38 【side story】月と女神と恋心

I'm just thinking about it now.

That's what you say when you talk to people. ......... I'm sorry.

On the night that the carriage was completed Masaru was alone on the roof of the dormitory pondering as he looked up at the moon, which was somewhat different from what he had seen all his life.

I'm sorry... I'm sorry.

Suddenly, he heard the voice of Victinius, the goddess of this world. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. I'm sure you've heard of it, but I'm not sure if you've heard of it.

Oh, it's a verse from the Hyakunin Isshu... When I was in junior high school, I was randomly selected for an assignment, and this is the verse I looked up. It's ironic that I don't remember a single other verse from the Hyakunin Isshu, but when I came to this world, I remembered it and learned its meaning for the first time. .... It's ironic.

The sound of the waves, so faint that you can't hear it until late at night when it's quiet, somehow lingers strangely in my ears that night.

What was he like?

I thought you knew him... he's a god, after all. .... She was a small, pretty woman who looked like she was trying very hard when I first saw her.

When I first heard her voice, all the other sounds and voices were just noise... It was probably love at first sight, my first love. A few months later I told her I loved her... as much as I could with words... I wasn't very good at that kind of thing, so I only expressed myself poorly, but I told her I loved her over and over again, hoping that even a small percentage of my heart would be conveyed. ...But a few years later, she joined another man... so... there's nothing for Victinius to worry about. "Did it still matter?

Was it still important to you?

Yes, it was important. After that, I probably didn't fall in love at all, and just lived my life stubbornly and quietly thinking about her. I've been trying to live that way myself. I'm stubborn and I'm single-minded even though it sounds stupid. I know it sounds stupid.

I've thought a lot about why I can't live like this. But this is the only way I can find to live and I've suffered. But it wasn't until I came to a different world and could never see her that I came to believe that if she was happy, she was happy, and that was okay.

"I wonder how feminine you are... there's a village of rabbit people, right?

Yeah. Yeah.

I met a rabbit girl there, her name was Mei... and the guy I liked was named Mei. .... It's not that I'm a good person or that I value gratitude... I'm just a selfish, self-centered jerk who wants to please a girl who has the same name as the girl he loves... that's all. ...The truth is, I'm the one who's been saved by the appearance of someone I'm slightly attracted to when I was not interested in anyone... ...So don't worry about it. Don't worry about it.

The gentle warmth of Victinius' back as he leaned against Masaru's back, who had been sitting there for some time, was somewhat relieving.

"Hey, Victinius, .... "What?

What?

I've just noticed that you're really beautiful. .... What?

Of course I am! I'm still a goddess!

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one who's had a bad experience.