Proposed by the most beautiful you in the world [Comprehensive]

Airlie is back at his flower shop.

It's not the one whose singularity world has completely disappeared, but the "Elysee" that opened in the real world after his resurrection.

Although I made an appointment with Amakusa to re-do the things that happened between them in the "past", but the process only advanced to about a third of the way, and then temporarily stopped.

Because the things after that are not something that only the two of them can accomplish, for example, guarding Elysee and selling flowers...

This step must not be carried out on Meteor Street, because they opened an online store at that time, and they still sold magic flowers that would endanger people's lives without prior knowledge——

It was Ellie's mistake that time, and it left a deep shadow in his heart, so don't open an online store on Meteor Street again.

It just so happens that he himself is already a serious flower shop owner, and asking Amakusa to stay in Fuyuki City for a while to help him can also be counted as repeating the past... I guess.

That being said, actually, there is still some uncertainty... no, it should actually be hesitation.

Ellie was a little confused about what kind of mentality he should use to get along with Amakusa.

Suddenly, Amakusa stopped "pretending" in front of him.

Maybe it's not a disguise, but during the period when the superficial happy and peaceful life can continue, Amakusa has always been close to him, hiding his thoughts and emotions deeply, without showing any clues at all.

But now, he suddenly stopped hiding, and took advantage of this opportunity of being alone in the old place to revisit, revealing all his true thoughts and heart, and showing them to Ellie.

But this is not persecution.In Amakusa's own words, that is——

"Even if my feelings are erased, they can't be taken away with me, so I can finally let go of my worries and tell you these words."

"As long as I look at you, I seem to see hope. It is a ray of light that I have been looking for for so long, and finally found with great difficulty... So, please..."

--do not leave Me.

It happened not long ago in the memory, the white-haired boy... the man's golden pupils were so close together, as if he wanted to completely reflect the pleading and persistent gaze into his involuntarily widened dark blue eyes inside.

His voice was as soft as a whisper, but it was incomparably true to his ears.

—Let me watch you.

——In this case, just watch quietly.

……

"……what!"

Perhaps it was because his thoughts drifted too far, and he couldn't take it back for a long time. Ellie didn't pay attention for a while, and suddenly felt a tingling pain in his fingers.

Ellie looked down in a daze, and it turned out that the small spikes on the rose branch had stuck into the flesh of her finger.

He hastily put the flowers aside, and the surface of the pricked finger had already seen blood drops.Blood also pooled in the fingertips, adding a touch of bright color to the fingers that were originally as white as jade.

At this time, he was wrapping the new batch of roses in plastic packaging, and made them look nicer, so they could be put in the store for sale.Valentine's Day is tomorrow, whether it is to sell the packaged roses individually, or to organize a set of rose gift boxes carefully, it is quite suitable.

Airlie is a very casual shop owner. Even if he opened this flower shop, he doesn't care much about whether the business in the shop is good or not.

However, his flower shop has been open for such a period of time, except for the period when he closed down, basically every day, the business is not difficult.

First, someone wandered into this flower shop in the corner by accident. At first, they didn't think that this flower shop, which looked ordinary or even crude, was worth paying attention to. But out of curiosity, they went to the open shop. I took a look inside the store.

The hustle and bustle aroused later came from the originally casual "this glance".

The owner of this small flower shop is so beautiful!

Although the first thing I saw was a figure from the back, and when I turned around later, the owner was also wearing a mask, but——

The young man has a slender figure, with long blue hair in his arms, and his blue eyes are as gentle as water, and the expression between his eyebrows and eyes alone is not enough for him.

He should not be very old, and he looks very young, but the paradox is that others seem to be able to find the traces of time that have accumulated for a long time in this young and extremely beautiful youth.

If there is time, or if there is an opportunity, the owner is happy to chat with the customers who come to choose flowers.

At this time, another intoxicating advantage was exposed again, and his voice was also very pleasant, as soft as his quiet eyes.Moreover, he is not only gentle in person, the delicate flowers passing through his hands seem to be infected with a breath that can make people relaxed and happy...

This is the fundamental reason why Airlie's business is still quite good without much official publicity.

The first few customers are the best publicity, once spread to ten, ten to hundreds, soon there will be new customers who want to see the novelty or come to see if the owner is really good-looking.

Many customers wanted to strike up a conversation with the shopkeeper in the name of buying flowers, or they wanted to be aboveboard or take a photo quietly.For the former, Airlie is very happy to chat with customers and never refuses, but for the latter, especially the request to help him promote, he usually declines politely.

"Thank you, but it's good as it is now, otherwise there will be too many customers, and I can't handle it by myself."

He also does think it's good to keep the status quo.Although sometimes he is quite busy, but generally speaking, he is very relaxed, and he is very happy to stay with the flowers all day long.

The acquaintances from Chaldea occasionally come over, but recently, it seems that they have discovered a new singularity, and even a group of people are busy, and there is no time to make a special trip to Japan in a short time.

And... except for a few people, no one should know where he is now.

Ellie just changed the location of the flower shop not long ago and moved it to a more remote place, but the area of ​​the shop is several times larger, allowing him to freely arrange his flower shop more beautifully, at least not It will be as humble and inconspicuous as it was in the beginning.At the same time, the door is no longer a rolling shutter that is so heavy that it is difficult for him to press it to the bottom. It is replaced by a sliding glass door, which is also much more convenient.

Quiet.

very quiet.

It seems to be snowing outside.On the second floor of the flower shop, the small hall that Ellie rented together was still brightly lit, and the doors and windows separated the cold outside from the warmth inside.

Now, back to the previous topic.Ellie was taking advantage of the night before Valentine's Day to pack the Valentine's Day roses that he planned to tie into bunches at the door. His fingers were pricked by the rose's thorns, which was the price he had to pay for his absentmindedness.

Of course, he didn't care about such a small wound. His first reaction was to put the rose on his lap temporarily, and then he subconsciously thought of raising his hand and putting his bleeding finger into his mouth. Way to stop the bleeding.

However, just as the finger was stretched out, it was unexpectedly stopped halfway.

"Why are you so careless." A slightly reproachful voice said, showing more worry and distress, "Don't suck it like this, wait a minute, I remember that the hemostatic patch is on..."

Soon, Amakusa, who just happened to visit, found the hemostatic stickers and alcohol that Airlie, who had been living here, didn't know where to put.

Amakusa carefully disinfected the wound that was so small that it was almost invisible, and then tore off the hemostatic tape more carefully, and wrapped it around Ellie's finger.

As he did so, he bent down, his white hair drooping down his forehead, but he didn't hide his concentrated gaze, which was as gentle and cherished as a beloved fragile object.

When Amakusa was carefully wrapping his fingers, Ellie kept looking at his face. For some reason, under the light, the eyes that should have been clear seemed to appear a little gray.

"How did you come?"

he asks.

"Didn't it be agreed a month ago?"

Amakusa hadn't let go of his fingers yet, his eyes stayed on the fingertips that still had a lot of blood, his attention seemed to be far away, but he still said in his mouth: "Do the previous things again and completely, I stopped at the steps of the flower shop together before. I remember it in my heart and never forget it.”

"It took me a month to finish the work assigned to me by the master, and now, I am ordered by the master to complete a new task."

Airlie was slightly startled, and asked subconsciously: "What task...is it related to me?"

"Yes." Amakusa restrained her smile, and suddenly said seriously.

Originally, he bent over to help Ellie bandage with a rather strenuous posture, and also cast all the shadows brought by his body on Ellie.

Now, under Airlie's amazed gaze, the white-haired man gave up his single finger and gently clasped his two hands together.

Airlie was sitting, and Amakusa straddled his lap, kissing his fingertips reverently—very reverently.

The place that was injured earlier received the most attention, because the heroic spirit's lips finally stayed there, and the deep voice leaked from the fingers, and reached Airlie's eyes that finally became complicated.

"Please do not leave me."

He had already said this sentence a month ago.

It's just that this time it seems heavier than before.

"The tolerant master granted me a long vacation."

——And, I was given this "task" that I must accompany you.

"Please allow me to stay, let us do the things in the past again - can you?"

The eyes of Amakusa, who was so close at hand, even showed a plea to put himself lower, and Ellie's heart had to be touched, and a bitter taste gushed out.

He rarely refuses other people's requests.Except for the "faith" that was awakened later, the few things that must be adhered to, or, almost never refused.

A month ago, Amakusa's request, but he neither agreed nor refused.

In fact, I wanted to refuse in my heart, but before those words came out, they stagnated because of the sad sight of the man in front of me, and then dissipated helplessly.

Ellie couldn't refuse Amakusa, let alone promise him.

Because, he knows best that even if he agrees, he can only break his promise.

After returning to Fuyuki, Ellie had already returned the original storefront and planned to leave alone without telling anyone.

But then...

Maybe it's because I still don't want to give up, or maybe I think that if my friends from the past want to find him, he is just a human being, and he will be found easily... I was entangled in my heart, and finally, I waited for an idea to grow in my heart at a certain moment took the lead.

He just stayed.

Because the previously returned shop could no longer be rented, he simply changed to another place and continued to open his flower shop.It's just that the position is a bit more biased, and he doesn't care.

……

Amakusa is still waiting.

The second time, he put the crucial issue in front of the two of them forcefully, and he was actually provoking him, which Amakusa knew very well.

However, there is no other way.Ellie's thoughts and actions can be predicted, but what choice Ellie will make - Amakusa cannot predict.

It is also difficult to predict with the current mood.

Under his seemingly calm face, in fact, there is a restlessness that is difficult to be seen.

Desperately want to know the answer.

In the past life, there has never been such an urgency like the present.I want to know what kind of answer Ellie will give when it is unavoidable.

Was it the one he expected?Or, he had already expected it, but he was unwilling to accept it——

"……do not do that."

These three words were the first to be heard, and the calm tone seemed to be mixed with a touch of helplessness.

Amakusa didn't speak immediately, but his pupils shrank invisibly, and his expression was slightly clouded at this moment.

However, what Ellie said next in the same calm tone completely exceeded his expectations.

"Don't beg me, don't beg me so humblely, you know, you don't need to go to this level, I can't always refuse your request."

The hand that was being held couldn't help clenching. In front of him, there were sad lines between the brows of the beautiful young man, and the worry made the already pale complexion even more bloodless.

Amakusa could see clearly that the countless thorns in his heart seemed to have pierced deeply into his flesh and blood again at this time, but when he felt the pain, he had already reached this point, so naturally he still didn't want to back down.

His lips were still touching Ellie's fading fingertips, too.

"I'm sorry...Airlie." This was an apology from the heart, "I never thought I would bother you."

"Just let me look at you by your side from now on, that's all, just to this extent... Is it okay? Really, is it okay?"

Airlie could feel the sincerity of Heroic Spirit, he seemed to hope so sincerely.

This heart, and the burning emotion called love contained in it... How can he reject it, how can he pretend to turn a blind eye.

As far as the facts are concerned, he did hesitate for a long time, and he also kept the idea of ​​rejection for that long.

but.

Maybe Amakusa didn't even think of it.

From the moment the Elysee, which was supposed to be closed completely, was reopened on a remote street corner—Airlie's mind was set.

Simply, take this opportunity to cleanly discard the hesitation.

"Amakusa." Ellie called his name, his voice seemed softer than before: "It's really like what you said, just looking at me from the side—is that enough?"

Amakusa paused imperceptibly, before saying, "Yes..."

"—But, I don't want to."

"what?"

consternation.

As if thinking that he heard it wrong, Amakusa suddenly raised his head, and at this moment, he found that Ellie, who had a difficult and complicated expression, had returned to a gentle expression.

The eyes that looked at him were clear and agile, and they were softer than what he had seen in the impression.

Ellie leaned over slowly, his face pressed against the back of Heroic Spirit's hand that was still holding him tightly, as if to pass on the warmth that wasn't even warm to each other.

He closed his eyelids again gently.

"You are a very good person. Since we met, you have helped me so much."

"You don't have that memory anymore, but I remember that in the process of acting as a bystander to witness your wish to save mankind, although I still can't understand your wish and the way to realize it, I realize that in this world , and selfless and great people like you..."

"The person who deserves the most reward is you, and the person who deserves the most happiness is also you."

"Airlie—"

Amakusa was completely stunned.

In response to this subconscious call, Airlie's words followed.

"I can't pretend I didn't see it. Someone once told me that when I see the fiery emotion in the eyes of the person who is watching me all the time, I must not turn a blind eye or simply escape, but take it seriously and give it to him after careful consideration. The most sincere answer."

"Could it be that during this period of time, you were actually..."

"Yes." Airlie said: "I was hesitating, and then fell into the most serious thinking. Until now, I finally..."

"I can finally give you this answer."

For Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, at this moment, it should be that he has lingered in this world for such a long time, and he finally waited for it - the real gift from God.

God responded to him.

His belief, his longing, finally proclaimed softly here, and he will walk with him from now on.

How... how happy.

It was the first time for him to realize that the taste of "happiness" is so full and sweet.

"Feel happy...? That's good, great."

The "longing" that brings the most beautiful feelings in the world can already be said in another way, becoming the salvation that he may only find in this life, his lover.

His lover also imitated what he did just now, kissing his unretracted fingertips with an extremely holy expression.

"It's very possible. I thought of it when I was hesitating. I can't say nothing and leave nothing."

Every time, "Elysee" failed to go on business smoothly, but gave up halfway.The first batch of flowers he planted by himself was burned by himself, and the second batch, after leaving this time, probably will never be seen again.

I want to keep Elysee.

He wanted to keep the flowers that he had carefully pruned and arranged even though he didn't plant them himself.

The "love" that sprouts like a bud along with the flowers, at least...should be narrated and left behind.

"There are only three years left... No, there are only two years and five months left."

Airlie thought, counted, and said the same.

All his previous hesitation and worry came from this.

The footsteps of death are moving towards him very clearly, the specific time can even be accurate to a certain date.This is something Ellie knew well from the moment he insisted on returning to this world.

He is not afraid of death, never has been.To be able to use this extra three years to reunite with cherished old people and spend another little happy time with them has made him extremely satisfied.

He didn't expect more, that's why he had the idea of ​​leaving Chaldea and leaving quietly.

but……

"I can only accompany you for a little over two years."

A little over two years.

According to Airlie's original idea, it was already very, very long.

But now, he, who was not afraid of death originally, had to feel the fear of another thing in his heart.

"Really, is it okay? My biggest concern is to leave you with me. What should you do when the time comes... Shiro?"

"..."

"..."

Heroic Spirit, who was given a nickname as he wished, did not reply for a long time.

He is now doing what is most important to him right now.

Just like when we met for the first time—the rather thin Heroic Spirit picked up a young man who also looked at least a little stronger than him. He carried him slowly into the bedroom with the door ajar, and held him extremely gently. placed between the beds.

It really just "looks".

Only a few months have passed, and the originally slender figure of the human youth has already begun to lose weight.

He took off his shirt, and carefully inspected every place and every inch of skin in this body where the vitality was slowly passing away, using his fingertips without exception—and the corners of his lips, lightly or heavily. Kneaded and pressed it.

It wasn't until the name was called again by a flustered voice mixed with discomfort that Amakusa seemed to come back to his senses, and said vaguely: "Mm. It doesn't matter."

"Wait, what kind of nonsense is this... um, um...wait! Shiro, you think... No, even if you want to replenish the magic, you won't do it with me who has no magic power..."

"It's not mana replenishment, I just want to further check your current physical condition. Well, Ellie, if you want to replenish mana with me in this way...Okay, of course I don't mind."

click.

The light switch was on the edge of the wall next to the door, it was a little far away, Amakusa seemed to throw something with his backhand, accompanied by an instant click——

Darkness fell suddenly.

……

Ah, about that question I forgot to answer because I was so preoccupied with "checking the body".

Surrounded by satisfaction and happiness filling his whole body at this moment, the white-haired heroic spirit who was sleeping peacefully did not take it seriously.

The moment Airlie gave the answer that he couldn't believe in advance, he could see the "revelation".

The future is presented in front of his eyes in the form of fragmentary pictures.

——They were in the silent church, he was resting on the lap of his beloved, sleeping peacefully as he is now.

——They were in Elysee's shop, and the beloved was pruning the branches and leaves of flowers, while he stood at the door of the shop, greeting the patrons with a smile on his face.

The revelation also reveals that the Airlie who "sees" is not human.

Not the frail human body now in its arms.

Rather—Heroic Spirits.

In the last screen that flickers and disappears...

Not just him.

He, the person Amakusa Shirou loved at the time, was also smiling amidst the flowers.