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seventy-two.

"What?"

I was taken aback by Elisha's words and accidentally lost my bearings.

"Kyak!"

Elisha screamed and hugged me. I barely got my bearings and took a deep breath.

"S-Sorry!"

While I was apologizing, Elisha shouted.

"Hi, Cassis!"

How bright.

She even waved her hand and advertised that we were here.

Cassis looked around, then looked up at the sky.

Big blue eyes stared at me.

After a while, his eyes widened, and he turned his head and ran away.

"Huh? Why are you just leaving?"

Elisha muttered, tilting her head.

I stared blankly at Cassis's back for a while, who ran away like an misfortuned heroine.

Why is he running away?

I did avoid Cassis first, but it felt strange when he ran away from me.

I don't know why I want to follow him.

It's a feeling that I don't understand even if I think about it, but for now, it was what I felt.

In the end, I decided to go after Cassis.

"Elisha. Hold on tight."

Elisha's face looked puzzled by what I said as I gripped the corner of the rug.

"Huh? ...Ack!"

I speeded up before Elisha could even grasp the situation.

Because of that, Elisha screamed and grabbed me by the waist.

I moved fast in the direction where Cassis fled.

After a while, I saw Cassis in the distance. I shouted as soon as he appeared.

"Cassis!"

Cassis seemed to flinch for a moment at my call and then began to run again.

What? You're trying to run away even after hearing that?

I took a deep breath and shouted again.

"Stop there!"

Then Cassis, who was running, stopped abruptly.

I stopped the rug on the floor and jumped down. Cassis remained still, not turning around.

"Why are you running away after seeing someone?"

"I didn't run away. I was being considerate."

"Considerate of what?"

When I asked with a tilt of my head, Cassis murmured quietly.

"You've been avoiding me."

Then he was ready to flee again.

I tried to grab him quickly and slipped, surprised.

Cassis also trembled and recoiled.

Between me and Cassis, there was enough space for several people to stand.

"......"

"......"

"What's wrong with you two?"

Only then did Elisha, who noticed a strange feeling, widened her eyes.