As if she knew what Mo Li was thinking, Ritsuka Fujimaru watched him chop vegetables after entering the kitchen. "Senpai, running away won't solve anything! I don't know what you said to Justicia and the others, but it probably wasn't something that could simply be laughed off, right?"
Mo Li's hand paused for a moment before he slowly brought the knife down. "...Indeed. To put Black Grail Justicia at ease, I said some things I shouldn't have. Or rather, calling it a confession would be more accurate."
Mash Kyrielight covered her mouth in surprise and stared at Mo Li in shock. "Senpai, are you saying that you told Sister Justicia that you liked her?"
"That's right. After all, my wish is to revive Justicia. She's a good person, and I like the Justicia who devotes herself to her ideals. I planned to have her help me, but how others choose to interpret that word is their own business..."
Mo Li spoke in a complicated tone. "It's actually quite normal for people to misunderstand. All I can say is that I dug myself into a hole. From how she acted, I knew that even if Black Grail Justicia understood that the 'like' I mentioned wasn't the kind between a man and a woman, she would still treat it as that kind of like."
Ritsuka Fujimaru gave an awkward laugh. Although she could not understand why Mo Li had not thought things through before speaking, she could only advise him, "That's true. She was the Black Grail that tried to attack others even at the very end. Still, Senpai, you shouldn't casually tell girls that you like them, even if they've become special existences."
"I know. At the time, I just wanted to stabilize the Black Grail's condition... In the end, I