Chapter 204 - Endless Papa-vibe
Chloe looks up at me with an alluring smile.
Objectively speaking, this girl is a beauty, and an average man would probably be flustered.
However, my heart wasn't moved in the slightest. It was as calm as a tranquil sea, with no waves of desire to be seen anywhere.
It's impossible for me to be conscious of Chloe as a sexual object.
When I think of her as being connected to me by blood, I end up seeing her in the same "female relative" category as my mother or cousins.
"Are you teasing me?"
Chloe says nothing.
"I get that you're at an age where you're interested in that kind of thing, but if so, find a guy your own age. I'll even help you out. I'll run all over Japan and find the perfect man for you."
"No. Lord Father is fine."
"Look here."
I understand. This girl is testing me.
If, by any chance, I were to pounce on her here, she'd undoubtedly say something like, "So Lord Father was a beast after all," become disillusioned, and cast me aside.
Young women always try to probe a man's true intentions. Having kept multiple teenage girls in my house, I'm well-versed in this. That in itself makes me wonder about myself as a person, but for now, I can say it was valuable experience.
"Embracing a blood relative is unthinkable, and in the first place, I don't have a hobby of embracing children."
"Setting aside the first part, the second part is a lie."
"What did you say?"
"Because, Lord Father, you're engaged to a sixteen-year-old girl."
"—"
This girl, she's aware of the reports about me and Rio. Damn it, she's adapted to modern society more than I expected.
"Also, you were touching that underage co-star all over."
"Th-that was to try and find out who was from the other world—"
"Really? Can you assert there were absolutely no ulterior motives?"
...It's not like there were none.
To be frank, it's a fact that I was enjoying myself to some extent when I was groping and rubbing those JCs, JKs, and JDs.
But I'm not foolish enough to confess such true feelings in front of my daughter.
"Yes! There were absolutely no ulterior motives! As the Hero, I intended it as a desperate investigation to protect my homeland!"
When I puffed out my chest and boasted, Chloe narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
"...Hmm."
I wonder if my sincerity got through. Probably not, but I have no choice but to have a frank discussion.
"Well, I'll choose to believe you."
"Y-you understood?"
"Even if I believe you, what I do won't change. If Lord Father isn't in the mood, I'll just attack you while you're sleeping."
"Hey."
This feeling of trying to achieve her goal by any means necessary—I can tell she really does carry my blood.
As I was amazed at how stubborn she is... Chloe spoke with a somewhat distant look in her eyes.
"Just so you know, my motive isn't just sexual desire or curiosity, okay? If I'm going to switch sides to Earth for Lord Father's sake, I want to show my sincerity in my own way. And I want to increase our fighting strength, even a little."
"What are you talking about?"
"If a child were born between me and Lord Father, I think they'd grow up to be quite a skilled fighter. If we had lots of children like that, they'd be incredibly useful in the battles to come. I want to give birth to as many as possible now."
"...You're already saying something completely insane."
The idea of procreating with one's own biological parent is unthinkable in itself.
Is this girl alright? As my sense of suspicion grew, Chloe chuckled softly.
"Look, Lord Father."
Chloe put her hands behind her back and leaned forward. She then slowly walked around me, tracing an arc.
"I'm being mass-produced."
Mass-produced.
The moment that word reached my ears, an indescribable disgust ran through me.
Using a word fit for industrial products on a humanoid Homunculus is terribly bad taste.
"Which means... there are girls like you swarming around in that other world?"
"At a conservative estimate, I'd say there are thirty thousand. The only certainty is that the number is still increasing."
I felt a sensation of reality reeling away.
Thirty thousand daughters, created without my knowledge using my lower body without permission.
What am I supposed to do?
"There are tens of thousands of combat Homunculi carrying the Hero's blood. Normally speaking, that's the strongest army, right? His Majesty the King intends to lead us sisters and invade Earth. ...I've roughly grasped the quality of the soldiers and weapons on this side. This planet will almost certainly perish. It'll probably be turned into a wasteland and made into a colony of The Kingdom."
"Th-those newborn children might still be babies, right? They wouldn't be a fighting force."
"We of the Chloe Series have had our growth speed enhanced so we can be deployed to the front lines immediately. We grow to an appearance of around mid-teens within a few months of birth. ...Our reproductive abilities are also enhanced, so if we felt like it, we could mix with other soldiers and multiply like rats. You could call us the worst kind of biological weapon."
That's why I have to have sex with Lord Father, Chloe says.
"You're going to spoil me for the three years until I die, right? I properly understood that it's Lord Father's parental love. So in return, let me show filial piety. I'll use this womb to its fullest and give birth to lots of Lord Father's children. I'm adjusted to be able to give birth to three or four a year, so if we hurry and start procreating now, it could help Earth's fighting strength a little, don't you think?"
"Th-there's a possibility that everything you're saying is a lie... Are you really being mass-produced? Do you have proof?"
"Why don't you just do a Status Appraisal?"
"..."
This confidence... she doesn't seem to be lying.
But just in case.
"...Status Open."
【Name】Chloe
【Level】97
【Class】Junior High School Girl, Combat Homunculus
【HP】5506
【MP】4211
【Attack】5239
【Defense】4568
【Agility】4500
【Magic Attack】5194
【Magic Defense】5177
【Skills】Divine Sword High-Speed Growth Enhanced Placenta Father Complex (Adoration)
【Notes】A Homunculus girl created using the lower body of Keisuke Nakamoto. The eldest daughter of the Chloe Series, of which 30,204 units have been manufactured. A brave swordswoman with a strong sense of chivalry, but from immediately after birth, she has continued to harbor feelings akin to adoration for the Hero Keisuke Nakamoto, and now she is conscious of him as a member of the opposite sex. Like her father, she has a strong libido; like her father, she can be dense; like her father, she is easily swayed by emotion.
"...Is it... true?"
I stared at Chloe in astonishment.
There are parts of the text in the notes section I want to interject about, but this isn't the time for that.
...It's true... I have over thirty thousand daughters...
"See? You understand now, right? So embrace me, Lord Father. Otherwise, this planet will be destroyed, you know?"
I'll give birth to strong babies for you, okay? Chloe says as if it were nothing.
I... my choice is...
"...Hey... are your mass-produced younger sisters... do they all have personalities like yours?"
"What do you mean?"
"In other words, are they strict about chivalry, and do they adore me?"
"Well, including me, I think all of them want to become Lord Father's brides."
"You don't need to say things like that."
But I understood well.
If that's the case, then there's only one thing to do.
"But thanks to you, I've understood what I must do. Thank you, Chloe. I've reached enlightenment."
"About what?"
"There's no need for you and me to procreate. —If your younger sisters invade, I'll spoil all of them. And I'll make all of them switch sides."
"...Are you sane?"
"Yes. I'll show them my Papa-vibe. I'll make thirty thousand Father Complex daughters my captives... and neutralize them. And then, I'll take care of them all! That would ruin that idiot king's army, wouldn't it!"
"Are you serious!? Thirty thousand, thirty thousand! ...Where do you have that kind of capability!?"
"I don't have it now, but I'll manage it somehow! At worst, I'll dominate Earth by force, create the Nakamoto Empire, and take care of you all! So you can rest easy and come to my house! Sexual acts for military purposes are unnecessary... you can just live in peace as an ordinary father and daughter!"
"..."
Can I really believe those words? Chloe said.
I nodded, "Of course."
"Let's become a normal parent and child, Chloe."
"..."
Chloe's reply was a tearful "Yes."