CH. 288: Surprise

'Goodbye Ishtar.'

Asahi waved his hand at the golden pillar. The goddess had gone a little far by blackmailing Astraea using him. He just hopes those gods affiliated with Ishtar won't leak the information. If they did, he was going to hunt them down even if he had to borrow his beloved goddess's powers.

(You're welcome to use me anytime~. Please rely on me more.)

'I will... When I can't do something myself.'

(Umu.)

'Astraea's power to send a deity with her words is insane. It must have requirements.'

(There is…)

Loki patted her non-existent breasts and sighed. "This matter is a done deal until we get some lead on other members."

"Don't forget the spirits."

"Fuck," Loki cursed. "Don't remind me of them."

Freya had told her of Ottar's encounter with one such creature. Although it looked more in line with treants, it could chant magic—a feat only possible by beings with high intellect. The way Freya described its high-class magic, Loki had chalked it up to Freya demoralizing her from going to the deepest, unexplored parts of the dungeon.

Loki chose to not inform others about this uncertain piece of information. Wrong information sometimes causes more trouble than no information.

'The Xenos thing is still here.'

Thinking up to this point, Loki walked out of the mansion.

Asahi's eyes shifted between the four women left in the garden. "Uh, the flowers in my garden are rather beautiful."

"Pfft."

Kaguya covered her mouth to stifle her bubbling laughter. Ryuu and Astraea frowned while Alise smacked her breastplate.

"I work hard on them. Be grateful."

Asahi chuckled at the three innocent beauties.

Kaguya coughed dryly and assumed a serious expression. "Astraea-sama, would you mind if I put a bounty on the Evilus members? I'll gladly fund it."

A surprised look washed over Alise. "Do we really need a bounty?"

Astraea patted Alise's head. "It'll be fine. Yes, Kaguya. I agree with your decision. The sooner we take care of them, the better."

"I'll take Lyra with me."

Kaguya scurried into the mansion.

Alise grinned. "I don't mind being spoiled like this every day by Astraea-sama."

"You wish."

The exchange between Alise and Astraea made a certain elf recall the headpats she received after the explosion incident. The comfy feeling still lingered in the back of her head, and her heart ached to relive that feeling.

Asahi walked up and stood beside Alise. "Me too."

He also liked girls patting him whenever he received a lap pillow.

Astraea giggled and reached to his head with her left hand. Then, she patted him like a kid while smiling like a mother even when she barely reached his shoulder.

"Happy?"

"Yup."

"Don't rob me of Astraea-sama's love!" Alise inserted herself in the pink bubble between Asahi and Astraea. "My purity will wither without Astraea-sama."

"It's my right to receive her affection as her lover."

Alise's eyes widened at the truth. "What?! You two are lovers now?"

She knew it all along, but she pretended to be surprised.

'I can live alone. I don't need him… I'm perfect.'

Alise muttered again and again as though convincing herself.

Astraea grew worried as she noticed the miserable look in Alise's eyes. She wasn't opposed to the idea of joining Asahi's big family. She wanted Alise to do the same if she had strong feelings for Asahi. There wasn't anything wrong with trying it out first.

"I… didn't agree yet."

"Yet she says?" Asahi gave a wide smirk to Alise. "The moment is just around the corner."

He just wanted to rile up her feelings.

'I have to address her feelings soon or she might do something terrible.'

She already made the mistake of rushing to the dungeon on impulse. The next time she might do something irrecoverable. Just imagining the confession scene made him chuckle. It was going to be a bit hard to convince a tsundere.

"Congratulations, Astraea-sama," Alise said with a narrow-eyed smile and bobbed her head. "Pat me more."

Astraea did as Alise requested, hoping it made the redhead better.

"Don't betray Astraea-sama."

"Never."

He'd rather die than betray his loved ones.

After some sweet time, where the presence of Ryuu was neglected, Asahi parted ways with them. He tossed Evilus to the back of his head until Kaguya's bounty bore fruit.

He opened the door to his room.

"Hey," a blushing Saya welcomed him on the other side with Shizuka. The bump on her belly was noticeable through her loosely-fitting white dress.

"Aa-kun!"

He hadn't powered up his avatar since he went to the underworld. The day was too hectic, and he didn't want any distractions.

He walked up to the girls and gathered their warm bodies in his embrace. Shizuka's fruity scent truly made him at home, her blonde curls tickled him.

"What brings you two here?"

"I was missing Aa-kun. You haven't been there for a day."

Saya hugged him back and bit on his shoulder. "I wanted a bite out of you."

"You wanna eat me now?"

"Wah. What the heck!" Saya blushed and pushed him. "Stop being so perverted every time. You'll set a bad example for our k-kid."

'There she goes.'

Asahi sighed. The soon-to-be-mother was training him to become the best father possible.

"Kid isn't even here yet. I'll behave when he comes, okay?"

"You better or—"

"Or what?" Asahi smiled. "What will my wife do?"

"I'll bite you!"

Shizuka broke the embrace. Asahi looked at his smiling sister-cum-lover. "Nee-san, who is the immature one here?"

Shizuka pinched Saya's cheeks. "You both are. But I feel you two will make great parents."

"I can always count on my Nee-san to guide my kid. She'll be a great mother."

She was too gentle of a woman, and she empathized greatly with others. What else did a mother need? Asahi glanced down at her breasts straining against her blue turtleneck and gave an appreciative nod.

"The motherly boobs of my sister."

He muttered what seemed like a hentai title and reached out to his sister's back. The tight jeans stopped his hand from touching her, so he tossed it in his ring, and tried again.

He didn't need her consent as his sister was always ready to mate with her brother.

"Aa-kun…"

Crimson engulfed Shizuka's cheeks. She had hoped something like this would happen, and she wanted it to happen.

She and Saya sneakily looked at each other. Saya's eyes alternated between the fiery orange and crimson as she nodded her head.

The duo of Saya and Shizuka took one of his hands and guided him to the bed. While Saya took off her dress, Shizuka undressed Asahi. The siblings shared a blazing kiss that made Saya rush.

"Haya won't be outdone!"

The arrival of Saya's second personality brought the passionate union to another level.

After two hours of the intense mating session, Asahi found himself lying on the bed, being sandwiched between the two. They had fallen asleep with lovely smiles. He could guess the reason for this exhaustion. They either skipped sleep or woke up too early.

"So much time until we meet…" He caressed the bump on Saya's belly with a smile.

'What should we name him?'

(Um… it's better to consult with Saya.)

'I want you to name the child… you'll also be the kid's mother, right?'

She gave him a new life. Even if his first child wasn't with Klyscha, he wanted to give her the chance. Saya wouldn't mind it as she and Klyscha went along better than anyone ever expected.

(We all can share names then. They'll all be the mothers!)

'Why are you afraid…?'

(I-I don't want to give them a silly name…)

'I'm gonna come over to convince you.'

(Oh no!)

Asahi closed his eyes and instantly arrived in the dream world. Instead of Klyscha's room, he found himself in a wide hall.

"Happy eighteenth birthday!"