“... Eh, who’s that?”
“Kehma, who’s this? Soone you know?”
“Nope.”
The girl opened her eyes with a snap—they looked like I’d seen them sowhere before, a shade of blue. Actually, once I got a good look at her, she kind of looked like Rokuko—
Just then, I felt a foreboding feeling run through . The girl opened her mouth and her first words.
“Papa! Mama! Hello, I’m your daughter!”
... Yeah, I get it.
“You’re the Dungeon Core from earlier, aren’t you!?”
“Eh, earlier? Papa and Mama...? Eh, daughter... wait, she looks like you, Kehma!”
“Oh no no no, she looks like you.”
Wait, why are we talking like a couple in front of their baby?
“This is guessing, but you know how we focused our power into that core? I figure that.. well, it took in so elents from each of us and hatched into a Dungeon Core... yeah?”
“I seeee... So she’s our kid! I’m Mama!”
“So then I’m Papa?”
“Of course my Papa and Mama would be so quick to figure it out! You’ve got most of it correct!”
The girl clapped her hands together and confird our suspicions with a smile.
... I was careless. Actually, does this an we’ve had our first child?
No way, for our first kid to talk and be this big the mont they’re born... I guess it’s possible because of the whole Dungeon Core thing.
“Alright, so I’m going to ssage Otou-sama1 now.”
“Ah, then I’ll get Haku Ane-sama—”
“Absolutely not, Rokuko! Let’s get a hold of what’s happening before that!”
When I stopped Rokuko from committing second degree murder and opened my nu, I saw that I’d already received a ssage from [Father].
[Title: Congratulations, Kehma! You had your first child!]
“Seriously...?”
A god just certified her as my daughter...
I opened the ssage to read further.
[Maaan, first off, congratulations. It looks like you and Rokuko created an additional Dungeon Core, Kehma-kun! I’d originally only prepared the preset core so you could raise your hero skill’s level, but both of your elents managed to boot it up. Well, you two are unmistakably the parents, so make sure to take good care of her, alright?]
... It appeared to be exactly as I’d guessed.
[PS: I won’t be giving her a number, so na her properly! Also, I also took the liberty of connecting the DP Catalog to her so she can use it as well. Think of it as my baby shower present.]
Seriously though...? Yeah... baby shower, huh.
“What did Otou-sama say?”
“... That she’s definitely our daughter... and to give her a na.”
“Yaaay! What should we na her!?”
“Right, right! I want a cuuuuute na!”
“Naming my first daughter’s making nervous!”
She even raises her hand and speaks normally despite just being born. She doesn’t seem to have any questions about what’s going on, either.
... It must have sothing to do with being a Dungeon Core. The presets [Father] ntioned must have been a set of basic knowledge, an ecology completely different from what humans have.
“Wait, Kehma. Let’s co up with a na for her together. She’s our daughter, after all.”
“S-Sure. Right... wait, first, you. What happened to your actual body, the Dungeon Core?”
“Eh? It’s just in there?”
The girl pointed to the [Storage] I’d left open.
... You’re not saying my [Storage] turned into a dungeon, are you?
“My dungeon is Mama’s [Storage]!”
“Ah, yeah... figured... huh? What did you just say?”
“It’s Mama’s [Storage]...”
!?
“Wait, why am I Mama!?”
“...? Based on my knowledge of the situation, I decided that Mama is Mama! Huh? Is sothing about that weird?”
“I’m a man, so I’m Papa!”
“... Ah, I guess...? You’re a man... so you’re Papa...? I don’t know anything about that.”
Yo, Dark God. The heck are with these presets of yours?
“In the case that god isn’t here, god is Papa, not Mama!”
“Oh, now that you ntion it...”
“Right, you had the sa kind of education, huh Rokuko...”
Dungeon Cores were god’s children, so they themselves were similar to gods... and following that logic, I’m Mama? Co on, what kind of gender free god is this?
“I’m a human and Rokuko’s a human-type core, so apply your logic from a human’s point of view.”
“Question, Mama! Shouldn’t god take priority over humans?”
“It’s fine, please just go with a human’s point of view... Right, Rokuko doesn’t want to be called Papa either ,right?”
“Huh? I don’t really mind either way though.”
Not good. I’m going to have to do sothing here before it’s too late.
I briefly wondered if Haku-san would prefer being the Mama, but then figured that she’d have the sa sentint as Rokuko and not care...
“Kehma. The important thing is that she’s ours. Isn’t deciding which of us is Papa or Mama trivial?”
“That’s a noble thought, but doesn’t it sound like I gave birth to her?”
“... Didn’t you?”
Rokuko pointed to my [Storage].
“... Ah, that. Well... hearing soone call Mama Kehma physically hurts , so please just call Papa.”
“Got it! Papa!”
“I don’t really mind, but is it like that in Japanese? Alright if that’s how it is.”
That’s all it took!?
No—that’s good. They said so. No takebacks.
“Alright, back to her na. This whole situation is about an additional core, so how about we call her Soto for now?”
“Karinisoto? What’s the aning of that na?”
Why’d she include [karini]?2
Just as I tried to correct her, she clapped her hands together with a smile.
“Karinisoto! What a nice na. Soto ans outside, elsewhere, and additional in Japanese!”
“Drop the for now part, okay? I was saying for now.”
“For now ans temporarily, for a mont, for now. It’s from another world!”
“Karinisoto, Soto for short! Additional for now... how cute! It’s the best!”
A core’s sense of aesthetics is a mystery! I wonder if it’s just that it being a foreign language is cool?
She was so happy she was basically squirming... wait, are you telling you’re making the final decision on it being Karinisoto?
“We’ll think about the na later! Karinisoto is rejected!”
“No. It’s decided. I am Karinisoto! Call Soto-chan please~”
“Please think this through...”
“Then give so socks. I’ll think about it if you give so socks... Oh, what’s this? Papa isn’t wearing socks! And there aren’t any in his [Storage]. Too bad, buying more isn’t allowed!”
... The heck’s she talking about? I an sure, I don’t wear socks in my room though.
“Therefore, my na is Karinisoto—Soto!”
“Good for you, Soto. Ah, my na was given to by Kehma, it ans 695 in another world.”
“Uwaaah! Papa’s a naming genius!”
Rokuko pumped her chest out in pride. I’m so sorry. It’s all my fault....
Oh yeah, I have to contact Narikin and everyone on ti (escaping reality).
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