We didn’t exchange a lot of words, but our conversation didn’t get bogged down or beco awkward, and the ti I spent with Illness-san passed very peacefully.
When I felt that our wine and snacks were almost finished, I called out to Illness-san.
[……Illness-san.]
[Yeeeees?]
[Thank you for getting along with my selfishness today. If an opportunity like this cos up again…… may I invite you again?]
[Of couuuuurse. At that tieee, I’ll happily join you agaiiiiiin.]
Perhaps…… even in the future, Illness-san would probably return the salary I gave her to in a manner similar to what happened this ti. Knowing this, I asked her if she wouldn’t mind if I asked her to hang out again, to which Illness-san agreed.
I’m happy to spend ti with her like this because it makes feel at ease, but I still feel helpless…… or rather, I really feel like I wasn’t able to return the work Illness-san does for .
[……How should I say this…… It feels like I’m always the one being cared after by Illness-san, don’t you think?]
Was it because I felt that way? Such words suddenly ca out of my mouth.
I have been indebted to Illness-san so much that I couldn’t even list all of them out. However, I don’t feel like I’ve been able to repay her in any way. Even the salary she received this ti also ended up coming back to .
Even though these words were filled with such thoughts……
[No~~ I don’t think that’s the case at all.]
[……Eh?]
Clearly denying my words, Illness-san shook her head.
Then, Illness-san slightly smiled…… and as her normally unfocused eyes focused and stared straight into my eyes, she continued.
[Just as youuuuu feel like you’ve received lots of things from eeee, I have alsooooo received lots of things from Kaito-samaaaaa.]
[……Is that so?]
Her beautiful black eyes that stared at , almost as if they were sucking in, had kindness in them that made feel warm.
[For exampleeee, Kaito-samaaaa always says “Thank you” to . riiiiiight?]
[……Ehh?]
[Taking care of Kaito-sama is my jooooob, and so to speak, all the things I did under your service is a matter of couuuuuurse. Howeveeeer, whenever I bring your laundryyyy, or make you teaaaaa, you were aaaaaaaalways…… telling “Thank you”.]
Saying those words, Illness-san paused for a mont, and gave a smile that was different from her usual peculiar smile…… a deep smile filled with heartfelt happiness.
[……It may be a trivial thing to Kaito-samaaaaa. But to eeee, those few words were enough to make inexplicably happyyyyy. This is just one exampleeeee, but in addition to thaaaaat, I have received many other things from Kaito-samaaaa that it’s too many to couuuuuunt.]
[……Illness-san.]
[This is whyyyy I also want to give many things back to Kaito-samaaaaa. This is whyyyy I want to make Kaito-sama happyyyyy.]
The face of Illness-san, illuminated with the Lighting Magic Tool, is sothing that I can’t take my eyes off…… She looked dazzlingly beautiful, and I could tell that she definitely ant what she said.
She looked really dazzling that the words “Holy Mother” seed to fit her. If she said such a thing, there’s no way I can say anything more.
With the conversation stopped once I was at a loss for words, Illness-san quickly stood up from the sofa she was sitting on.
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 so sleep before it gets too laaaaaate.]
[……Yes. Ummm, errr, thank you.]
[No, no~~ For the fun moeeeent, 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 .
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 .
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?
Co 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 rember 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 aning of the red rose changes depending on how many leaves it has.
In the language of flowers, the leaves of the red rose ans “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 aning.
The rose is a flower that symbolizes love…… It was a special kind of flower that “when given to soone, the aning it held changes depending on the number of roses you give”.
For example……
One rose ans “love at first sight”.
Thirteen roses ans “eternal friendship”.
Fifty roses ans “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 aning————-
———— “I love you”.
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