Being possessive

Today was my graduation from junior high. It was kinda nice but it just shows me the passage of time. It's been almost 4 and a half years since I came in this world now.

Lots of things have changed. I have given up on acting as prideful as Barthomeloi because that's just not me. At most I can just act a bit stand-offish. But at least by acting like I do, I don't have to talk with a lot of people even if I have their attention. Sometimes I feel like some of my classmates worship me for some reason but I am sure that's not correct.

Things were bad when I devoured Gilgamesh, but they became worse after I devoured that Roman. After that I became perfect in every thing I do effortlessly. And hence the attention upon me by people increased. Sakura had mixed feelings about it apparently.

Anyway enough about the past and more about the present. Sakura has been quite fidgety since this morning, I wonder what she is upto. I wonder if it's something related to her birthday that just passed, a bit more than a week ago. Or is it about me joining Homurahara Academy with Shirou and Ayako I wonder?

Well in any case, only she would know what she is thinking. I am currently in my workshop, just passing the time in my workshop reading some university level papers on technology and stuff. Why am I reading them? Well I thought that I might quicken the technology development if I invented stuff myself, but man these papers are just plain boring. I understand them but I don't enjoy the process at all.

Nabe is also inside the workshop, keeping an eye on me so that she can be of use at a moment's notice. While this attention to detail is bothersome sometimes, I don't change it because they were made that way by me to maintain efficiency.

Anyway, suddenly I hear a knock on the door.

"Who's there?"

"It's me, Nii-san."

Of course it's her. I wonder if she will finally say it.

"Come in."

"Pardon the intrusion. I hope I did not disturb you while doing something important."

"Nah, I always have time for you Sakura, plus I was just passing the time reading. So what do you have in mind Sakura?"

She first looks towards Nabe and then says:

"Excuse us, Nabe."

Sakura says this in a serious voice. Nabe looks towards me as if asking permission to be excused and I just nod at her. She then proceeds to leave the room with a bow and "Excuse me".

"So what did you want to talk about Sakura?"

I look at her with a raised eyebrow and see her nervously fidgeting with her fingers. Like she has something important to say but she doesn't dare to say it.

"There is no need to be so nervous Sakura. You know that there are no secrets between us right?"

Apart from the secrets of system, world being similar to a fictional work and incarnation thing, that's completely accurate.

At my words, she starts to gain courage and says in a low voice akin to a whisper.

"I love you, Nii-san."

Of course, no matter how low of a voice she said that in I would still here because of my enhanced senses. But she was nervous about such a simple thing, as expected of her. I think that while mentally shaking my head.

"I love you too, Sakura."

I say that in response to her sentence which lights up her face, and makes her expression look like a mixture bliss and disbelief.

"Really?!"

She asks in excitement. She really is excited from such a simple thing.

"Of course.....as a brother."

As soon as I add that last part to my response, her facial expression look as if they have gone from heaven to hell.

Seeing such a funny scene, I couldn't help but chuckle.

"Nii-san!"

Sakura looks at me with an exasperated look after realizing that I was just messing with her.

"Are my feelings a joke to you, Nii-san?!"

She says that to me with a teary look, which pains my heart. Perhaps I messed with her too much, considering that she worked up the courage to confess to me.

"How can that be?! Come here."

I give an exaggerated reaction and pat my lap. She jumps almost immediately on my lap, thankfully my body has a surpassed humans so I don't feel any exertion or pain from that.

As an aside, I already knew long ago that Sakura was developing feelings for me and acting like a "yandere". I was ignoring her moves mostly because she was my sister even if she was not related by blood and also because she was young.

But recently I had a sudden epiphany while I was procrastinating, since I have a bit of free time. I realized that my own feelings weren't as pure as I thought them to be.

When I imagined Sakura going away with another man or woman, I don't judge by the way, I had this strong to utterly destroy and kill that person. And then I realized, that Sakura wasn't the only one with those tendencies. I was the same. Why else would I set up a surveillance network around the town? It's to keep an eye on Sakura, of course this is not to say I don't trust her it's more for her protection.

Although mine is more of a possessive desire towards something I find precious. It's a bit off putting to have such a side of you revealed, but I suppose that's what it means to be human. No human is perfect, though I never called myself or wanted to be. After all, I am only interested in keeping myself and people precious to me happy.

Sakura's desire towards me should be much more pure than mine, hence I did not take an initiative for this.

While Sakura is sitting on my lap and I am stroking her beautiful hair.

"Are you sure about this? There will be no going back from this."

I ask her with my most serious sounding voice, not that I actually plan to let her go now that she basically placed herself in my hands. I just want to know how serious she is about this.

"Yes of course, Nii-san."

She gives an affirmation almost immediately, not that I am surprised. It's just that I feel quite happy at her lightning fast response like she didn't even need to think about it. I just have this weird comfortable feeling in my chest that I can't explain. Maybe it's love, maybe it's something else but for now let's call this love.

"So, what do we do now?"

I ask her after we have confirmed our feelings with each other, since I don't know what to do now. I mean I only know stuff from fiction, my real life relationships from previous life have all been forgotten after all. So I have no idea, what to do. Of course if I do start to do something, I will do it perfectly because that is now my privilege granted to me by devouring that Roman servant in that A Rank Dungeon.

"Let's kiss?"

She says to me as if asking a question. God she is cute. The most precious girl in this world for me.

Since she asked, I responded with a kiss on her lips. We just did a simple chaste kiss lip on lip, nothing intrusive, and then separated after a few seconds.

As soon as we separate, a red faced Sakura gets up from my lap and runs outside of the workshop while screaming "I did it!" multiple times. I am sure, my maids are confused but I don't care because I have a silly smile on my face after that kiss as I just confirmed from the mirror.

Nabe comes in shortly after, and seeing my expression she asks me.

"Shinji-sama did something good happen?"

"Yes. Something very good, Sakura and I confirmed our relationship with each other."

"Oh....I see."

First she doesn't understand and then realization seems to dawn on her because of our occasional talks.

"Congratulations on your marriage, Shinji-sama!"

"No no Nabe, we are not married...yet."

Did she have incomplete knowledge of certain social customs? I don't think so.

But then I noticed, that Nabe was just poking fun at me. Interesting, their emotional intelligence is developing a lot it seems.

Well but it's not like she is entirely wrong, Sakura could be considered my fiancee from now onwards since I do plan on marrying her.

Oh well, let's put these lovey dovey matters behind us.

To distract myself, I look at my current status.

[STATUS:

Incarnation Name- Matou Shinji

Age- 15 years

Sex- Male

Race- Transcendent Human, Magician, Psychic, King, God

Origin- Gamer

Attribute- Absorption, Almighty

Element- Wind

Parameters-

Strength: A

Endurance: B

Agility: A

Magical Energy: EX (Infinite)

Luck: EX

Noble Phantasm: Distorted World (Anti-World)~EX, Devouring Heaven (Anti-Unit)~EX, Gate of Babylon (Anti-Unit)~E-EX, Enuma Elish (Anti-World)~EX, Sha Naqba Imuru (Anti-Unit)~EX, Moles Necessrie (Barrier)~B, Per Aspera Ad Astra (Anti-Planet)~EX

Skills- Presence Concealment(C), Instant Dungeon Creation(EX), Reinforcement(EX), Ambidextrous, Curse of Restoration(EX), Instinct(A+), Wind Barrier(EX), Binding(EX), Battle Continuation(D), Primordial Runes, Memory Partition(EX), Thought Acceleration(EX), Third Magic: Heaven's Feel, Mystic Eyes of Distortion, Transmutation(EX), Charisma(A+), Divinity(B), Golden Rule(A), Throne of Quirinus(EX), Nine Lives Roma(A)]

[Current System Balance: 98,922,341,600 SP]

(A/N: Throne of Quirinus is just an upgraded divine version of Imperial Privilege)