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Translator: Kazumi
Editor: Kabur & Silavin
The relaxing space had become very crowded.
It was not surprising.
For the first time on the Administration Floor, a baby had arrived.
“He’s so cute, isn’t he?”
“Yes, he is.”
“His eyes are so big and round~”
“He looks just like Big Brother and Big Sis Floria!”
“Is this a human baby?”
The women were talking excitedly around the baby.
Floria was watching them from afar, smiling and laughing.
In addition, the baby was placed in a large basket-like object and placed on the floor.
The reason why the baby was placed in such a state was, of course, so that Nana could see it.
Nana was wagging her tail and licking the baby’s cheeks in a desperate attempt to get the baby’s attention.
The baby was trying to grab Nana’s tail with delight.
The baby had been named Towa.
Towa’s father was Kousuke.
People around him were saying, “Why don’t you name the baby?”
Of course, Kousuke wanted to give him a name, so he had no complaints, but he was quite happy because he thought it was not allowed considering the current situation of Floria.
So the name he gave him was Towa, meaning “Eternity” in Japanese.
When Kousuke announced the name, he was asked about the meaning of the name, but in this world, they were basically only using phonetic letters, so the Kanji was a new interest for everyone.
The fact that the character “eternity” alone had a meaning appealed to them.
Soon after Kousuke announced the name, the baby’s name was decided to be Towa.
Today was the day that Floria was finally allowed to go out with Towa, after the hectic first delivery.
It was only today that Floria was finally allowed to go out. The first place she chose was, of course, the Administration Floor.
Incidentally, Alec and his wife, Sonia, were also at the Administration Floor.
Sonia, who at first looked at the Administration Floor with great interest, was now calmly conversing with Floria.
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Aside from Towa, who was outside the residence for the first time, Floria was enjoying Mitsuki’s cooking, which she hadn’t had in a while.
“This, this. It’s as delicious as ever.”
Floria was so impressed with Mitsuki’s cooking that she couldn’t stop eating it.
Incidentally, while everyone was eating, Nana was frantically trying to soothe Towa.
She seemed to be an excellent babysitter, since Towa had never cried out before.
Thanks to her, Floria was able to enjoy her meal without worrying about Towa.
“It’s really good, right?”
“Yes, it is.”
Alec and his wife, who were tasting Mitsuki’s cooking for the first time, also said so.
“I wish you would come over and cook for us every once in a while.”
Sonia mentioned this, but Mitsuki declined with a smile.
“I’m sorry, but I’m not going to cook for anyone but Kousuke-sama, okay?”
“That’s too bad. It would be very popular if you opened a store.”
Sonia commented, but she didn’t seem to take it seriously, as she was just talking about food.
She had heard about Mitsuki’s background from Alec beforehand, so she was not surprised by Mitsuki’s words.
“If I open a store, I won’t have time to be with Kousuke-sama, so it’s impossible.”
“That’s right.”
Sonia nodded in agreement to Mitsuki’s words.
The members who were listening to the conversation also had expressions similar to Sonia’s.
This was a topic that had already been repeated many times in this Administration Floor.
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Alec had been enjoying the rare privilege of cooking for the delegates, but as the meal was finally coming to an end, he broached the subject.
“So? Floria mentioned it, but what kind of abilities does the child have?”
Alec, for his part, wanted to hear about the peculiarities that Towa possessed, since it was an opportunity to talk about it.
“Well, it’s hard to say. The only things we know so far are that he has a long life span and can use Divine Power, and the remaining things will vary as he grows up.”
“Is that all?”
Alec’s expression turned into one of disappointment when he heard the answer.
It was certain that he could use his divine power, but unless he was conscious of it, it would not manifest itself on its own.
The reason Kousuke was able to manifest the power of his left eye when he first came to this world was because he had trained his Divine Power in the Sanctuary.
Furthermore, in a world where elves commonly existed, longevity was not much of a problem.
Of course, having the same person rule a nation for a long time could cause problems, so that would need to be adjusted, but that’s about it.
It should not be a big problem to live a normal life.
“Right… Oh, and I guess the other thing is that it is easier to get Divine Blessings from the Goddesses.”
As for this, it was because of his ability to handle Divine Power and his connection to Kousuke.
When Kousuke first looked at Towa’s status, he found that he had the title “Kousuke’s Family”.
According to Eris, it conferred a stronger bond than Divine Blessing.
This title would supposedly lessen the conditions under which other deities could grant him Divine Blessings.
Furthermore, it was not known at this time whether this title would continue to be granted no matter how much his bloodline declines, or whether it would disappear after a few generations.
“Hmmm… that’s very unsettling.”
“Don’t worry so much, okay? If something important were to happen, the Goddesses would definitely step forward.”
Alec’s hand was pressed against his head, saying, “That’s what I’m worried about the most”.
As if ignoring Alec, Sonia joined the conversation.
“It seems that Floria had a hard time having a child, will Towa’s partner have a hard time as well?”
“I don’t know. So far, I haven’t seen any signs of that, but I heard that there are some things about that that we won’t know until after he reaches puberty.”
“I see.”
Sonia nodded her head in agreement with the convincing reason.
“Well, in my case, I was originally special and also became a deity of some sort. Though I didn’t really think I’d be that special.”
If Towa himself were to become a God, the same thing might happen, but the Goddesses speculated that it was unlikely to happen.
As Kousuke, who would not want his child to have to bear unnecessary hardships, he would very much like that speculation to be correct, but he would not know what kind of growth the child might experience.
If he were serious about becoming a second living god, Kousuke would be fine with that.
But with the promise of becoming king, it would be difficult to achieve that.
“Yes. So he would be, like, a human with a very long life span?”
“That’s the tricky part of it. Since he’s the first of his kind, it seems that even the Goddesses are unsure about a lot of things. Basically, they say it’s safe to expect that.”
In some cases, there was a possibility that something would change as he matured, but that was something that would not be known until he actually grew up.
As for Alec, he had even heard from his daughter that Kousuke was called by the Gods to Sanctuary for this matter, so he thought it was more important.
However, after a quick check, so far it seems to be no big deal.
This level of peculiarity was common in a world full of subhumans.
“We can’t be too careful, but it doesn’t seem like we have to worry too much.”
“Yes, I suppose so. The gods only taught me this as a warning, in case you were wondering.”
“You mean we can raise them as humans?”
“Of course.”
As for Alec, he had thought that something unusual would even happen, but he was relieved to learn that it was not the case.
“However, it would seem that people around here are going to treat him in a special way because he is the child of a living god.”
At Kousuke’s words, both Alec and Sonia turned bitter.
“That’s the most bothersome part…”
“We’d like to avoid that as much as possible…”
There was nothing the family, including Floria, could do about this, no matter what they had to say.
“We have to somehow raise him so that he doesn’t develop a foolish personality.”
Floria’s determined words had the members listening to the conversation tilting their heads.
“If it’s Kousuke and Floria’s child, I don’t think that will happen, though, right?”
“I suppose so, if they could raise it together all the time, just like a normal family.”
Unfortunately, as with Kousuke, Floria’s job as Queen means that they would not be able to be together 24/7.
Rather, they would have to entrust him to a nanny.
That being the case, it would not be without the possibility that those around her would either spout off something unnecessary or that the child would grow up sensitive to it, even if not that directly.
“I guess I’ll just have to watch that area.”
It was Sonia who said so.
Alec was also busy as Prime Minister, so Sonia was the only one in the family who could always be by his side.
“I’m sorry to trouble you.”
“What are you talking about? He’s my grandson. I wouldn’t think it’s too much trouble.”
Sonia said angrily as Kousuke bowed his head.
What kind of growth would Towa, who is the focus of the Goddesses’ attention, have in the future?
No one knew.
