The next morning, I woke up in the hotel bed and immediately turned my gaze to the source of warmth snuggled up close to me.
ăSuuu⊠hmm?ă
Noticing my slight movement, Serena, who had been showing a calm sleeping face, also woke up. Our eyes metâher sleepy, red ones locking perfectly with mine. Why is it that someone who usually looks so sharp and cool can be so adorable when they show such a defenseless expression?
ăGood morningâŠă
ăGood morning. You can sleep a bit longer if you want.ă
I had checked the clock when I woke up, and we still had plenty of time. There was still some time to leave the room so she could sleep a little longer if she wanted.
ăMmmâŠă
Serena rubbed her cheek against my shoulder, seemingly not hearing my words. Are you a cat or something? Ouch, donât bite. Donât start gnawing on me.
ăWhat are you doing? What on earth?ă
ăIâm thinking of leaving a mark⊠mm.ă
ăStop sucking, stop sucking. Donât keep crawling up from my shoulder. Youâre going to leave a mark. Well, I guess thatâs the point⊠fine, Do what you want.ă
ăâŠArenât you going to put your mark on me?ă
Still clinging to my chest, Serena looked up at me with a pleading gaze.
ăProvoking me this early in the morning, are youâŠ?ă
Letâs take our time showing her exactly what happens when she provokes me on the bed.
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ăHaaâŠă
ăYou know, when you sigh deeply after sleeping together, it makes me feel like I did badly⊠Are you tired?ă
I couldnât help but let out a wry smile as I sat in front of the breakfast prepared by the roomâs maidroid. After that, we had a nice time right after waking up, took a shower together, and asked the maidroid to prepare breakfast. But ever since we finished the shower, Serenaâs mood had noticeably dropped.
ăNo, Iâm not that tired⊠Iâm just a little sad after realizing we wonât see each other for a whileâŠă
ăYeah, I know what you mean. Iâll miss you too.ă
When I said that, Serena glared at me with a pouty expression.
ăWhen you return to your ship, youâll have plenty of other girls around, wonât you? You wonât even have time to feel lonely, will you?ă
ăSorry, you might be right about that. But Iâm genuinely feeling lonely right now.ă
I decided to apologize honestly without trying to dodge the point. Of course, itâs not like I would completely forget about Serena, but thinking about her when Iâm with other girls would be disrespectful both to Serena and the other girls.
ăâŠWell, itâs fine. I knew what I was getting into when I got in a relationship with you. Iâm prepared to accept it. However, the next time we meet, my body might not be mine alone anymore, so you might want to start preparing mentally for it.ă
At her unexpected statement delivered with a calm expression, I nearly spat out the milk I was drinking. Serena, amused by my reaction, smirked as she held her teacup in one hand.
ăThat surprised me, but are you really sure about this? Well, I knew the possibility was there since we have done the deed multiple times, but wonât be a problem before the marriage?ă
ăIt was my mothersâs idea. My father wonât be happy about it, but he canât stand up to them. But, itâs not a sure thing, you know? It was all so sudden that we couldnât get the necessary medicine in time. So, it really depends on luck.ă
ăMedicineâŠ?ă
What is she talking about? Is there some sort of medicine that guarantees a hundred percent success rate once taken? Well, considering the technology level of this universe where a simple injection can heal fractures or internal injuries, it wouldnât be surprising if there was a pill you could take before doing it that ensured a 100% pregnancy rate.
ăA person like you needs a weight as heavy as a child to keep you from wandering off somewhere, donât you think?ă
ăNo, thatâs not true⊠I think.ă
Considering how much Iâve moved from star system to star system since I woke up in the Termaine star system, itâs hard to make that sound convincing.
ăBut you are always wandering around and somehow you always end up ahead of me wherever I go.ă
ăItâs the other way around. Itâs always you who shows up after us wherever we go. Weâve actually been talking about how persistent you were.ă
A shocking revelation. Serena wasnât always chasing after us; she just happened to appear where we were! Well, I know the reason really, it must have been thanks to the influence of my fate-manipulation ability that I supposedly use without realizing.
ăHmm. So thatâs what you were thinking about me. Iâm getting a bit annoyed.ă
ăHey, calm down. Letâs just relax and enjoy breakfast. Look, Iâm not quite sure what this is, but itâs delicious. Here, open up.ă
I took a piece of the breakfast I was eating, something made of yogurt or cheeseâit was hard to tell, but it tasted like a rich dairy pieâand held it up to Serenaâs mouth. Despite her sour expression, she took a bite and started chewing slowly.
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ăâŠAhnn.ă
ăYeah, yeah.ă
I silently fed Serena, bringing her breakfast bit by bit to her mouth. Is she some kind of baby bird or something? Well, I canât say I mind pampering a beautiful woman like Serena.
As I continued to feed her, I got the feeling that the maidroid in the room was staring at us intently. Is it just my imagination? Whenever I glanced over, our eyes never met, after all.
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After finishing breakfast, it was about time to head back to the ship. Serena and I got into the flying limousine that would take us straight to the Imperial Capitalâs main port facility.
By the way, I was wearing the same outfit I had on when I left the ship yesterday, but Serena had changed out of the evening dress she wore to the restaurant. Instead, she was in a casually elegant outfit: a tastefully colored skirt and a warm, soft-looking sweater-like top. Her usual military uniform is sharp and impressive, but seeing her in normal clothes like this makes her seem much softer and simply adorable. To be honest, I prefer this look over the evening dress.
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We were both silent, but Serena was clinging to me completelyâmore than ever before. She wrapped her arms around my right arm, resting her cheek on my shoulder and nuzzling against me. The soft sensation pressed against my arm, even through her sweater, was unmistakable. Truly wonderful.
ăPlease donât go.ă
ăDonât say something impossible⊠What happened to the earlier Serena who accepted the situation maturely?ă
Serenaâs cute plea made me cover my face with my left hand and look up at the sky. Unfortunately, the limousineâs ceiling didnât offer any solutions to my dilemma.
ăThen Iâll just go with you.ă
ăThatâs not okay either⊠I get that youâre lonely, but abandoning our responsibilities and positions for such reckless actions isnât good.ă
ăâŠSo your work and the other girls are more important to you than I am.ă
ăWow, you really are troublesome. Troublesome, but cute.ă
Serenaâs cheeks puffed up like a pufferfish. When I stroked her cheek with my left hand, her puffed-up cheeks deflated with a soft âwhooshâ sound. Her breath tickled my ear and cheek.
While we were having this playful back-and-forth, with Serena clinging to me, the air limousine finally reached our destination.
ăCome on, letâs get out.ă
ăNoooâŠă
ăCome on, donât say that with a voice that sounds like youâre about to cry. It really tugs at my heart.ă
I somehow managed to pull the reluctant Serena out of the limousine and over to the boarding ramp of the Black Lotus.
Now, I need to find a way to soothe this clingy girl. What should I do?