Isekai Nonbiri Nouka
Chapter 957: A New Devil

●Character Refresher

Versa – Ancient Devil race. Wife of ancestor-san.

Bulga – Ancient Devil race. Serves as Rasuti’s maid.

Stifano – Ancient Devil race. Also serves as Rasuti’s maid.

Rananon – Dragon. Rasuti’s daughter. Around 8 years old.

Kukulkan – Dragon. Rasuti’s son. Around 2 years old.

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The girl who emerged from Siegfried now had a name.

Klim.

TN: クリム(Kurimu) – maybe it came from Klim Nick of gundam.

Versa performed a rather lengthy divination to decide it.

It’s not a bad name, I think.

As for her authority, apparently, it’s 《Hope》.

For some reason, it’s said that I’m the one who gave it to her.

No, seriously, all I did was mutter, “Well, if she’s Despair’s daughter, then Hope, I guess”, after Versa mentioned Klim being Despair’s child.

Isn’t that a bit too careless for deciding someone’s authority?

It’s supposed to be for life, right?

It’s not?

It can change as much as needed, and new ones can be added?

Versa’s changed hers multiple times?

So it’s really more like setting an initial direction?

W-Well, if that’s the case, then I guess it’s fine.

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Now that Klim had a name and an authority, her form became clearly defined.

A girl around five years old.

She had black hair, straight and long, reaching near her feet.

Small curled horns grew from her head.

She was completely naked at first, but now she was wearing clothes Zabuton had made.

A child-sized yukata.

I couldn’t help but wonder why, but maybe it was because Zabuton had made one for me not long ago.

She even wore proper geta on her feet.

Her long hair was tied up in a ponytail, and it suited her quite well.

Still, with the village heading into winter, warmer clothes would be necessary…

Even without me saying anything, plenty had already been prepared.

As expected of Zabuton.

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As for taking care of Klim, the responsibility shifted from Versa to Yoru.

The reason was simple.

When Klim snapped her fingers, Siegfried would rise up from the ground.

Previously, Siegfried was about ten meters tall, but now it had shrunk to around three meters.

Probably because I plowed part of it into the soil.

Sorry about that.

But still, it did go on a rampage.

There’s no point glaring at me like that.

And Yoru…

It’s fine to spoil Klim, but you shouldn’t be saying yes to everything.

At the very least, make sure she stops summoning Siegfried indoors.

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Just for the record.

When Yoru woke up and I told her Siegfried had vanished, I expected her to go on a rampage, but she was calm.

Very calm.

But her behavior afterward… how should I put it… she gave off the air of a large beast that had lost its young.

You couldn’t approach.

You couldn’t touch.

That’s how it felt.

Still, I thought it would be bad to let Yoru meet Versa or Klim in that state, so I did my best to lead her away…

But Yoru was drawn to Klim like a magnet.

The moment she saw Klim, she reacted with the joy of someone reunited with a lost child.

I wondered why, but when Klim tried to escape Yoru’s embrace by summoning the small Siegfried, it all made sense.

And while I stood there, finally understanding, Yoru embraced the mini-Siegfried without hesitation.

Klim tried to flee into it, but before she could close the hatch, Yoru grabbed her and pulled her out.

Klim looked to Versa for help, but Versa ignored her and handed her care over to Yoru.

Yoru happily accepted.

I couldn’t bear to look directly at Klim’s face in that moment of despair.

The face of a child who had just lost all hope……. it really hurts to see.

S-Still, wasn’t it the right call to leave her with Yoru instead of Versa, who’s……. kind of questionable when it comes to parenting?

…Maybe?

I-I mean… it should be fine…….. probably…

Not that I have any solid reason to believe that.

But still, isn’t someone willing like Yoru more suitable than a clearly reluctant Versa?

Ah, Klim.

If Yoru really goes out of the line, just tell me, okay?

………….

Klim used Yoru as a shield and ran away from me.

The fact that she fears me more than Yoru… honestly, that stings a little.

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Now then.

Yoru had taken on the responsibility of looking after Klim, but she also had her job managing the teleportation gate at the hot spring area.

So we had to decide where Klim would be living.

There were empty rooms in the mansion, and I told her she didn’t need to hold back, but Klim said she wanted to stay with Yoru, so we settled on the hot spring area.

For the time being, she’ll live in Yoru’s current house.

It’s probably a bit cramped, but now isn’t the best time to remodel or build a new place.

That’ll have to wait until next spring.

As for beds, sheets, chairs, and tableware, we’ve got plenty of spares in Big Tree Village. They can take whatever they like from there.

As for Klim’s meals, Yoru said she’d manage.

Since we can provide ingredients from the village, it shouldn’t be a major problem.

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As for Klim’s education…

She may look five and have only just been born, but she’s already displaying knowledge that rivals seasoned adults.

So formal lessons aren’t necessary.

However, she does need to learn how to interact with others.

Being around only Yoru would lead to isolation.

So, we arranged for her to commute from the hot spring area to Big Tree Village with the ghost sorceress, and study together with the other children.

She was quickly accepted by the group.

There are the occasional fights, but it seems they always make up afterward.

According to Nutt, Gutt’s daughter and the leader among the village children, Klim doesn’t go wild, doesn’t explode, and doesn’t fly off when upset, making her a very well-behaved child.

…………..

I should probably sit down with the teachers and talk about the kids who do go wild, explode, or fly off.

As for those teachers, Hakuren, Guronde, and the ghost sorceress, they all speak highly of Klim.

I thought it was because of her adult-level knowledge, but that wasn’t the case. Apparently, she takes on the role of a kind of undercover teacher among the students, helping guide the others in their studies.

All while being careful not to hurt anyone’s pride.

Impressive.

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Klim is classified as part of the Devil race, but she’s a bit different from the likes of the Kuzuden group in Village Four.

She’s not quite the same as Bulga or Stifano either, though it seems she leans more toward their side.

Maybe that’s why she tends to cling to Bulga and Stifano often.

She also seems to get along well with Rananon, Kukulkan, and the flying carpet, who are usually around them.

It’s certainly better than fighting, but when Bulga told me that Kukulkan now thinks of Klim as his new older sister, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of that.

W-Well, that’s not really a problem.

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The real problem is…

Now that it looks like Yoru has a ‘daughter’, Bell is burning with jealousy.

Pressuring me with “I want one too” really isn’t going to change anything, is it?

Shouldn’t she be talking to Versa about this?

Ah, wait, is she trying to get me to carve another Devil statue sample?

Still, Versa says that just because I carved it doesn’t mean something like Klim will appear every time.

Honestly, even if something did, we’d be in trouble. So for the time being, I’m holding off on both sample and full Devil statue carvings.

When I said that, Bell got mad and told me that wasn’t the point.

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A side note.

The Devil statue sample.

It seems Klim’s soul once resided in it, and I wasn’t sure what to do with it afterward.

Was it okay to just leave it as is?

Or should I dispose of it?

Unable to decide, I asked Versa.

She told me that nothing else would take up residence in it, so I could simply display it as a decoration.

While I was still wondering where to put it, Yoru told me the Devil statue sample was like a mother to Klim and suggested placing it at the hot spring area.

That made sense to me, so I handed the statue over to Yoru.

She’s free to display it however she wants.

Near Klim’s bed?

Of course, I don’t mind.

…Though, it doesn’t exactly look like the kind of decoration you’d put in a little girl’s bedroom, but I kept that to myself.

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The ancient Devil 《Despair》 → Now serves as the Devil who protects artwork at the Prada Museum.

The soul that resided in the sample → Transferred into Siegfried and took physical form as Klim. Now under Yoru’s care.

Bell: 「Yoru gets everything! No fair!」