The western restaurant "Winset" in the central square is quite deserted.

After all, it's a celebration, and although a special festival menu has been introduced, the diners are still sparse. People are more concerned about the atmosphere of the festival and the various activities outside than the food.

The atmosphere of the western restaurant is too elegant, and it really has nothing to do with the liveliness.

It's like this every time there is a celebration, there are very few people on that day, and by the third or fourth day of the celebration, it will probably be fine.

With these things in mind, the waiter at the restaurant handed a menu to the couple who had just arrived.

"Don't have a special menu?"

The dark-haired man asked, confused. Although he was a little surprised by his beauty, the waiter took it seriously and responsibly to help him point out the special menu for the celebration.

After ordering.

The man finally showed a slightly relieved expression.

"It's finally quieter here."

"Oh, do you hate to be busy?"

In a somewhat strange tone, the girl sitting across from him asked.

There are only two people who will pass the time in this kind of western restaurant on the day of the celebration.

The two chose a window seat on the second floor. The view is very good, and you can easily monitor the whole view of the central square. If Fran came to the central square, it would be much easier for You and Noelle to find her.

Hearing Noelle's question, You shrugged weakly: "Should you say that you like to be lively?" Or is it annoying? In a lively environment, people's vigilance will be reduced, and the panic of the crowd will easily help me get out. But I do hate crowded places. ”

That is, from a professional point of view, it is liking. From your own point of view, do you hate it?

Noelle casually summed it up in his heart, this kind of non-nutritious topic should be said and listened to, and then decisively give up the topic for a new one. If you dig deeper, it's not interesting.

"And what about Noelle?"

"Me? Too many people can hinder the arrest, and the car is not easy to move. I don't care. ”

Noelle followed his example and shrugged weakly.

"The order for the two of you has arrived, please use it slowly."

The waiter barged in without looking at the atmosphere, put down the contents on the plate, and quietly left.

You said you came so abruptly, but you left so quietly, what's the use! Noelle sneered at the waiter and glanced at the table......

"What did you order......

"Huh? A combination of regular juice and barley steak? I'm sorry, but I'm the type who doesn't drink even on holidays. You can order a la carte. ”

"No, I didn't want to drink either. I mean......"

Looking at You's innocent expression, which was actually absolutely deliberate, Noelle's forehead couldn't help but blush.

"Isn't lemonade to your taste? I'm sorry. ”

"I mean...... What is this? ”

Noelle angrily pulled out the straw from the large juice glass.

"It's a straw."

"You can say it!"

The point is not what it is, but its shape.

Yes, it's what is called a couple's straw...... The two straws are rolled into the shape of a heart and screwed together...... Noelle spent nearly a minute trying to separate them, and still failed. I have to sigh at the store's intentions.

"Why love straws!"

"Because I ordered a couple's drink."

"I ......"

Because what he said was so correct that Noelle didn't know how to refute him for a while. He answered his questions very seriously every time, but this calmness made her angrier.

Really...... That's been it for a long time.

"I said you...... If you want to show me overtures, can't you use a more mature approach...... Do you have to use pranks? ”

Suddenly remembering a secret conversation between his mother and himself, Noelle began to redden.

"I see—the Millennium Hotel might still be able to get a room now."

"What do you want to do......"

Noelle weakly snatched his Enigma and quickly erased the number that was about to be entered.

"I'm sorry, I thought you were the type to be embarrassed in the dorm."

"What the hell do you want to do......"

I really want to cry without tears...... At this time, let me be frank.

Noelle sighed inwardly. The person in front of him looks very mature, but in fact, he is like a child in many things.

Probably, it was because of the life of a slave that his mental growth was insufficient......

Could it be ......

"Now, swim...... Are you supposed to be ...... Confessing to a girl for the first time, right? ”

“…… Yes...... I don't want to admit it, but that's it. ”

You nodded frankly. This kind of thing has nothing to do with the killer's job, and he doesn't care too much about it.

I don't know why, Noelle is still a little happy. There are too many high-level beautiful girls around him. Ellie's well-read type, Lisia's figure...... That type of little jasper, Illya's enthusiastic and unrestrained type, but he didn't choose me.

"It's the first time, so how nervous are you?"

"I'm not nervous, I just don't know what to do."

"That's right...... If I haven't done it, I can't be angry if I don't have experience......"

Noelle sighed helplessly, inserted the straw back, and took a sharp sip of the drink, the cold lemon flavor spread in her mouth, and the sour and cold taste made her sober up a little.

"So, what should I do?"

"I—How do I know...... Why should I teach you how to confess to me......"

In the face of this problem that is extremely off-line, if it weren't for his sincerity, Noelle would have thought that he was deliberately looking for trouble.

"But generally speaking, if the atmosphere is right, it will naturally ...... Hm. ”

Unclear explanations.

"I see, is it natural?"

Acceptance of self-talk.

"Now, Noelle, I like you, please marry me."

"No way......"

Noelle hung the corners of his eyes helplessly, not looking at his bewildered expression, just holding the straw vigorously.

"Hmm...... Well, I want to be Fran's older brother. ”

"Don't even think about ......"

"Then, I want to move to your house."

"I'll sue you for trespassing......"

"Forehead ......"

You rarely make a mistake.

If it is to coax women to make them give up their guard, there are as many ways to swim as there are. However, he forcibly increased the difficulty for himself, and he had to make Noelle really like all of him, so that there was little hope of what could have been successful.

If You didn't find out his identity at that time, then his confession, I'm afraid Noelle would have accepted it. Then when the two have a deep relationship, they will report their identities, so that no matter how reluctant Noelle is, for the sake of the existing relationship, he will give You some face.

It's a pity that You didn't choose such a convenient and efficient thing - he rarely did such an inefficient thing, so he didn't know where to start.

“……”

"Don't you give up?"

"Well, a girl said to me, 'If you like it, then you have to say it clearly.'"

"I understand what you're talking about, but I'm really angry......"

Yu accidentally violated the taboo: talked about his ex-girlfriend in front of his girlfriend. Although the identity is completely incorrect, it is probably this routine.

Seeing his helplessness, Noelle finally smiled.

"I said you, wouldn't it be nice to keep it like this. Do you have to be so calm? ”

This clumsiness, this helplessness, makes the swim become kind. In the previous tour, he always felt a head taller than others, and the perfect person was probably describing him. It seems like he can do anything.

But in fact, he is just an ordinary person with a weak body. will also panic, will also be painful, and will also be distressed for love.

"Sorry, it can't be done. If I show a flaw, then death awaits me. ”

You said with some nostalgia.

I don't know what he's been through, but I always feel like I can make it up in my head. Noelle propped his chin with one hand and looked at him helplessly.

Sure enough, I still feel that I can't leave him alone.

Previously, I defined him as a violent criminal, and it seemed wrong. During my days in the Support Division, I gradually understood that this world is not just about justice and evil. Rather, it is a complex world that needs to be analyzed according to different situations. Moreover, the swim is not violent. He just didn't know what to do.

It is estimated that he only took risks because he needed a lot of money. After all, for him, there is no good disgust of normal people, and there are not so many ethics and morals.

In his heart, he conceived a variety of arguments for him, and Noelle himself did not know when he had undergone such a change. Is this also in his calculations? Or am I the one who has changed? Am I becoming, not like me?

This clumsy man who wants to show affection to me always feels that I can't just leave it alone......

"Obviously, I just said before that I don't have the value of being confessed, but now it's sticking over."

Noelle smiled wryly. casually joked to ease his own intertwined philosophical reflections.

You lowered his head helplessly and said, "This time and that time ......."

"Forget it...... I agreed. ”

"Marry me?!"

"No...... That's still too fast. ”

Zizi ......

Noelle had already drunk a drink at some point. The straw is inserted in the gap between the ice cubes and makes a wonderful sound as soon as you inhale.

"If it's just a girlfriend, it's okay to have a little relationship with you."

"En, I'm not talented, and I'll ask for more advice in the future."

"What a strange thing you say...... Never mind. On the contrary, anyway, you also spread our relationship everywhere, making everyone think that we are a couple. I'll start by saying okay, it's just a trial, try it out. If I don't feel like it's right for me, I'll break up with you at any time. ”

"Understood."

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And what the two don't know is......

At the top of the staircase, two figures lurked cautiously, listening carefully to the movement upstairs.

Hearing Noelle's promise, the little girl smiled happily. And the boy next to her smiled bitterly: "So why do I want to be together." ”