Mavario was a Divine Son of exalted standing, and a Divine Son's descendants had a certain chance of inheriting some of his traits.
Thus, the matter of a Divine Son's offspring had always been taken very seriously within the Order God Church.
The special nature of the Whip of Order's work made it dangerous. Therefore, if Gaspol became pregnant, she would temporarily be unsuitable to serve as district chief and would most likely be promoted to another department to rest during her pregnancy.
"But, Young Master, wouldn't that be rather difficult?" Alfred paused. "Neither of those two seems particularly easy to get along with."
Kallen shook his head and said,
"It actually isn't difficult. Just as a scam's success often depends not on how clever the scammer is, but on how much the victim wants to believe it deep down.
"Power and responsibility always go hand in hand.
"Since Mavario enjoys the status and prestige of being a Divine Son, he must endure estrangement from his family and the loss of his right to choose a spouse, or even to decide whether to have children.
"Suss left with a promotion earned through meritorious service. Countless people covet a local district chief's position. Gaspol's appointment straight into that post from her role as a presiding judge responsible for trials in the Dinge District also had much to do with her status as a Divine Son's wife.
"They're both very clever people. Clever enough that even if their personalities clash, even if they're enemies who want to draw knives and hack each other to death during the day, at night they'll still willingly lie down in bed to fulfill their obligations.
"They both know it's something they inevitably have to do. We only need to introduce a little outside influence to speed