Chapter 712: Intermission: The Gods Scheme (2/2)

[……W- What is this…… This is wine? If so, what the heck have I been drinking before? Colored water?]

[What a taste…… It's by far the best wine I've ever had.]

[By your words, does that mean that this is better than that rumored Shallow Grande?]

[No, it's on a completely different level. I mean, I could clearly see it after drinking this, Shallow Vernal-sama…… ”When she's making Shallow Grande, she was trying to cut corners as much as she could”.]

The taste of the wine was simply incredible. Even Alice, who remembers the taste of every wine that exists in this world, was rendered speechless by the taste…… It was so great that it would be appropriate to call it the wine of God.

Shocked by the taste, Alice held her head for a while.

[……Seriously, how fast is that God going to grow…… For her to start using a ”scheme” like this……]

[Mhmm? A scheme?]

[Yes, if one just literally looks at it, this just looks like Shallow Vernal-sama is making wine for Kaito-sama's sake and distributing it to his guests, but in reality, this is an incredibly sophisticated scheme.]

Describing Shallow Vernal's mental growth as tremendous, Alice began explaining Shallow Vernal's actions.

[First of all, it was a good idea to sneak this within the souvenirs without telling Kaito-san. If she had asked him in advance, Kaito-san would have refused after all. But if she secretly planted it like this, Kaito-san won't know about it until ”after the wine is handed to the guests”, and it's not like he could just ask them back now.]

[……I see, that makes sense.]

[ And since there is no clear standard of value for a wine that hasn't existed until now, Kaito-san would just think that ”Shiro-san made some very tasty wine and distributed it to the participants”, which makes it that he would easily accept it.]

Pausing there for a moment, Alice held the bottle of wine in hand and continued.

[……Secondly, this being imbued in memories is a given, but you see, the first thing that comes to mine would be the ones that have the strongest impression. A wine this good will definitely leave a strong impression…… but ”with the words written on the back of the label”……]

[In other words, for the participants of this party, when they thought ”Who is Miyama Kaito's lover?”, the first thing that comes to their mind would be Shallow Vernal-sama huh……]

[That's right. That alone puts Shallow Vernal-sama at a great advantage, but there's also something hidden within her scheme.]

[……There is?]

[Yes, rather, you could say that this one is her real target. For Kaito-san, although he would be surprised by Shallow Vernal-sama's actions, he would easily accept it. ”The guests who received it are happy about it” after all…… ”This is such a great wine.” These words will definitely be written by the participants when they send their thank you letters to Kaito-san.]

As she was about to hear the intricacies of Shallow Vernal's scheme, Iris nervously waited for Alice's next words.

[Then, given Kaito-san's personality, he would just say ”I was surprised, but everyone is happy, so I guess it's fine?”. Moreover, what's important to note here is that Shallow Vernal-sama did it secretly…… She's using this to appeal that she was modest and devoted.]

[I see, so you're trying to make a good impression to Miyama Kaito……]

[Yes, but the hidden secret is the next part. With Kaito-san's personality, what pops up next in his mind would be to ”thank Shallow Vernal-sama”!]

[Indeed, with that guy's personality, that could happen.]

Thereupon, Alice clenched her fist and with a somewhat frustrated expression on her face, she continued.

[That's exactly what Shallow Vernal-sama wants! The situation where Kaito-san feels grateful to her means that even if she makes a request that Kaito-san would normally refuse because of embarrassment…… ”This feels embarrassing, but I'm thankful to Shiro-san……. and if it's to make Shiro-san happy……” is what will happen! In other words, Shallow Vernal has gained ”the right to demand something from a Kaito-san with a much looser guard than usual”!]

[……I- I see…… That's amazing. However, would it really work that way?]

[It's highly likely. At any rate, the wine has already been distributed to all the participants, so even if this wine was kept secret because of how good its taste is…… If even one of the guests tells Kaito-san ”Thank you for the wonderful wine”, such a flow would occur. Moreover, no one would be unhappy. The participants are happy because they got great wine, while Kaito-san…… would be happy that his acquaintances were happy, and Shallow Vernal-sama would be happy that Kaito-san thanks her…… It's a flawless plan.]

It was a well-calculated plan that one could say that this was indeed God's scheme. Shallow Vernal had grown so remarkably mentally, that she was finally able to think of a plan to get the people around Kaito on her side.

[……So, why do you look that frustrated?]

[I should have done this myself!!!]

[……I see……]

<Afterword>

~ ~ The Cause of the Quarrel ~ ~

Airhead God : [Fufufu, this is perfect. A triple Win system where the guests, Kaito-san and I are happy…… I'm looking forward to executing this.]

Mama : [……If this is regarding the souvenirs of an event hosted by my child, shouldn't I, his mother, be involved? I would like to participate.]

Airhead God : [Ah? Why are you trying to ride along my triple win system? I won't accept your participation.]

Mama : [……Why not?]

Airhead God : [I repeat again, I have no intention of involving you in this matter.]