After ruminating on Rose's story, I asked her about one thing I was curious about.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one.

　After all, he is the founder of the Sakuraga Itto-ryu, who has lived for two thousand years.
　I'm not sure what to make of that.

(And then there's the Grafting Agreement: ......)

　If this is still valid, there must be a living cherry tree somewhere.
　So...

"Well. There is no record of his end. But my grandfather told me that the living cherry tree is still blooming. Unfortunately, he didn't tell me the exact location. ......

　Rose gave a small shake of her head.

"Incidentally, Rox's thick memoir concluded with the following. I'm not sure what to make of it. I hope that the Sakuraga Itto-ryu will develop properly and that one day I will be able to defeat my demonic friend. Rox-Valencia. From the looks of it, he was very disappointed to have been defeated only once in his life.

Haha. You're just like Rose in that you hate to lose.

　When I joked about that.

"Mmm, is that a compliment?

　She furrowed her eyebrows a little exaggeratedly and stared at me.

The saying, "A beautiful woman is beautiful no matter what she looks like," was very true, and the slightly pouty Rose was very cute.

Yes, of course.

...... is good.

"Hmm, what's that?

　We laughed and laughed for a while.

　Then, when the conversation was about to end.

"Just so you know, this is a Valencia family secret. Don't tell anyone, okay?

　Rose put her index finger to her mouth and made a 'shhhh' gesture.

Oh, I get it. But why are you asking me ...... about such an important matter?

　I asked the obvious question.

"Allen, women are like that. A woman is a creature that wants the man she loves to know everything about her.

　She smiled a more mature smile than she had ever shown before.

"......

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.