Garlis takes a look at the contract " this is... Detailed. "

Nanalise : what ? I can't make something detailed ?

Garlis ; it's not like you.

Nanalise: fine ! Give it back. I'll get Joy or Tedine to take a look !

Garlis ; I'll call them for you.

Nanalise: you're ... Not confident ? That's rare.

Garlis ; this has to do with my brother. Like to be careful.

Nanalise: forgot you two have that relationship.

Garlis ; also, Joy called in this morning. Asked if he and Tedine could move in.

Nanalise; why ?

Garlis: worried for you of course.

Nanalise ; I don't mind... How's kazuri and lent ?

Garlis ; they visited you yesterday.

Nanalise: I mean when I was... Gone.

Garlis ; they were sad but they did fine.

Nanalise: didn't get together ?

Garlis: you worry about unnecessary things. Miss.

Nanalise: they're so good together. It's sad the two of them separated.

Garlis ; today you haven't made a trade. Don't you need it for survival ?

Nanalise ; my powers are shit. I have to sacrifice more to exchange for something I want.

Garlis ; I see.

Nanalise: garlis. Give me your hand.

He opens his palm and she gives him a sweet " will you make me a cup of tea ?"

Garlis ; yes Miss. That counts ?

Nanalise ; just enough will do...

Garlis ; .... Miss... You could have died in that forest right ?

Nanalise: likely. But I brought all my poisons. As long as I dodged all the attacks I be fine. Which I did. Training in the mortal world helped.

Garlis ; sighs. You could have died!! Again !! For real !!

Nanalise : relax. I'm here aren't I ?

Garlis sighed.

Nanalise sees izuya walking in from afar " garlis... That woman. Inna. She's still here right ?"

Garlis: in the same room she's stayed till now.

Nanalise ; her room will still have izuya's smell...

Izuya has entered the gazebo and sat down " I know you would be here."

Nanalise: izuya !

Izuya ; do you want to call the children back ?

Nanalise ; don't want. Hizuya is staying at nazuya's. Luzuya is at the Endless Night abyss. Azeya is with your parents. It's ok... They can come when they want .

Izuya ; ok. We can have this place to ourselves.

Nanalise : yay ! This is for you.

Izuya reads the contract " nanalise... This... "

Nanalise : I can't give you that thing anymore. But I can give you something. Hehe.

Izuya : you're always trying to give me something... Let's get married. Nanalise. Let's make it happen.

Nanalise ; you know what that means !!! Izuya is not property to me !

Izuya ; you aren't either to me. You're sharing me all your assets. Everything you own. Even for things you own in future.

Nanalise: almost... Everything...

Garlis ; except her agents and her deals.

Izuya : that is your right as a trade god. I would never take that away from you.

" Izuya... " She goes over and sits on his lap and hugs him " you know me the best. "

Izuya : so we get married ok ?

Nanalise: okay.

So they did a simple one at home. No family members or audience required. Everyone knew they were a couple. They were just doing this for their own sake.
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Inna ; congratulations.

Izuya : thank you.

Inna ; I think I understand why you love her so much. She's willing to give you everything so easily just to keep you by her side.

Izuya : she's willing to kill herself just to keep me by her side. I can't let go of a woman like that.

Inna ; I'm surprised you don't treat her like a tool.

Izuya ; that's straightforward. You don't understand. ... I've been wanting her since I was a kid.

Inna ; that's crazy. You were just a kid. How could you know anything about love.

Izuya ; I probably didn't. But I knew I wanted her.

My first meet with Nanalise was that she was just a girl who went around forcing others to make deals with her.

She never really got into any trouble. Except a few times when she sillyly made trades with dubious people to help them. She almost got into real hurt. They wanted to kill her to keep the secret.

She didn't understand as a kid why she couldn't accept those trades.

So I had to be there to watch her so she doesn't get into these sorts.

That's when I understood, nanalise reflects anyone's desires and she could grant them. But similarly, granting them meant a price had to be given.

She was given great power since birth but yet her willfulness could end her up in such bad places. She always relied on me to get her out of places and relied on me to shade her from the sun.

Only I can protect her.

I want her. To be mine.

Inna : I see. I think I understand a bit now.

" By the way Joy and Tedine are moving in. Joy worries much. It's like he's her mom. " Izuya turned and walked away.

Garlis approaches Inna " Miss would like to see you ."

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Inna sits down below the blue sea tree where nanalise was " this blooms so beautifully."

Nanalise: right ? It's red leaves are totally poisonous too.

Inna sweatdrops" that's why you planted it. "

Nanalise ; otherwise why ?

Inna : for pretty.

Nanalise ; oh. That too.

Inna : you asked me to be here ?

Nanalise: Inna. Why did you stay at the prostitute house in the first place ?

Inna ; why do you care ?

Nanalise: I looked a bit into you. You cleared your debt. You have no reason.

Inna : I'm an assassin. Good place to hide.

Nanalise shook her head " no. Then it would be plainer to hide as a common demon . You... Think you haven't cleared your debt... Right ? You should ... Suffer."

Inna ; what makes you think that ?

Nanalise ; something... You stay here but it still makes you uneasy.

Inna : izuya didn't say you can read minds...

Nanalise ; huh ? No no. I can't do that.

Garlis ; she's just seen a lot of people. Lived too long and become a sort of a menace.

Nanalise : hehe. That ! Being with izuya... Makes you forget ?

Inna ; it does...

Nanalise ; I can't share. I don't want to. So.... I have to find a way to make you either leave here or...

Inna : you're going to kill me ?

Nanalise ; I'm not that scary.

Garlis ; or...

Nanalise: or you stay here with eyes off my izuya.

Inna : you two are so fixated on each other. Is there even a need ?

Nanalise : you have a desire. How about I try to grant it ? In exchange... You work for me ?

Inna : that's a weird turn of events.

Nanalise ; you want peace ? I think I could give it to you.

Inna ; you're that scared of me ?

Nanalise : scared ? No. I just don't like trouble at home. Fine , don't work for me. Give me something else then.

Garlis ; she means it. It's not some trap to get rid of you.

Inna ; I'm not sure.

Garlis : then. Money. She has a bit.

Nanalise: a bit of money it is !