The Pleiades were dumbfounded. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Seeing this, Beondoris took his hand anxiously. Seeing the scarred appearance of his hand, Beondoris frowned.

"It's disgusting, you actually have masochism, what a hopeless pervert. ”

"That's Rozval's patent. I just wanted to get a tattoo and failed. ”

"Low taste, poor technology, can't even lie...... It's hopeless. ”

Berondoris sighed deeply and placed her small palm over the wound in her right hand.

Fingertips swiped over the palms of their hands, and their hands seemed to be seduced, shaking each other, and their fingers were interlocked.

"Your wish has been expressed. In the name of Beondoris, I hereby conclude a contract with you. ”

Beondoris's solemn declaration of the formation of the contract silenced Pleiades.

Suddenly, Pleiades noticed that the figure of the girl in front of her had become different from before.

The warmth coming from the fingers that clasped each other made Pleiades feel like a sense of mystery enveloped Beondoris's whole body.

"Even if it's temporary, a contract is a contract - and I accept your unclear wish. ”

Beondoris let go of her fingers and folded her arms again. And the Pleiades lowered his head in order to suppress the surging feelings in his heart.

His indescribable emotions seemed to overflow from the bottom of his heart.

He didn't know how to deal with this unexpected redemption.

"It's really fake, it's ...... I was made to cry by the little girl. ”

"Don't call me a little girl. Also, this matter must be kept secret from my brother. ”

"Is that that important? ”

Beondoris's eyes were full of hostility. Pleiades smiled bitterly and agreed.

It was his first time since the fourth reset of despair, a tiny, genuine smile.

After concluding a temporary contract with Beondoris, the Pleiades finally had a certain amount of stability.

However, the situation of the Pleiades being cornered has not actually improved in any way.

The Pleiades were still alone in the room, and it was impossible for Beondoris to stay by her side all the time.

The problem was that between the night of the fourth day and the morning of the fifth day - to save her strength, Beondoris said that she would not be in the room until the appointed time, and then she left.

On the other hand, the one who has visited many times is smiling and nodding at the bedside, saying, "That's great." Beondoris has come to apologize. Admire and admire".

Even though Emilia was treated coldly by the Pleiades, she still treated the Pleiades so gently. This makes the Pleiades more and more condemned by his conscience, and at the same time makes him feel that Emilia is the goddess who brings a beam of light to his dark world. This is not an exaggeration.

When Emilia visited him again, Pleiades apologized to her for the unintentional things she had said at the beginning. But at that time, she said, "You must have been emotional, didn't you? Anyone has that kind of time." That's no way around it. I'd be glad you could say the same to Ram and Rem. ”

She so softly brushed off the excessive words that Pleiades had said.

Regarding the small wish she said later, Pleiades did not give a clear answer.

You can't be trusted, and once you are judged to know something you shouldn't know, you will be erased. However, in fact, it was precisely because of his own excessive loyalty that he could not hate those two at all.

As soon as he closed his eyes, he remembered the days and nights he had spent in the mansion. At that time, the two sisters in those memories never had a little trust in themselves.

Maybe it's just a luxury.

"You really haven't eaten. ”

“...... I'm sorry. ”

Seeing that the cold food on the tray next to the bed had not been touched at all, Emilia whispered worriedly.

The Pleiades scolded the twin sisters mercilessly, and then continued to be in the room alone. However, even in the face of such a pleiades, Rem and Ram still perform their jobs as servants well.

Even if they knew, he wouldn't eat every meal they brought him, knowing that he didn't welcome them.

One of them is not polite, the other is just superficially respectful, but they are both stubborn and serious and responsible people who take their work seriously.

The Pleiades know this. He knew it, but he couldn't accept it.

――Is there any poison in the rice?

Every time he saw the food, the uneasiness flashed through his mind.

Although he hated to doubt the sisters so much. However, he knew that the sisters had a future where they wielded weapons to kill themselves.

I knew that this pair of sisters, who had many advantages, would kill me.

The Pleiades began to despair from the moment they realized that.

"If you don't eat a little, your body will be bad, and it may be very hard. ”

"My stomach can't fit this food. ...... If Emilia feeds me, I might eat some. ”

The Pleiades said very flirtatious things to Amelia, who was worried about her. He couldn't help but want to curse himself for being incurable.

He wanted to curse him, to the self who was genuinely worried about him, and pretended to be frivolous to gain her sympathy.

But.

"Well, well. Ahh

"Huh?"

"So, open your mouth, ah-"

Emilia put the tray on her lap, held the spoon, and looked at the Pleiades.

Emilia scooped some of the still warm soup with a spoon and slowly brought it to Pleiades' mouth.

Not understanding Emilia's intentions, the Pleiades kept shaking their heads.

"No, no, no, wait a minute, Amilia, what are you doing?"

"What to do...... Didn't you say you'd eat if you did that? So, eat. I'll feed you. ”

"That...... Your reaction is wrong, it should be: at first you refused to do anything, and finally when you had to do it, you blushed and asked for only one bite or something......"

"It's just to feed, and it's to be fed to people who say such childish things, what is there to be ashamed of. Well, stop talking stupid. ”

Emilia forcefully fed the meal to the incoherent Pleiades.

In the end, losing to Emilia's momentum, Pleiades opened her mouth. His face was flushed to the base of his ears.

"Ahh

"Okay, swallow it. It's time to continue. One bite, one bite, one bite, one bite, one bite and one bite. ”

"So fast?!, I was fed for the first time, and it didn't give me time to savor the aftertaste. ”

I don't know if Emilia has participated in a fast feeding competition, but she moves accurately and neatly. Unable to stand the food being thrown into his mouth again and again, he raised his hand in a panic.

"Momentarily, pause, pause, stop! Throat, something stuck in your throat...... Hmm!"

"Really, I'm feeding hard...... Pleiades?"

"Ahem, ahem. Eh, throat, really, na...... Just had a strange feeling ......"

The Pleiades turned her eyes away from Emilia, who was disgruntled. He feigned coughing, and turned his face away as naturally as possible. He didn't want Emilia to see her expression.

He felt something warm keep coming out of his eyes. He opened his eyes wide and tried to endure it, telling himself not to let the tears remain.

There is obviously no hope in this world, but he has always been treated gently.

He would even wonder if he deserved to be treated so gently.

It was the denial of this that made Caiyue feel hopeless.

"Now, Pleiades. The girl looked up and cheered.

“...... Well. Ahh Well, it's okay - I think it's okay anymore. It's okay. ”

Hearing Emilia's concerned voice, Pleiades let out a low voice in her throat, pretending that she had replied. He turned his head and gave Emilia a tired look.

- He made eye contact with Emilia, who was looking at her with great tenderness.

"Go ahead. ”

“...... Hearing this, I have the feeling that something I shouldn't be doing is about to start again. ”

“――？”

Emilia tilted her head didn't seem to notice that there was some kind of color in her words.

Could it be that thinking of yourself with that kind of thing is too unhealthy?

With a sense of shame and some mixed emotion, Pleiades finished the meal that Emilia had fed. After feeding, Emilia clapped her hands in satisfaction.

"Okay, come, what do you want to say after eating?"

"I'm waiting. ”

"No manners. Again, to be right. ”

"Thank you for the hospitality. ”

"Okay, you're welcome. ”

Emilia politely replied to the Pleiades who had bent down deeply.

Facing Emilia, who deepened her smile, she touched her stomach.

After two days of starvation, his stomach suddenly filled, and his stomach unexpectedly had no abnormal reaction.

Since you haven't eaten properly in a while, make something non-irritating, Ram said. The rice was made by Reem. They're good boys, aren't they? ”

Emilia's words that seemed to be proud of the sisters answered Pleiades' questions, but her words also stung Pleiades.

In fact, he should have rejoiced in this concern and almost wanted to continue to cry. And for the current Pleiades, he can only cry because of pain and confusion.

Because that gentleness, that kindness, are all false.

"I also ate well, and I would feel tired after sitting for a long time, so I went back first. ”

"Then it's okay for you to sleep with me next to you. ”

"Okay, okay, it looks like you're in good spirits. I also had a lot to do. I came here secretly, so you want to keep it a secret for me. ”

Emilia blinked, holding her finger to her lips.

As soon as she remembered what Emilia was supposed to be doing at this time, she couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Emilia is tasked with protecting a nation. For a better future, she works hard every day, and she is reluctant to waste even a second. Yet she spent so much time on herself. In fact, her time is very precious, and every second is very precious.

"Amilia, lock the door at night so that no one else can enter. ”

The reason why he said such a thing may have been because he was moved by Emilia's care, and was aroused to rebel against fate.

Hearing Pleiades' sudden advice, Emilia tilted her head, and her silver hair shook with it.

"Because the Pleiades will come in?"

"That's right...... No, it wasn't Emilia who said it, Parker said it?!"

"Wow, you know. ”

Parker, who poked his face out of his silver hair, grinned at Pleiades and Emilia. It seems as if he was eavesdropping on their conversation from the beginning. He wagged his tail and teased at the Pleiades glaring at him.

"I didn't think my cuteness was commensurate with the environment, so I hid it, but you suddenly expressed your true emotions, and I was a little concerned, so I ......"

"I only have a sense of foreboding. You too, take good care of Emilia. ”

Due to the Black Mist affair, the Pleiades did not explicitly say everything that would happen in the future. Even so, Parker, who can understand people's emotions, answered without asking any questions.

"I had the feeling that I was the only one out of the situation. ”

"We're saying that lovely Emilia is in danger of being attacked at night, so be extremely careful. Be careful with vehicles and men. Yes, Father. ”

"That's right, Leah. Especially a certain black-haired man with bad eyes, his father will never forgive him. ”

"You Brutus!"

Parker laughed at the Pleiades who called out the traitor's code name. Emilia laughed and grabbed Parker, pressed it into her hair, and got up from her chair.

The Pleiades sent the two away. When he was the only one left in the room, he collapsed on the bed.

While his reminder wasn't a comfort, at least he managed to get the couple's attention. What's more, this crisis has almost nothing to do with Emilia and the others. He thought that in this way, the two of them should be fine.

"Ah, bad ......"

Just when Pleiades felt reassured, his consciousness was invaded by tiredness.

The Sandman, who had been driven away by the pain, struck at this time, draining the strength of the Pleiades.

Kanyuki's belly was filled, and his consciousness was powerless to resist the sleepiness that struck. The Pleiades fell into a light sleep.

Between waking up from a dream, the Pleiades' consciousness floated like a cloud.

He didn't know where he had heard that dreams were a by-product of the human brain sorting out the information it had obtained to draw conclusions.

So according to this reason, the scenes that hindered him from sleeping peacefully that he could see during and after sleep turned out to be his brain sorting out those vivid memories.

The memory of his tragic death was repeated again and again, hurting him again and again.

He moaned, he was chopped in nightmares, he was drenched in sweat, he struggled in pain with tears in his eyes.

His tears and moans could not be stopped, and his soul was gradually weakened. Weakened, weakened, and weakened, and eventually worn out, and there is nothing left.

What caused him to think this way was his extremely haggard body and mind.

“――”

Suddenly, the stiffness in his body disappeared.

It was as if the chill and terror that made him shiver inside his body had suddenly been driven away.

-- The reason for this is that the hand.

Someone who held the hand of the Pleiades.

The Pleiades, who were asleep in bed and whose consciousness was floating, was touched by someone in reality and pulled him back from his nightmare.

It felt very warm. It felt very tender. The Pleiades felt that a sense of pity was conveyed.

He felt redeemed. He felt a warm wind blow into his desolate heart.

When the pain is suffocating, I come to visit steadily, and my breathing returns from panic to stability.

Who is it and what is it?

Is this a reality, or is it some happy dream?

His hands still had warmth - ah, I see.

"How long do you want to sleep?

Pleiades came back to their senses, was kicked mercilessly, and landed on the hard floor. He couldn't help but wail.

He shook his head, got up from the ground, frowned, and looked at Beondoris, who was lifting her legs in a very unladylike manner. Beondoris snorted impatiently.