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"Charles. Welcome back."

I don't think she was thinking when she spoke. She had stared at the computer without looking away.

"Reina. Is watching drama more important than me?"

I embraced her tightly, drawing her attention to me. Since I had made physical contact with her, Reina's full attention switched toward me, and her eyes widened, surprised to see me.

"Charles. You're back."

"That I am. Is your parents around? We have something urgent to do."

Reina nodded, understanding what I meant. Her ability to see the future was certainly convenient. She didn't need an explanation from me. With Reina coming along, we intruded into Reina's parent's workspace and spoke there.

"Matthew. It's been a while. Reina, I have some business to attend to. Do you mind if I leave with her?"

I brought him a souvenir from the Celestial world. I didn't have time to do so last time, so I might as well give it to him now.

"Before you leave, I have a favor to ask."

"Go ahead and ask."

"Our wedding anniversary between Jennifer and I is in two weeks. I was wondering if I could trade anything for a unique gift."

Matthew had a pleading expression when asking me. The old me would have made a trade, but I handed him a bracelet and held his shoulder.

"Keep it. Just think of this as a favor for your son-in-law."

Without saying anything else, Reina and I left. I already had my sappy moment with Constance. I don't want a second one to happen right now.

Matthew's dedication was admirable. He was willing to go out of his way to beg for a gift for his wife. Even Reina was surprised to see him go that far.

Finished with Matthew, we went to Jennifer's workplace. Unlike Matthew, who was alone, she had worked in a place where many people were. Due to Reina's appearance, it was easy to enter Jennifer's workplace without any interference. Upon seeing us, Jennifer smiled, and we greeted her.

"Mom. Charles and I are about to leave. Before we leave, do you need anything?"

"Now that you mention it, there is something."

This time, Reina spoke. Reina probably knew that Jennifer wanted something, and Jennifer did.

"Matthew and I are having our anniversary. I was wondering if you have anything special..."

Seeing this, I almost wanted to puke rainbows out of my mouth. This was too sweet for my stomach to handle. I gave Jennifer the same bracelet so they could match.

"Reina, Charles. Have a safe trip."

After kissing Reina, she told us to have a safe trip. We returned to Celestial and headed to the other three girls' rooms, Rose, Claire, and Nene.

Getting the three together, I had Courtney wake up, and the six of us were now sitting at a round table.

"Charles. Is there a need for all of us to gather?"

Claire questioned when I had disturbed her work. She was a bit frustrated but wondered what I wanted.

"Constance is down in the dumps. Her friends that were kidnapped were killed, and she blames herself for it. What I want to do is make a small celebration to make her feel more welcomed."

Explaining what I had said, everyone nodded and understood what I wanted. I gave more details about when and what we were going to do.

"Master~! Where is she now~?"

"Constance is digging a grave for her friends. I planned to use that as a distraction."

Some girls here felt their moods go down after hearing those words. We then got to work, and the first thing we needed to do was get ingredients.

I should have done this back on Earth. Nevertheless, it's been a while since we all went out together.

The food in the world of Celestial shouldn't be a problem for humans. The six of us left the house, exploring and gathering what we could.

"Charles, how's the world you visited?"

Since we were walking and doing nothing, Rose asked how my travels were. The Unknown wasn't that exciting.

Well, it was because of my priorities. I only wanted to save Constance, so I neglected most of the things I could have done there.

"I had a traveling companion and found a pet."

"A pet~?"

After returning, I had forgotten about Melvin. I had let him sleep in my room and forgot about it because of Constance.

"Yeah, I found a wyrm, and now it's my pet. After you return, I could show you it."

"Charles. You forgot about it, did you?"

"..."

I stayed silent, knowing that it was wrong of me. Reina knew me too well and had pointed out what I had done.

"Master~! Who's this companion of yours~? Is it a girl~?"

"Yeah, but if you think we had any romantic moments, there were none."

To break the ice, I told them what I thought. Joanne was more of a person who was there to stick around. The closest she could be was a side chick at best. I know it was mean to say it, but there was no chemical spark between us in a relationship.

"Are you sure~?"

"Yep."

Nene could only accept it, and I continued to talk about my travels. This conversation of mine was cut short after I arrived at the grocery store.

The grocery store here differed from the rest when you considered the prices of the foods they sold.

Everything here costs a minimum of a thousand credits, and for those from Earth, no one in their right mind would come here.

There were some familiar ingredients, and those we were familiar with were picked up since there shouldn't be anything weird with them.

Spending time with everyone without distraction was a great thing. It was a shame that Constance wasn't here.

Eventually, we bought everything we wanted, and it was time for us to return. Now that I think about it, only Claire and Rose knew about cooking.

"Claire, Rose. I'm sorry, but you two will have to do the cooking."

"It's fine. You will have to reward me after this."

"The same could be said for me too."

Since that was the case, I agreed to do whatever they wanted after. Leaving the food to these two, I returned to my room and found Melvin.

I brought Melvin out and saw their disappointment when looking at him. A wyrm wasn't precisely a cute creature. So it didn't help that no one wanted to spoil it.

Melvin didn't care, as he only wanted the food that was going to be cooked. He lay down under the table and stayed there.

"I will check on Constance."

I left and returned to the flower house, where Constance was outside. Constance planned to build a grave with this beautiful view. I didn't mind it, as she could do whatever she wanted.

"Constance, it seems you are done."

"Charles. Will this make these three at peace?"

"I'm sure their next life will be great."

Constance stared at their graves, and I could sense her mind was made up. She had come to terms with the fact that her friends were dead, and she could do nothing about it.

While it was short, it was great that she could adapt. I would be stressed out if she was in a slump for weeks.

"Constance, I know that this might make you feel awkward, but please deal with it."

The nun was confused by what I meant in my previous statement. I teleported us back to our other house, and we could see everyone congratulating Constance on her return.

"Welcome back, Constance!!!"

Those who were excited to see Constance went up to her and gave her a hug. The current atmosphere had lightened her mood, which was what we aimed for.

With the food ready, we all sat down at the table. This felt more like a festive party than a welcome-back one.

Even so, the mood was great, and everyone got along despite the jokes we made. I brought out the drinks for those who were interested.

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"Charles~!!! Keep me warm~!!!"

Claire was drunk and had a pillow, thinking it was me. The light drinkers were already knocked out, and only Constance and I were wide awake.

"Are you feeling better?"

I asked Constance, who was looking out of the window. Her face was flushed red, and it was my first time seeing her drunk.

"Thank you..."

She slurred her words and thanked me for setting this whole thing up. Seeing her like this brought me joy.

"No need to mention it. It's the most I could do..."

Before I could finish my words, Constance took my lips and shut her eyes. She was dead tired from thinking too much.

I looked at everyone, brought them all to bed, and slept. This memory was precious. It would be one of the memories I look forward to making.

Time would run out, but I will make it for all its worth.