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Translator: Kazumi
Editor: Kabur & Silavin
Kousuke was lounging on the sofa in his relaxation space when a visitor rushed in.
It was Kirika, the giant fox who came rushing in.
Wanri, who was standing nearby, was so startled by the force of the visitor that she almost jumped to her feet.
Before Wanri could warn her, Kirika spotted Kousuke and shouted loudly.
“A baby’s born!”
At these words, Wanri, who was about to warn her, stopped speaking, and Kousuke, who had been lying down, sprang up.
“I see. The baby was born safely? Thank goodness.”
Kousuke understood what Kirika was saying and smiled with relief and joy.
Kousuke had assigned Kirika, a big heavenly fox, and Furi, an earth fox, to Floria, who was about to give birth for the first time.
Neither of them could help with the birth, of course, but they were there to protect and provide relief to Floria.
Floria seemed to appreciate it, and soon became accustomed to the two of them.
Floria, who was about to give birth, was no longer able to visit the Administration Floor casually.
However, since they took turns coming to check on her, Kousuke was able to spend his days without worrying too much.
But, as a man, it was natural that he could not completely stop worrying.
So Kousuke, who had heard that the baby was due soon, waited with bated breath, wondering when it would happen.
Incidentally, Floria deliberately did not tell him that she had gone into labor.
She thought that if Kousuke heard about it, he would be completely distracted from other things.
“By the way, boy or girl? Girl?”
It was natural for her to ask first, although it did not matter which.
However, when asked this question, Kirika’s expression turned as if she had been caught off guard.
“…Ah.”
When Kirika muttered that, she was appealing with her whole body, saying that she hadn’t heard.
“I, I’m going to ask…!”
Kousuke stopped Kirika, who was about to rush back to ask.
“Wait a minute! I have something I want you to take with you.”
At Kousuke’s words, Kirika hurriedly put on the brakes.
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Wanri followed her, perhaps feeling uneasy about Kirika’s condition.
It was about an hour later that Wanri returned.
By that time, all the members except for Floria and Sylvia had gathered in the relaxation area.
“Oh, sorry, I’m late!”
“No, you were talking to Sylvia, weren’t you? It’s fine.”
Although they did not think she had been talking to Floria, who had just given birth, they assumed that she had been talking to Sylvia.
That was the case, and Wanri nodded in response.
“Uh, yeah. I was talking to her and ended up being late.”
“Yes, yes. Enough with the reflection, let’s hear how Floria and the child are doing now.”
Wanri tried to apologize again, but Peach interrupted her and urged her to speak.
Everyone wanted to hear how the child was doing as soon as possible.
“Uh, yes. Well, first, the gender, it was a boy. And then…”
Wanri started with the gender, and then she started to talk about what she had seen.
The members started asking questions to Wanri one after another.
By the way, it was decided in advance that the members would not go to Floria’s place.
Razequa Amamiya was currently on maximum alert due to the birth of the baby.
If all the management members stormed into Floria’s place in that state, there was no telling what kind of commotion they might cause.
They were supposed to go and check on the situation in turn when they saw the right moment.
Especially if it was known that Kousuke, the living god, was visiting, there would be more than just a big commotion.
Kousuke, who wanted to see his child as soon as possible, had mixed feelings about this, but there was nothing he could do about it.
At this moment, Kousuke felt bitter that he had become a living god.
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As Kousuke was watching Wanri being bombarded with questions, an urgent Divine Oracle came in from Eris.
Now, like an incoming phone call, he didn’t have to hear a word out of the blue.
It seemed urgent, so he answered in a hurry, to which he was asked to come to the Sanctuary right away.
Since this was the first time he had ever been told such a thing, Kousuke also rushed to the Sanctuary.
Rather than wait for something else to happen, he decided that it was better to deal with it immediately.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to call you out so suddenly.”
As soon as Kousuke arrived in front of them, Asura immediately said so.
“No, that’s fine, but what’s wrong? Is it about the kid, timing-wise?”
“You’re sharp. Bingo.”
From Asura’s demeanor, Kousuke could tell that it was not a serious matter, but he went out of his way to make an urgent call through Eris.
Kousuke braced himself a little, knowing that something was definitely going on.
“Don’t be so tense. It’s true that I called you urgently, but I just thought it would be better to let you know as soon as possible. At least, it’s not like something is going to happen right now.”
With that being said, he relaxed his stiffened body a bit before getting ready to listen.
“Okay. So, what’s up?”
“Yes. It’s your kid, but he’s going to be pretty special in the world, as well.”
“…what do you mean?”
Kousuke asked, a little wary.
A special existence could sometimes be a target of persecution.
“I had expected this to some extent when the baby was born. He’s become a demi-god, or something similar to that. And it’s still unclear if this is a one-generation thing or if it will last beyond this time.”
“Well, in other words, what does that imply?”
“Well, it means that he has become one closer to us,”
Asura said that the child would become closer to a God.
But that did not mean that they could become a God.
To become a God, the child must meet the appropriate conditions, even if it was Kousuke’s child.
In short, he was simply born as a child capable of utilizing divine power.
In this world, except for Kousuke, a species that could use divine power from the moment of birth was treated in a special way.
Kousuke’s child would be in that special category.
“I won’t know more until he grows up, but the most obvious one is that his life span will be longer than that of a normal human.”
“I see, so that happened…”
There would be other things that would be different compared to a normal human, but that was something they were not quite sure about yet.
Asura’s only concern seemed to be about the child, and Kousuke thanked Asura and waited until it was time for the return to be available and then returned to the Administration Floor.
Those who knew that Kousuke had been summoned by the Gods looked at him anxiously as he returned.
They were not sure whether they were allowed to listen to him or not, since he would be talking about the Gods.
Despite their concern, he told them what Asura had told him.
It might eventually affect their children.
It was decided not to tell Floria just then, but for Sylvia to tell her later.
Therefore, he asked Wanri to call Sylvia so that Floria would not be aware of the situation.
After hearing from Kousuke, Sylvia apparently understood the situation immediately.
Sylvia, who could also contact Eris on some occasions, was very important to be close to Floria and the children.
After promising to contact her immediately if anything happened, she went back to Floria.
According to what Asura told him, the same thing would happen to Kousuke’s child, regardless of whether the other party was a human or not.
The members of the group were informed of this beforehand.
They did not give up on having a child just because they heard that, although their expressions of exasperation were as usual.
In the end, even if they were able to have children safely, they all had to deal with various problems.
