A breeze swept past, gently closing the door behind Kanzaki Kumo and carrying away the last of the light in the room.
"Click."
That was the sound of the door closing.
But to Kanzaki Kumo, it also seemed to be the sound of the precarious thread of his reason finally melting beneath the heat within him.
His breathing grew uncontrollably heavy. Even in the dark room, his eyes shone as though two flames burned in their sockets as he looked at Kanae, making her feel their scorching heat.
Even so, Kanae simply opened her arms and met Kanzaki Kumo's burning gaze, offering him a silent invitation.
She had always been this way, poor at expressing her feelings in words. Instead, she wove her tenderness, gentle as water, into silent actions, quietly surrounding the one she loved.
Whenever he stopped and suddenly looked back, she was there. She had never left.
Ever since that streak of lightning, like a roaming dragon beneath the moonlight, had saved her life, she had chosen this boy.
She knew she was not the only one in his heart, but it was precisely his greed that gave her the courage to reveal her feelings and speak openly with her friend, who also loved him.
Though Kanae was not as passionate and bold as Makomo, who made no attempt to hide her desire, she too had long awaited this day-the moment when she could give herself completely to the one she loved.
Now that the moment had come, Kanae naturally did not shy away, but boldly offered her invitation.
At that same moment, Kanzaki Kumo could no longer suppress his burning desire and lunged forward.
Had Kanzaki Kumo activated the Transparent World at that moment, he would have discovered that the rhythms of the laws of life