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Chapter 48 - Evolution

After morning arrived, Makoto woke up earlier than Nukumi. After they got ready, Makoto and Nukumi headed toward the dining room where breakfast had been prepared by Mio.

"Yo, good morning, Waka," said Tomoe.

"Good morning, Waka-sama, I have prepared breakfast," said Mio.

"Good morning, Waka-sama," said Shiki, Selena, Koyuki, and Hakuren.

"Onii-chan, good morning!" said Erin cheerfully.

"Good morning, all of you," said Makoto.

"G-good morning," said Nukumi shyly while standing behind Makoto.

"What's wrong, Nukumi? There's no need to be shy. After a few times, you will definitely get used to it," said Tomoe while teasing Nukumi.

"How could I easily get used to it? Something embarrassing is still embarrassing," said Nukumi softly.

"Tomoe-san, stop teasing Nukumi, let's eat first before the food gets cold," said Mio.

Then they all ate the breakfast that had been prepared by Mio. After breakfast, aside from Selena who was busy managing the city and Shiki who, helped by Hakuren, was eager to combine the supercomputer with magic, everyone went toward the onsen inn.

After entering the inn, Makoto only saw his father and mother as well as Yukiko who were sitting leisurely while drinking tea.

"Father, where are Mari and Sensei?" asked Makoto.

"They went to see the fighters' training grounds after hearing about it from the inn staff," said Makoto's father.

"In that case, Waka, I will go see them at the training grounds," said Tomoe.

"Tomoe nee-chan, I'm coming too," said Erin.

"Tomoe-sama, I will come as well," said Koyuki.

After seeing the three of them leave, Makoto asked his parents.

"Father, Mother, what do you want to do today?" asked Makoto.

"Hmm, actually relaxing here is already enough for us. Yukiko, do you want to go somewhere?" asked Makoto's mother.

"I'm quite interested in the management of this city, may I go take a look around?" asked Yukiko.

"How about you go meet Selena? If you want, you can give suggestions to Selena about the development of the city," said Makoto.

"Is that really alright?" asked Yukiko.

"Of course it's alright. If something happens, we can fix it," said Makoto.

"Alright then, I will go first," said Yukiko, then went toward the city office.

"Lime, has yesterday's task been completed?" said Makoto.

"Ha! Waka-sama, this is the report about the Kingdom of Kanaleon that we obtained from Rembrandt and Morris," said Lime while handing the information report to Makoto. After reading most of the report given by Lime, Makoto handed it to his father.

"You may go, Lime. Don't forget to make preparations for the people who will go to the Goddess's world to establish an information network," said Makoto.

"Yes, Waka-sama," said Lime, then disappeared from in front of Makoto.

"What do you think, Father? What will you do after seeing that report?" said Makoto when he saw his father fall silent after reading the report given by Lime.

"Actually, I feel conflicted. Previously, after I heard that the Kingdom of Kanaleon had been destroyed, I only felt sad about my birthplace. But after reading this report that there are still remnants of the Kingdom of Kanaleon who are still alive, it makes me want to help them," said Makoto's father.

"My dear, whatever you want to do, I will stay by your side," said Makoto's mother while holding his father's hand.

"Mother is right, Father. If you want, I will gladly help you. Besides, I have an agreement with the Goddess to destroy Stella Fortress, why not also take over the territory of the Kingdom of Kanaleon," said Makoto to his father.

"Yes, Otou-sama, if you want, I will gladly help you as well," said Mio. After thinking for a moment, Makoto's father then said,

"Alright, I have decided to help those who survived from the Kingdom of Kanaleon," said Makoto's father.

"In that case, first, what do you want to do, Father?" asked Makoto.

"I want to meet those who survived from the Kingdom of Kanaleon. From the report Lime gave, they are currently in Rotsgard City," said Makoto's father.

"Then what about your job in the other world?" said Makoto.

"That's easy. I will ask Yukiko to inform my editor that I am traveling to look for an idea to write a new book," said Makoto's father casually.

"In that case, let's go. I will ask the Elder Dwarves to prepare equipment for Father and Mother," said Makoto.

"Ooh, now I can't wait to try the equipment that I will use. At first I wasn't too interested in seeing combat equipment, but now I have become interested again," said Makoto's father.

Then the five of them went to visit the Elder Dwarves' place again.

"Makoto-sama and everyone, welcome to our place," said Beren to them.

"Welcome everyone, how can we help?" said Eld.

"Eld, Beren, I want to provide combat equipment for my parents, can you help me?" said Makoto.

"Of course, Waka-sama, we Elder Dwarves will wholeheartedly assist you," said Eld to Makoto.

Because yesterday Makoto's parents had already come here, they did not need much time to choose their equipment. Makoto's father chose a sword and light equipment such as arm and chest guards, while Makoto's mother chose a magic staff, a mage's robe, and several other supporting accessories.

After choosing their equipment, they returned to the inn.

"By the way, Father, Mother, do you want to evolve?" asked Makoto.

"Evolve? Can we also evolve?" asked Makoto's mother.

"Of course, for me that is not a difficult thing," said Makoto.

Then they chatted casually. After Makoto's mother learned that Makoto's relationship with Nukumi had become closer, she made Nukumi call her Mother as well just like Tomoe, Mio, and Selena. Nukumi, who was talking with Makoto's mother, shyly called her Mother. Time passed toward noon, and those who had gone to see the training grounds finally returned home.

"I'm back!" said Mari cheerfully, arriving with Tomoe, Sensei, Erin, and Koyuki.

"Welcome back, Mari, how was the training ground?" asked Makoto.

"Everyone is very strong and I was also able to see various kinds of magic when watching them fight one another," said Mari.

"Did you try using magic?" asked Makoto.

"Of course, after seeing magic, how could I not want to try it," said Mari.

"So what magic did you try?" said Makoto.

"With Tomoe nee-san's guidance I managed to learn to release fire and wind magic, but Tomoe nee-san said that every language used when chanting magic can make the magic different, but why can I understand every language that Tomoe nee-san used when teaching me to chant magic?" asked Mari.

"That is because while in this world, I made all races able to communicate with one another without any language barriers, so even if you do not know the language they use, you can still understand what they write or say, but that is only limited to this world, if you want to go to another world you must learn the language of that world," said Makoto.

"So that's how it is," said Mari.

"How about you, Sensei, are you willing to accept my offer?" said Makoto.

"I am willing to accept your offer to become a trainer, but from what I see all the fighters in this world have their own ways of fighting that they have trained for years, so who will I teach?" said Makoto's teacher.

"I am building a school in this city, I want Sensei to become a trainer to teach martial arts and combat techniques at the school," said Makoto.

"Alright then," said Makoto's teacher.

Then they all had lunch together. After lunch, Makoto informed Mari and her teacher about how Makoto would help them evolve after this and about Makoto's parents who would go to the Goddess's world tomorrow.

"That's not fair, Father, Mother. Why can you go to another world while I'm not allowed to come along!" said Mari to her parents.

"That's because tomorrow you will start school," said Makoto's mother.

"I can ask for permission to skip school for a few days," said Mari.

"Not allowed," said Makoto's mother firmly.

"Father, how can you leave your cute daughter and go to another world with Mother," said Mari to Makoto's father pleadingly.

"Mari, it's not that I don't want to take you, but you know how your mother is once she has decided something, even I cannot change it," said Makoto's father.

"Mari, can't you come here during holidays," said Makoto.

"But I still want to see the world where Father and Mother come from," said Mari.

"Next week I will accompany you to go there, so don't be too sad," said Makoto.

"Really!?" said Mari.

"Of course," said Makoto.

"Hooray!" said Mari happily.

"Now we just need to wait for Yukiko nee-chan to return before I help all of you evolve," said Makoto.

"Onii-chan, does evolving take a long time?" asked Mari.

"For you it will not take long, because I directly help you evolve in this world. If it were in another world it might take a bit more time, but in my world I can accelerate the evolution process," said Makoto.

After waiting for a while, Yukiko came together with Selena.

"Onee-chan! You finally came," said Mari.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Mari? Why are you all waiting for me?" asked Yukiko.

"Onii-chan said he will help us evolve," said Mari.

"Evolve? Can you really do that, Makoto?" asked Yukiko.

"Of course, nee-chan, that is not a difficult thing for me. Now that everyone has gathered, let's begin the evolution," said Makoto.

"Come on quickly, onii-chan, I can't wait anymore," said Mari.

"Wait a moment, I want to ask Nukumi something," said Makoto.

"To me?" said Nukumi confused.

"Nukumi, do you want to evolve normally or evolve like Tomoe, Mio, and Selena?" said Makoto.

"What is the difference?" asked Nukumi.

"If you evolve normally, I will only help you become a race above humans, but if like Tomoe and the others, I will also add a contract as my follower which will make our relationship closer," said Makoto.

"Of course I choose to add the contract," said Nukumi without hesitation.

"In that case I will start your evolution," said Makoto.

"Nueria, start their evolution process," said Makoto in his heart.

[Understood, starting the evolution process] said Nueria.

Then Father, Mother, Yukiko, Mari, Nukumi, and their teacher were enveloped in rainbow light. After some time, the light that enveloped them disappeared.

[The evolution process has been completed] said Nueria.

After the light that enveloped them completely disappeared, they opened their eyes.

"Is it finished? I feel my body filled with tremendous energy," said Yukiko.

"Not only that, onee-chan, look, Father and Mother have become younger and more beautiful and handsome," said Mari in surprise.

"I also added a storage space skill to you all, so you will find it easier to carry things," said Makoto.

"Really, onii-chan! Thank you so much! I have long wanted an ability to store items like in a game," said Mari.

"I can't believe I can become this strong," said Makoto's father.

"This is all thanks to Makoto, so we can evolve so easily," said Makoto's mother.

"After you adapt to your powers, I will send Yukiko nee-chan, Mari, Nukumi, and Sensei back home," said Makoto.

"Eeeh, why only us? What about Father and Mother?" said Mari.

"Father and Mother will stay here for some time before going to the other world," said Makoto.

"That's not fair! I also want to stay here!" said Mari.

"Mari, aren't you going to school tomorrow," said Makoto's mother.

"But, but, Mother, I still want to stay here," said Mari.

"Can't you come again during holidays," said Makoto's mother.

Then after they all adapted to their new powers, Makoto sent them home using a portal.

"Yukiko, don't forget to call my editor about how I will not be reachable for some time to write a new book," said Makoto's father.

"Alright, Father," said Yukiko.

"Mother, am I really not allowed to stay here?" said Mari.

"Not allowed," said Makoto's mother.

"But onii-chan could stop going to school, why can't I?" said Mari.

"At that time Makoto had no choice but to go to another world, but now we have many choices, so you must continue going to school," said Makoto's mother firmly.

"Alright," said Mari sadly.

"Alright then, I will open the portal for you," said Makoto.

After the portal opened, Nukumi approached Makoto.

"Makoto-sempai, I will surely miss you," said Nukumi while hugging Makoto.

"We will meet again next week," said Makoto.

"Yes, I know, but I still feel a little sad," said Nukumi.

After saying goodbye, Yukiko, Mari, Nukumi, and Sensei entered the portal that had been opened by Makoto.

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