My Beloved Dog is the Strongest in Another World

A nightwalk with Ms. Claire

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“…Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Takumi.”

“Uh, yes… That hair ornament…”

“It is the one you gave to me.”

“As I thought. It looks good on you.”

“Th-thank you.”

The moonlight reflected on the hair ornament, and I noticed it immediately.

She had sometimes worn it back at the mansion… But she even brought it with her here. Obviously, it made me quite happy.

“Uh, let’s go then. Elemental Shine.”

“Ye-yes. I see you are quite used to magic now.”

Well, I’ve used this one a lot, and it is very easy. Now that I think about it, it was you who taught me this one.”

“It was. But you learned it so quickly… Hehe. I remember when we went to the forest, and you watched Sebastian closely when he used it.”

“Did I…?”

Sebastian had taught me about light magic, while it was Claire who taught me how to do it with my sword.

Claire seemed to be remembering the search in the forest now, and she was smiling.

She looked quite mystical under the magic and moonlight, and I felt my cheeks flush.

And so I quickly turned my face away, and we continued to walk towards Leo and the others…

“The moon really is beautiful… Ah.”

“Yes, it is. What is it, Mr. Takumi?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

As we walked, I looked up at the sky and saw that the bluish, silver moon was shining.

I could not help but comment on its beauty, but then realized that it was sounding like a setup for a confession…and I grew flustered.

However, Claire just smiled and seemed oblivious to it, much to my relief.

Being with her and talking was enjoyable…but it was too early.

“…Still, you can really see the stars out here.”

As there were so few lights during the night, the stars were more visible.

“Was it more difficult to see the stars in the place where you are from, Mr. Takumi?”

“Well, you could see them, but… Not like this. I suppose there were too many lights on the surface, that it made seeing the small stars difficult.”

“I see. It must have been a very bright place then.”

“Hmm. Well, there were cities that never slept. Even during the night, you could walk around and be able to see the streets just fine.”

“…That is hard to imagine.”

“Yes. I went to Ractos during the night, and they had bonfires… If you imagined that those bonfires were much closer together, and that there was also light coming from all of the buildings…it might be similar?”

“If you could walk around at night, it would be convenient. And safer, I suppose.”

“Well, there were no monsters… But it could still be dangerous. Crime is more common at night, after all.”

“I see…”

“Still, while I don’t know much about stars, are you supposed to say something about them during times like this?”

“I don’t know. I don’t really look at stars with men like this… Phillip once said that talking while looking at the stars will bring people closer together.”

“Ah, he would say that. And he probably asked women to do it with him.”

I suppose it was also seen as romantic in this world then.

Now that I thought about it, when we camped in the woods, I had often looked at the stars and talked with people while it was my turn to keep watch…