Chapter 995 - Iris Is Waiting for an Answer.
She was caught almost completely by surprise. And yet, it wasn't just shock and bewilderment; looking back, she could see the face of her prince in the past, and it all made sense.
It was, truly, just as he said.
She had been the one to approach him most 'suddenly,' to fall in love most 'suddenly,' and to expose his heart most 'suddenly'... though to be precise, that last part had been with the intent of getting back at him.
She couldn't complain. And she had no intention of doing so.
After all, she'd already suspected that the time would be coming soon.
"──............"
She wouldn't bother tracing back to when she started preparing her heart; it was too late for that. The reality of the thoughts he had already followed would not waver, nor would the present moment change its form.
She was surprised. There was no doubt about that—but...
"............Mm."
Whether she looked to her right, her left, or straight ahead.
Everyone present in this place was, equally, someone precious to her now.
I won't waver, either. I won't change—just as I swore. No matter what future is chosen, I will protect it. That is what I decided in my heart.
Iris simply listened in quiet serenity for the choice of Haru, the boy she loved.
Come now.
"──────...I,"
The answer would be revealed.
There are three parts, be careful.