13 Parting and Depature

"Horray! All hail the new duke of Astromark, Duke Yukline!"

Loud cheers and my sighs both really didn't go well as I reverted back from my kneeling position.

"Do well, my son." My father patted me on the back, maybe he wasn't inhumane after all.

My ass, I am sure he just acts like a good father before the public for the image.

"Haha, Congratulations on becoming duke, Sir Yukline." Begining with a laugh General Lorenzo greeted me as I smiled back at him.

"Thank you, General."

After chatting with him for a few minutes it was time for me to leave...shall I visit Saffron to bid farewell?

Well, no. God knows what she might do!

"My brother!!"

As I busily packed my things, the door burst open.

My stepsister looked flustered. From the dirt on her training clothes, it seemed like she had been training. Did something happen?

"What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? No, that's not it! What do you mean you're leaving the royal castle?!"

"Oh. I received the title of duke and some land, so I have to go there."

"No, you can't!"

Well, even if she says that, I have to go.

"Say, big fat no...! I thought I'd be able to spend more happy days with you after you returned from the fortress."

Tears welled up in her eyes. She's so attached to me. Even though I only kissed her because I was threatened... Wait? Did I really do anything else? Is she really attached to me?

"Sorry..."

"I enjoyed being with you, brother. Especially recently, you've been so kind and gentle, and most of all, you went to dangerous places for me!"

She really does care about me. That's heartwarming. I don't dislike my cousin sister. I don't want to leave her.

But I think it's necessary to part ways. Not just because I became a duke, but also because the main plot of the story hasn't changed.

There's a possibility that I might harass my sister from now on, and for the sake of my life, it's better not to be involved until the story ends.

And above all, I have to stop kissing her! Kissing her like this is bad! I'm worried about my stepsister's chastity as her brother!

"Don't be selfish, Saffron."

"I don't want to..."

"You won't become a vanguard like that. You have to be strong in your heart too."

"Ugh..."

She's desperately trying to endure it.

I can't resist seeing her like that.

"It's okay. We'll meet again."

As I pat her head, my stepsister finally let out the tears she had been holding back.

"Yeah, I'll do my best. I'll become stronger by the time we meet again."

"You're brave. There, there... Wait, huh!?"

Suddenly a force was directed towards my direction as my back hit the ground, hard.

"Ughh, Saffron. What was the tackle for?"

"Don't go."

"You know it's impossible."

Yes, it was supposed to be a touching moment between siblings. But, what is this??

"My brother, give me one last kiss. I'll be satisfied with that."

Before I could say no, she forcefully stole a kiss from me. She kissed me repeatedly, pecking at my lips like a bird.

Finally, when her face pulled away, my cousin sister's face was clearly visible as she looked down at me.

Wait, why is her face so red... and her eyes, they look like the eyes of a female lead in the game!

Wait...that couldn't be possible, right?

I tried to resist, but at my level, I could end up seriously injured. It's difficult to gauge the right amount of force when my cousin sister is serious.

I have to try to persuade her somehow.

"Um, isn't that enough already?"

"No!!"

I tilted my head in confusion. She seems to be breathing heavily. She's panting and her eyes are genuinely scary.

"Hmmph!?" Suddenly, her tongue was thrust into my mouth. Her small tongue wriggled around inside my mouth.

It swirled around, pressed against, and sucked on my tongue. It licked everything from behind my teeth to who knows what, before finally pulling away.

"wait-wait!!"

"Not enough," she muttered lasciviously, and once again, my mouth was invaded.

Later...

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"I'll never be able to get married."

"Why are you saying strange things, Prince?"

I decided not to mention what happened with his daughter, the lewd red.

"Please, stop it, don't call me prince. I'm already a duke now."

"That's right."

Once again, I was riding alongside General Lorenzo. However, unlike in the space cruiser this time it is a maglev train, and they are really...slow. 

'Well, they are technically fast but I wish this world and things like hovercraft or something haa..'

Currently, we're on our way to the territory.

You might wonder why General Lorenzo is here; it's because he's dealing with a troublesome matter.

Now that Saffron has become the prime candidate, her father, General Lorenzo, is worried about his newfound power. Therefore, as the guardian of the young me, General Lorenzo was sent to the ducal family.

More like, my father is worried about Saffron becoming attached to Lorenzo once again.

"Duke, what kind of land do you expect yours to be, one with the huge army? With more technology? You would have envisioned something, right?"

That's already decided.

"Money, money, MONEY!!"

"Huh!?"

"It's all about money! The territory must be overflowing with money!"

"Uh, okay..."

They might be taken aback, but it doesn't matter.

In the future, as a prime candidate, I'll implement a commercial-oriented policy.

To survive and live happily ever after, I must make money.

"General Lorenzo! Once we arrive at the territory, we'll immediately implement commercial policies!!"

"Y-yes..."

As I formulated my plans for the future, I headed towards the territory.

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Maglev Trains: Magnetic levitation (maglev) trains utilize magnetic fields to propel trains along tracks at incredibly high speeds. In a sci-fi world, maglev trains could connect cities across vast distances, offering rapid transit and reducing travel times significantly.