Short Story ─ April Fool's Day

April 1 is April Fools' Day. It is a day when you can lie.

However, in fact, it is said that there are several theories.

The rules of lying in the morning and letting go in the afternoon do not seem universal.

First, there is the theory that this story itself is the April Fool's Day lie.

What is true and what is a lie. That's the strange thing about April Fool's Day.

"Ixion, today is April Fool's Day."

"Is it?"

"A day when you can lie. But malicious lies are no good. Don't you think cute lies are better?"

"Even before, Master had said, ´I am a man who does not lie´."

"I don't remember saying that."

"You really have a very good personality. So who do you lie to?"

"It's obvious. That's why selection is important. It's Airi and Alisa who will laugh and forgive me even if I lie."

My two fiancés will even be allowed to lie pretty. The question to what degree lies are good.

The conditions are important.

It is a third-class idea that you simply must deceive. The person deceived must laugh.

"Those two?"

"Yes."

"Well, that's good. You'll fail anyway, though."

"Huh? Of course you won't. I'm good at this."

"You always spit out lies."

"You really say rude things."

"Not as much as you do, Master. Then what lie will you tell?"

"I want to make a lie that will make them happy."

"A happy lie? What a profound meaning. Since Master is a liar, don't you think adding one more now wouldn't be interesting?"

"As usual you are bitter to me."

But I really like the lies I think for others. In the world, the truth can be more cruel.

No, wait── then, what if the truth becomes a lie?

What if I confess to them that I am a reincarnate?

If I say it's a joke after that, won't they end up being surprised?

"Ixion, I got it."

When I smiled, Ixion's round eye looked at me suspiciously.

"It's not a bad story. So, how will you lie?"

"Do you know that lying increases when you mix truth with truth? I confess that I'm a reincarnate and then say it's a lie."

"Is that a nice lie?"

"It's kind of interesting. I want to see how they will react. Now let's tell them the truth as a lie."

Looking at me while I was excited, Ixion twitched his eye.

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I invited them to tea.

The two people drinking the tea I prepared are happy with a smile even for being called out suddenly.

If I did this with another girl, I might be booed.

"It's unusual for Rudel to suddenly call us."

I predicted that Alisa would see me asking as if something had happened.

"That's right. But the tea and sweets are ready for it."

Airi seems to have suspected that the tea and sweets on the table were plentiful and prepared in advance.

That's a misunderstanding. I'm always making tea. Because I like it.

"Actually, there's one thing I haven't told you girls."

When I put on a serious face, Alisa also changed her expression.

"Rudel── is it about a woman?"

Why did she think that?

"Eh!!!? N-No, you're wrong. Actually, it's about my birth."

Suddenly panicking when talking about a woman, Airi looked at my face.

"Where were you born from?"

"Yes, that's right. Actually─ I have memories of my previous life."

From there, I talked about my previous life.

The earth didn't float, and I lived in a more developed world than now. A lie mixed with the truth increases.

The two who listened as I spoke fluently about my story unexpectedly had a serious face.

"H-hey, what's wrong with you two, aren't you going to say that it's not normal, or maybe you're worried about me?"

Then, Alisa took a sip of her black tea and began to talk about the surprising truth.

"I see. You are a reincarnate. In fact, so am I."

"... Huh!"

Surprised, Airi smiled and held Alisa's hand.

"Alisa is too? Actually, I'm a reincarnate too. I'm glad~. I wasn't the only one."

"Huh?!"

Even Airi was a reincarnate, I was confused. Alisa closed her eyes and started talking about her previous life.

"In my previous life I promised to meet a certain man in another life. I was not bound while I was alive, but I confirmed the other's side feelings shortly before I died. I regretted not confessing much earlier."

Airi acted to wipe away the tears.

"That's right, I was also looking for a man from a previous life. I couldn't see him after all, but I hoped to see him in the next life."

Unable to catch up with her talk, I was trembling.

Since everything I believed before collapsed as if it was an illusion.

Huh, are they both reincarnated?

Could it be that reincarnated people are not unusual?

As I was surprised and turned my gaze to Ixion for help, somehow he looked happy.

"This was a surprising truth, Master."

Right away I could tell by his tone that he seemed to say, "Fooled!"

"Both of y-you don't tell me..."

Seeing their faces, they were laughing merrily. Alisa and Airi clapped their palms together.

"Airi, it looks like it was a success."

"Yes it was, Alisa."

Here I realized.

If you were trying to lie, they'll be lying to you from the beginning. The reincarnation story was a lie.

My weak self asks the two of them about the situation.

"Why did they know I would lie? No, I can more or less get an idea, did the traitor tell them?"

Alisa told me that was correct and then gently scolded me.

"Don't get mad, isn't it about laughing and forgiving on April Fool's Day?

Airi looked happy, but she looked strange."

"But a day when you can lie is amazing. There wasn't that in my hometown."

"──Huh?"

Ixion explained to me with a whisper, while being surprised.

"Did you really think there was an April Fool's Day in another world? If you hadn't followed me, it would have been difficult to solve today's misunderstandings."

"O-Oh, thank you very much."

No way, I didn't think I was wrong from the beginning. Now I can't scold Ixion.

Alisa smiles at me.

"However, a previous life, huh. If it was really true, I might have been involved with you somewhere."

"R-Right."

I don't think so, but I apologized and nodded.

Airi also sympathized with Alisa's idea.

"I think meeting each other in the past and then meeting again is wonderful. Thinking about it, it's kind of like fate."

Fate, I shouldn't talk about how I was reincarnated into this world.

It's just terrible.

The day I died after checking Erselica's SMS and reincarnated in this world... it's something I don't want to remember.

I can't laugh.

I couldn't have had a destined relationship with them. But telling the truth is not always right.

If it feels like fate, then they and I are happy, so I'll keep silent.

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April Fool's Day failed, I was lying on the bed in my room.

"You are terrible. You betray people even though you're an artificial intelligence. No, could it be because you are artificial intelligence?"

The artificial intelligence was a born traitor. Thinking about that, Ixion is also suspicious.

When I threw that question, Ixion──.

"That is correct. In fact, I've been aiming for Master's sleeping neck for a long time now."

"... Huh──?"

"That's a lie. April Fool's Day."

"Y-you said that a bit seriously! No way, did you really want to betray me!?"

"I said it was a lie. It's April Fool's Day to laugh and forgive lies."

"... How can I believe you?"

I broke out in a cold sweat at the thought that Ixion could kill me at any moment!

"There can be good lies and bad lies too!"

"I can't laugh at yours!"

"I was thinking that just now."

"Now?! Did you say now?!?"

"Didn't you hear right? I said it was a joke!"

"No, I heard it!"

Shit── Ixion is playing with me.

All my splendid April Fool's Day plans were ruined.