Rain bowed politely, momentarily dazzled by her stunning beauty.
“Teacher.”
Lady Nephis sighed.
“I told you not to be so formal. Just call me big sister…”
Rain grew a little pale.
“I—I wouldn’t dare! How can I call you that, Teacher? You are a Sovereign!”
Her brother stared at her, mouth open.
“Hey, hey… wait a second. I am a Sovereign, too! How come you have no problem calling me Big Brother? As well as all kinds of other, far less nice things!”
Rain and Nephis both looked at him silently.
Right. Her brother was a Sovereign, too.
She wrinkled her face for a moment.
‘Well, it’s his own fault! Who told him to act so… unsovereignly?’
Lady Nephis, Sunny, and Rain… the connection between the three of them was a bit strange.
Rain knew that her brother and the beautiful goddess of humanity were together. To be honest, she was more than a little bit proud of him in that regard. Way to go, brother! Of all the amazing feats he had done, winning the beautiful Changing Star — quite literally the most exceptional woman in the world — was perhaps the most incredible.
At the same time, it also felt satisfyingly right. Who else was good enough for her brother, after all?
Nobody!
Meanwhile, Rain and Lady Nephis had shared a brief link in the past, as well. Lady Nephis even seemed to remember her… she also knew that Rain was her partner’s student.
However, Sunny was keeping the fact that Rain was his sister a secret, for some reason. At least that was how it appeared… sometimes, it felt like Lady Nephis was aware that they were family, but sometimes, it felt like she was not.
Rain had cautiously tried to mention it in the past, but without success.
In any case, she could not bring herself to act casually around her stunning sister-in-law.
“Shall we begin the lesson?”
Fortunately, Lady Nephis saved her from having to answer. Her brother sighed and left them, saying that he would come get Rain in a few hours.
The lesson started.
Lady Nephis looked at Rain calmly.
“Your channeling has become sufficiently stable now, Rain. You are advancing very fast… so, starting today, I will teach you Names that are far more dangerous than what we have learned so far. These Names can destroy a Shaper if the Shaper loses control of them, so you must never hesitate while invoking them…”
Rain listened, her eyes gleaming with eager interest.