She obediently let herself be pushed outside the bedroom door.
Then!
"Bang!"
The door slammed shut.
When Elysia turned around, even the hanging door sign trembled twice, swaying from side to side. She fell silent for a moment, her smile fading slightly. As if remembering something, she raised her small hand.
Gently placing it against her lips.
Then she suddenly chuckled to herself. There was no one around, yet she was laughing so happily.
There was no particular reason.
She was simply happy.
But if she really had to put it into words...
"Believe me, okay..." Just that one sentence was enough to make Elysia hug her blanket and roll wildly around on the bed.
She liked it.
What she liked even more, however, was that Kiana had not hidden anything from her. She was sincere and adorable, without lies or evasions. Whatever it was, she said it plainly.
Even in a situation like that just now.
She had instinctively and naturally voiced her thoughts.
That truly came as a pleasant surprise to Elysia.
After all!
Even within the Flame-Chasing Moth, or among the people she knew, there were very few who could genuinely do that.
Not because of her wish, but because they faced her with their truest selves whenever possible.
Simply because they wanted to, so they did. They themselves were willing to speak with her that way.
Every single one of them.
In Elysia's eyes...
Was incomparably precious!
They all felt like treasures to her.
Something she could never put down!
Before coming here, she had also imagined countless times what her meeting with Finality would be like.
The current Finality surely looked completely different from the character art projected by the sky, right?
Now, she had discovered that surprises always arrived when least expected.
After only such a brief time together.
Elysia understood.
Kiana had not merely met her expectations.
She had exceeded them by far.
"Do I like her..." Yes, she liked Kiana.
Because to Elysia, liking someone meant liking them, and not liking them meant not liking them.
She might hesitate, she might care, she might feel her heart stir like an ordinary teenage girl.
But she would never lie to herself.
Sometimes, if she liked someone at first glance, she would keep liking them. Sometimes, if she did not like someone, it would remain difficult to ever like them.
The word "like" was one Elysia used the most.
But she understood that none of her other likes could compare to how she felt toward Kiana at this moment.
She was the best at reading people.
And precisely because of that, she could understand even more clearly that every part of Kiana—her strengths and flaws alike—was so adorable, capable of making her smile without even realizing it. That was surely something only Kiana could do.
Was it fast?
It was very fast~
But she did not mind.
"It's fate from heaven. What can I do about it?" Elysia murmured to herself, then could not help laughing again.
Just then.
The door behind her opened.
Kiana came out.
She had chosen a T-shirt and jeans, a style that radiated irrepressible youth and vitality.
After all, she was a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old high school girl.
Wasn't that only natural?
But Elysia's eyes immediately lit up.
She openly admired Kiana, liking her more the longer she looked.
The plain T-shirt accentuated her delicate curves, while her light blue jeans, though not as tight as the skintight kind, still outlined her long, beautiful legs. Her hips were shapely, her legs were lovely, and she looked like a natural clothes hanger standing there.
She truly never got tired of looking at her.
"Stop staring. Let's go." Kiana naturally noticed Elysia's gaze.
She was somewhat unused to it.
But putting on an aloof, tsundere front, she called out to Elysia and headed downstairs.
Yet in Elysia's eyes, Kiana was like a little kitten baring its claws. She really wanted to tease her.
But~
She knew better than to overdo it.
They still had plenty of time ahead of them. Since there would be many days to come, she could not be too excessive.
Don't you agree?
Wolfing things down was no good.
Savoring them slowly was what made them delicious!
Elysia could still tell the difference between being full once and being full every day.
She understood very well that the more wonderful something was, the more it had to be savored little by little. She did not just hope to have Kiana; she also hoped Kiana would come to like her.
Feelings could be passionate, or they could be calm.
But no matter what, whether they were stormy seas or peaceful waters, they were merely little pleasures in getting along. Slowly accepting each other was always best.
You could say Elysia was mischievous.
But you absolutely could not call her frivolous.
On the contrary, she took every relationship very seriously.
Sincerity was the greatest finishing move of all.
From Kiana's perspective, Elysia was the truly troublesome one, leaving her rather helpless.
"What are you standing around for?" From the stairs, she glanced at Elysia. Seeing her smiling foolishly, Kiana roughly guessed what she was thinking and felt even more helpless, so she called to her.
"Coming, coming~" Elysia skipped after her with light steps. Right behind Kiana, she followed her down the stairs, hopping from step to step as if playing hopscotch.
PS1: Here's the first update. There will be another one, so let's keep it up~~
You're Even More Pathetic When a Glass Cannon Has You Wrapped Around Her Finger, Kiana
"Looks like the two of you are getting along well." Kiana's Mother watched the two girls come downstairs one after the other. Just from the atmosphere, she could tell, and she could not help smiling with satisfaction.
"Yes, Mother~"
Elysia spoke happily. "Kiana is really adorable when she sleeps. But what Eri likes most is still how she looks right after waking up—hazy and dazed, like an innocent little deer."
"Also, her slightly tsundere side, and the way she gets a little angry... they're all so interesting. She's really adorable~"
"Mhm, mhm! I really like her! Thank you, Mother..."
She went on and on.
Kiana's Mother nodded with a smile and winked at her.
Elysia answered with a smile of her own, seemingly bashful yet bright as a flower.
At the same time.
Kiana, who was getting a drink from the refrigerator, suddenly heard their conversation. She instantly whipped her head around, staring at her mother in disbelief, then looking at Elysia with equal incredulity.
First of all.
If her mother had not agreed, Elysia probably would not have entered her room.
No matter what, even if her mother had not been the one to bring it up, Elysia must have been the one to suggest it.
In fact, Kiana thought the latter was even more likely.
Who would have thought!
Her mother had actually brought it up herself.
"Mom! You sold me out!" she could not help protesting.
Secondly.
Elysia... you just got here today!
And you're already calling her that?
"Also!"
"That's my mother, not your mother!"
"..."
Did she really hate it?
No, she was embarrassed!
Out of nowhere, it felt like she had woken up from a nap to find the sky falling.
The only one on my side is me...
Oh.
Maybe even I am not on my own side anymore.
How could Kiana not panic over that?
"What does it matter~" Kiana's Mother covered her mouth and giggled.
Elysia nodded solemnly and said in all seriousness, "After all, you're my fiancée. Your mother is my mother. Since I'll have to call her that sooner or later anyway, what is wrong with Eri calling her that early and getting used to it beforehand?"
She sounded utterly righteous.
"You're supposed to be my wife..." Kiana retorted weakly.
Of course she did not dislike Elysia.
If she had, she would not have set Elysia as her future wife.
Elysia's love was equal. She loved everyone, loved all humanity.
Without some special setting, or a deliberate move like this, trying to win Elysia over would be absurdly difficult.
However!
How many times had this been now?
Anyway.
Kiana was truly starting to regret it.
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