Gen hummed in agreement, looking a little sad for a moment. It’s what he missed, too. Stars were a way for them to connect with each other. For him to get to know Senku better. And that was gone.

But they were together, they’d manage. Gen wasn’t an optimist, but he was a realist. And he could believe in them working together through this.

He looked at Senku and ... then poked him sharply. “Senku-chan. We shouldn’t sleep up here.”