Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

Back at the mansion...

"Honestly... That was a bit too close for comfort" Jade spoke lazily as she held the vine-arrow between two fingers, just an inch away from her eye.

From how relaxed she seemed, however, it was easy to tell that she wasn't in any real danger. The event didn't rouse even a little bit of her excitement.

"Hhm?... AHH!" It was only after hearing Jade speak that Freya opened her eyes. She immediately noticed the vine that Jade had stopped, a scream escaping her mother instantly.

"I'm so sorry! I don't know what happened to me. I was stuck in a trance. I didn't mean to do it. Please forgive me!" Freya spoke one word after the other hysterically.

Tears flowed nonstop from her eyes. She was regretting even trying such a thing indoors, especially when there were people around her. She didn't think she'd be able to do anything dangerous so soon after gaining the ability.

"Calm down. There's nothing to forgive. I'm the one who asked you to try it. So it's partly my fault that we ended up like this. Besides, you're crazy if you think you could have possibly injured me in your current state. I only let it get so close for a more dramatic scene. I had a line I've always wanted to say so. Even if I couldn't stop it, that guy I've there would have been able to take care of it no problem" Jade immediately interjected before Freya could continue rumbling on.

She immediately explained to the girl that there was no real danger. On a normal day, she would have teased the girl a bit. However, Freya just seemed too innocent and soft for her to try such a thing. So she immediately got to the point.

"Yeah, while Jade did put it a bit too bluntly. She's right. The current you really has no way of hurting her unless she lets you," Muku added to what Jade said for emphasis.

While it was kinda cute seeing how she was so hysterical thinking that she could have hurt Jade. He was of the same mind as Jade. Freya was really just too innocent to bully. It seemed her loner lifestyle from before the apocalypse spared her from all the filth of humanity.

While the filth did make people wiser. It still wasn't anything to be proud of. If a person is to be wise. It shouldn't be brought up by their terrible environment. Which is rather sad actually. It should be brought up by positive things like reading books, enlightenment and such.

So Freya's pure personality that took things based on their surface view wasn't bad. It was the world that was bad. Muku and the others didn't mind it.

"Really"? Freya asked for confirmation as she tried to calm herself down.

Inside she was feeling a bit embarrassed for how she acted. She couldn't help but look back at all your recent actions. Especially how she had exposed her fragility a lot in just two days. It was almost like she was the youngest in the group, with even Elsa being older than her. Yet only two members of the team were older than her.

"Yes... I suggest you learn to first observe and think before reacting when the situation allows it" Muku replied, even giving her a little advice while at it.

"Y-yes, I'll try my best" Freya replied while nodding her head furiously, maybe trying to shake off the embarrassment.

"Congratulations on your first long-range attack. With it, you've officially stepped on the path to greater strength that you want," Audrey spoke with a smile.

Being the oldest member of the group at thirty, she was always happy to see the girls improve. Like a mother watching her kids grow. Though with her looks, it would be more believable to strangers if they said she was a slightly older sister instead.

"T-thank, I will do my best to get stronger from now on" Freya replied, still feeling a bit embarrassed. The excitement in her voice was extremely evident though. While she hoped the incident with Jade didn't happen, she was happy to have archived such a feat on her first try.

"... They are back. In a rush too. I smell a juicy story" Jade suddenly spoke. Everyone immediately realised what she was talking about though. Only two people were missing among them after all.

Soon everyone could hear the rapid steps as Layla and Chloe approached closer. From the way they budged through the door, it was easy to guess that there was a problem.

"So, what's up?" Muku asked as soon as the girls arrived in front of them.

"Beast gathering", Layla, who was out of breath, replied with only two words. She wanted to say more. However, her mage body was spent after running so much.

"What she means is that we saw a lot of beasts gathering toward a specific place a few kilometres away from her. The reason we rushed back was that they were all Rank Twos. We thought that this could be the opportunity our group needs to reach the peak. If the situation isn't serious. If it's something serious, we can quickly prepare for the worst and escape if necessary," Chloe, who wasn't anywhere near as tired as Layla, explained a bit more.

It was understandable that she wasn't too tired considering that her lightning boosts her body. If she had better control over it, she would have carried Layla over. However, she wasn't there yet. So if she tried it, Layla would have been cooked by the time they arrived. All she could manage at the moment was to not ruin her clothes.

Anyway, that wasn't the main point. The main point was that while they were patrolling around. They suddenly noticed beasts coming from all over. Some beats even spotted them, but didn't attack. Which was super odd since beasts usually attack humans on site.

After observing a whole longer, they noticed how all the beasts were gathering toward one area. While they were curious to know what was there. They chose to run back and notify the others.

For some reason, they were certain that something significant was happening in the place where the beasts were gathering. Like good teammates, they wanted to share it with everyone if it was something good. Also, like good teammates, they wanted to share it, if it was something bad. The meaning of "teammates in whatever situation" was something they understood well.

"Well, what are we waiting for then?" Everyone get on! I doubt any beast will attack the mansion for no reason. I also doubt that there are people around here" Muku immediately sprang into action. A familiar silver platform appeared as he spoke.

While he wasn't completely sure about leaving the mansion unattended. He could clearly see that everyone was eager to go and see what Chloe and Layla were talking about. For that reason, he couldn't leave anymore behind. He would rather choose to take a chance with the mansion than make some of his teammates feel left out.

After all, the mansion was just an object. While it was rare in the apocalypse after the great collapse brought by the World Evolution. It still was nowhere near as important as the feelings of his teammates in his head.

"Are you sure about all of us going? I couldn't stay behind and look after the mans...Oh my!" Audrey, being the response adult she was spoke while thinking about the greater picture.

She could tell that leaving the mansion unattended was risky. However, as she was still making her point, standing beside the platform, she found herself getting lifted up by an invisible force. Then she was placed on the platform with the rest. Which obviously surprised her.

"We don't have time for this. We'll talk after we're back!" That's all Muku said then he flew the platform forward. Since it had been created indoors, it was narrow so that it could pass through the door. With people standing in a line-like formation.

He changed it to the usual one after they were outside and they flew away. Chloe guiding the way. Somewhere along the line, Audrey tried to bring up the mansion matter, but Muku ignored her again.

He was even thinking that he should take her with her whenever he went out. She was getting too used to staying behind. Which might not be good for her development in the long run.

Soon, everyone set their sites forward, toward the great mystery that was causing the beasts to gather. They could already spot a few beasts as they got closer to the place.

The closer they got, the more beasts they discovered. Soon, there were more than a hundred different kinds of beasts around them. Yet they hadn't even arrived yet.

This made them more curious about what was to come. Hopefully, Author-san figures out wtf that was before they arrive. In the next chapter...