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Volume 7 Chapter 159

Family Introduction (?)

Before me stands the Creator God.
Just like when I met him before, he has the appearance of a kind old man.
「It’s been a while, Creator God. I’ve been reincarnated and returned to this world」
「Seems to be the case…… My child has done something bad」
「Your child? You mean the Evil God?」
「Yes, that’s right. Did he forcefully reincarnate you?」
I tried to save a girl and ended up getting hit by a car and dying. That girl turned out to be an illusion created by the Evil God to kill me.
Certainly, at first, I resented the Evil God.
「Dying was frightening. But now, I don’t hold as much resentment towards the Evil God. I’m truly grateful to have come to this world」
「Hmm… Is that because of the people behind you?」
In response to the Creator God’s question, I look behind me.
Tina, Rifa, Yoko, Mai, Mei, Meldi, Luna, Hakua, and also Shiro were looking at me.
「Yes! They’re my pride and joy, my family」
「You’ve built a family……. So, you intend to live in this world?」
「That’s my intention」
It’s not that I don’t want to return to my original world, but my body there has already been cremated, and the funeral should have taken place.
Besides, being able to stay by Tina’s side right now makes me incredibly happy.
Even though various things have happened, and my family has expanded beyond Tina, I love everyone. That’s why I want to be with everyone forever.
Living in this world has been my decision for quite some time.
「However, Haruto, your family…… isn’t it a bit unusual?」
「Well, I guess?」
「Well, having two elves and a beastman daughter is fine. Interspecies relationships like humans, elves, and beastmen are becoming more common recently. I was surprised you ended up with Tina, though」
The Creator God seems to remember my declaration when I came back and fell in love with Tina.
The Creator God moved to Yoko.
「You, the Nine-Tailed Fox, right? Moreover, you’re in your complete form based on the magic power, so why aren’t you going berserk?」
「Yes, I am Yoko. I don’t go berserk because master and Shiro granted me magic power without evil intentions」
Yoko, the magical fox, accumulates magic power in her tails. Normally when she’s in her complete form, she would go berserk and bring destruction to the world.
The Creator God once even sent a hero to subdue her. So, a complete Nine-Tailed Fox is treated as a calamity on par with a Demon Lord.
「Shiro……. Are you, by any chance—」
「It’s me. Creator」

Shiro, a white wolf pup and our household’s pet-like presence, perches on my shoulder. Shiro is a divine beast known as Fenrir.
「Fenrir……. Why are you awake?」
Normally, divine beasts, the messengers of the gods, sleep all around the human realm. They wake up and work for the gods when they receive commands.
「I was woken up by Haruto. Oh, and I’ve been named Shiro by Haruto, so please call me Shiro from now on」
Initially, Shiro protested against the name I gave her, but now she seems to like it enough that even the Creator God tells her to call her that. It’s a bit heartwarming.
「I see, it’s a rather fitting name for you. I’m glad, Shiro」
「Yes! Also… um, I’d like to stay as part of Haruto’s family a bit longer」
Shiro was worried that meeting the Creator God would make her go back to sleep.
「If Shiro wants that, then she’s free to do as she pleases」
「Thank you, Creator」
Shiro seemed happy to have received permission from the Creator God and to be called by her name.
「Now, I’m surprised that even my divine beast has been taken into your family…… And these young ladies here, aren’t they the Spirit Kings? Are you all also part of Haruto’s family? And by the way, I haven’t heard anything about the Spirit King changing」
The Creator God expressed surprise at the presence of Mai and Mei.
「「We’re also part of Haruto-sama’s family」」
「The Spirit King hasn’t changed. However, it seems that their status has risen a bit due to receiving too much magic power」
「It’s hard to believe that spirits could reach Spirit King level just by receiving the magic power of a single human. Could it be the effect of that curse?」
「That’s right. I received a status-fixing curse from the Evil God. As a result, I possess infinite magic power」
I decided to ask the Creator God about something I’d been wanting to confirm.
「Thanks to the blessing the Creator God gave me, I think the Evil God might have made a mistake in the type of curse. Is that not the case?」
The Creator God provided me with his blessing after I announced my intention to save the world as a hero and return to this world.
I had guessed that the curse upon me might have been a result of the Evil God making an error.
「The blessing I gave you was 『Luck』. It’s a fairly common blessing that gods bestow……. But in your case, it seems to have been maximally effective in the most crucial moments」
According to the Creator God, the curse placed upon me is of a level that even he cannot undo.
It’s hard to believe that the Evil God would make such a powerful curse and make a mistake. It appears that the blessing of luck provided by the Creator God brought about this improbable error.
Thanks to that, I’m here right now.
「You appear to be an ordinary human, but the radiance of your soul is slightly different from those of my world. Are you a reincarnator?」
The Creator God then moved over to Luna.
「Yes, I also came from the same world as Haruto-san. My name is Luna」
「Hmm. Luna, I’ve heard that you deciphered the divine script. Could it be that a god from your original world, one who governs knowledge, reincarnated you?」
「Yes, that’s right. When I was reincarnated by the goddess, I received the skill of language comprehension」
Thanks to that skill, Luna was able to read the script on the stone tablets in the dungeon ruins. As a result, I was able to regain my memories.
「In this world, there is a skill called ‘language comprehension,’ but it’s not sufficient to read the divine script. The gods in your world seem to possess considerably more power」
Eh, I see.
Well, considering it’s a world where 7.7 billion people use various languages, it wouldn’t be strange for the gods to possess language-related powers.
Anyway, it became clear that Luna’s skill is quite valuable in this world.
「Now, the last one to address is Hakua. Why are you with Haruto and the others? You haven’t become part of Haruto’s family, have you?」
「I’m going to be Haruto’s bride!」
「What!?」
I couldn’t help but burst out .
When we returned from the dungeon ruins to the magic academy’s estate, Hakua followed us.
Since she had the responsibility of managing the dungeon, I thought she would quickly return, but she had been with us all this time. During that time, I’m sure she never said anything about wanting to get married……
「If I become Haruto-san’s bride, I can eat Tina’s food forever. It’s blissful!」
Ah, I see.
It seems it’s not because she wants to marry me out of affection or anything. Come to think of it, there are others in the Elnor family who became part of my family because they were lured in by Tina’s cooking.
There’s Meldi, a cat-like beastman girl, and Shiro, a divine beast.
They mainly ended up being guests at the Elnor estate due to Tina’s curry and ended up becoming part of my family.
Tina’s cooking, boosted by her Maid (Extreme) skill, captivates not only different races but even divine beasts.
It seems that even Hakua, a dragon, couldn’t resist the temptation of Tina’s food.
「The Savior Hero, Elven royalty, Beastman royalty, a calamity-class demon, two Spirit King-level beings, a reincarnator with cheat abilities, a high-ranking dragon, and a divine beast…… Haruto, I’ve observed this world for a long time, but I’ve never seen someone gather this level of power before」
It’s not like I intentionally gathered them all together. It just happened naturally………
But if the Creator God says it like that, it must be quite an amazing accomplishment.
As I was thinking that, the Creator God approached me—-
「Various individuals have gathered around you to this extent. Would it matter if another were to join?」
「……Huh?」
The Creator God whispered this to me, but I didn’t understand its meaning.
「Actually, there’s someone I’d like to entrust—or should I say, burden you with. Could you take her as your bride?」