Chapter 15

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50 days

since Lapis was picked up.

Soon

that method for keeping track will become troublesome to use, so it will be

represented by the calendar date.

Year

2782 of the world calendar, the 15th day of the 6th

month.

With the seasons steadily changing, sweaty days began to increase. In another month, the sunlight will really come down and summer will begin.

However,

Lily’s hut—rather, the entirety plus the circumference, a densely packed magic

circle is etched that maintains the temperature all year round. Since Lily is

weak to the heat and cold, 5500 years ago she spent a year working on a serious

magic circle.

And

Lapis who received that blessing threw herself facedown onto Lily’s lap pillow

and thought about that.

「…hm…」

「What’s

up, Lapis? Is something wrong?」

While

stroking Lapis’s head, Lily asked. Incidentally, whenever Lapis isn’t doing

house chores and Lily isn’t researching magic circles, they are always clinging

together. The amount of time spent not sharing skinship is small.

「nFufu,

well, I was thinking ‘What if I could live a long life’」

「Long

life?」

While

laughing as though being tickled, Lapis answered, while Lily tilted her head

and asked again.

「Right.

This is just a guess, but, I’ll die before Lily right? Then, after I die, Lily

will be continue to live alone… isn’t that sad?」

Lapis

expressed her earnest worries.

She

would be fine, surely she’d stay by the side of her beloved person until the

end.

But for

Lily?

When

Lapis thought about that, tears began to flow from both eyes. That was the kind

of sad delusion that Lapis had.

After

she died, Lily wouldn’t be able to love anyone else and end up just living

alone.

Isn’t

that just too sad?

「What,

so that’s what you were worrying about.」

But,

Lily brushed aside Lapis’s serious worry.

「! …Lily,

what’s with that tone? I, I’m being serious you know? And also, Lily, after I

die, will you be able to properly love someone else?」

「No,

that’d be impossible, I’m committed solely to Lapis.」

「Huh!

—…wait, I won’t be tricked! I’m being serious!」

「Fufu,

sorry about that. But, if Lapis is thinking about such things, then maybe it

would be good to tell you…」

「?」

Lapis

was getting relatively angry, but Lily remained steadfast like a willow. In

addition, saying something of significance made a question mark appear above

Lapis’s head.

「Hey,

Lily」

「So,

Lapis. I haven’t talked about it for my selfish reasons, since I didn’t want it

to mess up your life. But, I wasn’t planning on staying silent forever. Once I

had my resolution, I’d tell you.」

「???

Tell me what?」

「…Someone

that becomes the spouse of a witch also gains the same lifespan.」

「! So,

t-that means!」

Unable

to control her happiness, Lapis got caught up in her speech.

Lily

nodded.

「That’s

right, if we get married, Lapis will have the same long life as a witch. But—」

「Allriiiighttt!!

I can always be with Lily! Lily, Lily! Let’s get married♡」

「Hold

on, hold on! I’m really happy about that, but hold up! There’s still a

continuation.」

「There’s

more?」

Seeing

Lapis still on her lap pillow, in high spirits, Lily tried to calm her with a

red face.

Every

time Lapis rolled around, her fluffy, silver hair would touch Lily’s thighs and

cause her to struggle holding down her excitement.

「Um, so,

strictly speaking, it is not longevity. Lapis and my lifespans will literally

become the exact same.」

「? …Then,

if we get married and the next day I accidentally die…」

「I’ll

also die.」

「O-oh」

「But, it’s

not just a bad thing. Basically there is no life span, and you don’t age.」

「Ooh, you

just said something amazing. But, well, it’s not like I want just longevity, it’s

just that I don’t want to leave Lily behind.」

「—Then!」

「Yeah,

everything works out fine. Let’s share out life together, okay?」

「That’s

easy to understand, exactly that.」

Lily

smiled and stroked Lapis’s head.

Lapis

laughed with a ‘nyufufu’ and buried her head in her lap, enjoying the smell.

「Fufu,

marriage with Lapis… feels like bliss♡」

「When

should we have the wedding ceremony? Make sure to call a bunch of your friends,

okay? They should understand a mutual relationship between girls.」

「…I’d

also like to send invitations to Lapis’s relatives as well, for their

understanding, but」

「It’s

fine, it’s fine. I can’t remember anyway.」

「That’s

right, your memories— Ah.」

Oh

shoot, saying so, Lily’s face stiffened up.

「W-what?

What did you realize? Is it bad?」

「… …since

you don’t know your full name, we can’t get married.」

「? Me, I’m

Lapis・A・Obsidian.」

「Once we

get married, that’ll be true, but that isn’t so now, right? In the first place,

we don’t even know if Lapis is your real name.」

‘I don’t

know’ and with that, Lapis’s blood froze over.

With a

ghastly pale face, Lapis began to mutter nonsense.

「…a-at

this rate, I won’t be able to marry Lily…」

「…right.」

「…something

like my memories returning with magic?」

「None.」

「…okay.」

As

though deciding on something, Lapis stood up. Then, clenching both fists, Lapis

made her declaration.

「I, I am

going to reclaim my memories! I have no idea what might work, but, I will try

because I want to marry Lily!」

「Lapis…」

Lily’s

eyes moistened and she hugged Lapis.

「I shall

also help. Honestly, I didn’t think it would matter until now.」

「Me too,

I thought it was just a death setting.」

「For the

sake of the happiness of our household, let’s get your memories to return!」

「Oh!」

The two

embraced with their new determination. The determination may be praiseworthy,

but they were just flirting from an outside perspective.

「Now

then, it’s good to be enthusiastic, but what shall we do?」

「Who knows?」

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