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It took me some time to stop crying and calm down.
Terence, who was still calmly rubbing my back, asked me.
"—Are you feeling calmer, Ethel?"
"—Yes."
When I regained my senses, I felt embarrassed again.
I cried in front of Terence again.
While before I had only shed a few tears, this time I was almost sobbing.
Furthermore, Terence's chest was wet because I had buried my face in it and cried.
My face turned red, so I moved away from him and spoke calmly.
"I'm sorry. If you give me the clothes, I'll wash them in the bathroom and then return them to you."
"It's okay. They'll dry in no time."
"I showed you a very unpleasant side of me."
When I said that, he grabbed me by the shoulder.
"It's not unpleasant at all. Please show me more of yourself. It's better if you seem weak. Please, trust me more."
He had a very serious look.
"Isn't that how lovers are? I'm your lover. As I said before, you shouldn't bear everything alone but also share it with me."
Those words really warmed my heart. But.
"—... but."
I just pouted.
"Terence doesn't usually show me his weakness."
"Do you mean me?"
"It's not fair. I've never seen you cry, but you've seen me several times."
Then, I heard the sound of air escaping from Terence's mouth.
"Is it amusing to you? I'm quite serious."
"No, because you're being cute."
"Anyway, I'll definitely see Terence's crying face. So stay by my side."
I grabbed him by the sleeve and pulled him towards me.
"What I wrote in the letter was: 'You do your job and I'll do mine.' This is a cancellation. No matter what we do, we're together."
He willingly drew closer and hugged me again.
"Of course. Even if Ethel tries to push me away, I'll never drift apart."
"It's okay. So..."
I began to feel sorry for having Lucy and Kais in the bathroom all this time.
After a while, Lucy came out with a parrot on her head, and we sat down and shared information.
"That means no one else can use the warp door to move in this way like Terence."
Kais shook his head at my words.
"That's right. This kind of play was only possible because you two had connected pocket watches."
Terence clicked his tongue as if regretting.
"He said only one person can use the warp door. That's why we couldn't bring people who could be of help. Vinetta was very upset."
In Kais's case, it is said that he was able to accompany Terence because he was not a real parrot but an alter ego made of magical power.
"Now it's my turn."
After putting all the information they provided me on my head, I opened my mouth.
"Liena became an apostle of the evil god and acquired the ability to control monsters. And..."
I explained what I knew in as much detail as possible.
"Well, an evil God... Besides, the viscountess is the true Saint, and Princess Cassius is an apostle of evil...?"
Kais was very surprised when he found out the truth, perhaps because he had only heard that she had been captured by a monster.
He couldn't believe it, so when I showed him my divine power and Lucy's power, his surprise doubled.
Well, how many people in the world wouldn't be surprised to hear that a being like a god is trying to destroy the world?
The little parrot's body was trembling, so I calmed him down with a gentle tone.
"It's okay. We'll definitely stop the wave of monsters. And if you just stay in this room, nothing will happen to Kais. Just give me a little help from time to time..."
But suddenly the parrot screamed loudly.
"That's ridiculous! What kind of opportunity is this? Why should I stay locked in the room?"
"What? But it's dangerous if Liena catches you."
"It's worth the risk! Ah, my heart beats with being able to be in this historic setting where God's messengers are fighting!"