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Volume 8 Chapter 197

Wives’ Bustle (8/9)

「Wh- What do you mean? Are you two…… sleeping with Haruto?」
The Star Spirit King was clearly unsettled.
「「Um, we’re sorry for the late report, but we entered into a marital contract with Haruto」」
「…….」
「「Father?」」
「 —-Huh! Sorry. I was a bit surprised. S-So, you two have…… uh, married that monster—Haruto?」
The union of spirits and humans was not uncommon in the long history of this world.
However, for spirits with no lifespan, the time they could spend with humans, who would die in just a hundred years or so, was incredibly short.
If Mai and Mei liked Haruto, then it wasn’t a big deal for them to spend that brief time together.
Spirits couldn’t bear children with humans.
There were exceptions, but Mai and Mei didn’t fall into that category.
In the end, it was just a mimicry of family.
So, there shouldn’t be any problem— that’s what the Star Spirit King thought.
「Congratulations. I bless both of you」
「T-Thank you very much, Father!」
「Alright, then I will give my protection to both of you and Haruto. That way, his lifespan might be extended a bit」
If the Spirit King, himself a spirit king, bestowed protection on Haruto, his lifespan would likely double.
For the sake of his beloved daughters, the Star Spirit King was willing to do that much.
「「Um…… that might be impossible」」
「Huh? Why?」
Mai and Mei seemed incredibly uncomfortable, carefully choosing their words.
「We have 」
「Received 」
「「Divine protection from the Creator God」
「—What?」
「「We can’t accept your protection since we received the Creator God’s divine protection」」
「W-What!?」
The Star Spirit King touched the heads of Mai and Mei.
「S-So…… it’s true. You’ve really received the blessing of the Creator God」
「「We received the Creator God’s blessing for our marriage to Haruto」」
The Star Spirit King realized the truth when he touched his daughters.
「Ridiculous…… I’ve never heard of the Creator God blessing the union of humans and spirits—huh?」
The Star Spirit King had something else on his mind.
「You two, besides the recent marriage to Haruto and receiving the Creator God’s blessing, is there anything else that has changed? Is there something you forgot to report to me?」
「Changed? What do you mean?」
「What is it?」
Mai and Mei looked confused.
When the Star Spirit King touched them, he caught a glimpse of the power they possessed.
It was the power of a spirit king.
A spirit king governed the mana of the four major elements: fire, water, wind, and earth.
Mai and Mei’s power surpassed that of a spirit king.
「For example, did you receive a temporary massive amount of magic from the Creator God—-?」
「A massive amount of magic……?」
「「Ahh!」」
「Do you have any idea?」
「「We received magic from Haruto and became a little stronger!」」
「What……?」
The Star Spirit King sighed.
Unbeknownst to him, his daughters had become beings capable of bearing children with humans.
If they had only received a temporary infusion of magic from the Creator God due to some circumstances, it would have been fine.
However, that wasn’t the case.
Mai and Mei were taking magic from Haruto, their contractor, through proper channels, raising their status.
Only spirits of the spirit king class or higher could bear children with humans—
Mai and Mei met the conditions.
In other words, the daughters of the Star Spirit King were now in a state where they could bear children and had become Haruto’s wives.
Not just beings to spend about a hundred years together—no longer just pretending to be a family.
In that case—-
「Have I become Haruto’s father-in-law?」
「「Y-Yes」」
Being affirmed by his daughters, the Star Spirit King realized that he had unknowingly lost his precious daughters.
Ordinarily, if he were an ordinary man, he would eliminate such a being right away—
But the Star Spirit King couldn’t do that.
He had a summoning contract with Haruto, and he had experienced being forcibly summoned.
While a summoning contract could be easily nullified, the fact of being forcibly summoned was painful.
Once manifested in the human world, the Star Spirit King would be forcibly placed under Haruto’s control.
「……Seriously?」
「「Um, well, we were planning to come and introduce ourselves to you and Mother eventually」」
But that only depressed the Star Spirit King further. Mai and Mei tried to comfort him with their words, but it only worsened his mood.
「So, you’ve married Haruto. Why do you need duplication magic then? Just sleep with Haruto」
The Star Spirit King, resigned to the situation, asked with a somewhat indifferent attitude.
「Well……」
「In fact……」
「Along with us, there are nine women who have married Haruto-sama」
「What?」
「So I miss the days when I can sleep with Haruto-sama」
「I miss the days when I can’t sleep with him too」
「「We want Haruto-sama to learn Duplication Magic」」
「S-o, he has eleven wives!?」
「「That’s correct」」
「Wait, wait! You two are spirit kings, and you’ve received the Creator God’s blessing. Surely, you’re being treated better than others」
The Star Spirit King, despite being the king of the spirits, still found his daughters the most adorable.
While it was sad that his daughters had been taken away, if they were to be married, the heartfelt wish of a parent was for them to be cherished as much as possible.
「No, the divine protection of the Creator God—」
「All of Haruto-sama’s wives received it」
「「So, all of Haruto-sama’s wives are on equal footing」」
「What!? Did the Creator God bestow protection on all eleven of you!?」
The extent of the protection varied, but the divine protection of the Creator God was the highest blessing in this world.
Furthermore, when the Star Spirit King felt the protection bestowed upon Mai and Mei, he understood that it was a level of blessing that contained the utmost divine energy.
The supreme blessing of the highest god.
Just bestowing it on one person required an immense amount of divine energy.
And yet, it was given to all eleven.
「Ridiculous…… What kind of being is Haruto?」
「He’s our husband!」
「Yeah, that’s right」
「And so」
「 Father」
「「Do you know duplication magic?」」
The Star Spirit King was troubled.
He wanted to grant his beloved daughters’ wishes.
However, knowing that his daughters’ nighttime companion was a duplication made him feel complicated.
As he pondered what to do—
「「Father, please」」
Mai and Mei grabbed the hem of the Star Spirit King’s robe and pulled gently.
Though they hadn’t done this in a while, when they were younger, this gesture meant they had something to ask the Star Spirit King.
It was irresistibly cute.
The Star Spirit King had never been able to refuse their requests when they made this gesture, often earning him scoldings from his wife.
However, the Star Spirit King hadn’t changed at all.
「W-well, there’s no helping it. Just be careful when using this dangerous magic, alright?」
「We understand! Thank you so much, Father!」
Afterward, Mai and Mei were taught and mastered the duplication magic by the Star Spirit King. They then manifested eagerly in the human world.