"Aoi, if you can't bear to let go of these feelings, then you need to be bold and pursue them."
"You've actually sensed it too, haven't you? Kumo was already getting ready to settle down a few years ago. Even Nezuko might not have become part of this family if she hadn't confessed first."
"Now they've set the wedding date. After that, even if only out of his responsibility as a husband, Kumo won't accept any more girls. That includes you, Aoi."
"So, if you don't want these feelings to come to nothing, this is your last chance. There's still some time before the wedding, enough to have another wedding dress made."
"But... am I... really worthy of Kumo-sama? And... do I really have the right to stand alongside Lady Shinobu and the others...?"
Kocho Delia directly pointed out the root cause of Aoi Kanzaki's recent distracted state, exposing the inferiority hidden beneath the shell she called "strength."
While Kocho Delia and Aoi Kanzaki had their heart-to-heart, Kanae was talking with Kanzaki Kumo elsewhere.
After that battle between the hero and the evil dragon, everyone had returned to how things had been at the start.
And tonight happened to be Kanae's time.
With this woman who indulged him almost without limit, Kanzaki Kumo made no attempt to hide his desire.
"Mm... Kanzaki-kun... w-wait..."
Unlike before, Kanae spoke up to stop Kanzaki Kumo's advances.
"Kanae, is something the matter?" Since Kanae was doing this, there had to be something serious to discuss, and Kanzaki Kumo stopped moving.
"Kanzaki-kun... how do you feel about Aoi?"
Kanae asked him outright.
With their relationship as it was now, there was no need to beat around the bush.
Besides, she believed her beloved had probably also realized what was behind Aoi Kanzaki's unusual behavior.