"You're not him. And I don't want another older brother."
Caelis shook his head helplessly. "Fine. Do whatever you want. But did you come here to tell me that?"
"No. I want to know why you treat me so differently."
"Am I not treating you well?"
"You're too nice to me. Everyone else feels intimidated and pressured whenever you talk to them, but I've never felt that way. I just realized... you've never been cold toward me. You even remember what I like and don't like to eat. Why?"
"Does there have to be a reason?"
"At least be kind to everyone else too."
"I just want to be kind to you."
Lina was at a loss for words after hearing his answer. If anyone else had said something like that, she would have blasted them with a blizzard. But the person standing before her wasn't just her team captain—he was someone who stirred an inexplicable sense of familiarity within her.
"That's exactly why I'm asking. Why are you so nice to me?"
"Lina, did you come here just to ask me that?"
