Final Matches (2)

Staring at me for a few moments, Sari grinned as she tilted her head, her silky whisper still sending shivers down my spine as she said "Oh, I don't know whether to be thankful that you can maintain a backbone outside of the bedroom, or to be slightly irritated that you seem to have forgotten last night, Astra..."

Reaching forwards, she stroked my cheek before sitting down, saying "Though I am hopeful that our kit inherits that from you; I wouldn't want a weak willed brat to be my first child..."

Her words made me frown, which she seemed to sense even as she watched the Rabbitkin and Mousekin begin to spar.

"Obviously I'll love them all the same, Astra, but I do have hopes and desires... When I dreamt of having a kit of my own, I hoped for them to take after me, so that I would have someone to pass my skills onto, to continue my legacy in this world. Selfish, I know, but that's what I want..."

Her yellow eyes narrowed slightly as she observed the match, before turning and smiling at me.

"Though, considering your... 'record' so far, I do believe I'm in an actual Goddess' good graces; all of your children seem to be that powerful. And the strongest amongst them isn't even the one taking the Gauntlet right now..."

Trailing off, she turned to stare at Kalia, who looked back at her with a confused expression.

Chuckling, Sari lounged back into her seat before patting the one available beside her, saying "Well, anyways, sit down and enjoy yourself! I bought us some rather juicy looking sausages, as well as some sourdough~! Hope you like it!"

Taking a seat, I placed the platter on my lap before watching as the Rabbitkin jumped up, narrowly avoiding a sweeping kick from the Mousekin, retaliating with a kick of her own.

Mulling over Sari's words as I took a bite of the fluffy, soft sourdough bread, enjoying the flavor as I opened the menu of my Breeding System.

[Pregnancy Timer : 20 Days, 17 Hours - Catkin Child]

[Would Host like to utilize the {Multi Birth} skill?]

Seeing the prompt pop up, I frowned slightly before closing that prompt, leaving my womb with a singular occupant.

For the time being, I wanted to avoid having Sari be surprised by a lot of my... skills and the like, so I would need to birth her child alone before invoking {Multi Birth}

Admittedly, I was also scared of having to birth more than just one or two children at a time, since I could only imagine what that would do to my body...

Add onto that the fact that the sudden 'boom' in our family's population would be immense, I knew I needed to focus on the future of our family soon, and how we would operate going forwards.

Anyways, I returned my attention to the crowd, adding another thing to my list as I began to wonder just what skills this kit of mine should inherit, and if I had the skills I wanted for her currently.

That, and I needed to give my daughters their new skills as well, and Rhefia too...

My, I had so much to do~!

Smiling softly, I watched in interest as the Rabbitkin landed a heavy kick on the Mousekin's side, pushing her back a few feet.

Following up with another swift kick, the Rabbitkin emerged from the match victorious as her opponent slumped to the ground, heaving out a few times as they surrendered.

A roar of applause erupted from the crowd once more as a victor emerged, and I clapped despite not really seeing much of the match.

Moments later, with the two fighters now off the arena ground, that Harpy woman appeared again, a wide grin on her face as she shouted "Here we are folks~! The first of eight matches from our two Gauntlet Challengers~! First up, give a welcome back to Aethisia~!"

Waving her wings about, she pointed towards the far gate, where I watched my daughter stride out calmly, a gleaming sword held loosely in her hand.

Cheers and boos sounded out around the arena, and she ignored them all, searching the crowd for us.

Finding our family, Aethisia smiled before waving towards us, only to laugh as Camara shouted "You had best win this, Aethisia~!"

Chuckling at my eldest's antics, I heard Sari say "Rough around the edges, but there's something there..." which prompted me to glance at her.

"Your daughters form isn't the greatest, but she does have some potential with the sword. Though, it seems she favors... something with more reach? She's slightly awkward with her handle on the blade..."

Blinking in surprise, I watched as Sari turned to look at me, slightly confused as she asked "I know I'm beautiful, but do you need to stare like that?"

I blushed slightly as I looked away, her assured yellow eyes almost pinning me to my seat even as I focused on Aethisia's opponents.

I say opponents because a pack of six Geri strode into the arena, each one rippling with muscle.

Spinning her sword in her hand, Aethisia stood firm as the monsters charged towards her, drooling from their large maws as they moved in to rip my daughter apart.

My heart leapt to my throat as I watched, and I realized that I couldn't exactly stomach watching my daughter or my wife fighting like this, but I also didn't want to be away from them just in case something happened.

Summoning a small vial of blood into my hand, I held it closely to my palm as I watched, my body tense as Aethisia ducked under one of the Geri, her sword swinging up and slicing through the Geri's stomach, bathing her in blood and guts.

Rolling forwards, she avoided another Geri as it swiped at her previous spot, its large paw sending up a cloud of red sand, while the others turned to lunge towards her once more.

Clenching the hem of my dress, I gnawed on my lip as I continued to watch, not feeling comfortable with the viewing experience, but...

I had to admit, Aethisia seemed to be able to take care of herself.