Chapter 432: The One who Created the Prototype of the Current Demon Realm (1/2)

Finished visiting some of the main attractions, the sun was about to set.

Thanks to Lillywood-san's easy-to-understand guidance, I was able to fully enjoy the festival even though I wasn't very familiar with plants. I'm really grateful for that.

And now, Lillywood-san was bringing me…… to what could be called the main event of the Festival's second day.

It was a huge flower garden that took up the entire area north of the Central Tower. The colorful flowers were lined up in a pattern, creating an unmistakably picturesque scenery.

According to Lillywood-san, it was her ”masterpiece”, and it certainly was really amazing. It looked like a giant rainbow from some places, while it looked like an intricate ring of colors from another.

There was also a small hill where one could find a different kind of beauty. The flower box was like a jewel box, as everytime you look at something, you would find new discoveries.

Before I knew it, I found myself sitting side by side with Lillywood-san on a hill overlooking the flower garden, looking at the flower garden, losing track of time.

As the sky began to be dyed in a deeper red, I could see a different kind of melancholic beauty, and I spoke to the nearby Lillywood-san.

[Speaking of which, Lillywood-san. There's something I've been wanting to ask you for a while now…… may I ask you about it?]

”Eh? Yes, I don't mind.”

There was no one else on the hill at the moment, probably because the other participants were shying away from Lillywood-san's presence. I think it's a good time to talk about things since it's only the two of us at the moment.

That's why, I decided to ask her about something that has been bothering me for a while…… a certain misgiving I have regarding Lillywood-san.

[Ummm, I'm sorry if this is just my misunderstanding. It's just that, Lillywood-san…… Could it be that you and Alice…… Phantasmal King doesn't get along?]

”……Why do you think so?”

[……When I was advised by Lillywood-san at the Sacred Tree Festival, somehow…… I kinda felt that Lillywood-san was ”scared” of Alice…… or something like that?]

”………………..”

I always wanted to ask this. However, I never had the opportunity to ask it because of the content of what I'm asking.

Back at the Sacred Tree Festival, Lillywood-san's expression while she's talking about Alice…… the Phantasmal King, it's was if she was talking about an unknown being…… No, the atmosphere around her was as if she was talking about someone she couldn't comprehend.

For me, Alice is my best friend and my irreplaceable lover…… That's why I wanted to ask this.

When Lillywood-san heard what I said, she was silent for a while before she let out a light sigh.

”……I'm really no match against you, Kaito-san.”

[……Then?]

”Yes, it is as you said. If it was ”at that time”, certainly…… I was afraid of Shalltear. No, it might not be appropriate to say that I was afraid of her…… I guess it would be better to say that ”I'm creeped out by her.”