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‘After today, as scheduled, take off the er Willa’s words, Nainiae gritted her teeth, rushed out of the kitchen, and ran straight to the garden

It wasn’t exactly because of the order

Her Young Master… It was because she was certain that her Young Master would tell her differently

‘Young Master definitely would’

Nainiae just got out of the arden She suddenly stopped and opened her reedy?’

Nainiae, as standing there with tears flowing endlessly, rubbed her eyes with her sleeves in order to erase the greedy thoughts in her head

‘Just what are you hoping for, Nainiae? Wake up That’s right Just don’t think anys flow as they should When the time comes, you will be able to close your eyes coht that, she even used water ic to clean her face so there wouldn’t be any trace of tears left

‘It’s for just a little while longer Not er’

Slap!

She tapped on her cheeks with her hand, got a grip of herself, and started to walk toward the apple tree where Riley lied down often

‘The fall will be here soon’

When the fall comes, she will be able to close her eyes

"… Ah, you are here"

In the garden, where the apple tree was, Nainiae walked to the front of Riley and bowed to tell hi to be until just today evening

"Ian, can you please excuse us for a second?"

Riley, who had been lying on the ground with his fingers locked together to support his head, ordered Ian as standing next to hi heard the order, Ian lowered his head and stepped back away Nainiae, wondering what this was about, tilted her head side to side

‘Mr Ian, you didn’t hurt your back?’

Unlike what Willa said, Ian, as on standby next to Riley, seeht

‘Nainiae’

Ian had his eyes met with Nainiae, but he reaze on her face, and walked away

‘… You have been crying’

It looked like she washed her face in a hurry, but her face near the eyes were swollen red, indicating that she cried her eyes out Having realized this, Ian left the scene so others cannot see his face filling up with bitter sorrow

"You are here?"

"Yes"

As usual, with a relaxed, leisurely face, Riley greeted Nainiae Seeing his face actually ht I would feel a little better if I saw Young Master, but…’

She opened and closed the right hand she was hiding behind her back As usual, she walked over to stand next to where Riley was lying down

"…"

Riley closed his eyes, and…

For a h the air

It appeared that he was taking a nap Lying down, he was colance at Riley, Nainiae asked carefully,

"Young Master, are you sleeping?"

There was no response fro for a response

Nainiae unconsciously had a disappointed look on her face

‘That’s right Just like this’

Nainiae, in a respectful posture, stood by Riley

She was thinking,

‘It’s nice to spend time like this… No, I wish the time could stop like this’

"Nainiae"

At the end of the silence, Riley opened his , but then why didn’t he answer earlier?’

Nainiae had a lot in herMaster"

"Autu heard what Riley said, Nainiae cast shadow on her face as she answered,

"Yes, Young Master"

Riley slowly opened his eyes and looked at the apple tree’s leaves that were shaking in the wind

"When the autumn comes…"

One, two, three, four…

There were countless leaves hanging on the tree

There were things besides leaves too

"… you have so that you are supposed to do forthat… I a heard the question, Nainiae vacantly asked back

Riley didn’t open his mouth anymore

"…"

He just lied down there with a blank look on his face

He just watched the leaves flowing in the autu the nu that Riley was very focused on staring up there, Nainiae followed Riley and looked up toward the apple tree leaves

"… Ah"

Above her head, Nainiae realized that there were things besides leaves that were shaking in the wind Nainiae vacantly opened her mouth

"Nainiae"

"…"

Riley finally called Nainiae

Meanwhile, Nainiae was not able to answer because she was vacantly opening heryou are supposed to do for ain, around Nainiae’s eyes, which were already coain

"…"

With the wind blowing on her face, the tears rolled down

With a heartbreaking voice, Nainiae struggled and answered,

"… Yes"

"Okay"

Riley dusted hiot up

"I lived coto lower myself to anyone So, it would sound ridiculous for me to say this to you… However, there was a tihts as you I have a pretty good idea about how you ht now"

Riley mumbled monotonically without any e up, couldn’t dare to turn her gaze away

"Back in Solia, when I brought you under s, I think I said it like this? That I know the answer to the question you have been agonizing over That you should take a step back and watch, and you will be able to find the answer fro so"

Perhaps his shoulders were sore He spun his ar silence in tears

"So? Have you found the answer?"

He said ‘Have you found the answer?’

Having heard the question, Nainiae, who had her mouth open vacantly, started to have her lips shake

She still couldn’t find the answer

No, perhaps…

"No, Not yet… I have not found it yet"

Perhaps, finding the answer to the question was no longer i besides the question that she had back in Solia It was because she now had soly than that

It was…

"Nainiae"

Riley took a step toward Nainiae and called her na you should tellthat she should do for hi she should tell him

To that question, Nainiae was…

"… Actually, about ‘taking a step back and watching from there’ that you toldon her face

It was not certain if it was due to the setting sun or if it was due to her trying not to cry With reddened cheeks, Nainiae continued