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Translator: Kazumi
Editor: Kabur & Silavin
All five women had successfully manifested the power of the blessing, and Kousuke had already returned to the administrative floor.
He was not going to immediately start something new in the management of the Tower, but was going to continue what he had been trying to do when he was an adventurer.
Kousuke was back on the administrative floor, and Nana was still making the same rounds with the wolves on each floor.
So, he first went to look for Nana.
Most of the wolves were on the 81st Floor.
Kousuke went to the 81st Floor with Sylvia and Peach.
He thought he might need Sylvia’s help for something he wanted to try.
He brought Peach because there was something he wanted to talk to her about.
When they went to the 81st Floor, Nana was there, as they had expected.
She immediately ran up to Kousuke, jumped on him, and licked his cheek.
Of course, Nana had shrunk down for this.
While playing with this Nana, he decided to talk to Peach first.
“I’ll have a talk with Peach first before I start the experiment.”
“Okay, I understand.”
“Yes~”
The two nodded at Kousuke’s statement.
They both realized that it would make sense why he had to go to the trouble of calling them and talking to them in a remote location.
Incidentally, at the Management Floor, Kousuke asked them to follow him, saying it was to keep him company in his experiments.
That was not a lie, and there were some things he wanted Peach to do as well.
“Well, I think it would be faster if you take a look at this first, so I’ll give it to you.”
Saying so, Kousuke offered Peach a Crown Card.
“I suppose, I don’t have to tell you, but Peach has evolved as well.”
Sylvia and Peach looked at each other after hearing the way Kousuke phrased it.
“I’m surprised to know that I have evolved. Is there a reason why you’re going out of your way to say it here~?”
“Yeah. Well, of course there is. I want you to decide if it’s better if I don’t have to tell the other members. That’s why Sylvia is with me.”
The reason why Sylvia was with them was because of Sylvia’s abilities.
“Well, if you put it that way, I kind of get it…”
“Well, yeah. Oh, and later, of course, maybe you’d like me to keep quiet about the whole evolution thing until the end? Like Sylvia did with the power of the blessings.”
It would make no sense to ask Sylvia because he already said it here, Kousuke continued.
“I see~”
It was Kousuke’s consideration to avoid making the others who had not evolved become impatient.
“But I doubt that would actually mean much~.”
“That’s true.”
“? Why?”
“Because there is someone who is not in a hurry to evolve.”
Regarding who that person was, that would be Collete.
Both Sylvia and Peach had a vague sense of Collete’s situation.
The topic everyone was concerned about before was the possibility of having a child.
Even without evolution, elves had long life spans.
If Kousuke had been a normal human instead of a living god, they might have wanted to have a child soon because of the difference in life expectancy, but now, that concern was no longer an issue.
However, as a living god, Kousuke was not sure how long he would be alive, but he would probably live longer than a normal elf, regardless of how Kousuke thought about it.
Sylvia heard about this from Eris when she was thinking about having a child, so there was no doubt about it.
They knew that the others have a long life expectancy, so they aren’t in much of a hurry.
“I guess you could say she’s considering the rest of us.”
Sylvia said this, which was precisely what Kousuke was about to do.
Rather than quickly evolving, Collete said that she was thinking that it would be good for her to be the last one.
These were just their speculations, but they were not far off the mark.
“Ha~. I see. So, that’s why.”
Kousuke nodded in agreement after hearing what they had to say.
Kousuke did not notice it at all, partly because he had been away from the management floor.
However, since it was Kousuke’s matter, it would be a questionable thing to say whether he could have noticed it if he had been with me all the time or not.
“That’s just the way it is, so there’s no point in going on about it. There are differences in species involved to begin with, too.”
“That’s right! I mean, it doesn’t make sense when I’m talking about this kind of thing with Sylvia here.”
“That’s right. Actually, I was also a bit on edge until the power of the blessing manifested itself, but now, not so much.”
“I see.”
“Yes. I can see a steady path. Besides, I have a feeling that it won’t take as long as I thought it would.”
Kousuke shared the same opinion.
However, although Kousuke thought it was just him, it was apparently the same for Sylvia.
Kousuke did not know whether it was her power as a priestess or her intuition as a woman.
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“Well, let’s not talk about that, let’s talk about the changes in Peach after evolution.”
“Please do!”
After a long discussion, they finally decided to get down to business.
“I don’t have a problem with Peach’s evolution, but I do have a concern about her race.”
“Race, what do you mean?”
“Yes. Well, the name of the race is called <Phantom Dream Demon>.”
At Kousuke’s words, the two of them took on a thoughtful expression.
“… I’ve never heard of that race name before.”
“Me neither~.”
Kousuke nodded at their impressions.
[That’s to be expected. After all, Peach is the first of that race.]
“…Eh?”
“So technically, Peach became the first of her kind.”
Kousuke heard about this directly from Asura.
Kousuke also didn’t mention it, but was revealed by Eris.
As far as new species were concerned, even the gods could not ignore them.
It would be a different story if it were an unintelligent, instinct-driven being, but Peach was a being with a firm grasp of wisdom and knowledge.
“I see, so that’s why you wanted to talk to her out here.”
Sylvia nodded as she agreed.
The very first being of a species could, in some cases, be revered as a deity.
It was said that most species have such a deity.
“That’s the case. But they don’t know if Peach is actually going to be included as a deity yet.”
“You mean?”
” Peach’s children, if she did have children of her own, it isn’t yet known if they would be of the same race.”
Simply put, there was no way for them to confirm if there would be enough of them to form a single race.
There have actually been many newly established races in the past as well, but which had disappeared without increasing in number.
“I see! It seems that we don’t have to worry too much about it for now.”
Hearing that she didn’t have to become a god, Peach looked overtly relieved.
“Even if Peach did become a deity, it would be after the number of her race increased, and she was recognized by the world as a pioneer species, and that would still be a long way to go.”
“I see that’s true. But, because of the circumstances, I’m uncertain if I should talk about this with other people.”
When Kousuke said this, Sylvia pondered for a while.
There was no doubt in her mind that she was indeed a new race, since it was acknowledged by Gods other than Kousuke.
If her existence were to come to light, she could get caught up in the commotion in many ways.
However, as long as they remained on the administrative floor, they would be fine.
Nevertheless, the fewer people who knew about her existence, the less worry there would be about the information getting out.
Kousuke did not think that the other members would talk about it lightly, but he also understood that there were some things that were better left unknown.
“… It’s complicated. It might be better to just tell them that you have evolved and make it clear that you can’t say anything about your race because of the circumstances.”
Sylvia thought it would be better to say that they are hiding it due to circumstances rather than hiding it in a strange way.
“But since it’s those people, I’m sure they would notice to some extent~”
“If that’s the case, it can’t be helped.”
To Peach’s opinion, Sylvia replied with a wry smile.
“Hmm. I see. Let’s leave it that way.”
No matter which method was taken, some kind of problem would come up.
In which case, Kousuke thought Sylvia’s opinion seemed like the best option and decided to accept it.
