"W-Why would you ask that?!"
Her flustered reaction only confirmed my suspicions.
"Why ask? No matter how careless the parents were, they wouldn't let their adolescent daughter live with someone of the opposite sex for an extended period, would they?"
I hadn't forgotten that I had originally been male...
Even though my own appearance had already become quite blurry in my memory.
Ceruno seemed depressed by the question and murmured,
"...Could you stop digging into this? I wasn't planning to change back, and besides, I can't change back anymore."
"So, we both became Magical Girls, and that's why we became lovers?"
She shifted around and sat beside me, saying with a serious expression,
"You became a Magical Girl first. I didn't know at the time... But you were my favorite Magical Girl, without question. I fell for you as Miluno a long time ago—mysterious and powerful. I never imagined you would turn out to be my best buddy, the one I lived with... Then, naturally, we became lovers."
It felt like she had skipped over a lot.
"We were originally friends, but the Star Crystal made us lovers?"
Ceruno lowered her head and asked softly,
"Mm... You don't mind, do you?"
"The old me didn't mind, and the current me doesn't even remember you, so I care even less, right? A girlfriend with a great figure and such a cute face—who would turn that down...?"
"Aww! Stop it!"
Embarrassed by my words, Ceruno blushed furiously and pounced on me.
Then she softly said, "I'm happy as long as I'm with you! So, will you become a god with me?"
"Mi Xue might die."
When I said that, Ceruno shook her head.
"Not in theory... You're only competing for control. She'll become more or less like you are now, and we