After bestowing blessings on the wolves, I moved on to the other familiars to grant them blessings as well.
Ten each of Celestial Foxes and Terrestrial Foxes.
For the remaining summoned beasts, I selected ten individuals from each species.
Individuals who had not yet exhibited signs of “Budding Evolution” were also chosen.
Therefore, we should be able to confirm the extent to which blessings impact evolution.
I also aimed to ascertain the maximum number of blessings I could bestow, but since there seemed to be no limit, I decided to stop there.
There was no particular reason, but I thought it would be meaningless to give out blessings indiscriminately, so I refrained.
By the way, I did not grant blessings to Kou and the other Hiryu.
This was because, in the first place, I didn’t know if the Hiryu were capable of evolution.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a problem to grant blessings even if they didn’t evolve, but since the purpose of this endeavor was solely to investigate the relationship with evolution, I decided to bestow them on another occasion.
Upon returning to the management layer, I found Peach sitting with a troubled expression.
“Hmm? What’s wrong?”
As if only noticing Kousuke’s presence after being addressed, Peach looked up.
“Yes? Ah, Mr. Kousuke?”
Even when Kousuke spoke to her, Peach seemed somewhat dazed.
“Hey, hey, are you okay?”
Kousuke, slightly flustered, rushed over to Peach and began waving his hands back and forth in front of her.
“No~. It’s not that I’m not okay… I’m just a little confused because I’ve received too much information all at once.”
With those words, Kousuke understood Peach’s condition.
While the power of the blessings had manifested, it was possible that the sheer volume of information obtained from that power was overwhelming her processing ability.
If it went too far, it would be like Kousuke’s first time releasing the power of his left eye.
Of course, the blessings would not manifest to that extent.
However, it was entirely possible for her to end up in a state similar to Peach’s current condition.
Even if it wasn’t a full-blown “rampage,” she was in a state close to it.
“If you release it all at once, information can rush in all at once, which is why you end up in this state.”
“It seems so~”
“Ah, right. For now, it’s better to close your eyes so you can organize the information in your head.”
I had heard that information from the eyes used the most brainpower.
By forcibly shutting that off, I thought it would be better to allow her brain some time to organize itself.
“I’ll do that~”
Peach closed her eyes as she said that, and Kousuke sat down next to her.
Then, gently holding Peach’s head, who seemed about to sway, he laid her down on his lap.
“Fuwawa~. Mr. Kousuke~?”
Peach opened her eyes, which she had just managed to close, with a surprised expression.
She was surprised because it was rare for Kousuke to act like this during the daytime.
“There, there. It’s okay once in a while, right? Rest well.”
Peach, slightly flushed, was also a rare sight.
Since I had the chance, I decided to slowly take in her handsome features.
“…I will~”
Despite a slight hesitation, Peach obediently closed her eyes.
“That’s right. I think you’ll feel even better if you just sleep for a bit.”
“Yes~”
After replying, Peach already seemed to be feeling sleepy.
Of course, it wasn’t that Peach was a good sleeper, but rather Kohi’s prank.
I wondered if it was okay to layer magic on top of a half-rampage state of blessing power, but since it seemed to be fine, I left it as it was.
Usually, Colette would barge in with a “No excessive affection~,” but without any disturbance, she would continue in this state until Peach woke up.
Peach woke up about two hours later.
The Lounge Space in the management layer usually had a lot of people coming and going, but no one had passed through until now.
Perhaps they noticed Peach’s unusual state and hesitated to enter, Kousuke mused.
This was because Floria entered almost at the same time Peach woke up.
“Oh? Is no one else here? That’s unusual.”
“I didn’t notice since I was sleeping until just now~?”
Peach said that and looked at Kousuke.
“Ah. No one came in after Peach fell asleep.”
“Hmm? You were sleeping? That’s even more unusual. Did something happen?”
Although Peach was usually laid-back, she rarely took naps in front of others.
For other members, it was common to see them napping on the sofas in the Lounge Space.
“Ah. It seems she was affected by the blessing’s power.”
“I got a little too excited~”
Her tone was relaxed, but she was slightly dejected.
“No, no. It’s understandable since it’s your first time, so don’t be discouraged. Rather, I’m sorry I couldn’t give you proper advice.”
As a new god, he had no idea what would happen when he bestowed blessings.
If it were Eris, she would probably be able to give proper advice.
Seeing that both of them were about to become discouraged, Floria seemed a little flustered.
“Wait, wait. What are you two going to do if you both get discouraged? Since it’s a first for both of you, some accidents (?) are bound to happen, right?”
Although Floria rarely comforted others, she realized that the state of these two was not good and tried to mediate.
Just then, Floria’s helpful intervention arrived.
“My, my~? What’s with this atmosphere?”
“Father, what’s wrong?”
Colette entered, accompanied by Haku.
They had probably been inspecting the tower together.
“Well, I don’t quite understand either, but this is how it was when I arrived.”
Since there was no other option, Kousuke explained Peach’s dazed state before she fell asleep.
Upon hearing that, Floria and Colette exchanged glances.
“That might be a type of magical intoxication.”
“Or, as Kousuke said, it could be considered a rampage… but I also think it’s magical intoxication.”
“Magical intoxication? Me?”
Magical intoxication is a kind of growing pain that occurs when magic users rapidly increase the amount of magic they handle.
Of course, in the case of holy power, it is referred to as holy intoxication, but in this instance, both terms have the same meaning.
“What is magical intoxication?”
“Well, I don’t know either?”
When Kousuke, asked by Haku, honestly replied, he looked at Colette.
“Well, I’m not that knowledgeable either… Ah, Silvia, please explain!”
Colette, cornered by the request for an explanation, turned the conversation to the savior who had just entered.
“…Yes?”
Silvia, suddenly addressed, tilted her head in confusion.
“I also think it’s magical intoxication,” Shurein said after listening to the explanation, having entered together with Silvia.
Silvia thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
“That’s right. Rather than magical intoxication, perhaps in this case, it’s divine power intoxication.”
“Divine power intoxication?”
To everyone who tilted their heads, Silvia continued her explanation.
“Even before receiving the blessings, it was the same, but Peach-san is the best at handling divine power among us. Of course, excluding Kousuke-san.”
To this explanation, everyone nodded.
“I realized this while training to use Kousuke-sama’s blessings, but it’s likely that using Kousuke-sama’s blessings involves divine power.”
“I see. So, Peach, who is best at handling divine power, was the first to manifest it?”
“No. Rather, as we considered before, it was the racial trait that came first, and the ability to handle divine power accompanied it.”
Besides Peach, both Shurein and Colette have distinct racial traits.
However, the reason Peach was able to manifest the power of blessings before anyone else included the matter of her handling of divine power.
“I believe it’s a state of divine power intoxication due to her lifelong handling of divine power and this current matter of blessings. However, of course, Kousuke-san’s information overload is also mixed in.”
Everyone looked convinced by Silvia’s precise opinion.
“U-, um… The current explanation is not absolute, so please take it as a reference.”
Finally, Silvia added that as a disclaimer, but unfortunately, no one was listening.
