Just A Reincarnation Story (Summoning Japan Edition)

Chapter 60: Guilty Pleasure

Augustusmens 5, 1615 Central Calendar, 23:22

Leiden, Enysfal Province, Holy Milishial Empire

Despite spending the entire day exploring the town with family and friends, guiding their Runepolian companions through the captivating spots—both famous and obscure—near his home in Leiden, Meteos felt he still had ample energy left before calling it a day. Thus, in the solitude of his bedroom, meticulously maintained even in his absence, Meteos grabbed a pencil and took out a sheet of paper from a nearby stack. With a small grin, he began scribbling without hesitation, adorning a quarter of the page with text moments after he began. Soon, it was filled, prompting him to swipe it to the side before placing another sheet in its place. Using a magical typewriter would be faster, but unfortunately even the new and slenderer model his father bought some time ago was still emitting noises loud enough to bother his sleeping mother. Meteos wouldn't dare.

All the while, a gentle midsummer night breeze that gave a comforting sensation to the nostalgic boy drifted through the open window in front of his desk.

The sky that night was conspicuously devoid of clouds, creating what should have been an ideal setting for stargazing. However, the waning gibbous moons were still luminous enough to obscure the more breathtaking parts of the celestial dome for a casual observer. Leiden was nothing like Runepolis, but being the type of locale it was, adorned with vibrant artificial lights, wasn't exactly conducive for those seeking to marvel at the truly magnificent views of the night sky. Only the planet's loyal companions in its journey through the heavens, two bluish spherical rocks in the sky named Luda and Kyra, shone brightly enough for the naked eye to immediately distinguish them as soon as they rose. In that regard, the opposite side of the hills that surround this town should be a good place for starters. On a summer night with new moons, if it's just as cloudless as it is tonight, people can afford to witness their planet's celestial neighbors and then one of the most captivating sights they ever seen.

After adapting one's vision to the dark, a spectacular sight will unfold before them. A faint, luminous arch, resembling a glowing cloud with occasional dark patches, emerges from the east before bending midway across the sky, forming what is known as the "Heavenly Stream" that ends to the southwest. Simultaneously, lurking slightly above the horizon was the stunning view of a stretched galaxy with a long visible arm jutting outward perpendicular to the Stream, while the other remains concealed, or rather seemingly merging to the celestial pathway. Although hidden below the horizon for half of the year and only barely visible during the summer months for them northerners, those residing in the southern hemisphere of this planet should have a better view of these absolutely beautiful features.

For the inhabitants of this small blue marble, the peaceful period of this epoch was undeniably graced with such breathtaking beauty for those who are willing to seek it.

Meteos recalled how even the Japanese who came from another world were just as astonished upon discovering this like a revelation. There was a time when Ars Goetia's sky was ablaze with the formation of young stars. They, creatures living on a tiny blue marble, were living amidst the epic merger of two galaxies—systems of celestial objects primarily stars bound by gravity—that started shortly after (in the planetary sense) this planet was born billions of years ago. However, them mere creatures will never get to see the result of this spectacle due to just how mind-bogglingly vast the timespan of a galaxy is, which is closer to the realm of divinity.

It's envy-inducing.

Before long, the faint noise of the graphite scraping against paper ceased sounding. At the end of his writing session, Meteos gathered the finished papers and tidied them up nicely with a couple of paperclips.