Chapter 532: First Anniversary Extra Chapter ~~ Dance Beneath the Moonlight Once More ~~ (2/2)

[……Eh? K- Kaito-san?]

[Good evening, Lilia-san.]

[Ah, y- yes. Good evening……]

Why is Kaito-san here? No, rather than that…… Why is it that he's wearing a ”suit”?

Seeing my astonishment at the unexpected meeting with the suited Kaito-san, Kaito-san gently smiled and spoke.

[No, it's just that the night looked beautiful…… Reminding me of the night party where I danced with Lilia-san before…… And somehow, I wanted to see you, Lilia-san.]

[……Kaito-san.]

Seeing Kaito-san's gentle smile…… I realized that Luna finally moved in secret. I guess she had enough with my cowardliness.

……Seriously, she's usually scolding me with mean words, but she has always been by my side. She's really quite troublesome, isn't she? My beloved best friend, I mean……

Kaito-san didn't say anything more, just staring at me with a smile on his face. I guess he's waiting for me huh. For me to bring out my courage……

My best friend has pushed me so far, and my beloved is trying to respond to me. Then, I can't just say I'm feeling embarrassed.

[……Kaito-san, it is truly a pleasure to have met you on a wonderful night like this. I'm thinking of preserving this joy I felt as a happy memory.]

[……………….]

[That's why, ummm…… will you please…… dance with me?]

[Yes. I'd be happy to.]

Saying that, Kaito-san respectfully bowed, smoothly approached me and took my hand.

Then, as Kaito-san slightly moved his gaze to the side, Phantasmal King-sama's clones appeared a short distance away, each clone holding various instruments, and began to play a beautiful melody.

……Good grief, for him to treat Phantasmal King-sama as an orchestra…… Seriously, this person is…… Somehow, I'm feeling embarrassed of myself for worrying about something very insignificant.

[Well then, shall we dance?]

[Yes. I'm looking forward to it, Kaito-san.]

Under the gentle moonlight, our dance begins. It was not a flashy dance, nor was it a particularly spectacular dance.

But yes, the happiness welling up from my heart…… was incredibly great.

As if my heart was connected with Kaito-san, I felt like at this moment…… the only people in this world are Kaito-san and I.

If I danced to my heart's content tonight, I think it would take us quite a while. But I'm sure, for me…… no. For us, it will feel like a very short time.

I wonder what we should do afterwards? I would have dinner with Kaito-san, and we would talk until we fell asleep…… No, before that, should I also end our dance just like last time?

I may writhe around remembering how I did such a thing, but right now, I'm brimming with so much happiness that it encourages me.

Then, I would turn to the dumbfounded Kaito-san and ask him out. If he would be willing to attend the next evening party with me…… I'm sure he will nod with a gentle smile.

After we attend a party together, I will introduce him to the nobles I usually talk with…… that he's my fiancé that I'm proud of……

I can think of endless futures, and say with certainty that they will come true…… Ahh, I see…… This must be the feeling of being ”happy from the bottom of my heart”.

Thank you, Kaito-san. For choosing someone like me…… I will not let you regret it. I will work harder than ever so that you can also feel what I'm feeling right now.

That's why, even in the future…… please let me stay by your side…… I love you.

Serious-senpai : [Yesterday, I went to the afterword as usual. Afterword, I say. However, there were so many people there that I couldn't make any comments. And when I looked closer, I saw that there was some kind of banner hanging up, saying something like ”50 more words for the afterword”. ”You're being silly. Are you an idiot?”, I thought. People don't come for the afterword to read your 50 word idiocy, idiot. It's 50 words, you know? 50 words. I mean, we already have the idiot from another world, so you could say that the afterword we give is out of this world. Congratzysss. I mean, there's even that woman who would probably barge in and suddenly say ”Alright, I, your mother, will comment ten times more than usual for the sake of my beloved child” or something like that. I can't look at it anymore. Oi, you lot, I've already commented over 50 words in the afterword, so get your ass away from here. Afterwords are supposed to be more brutal. It wouldn't be strange if a fight happens between me and that sh*tty costume hag at any moment. Stab or be stabbed, such an atmosphere is good, isn't it? All you characters from the main story, get your ass off here. And just when I thought I was finally able to comment, the guy next to me started booing. Saying things like ”Make it more lovey-dovey!” or something. Hearing that, I lost my temper again. You know, the lovey-dovey isn't popular these days. What an idiot. Why the heck are you so smug about being lovey-dovey? I'll ask you this, do you seriously want to bring your flirting in the afterword. I'll ask you this question for an hour. I think you just wanted to say that there's only lovey-dovey in this place. As a resident of the afterword, I can tell you that the latest trend among regular afterword readers is the serious style. If the main story also gets serious, together with the serious afterword, it's double seriousness. This is the taste of the connoisseur. The combination of the seriousness of the main story and the seriousness of the afterword is the strongest. However, this is a double-edged sword, for if something like this happens, Author-san will try his best to change the direction of the story to the comedy lane. It's not recommended for amateurs. Well, I guess you amateurs will just have to stick to the main story. I- It's not like I'm envious or anything!!!]

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