“Don’t go anywhere…”
Elmia pressed her body against my left shoulder, clinging to me.
I could sense a deeper connection of Magical Power between us.
I had known for a while that Elmia and I had good Magical Power compatibility.
Good Magical Power compatibility essentially means being able to share the same emotions.
In noble terms, it also means we could make a good couple.
“I’m not going anywhere.”
I couldn’t help but let out a sweet, sugary line.
So far, Elmia and my mother are the only Stella-Class women I’ve felt this compatible with.
Even if I’m attracted to other noblewomen upon touching them, there’s always a sense of reservation, something clean, but the connection with Elmia is overwhelmingly strong.
For nobles, especially those of the main lineage, both men and women are sensitive, so this compatibility is extremely important, both before and after deciding on a fiancé.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that this compatibility almost entirely determines whether sexual relations are possible and whether children can be conceived.
Talking about compatibility in front of noble daughters is considered taboo, so basically, only the individuals involved discuss it.
If someone carelessly touches a noble daughter’s sensitive spot, they might throw a tantrum like Barbat did when I verbally harassed him.
“…Brother is my brother.”
“Yeah, I’m Elmia-tan’s brother.”
“Don’t treat me like a child. And I told you not to use ‘-tan’.”
“…Then, Elmia.”
“Use ‘-sama’…”
Her usual assertive attitude was gone, and her resistance was weak.
She must be in sweet mode right now.
“You’re so demanding, Elmia.”
I can only say such cheesy lines when we’re alone.
“…Don’t be mean anymore.”
Elmia weakly tapped my leg.
A silent moment passed.
Between Elmia and me, even such a moment was fulfilling.
Under the starry sky, in the middle of a flower field, there wouldn’t be many times in life as comfortable as this.
–I felt like the stars were watching us.
I don’t know if I should call it the Milky Way, but a majestic band of light from the galaxy stretched across the sky.
The celestial bodies adorning the night sky were somewhat different from those on Earth.
There was no Vega, the Weaver Girl, nor Altair, the Cowherd Star.
There was no Orion, nor the Big Dipper.
The reason I felt a little sentimental was probably because I hadn’t yet accepted the constellations of this world.
There was a knock-off Summer Triangle, but unlike the original, the same members were present in summer and winter, and it was an equilateral triangle.
Moreover, it always appeared in the same place, which was somewhat eerie.
Being followed around like an artificial satellite all the time, it’s no wonder I felt like I was being watched.
“The stars are so beautiful.”
“…Yeah.”
Regardless of my unsophisticated musings, Elmia said something like an innocent princess.
I felt Elmia’s body temperature—and the enormous Magical Power unique to Stella-Class—on my left side.
Just as Elmia leaned on me, I was also supported by Elmia’s presence.
“Brother, what are those bright stars called?”
“They’re called the Ever-Dawn Stars.”
“Hmm, so that’s what they are.”
Elmia seemed to have heard the words themselves.
It was probably like Venus, the Morning Star, in my previous life.
“It’s strange that stars shine even in broad daylight.”
“Why? It’s not strange at all.”
“…I guess so.”
The strangeness of the Ever-Dawn Stars wouldn’t be understood by the people of this world.
It’s probably because the people of this world don’t know that the star we’re on is rotating.
“Ah, it flashed.”
“…Did it?”
“It definitely flashed just now. What’s the name of that exceptionally bright star?”
I buried my head between Elmia’s knees and chest as she sat with her knees drawn up, and looked in the direction she was pointing.
There were several ‘exceptionally bright stars’ that Elmia was referring to, so I couldn’t identify it without doing this.
“Navigatorea.”
Its meaning is apparently ‘guidepost’.
Travelers use Navigatorea to know the direction when traveling at night.
It’s probably like the North Star on Earth.
“Navigatorea… Brother knows so much.”
Elmia said, patting my head.
Yes, it is not painful.
“I have a knowledgeable acquaintance who tells me all sorts of things.”
“Hee… Is it a woman?”
Elmia’s eyes narrowed.
Oh no, I don’t know where the landmines are buried.
“…I wonder.”
“I’ve never heard of forgetting the gender of an acquaintance.”
“Ah, it was definitely a woman. Yeah, I never noticed before, but probably so. Of course, I’m just giving her work in the city, and there’s no shady relationship or anything.”
Hesitantly.
I apologized in my heart for being rude to my friend in the city.
Objectively speaking, it was like a dog-like boyfriend whose cheating had been exposed.
“If that’s the case, why did you try to deceive me?”
“…I didn’t deceive you.”
“But you were doing indecent things with that maid.”
“…W-Well, that’s…”
“It’s okay. I’ll stop nagging about the past.”
“Is that so.”
I won’t be nagged anymore?
There’s something lonely about that.
“Brother is a boy, after all… It can’t be helped, right?”
As Elmia said that, she pushed me down with great force.
“Eh, wh… what are you do… ing?”
I was lying flat on the floor—
Elmia’s bare legs were between my legs—
Both arms were pinned down by Elmia’s hands—
–I was completely pinned down.