About an hour had passed since I arrived at the hill with Sieg-san and began watching the meteor shower, and by then, the number of shooting stars streaking across the night sky had started to dwindle.
It seemed the time we had arrived coincided with the meteor shower’s peak; while there were still occasional flashes of light, the sheer volume had noticeably decreased.
Even so, the frequency was still comparable to a major meteor shower back in my old world... but considering the sky had been blindingly bright with a torrential downpour of stars until just a moment ago, perhaps this quieter atmosphere was for the best.
“...By the way, are the deities who manage the stars in the night sky subordinates of Life-san?”
“Yes. I believe the Goddess of Stars... the Star God, governs the laws of the celestial bodies. Since it is currently night, the Night Sky God would also be involved. Both are High-ranking Gods, and Sky-sama is the one who supervises them. I do not know the finer details, however...”
I see. A god for the night sky and a god for the stars... Following that logic, there was likely a deity for the daytime sky as well. It seemed that Sky-san, the Sky God, oversaw all sky-related deities, while Life-san managed the vast majority of natural phenomena, encompassing both the heavens and the earth.
I wondered if a Star God’s blessing would be called the Blessing of the Star. It had a cool ring to it—the kind of thing that would probably send Amel-san’s excitement through the roof.
Wait, what was that? For some reason, a specific phrase just popped into my head...
"Blessing of the Polar Star God."
...That was strange. Why did that phrase occur to me? Where did "Polar" even come from?
“...Sieg-san, is ‘Star God’ the correct title for the star deity? It’s not ‘Polar Star God’ or something like that, is it?”
“Polar Star? No, while the Star God is a relatively well-known deity among the High-ranking Gods, I have never heard of a ‘Polar Star’ title.”
“...I see... No, it’s nothing. The words ‘Polar Star God’ just suddenly flashed through my mind for some reason...”
“Perhaps that is what they are called amongst the Gods, and you overheard the name somewhere before, Kaito-san.”
“Ah, that makes sense. I might have caught it during a conversation with Fate-san or the others.”
Or perhaps, through my frequent interactions with Amel-san, my dormant Chunibyo Spirit had finally awakened... Well, it probably wasn't anything worth worrying about. I’d ask about it if I ever had the chance to meet them.
“...Anyway, Sieg-san, would you like to keep drinking here? Or should we head back home and continue there?”
“Let’s see. It would be a pity to keep using Bell-chan as a backrest forever, so perhaps we should head back soon. We haven't even touched the fruit liquor yet, so let's save that for when we return.”
“Then, shall we drink in my room?”
“That sounds wonderful. It aligns with my purpose... oh, no, I mean, your room is much more spacious than mine, Kaito-san. If you don't mind, I would love to.”
Since both Sieg-san and I were the type to drink slowly, we still had a fair amount of wine left. We also hadn't started on the fruit liquor she had originally suggested, so we were in agreement about heading back to start a second round.
In truth, I felt like I hadn't quite had enough yet—or rather, I simply wanted to spend more time drinking with her—so I was all for continuing the date in my room.
With our plan decided, Sieg-san and I did some light tidying up and called out to Bell.
At that very moment, in a far, far away realm... separated by countless Dimensional Walls, a certain World Creator suddenly sprang up from her chair.
“Just now, I felt as though my Morning Star called out to me!”
『Outputting exasperation... "No, I'm quite certain he didn't. For that matter, you two haven't even met, have you?" ...If I recall correctly, the Polar Star God has yet to meet Kaito-sama.』
“N-No, that may be so... but just now, I felt my heart resonate with my Morning Star... A Resonance of Love, perhaps?”
『Outputting further exasperation... "I think you should leave your delusions at that. You're going to get scolded from all sides." ...At the very least, the fan club will not remain silent.』
“Gnuuu... H-Hmm, I see. How disappointing... I thought that if it were my Morning Star's request, I might be able to skip the queue and go see him... I am number 238... I wonder when the day will come that I finally meet my Morning Star...”
Rebuked by Electrone, who happened to be present, the child-like World Creator—the Polar Star God—let her shoulders slump in total defeat.
『Even if you did skip the line, you would find yourself face-to-face with an infuriated Bipolar God...』
“...Right, that monster was next... Even if I were to skip, I’d be fine going after the Bipolar God... though I can't skip in the first place...”
Serious-senpai: “...I-It stopped at seventy percent, huh... B-But they’re smoothly transitioning to room-drinking... This is bad, this is really bad...”
Machina: “...‘Setting Change Beam to turn the rest of Serious-senpai into fruit jam’... There!”
Serious-senpai: “What kind of flavor change are you trying to pull with jam, you jerk?!”