Chapter 723: Gods Growth ② (1/2)

She made the wrong procedure. After telling her that, Shallow Vernal calmly looked at Fate before she continued.

[Fate, the people you're interested in….. It's not wrong to say that it's Alice and Kaito-san, right?]

[Y- Yes! It is as you say.]

[That's the ”misunderstanding” that I was talking about.]

[……Mis…… understanding?]

Not understanding the meaning of what Shallow Vernal had said, Fate looked a little puzzled. At the same time, Chronois and Life are also nodding their heads, as if they also didn't understand.

[You immediately took interest in Alice and Kaito. That's because your authority over fate doesn't work against them…… You had only become closer with Kaito recently, so the reason is that you had become friends with Alice.]

[W- What does that……]

[The first person you were interested in was Alice, and the second you were interested in was Kaito-san…… They have become ”the standard by which you become closer with others”.]

[ ! ? ]

Her sharp words seemed to pierce Fate's chest. It's not that Fate is stupid, and in fact, she has a good head on her shoulders.

Thus, she understood the meaning of Shallow Vernal's words……

[It's the opposite. Because ”Alice and Kaito-san are special”, you would need to take certain steps to be interested in others. However, you have made Alice and Kaito-san the standard……  that's why, when you met Kaito-san parents, you tried to become vaguely interested in them. You disregarded all previous steps, and told yourself that ”you had to be interested in them”…… so it's inevitable that it won't work.]

Yes, Fate tried to be vaguely interested in Akari and Kazuya. However, since Alice and Kaito had become her criteria for one to gain her interest, she couldn't get interested in them no matter how hard she tried.

The words Shallow Vernal told her. The reason she was immediately interested in Alice and Kaito was that they were special, and that she would need to take more steps to achieve such a thing……

[S- Shallow Vernal-sama……  What is it that I need to do to be interested in them……]

[That's something you need to figure out by yourself. It's not in your best interest to have everything easily told to you. However, if I were to guide you to a path…… You should think about ”what it is that you're lacking”. It's not like you have to prepare something new. There are things that you lack for you to be interested in Kaito's parents. You need to think about it carefully.]

[……Yes.]

Listening to the words encouraging her growth, Fate nodded with a serious expression on her face.

Thereupon, after looking at Fate and nodding once, Shallow Vernal then turned her gaze to Chronois and Life.