I enjoyed my time with him.

Even if it was built on a lie.

—“Then, I’ll have to make you Empress, Shartia.”
—“...Gulp.”
—“A treasure that can bring someone back from the dead... It’s something I desperately need.”
—“If you make me Empress, I’ll give you the right to claim it.”

I liked that my time with him grew longer.

Ricardo once asked—

Was it okay to change the plans we had set?

—“Are you really okay with this?”
—“With what...?”
—“Didn’t you say you were going to travel to the Kingdom of Frederica? You won’t be able to go if we do this...”
—“It’s fine...! This is what I want anyway.”