“Dia.”

“…Noin?”

“Is there something that you need to say to me?”

“…”

It was a total surprise.

Dia took a small breath and looked back at his purple eyes.

It was exactly because of her beloved person that she felt a feverish and painful mass in her chest, and also trembled in fear and sadness.

“…Just tell me when you’re ready. I’ll be patient if you can’t say it now, but not for long. Besides, I have no desire of releasing you. There are many things I can do for you, but you’re aware there are many things you’re unable to do by yourself, right?”

“Noin, for I am a very cunning human, I can’t say anything about it because I’m afraid of being abandoned by you if I revealed it… even so, you realized that I was worried about something…”

After listening to Dia, Noin sighed slightly before lifting Dia onto his lap.

The feeling of his chest against her back made her fear that her heart would spill out. His warmth gradually seeped into her.

“You don’t have to go anywhere. I told you, that’s the price.”