"By the way... what do you like about him?"
"I think having that much love lets you do a lot of things."
"Yes, there's so much of it. I can't escape."
"Hehe, I really am in love."
"I think it's because he believes in me. Before, I kept saying he was earnest, really earnest, but thinking about it again now, I think that's what drew me to him."
Krona tilted her head, not understanding what that meant.
Noticing her reaction, Cynthia began to explain.
"Kaim has always believed in me. I know trusting someone else sounds easy, but trusting them from the bottom of your heart is surprisingly difficult."
Even within a family, it was difficult to trust one another. With anyone else, that went without saying.
But Kaim genuinely believed in Cynthia. Of course, it had not been that way from the beginning. Through their relationship as teacher and student, Kaim had come to trust Cynthia from the bottom of his heart.
"In any case, there aren't many people you can trust completely. Everyone has different values and ways of thinking. He believes in me from the bottom of his heart. He believes that someday, I can overcome any obstacle, and that he'll always be by my side. I love that conviction of his."
Whatever wall she ran into, even if things went badly and she fell, he would never give up on her; she could trust him to stay by her side. Cynthia now felt firsthand how lucky she had been to meet someone like him. She was a woman strong enough to walk alone. Yet no matter how great that strength was, it did not mean she had no need for someone beside her. After meeting Kaim and deepening their bond, Cynthia had performed better than before