“Then... how about this?”
Koutarou placed the hand he had been waving around on top of Shizuka's head and gently patted her. Shizuka smiled and showed a satisfied expression.
“Hmm... well, it works”
“I am glad I could be of help”
Normally Shizuka would never complain, but Koutarou paid no heed to that and smiled.
Well, anyone would get anxious...
While all of the girls here held strong powers, they were still girls in their teens. When faced with a battle that would decide the future of the underground people, there was no way they could stay calm. The results of this battle would affect room 106's future. Koutarou had gotten enough of a grasp of the female heart to understand that.
“Then could you do it for one more?”
“One more?”
“Koutarou, this way”
“Owow”
As Koutarou was confused by Shizuka's words, Sanae forcibly turned his head towards Kiriha who was studying a map with a serious expression.
That's...
Koutarou could see the card in Kiriha's hand, and he knew what that meant. Like Shizuka said, there was one more he had to do something about.
“She's been emitting a strange aura for a while now, I've tried doing some stuff... but nothing really works. So Koutarou, please”
“Sanae... Okay, I'll give it a shot”
“Yeah, please do”
After hugging Koutarou once, Sanae climbed off his back.
“That said, what should I tell her?”
Koutarou thought for a while. Kiriha was a leader of the People of the Earth, she was in the center of this problem. Some thoughtless attempts at comforting her might have the opposite effect. There, Harumi gave Koutarou some counseling.
“Satomi-kun, you only have to act like you do normally. What you convey to her isn't just some decorated words, right?”
Harumi's words were filled with conviction and her eyes were as gentle as possible.
Your majesty Alaia...
Her appearance reminded him of a girl he had met in the past. He knew they were different people, but as of late, they would seemingly overlap from time to time. Harumi had begun emanating a dignified aura like that girl’s.
“Right now, Kurano-san is your princess. So please go to her side at once, sir knight”
“... Yes”
Harumi called Kiriha a princess, but to Koutarou, the calmly smiling Harumi looked like a real princess.