Riana sat crouched on the beach, her head bowed in silence.  0

Rumble…  0

“That… doesn’t seem like a coincidence, does it?” Lucinil asked. 0

“… It doesn’t,” I replied.  0

The sky, which had been a clear blue just moments ago, was now shrouded in dark clouds. Thunder rumbled from within.  0

It was clear that Riana could affect the weather when in an extreme emotional state.  0

If there was anyone in Edina who could shatter Riana with words, it was me.  0

“It’s all your fault.” 0

Those words had been enough to make Riana crumble. She stared blankly at the grains of sand on the beach with empty eyes.  0

I didn’t mean it. It wasn’t true.0

Riana wanted to see if she could really cause the weather to change when she was in an extreme emotional state, and I had told her that to test the theory out, even though I didn’t mean it.   0

But as I looked at her from behind, it felt as though she were saying, ‘So that’s what you thought…’0

It was extremely painful for me to see her like that.  0

Riana stared at the sand for a long time before lifting her head to look up at the now-darkened sky.  0

Her emotions had an undeniable effect on the weather.0

How much time had passed?0

Riana stood up and approached me with lifeless eyes.  0

“A little more.”  0

“… What?”  0

“Say a little more to me.”  0

I understood what she meant, but I couldn’t say it.0

“… You two seem like you have some real perversions,” Lucinil said as she looked at Riana and me with an exasperated expression.  2

“… Are you sure about this?” I asked.0

I could do it if she asked, but it felt like I might crush Riana’s half-broken spirit.0

She seemed like she would crumble with just a light tap.  0

“I’m not...0