CH 62

The girl called Kanata ‘Daddy’ and clung to him as if she were his daughter, not letting go. 

Kanata was naturally confused, and Maria and Alphana were also wondering what was going on, but they quickly calmed down and sorted things out.

“Judging from her appearance, she looks like that Alraune?”

“It seems so. She called herself Mint, right?”

“Oh, do you know Mama?”

It seems like a bingo moment. However, as far as Kanata was concerned, his encounter with Mint was just last night, and he had no memory of having a night with her; he was still a virgin.

(Don’t tell me I did something so enviable without knowing it! No, wait. What’s there to envy when you have a kid!? Anyway, I didn’t do it!)

Setting aside the fact that all criminals say that, it is certain that Kanata did nothing.

As everyone looked at the girl, they heard that voice from last night.

“Excuse me.”

The one who came in after opening the door was Mint.

Clad in the same Haishin-sama shirt as yesterday, she appeared, and the girl’s eyes lit up as she headed toward her.

“Mama!”

“Oh my, you went to Daddy’s place right away, didn’t you?”

And Mint smiled.

Her smile was beautiful, but what Kanata and the others wanted at that moment was an explanation of the situation, not that smile.

“Please calm down. I’ll explain everything.”

Although her voice was drawn-out, Mint slowly explained everything from scratch.

First, the girl’s name was apparently named Yua, and she was born early this morning.

“Hey, remember how you poured a lot of your magical power into me? Thanks to that, I ended up getting pregnant. High-quality magical power is like a seed to us, you know.”

“…”

Kanata couldn’t close his open mouth.

He didn’t know how the breeding system of the Alraune race worked, but apparently, they become pregnant just by having magical power poured into them like that.

She was supposed to have just received a small amount of his magical power, but Kanata was so high-quality that she became obsessed and ended up extracting a lot.

“Is that really possible…?”

“Well. I mean, she was already bloated at that point…”

“And she was squirming…”

Kanata reminisced about that really erotic scene.

Mint also seemed excited and began talking about what had happened at that time.

“It was amazing, you know? After that, I found out that this child was in my stomach. The feeling of the magical power you gave me when she was born… I’m addicted to it. It’s like being in a constant state of o****m—”

“Okay, I get it, don’t say any more!!”

Kanata cut off Mint’s words because it was becoming too sensitive.

Yua had fallen asleep, maybe because they were talking about something too difficult for her to understand. So they couldn’t speak too loudly anymore.

Later, when his parents went out to work in the fields, they finally had time to talk openly about various things.

“Haishin-sama? This child was born by chance, and I was already planning to have children for the sake of future generations, so it just happened sooner than expected. We won’t inconvenience you. I’ll take care of this child properly.”

“… Eh?”

In other words, she said he didn’t have to do anything.

From Kanata’s perspective, it was an event that occurred completely without his knowledge and without his intention. He felt a little like the lowest man who irresponsibly had a child but didn’t know about it. However, for now, Kanata said this out loud.

“Well, I am one of the reasons for this, so if there’s anything troublesome, let me know.”

“… Is that alright?”

“Of course. And…”

Kanata looked at Alphana, who was holding Yua in her arms.

Maria and Mira, including Alphana, found the sleeping child cute and peered at the child’s face while saying she was so cute. 

Apparently, they were quite stimulated by their maternal instincts.

“Well, this might also be fate in a way.”

“Is that so? I’m happy to hear you say that.”

However, he would need to return to the demon world and talk to Shrouza again. 

Although Maria and the others tilted their heads, wondering why Shrouza’s name was mentioned, they could feel relieved with her support.

(… Will I get scolded for something this time?)

He couldn’t help but feel uneasy, but for now, it might be safe to say that Yua’s situation was resolved. Afterward, Mint left the village with Yua.

As previously mentioned, it was a completely unexpected encounter with Yua, but Kanata accepted it as fate.

“A child… It’s something cute, isn’t it?”

“Yes. I admire it when I see them like that.”

It seemed the two of them also shared that sentiment.

Kanata didn’t realize it, but the two looked at him with renewed feelings.

“…”

“…”

He didn’t understand the meaning behind their gazes, but it was undoubtedly related to him.

Although Mint and Yua would be concerned about through Shrouza, even on the last day of their stay, Kanata’s way of spending time remained unchanged.

While keeping an eye on Maria, who continued to enjoy working in the fields, Kanata and Alphana spent their time with the village chief, as usual.

“Once again, Saint-sama, thank you for caring about the village.”

“Oh no, it’s something we had to do sooner or later.”

The village chief deeply bowed to Alphana.

He didn’t know why Alphana had actually taken action, and Kanata had no intention of currying favour, so he didn’t bother mentioning it.

“However… Why was it at that timing?”

“Oh, well…”

But it seemed Alphana would explain.

She turned her gaze to Kanata, and the village chief facing her also looked at Kanata wondering what had happened.

Alphana smiled slightly and continued her words,

“I had an opportunity to talk about Kanata-sama’s hometown. I heard about the inconvenience of the road leading to the village at the time. I wanted to thank Kanata-sama, so I also made efforts for that reason.”

“Kanata, you…”

Kanata scratched his cheek, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Then the village chief asked Alphana a question that had been on his mind, 

“Sometimes Saint-sama, why do you call Kanata that way?”

“Well, you see…”

Alphana smiled and took Kanata’s arm. She leaned her head against his shoulder and continued, 

“Because I admire him ♪.”

“… Mugoh!?”

Kanata’s heart skipped a beat, but the village chief seemed more shocked by her words, holding his chest in a mild case of breathlessness. Though he tried to catch his breath, he was still surprised. 

Kanata thought it wasn’t that surprising, but he couldn’t help but smile wryly.

“Well… please don’t take it too seriously, Village Chief.”

“Oh my, I’m serious, though.”

As if to attack, Alphana intensified her approach.

After a while, the village chief regained his composure, but as Kanata was just a commoner and Alphana was a saint, he couldn’t completely believe it.

“Well then, I’ll take my leave now.”

“Thank you very much for your valuable time.”

Kanata and Alphana walked slowly through the village and returned to Maria and Mira. While watching Maria planting vegetable seeds with the village children, Kanata sat on a bench and spoke.

“Alphana.”

“Yes?”

“Thank you so much, not only for Maria but for everything.”

“Oh no, please don’t worry about it.”

Even though she said that he couldn’t fully express his gratitude no matter how many times he thanked her.

However, when they were together like this, the more he felt grateful to Alphana, the more he hated himself for not giving her an answer to his confession.

(… I, really.)

Somewhere in his heart, he felt like he wasn’t someone a wonderful woman like her would like, and it was certainly true that he belittled himself that way.

Even though she said not to worry about it, it was only natural for him to worry since he was just a normal person if we left his Haishin persona aside.

“Just date her already. What’s the point in worrying?” Only those who know nothing would say that.

It’s okay to think it over as much as you want.

After all, humans always live in a state of uncertainty.