Just before entering the room, Sessenia asked Lizbeth to bring tea, a request that she usually wouldn’t make. Normally, they would have entered the room together, but this time was different. Even she found it a bit peculiar. The thought of wanting to have tea before changing into different clothes occurred to her, so she did something she had never done before.

“Was it all because of you?”

“Huh? What?”

“I felt strange. The thought that I shouldn’t have brought Lizbeth with me came to my mind.”

“Not at all. It might just be a coincidence.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. I’m not lying.”

Looking at the resolute and confident Sillian, Sessenia nodded silently.

“Even this time… maybe the time when the god briefly stayed to let us be alone.”

She felt absurd saying it herself. However, the reason for doing something she wouldn’t normally do seemed to be explained by this.

It was awkward to say such things even after experiencing such a thing in the past. She didn’t help when she needed it, and now she was saying that the god briefly stayed.

“God, huh. Seems quite urgent.”

“…No. It’s just nonsense. It’s not urgent. I just really hate gods.”

Sillian, who smiled wryly, nodded slowly.

“But when did you start being in my room? I thought I mistakenly entered because I felt so comfortable.”

“Since a while ago. An odd old man was chasing me, and when he no longer appeared, I came here.”

“Odd old man?”

“Yeah. A rather magical old man… He followed me all the way until he disappeared.”

As if recalling the earlier incident, Sillian shivered.

It was obvious that the odd old man he was talking about was Matapju.

“That’s Matapju.”

“No wonder. I really didn’t like him.”

“Do you have someone you like?”

“You?”

“…What?”

“Usually, people really like it when they hear such things.”

“Unfortunately, I’m not usual, so that doesn’t apply to me.”

Rather, Sessenia’s face seemed to have frozen to the point where it looked like she was chewing on something unpleasant.

Even though Sillian had carefully chosen his words, he had a rather hurt expression.

“Am I not good enough?”

“Yeah, very much.”

“…Hurt.”

“If that hurts, I’m sorry.”

Sessenia, who hated hurting others, quickly eased her expression and apologized. However…

“It’s a joke.”

“What…?”

“Don’t be hurt. It wasn’t sincere anyway. Why would I like you.”

“You… really act like a ten-year-old boy. Childish and not fun.”

“Are you pouting? That’s cute.”

Chuckling, Sillian got up from the sofa and approached Sessenia.

“…Don’t. Don’t say strange things. Got it?”

“Like this, our contractor will get angry. Got it. Got it. But isn’t this quite nice?”

“In what way?”
“Our relationship is a bit strained, isn’t it? So, is this for the purpose of easing that? You should be grateful. A person like me, who is skilled, is even looking for books and making an effort to improve our relationship.”

Unexpected emotions surged with his words about looking for books. Nevertheless, even wondering if this, too, might be a lie, Sessenia squinted her eyes.

Fortunately, it wasn’t a lie, and Sillian appeared rather unjustly indignant.

“…Anyway, that’s not important. You came here to say something, right?”

“It’s not so much to say something, just came here casually.”

Then it happened.

“Miss, I’ve brought tea.”

“Come in.”

As soon as the words ended, Lizbet opened the door. Simultaneously, Sillian, who had been standing in front of Sessenia just a moment ago, disappeared.

In the place where he disappeared, white feathers, the color of the sky, fluttered down.

It happened in an instant, but it seemed like some white object had flown away somewhere.

“Miss?”

Staring blankly at that spot, Lizbet approached Sessenia with a puzzled expression.

“Yeah?”

“What’s going on?”

“What’s going on… does it look like something is happening?”

“Yes. You seem really strange today. Starting from asking for tea before arriving in the room… Are you feeling unwell or something? Lately, you seem to be pushing yourself…”

Lizbet seemed quite worried, placing the tea set on the table and approaching Sessenia, scrutinizing her face.

“It doesn’t seem like you have a fever… Or maybe you’re feeling dizzy, have a headache or something like that.”

“I’m fine. I’m sturdier than you think. You don’t have to worry. I’ll take care of the tea myself. Lizbet, go out and check on work. It might be a lot since I’ve been out for a while.”

“Are you really okay?”

“Yeah.”

“Then I’ll go out and check on work. If you need anything, feel free to call me anytime.”

Perhaps because Lizbet had often been going out with Sessenia recently, she quickly left as soon as she got permission.

After the door closed, Sessenia scanned the room.

“Where is he?”

Perhaps he had left. Sessenia wandered around trying to find him.

“Do I miss him that much?”

A sudden voice rang out. Moreover, the owner of the voice, Sillian, who had disappeared in front of her, was now absent.

Where he had disappeared, a few sky-colored feathers scattered.

Although it was a brief moment, it