When Ectenron stopped, he could see Celyr trembling in front of him.
She raised the corners of her lips slightly at Ectenron with tears in her eyes, yet when she saw me quietly in his arms, her gaze hardened fiercely.
“Where were you… You were with that human? Are you happy? You look really happy!”
Celyr is amazing, being scared yet still saying everything she wants to say.
When she glared at me with bloodshot eyes, I quietly hid my face in Ectenron’s chest, though it didn’t help much.
But unexpectedly, Ectenron pressed the back of my head as if protecting me and spoke to Celyr.
“Stop it, Celyr…”
“You, you, you just now…!”
When I heard Celyr’s voice, gnashing her teeth with betrayal, Holloway grabbed my arm and pulled me out of Ectenron’s arms.
“Don’t hug her carelessly.”
“…Mmm.”
Ectenron became sullen.
Right. I’m not the kind of person who can be kidnapped carelessly.
I didn’t take Ectenron’s side. Celyr saw the three of us like that and laughed in vain.
“It’s really nice to see, right!”
You’re suddenly praising us.
Of course, I’m also aware of it.
I knew you were being sarcastic. But here, getting angry is losing.
I scratched my cheek, pretending to be shy.
“Thank you. Was it that nice to see you?”
“…”
Celyr just smiled and looked at me in disbelief.
[Holloway and Ectenron think, ‘They’re clueless, after all.’]
Holloway whispered in my ear.
“Give the ribbon. To Celyr.”
“Why are you helping her?”
“Don’t give it to her.”
“That’s what I mean. Are you upset?”
Don’t be upset. You don’t have to ask why.
I rummaged through my pockets and took out the ribbon.
I guess she must have found the ribbon in the basement as soon as I touched it and came looking for it. It seemed like each item had a story.
“That ribbon…”
“I found it by chance and kept it.”
Celyr couldn’t say anything about the owner being herself, and just stared at me with her lips pursed.
“Celyr, here.”
“It’s not mine, though?”
“Really? Then it must be Holloway’s.”
When I gestured to Holloway, he slightly bent his knees even though I didn’t say anything.
Thanks to that, I braided his hair to one side and tied it with a ribbon.
Celyr’s pupils shook violently as she watched quietly. She called me through her trembling lips.
“You…”
You said first that you weren’t the owner of this ribbon.
[Celyr feels like crying.]
B-Because of the ribbon?
I quickly untied the ribbon tied to Holloway’s head and forced it into Celyr’s hand.
“I was just joking…”
A tear fell onto Celyr’s hand, which was tightly holding the ribbon.
[Celyr looks at you and Holloway and thinks of ‘that person’.]
And she’s suddenly reminiscing about the past.
She bit her lips and looked at me again.
[Celyr is shaken. Because of ‘that person’, Celyr’s heart is temporarily healed.]
Who is that person that can control Celyr’s heart so freely?
“Do you know what this ribbon is?”
“No.”
“If you saw Holloway’s true form, you would have guessed who we are.”
“You’re earth-bound spirits that live on this island.”
“…”
“I won’t joke around.”
I’m sorry, so stop being serious.
“It was the last gift my sister and brothers gave me. I thought it was gone…”
Celyr, who had been hesitating, finally opened her mouth to me.
“Thanks.”
“I…”
“Of course, it was just a fleeting feeling. It’s the price for reminding me of that person after such a long time.”
Celyr stood up and wiped away her tears. Then, she clung to Ectenron, probably because she was scared.
At times like this, you should increase your favorability.
[Celyr has revealed the ‘Secret of the Ribbon’ on her own!]
[Because of this, Celyr’s story is forcibly opened!]
Now, it doesn’t even hide who it is. Well, it’s not hard to guess anymore.
Swish…
[Current location, ‘Laboratory 8’, so the story will be forcibly played without having to move!]
Celyr and Ectenron in front of me were looking blurred as my vision went dark.
[Synchronization with the corresponding character for smooth story progression.]
[Synchronization in 3 seconds]
[Synchronization in 2 seconds]
[Synchronization in 1 second]
[Starting the story.]
***
《XXX’s Personal Information》
【The girl’s Characteristics: Despite her appearance, she’s soft-hearted. She has a uniquely prickly personality and gets hurt a lot, so she doesn’t like being around a lot of people.
She has three older brothers and one older sister. No parents. The four siblings dote on the girl very much.
The girl is a bit loud. Because of that, she doesn’t have any friends.
However, she doesn’t care as long as she has her older sister and older brother.
The best mana!
Very suitable for this experiment.
Successfully invited her for free, saying she won an event!】
▶ Conversation Log (Conversation partner: Girl, Four siblings)
[Our youngest, are you still angry?]
[This hotel is famous! There are lots of delicious things. Let’s stop being angry and have fun, please? Pleaseee?]
[Pfft… I told you not to act cute in a way that doesn’t suit you!]
[Ah, you laughed!]
[You look prettier when you laugh, our youngest!]
[I’m going to eat a lot. Be prepared.]
▶ Log Stopped
《XXX’s Observation Journal》
【One can see how much the four siblings cherish the girl.
The four siblings and the girl are everything to each other.
The girl’s sister suggested that she make friends. The girl refused.
She suggested it once more. She seemed to feel sorry for the girl who had no friends because of her unique prickly nature.
Honestly, if only the family background supports it, personality isn’t a problem. The girl’s family is a bit at stake.
(I succeeded in using that to make her come to the hotel! Of course, it’s a secret that she covets the girl’s magic power.)
However, the girl didn’t seem to know where the money came from to bring them here.】
《XXX’s Observation Journal》
【Fortunately, the girl made friends.
They all understood and didn’t mind the girl’s unexpectedly prickly words. The girl seemed to have opened up to them.
Everyone accepted the girl as she was. The girl looked incredibly happy.
Now that she had gained friends, she started to focus on playing with her friends rather than her family.】
▶Conversation Log (Conversation Partner: Girl, Four Siblings)
[Youngest! Today, with us… ]
[You told me to make many friends, though?]
[That’s right. I told you to make friends, but why is our youngest blushing? Is there anyone you like?]
[W-What are you talking about! No, that’s not it!]
▶Log Stopped
《XXX’s Observation Journal》
[To think that that’s how their last breakup was.
I know she’ll regret it a lot, but I have to get to work.
Let’s make today the date.】
《XXX’s Experiment journal》
[The girl was regretting it terribly.
She keeps repeating, ‘I shouldn’t have done that, my last appearance shouldn’t have been like that.’]
▶Conversation Log (Girl, Four Siblings)
[I’m sorry, I’m sorry, youngest.]
[We shouldn’t have brought you here…]
[You, us…]
[No… It’s not Sister and Brothers fault, it’s not…]
[I’m sorry for going like this… I’m sorry, I have to save you, but… ]
[I wanted to give you m-more, better things… ]
▶Log Stopped
《XXX’s Experimental Journal》
【I sensed it for no reason.
Even while dying in the fire, the four siblings didn’t stop apologizing to the girl. Even until their breathing stopped.
The girl’s face showed a deep regret.
She spoke.
[That’s not it… That’s not what I wanted.]
Yet the four siblings were already dead, so they couldn’t hear that.】
《XXX’s Experimental Journal》
【The ground began to shake.
I decided to accept death.
For some reason, the faces of the four siblings and the girl wouldn’t leave my mind.】
[The journal ended normally!]
[The girl’s last thoughts will be told.]
The gag in her mouth blocked her desperate feelings.
The girl wished they would blame herself instead.
Yet they worried about her until the last moment.
The girl collapsed at the voices that became smaller and smaller in the flames.
The four people the girl loved the most disappeared.
No matter how much she screamed and clung to them, they never came back.
‘I shouldn’t have been so annoyed… ‘
‘I should have spent more time with my family. I should have had dinner with them.’
Tears fell endlessly from her eyes.
[They took everything from the girl.]
Her anger surged.
Her stomach turned.
They had brutally killed her entire precious family just to get that one thing.
The girl couldn’t stand it because humans were disgusting.
The girl’s flowing tears turned into blood.
‘I can’t forgive you, never.’
Her heart felt hot as if the curse that she spat out while spitting blood was engraved on Evelin.
[LOADING=(໑ •̀ д •́ ໑)… ]
[Completing ‘Celyr’s Past’ =(໑ •̀ д •́ ໑)… ]
[‘Celyr’s Past’ thoughts complete!(*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ]
[Story Collection (4/7)]
***
“…”
When I woke up, I was embraced by Holloway, only crying out tears.
[The three demons have no idea what to do when they see you silently crying.]
“I’ll do the crying, so you guys just smile.”
The three demons looked at me with strange faces. Celyr pursed her lips and soon turned her head away.
“How long are you going to cry?”
Holloway fixed me from my slumped position and held me in his arms.
“I don’t know.”
I have to stop crying.
Even when he embraced me again, I went limp, making him sighed and put his hand on the back of my head, pulling me closer.
The moment I didn’t care about our faces getting closer.
Soft, warm lips touched my eyes and then moved away.
I couldn’t say anything because of the unexpected situation, so I just gaped.
Looking at me like that, he opened his mouth as if asking what the problem was.
“We’ve held hands, hugged, slept together, and I’ve even seen you while showering, so why are you suddenly surprised?”
Are those the same as that right now?
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