“Speaking very roughly, I think this happened either early in the morning, during a break, or after school. I show up every day during lunch break, and I’ve never encountered it.”
“I am not entirely confident, but I predict it happened in the library during the early morning.”
“Early morning?”
“There isn’t much time to spare during breaks between classes, you are present during lunch break, and since many people use the library after school, there is a high possibility their identity would be exposed.”
“So, since there’s plenty of time in the morning and fewer people using the library, it’s the perfect timing to approach her.”
“There is a good chance I am off the mark, but…”
“No, Sia’s theory makes the most sense to me too.”
To the point where he couldn’t think of anything else.
“Hey Sia, is it alright if I go to school earlier than usual for the next few days? I want to check the situation with my own eyes.”
“Of course! Thank you regarding the matter of Luna-sama.”
The incident in question might already be resolved, but there was no proof.
There was no doubt it would be better to observe the situation for a bit.
“W-Well, it would be best if Luna consulted me directly, though. She has consulted me before.”
“She has… before? In that case, Luna-sama might be acting out of consideration for Byleth-sama and Elena-sama’s graduation.”
“Meaning?”
“If she can resolve such a problem on her own, then Byleth-sama and Elena-sama can graduate without anxiety. That you won’t have to worry even after graduation. Luna-sama must be thinking deeply about the future.”
“Gh…!”
Byleth, who had held the harmless thought of [Maybe she just doesn’t feel like consulting me yet?], widened his eyes upon hearing Sia’s explanation.
“Now that you mention it, you might be right… No, you’re definitely right.”
It happened soon after becoming lovers with Luna.
Being poor at speaking.
Being unsociable.
She was the one who had started practicing to fix these two things.
It could be said that this was an action taken with [the future] in mind.
Byleth was struck by how the dots connected into a line, but hesitation arose simultaneously.
“T-Then, maybe it’s wrong for me to stick my neck into this… Maybe it’s better to trust Luna and do nothing…”
If Luna was thinking that way, his attempt to help would become the biggest obstacle.
It might even make her feel bad.
In an instant, he lost sight of the correct answer.
“If it were me… simply my opinion? If it were me, I would still want Byleth-sama to come and check on the situation. Being cared for by a precious person is a truly happy thing.”
Clasping her hands together and wearing a smile like the sun that cleared away the fog, Sia connected her words with an “And.”
“If Byleth-sama happens to be present at the scene… I hope you will watch over her efforts as she tries her best. And if a dangerous situation arises, I would wish for you to help her.”
“……Ah.”
Resolve the anxiety that his lover is being terribly harassed, while also respecting Luna’s desire to solve it herself.
Taught a course of action that achieved both, Byleth gasped in admiration.
“Really, thank you, Sia. Thanks to you, I’ve decided how to handle things starting tomorrow.”
“No, no, this is about the only thing I can do, so.”
“Oh? But I couldn’t do ‘this much’ (what you just did), you know?”
“Eh!? N-N-No no no! I-I-I didn’t mean it in that bad way…!!”
“Ahaha, I’m joking, of course.”
“Muu, muuu… That is cruel, Byleth-sama! I… I thought you had come to hate me!”
“I could never hate you!”
He teased her because he had sorted things out and had room in his heart—but seeing Sia, who had been calm the whole time, panic solely for the reason that she [thought she was hated].
While apologizing, Byleth felt happy enough that his whole body grew hot, but a counterattack was launched.
“I can only forgive half of that…”
“Ah, there’s that attack. What can I do to make you forgive the whole thing?”
“……I would like to share a bed with Byleth-sama.”
“……Today?”
“…………………Tomorrow too.”
The long pause before being asked suggested she was about to answer [Today].
Once again, Byleth was easily defeated by his lover staring at him with teary eyes to prevent any retorts.
“Alright. Then tomorrow I’ll be with you too, Sia.”
“Y-Yes! Then I shall let it all appear like water under the bridge!”
With her demand approved, Sia showed a full-faced smile.
Although she had said [I can only forgive half] earlier, it was obvious she had forgiven him from the start.
Her strategy was a bit loose, but she was cute to the extreme.
“Well then, looking at the time, I shall go make my body clean!”
“Roger. Can you come back to this room once you’re done with your bath? I’ll study a little more until then.”
“Understood!”
“……Also, there’s one thing I wanted to consult Sia about before we sleep.”
“Hwha, t-that as well… Understood.”
At this reply, her shoulders jumped up and down, and her eyes went wide.
As if she realized the content of the consultation, she blinked rapidly in a panic.
Sia then left his room with a quick pace that could only be described as a [Retreat].
“……Ye-Yeah, looks like she noticed and was doing it on purpose… Jeez.”
And so, Byleth muttered alone, smiling bashfully.
It was about thirty or forty minutes later.
Sia, having finished her bath and the maintenance of her hair clip and necklace, and Byleth, who had finished his extra studying, had gone into the bedroom immediately after meeting up.
They had decided to go to school earlier than usual tomorrow.
Therefore, they agreed to lie down and rest their bodies as early as possible.
“Heave-ho. Here, you too, Sia.”
“E-E-Ex-Excuse me!”
“Haha, you don’t need to be that tense. I won’t do anything weird.”
“Y-Yes…”
When Byleth got into bed first and spread the sheets from the inside, she slipped her small body in with awkward movements.
Byleth felt he was leading with some familiarity, but this was only the second time he had slept with Sia.
Meaning, the first time since their date.
While harboring various feelings, he lay on his side and sent a gaze toward Sia—meanwhile, Sia, stiffening her small body, had buried her face in the pillow she clutched with both hands, lying in a perfect prone position.
“Sia, since we’re here, turn this way and let’s talk?”
“P-Please wait about one more minute…”
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To Sia, whose voice was muffled because she was still face down, he said one thing.
“I want to see your face.”
“Gh, understood…”
While holding the slender hand that was clutching the pillow, Byleth thought about the advice Elena gave him after school today… If he push through with the selfishness she mentioned, Sia’s head slowly, very slowly, turns around.
Through the gaps in her hair, she revealed her small, bright red ears and a face dyed in the exact same color.
“Um, aren’t you, like, more nervous than the first time?”
“T-That is only natural… With every single day that passes… my feelings for Byleth-sama… u-um…”
“S-Stop! If you say any more than that, I won’t be able to sleep…”
What Sia wanted to say had already been conveyed.
Even without saying it fully, it was a foul play of a line.
Her bright red face made it feel even more so.
“You say that, but… Byleth-sama, you seem fine. It looks like you have plenty of composure…”
“If you’re going to say mean things, maybe I should let go of your hand.”
In reality, Byleth was the one whose composure had been stolen away to the point where letting go might actually have been more convenient for him, and the answer he gave her was close to a conviction.
“Byleth-sama, you also teased me earlier by saying ‘I want to see your face’…”
“Haha, I thought you’d say that.”
As if to gloss over the embarrassment, when he put strength into the hand he was holding, Sia—perhaps feeling the same way—gripped his index finger with her five fingers.
“……”
“……”
A moment of silence was born as they confirmed the sensation of each other’s hands.
This time also served as a trigger for the conversation to shift.
“Hey, Sia.”
“Yes…”
“About that thing I mentioned earlier…”
“Hkh!!”
It was the moment he brought up this topic.
At the speed of light, Sia went face-down again.
Even so, the words from earlier must have sunk into her mind.
While letting out a voice that sounded like she was writhing in agony—[Uuuu…]—she turned her bright red face toward him.
Her expression, with her mouth tied in a straight line, seemed to contain not just embarrassment, but also apology and reflection──.
He cut into the topic with Sia, who seemed to have an idea of what the consultation was about.
“About you, Sia? I wanted to talk about what you do early in the morning… You aren’t just coming into the bedroom only to watch my sleeping face, right?”
“……Y-Yes……”
There were no excuses or attempts to deceive him.
True to her honest personality, she admitted it in a voice that sounded like it was about to vanish.
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