I had secured the medicinal herbs and water. Now, I was ready for whenever the alchemist decided to arrive.
“Ugh, I’m so tired. Lisia-chan, is it okay if I head home for a bit to rest?”
I glanced at Lisia-chan.
“…You’re going home, then,” she murmured, looking downcast.
“Yeah. Ah… to that cabin at Dead End.”
If I mentioned going back to the mountains, it would reveal that I was a God.
“If you need anything, just let me know right away. Well then…”
I turned to leave, intending to return to the Dead End Cabin, where I would briefly switch places with my body double, Konohamaru-kun…
“Wait, please!”
Lisia-chan clung tightly to my arm.
“? What’s wrong?”
“It’s a selfish request, and I feel terrible asking… but… I want you to stay. I want you by my side… forever.”
“Um…?”
“…This is just my… selfish fantasy, but I was wondering if the usual Mika-rin-sama is perhaps…”
! Could it be that she…?
I placed my hand over Lisia-chan’s mouth.
“Let’s talk just the two of us.”
“…Okay.” She nodded eagerly.
After a moment, I arrived at the Dead End Cabin.
I cast a soundproofing spell and locked the door securely.
“Now, tell me what you’re thinking, Lisia-chan.”
I sat on the bed while Lisia-chan took a seat beside me, pressing close. Then she began to express her thoughts.
“…I was thinking that the usual Mika-rin-sama might be… a familiar or something, and that the Mika-rin-sama in front of me is a different person?”
“…”
“And that the real Mika-rin-sama is somewhere else… I’m sorry for saying something so strange.”
…I was surprised. It seemed she could distinguish between my body double and me (the real me).
“What makes you think that?”
“…Because this Mika-rin-sama is especially kind.”
She said that Konohamaru-kun, my body double, only handled things in a businesslike manner. He would take on requests and that would be the end of it.
He wouldn’t talk like this, just the two of us, or let her lean on him.
Lisia-chan’s words were still just speculation. There was no concrete evidence. So, I could choose to play dumb here.
…I didn’t want to reveal that I was a God to too many people. If that information leaked, there might be those who would come to exploit my powers.
…But still.
“I won’t tell anyone about this!”
Lisia-chan insisted, leaning closer to me.
“I won’t say a word about Mika-rin-sama hiding something! If you don’t believe me… you can make me your slave!”
Slave? Well, if she became a slave, she would have to obey her master.
That would ensure she wouldn’t spill any secrets.
…Yeah.
“Hey now.”
I poked Lisia-chan’s forehead.
“Ow…”
“Don’t casually talk about becoming a slave.”
“But… now that I know Mika-rin-sama’s secret, I have no choice but to become a slave to keep it safe.”
“Even so, I can’t make you a slave.”
“Why not?”
“It’s simple. I like you, Lisia-chan.”
After my parents died, I had to become the lord at the age of five. I struggled to protect my territory and my people.
I had grown quite fond of Lisia-chan, who was so earnest and hardworking.
“I’m so happy to hear you say that…”
Lisia-chan sniffled, tears welling in her eyes.
Now, what should I do? Emotionally, I couldn’t make this girl a slave.
Also, I couldn’t make a human my familiar. I had heard before that humans were creations of the Supreme God, so as a higher deity, I couldn’t make a human my familiar.
So, what should I do?
“Lisia-chan, I have a proposal… would you like to become my daughter?”
“Your… daughter, Mika-rin-sama?”
“Yeah. I’m suggesting we adopt you.”
The system of adoption existed in this world as well. If I submitted the paperwork to the country, it would be fine.
“Sure, I can’t trust strangers. But if we’re family… if we’re related, then I can trust you. What do you think… wait, Lisia-chan!?”
She was crying rivers of tears!
“What’s wrong? Was it that bad?”
“No, it’s not that… I’m just so, so… happy!”
“Happy?”
“I… my mom and dad passed away… I was all alone… and I felt so lonely…”
…This girl was only five, at an age when she wanted to rely on her parents.
But Lisia-chan had no parents. Even if she wanted to lean on someone, there was no one there for her. Yet instead of falling apart, she was doing her best as a lord. That was quite impressive.
She had truly worked hard until now.
…Alright, I’ve made up my mind!
“From now on, I’ll be your mother! So… you can lean on me as much as you want!”
“! M-Mika-rin-sama…”
“You don’t have to be so formal.”
“Then, um… M-Mika Mother…”
Mother… huh. That sounds nice.
“Okay, I’ll prepare the adoption paperwork, so can you sign it?”
“Yes!”
I opened the document creation app on my smartphone (not the God App). Using the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet), I searched for the format for adoption papers and typed it out.
Once I got home, I could print it out and submit it to the country.
“Alright, Lisia-chan. For your signature… um… what should I do? Can you press this button as I say?”
“Yes!”
I guided her as Lisia-chan typed her name into the smartphone.
Just as she finished typing…
Goooooooon!
“Mika Mother! What’s happening? My body is glowing! And… I feel so powerful… ah!”
Lisia-chan’s body shone with a rainbow of colors. The light quickly subsided.
And then… a book appeared before me, landing in Lisia-chan’s hands.
“What is that book…? What just happened…?”
Suddenly, my body double, Konohamaru-kun, hopped over. It seemed he sensed something unusual and had come out from under the bed where he was hiding.
“Wow! Mika Mother! There’s a little doll with a leaf for a face!”
“Eh? Lisia-chan… can you see this child?”
Konohamaru-kun was one of the Vegetable Familiars. Normally, ordinary people shouldn’t be able to see low-tier familiars…
Could it be…
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Lisia D.C. Nagano
【Race】Nagano Mika’s Familiar God
【Level】9999
【Familiar Artifact】Book of Omniscience (Minerva)
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I checked Lisia-chan’s status using the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet).
A Familiar God!
What does this mean!?
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Familiar God
→ A minor deity that serves and accompanies the main God.
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So, a Familiar God is both a familiar and a God…
Does this mean I’ve evolved Lisia-chan into a God!?
How? Why…?
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Reason Lisia became a Familiar God
→ By becoming the child of the Living God, Nagano Mika, the power of God was granted to her.
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What a surprise! Just by adopting Lisia-chan, something so incredible has happened…
“What’s wrong, Mika Mother?”
“Um… Lisia-chan, it seems you’ve become a God.”
“Ha…?”
I lightly explained the situation. I told her that I was actually a God, and that by becoming my child (adopted), Lisia-chan had also become a God.
“I’m sorry! I made you a God without asking…! I need to find a way to revert this…”
But Lisia-chan shook her head vigorously.
“Don’t revert it!”
“Eh, is that okay?”
“Yes! This means… I’ve become Mika Mother’s child, right? Isn’t this proof?”
“Eh, um… is that how it works?”
“Yes! I’m so happy! I’ve become Mika Mother’s daughter, and I have this proof in my hands… I’m so, so happy!”
Well, if she’s happy about it, then I guess it’s fine.
Now there are no more secrets between us!
『Conditions met』
『Divine Rank increased to 3.0』
『Nagano Mika classed up from a Higher God to a 【Supreme God】』
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