644,
Eumerika began to play with her hair, her girlish heart stirring. Cyclone noticed it all.
With such different ways of thinking, it really was hard to understand what someone else was thinking.
And given the situation now, Eumerika had been secretly in love with the Leader for ten years.
After such a long time spent in secret love, the fear of failure had taken root.
Cyclone believed that this fear was exactly why Eumerika kept avoiding the question of confessing her feelings.
Cyclone had always lived by her own way of thinking. This was the first time she’d encountered a view of love so different from her own.
In Eumerika, Cyclone saw someone who was the opposite of Elyse.
Both of them were forceful in their own ways, but compared to Eumerika’s secret crush, Elyse was incredibly straightforward.
Wait?!
Cyclone suddenly realized that Elyse’s straightforwardness was built on desire alone.
When it came to love, Elyse had also waited until the very last moment to say what she was thinking.
“I fell in love with you at first sight.” Those were the words Elyse had never said aloud.
“…”
Cyclone lowered her head for a while. During that time, Eumerika didn’t say a word either.
Through Eumerika, Cyclone realized how little she understood Elyse.
Thinking of how cheerful Elyse usually seemed, Cyclone felt a pang of pain in her heart.
After a while, Eumerika finally spoke.
“D-do guys all like it when someone’s direct?”
Cyclone smiled at Eumerika’s question.
“W-what are you laughing at?!”
She got scolded, and fair enough. This wasn’t something to laugh about.
Still, when the person in question was the Leader, Cyclone really did feel like laughing.
“You know the Leader isn’t an ordinary human, right?”
“Well…”
Looking into Eumerika’s eyes, Cyclone figured she already knew.
“I know. He’s a vampire who’s lived for over five hundred years…”
Exactly. Since Eumerika already knew, Cyclone had no intention of beating around the bush.
“So, I can answer your question about guys, but whether the Leader even counts as a ‘guy’ is another matter~”
“…”
Judging by Eumerika’s reaction, this was probably another reason she’d never dared to make a move.
“Actually… my parents are already in their sixties, but I’m still single…”
“Well…”
At that moment, the atmosphere turned incredibly awkward.
To break the tension, Cyclone tried changing the subject.
They’d just been talking about being “direct,” which brought a question to Cyclone’s mind.
“W-wait a second… you… you’ve never even tried dropping a hint?”
It was a bit of a dumb question, but Cyclone was genuinely curious whether Eumerika had ever tried to take a step closer to the nonhuman Leader.
But it wasn’t as complicated as Cyclone had imagined. Eumerika gave the answer she’d expected.
“O-of course I have…”
“But you still want to take things further, don’t you?”
“…”
Eumerika lowered her head without denying it.
Looks like Cyclone had picked the right topic.
Cyclone finally understood why Eumerika had come to talk to her about this today.
After the great war ended, the name of the Four Saints had vanished, and Eumerika had returned to the heart of an innocent young girl.
Perhaps while comforting Cyclone, she’d also hoped to learn a little about how men and women got along.
That was why Eumerika had come here today.
After all, there was a living example right in front of her: a man with five wives, a man who’d succeeded five times.
Cyclone thought about it, then spoke seriously.
“Hints or outright signals, they’re still just signals. They’re not a confession~”
Only after Eumerika looked at her did Cyclone say what came next.
“I think if you never say it out loud, he’ll never know.”
“N-not everyone can be as shameless as you…”
“It’s just one time. Even if you’re being shameless, it’s only once. Why not give it a try?”
“Well…”
As a married man, Cyclone looked at Eumerika with a serious gaze.
Eumerika closed her eyes.
“All right…”
When she opened her eyes again, Eumerika smiled.
“You have a point. Coming to talk to you today really was the right choice~ Hehe~”
