was whispered in Russell's ear without warning, and the delphinium choked immediately.

She didn't expect that Russell would meet without changing his color and be as calm as usual...... Just like expounding the truth, feel free to say things like "I love you" on such occasions.

In the "suicide note" that Russell sent her before, there were only words like "I like you".

And later, when the two of them kissed for the first time, Russell only expressed his love in a very tactful way———— reciting the old love poem.

Since then, they have affirmed their love for each other. The already warm relationship suddenly became clear, like a cocktail with obvious color layering gradually melting into each other after a long time. They made a more intimate move until they crossed that line...... The two of them, who were already passionate and had strong desires, finally let go of everything, and became warm and lingering in an instant.

It's like a warm wine with syrup, chocolate, coffee and cinnamon.

It's so sweet, so fragrant, so fiery. After drinking, people can't help but drink again, and feel the warm warmth from the mouth and tongue to the chest, sink into the lower abdomen, and then flow all over the limbs. It's so sobering, and it's so intoxicating.

They use poems, folk songs, opera songs, and lines from film and television dramas to express their love euphemistically.

I also used a card full of graffiti, a well-cooked meal, some messy childish gifts, and two equally childish smiley faces; With a warm hug, a kiss that was almost suffocating, and an emotional scream.

But so far, they have never said "I love you" explicitly.

The delphinium was a little disappointed by this, but also a little expected.

That's what a girl expects...... She waited for Russell to say it solemnly on a more solemn and romantic occasion that would make her unforgettable for the rest of her life.

Until now.

Hearing Russell say this sentence in a daze, she felt happy on the one hand, but on the other hand, she also felt a faint regret———— how could she say it so lightly

When I didn't hear it before, I felt lost...... But now that I hear it, I will still be disappointed.

She stretched out her slender white fingers, tapped Russell's cheek lightly, and whispered a complaint

"This is the first time you've said, 'I love you,'"

"I thought I said it."

Nope! I remember every word you said, but this one was missing."

"In the beginning, weren't you shy...... And I'm not sure what you want, so I don't dare to move."

Russell's head came out of the covers, and his voice became clear.

"And then?"

Delphinium asked, "Why didn't you say anything later...... Did you forget?"

"I didn't say those three words, but I was always like saying, I love you."

Russell whispered, "Because I love you all the time.

"It's become a part of my life, it's the flesh and blood of the new life, me. I don't need to repeat it to emphasize anything to you, I don't need to emphasize it to declare anything, and I don't need to declare anything by proclaiming it.

"Because I've already got you, you're all right. When I say "I love you," I don't mean to get anything out of you. It's because I really love you."

I've never said it before, and now I can't stop saying it———

"Uh-huh......

The delphinium covered her slightly hot face and let out a meaningless moan.

Russell's eyes were completely open, as if he had found something, and his eyes lit up in the evening.

Because Delphinium didn't actually plan to force Russell to wake up, she didn't turn on the lights... She had quietly left Russell room to "sleep a little longer." Therefore, Russell's turquoise pupils, which suddenly lit up at this moment, were so shining in the darkness, like two jewels and like a bright lamp.

"You

Is it pure......

Russell was amazed, "I didn't expect you to like to hear this.

"Then I can tell you every day. Say it once in the morning when you wake up and once when you go to bed at night. I can take you to the Ferris wheel, or I can travel with you to the snowy mountains. I remember saying on a bad day that there are many zoos and aquariums on Taoyuan Island. Or do you think Springspring Island is a good tourist attraction?"

「…… Aren't you able to penetrate people's hearts? 「

The delphinium glared at Russell from between her fingers, still not taking her hand off———— she was still using her hand to cool her cheeks, "Then why don't you look at me more......

"I would never look at you with those eyes except when we first met. That's disrespectful to you."

"In the beginning?"

"It's the first day."

Russell added, "Before I became" ultramarines."

"You kid ......"

Delphinium suddenly came back to her senses: "You have been eyeing me on the second day of work? And you said that you didn't mean to see it?"

She pointed at Russell's cheeks in the physical sense, and secretly sighed in her heart that Russell's skin felt really good.

"Is color real......?"

Russell was poked and his voice was muffled, "But there is one thing to say, I don't often use that kind of talent for people close to me."

"Why?"

"A lesson from childhood."

Russell's voice became muffled, "At that time, when I was still very young, I understood one thing...... Everybody has "bad intentions." Friendship is like a gem, and there is no such thing as a perfect diamond that never ends with the slightest crack or stain. Man in the world cannot seek "perfection; There will be no absolutely pure feelings.

"Contempt, contempt, jealousy, greed, misunderstanding, anger...... Even if it is to your best friend, as long as you get along for a long time and get along with more scenes, there will always be some dislikes. A person will hate even yesterday's self, how can he be satisfied with the friends he made yesterday?

"It's just that people use reason and love to suppress those bad thoughts... It's just that they forgive, or forget, the unfriendliness of the past.

「…… But I can always capture "bad thoughts" when they first arise in people's minds. No one could hide their secrets from me, and I arrogantly became everyone's friend and took away their "social status," which is not necessarily without a sense of revenge. Because I knew what ugly people they were in their hearts, I wanted to take revenge on me as a child.

"It's like a Kamen Rider, a masked hero. No one knows who he is, no one knows what he is capable of, and no one knows what he has done, what he has punished, what he has saved...... You may not know. But every boy has a similar dream when he is a child, but I can have the ability to make it happen at the moment when I have just had this wish."

"Sounds dangerous."

"That's dangerous. But luckily I didn't grow crooked in the end......

Russell sighed, "And one of the compromises I made was to choose tolerance with the people I accepted and recognized.

"To see the people I love, the people I trust, and the ugliness in my heart that is completely different from what they appear to be — it is a great, very violent shock. There will be a strong sense of disappointment... Ah, right. It's like discovering the stars and idols you admire, and your private image is completely different from the fabricated persona, or even contrary to it.

"It took me a long time to figure it out...... It is not a person's inner voice that represents his "truth".

"A true and complete person is the ultimate merging of the thoughts of his heart, his restraint of himself, and his ultimate actual actions. Without any part, there is no complete person.

"People judge their hearts and minds through the shells of others. This is a kind of preconceived ...... based on appearances And I can hear the voices of others and touch their personalities, and I regard this hidden "wish" in my heart as their essence. Isn't this a kind of preconception?"

He looked into the eyes of the delphinium and whispered, "In the past, I had an ignorant affection for you.

"Then I won't dare to listen to you. Because I'm afraid I'll hear it...... Something that disappointed me. 「

Hearing this, the delphinium sighed softly.

She propped herself up on her elbows, lifted Russell out of the cup, and shoved his head into her arms.

"Now, then, you listen. You can listen to it."

Mixed with the sound of her powerful heartbeat, the gentle voice of the delphinium came: "Listen to my heart carefully and thoroughly. From today onwards, you will always be able to listen to me.

"Listen well, remember...... This is exactly what I love you at this moment. In the future, it will change into other colors and different shapes, but it will still be my love ———— the end. I'll give you back this sentence first, and I want you to find a good place and a good time to say it to me again......

"————I love you."