Chapter 701: Lets Have a Housewarming Party ④ (2/2)

And then, taking out a large…… cape-like thing from her magic box, she draped it over my shoulders.

[……It's going to be a littleeeeeee chilly this evening. Please get some sleep before it gets too laaaaaate.]

[……Yes. Ummm, errr, thank you.]

[No, no~~ For the fun momeeeeent, thank you very muuuuuuch.]

Saying that, Illness-san smiled again and quickly cleaned up our glasses and plates, and deeply bowing her head, she left the room.

After I saw her off, I found my eyes drift towards the cape that Illness-san had draped over me.

I've received a hand-knitted lap blanket from Illness-san before, and this cape has a similar feel to it, so I'm guessing Illness-san also knitted this for me.

As I was thinking that…… I suddenly noticed the three red roses and leaves embroidered on the inner part of the cape.

……Arehh? Why is it embroidered on the inside? It doesn't seem like this cape is reversible though……

Being that Illness-san was the one who embroidered it, I don't think this was a mistake, but I still don't know the reason why. Illness-san is a modest person, so isn't it possible that she embroidered it on the inside so that it would be less noticeable?

Come to think of it, Illness-san always wears a tie with a rose around her neck, so perhaps, she likes roses. If that's the case, I guess I'll remember this detail well.

Roses are a special kind of flower, and the language of flowers changes depending on the color and number of roses.

Red roses symbolize ”love”, white roses symbolize ”purity”, yellow roses symbolize ”friendship” and so on.

Among them, the meaning of the red rose changes depending on how many leaves it has.

In the language of flowers, the leaves of the red rose means ”I wish you happiness”, which is exactly in line with Illness' character.

However, the flower that was embroidered on the inner part of the cape that was given to Kaito held another meaning.

The rose is a flower that symbolizes love…… It was a special kind of flower that ”when given to someone, the meaning it held changes depending on the number of roses you give”.

For example……

One rose means ”love at first sight”.

Thirteen roses means ”eternal friendship”.

Fifty roses means ”perpetual love”.

In this way, the language of flowers changes not only by the color, but with the number of roses given.

And when one is given three red roses, in the language of flowers, it holds the meaning————-

———— ”I love you”.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [You should have just went with ”Drinking with Illness②” here!!! You forcibly changed that d*mned title, and now, you're changing it back!? There's not even a single party in here! Just because you forgot to add the ”①” in the last time doesn't mean you have to force that title in!]

? ? ? : [……Next Chapter: Intermission: Illness.]

Serious-senpai : [……Eh? No way, you're still going on with Illness? Stop……. Please give me a break already. I'm already tattered by the violence of her heroine power……]