Following the target shooting, Shiro-san and I came to that place Lillywood-san and I went around together…… the gigantic labyrinth made of flowers. That attraction seemed to be very popular and unlike the target practice, it was mentioned in the guidebook.

  [We’ve arrived huh.]

  [We have arrived. Well then, Kaito-san.]

  [Yes?]

  [“Please start getting lost”.]

  [……Eh?]

  Whoa there, Shiro-san suddenly started saying something strange. Well, it’s not like I thought that I’d be able to peacefully go around with Shiro-san…… but asking me to get lost around this place again…… Hmmm, as expected of Shiro-san. Her way of thinking is unlike normal people.

  [You compliment me.]

  [No, I wasn’t complimenting you.]

  [I see…… Well then, please start getting lost.]

  [Errr, incidentally, can I ask the reason why?]

  [Kaito-san, who challenged this labyrinth in the middle of the Six Kings Festival, got lost in this place quite a bit.]

  [Y- Yes, that did happen.]

  [That’s why I think it would be “unfair” if you don’t get lost while walking around with me.]

  [I se…… Unnn?]

  That is…… unfair? Oh no, I’m getting confused too. I mean, even if she tells me that, I think it would be difficult for me to get lost in this labyrinth on purpose.

  If this flower labyrinth was the same one I had experienced before, I would be able to move through it rather quickly and finish it, even if I couldn’t completely remember the whole labyrinth.

  [It’s okay if Kaito-san just challenges it like normal. I believe that Kaito-san will be able to get lost.]

  [That’s an unpleasant trust you have there…… No, no, there’s no way I would get lost that many times, you know?]

  [……………….]

  [Gununu……]

  Even though she should have been expressionless, her eyes looked as if she was sure I would definitely get lost…… D*mn it, watch me closely, okay!? Since you see it like that, I’ll show you how I can clear this labyrinth quickly.

  Challenging the Flower Labyrinth, filled with determination…… half an hour has passed. Now, in front of me was a wall of flowers, blocking my view…… In short, I’m at a dead end.

  [……Shiro-san, what do you think?]

  [I think it’s better if you turn on the “7th corner earlier”.]

  [……Yes.]

  What is this feeling of defeat…… This is strange, looking at the entrance, I saw that this place had the same flower composition as when I came with Lillywood-san, so I thought the directions would be the same……


  Somehow, even though I was going in what I thought was the correct order from the middle of the labyrinth onwards, I kept on running into dead ends.

  Even though I should have known the directions by the type of flowers after Lillywood-san taught me about it……


  [……Shiro-san, there’s something I’d like to ask you.]

  [What is it?]

  [……”Did you switch the type of flower at the forks in the road”?]

  [……Now then, let’s go back.]

  [………………..]

  You really are the culprit!? Do you really want me to get lost that much!?

  [Yes.]

  [……You didn’t even hesitate with your response……]

  Why does she want me to be lost that badly? Since it’s Shiro-san, it’s hard to believe that she’s doing this because she’s being mean. If that’s the case, then she must have some kind of purpose……


  [It seems like you’re feeling troubled a lot, aren’t you, Kaito-san?]

  [And whose fault did you think it is……?]

  [I dunno?]

  [………………..]

  [However, there’s actually an easy way for Kaito-san to break through this labyrinth.]

  [……Unnn?]

  [I think you should “ask someone reliable for help”.]

  Ahh, hearing what she said made me understand now. I now understood why Shiro-san was trying to make me get lost…… That means, this person……


  [I don’t know who that someone is though. How mysterious. I wonder if she’s around here somewhere? Someone who knows the answers to the maze and can be counted on to help……]

  [……………………]

  What a barefaced appeal, that is. Moreover, it’s matching pomp in terms of the situation. D- Did she really want to be relied on that much?

  [Yes. Kaito-san doesn’t rely on me very often. That’s why I am very dissatisfied.]

  [Errr…… S- Shiro-san…… Please help me.]

  [I guess it couldn’t be helped. It’s a request from none other than Kaito-san after all. I will show you the way.]

  This was clearly something she had set up, but I just gave up and asked Shiro-san for help…… Shiro-san replied in the same intonationless voice.

  However, her face was…… turned up, though it may only be a few millimeters, and I kind of felt like she had a smug look on her face.

  [With me as your guide, Kaito-san will never run into a dead end again.]

  [H- Huhh…… Errr, ummm, I’m counting on you.]

  [From now on, when you are in trouble, please don’t hesitate to rely on me. I’ll be happy to help.]

  […………………]

  Feeling like she’s quite cheerful, I don’t know if it’s just my imagination or not, but it seemed like she was talking more than usual…… S- She really wanted me to rely on her that much huh……


  [Yes.]

  Again, there was no hesitation in her reply.

  [You don’t consider me at all, Kaito-san.]

  [N- No, it’s not like that is……]

  [You don’t consider me at all, Kaito-san.]

  [……I understand. I’ll rely on Shiro-san more from now on.]

  [You can count on me.]

  I feel like she’s somehow puffing out her chest. H- Hmmm, I guess I could say that Shiro-san is a caring person. It’s hard to imagine from her appearance, but her personality is surprisingly childlike.

  How should I say this…… For better or for worse, she is honest about her feelings…… But well, I guess that’s probably Shiro-san’s most attractive charm.

  At the very least, even as my expression naturally turns into a wry smile, it was clear to me that spending time with Shiro-san wasn’t a bad idea.

  Dear Mom, Dad——— This world’s God of Creation, even though her expression is hard to read, is honest to her desires and a bit selfish…… but how should I say this————- I think that part of her was very cute.

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