"Onii-chan and Renge-chan, come sing with us!" Just as the call ended, Miu and Felt directly approached Takeru and Renge, pulling them towards the karaoke room.
Seeing their enthusiastic expressions, Takeru didn't want to dampen their spirits and accompanied everyone in their fun.
As for Diablo and Mjurran, who were experiencing these things for the first time, they were also full of curiosity. Looking at the television, they saw special images even without using any mana.
And the microphone, it could easily amplify the sounds people made. Not only Diablo was curious, but Renge, who had mostly lived in the countryside, also looked at these things with amazement.
"Renge-chan, you haven't seen these before?" Seeing Renge's surprised expression, Ai asked curiously.
"Un. The village doesn't have these things." Hearing Ai's question, Renge said directly.
"Is that so?" Hearing Renge say this, Miu patted Renge's head.
After playing for about three hours, Takeru had everyone go to rest.
Although Renge was already on summer vacation, Takeru and the others still needed to go to school tomorrow.
Hearing Takeru's reminder, Miu and Ai wanted to continue meditating for a while before resting. Seeing this, Takeru did not stop them and simply nodded to everyone.
Because Renge was still relatively young, and to prevent her from feeling bored, Takeru arranged for Renge to stay in Emilia's room.
Neither Emilia nor Renge had any objections to this arrangement. After all, Emilia was very fond of Renge, who kept calling her Onee-san.
As for Ai, she, like Miu, usually rested in Takeru's room.
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In the blink of an eye, another day passed.
Inside Takeru's personal pocket dimension, Takeru was sitting before the World Tree, infusing it with Senjutsu Chakra and mana. The three fruits on the World Tree were emitting a special glow.
Finally, when the energy infusion reached its limit, the three special fruits bloomed open like flower buds, revealing special figures within.
Takeru, who had been closely monitoring the World Tree, was the first to notice this unusual scene.
Shocked, he stopped his actions and flew directly before the three fruits, carefully examining the little figures inside.
As if sensing Takeru's gaze, the little figures within the fruits soon awakened. The moment they saw Takeru, they revealed sweet smiles.
"Papa, Papa!"
The three little ones were only about ten centimeters tall. They had transparent wings on their backs and delicate, fairy-like faces that perfectly matched human aesthetic standards. They emitted a special glow carrying the scent of nature. Their young, clear, and pleasant voices continuously echoed around Takeru.
"Wait, what did you call me?" Looking at the little ones who unceremoniously landed on his shoulder and hugged his neck, Takeru felt somewhat bewildered.
"Papa!" A spirit emitting a red glow directly said.
Hearing her words, the other two spirits naturally nodded, instead wondering why Takeru was asking this.
"Why do you call me that?" Looking at the three little spirits, Takeru said with slight helplessness.
"Because we were all hatched using Papa's energy!" Upon hearing Takeru's question, the spirit emitting a blue glow quickly spoke up.
"Uh, well..." Hearing her words, Takeru couldn't refute. After all, it seemed to be true, 'But why did spirits hatch from the tree? And since this tree was the World Tree, was it the so-called Mother Tree of Spirits?'
Perhaps because Takeru himself had witnessed many things and was no ordinary existence, although surprised by these events, he did not find them difficult to accept.
However, upon sensing further, the energy contained within the three little spirits was not to be underestimated. Their pure energy reactions were even comparable to Takeru's own.
"Papa, our names!" Seeing Takeru silent, the spirit emitting a green glow tugged at Takeru's long hair and asked.
"Names? Let me think." Seeing their affectionate actions towards him, and also sensing that there existed some special connection between himself and them, although it seemed somewhat faint, it was indeed perceivable.
"Well, you shall be called Midori, and you shall be called Aoko, and finally, you shall be called Kurenai." Hesitating for a moment, Takeru named them according to their hair colors and the glow they emitted. (T/N: Their RAW names use color as the name, so I use Midori, which means green, Aoko, which mean blue, and Kurenai, which means red.)
"Midori, Midori! Thank you, Papa! Midori really likes this name!" After silently reciting her name, Midori excitedly flew beside Takeru's cheek and directly kissed him.
"Ah, me too! Thank you, Papa!" Seeing Midori's action, Aoko and Kurenai also imitated her, flying beside Takeru and kissing his cheek.
"Alright, I'm glad you like them." Looking at their actions, Takeru said with a helpless smile. But before he could finish speaking, Takeru suddenly felt his mana begin to frantically drain away, causing his expression to change.
A vast amount of mana began flowing out from Takeru's body, directly transferring through some invisible connection to Midori, Aoko, and Kurenai.
Sensing the mana frantically surging out of him, Takeru felt perplexed. However, seeing that he still had one point eight million mana reserves, he was not overly worried.
Then, after approximately one point five million mana had dissipated, the draining finally stopped.
Seeing this, Takeru completely relaxed, 'At least I hadn't been drained dry.'
As for the three little ones, under this immense energy, they seemed to have undergone another growth. Their youthful faces appeared slightly more mature. Their height had also grown by three or four centimeters, reaching thirteen or fourteen centimeters.
Furthermore, the three little ones' own energy had become even more vast and condensed.
'Why did this happen?' Takeru was somewhat unclear, 'This situation resembled the naming evolution in the Slime World. But this was the main world, which should not have such rules.'
Suddenly, Takeru thought of something and froze. Because this personal pocket dimension was newly developed by Takeru. Although it existed within the main world, perhaps some unknown changes had already occurred that Takeru was unaware of.
Alternatively, it might simply be due to the three little ones' special nature.
Takeru's mind raced at high speed, continuously considering various possibilities. He couldn't be one hundred percent certain of any, but some possibilities could be tested later.
"Papa, Papa, are you okay?" While Takeru was thinking, Aoko, who had regained her senses, asked Takeru nervously.
"Yes, I'm fine. I was just thinking about some things. However, you should stop calling me Papa. It always feels a bit strange." Hearing her call out, Takeru shook his head and said directly.
"Eh? Papa doesn't want us anymore!" Hearing him say this, the three little ones seemed to think of something. Instantly, their eyes became tears welling up, appearing extremely pitiful.
"No, no, it's not that I don't want you. It's just changing how you address me." Seeing this, Takeru felt somewhat unable to cope and quickly explained.
"Phew, so that's how it is!"
"Then what should we call you? Mama?"
Hearing Kurenai's words, Takeru rolled his eyes and said seriously to the three little ones.
"No! Call me Onii-chan." Hearing Kurenai's words, Takeru rolled his eyes and said seriously to the three little ones.
Although his mental age, having lived two lives, added up to over thirty years, things weren't calculated that way.
First, when he was reincarnated into this world, his consciousness as an infant was hazy.
As for after he began to remember things, due to attending school and being surrounded by children, although Takeru appeared mature and, because of his parents in this world, even had to take care of Miu from a young age, he hadn't experienced the polishing of society. His mental age increase wasn't that substantial.
Additionally, his physical age was still relatively young. Takeru didn't want his mentality to become that of an uncle.
This was also why, even after obtaining overwhelming power, Takeru still chose to attend school. Although he often skipped class or had his Shadow Clone substitute for him, Takeru currently had no intention of dropping out.
The topic has drifted. Back to the personal pocket dimension, after hearing Takeru's words, although Midori and the other two didn't quite understand, since this was what Takeru wished for, they obediently nodded and sweetly called him Onii-chan repeatedly.