「I’ve kept you waiting, ojousama.」

    With Eclair’s mechanical feeling response, she carried in the latte art that we ordered.

    The art she put out before Kran was something sensible, the hawk which is also the symbol of Wilmington.

    That quality was, a top rate good of such a level that it was like it could be mistaken for the real thing flying through the sky.

    When Kran looked at that she leaked a sigh of wonder.

    In comparison, mine.

    「……」

    ――Idiot.

    It was written there, concisely.

    Horrible……

    「Did, diid Eclair brew this for more? It, it looks tasty doessn’t it.」

    Also, surely it’s just my imagination that only mine is boiling like magma?

    「Just for ojousama, I specially warmed it up for you.」

    Flame floated on Eclair’s palm.

    「Tha, thanks……I’ve left some time open so I’ll partake of it then.」

    「Please take your take.」

    「Eclair-sama.」

    As Eclair promptly withdrew Kran told her to wait.

    At that Eclair turned just her head.

    「……Something like poison, nothing pointless was put in.」

    「For someone who Alice fell for at first sight, the sort of person who would do such an underhanded act shouldn’t be here.」

    「……Fun.」

    「Fufu. When there is another opportunity, I would like to engage in a leisurely conversation with you, Eclair-sama.」

    As today there’s still the sort of matter of being in the middle of work, Kran used fitting discretion.

    I feel that with a position like Kran’s aren’t there a number of difficult matters but, as expected of Kran.

    「You…… Do you not hate Eclair?」

    「I have already settled, those sort of feelings.」

    Like she was making some sort of vow, Kran softly closed her eyes.

    I understand her situation so much it hurts.

    I really do want to become a support for this child.

    I believe that.

    「That so…… I can respect you but, it doesn’t seem like I can like you.」

    After facing her gaze toward me for an instant, Eclair left the room.

    「Kusu, that is a shame. To the contrary I, feel like she is extremely likable though.」

    「Since Eclair does not have two faces.」

    From Kran’s position, I suppose that’s a type that mostly doesn’t exist.

    「Seriously, Alice is a sinful person. How did, you receive the affection of such a person?」

    Huh?

    Isn’t this strange, I have received the affection of Eclair……have I?

    Compared to that, I feel like we only get into fights……

    The only person I’ve fought this much among my comrades is Eclair issn’t it.

    What blooms while wearing down our endurance in endless conflict is……love?

    「Am I, loved?」

    I suddenly became anxious.

    「Let us see with a test.」

    「Ha――?」

    Looking at me from the corner of her eye as I was taken aback, Kran sucked in a massive breath.

    「Nooo, Alice! This is too bold, for a place like this!!」

    「Haa!?」

    I heard flurried footsteps at that moment.

    Having stepped foot in here with great vigor the pure crimson maid-san, strangled me for some reason.

    「Unclean unclean!! Alice you, idiiiooooott!!」

    「Wro, wronn……」

    Throat!

    Hurts!?

    Even though she just put pressure on the front of my neck, she’s shaking my neck with her full strength.

    「Because if you do this again, I won’t forgive you okay!?」

    As Eclair rubbed against my forehead with slightly teary eyes, I became desperate and nodded in reply.

    Confirming that, she remembered her work or something and Eclair quickly leaped out of the room.

    Almost like a storm.