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Translator: Kazumi
Editor: Kabur & Silavin
Kousuke was visiting the Yurino Shrine even though he had no particular business at the shrine.
Ever since Razequa Amamiya was established, the members were so busy that it was difficult for them to rest at the Administration Floor.
Kousuke felt like a father lazing about on the weekend. If he had nothing better to do, he would try to help out, but he was rejected. This was not because they were pushing Kousuke away, but because they thought it would not be good to set a precedent that Kousuke, a living god, could just come and help out whenever.
The relaxation space on the Administration Floor was originally a place to rest, so no one complained if Kousuke was resting there.
The problem lay with Kousuke, himself.
When a member, who was busily working, came back and met him in the relaxation area with an exhausted expression, he would feel somewhat sorry for them.
He would get bothered when someone else was busy.
When that happened, he would start making magic tools to take his mind off things, but he quickly got tired from making them all the time, so he had to take a break as well.
As a result, he had to take a rest at the relaxation area…. which turned it into a loop.
That was why he decided to visit the Yurino Shrine.
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“Oh, um. Are you sure you don’t mind?”
Saki asked Kousuke as he lay down on Kouhi’s lap.
At first, Kousuke was not using a lap pillow. Rather, he was just using a normal cushion, but Kouhi, who followed him, forced him to use her as a lap pillow.
Kousuke did not resist and settled into position. In other words, both of them were in tacit agreement, and it was a significant improvement from the first time they met.
“Hmmm? What is it, Saki?”
“Ah, don’t mind me. I don’t really have any…”
Suddenly, Yuri appeared and added, “Saki. This place is a good place to rest, right?”
“Eh…! Eh, ummm, that’s not what I meant to say…!!!” Saki looked slightly confused at Yuri’s frying.
“Hey Yuri. Don’t make fun of Saki.”
“That’s true. My apologies.”
Kousuke laughed and looked at Yuri, who laughed and lowered her head as well.
“What? I, um, um…?”
“Oh, don’t worry about it. Besides, the other members know we are here, so it’s fine.”
“Eh. Oh, I see. I’m sorry, that was unnecessary worry on my part.”
“No, no, no, not at all.”
Saki lowered her head and left as Kousuke smiled calmly at her.
“Nevertheless, I’m glad you’re resting here. But, is it really okay?”
“What? Well, as I said before, the other members know I’m here.”
“Yeah. But, that’s not really what you came here for, right?”
“Oh, you mean, about that, huh…”
Kousuke raised himself from Kouhi’s lap pillow and turned to face Yuri.
What Yuri wanted to talk about was not about resting here. Rather, it was about what they would do from now on. He didn’t think he should answer this while laying down.
“Aside from Tower related matters, Crown and the country are already out of my hands. How about going on a trip with me?”
“Hmm…?”
Just as Yuri was about to answer, there was a clang.
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All eyes in the room turned toward the direction of the sound.
There stood Wanri, looking slightly pale.
A tray and a spilled teacup had fallen at her feet. It was the cause of the sound.
“Ah, brother, are you going to be away from the Tower?”
“Ah, wait, wait. No, that’s not it. Don’t panic, stay calm.”
Kousuke hurriedly corrected Wanri’s misunderstanding.
“….No?”
“No, no. I just thought it would be fun to go on a trip. Even if something happens, Sylvia is able to use her Divine Oracle and would be able to help me stay in contact. That way, I can come back here right away.”
“You won’t leave?”
“No, no no, that is not my intention.”
Kousuke flapped his right hand from side to side as Wanri stared at him.
In fact, Kousuke never had the slightest thought of leaving the Tower.
Wanri let out a sigh of relief at Kousuke’s response.
Kousuke asked Wanri, “Why did you think I was going to leave?”
“Ummm… I just somehow thought you were going to leave?”
Wanri’s gaze wandered a bit, and she said that with a look of uncertainty.
As if to comfort Wanri, Nana, who had been following Kousuke, came up to Wanri and licked her hand.
“Hyan, Nana-chan. That tickles.”
Wanri smiled, perhaps relieved by Kousuke’s response and Nana’s pampering.
She then hurriedly began to clean up the tea she had dropped.
Kousuke, who had been relaxing in the same manner for a while, suddenly had a change in mood.
“…Master?”
Kouhi noticed Kousuke’s change and came to look at him quietly.
“Oh, no. I had said it casually earlier, but I am really wondering if going on a trip might actually be a really good idea.”
He intended to answer Wanri’s misunderstanding. But, once he worded it out, the idea to leave the Tower really stuck. .
“But that’s…”
Going on a trip was no problem for Kousuke himself. As he had told Wanri earlier, he could always come back immediately by using the Yurino Shrine’s functions. Kouhi’s concern was not about Kousuke, but about the women, especially Floria.
Kousuke also knew exactly what Kouhi wanted to say.
“Yeah, I know what you’re worried about, but it’s probably fine.”
“…How so?”
“Hmmm. I’ll explain later when we get back to the Administration Floor. In front of everyone.”
Kousuke said, and evaded answering.
Meanwhile, Kouhi did not pursue the matter any further.
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“So, what’s going on?”
Floria asked as Kousuke broke the ice once everyone had returned to the Administration Floor.
Only Mitsuki was in the dining room, setting up dinner. Everyone else was in the relaxation area.
Of course, Kousuke had gathered them.
“Well. I was actually going to tell everyone when things were a little more stable, but since it involved you, Floria, I thought it’d be better to tell you first.”
Sylvia was the first to notice Kousuke’s words. She put her hand over her mouth in surprise.
“No way…”
“As expected. You are the most perceptive in this kind of thing.”
“But isn’t it too soon?”
“Yes, certainly, Eris told me about it.”
When Kousuke said that, Sylvia smiled. She even had a few tears in her eyes.
Peach looked at Floria as if she had noticed something. Peach was smiling as well. However, she still didn’t seem to fully understand and had a puzzled look on her face.
“What is it?”
Floria looked at Collete and Shrein, both of whom still didn’t seem to understand.
Kousuke, not wanting to drag this out forever, took one big deep breath and then told Floria something important.
“Floria, congratulations. It looks like you’re pregnant.”
Kousuke slowly said each word so that Floria would not miss it.
Collete and Shrein were momentarily startled by his words and immediately smiled at Floria.
Floria’s expression turned to one of uncertainty, and then she said in a bit of a panic.
“But! But! I haven’t done anything yet… No, I don’t think…”
“They said it’s still a little while before we’ll see any visible changes. But I heard that the child is definitely there.”
Kousuke heard this information while visiting the Yurino Shrine.
Suddenly, Eris requested a Divine Oracle.
Kousuke now could do Divine Oracles without the need to rely on any tools.
What he heard in that Divine Oracle was the story of Floria’s pregnancy.
“So, then, am I really…?”
“Yeah. The Goddesses were the ones who noticed first.” The first person to notice was Spica, who gave a Divine Blessing to Floria. After checking, she confirmed that Floria was definitely pregnant, so she rushed over to let Kousuke know.
“Oh, I see. Then, I really…”
Perhaps it was an unconscious motion, but Floria gently placed her right hand on her stomach.
A smile gradually appeared on her face.
Seeing this, her friends congratulated her one after another.
“”Congratulations!””
Kousuke smiled as he watched Floria surrounded by her friends.
“Come on, let’s have dinner. Mitsuki is preparing a sumptuous meal for us today.”
Kousuke had already informed Mitsuki of this.
Of course, Mitsuki was going to prepare a festive meal for them.
“I’m looking forward to it.”
Shrein said from the bottom of her heart.
Mitsuki’s food was truly exquisite.
Everyone nodded and headed for the dining room.
That evening’s dinner was to be the most lavish and extravagant yet.
He shall be a Dad God but I wonder when he’ll get his dad bod