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Translator: Kazumi
Editor: Kabur & Silavin
The announcement of the West Town’s incorporation was made as soon as the executive branch side was ready for the move.
That was one of the conditions on the west city side.
Another condition was that the announcement should be made before any of the four cities from the East, North, and South.
The purpose was to raise their political standing by showing their reverence earlier than anywhere else.
At the same time as the announcement, the executive branch was steadily making preparations for other matters.
When the preparations were in their final stages, Alec paid Kousuke a visit.
“The preparations are almost ready, but are you sure you are ready to make the announcement?”
Alec’s face showed no concern as he asked this question.
He already asked Kousuke many times and kept getting the same answer.
He knew that Kousuke’s personality would not allow him to refuse at the last minute.
But he confirmed it because of what happened in the Kingdom of Gates.
People around him, rather than Alec, kept urging him to confirm it.
“It’s not a problem.”
Kousuke, who already knew this, answered only that.
He continued to ask what had been bothering him.
“More importantly, are you okay with that matter?”
“That’s not a problem… I mean, are you sure about that?”
“It’s fine. I would rather ask you to do it. Besides, it would be bad for me to be in the public eye, wouldn’t I?”
Alec couldn’t help but be convinced by the way Kousuke phrased it.
What he was talking about was whether Kousuke himself would become king.
Alec brought to this meeting a proposal to create a country.
Kousuke suggested that he would not be the king, but would recommend someone else.
“Well, that makes sense to me. The problem is the residents.”
At Alec’s words, Kousuke tilted his head.
“Are they opposed to it?”
“No, not really…”
Alec’s unusually vague answer made Kousuke even more confused..
“Is something wrong?”
“No… Well, to make a long story short, they want you to have a child soon.”
Hearing that line, Kousuke’s mouth formed an “ah”.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I forgot to mention that… I mean, should I mention these things myself?”
Kousuke said, and after saying goodbye, he went to the back of the Administration Floor.
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When Kousuke returned, he brought Floria with him.
Kousuke had nominated Floria to be the Ruler of the new country.
If he had to choose one of the members, there was no one better suited than Floria.
At first, Floria was reluctant, but Kousuke’s persuasion finally convinced her.
The reason for Floria’s reluctance was that she would definitely be busy as the Ruler of the Kingdom, and would not be able to see Kousuke as often as she would like.
Kousuke laughed at this and promised to find time to visit her as much as possible.
Unfortunately, as the Queen, it would be difficult to manage the Southwest Tower.
However, that did not mean that Kousuke would be managing the tower instead of her.
Since there was more than enough time, Floria was going to take care of it in gradual steps.
“Floria’s here, which means?”
Alec looked at Floria with a “no way” expression.
Seeing this, Floria became reluctant.
“Ah. Father. First, you should calm down. I know what you want to say, but I think you’re probably imagining things differently, don’t you?”
Floria’s words caused Alec to look quizzical.
“… What do you mean?”
“It doesn’t mean that I already have a child. It means that I am finally in a body capable of having a child.”
“??”
Alec tilted his head further, and Floria shook her head.
Thinking about it, they had not told Alec about the situation.
It was not something they could talk about.
“As you know, Kousuke is a God. Naturally, he would have problems having a child with me.”
“….Is that… so?”
“Wait, don’t make that face. As I said before, I am already in a body capable of having a child with Kousuke.”
“So there’s no problem?”
“No… Well, the only problem is that I have a much longer lifespan now that I have become a High Human.”
Hearing this, Alec couldn’t help but look aghast.
“…Huh?”
An uncharacteristic voice continued to leak out of Alec.
Seeing this, Floria and Kousuke both let out a chuckle.
“See? I told you so, didn’t I?”
“I’m impressed. You really are a father and daughter, huh?”
“Of course.”
Both Kousuke and Floria had been anticipating Alec’s reaction, since Floria had the same reaction when she was told that she finally became a High Human.
And brilliantly, Floria had anticipated Alec’s reaction.
“No, wait! Can you say that again? I think I heard something I shouldn’t have…”
“That I have a longer lifespan?”
“No, that’s not… No, that too, but first!”
“Have I become a High Human?”
“That’s it!”
“Which one?”
Floria was unusually confused, but what she mentioned simply didn’t make any sense to the other person.
More importantly, Floria didn’t seem to care.
“What do you mean, High Human?!”
Pointing to the situation, Floria looked at Kousuke and said,
“See? This is a normal reaction.”
“No, well, I guess so.”
There was a bit of a commotion on the Administration Floor when Floria became High Human.
For Kousuke, it was simply a bit of a new thing, but he was attacked for it from all sides at the time.
Now, Floria was digging up that story.
Alec was opening and closing his mouth, while the two of them continued to talk.
“Is that… Is that true?”
“What’s the point of lying? Look.”
Floria held out a crown card.
The race was properly labeled <High Human>.
Even Alec did not doubt the crown card.
The origin was the same, but he was finally convinced when he was shown something he was familiar with.
“Is this… Is this okay?”
It was a question that could mean many things.
“Father. I can’t answer your question if you don’t ask it properly, you know?”
“No, I wanted to ask you many things… but, can I put this out in public?”
Floria was definitely a Human before.
He wanted to know if it was okay to publicize the fact that a Human could be a High Human.
“I don’t mind, but… I wonder if we can take care of it by making it public?”
Alec shook his head at Kousuke’s honest question.
“No, sorry. No. It would be better not to do anything that would cause a commotion.”
“Father. No point in even thinking about it, you know? After all, to become High Human, you have to be directly involved with the gods.”
Currently, the only God that could get directly involved was Kousuke.
The other Gods are in Sanctuary, and those of this world who did not have access to the Sanctuary could not be involved.
The only person who could possibly make this happen was Kousuke, who currently resided on the ground.
And Kousuke had no desire to be deeply involved with anyone other than the current members.
After some time, he may change his mind, but for now, he was not thinking about it at all.
Floria was not wrong, as no one else could become a High Human unless Kousuke got involved.
