“Even after everything has been resolved... I still might not choose you, you know?”
“That's true. There's a chance that might happen. However, I won't remain pessimistic”
Kiriha also had one more reason to not rush her relationship with Koutarou.
Koutarou will most likely not choose anyone, even if all of our problems are resolved. A definitive piece is still missing...
Based on her experience up until now, Kiriha felt like something about Koutarou's approach towards women was lacking. Although she had no proof, since she had a spent a year together with him, she had noticed he had a wall around his heart.
Before she could understand why, pushing her feelings onto Koutarou would only trouble him. So before she did, she would need to find a method of circumventing the wall around his heart.
In other words, nobody possessed the means to become lovers with Koutarou right now. And since she knew that, she was not in a hurry.
“But that's―”
Kiriha's decision was too convenient for Koutarou. Of course, that was the same for Theia and Ruth as well. Regardless of how complicated the matters of room 106 was, even something as ignorant to love such as Koutarou knew that making the girls wait until he could make up his mind was bad.
That's why Koutarou tried to object.
“Stop”
However, he was interrupted by Kiriha before he could.
“You might not know, but regardless of how low the chances of being together might be, I have a reason to wait for your decision. That's just how worthy of a man you are”
Kiriha had no intention of stepping down.
Regardless of how low the chances of Koutarou choosing Kiriha was, since she loved him more than ten times the amount a normal person would, she would wait for him.
Kiriha couldn't imagine herself together with anyone but Koutarou. And she believed that Theia and Ruth felt the same way.
“That's just stupid”
Kiriha would wait, even though Koutarou couldn't choose anyone because of his position. Koutarou would be happy if he could show some goodwill. But on the other side, making Kiriha wait was painful and he felt sorry that he couldn't choose her. Those complex feelings turned into blunt words and escaped from his lips.
“I know. But I am confident”
In contrast to Koutarou who was worried, Kiriha was full of confidence. She tapped her own chest and smiled at Koutarou.
“Let me tell you the words I told you when we met again in this place, on that day one year ago”
On the other side of the clothes beneath Kiriha's hand, was an old metallic card. That card was the source of her willpower.
“Kii has waited underground for over ten years”
“Ah...”
Koutarou's memory was revived.
A year ago, before they knew who of Onii-chan and Kii, Koutarou and Kii had met again in this room.
At that time, Kiriha had threatened Koutarou using almost the same words.
“Fufufu, it means we have waited for 1000 years. But how long will you endure? Half a year? A year? I'll do anything to make you nod your head.”
Kiriha was confident.
After all the problems had been resolved and Koutarou would be able to look at the invaders as women, she would use any means necessary to make Koutarou turn her way.
Together with the feelings and emotions that she had cultivated up until now and the love and bonds she would add onto in the future, she was certain that Koutarou couldn't reject Kiriha and Kii.
“Wahahaha! How foolish, Love Love Heart! There's no use resisting!”
Kiriha was convinced. She was overflowing with confidence, even more so than the villain on the TV, convinced that this warm something connecting Kiriha and Koutarou would bind them for all eternity.