I’m flustered.
Weiss actually invited me out, and I can’t keep it together. Why do I have to be this clumsy when it comes to love? I’m never going to start a romantic relationship with him like this.
Not to mention… That Weiss is Weiss.
Weiss and I are a m-married couple… He said. He said that all of a sudden and threw me for a loop. Does he even know what that means?
I did succeed in playing the part of Ririi’s mother during the entrance ceremony, and I’m sure that from an outsider’s point of view, we did look like a married couple.
But reality is tragically different. I was just a temporary mother for that specific day. Ririi herself doesn’t see me as her mother at all. We’ve seen each other many times at this point, but there’s still too much distance between us for us to be called family.
And in the first place, a married couple… Should be in love. I see it all the time when I walk around town, men and women holding hands. That’s what a true married couple is like.
Sadly, the palms of our hands have never touched like that. It’s perfectly clear that we’re not a real married couple.
“…”
How does Weiss feel about me?
Does he feel the same way I feel about him?
…I’m sure he doesn’t dislike me. We’ve known each other for over ten years. I doubt you can maintain a relationship with someone you don’t like for that long, and I don’t think he would have let me play the role of Ririi’s mother and introduce me as his wife if he did dislike me.
I feel relieved about that at the very least.
But… Does he like me?
I honestly don’t get that feeling from him at all.
I mean, just now, I was so nervous, and he didn’t look the least bit bothered.
He probably didn’t mean anything special when he used the word date either. He’s always been like this. He’s always baiting me with that suggestive attitude.
And he disappeared for ten years without saying anything. If he liked me, he would have at least said something. I would have even gone with him if he asked.
I can look back with composure now… But you should have seen how much I despaired back then.
The more I think about it… The less I can imagine a future where Weiss likes me that way.
But…
(There’s no doubt that you’re cute.)
I’m sure Weiss doesn’t remember what he said in the bookstore that one time, but I never forgot.
He called me cute all those years ago, and I’ve never been called that by anyone else.
Only Weiss.
Of course, I think he was half joking, but anyone would be happy to hear that from the person they like. Just remembering it now still makes my heart race.
“…Ahh…”
In the end… How does he feel about me?
Will someone please tell me?
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“Kyaaaaaaah!!!”
A scream echoes through the commercial street, feeling very alien in such a safe place.
“What!?”
Sieglinde takes off running in the direction of the scream.
“S-Sieglinde!”
I yell as I run after her. Did she run first because she cares more about the capital than me? She’s already turning a corner and leaving the main street into a small alley where the scream came from.
There are already people gathered there to have a look, and they’re blocking our way.
“Move!”
Hearing someone scream so close to them probably feels completely unnatural for the people of the capital, who are so used to safety.
They’re all looking down the dark alley, and not listening to me at all. Why would you willingly go towards danger? I don’t get these people.
“…!”
I boost my physical abilities with magic, and jump as hard as I can.
Physical enhancement magic is part of an element that should be hidden, but this isn’t the place to care about that. I land on the roof of one of the buildings that compose this alley, and look for Sieglinde from above.
But I can’t find her, because she kept going while those onlookers blocked my way.
…Where did she go!?
“Please don’t just take off on your own…!”
Considering her grades in practical tests, no amount of concern is too much.
I kick the roof hard, and use that momentum to go after her.
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