Arc 26: What can be done for tomorrow

Chapter 260: New Relatives and Song Magic

It has been tentatively decided that the new gods would become my uncle and his children, my cousins in others words. Increasing the number of my siblings any further would be troublesome, as expected.

Well, I was opposed to making the Agriculture God, who looks nearly 40 years old, my brother, and so was making him the Kings father, which wouldve been troublesome.

Due to the aforementioned reasons, theyve ended up being my uncle and his three children.

Uncle, Mochizuki Kousuke (Agriculture God).

Oldest Son, Mochizuki Sousuke (Music God)

Eldest Daughter, Mochizuki Karina (Hunting God)

Second Daughter, Mochizuki Suika (Alcohol God)

(ED: I swear the author got her name from Touhou)

Its only the Alcohol God that looks younger than me in terms of age, so I guess I will be calling them Kousuke-oji-san, Sousuke-onii-san, Karina-nee-san, and Suika.

Anyway though, what surprised everyone even more than the fact that Ill be having more relatives is that Suika was drunk. In the end, the excuse that Ive come up with is pretty much nothing but an excuse for alcoholism namely Unless I drink alcohol, I start having mysterious spasms, but everyone believed me.

Ive heard about it from Rin later, but it also seems common for dwarven children and others like them to start drinking alcohol at about the same age as what Suika would look like. Although Suika isnt a dwarf, it might look like her mother, which is not here, is a dwarf.

Still, the number of your relatives has suddenly increased, right?(Yumina)

Im sorry. A lot of stuff happened(Touya)

Yumina starts talking next to me as were walking along the road towards the east of the castle into the farmlands.

The girls already know both about me coming from another world and that my nee-sans and I arent connected by blood. They should understand that the situation with my uncle or cousins this time doesnt have any meaning of being connected by blood.

So then, those relatives are the same as your sisters-in-law as well(Yumina)

Ah~ Well, I guess they each have a talent in which they excel, though its not like their skills are related to fighting. I believe that Hunting Karina-nee-sans skill with the bow is the real deal(Touya)

Thats because shes the goddess of hunters who never let their game escape. It seems that in addition to bows, she can also use guns, snares, natas, and axes Hmm? Doesnt that make her quite superior compared to Moroha-nee-san who can use nothing but swords? No, Moroha-nee-san is likely stronger if its just about simple brute strength since shes specialized in combat.

The four people quickly got used to this country and began doing things they wanted to do since theyre apparently saying about wanting to be my assistants. As such, Im going to the places theyre working in right now to check on them since Ive been wondering what theyre doing.

Ah, isnt that Uncle-sama?(Yumina)

In the place Yumina points at, I could see Kousuke-oji-san thrusting a hoe at the field. Hes wiping his head in a straw hat with a towel, wearing farm work clothes and working while sweating. This scene matches him all too well. No, its obvious that it would be. Hes the god of agriculture after all.

Yaa, Touya-kun, Yumina-san. Good day to you(Kousuke)

He greets us with his slit-eyed smile as ever. How should I say it? It looks plain.

Are you plowing the field by yourself? You can employ people for. (Touya)

No-no, if a man doesnt work, he doesnt eat is not what I mean to say, but its just what I want to do it myself, you see. Isnt it wonderful to reclaim and clear the agriculture lands so that it would become new farming lands to grow food for people?(Kousuke)

In any case, it seems he would be able to harvest everything at once if he used the power of gods, but it would be boring and he wouldnt feel affection in what hes doing. Though in the first place, he cant use it because hes prohibited to do so.

Still, as expected of the one being referred to as the Agriculture God. He appears to be making full use of his knowledge in this world as well.

I asked him what were those things he had scattered some time ago, and apparently, those were finely crushed bones of magic beasts. He explained that magic origins included in the bones of magic beasts were something-something which I didnt quite understand. Laqshe, the Alraune whom Ive posted as his helper, was the only one greatly admiring his knowledge.

It isnt just the fields hes willing to do. We can also ask him to look after the paddy fields, so his work will be really helpful. Though hes too plain which can make someone doubt if he really is a divine being.

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As we return to the town after the inspection of the farmlands, we notice some kind of noise coming from the central plaza where the clocktower is located.

I wonder, has something happened?(Yumina)

Yumina and I are going in the direction of the castle when we hear cheerful music for some reason. Could it be that this is

I try pushing my way through the crowd, and there I see the figure of the Music God,