Vol 2 Epilogue (1/2)
Epilogue
I openedof pure white An antiseptic sainst my nose
—This place is?
I wanted to get up but a wave of intense pain fro As soon as I becaht shoulder and the pal
The parts in pain seeed As soon as I exerted force, I would feel resistance
I could hear so in deep sleep nearby
Hence, I turned s
This was apparently a sickroo on a bed Onon pipe chairs, the two of them were asleep, sprawled on the sickbed's sheets
But perhaps sensing my body's minor movements, Tia's shoulder twitched
”Yuu! You woke up!?”
Tia suddenly looked up and leaned forward on the bed as though she was going to on top of me
”Y-Yeah, I just woke up”
Hearingup in her eyes
”So glad Tia ondering what to do if Yuu didn't wake up”
”That's way too exaggerated I'm not so weak that I'd die from this little bit of injury”
I answered with a wry smile
Actually, I wanted to wipe her tears away but such a delicate es
”But Lisa recovered so quickly yet Yuu did not wake up for so long”
”I see So Lisa's injuries were very light That's good to know”
Because I had witnessed her s hard in the wall, I was quite relieved to know she was fine
This implied how sturdy was the barrier of wind that Lisa had deployed Added to the fact that she was clearly unversed in anti-personnel co for her to be able to protect Tia singlehandedly before I hurried to the scene
—Had it not been for Lisa's efforts, Kili would have taken Tia away already I really had to thank her
”Yuu Thank you”
For some reason, Tia thanked me
”Eh? Why so suddenly?”
Not understanding why she thanked me suddenly, I asked, perplexed
”Because Yuu fought for Tia Tia has already thanked Lisa and the others and also borrowed Mitsuki's communicator to thank other people, but Tia has not thanked Yuu yet”
”I see now, but it's a bit too soon for thanks, you know? Because we ht Basilisk next”
Although the optimistic vieas that Basilisk could not traverse the ocean to here, but things were probably not going to be that easy Kili had intended to take Tia away to avoid a battle between the Ds and Basilisk, so even if separated by the sea, Basilisk was still advancing towards Midgard
”Yeah But because of that, Tia feels that thanks is even more required”
Precisely because Tia had chosen the same way of life as us, she understood howtheir full efforts for her sake She wanted to express her thanks as one of us
I moved ht hand could barely e some movement
”—You're a good girl, Tia”
I used ht hand to cluht hand only suffered minor burns, it did not hurt very much even when I used it to touch Tia
”Ahaha, it tickles”
Tia ainst my hand
”M”
Like a cat, Tia purred and brought her face up close
Looking at e, Tia moved her tiny lips and whispered
”Yuu Tia really loves Yuu, so let's get married, okay?”
”What W-Wait! What are you suddenly talking about—”
The sudden proposal made me panic
”Not sudden at all Tia has said all along that Tia will becoon before But this time, Tia wants to marry Yuu as a human Do you dislike it?”
”R-Rather than dislike, that's not the issue here—”
I was quite shaken At this ht her face even closer
”Let's seal the oath with a kiss”
”Slon, slon! I said before, right? According to huet married yet! So you must calm down!”
I frantically said to Tia
”Tia can't marry Yuu?”
Tia widened her eyes, tilting her head questioningly
”Y-You can't, although it varies between countries but basically, I think it probably isn't allowed I suppose”
Because I did not know Tia's nationality, my words showed a tone of uncertainty but I tried my hardest to persuade her
”Then it can't be helped”
Tia sighed with a regretful expression Having chosen to live as a human, Tia seemed like she planned to obey the rules for sure
—Tia still needed time
Initially, she wanted to marry me because Kili had indoctrinated her with the notion that ”you were born to on”
Her intense obsession also ca to be alone As long as she became closer friends with everyone, that kind of obsession would gradually weaken, so Tia needed tis
But after listening to my explanation, Tia, who should have accepted ht her face even closer
”Then an engagement now is fine”
”Huh?”
Smooch, Tia's soft lips kissed me on the cheek Then she separated very quickly
”Then we are fiances now”
Tia smiled happily
On the other hand, I stared blankly while holding ainst my cheek
I was not shocked by how sudden it happened rather it was the word fiance that inexplicably evoked nostalgia in me
For some reason, Mitsuki's face surface in my mind for an instant
Tia's bold behavior and that strange sense of deja vu made me feel quite troubled
Frozen on the spot like that, I pondered how to answer Suddenly, I felt my mattress shake
Getting a bad feeling, I turned to face the other side of aze of Iris who had a stiff smile on her face She had apparently woken up withoutit
”H-Hold on! Tia-chan! W-What did you just do!?”
Iris asked in shrill voice
”What else, a kiss of engageee, it'll be a kiss on the lips”
”W-W-W-W-W-What—N-No!”
Iris yelled with her face all red
”No 'no' Tia already kissed, so you're too late”
”I-If it's kissing, I've kissed him too!”
”Ehhh!?”
Hearing what Iris said, Tia showed a shocked expression Also feeling frantic from her sudden declaration, I could not help but interrupt their conversation”
”H-Hey Iris! Now's the ti about this—”
”But If I don't bring it up, doesn't that make you Tia-chan's fiance, Mononobe?”
Iris glared atme flustered
”No, Tia just doesn't understand about engagees No, rather W-Why do you need to compete with her on this?”
With an uneasy feeling, I asked her hesitantly
”Eh? U-Umm well”
Iris blushed and aardly lowered her head An e atmosphere settled in between Iris and me
”Hmph! Yuu, turn over here!”
But Tia grabbed my face and forced me to turn and face her direction
”Oh, don't force him! Mononobe is a patient!”
Saying that, Iris turned inal position
”Towards Tia, Yuu will definitely be more lively!”
Then Tia pulled ain
”Jeez, I already said no!”
Pouting, Iris hugged my head and resisted
”Hey, t-this is really uncomfortable!”
Her soft bosome dizzy
Then with Tia and Iris grabbing lared at each other across the sickbed
”Even if Iris got engaged to Yuu first, Tia won't lose to you!”
”Ehhh? Does it count as engaged for me too? U-Umm I'm not ready yet”
Hearing Tia say that, Iris got very aard With her frequently glancing inout of control Just at thisopened
”What are you arguing about? There are patients in other sickrooms, so will you all be quiet please”
These stern words caused Tia and Iris to shut their mouths
I turnedthere Behind her was Mitsuki, Firill, Ren and Ariella too
”Oh Lisa Sorry”
Tia suddenly becaized to Lisa
”I'm sorry too”
Iris also bowed her head and apologized guiltily
”It is wonderful that you two understand, but I guessed it was most likely because he had awakened Well then—How are you feeling, Mononobe Yuu?”
I saw Lisa tossing her hair while she asked me cordially
”My left arm can't move at the moment but the rest seem okay”
”I see Then younumerous inconveniences If you run into any trouble here on, tell me any time and I will do my best to help”
”Huh?”
Hearing words that seeentle for Lisa, I could not help but make an aard sound
”What's theweird?”
”No Nothing, umm, thank you”
”Not at all Mutual assistance during trouble is the proper thing to do”
Lisa nodded matter-of-factly
Right, that was si up for the sake of friends, taking care of the the injured and those in trouble She was the kind of person who could do those things matter-of-factly
”I really have to think you Lisa, you're probably the best 'good woman' I've ever met”
”What W-What do you ive you if it is sexual harassot that?”
Lisa went red in the face and glared at ry expression
”H that you're so a beauty, I think you're a good woman too, you know?”
I thought praising her personality alone would be rude, so I added hts as well
”~~~~!?”
Lisa's face grew increasingly red I thought she was going to scold me but Lisa turned around just like that and walked rapidly out of the sickroom
”Nice”
For some reason, Firill made the thumbs-up at me then went to chase Lisa
”Mononobe-kun You need to take responsibility for your words, okay?”
”Mm!”
Ariella spoke with exasperation while Ren kept nodding on the side
Then the two of the Mitsuki, Iris and Tia
”So Mononobe likes Lisa-chan's type”
”Ooh Tia can't match Lisa”
Iris and Tia looked disheartened for so to the twice at this moment, she spoke to Iris and Tia
”—Excuse me, but I currently have important matters to discuss with Nii-san Since it involves classified o away for a while?”