of that, there is an additional factor added in the contents: By
drinking the four layers in order, "the sensation on one's lips would
temporarily intensify", so Kaito-san can feel Shallow Vernal-sama's lips
more clearly. Incidentally, as I had told you before, the four layers are
made with the image of Chronois-san, Life-san, Fate-san and Shallow
Vernal-sama. The concept of the God Realm juice is thus "to taste the
entirety of the God Realm, and then taste Shallow Vernal-sama herself
at the end"!]
[...…]
I'm completely at a loss for words. It just makes me shudder. What a
frightening ally, Shiro-san has gained… Rather, did this woman just
make up that kind of elaborate juice in the time between their exchange
and now? Seriously, she's too much of a cheat.
As I was feeling dumbfounded by Alice's awesomeness and the
uncertainty of what comes next… Shiro-san pulled out a large bag out of
nowhere and handed it to Alice.
[Alice, it's perfect. It's something that perfectly meets my request, and
is nothing short of brilliant. This is an additional reward for your
splendid work. Receive this.]
[Thank you very much!]
I may be repeating myself, but Shiro-san is greatly satisfied.
How should I say this… I feel like saying something just to appease this
frustration of mine, but I couldn't really complain because Shiro-san
looked very happy.
However, I'm really worried that they're going to continue setting up
such tricks in the future.
With that thought in mind, I walked hand in hand with Shiro-san
through the park again.
[…You look happy, Shiro-san.]
[Yes, that was a really great drink. Let's drink it again.]
[…No, ummm…]
[In particular, the trick of getting Kaito-san to kiss me is very
wonderful. I am very satisfied.]
[...…]
Shiro-san seemed to be even more excited than before, as although she
was as expressionless as before, the atmosphere around her was more
upbeat.
However, unnn. That conversation between Alice and Shiro-san
earlier… About how that drink perfectly meets her request, and the line
that Shiro-san just said.
There's something about it that makes me a little fuzzy, or rather,
there's just something about it that I can't assent to.
[…Shiro-san.]
[Yes?]
[Errr… Please excuse me.]
[ ! ? ]
As soon as Shiro-san turned to me with my call, I pulled the hand I'm
holding a bit, and putting my other hand on Shiro-san's cheek… I kissed
her.
It isn't a long kiss like our previous one, and it was just a light touch of
our lips.
I'm not sure if Shiro-san wasn't reading my mind because she's in quite
a great mood after the earlier incident, but her eyes widened in an
unusually surprised way, and after I released her lips, she looked at me,
her eyes blinking fast.
[Kaito-san?]
[…No, ummm… I feel like what happened earlier doesn't really hold my
intentions and meets Shiro-san's request, so I can't really assent to it…
and thought of doing it over again.]
[...]
After telling her that, I started walking fast, pulling Shiro-san's hand.
Ahh, this is bad. My face is probably as red as a tomato right now. I can't
even look at Shiro-san properly.
I think what I have done may be pathetic but… Somehow, I can't assent
to pleasing Shiro-san with something after going along with the
situation.
After all, look, Shiro-san is already my lover… and if I'm going to make
her happy, I want to make sure that she's happy with my intentions… AAnyway, I may have gotten a little worked up.
[Kaito-san, I have a question.]
[Eh? Ah, yes. What is it?]
As I walked away from this embarrassment that made me feel like
steam would come out of my ears, Shiro-san, holding my hand, called
out to me, to which I responded without turning around.
[…How do you describe a feeling that is even higher than satisfaction?]
[Eh? Errr… Hmmm. Happiness, perhaps?]
[Is that so? I see, well then… Kaito-san, thank you. I feel very happy
right now.]
[ ! ? ]
When I heard those words, I reflexively turned around and saw Shirosan's cheeks slightly blushing… and she was smiling with a really happy
expression on her face.
She looked so beautiful that it was worth the embarrassment just to see
that look on her face.
Rather, I had thought of this just now… but Alice, could it be that…
calculating what would happen later, she had made that juice… It's
frightening how that's quite likely