I Already Know My Magic Power Is Ridiculously High! Now I Just Need a Cute Wife... - Episode 48

“……Don’t go anywhere.”

Elmia pressed her body against my left shoulder as if clinging to it.

I sense a presence connected by a deeper level of magic.

I had known for a long time that Elmia and I had a good affinity for magic.

Having a good magical affinity means, in essence, being able to share the same emotions.

In noble terms, it also means that we can become a good couple.

“I’m not going anywhere.”

I can’t help but let slip some sweet words that sound like they’re dripping with sugar.

The only women I’ve felt such a strong compatibility with, like the Stella-class, are so far just Elmia and my mother.

Even if I am momentarily captivated by touching other noblewomen, there is always a lingering sense of restraint, making it feel clean. However, the connection with Elmia is overwhelmingly deep.

Nobles, especially those of the main lineage, both men and women, are quite naive or rather sensitive, so the compatibility is extremely important both before and after deciding on a fiancé.

Whether sexual intercourse can occur and whether children can be conceived are almost entirely determined by this compatibility.

Discussing compatibility in front of noble children is considered taboo, so basically, it is only talked about among those other than the person involved.

If I were to carelessly touch the noble lady’s sensitive spot, it wouldn’t be surprising if she threw a tantrum, just like when I verbally tormented Barbato.

“……You are my brother.”

“Ah, I am Elmia-tan’s big brother.”

“Don’t treat me like a child. And I told you, ‘tan’ is prohibited.”

“……Well then, Elmia”

“Please use honorifics…”

There is no usual aggressive attitude, and the resistance is weak.

It seems like they’re in a sweet mode right now.

“You’re quite the greedy one, Elmia.”

Such cheesy lines can only be said when it’s just the two of us.

“……Stop being mean already.”

Elmia lightly and weakly tapped my leg.

A period of silence continues for a while.

If it’s between me and Elmia, even that time is more than enough.

Under the starry sky, in the middle of a flower field, there are not many times in life that feel as comfortable as this.

I felt as if the stars were watching me.

I don’t know if it’s appropriate to call it the Milky Way, but a magnificent band of light from the galaxy stretches across the sky.

The celestial bodies adorning the night sky are somewhat different from those of Earth.

If there is no Orihime Vega, there is no Hikoboshi Altair either.

There is neither Orion nor the Big Dipper.

Feeling a bit sentimental is probably because I still can’t accept the constellations of this world.

A fake version of the Summer Triangle exists, but unlike the original, it remains the same lineup in both summer and winter, and it’s an equilateral triangle.

Furthermore, it always looks the same, which is somewhat creepy.

Being followed around like a satellite all the time, of course, you’d feel like you’re being watched.

“The stars are beautiful.”

“……Yeah.”

Ignoring my clumsy musings, Elmia speaks as if she were an innocent princess.

The warmth of Elmia on my left side――and the immense magical power unique to the Stella-class stars.

Just as Elmia was by my side, I too was supported by Elmia’s presence.

“Brother, what are those bright stars called?”

“It’s called the Star of Constant Dawn.”

“Hmm, so that’s what it is.”

It seems that Elmia has heard the word itself before.

It feels like the Venus of a past life, like the Morning Star.

“A star that shines even in the middle of the day is quite mysterious, isn’t it?”

“Why? It’s not really strange.”

“……That’s true too.”

In this world, people do not understand the strangeness of the Morning Star of Eternal Dawn.

The people in this world probably don’t realize that the planet we’re on is rotating.

“Oh, it lit up.”

“…Is that so?”

“Just now, it definitely twinkled. What is the name of that particularly bright star?”

I bury my head between Elmia’s knees and chest as she sits in a crouched position, and look in the direction she is pointing.

There are several “particularly bright stars” that Elmia is referring to, so we can’t identify them without doing this.

“Navigatrea”

The meaning seems to be a guidepost.

It is said that travelers, when moving at night, look at the navigational stars to know the direction.

It must be something like the North Star on Earth.

“Navigator… you really know a lot, don’t you, big brother?”

Elmia pats my head gently and says.

Hmm, it’s not painful.

“I have an acquaintance who is knowledgeable, and he teaches me various things.”

“Really… is that a woman?”

Elmia’s gaze narrowed.

No, this is bad. You never know where the landmines are.

“……I wonder how it went.”

“I’ve never heard of someone forgetting the gender of an acquaintance.”

“Ah, it was definitely a woman. Yeah, I hadn’t noticed it at all until now, but probably. Of course, I’m just assigning work in the castle town, so there’s nothing inappropriate about it.”

Flustered.

I internally apologized for the rudeness towards my friend in the castle town.

Objectively speaking, it’s that of a dog-like boyfriend caught cheating.

“Then why did you try to deceive me?”

“I didn’t deceive you or anything.”

“But with that maid, we were doing something indecent.”

“…No, that’s not it.”

“It’s fine. I’ll stop complaining about the past forever too.”

“Is that so?”

Will I stop being nagged?

There is a certain loneliness in that.

“Since you’re a boy too, big brother… it’s just how it is, right?”

Elmia said that and then pushed me down with great force.

“Eh, wait… what are you doing…?”

I was lying on the floor in a starfish position—

Between my legs, Elmia’s bare feet were wedged――

Both arms were restrained by Elmia’s hands—

――It had been completely mastered.