I’ve had sex with a few women in this world.
Even so, I’m always careful not to get my partner pregnant.
Basically, I wear a condom as a contraceptive unless I’m with someone that I’m not worried about getting pregnant.
The only exception was when I fucked Eri under the rubber tree.
–Leaving descendants?
Karin’s suggestion was the exact opposite of my stance.
The idea is to get pregnant and not use contraception.
「 Are you serious?! Children aren’t brought here by storks you know! 」
Arisa asks.
She’s half-joking, but also half-serious
That’s how erratic Karin’s suggestion is.
Everyone else is also frozen in shock.
「 I know. That’s why I’m making this suggestion 」
「 Hey, hey, hey, Karin, are you okay?! You’re talking about raw sex! Have you forgotten how miserable Tanaka was right after Eri dumped him?! That will be the mood! 」
Tanaka mutters “That would be too miserable”
Naturally, nobody reacted to that.
「 I’m not asking for some romance. I’m just thinking that we should have offspring so we can prosper for many years to come 」
The mood generally skewed in the opposite direction.
Amane’s the one who proudly agreed, saying “You’re right”
「 I think Karin’s suggestion is the right one considering the future. And if we are to have offspring, we should work on it as quickly as possible. It’ll take a decade at least for a child to be useful in the workforce 」
「 What do you think, Hokage? 」
Karin asks me.
I approved it saying “I don’t think that’s a bad idea”
The place buzzes further and I continued talking.
「 Our living conditions are already well-ordered. We’re now just working to improve our food, clothing, and shelter. If we’ve developed to this point, I think that it’s right to think about long-lasting prosperity. Therefore, I agree with Karin’s suggestion 」
Before anyone could speak, I continued with “However…”
「 Realistically, who would take on that role? Men should have no problems. Even Tanaka and Kageyama are already erect 」
The girls looked at Tanaka and Kageyama
The two hurriedly covered up their crotches with their hands but that basically admits it.
That they’re already erect.
「 「 「 Ugh, disgusting 」 」 」
Mana, Arisa, and Eri speak in unison.
Tanaka complained, “That wasn’t necessary!!”
「 Us men are currently at the peak of our lust. I’ll say this aware that you may be disillusioned, but the women here are beautiful, so I can get an erection and ejaculate without romance. So the men’s side has no problem 」
I speak some vulgar statements
But, nobody among the girls said “Disgusting”
They know how we feel.
「 The problem is with the women. Who do you choose to become pregnant? There’s a lot of chemistry involved in making a baby so we need at least two people working to account for any mismatch 」
「 I’ll be the first one. I’m the one who made this suggestion after all 」
Karin raised her hand.
Then, Arisa squeezed in and said “Wait, wait, wait!”
「 How about we start talking about the topic of getting a child first? It’s not the same as building a ship to cross the ocean you know! Also, if you’re not careful, both can get pregnant at the same time, right? That would be bad! We’re all working to maintain this environment we have right now 」
「 Meaning, Arisa’s against Karin’s suggestion? 」
Arisa asserts, “I’m against it”
「 I know that you’re considering the future but this is too sudden. The sooner the better, yes, but isn’t this a bit too soon? I think you should be able to live without thinking about pregnancy for at least a year. What if winter and spring are worse than we expected? To be honest, it’s too hard to take care of a pregnant woman at that time, right? 」
Arisa’s objection is unusually logical.
She’s not objecting under the grounds of banning sex.
And for that reason, the mood changed once again.
「 True, this is a bit too premature 」
I agree with Arisa.
Everyone also agreed with Arisa’s opinion.
Even Amane who agreed with Karin immediately had changed her opinion.
「 I won’t fold 」
Even so, Karin won’t change her opinion.
「 I can understand Arisa’s opinion, that’s why I’m doing it. It’s pleasant today, but we don’t know about tomorrow. Maybe we won’t survive the winter and we’ll get wiped out. That’s why I don’t want to leave any regrets when I die. If you’re a woman, you’d want to see your child, even just for a while, don’t you think? I do. So, I insist on procreation as soon as possible, and I won’t back down 」
「 So you’re saying that you’re not doing it for everyone but for yourself? That’s just selfishness. Or am I wrong? 」
Arisa takes the offensive.
The mood’s turning sour.
The bastards, including me, couldn’t think of what to say and so we kept silent.
「 It’s selfishness. I know that. That’s why I’m not asking you to back my view. I think that Arisa’s view is also right. Even so, I won’t back down with mine. When we first came to this world, there was a storm, right? At that time, everyone was frantically evacuating supplies, but Arisa prioritized personal stuff. Remember? 」
「 I-I do 」
「 I’m feeling the same way as Arisa back then right now. Arisa, you know that you were causing trouble to everyone back then, right? Even so, you prioritized collecting your unused cosmetics over food. For me, it’s not the cosmetics, but about wanting a child. So, I’m sorry but I have no intention of yielding this selfish thought of mine 」
Arisa hangs her head silently.
We’re just watching.
We’re waiting for the conclusion of their argument.
Then, it reached conclusion quickly.
「 Then, do whatever you want Karin. If you’re aware that you’re causing trouble, and yet, still want to focus on that, then I can’t do anything to stop you 」
「 Yeah 」
「 So, who will you do it with? unlike my cosmetics, you need a partner to make a baby. Even if Karin wanted to, it would be impossible to do it without a partner 」
「 About that… 」
Karin looked at the boys.
Tanaka and Kageyama, and also, Yoshiokada, you can tell those guys are hard.
Muscle Takahashi’s hard too, but he shook his head, saying “I can’t do it, muscle”
「 You mean, you don’t want a woman like Karin? 」
Arisa asks Muscle.
「 No, I have a girlfriend 」
「 A riaju! Damn! 」
「 Ouch! 」
Arisa poked Muscle Takahashi in the head.
「 Don’t worry, I know who I’ll be asking for help 」
Karin laughed and looked at me.
「 Hokage, I want your child 」
I assumed that Karin would choose me.
After all, we’ve been through a lot in our lives.
Despite that, I’m still surprised that my jaw almost fell off.
I didn’t expect to be nominated right in front of everyone with a dignified tone.
「 If Hokage finds it unreasonable then I’ll give up 」
「 I-If so, I’ll take his place 」
「 No, I-I-I’ll do it! 」
「 Don’t steal the march! I deserve it! Over! 」
「 No, she said that if Hokage doesn’t want it then she’ll give up. No substitutes! 」
「 「 「 Ugaga 」 」 」
The three collapsed.
「 I want a child, but not just with anyone. It’s not that I hate Tanaka, Kageyama, or Yoshiokada. It’s just that I want Hokage. I don’t know if it’s romantic feelings or not but if I’m going to have a child here, I can’t think of a better father than Hokage 」
「 Well, that’s reasonable, 」 says Sofia
「 Hokage, what do you think? 」
Mana asks.
I refrained from replying immediately.
I took a deep breath to calm myself down.
At the same time, I sorted out my thoughts and speak up.
「 If you’re okay with me 」