"So... what do you think I am, Kika?"
"Bastard, shameless, degenerate, scumbag, dead pig..." Kika said one vicious word after another through gritted teeth, but her voice grew quieter as she spoke, and her tears flowed more freely.
Finally, she couldn't stop sobbing and clung to Ryn, burying her head in his chest.
"But I just fell for you... you bastard Ryn, shameless Ryn, greedy Ryn..."
"You're clearly so greedy, wanting everything, but why aren't you willing to spend a little more time on others..."
"You're busy being with Kiana, ignoring those of us by your side. You're busy getting promoted to an S-rank Valkyrie, rushing back to your Kiana. What about me, who was with you...
I just wanted to spend a little more time with you, to have moments that belong only to us... But your mind was full of your new armor, making me lose that warm moment I wanted with you."
"..."
"The blessings from those Valkyries along the way were so beautiful... but it seems they don't belong to me... If I hadn't forced you with Sabayon, you wouldn't have even been willing to hug me. You only ever want to hug me when you're using me as a hug pillow! When else do you ever think of me!!"
Kika screamed hysterically, but Ryn could only remain silent.
"Forget it, this is fine. Just pretend I didn't say anything. Let's just go back to how things were before."
Kika took the clown mask Otto handed her and was about to put it on when she suddenly realized something was off and threw the mask at Otto.
"Are you nuts?!"
Interrupted by Otto's little stunt, Kika's resentment towards Ryn dissipated by more than half.
"This scene, this feeling, isn't it quite fitting? What a pity, this is from my treasured collection." Otto picked up the mask from the ground, put it on, and returned to his corner to continue drawing circles.
Ryn took out a series of sweets from his pocket—lollipops, donuts, Wagashi, and more.
"Actually... I've always cared about you, but you... forget it, it's all my fault. Blame me for being blind and not seeing that you're a tsundere..."
"You're the tsundere!"
After Otto's interruption, and seeing Ryn pitifully pull out all her favorite snacks from his pocket, Kika wasn't really angry anymore, but she still had to be stubborn and refute him.
"Yes, yes, I'm the tsundere. Whatever Kika says, I am."
"Hmph!" Kika closed her eyes, turned around, and ignored Ryn.
Ryn had no choice but to run in front of her, but as soon as Kika sensed him, she turned away again.
Whichever way Kika turned, Ryn would run to be in front of her, constantly staying in her line of sight.
"What are you doing?" Unable to take it anymore, Kika stopped and scolded him.
"Pestering you and begging for forgiveness on my knees," Ryn said with righteous conviction.
"Idiot."
Kika cursed with a laugh and turned to walk away. Who begs for forgiveness like that...
Seeing Kika leave just like that, and thinking of Otto and the new battlesuit he hadn't even seen yet in the lab...
After contemplating for 0.00003 seconds, Ryn left the still-melancholy Otto in the corner and chased after her.
"Why are you following me? Not going to live your life with that cool armor of yours?" Kika stood with her arms crossed, looking at Ryn coldly.
"I really am too greedy, wanting to have everything without putting in any effort for it... so..."
Ryn took Kika's hand, flew up into the sky with her, and disappeared from the vicinity of Schicksal HQ.
"Since it's a rare chance for us to be alone, let's have a proper date!"
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"Red bean and rice cake soup! Ryn, I want that!"
Kika, riding on Ryn's shoulders, happily grabbed his long hair and pointed at a nearby food stall.
"Alright, alright, Sir Ryn is paying today, Princess Kika can eat whatever she wants..."
.........
Hand in hand, Ryn and Kika leaned against the glass of the slowly ascending Ferris wheel cabin, looking at the scenery outside.
"So this is a Ferris wheel... it's so boring." Kika said, but the joy in her eyes was about to overflow.
"Well, we can already soar freely in the sky, so a Ferris wheel is bound to be a bit lacking..." Ryn replied as if it were a matter of course.
"Shut up, you idiot, what do you know!" Kika lifted their joined hands and said to Ryn with a smile, "It might be boring, but it's very meaningful!"
.........
The curtain of night fell, and the moon goddess began her stroll among the stars.
On a deserted island in the ocean, the moon goddess saw two small figures. They walked along the beach, talking and laughing, leaving behind a trail of footprints to mark their presence.
But as the waves washed ashore, they erased the footprints, wiping away their traces, as if they had never been there at all.
On a crowded, bustling shore, Ryn and Kika landed, panting heavily.
Then they flopped down, spread-eagled on the sand.
"I told you we shouldn't have gone to that deserted island! It was pitch black, and every little gust of wind was terrifying!" Ryn patted his chest in lingering fear.
"Is that all? You're such a coward! Ryn, you're killing me, hahaha..."
Kika wiped away her cold sweat, mocking Ryn.
But the hand that was gripping Ryn's tightly, told him that Kika was just being stubborn; she was scared too.
Ryn just quietly watched Kika's stubborn act. Being watched by Ryn made Kika blush, and she finally turned her head away and said dejectedly:
"Fine... I was scared too... It's all Mei's fault, that romantic idiot. She kept telling me 'how romantic it is to walk with your loved one on a deserted island under the stars...' but it was terrifying... I'm going to beat her up when we get back."
"Let Mei off the hook. She already works so hard cooking for us every day..."
"Hmph, I help out in the kitchen too, I work hard too!"
"My lady Kika has worked hard! Let this humble servant massage your shoulders."
"You're full of tricks..."
......
"By the way, did we forget something?"
"If we forgot it, it means it wasn't important. Don't think about other things when you're with me!!"
......
Meanwhile, at Schicksal HQ.
Amber and the others were pounding on the door of Otto's office.
"Lord Otto, open the door! You had the guts to summon Ryn and the others, but you don't have the guts to open the door and let them out!" "Lord Overseer, the promotion ceremony is about to start, where are Ryn and Kika?! Open the door!"
And inside the office, Otto was frantically flipping through his love guru notebook.
"That's not right... shouldn't it have been a happy ending after the apology? How did they just run off... my love guru notebook can't be wrong..."
(A bit OOC, but Otto is this kind of comedian. As long as it's not a very serious matter, he's always messing around. It's like this in both events and the main story. In events, he's purely a comic relief character. In the main story, he shouted "World Serpent, Banzai!" in front of Kevin to liven up the atmosphere. Even when Otto was a false god, although it was to draw hatred, he could still say to Welt in a joking tone, you may have lost a father, but you still have me.)