Strolling up the light slope, I name out to Olivia-san, whose apologetic feelings I may clearly really feel from behind my again.

[Olivia-san, you don’t have to be so afraid.]

[N- No, but you see…… Having Miyama Kaito-sama walk up a hill while I sit comfortably on your back, I think it’s no exaggeration to say that it’s a once-in-a-thousand-years crime.]

[It’s an exaggeration. You’re making a really big exaggeration. Hmmm, I mean, I know we haven’t known each other that long, but do you think of me as someone who would think of something like that as disrespectful?]

[No, not at all.]

[Then, there’s no problem at all. After all, I myself am saying that I don’t think what you’re doing is disrespectful.]

Nicely, after all, I perceive Olivia-san’s place and why she’s feeling such feelings in the direction of me, Shiro-san’s lover. Nonetheless, I actually don’t thoughts in any respect.

If potential, I’d prefer it if she have been to be a bit of extra easygoing round me……

[……That’s exactly…… why I’m anxious.]

[Unnn?]

[I understand. Indeed, it hasn’t been that much time since we’ve known each other, but still…… I understand that Miyama Kaito-sama is a really kind person.]

Responding with a voice that sounded so critical, I continued to hearken to her quietly, not talking again.

[…….I’m sure that even if I really did something disrespectful, Miyama Kaito-sama would gently tell me not to worry about it, that I’m not being disrespectful.]

[………………..]

[That’s why I’m so anxious. Miyama Kaito-sama saying things like that makes me wonder if  perhaps, without realizing it, I’m actually making you uncomfortable……]

[I see……]

Now that she talked about it, relying on the individual, that basically could be the case. It’s not essentially true that everybody expresses their uneasiness out loud or displaying their ideas via their habits, so it’s not unattainable for somebody to actually be feeling uncomfortable regardless that they’re smiling.

Nonetheless, it’s additionally tough to guess all that. It’s greatest to not fear about it an excessive amount of, however Olivia-san is a really critical individual, in order that’s in all probability why she’s so involved about such issues.

[Olivia-san, I’ve never felt uncomfortable with you so far, and I’ve never thought you had been disrespectful either. It’s also not like I’m just saying this out of concern or anything like that.]

[Miyama Kaito-sama……]

[Moreover, there’s that, you know? I’ve been told by many people that I’m the type of person who wears my emotions on my sleeves, so if I’m really feeling uncomfortable or stuff like that, it will show on my face immediately…… Have I shown such an emotion before?]

[N- No.]

[Then, it’s alright. I think thinking of others, just like Olivia-san did, is very nice, but I don’t think you should mind things too much. I think it’s best to keep things in moderation.]

[…………………..]

“”

After I instructed her this, Olivia-san fell silent for a couple of moments, as if she felt one thing. Not saying something extra, the one sound I may hear was my footsteps alongside the peaceable environment round us.

As I continued to stroll up the hill…… a bit of later, I heard a small, whispering voice.

[……If you had been more rigid and strict about your position…… I wouldn’t have been this troubled.]

[…………………..]

[However, the you that I’ve actually talked with is kind and warm…… that I can’t keep my composure.]

I quietly listened to the small, however positively audible voice, spinning phrases that appeared to carry deep feelings inside them. The feelings I felt from Olivia-san included a number of confusion and bewilderment, however greater than that, light feelings have been being conveyed.

[Even if Miyama Kaito-sama hadn’t specially said it was an order…… If Miyama Kaito-sama insisted, I wouldn’t be able to disobey you…… but at that time in the boat, at this time too…… You go out of your way to emphasize the word “order”, providing me with a way out. Saying that it can’t be helped because it’s Miyama Kaito-sama’s order, you give me the means to ease the guilt welling up in my heart.]

At that second, Olivia-san’s fingers that have been clinging on to me turned tighter, and as if she’s squeezing them out whereas tightly clinging on me, she spoke.

[Kind as you are, I still think you’re a little mean…… You don’t let me stay calm at all. Even though I know I shouldn’t…… When I let my guard down, I just can’t help but want to indulge in your warmth and kindness.]

[I don’t really think it’s a problem though? I’ve also been spoiled and helped in many ways by many people in my life…… If Olivia-san wants to rely and depend on me, that would make me happy too. Well, I don’t really know how much of a help I can be though.]

[……Seriously…… You really are a little mean.]

The small voice she murmured was very light, and emotion conveyed inside it appeared to comprise a heat fondness.

On the very least, my phrases had reached Olivia-san, and I felt that it had induced her mind-set to vary a bit of bit.

Critical-senpai : [I- Impossible! Her Heroine Power is shooting up……]