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Consultation
(By the way, Syl. Right now, Kaiser is with me, but he canât hear our conversation, can he?)
Setting aside the punishment, since Kaiser is with us today, Iâd like to introduce him.
It appears that Kaiser canât hear Sylâs voice.
(N? Oh, I see. Um⦠please wait a moment⦠How about now? Can you hear me?)
(Oh! I can hear a voice!)
Syl seemed to have made some adjustments, and Kaiser immediately reacted.
(Is the one behind this voice the Wind God? Itâs an honor to hear your voice. I am Leviathan, a servant of the Water God, now going by the name Kaiser.)
(Yeah, I know about you.)
(Iâm truly honored that you know about me!)
While Syl and Kaiser were conversing, Kaiser seemed a bit tense, and his voice was a bit stiff.
(Iâve been feeling sorry for not being able to protect the Water Godâs children and having to rely on the Wind Godâs assistance.)
(⦠Yeah, about that, I think thereâs no help for it. Besides, the one at fault in the first place is Windell, who abandoned the children. You donât have to worry about it.)
Kaiser seemed concerned about not protecting the children.
When I first met him and asked about it, he had a nonchalant attitude like, âIf itâs impossible, itâs impossible. Nothing can be done.â I wonder if meeting the children in person made him feel guilty.
(I can now take on a humanoid form. So, there might be things I can help with regarding the Water Godâs children. Please let me know if thereâs anything.)
(⦠I know itâs not right for me to say this to you, the Water Godâs retainer, but I want you to continue supporting Takumi-san.)
(Understood! Of course!)
A cooperative system seems to have been established between Syl and Kaiser. Are they on good terms?
(Syl, donât force anything on Kaiser.)
(You are terrible, Takumi. Iâm not forcing anything! I just made a request.)
(Thatâs right, Takumi. No one is forcing anything on me!)
(â¦â¦)
I tried to stop Syl for Kaiserâs sake, but both Syl and Kaiser vehemently protested.
(Why are you both scolding me?)
(We are not scolding anyone!)
(Weâre not scolding you!)
Syl and Kaiser seemed surprisingly in sync~ Are they on good terms, after all?
(Come on, Takumi-san, donât say strange things. Anyway, how have you been lately? Is there anything troubling you?)
Syl smoothly changed the topic.
Maybe to prevent me from interfering in the cooperation with Kaiser?
Well, I wonât oppose it anymore, since I donât think Syl would make Kaiser do something unreasonable.
(Thereâs nothing in particu⦠ah!)
(Huh!? Did something come to mind!? What is it!?)
(Iâm troubled about the education policy for the children.)
(â¦â¦ N?)
Iâm not really in trouble, but Iâve been thinking about something lately.
(Allen and Elena, they help out voluntarily, and theyâre generally good kids who rarely make selfish demands. However, lately, I feel like theyâre a bit too eager for combat.)
(⦠Oh, yeah, I see.)
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Yes, itâs related to the aspect of combat.
(I wonder if itâs okay like this⦠I sometimes worry. Because, you know, right now the children are stronger than me?)n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The fact that the children are stronger is something Iâve come to terms with because they are âChildren of a God.â But still, I wonder if itâs really okay like this.
(Well, their abilities are excellent. I think there are many adults weaker than the two of them now. So, you really donât need to worry about that.)
(⦠Yeah, but stillâ¦)
(And besides, Takumi, you originally lived a life far removed from combat. Despite that, youâve come this far, which is amazing.)
(Thatâs probably thanks to the abilities you gave me, no?)
(No, itâs not. Even if you had the basic abilities, you wouldnât have become the person you are now without making the effort to use them correctly. So, Takumi-san, youâre really amazing!)
(⦠Do you really think so?)
Sylâs words are convincing.
(Indeed. Takumi, you originally came from a different world, so you must have struggled to adapt to this one. Or rather, you might still be facing challenges. That effort is something only you could have done. Be proud of it.)
Kaiser joined in with compliments, too.
Being tag-teamed with words⦠itâs a bit embarrassing.
(Itâs not your fault that the children are enthusiastic about combat. If you donât mind, you can leave it to the children without any problems. The temperament of the Water God is to go with the flow, sometimes gently and sometimes intensely. So, thereâs a bit of duality, between relaxed and easygoing, and intense.)
⦠That seems to fit Allen and Elena too.
(If you want to participate in combat personally, you can always talk to the children and ask them to let you join. Theyâre understanding kids, Iâm sure theyâll agree. But⦠Takumi-san, youâre not particularly interested in combat, are you?)
(Well, no. I mean, I didnât live in a world with monsters or anything.)
Also, my physical abilities were pretty much non-existent, so I hardly engaged in sports.
Even after reincarnating and getting a functional body, while itâs fun to move around, I still find reading and cooking more enjoyable.
(Kids are kids. Takumi-san, you should just do what you like⦠reading and cooking.)
(Donât read my mind so naturally.)
(Oh, my bad.)
⦠Syl easily read my mind when I let my guard down.
(Oh, since you like reading and cooking, do you dislike leaving the town?)
(No, thatâs enjoyable. Both in nature and towns, there are many things I havenât seen. Exploring mysterious places like dungeons is exciting, too.)
(Traveling as you like, battling with the contracted beasts and the kids. Occasionally joining in on the fun. And take your time reading and cooking in the town whenever you want. As a God, I permit it. I wonât allow anyone to complain.)
(Itâs a life that isnât much different from now.)
(There is need for it to change.)
It seems fine as it is.
(Oh, but even though itâs not a problem to charge at dragons, if you donât like it, itâs fine to stop them, even if you have to get angry.)
(⦠You were watching.)
(â¦â¦)
A peeping comment at the very end. It was going so well, but that ruined it.
(I want to go hunting dragons!)
(⦠I wonât stop you from going, Kaiser.)
(I want to go with you, Takumi. I want you to cook with the freshly hunted dragon meat! It definitely seems more delicious that way!)
(Eh, Iâm jealous! I want to eat it too!)
Watching the two faithfully pursuing their desires, I felt that itâs okay to do what I like, and I decided to stop worrying about the little things.