Joy: papa . Here for a job? No... that face is a no... something bad happened. That's ... rare. You or mama?

Yui aka izuya took in a deep breath and sighed.

Joy: mama. We need to save her ass ? She rarely needs it . May even scold me for spoiling her fun.

Yui: It's worse than that.

Joy: oh I don't like that face you are using... Juliet !! Call everyone back !!

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Yui remained his sullen face as he sat on the couch " so you make your choice. My side. Or her side."

Lent: must we choose a side ?

Tedine: Mama wants to go through with this. She will do it with... or without help. Joy. Your choice is...

Joy stood up from sitting on the desk " I will help papa. When the time comes. Until then, I will help mama manage all the things here."

Lent: so you will be going with Joy.

Tedine: I won't let mama be alone. I will help her.

Lent: Kazuri ?

Kazuri : ... I am not choosing sides. I run a mercenary department. Whoever pays.

Then all of them looks to lent.

Lent : .... I don't know. I...

Yui : no need to make that decision now.

Juliet : so erm. Will Miss be joining you today here ?

Yui ; don't know. She's avoiding me. I've got to find her.
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Nanalise was sleeping on the lying chair in the backyard as the nice night breeze blew.

A blanket covers over her.

She snuggles right in " thanks Azelin."

Izuya : it's me.

She opened her eyes " oh... Izuya. " She wouldn't turn around to look at him.

Izuya : you kept avoiding me and left while I came. So I told Azelin to let me know when you couldn't leave.

Nanalise: when I'm sleeping. Damn Azelin !! I pay rent here!!

Azelin: bird feed doesn't count !!

Izuya : look at me.

She turned around " .... Izuya... "

Azelin left the two alone. Izuya sat down on his side of the lying chair .

Nanalise : Azelin said you'll do something about it. Can you not ?

Izuya ; I've protected you for so long and done everything to keep you with me. And I've managed to all this time.

Nanalise: this is not like all the other times

Izuya : but you can't ask me to watch you work towards your death and do nothing.

Nanalise: you can accompany me. All the remaining time.

Izuya : I will, be with you . Just don't expect me to not stop you.

She sits up " I don't want you to die !! I don't want everything to die !!"

Izuya : it's ok.

Nanalise : it's not ok !! I don't want to have this fight !! .... If I have to destroy everything in exchange for you, I will !! But he doesn't want it !!

Izuya : you... Tried offering the Divine that ?

Nanalise: .....

Izuya : everything? Even our children ?

Nanalise; .... ..... Something like that.... I wanted him to promise me somehow he would never think of killing you.

Izuya : he's the Divine !! Deals don't work !! He can break it !! What were you thinking?!!!

Nanalise: ... Not really. If he promised . He can't break his own laws. He would be breaking the world he built. Which he wouldn't want.

Izuya : how would you know ?!!

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Mesia : eh ?! She tested out her theory. When ?

Adamus ; you weren't around. I invited her over for a spot of tea. We played a little game. Betting on a random human. That if I lost , I would have to let her bring one plant home.

Mesia : you... Lost ?

Adamus : she did a little intervention. The rules of our game weren't complicated. So she did win.

Mesia : you can choose not to give it to her.

Adamus : I can't break my promises. I built rules for the world. I couldn't break this one , it would cause disaster on my cute little world and humans.

Mesia : and you told her that ?

Adamus; she proposed that I could decide not to give to her. I am the Divine.

Mesia : Master. She...

Adamus : takes advantage of me ? It's just a little bit then . It's ok. I had planned for her to die for me then. Not so much tit for tat huh. Think I'm unfair ?

Mesia ; no...

The sunflowers bow down in response.

Adamus : haha. I know right.

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Izuya ; .... What did you offer to give away ?

Nanalise: ..... Never mind izuya. It didn't happen.

Izuya : I want to know.

Nanalise: .... 1 for 1 . He didn't respond. So I said how about all...

Izuya : all as in... Our three children on this plane ?

Nanalise: .... Um...

Izuya : the first one.... Nazuya ?

Nanalise : .... What he gave... Give him back...

Izuya : and you never thought to ask me if I want that ?

Nanalise: .... You would never have to know... I would just lie and say Adamus smited them as a warning for me to do the work.

Izuya stood up and just left.

Nanalise: he's gone now. Azelin.

Azelin walks in " you know you're driving him away right ?"

Nanalise: .... He won't abandon me. He'll probably just...

Azelin: just try stopping you ?

Nanalise: he won't leave me. Right ?

Azelin : even if he did , you would still give everything just for him. Isn't it ?

Nanalise: um... Why can't he understand...

Azelin : you know why. 

Nanalise; I mean...just do what I want !! He is so... stubborn when he wants to be !! Ugh!!! *relieves a breath* Azelin... You want to go down with me ?

Azelin : I'm retired. I will stay here. But, if you need a slap , I am here.

Nanalise: tsk. ..... Thanks Azelin.

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Azelin : hey.

Izuya was downing the alcohol in his cup " Azelin. "

Azelin : ice tea.

Izuya : you're not at work. Drink some.

Azelin : it's ok.

Izuya: came here to tell me to go back ?

Azelin: you're not a kid. Walk back yourself. Not to my house. Nnanalise pays rent. You don't

Izuya laughed.

Azelin : can't tell. This is angry or sad ?

Izuya : not sure. I can't do anything.

Azelin: how about the part where she offers your children ?

" not sure how I felt when I heard it. You know human parents will give everything to protect their children. Sacrifice themselves for them. Never put them in harms way. Yet..." Izuya shakes his glass cup a little " maybe that's the difference between us and them. Humans and gods."

Azelin sucks on his straw " don't understand."

Izuya: feelings. emotions.

Azelin: you have them. Just only for nanalise.

Izuya: that don't make me a ... evil thing?

Azelin: so you are ok with her making that decision? You wouldn't have hated her if it actually happened?

He downs the alcohol " another." he says to the bartender. Then he looks to azelin " I might have asked the children if they're ok dying for her. And if they weren't... I would apologise and killed them myself. But I guess the outcome is the same. So why can't she understand...? She should let me do what I intend to do. Not ask me stay with her "

Azelin sucks up the last bit of his tea and was making the noisy sounds with the cup and the sucking of the straw " so you're sitting here trying to get drunk because you are angry she's not on the same page with you ? Its not about the children ?"

Izuya: she should have told me...

Azelin: oh. You wished the killing of the children could be done by you if it was to happen. You two are really compatible with each other huh.

Izuya then crashed the glass cup in his hand and looked to the bartender " you tell anyone about our conversation tonight..." he covers his head with his arm and closes his eyes to rest on the counter.

Azelin: he gets the message. Call his house to come pick him up. 

"erm he never registered a number to pickup for him."

Azelin: ugh.  I will give it to you.