Kousuke was surprised by Floria’s high commanding ability, but Silvia wasn’t particularly surprised.
Since Silvia was the member of the management layer that Floria interacted with the most, she had already heard about such things.
Of course, she had also received education as a princess, but because she had talent in tactics, she received thorough training in that area.
However, the Florece Kingdom was a peaceful nation with no wars against neighboring countries, so her talent was never utilized.
She had received praise not only from her teachers but also from those around her, who said that had it been a different era, she would undoubtedly have been a leader in war.
Floria herself believed that her talent would be buried even further now that she was in the Tower, but it could be said to have become useful in an unexpected way.
“Speaking of which, the main summons in the Southwest Tower were Goblins, right?”
Kousuke asked Floria, recalling it suddenly.
“That’s right?”
“Then, you could utilize that power too, couldn’t you?”
“…Ah.”
Upon hearing Kousuke say that, Floria opened her mouth as if she had just realized it for the first time.
Goblins become more intelligent as they evolve.
The Ogre Demon Head on the 15th Floor of Amamiya Tower is completely fulfilling its role as the leader of a group.
Unfortunately, there is no Ogre Demon Head in the Southwest Tower, but there are those who have evolved.
In some cases, it might be interesting to bring something like the Great Ogre Demon from Amamiya Tower to the Southwest Tower and teach them coordination in battle.
“Why didn’t I think of that?”
Thinking that far, Floria’s shoulders slumped in disappointment.
Meanwhile, Silvia and Peach were scratching their heads, wondering if something could be done.
“Well, I don’t think you can just suddenly come up with something after being told,” Kousuke said, reflecting that he might have been a bit too impatient.
It was a matter of intuition, but Kousuke believed that imagery was important for using the power of blessings.
If they felt something after seeing what he and Floria had done, it should lead to new power.
“You don’t necessarily have to stick to what I did. It’s fine to think, ‘I wish I could do something like this,’ like Floria,” he added.
Listening to Kousuke’s words, Silvia was thinking about the blessing she had received.
The power Silvia currently manifested was the ability to see status.
It was simple, she thought, but the moment she considered that as Kousuke’s Shrine Maiden, she should be able to use the same abilities as him, she was able to manifest it.
Shrine Maidens and priests, in their role as clergy, aim to embody the power of God within themselves, so it could be said that she was fulfilling her duty (?).
If that were the case, it was not strange for her to think that she could use some of Kousuke’s abilities in a similar way.
Kousuke had already shown her the results.
Even so, thinking she could use it immediately would be too naive.
Perhaps her thoughts were showing on her face, as Kousuke looked at Silvia with concern.
“No, I’m sorry. I told you not to rush, but I ended up rushing you. That’s enough for today, let’s head back,” Kousuke said, reflecting.
He hadn’t intended for her to figure something out immediately, but that was the result.
He had assumed that they should each think of something on their own, but he had believed they could do the same things he could.
This was entirely Kousuke’s mistake.
Since the result was that he had somehow rushed them, Kousuke would have to return to the management layer and rethink things.
With that in mind, Kousuke led everyone back to the management layer.
♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦
Upon returning to the management layer, Kousuke did not do anything in particular and was spacing out in the Lounge Space.
He wasn’t dwelling on what had happened earlier, but he simply wanted to spend some time without thinking about anything.
Colette sat down next to Kousuke, crossing her arms.
“Huh? What’s wrong?”
“No? Nothing in particular happened?”
“Really? But wasn’t PDA prohibited here?”
Kousuke couldn’t determine whether crossing one’s arms counted as PDA.
However, there seemed to be a clear distinction when it came to women.
“It is, but today is special.”
“Special?”
“Indeed.”
As Kousuke tilted his head, Silvia approached him and took his arm.
Of course, it was the arm opposite to the one Colette had taken.
Kousuke showed his bewilderment at the two suddenly doing such a thing.
Towards Kousuke, the other members also approached.
“I thought it would be nice to relax together like this for a change.”
“It’s been a while since everyone gathered like this~”
“It’s a good opportunity,” Floria said, and brought out some alcohol.
It was rare for the women to suggest alcohol.
Kousuke, who looked even more bewildered, was poked on the cheek by Shurein.
“Don’t make that face. There’s really no ulterior motive. If I had to say, it’s also a celebration because everyone has manifested the power of blessings.”
Upon hearing that, Kousuke finally broke into a smile.
When he thought about it, he had only offered blessings and hadn’t done anything special.
It was a goodwill gesture from the women.
He decided to enjoy some alcohol for the first time in a while.
♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦♢♦
When Kousuke drinks, he doesn’t drink to the point of getting drunk.
If the people around him were like that, he might get drunk, but since none of the women drank that way, he didn’t drink excessively.
He purely enjoyed the aroma and taste of the alcohol.
In a way, that might be the true enjoyment of alcohol, but unfortunately, Kousuke was not knowledgeable about alcohol.
Since he wasn’t subjected to lectures about alcohol from this group, that was enough.
Furthermore, the food prepared by Mitsuki added to the enjoyment.
The women, except for Peach, were enjoying the food.
They were also drinking some alcohol.
“By the way~, Mr. Kousuke, is there anything you want us who have learned blessings to do?” Peach asked, looking even more alluring than usual due to the alcohol.
“Do something? No, I wasn’t particularly thinking of anything,” Kousuke replied and pondered.
Originally, as he considered the evolution of the women, the matter of blessings came up.
Kousuke himself had never thought of wanting them to use their blessings to do anything.
Except for the children, of course.
Since some members had already evolved, there was no need to focus solely on the power of blessings.
He thought that he was getting impatient again, even after reflecting so much in the Divine Realm before.
The women had also subtly sensed that, which was probably why they arranged this gathering.
Without mentioning it, Kousuke gratefully decided to go along with it.
After that, there were no particularly significant conversations, and it was the usual casual talk.
The only unusual thing was that Haku, who had never had a small party like this before, was unusually excited.
Otherwise, time passed calmly.
For the women, of course, it was about Kousuke, but it also served as a good opportunity for them to refresh themselves.
Even after it ended, in various ways, it felt good.
In the end, that day was spent in a gentle daily life without doing anything in particular.
