While I was staring at Charlotte-san’s face and thinking about it, she glanced up at me shyly and started fidgeting with her fingers.
Yes, she’s very cute.
“I…I want to tell everyone about it…”
It was a very unexpected answer.
I thought it would be fine either way, but given her personality, I thought she would choose to hide it.
At least, I didn’t think she would choose to announce it herself.
But apparently, she wanted to tell everyone.
I knew she wasn’t just trying to show off, but what was her real intention?
“Okay, then let’s tell everyone.”
I was curious about Charlotte-san’s thoughts, but if I asked her here, she would think that I had a negative opinion, so I accepted her words with a smile.
However―
“〜〜〜〜〜Fua!”
For some reason, Charlotte-san begins to writhe in my arms.
She’s been emotionally unstable since a while ago, but I wonder if she’s okay…?
“A-are you okay?”
“…………”
When I asked her about it, Charlotte-san nodded her head while covering her face with her hands.
It doesn’t look like she’s okay at all, but if she says so, then I guess she is.
“…This distance is too destructive…”
Charlotte-san is mumbling something in my arms, but her voice is too low to be heard.
However, her eyes, which can be seen through the gap between her fingers, are still as feverish as ever.
“Well, isn’t it time to leave now?”
Thinking that it was really not a good idea to go any further, I tried to gently pull Charlotte-san down from my lap.
But instead of coming down, she squeezed me tightly and clung to my chest.
“I don’t want to leave… today…”
The words were whispered in a muffled voice.
There’s no way I can leave her after hearing her say this.
―In the end, I continued to hug her until Charlotte-san fell asleep, and then I couldn’t let her go until morning came.