Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

Room Zero...

"Hehe. Good job son. I knew you could do it" Mrs C spoke softly as she looked at the screen.

"Cool"×2 Both Raya and Fake Raya's ghost spoke at the same time. They couldn't believe he held on until the end and even won.

Their eyes were also focused on the screen. They couldn't look away. The sight was just too magnificent.

Muku was shown standing still with his hair covering his face. He was breathing very slowly. His eyes were covered behind the hair. His body looked horrific from all the injuries. And... He had lost consciousness.

That's right, he has lost consciousness while standing on his feet. And even after which, he refused to fall to the ground.

As for why Mrs C didn't immediately get involved. Well... Muku looked quite cool at the moment. She, his biggest fan, wanted to take in the sight as much as she could before it passed.

Fortunately for Muku, she snapped out of her daze before he died. That would have been quite the tragic end. And he would definitely come back as a vengeful spirit and complain.

With a snap of Mrs C's fingers. Muku who was shown on the screen, visibly began recovering.

Interestingly enough, it seemed like his body's time was getting turned back. All the blood that he had lost was coming back to him. Whether it had been destroyed by all the action. It all reformed and re-entered his body with no impurities at all. Even his clothes were restored.

It was quite a mystical sight. Though Raya was long past the point of getting surprised by anything that Mrs C does. In fact, she would be surprised if Mrs C says that there's something she can't do.

Such was the all-powerful image Mrs C had created in her mind...

...

Trial ground...

Muku's closed eyes suddenly snapped open. He then squinted them to an almost closed point. The sudden exposure to light caught him off guard. After all, he had been mostly blind towards the end of the battle.

Soon enough his eyes readjusted to the light and he opened them completely. He was immediately met by the sight of the fallen CSK which lay in a pool of its own blood. His eyes immediately focused on the big hole which went through its body.

"Oh my!. What a scary sight... Nonetheless, thank you for the battle" Muku was startled by his own destructive force.

After all, he knew better than anyone how tough the CSK's hide was. So for him to have caused such damage, the attack had to be even stronger than what was reflected. It was probably strong enough to completely destroy any other opponent. If they were just a random beast, of course.

Anyway, Muku crouched down and placed his hand on the CSK's head after the initial shock. He then thanked it for the battle. Which was his final show of respect to the worthy opponent.

"Wait... You stubborn bastard! I guess you didn't want to go out with just that controlled battle huh? Okay, I'll help you. ... Mom..." Muku immediately realised that the CSK was alive when he felt its faint breathing after touching its head.

It was even more amazing than he was. To be able to stay alive with your whole gut missing and having lost so much blood... It really was the beast he thought it was!

He immediately asked Mrs C to help it without saying much. It was obvious that he wanted something from the way he addressed her. He would never call her mom otherwise.

"Tsk. Fine. And can't you call me mom without attaching strings to it?" Mrs C's voice rang out in the room.

She healed the CSK as she complained. Just like what happened with Muku. Its body's time was reversed. Soon it was back to peak condition.

It got off the ground and faced Muku again. Both parties looked at each other quietly for a moment. The atmosphere seemed tense. Yet there was no longer any hostility in the air.

"Why am I still alive?" The CSK broke the silence with its rough voice.

"Isn't it obvious? I refuse for such a controlled battle to be our last. So, I pulled some strings and you'll get your freedom back. Then we'll have our round two the next time we meet. Then I can beat you up completely, and at your peak too. Which won't leave a bad taste in my mouth like now" Muku replied arrogantly.

"... Human, you're quite arrogant. Especially when we both know that you won due to luck. However, I quite like your style. And I accept your challenge. Though don't think you'll get as lucky as you were this time. I will hit you with everything I have from the very beginning when the time comes" The CSK replied. From the glint in its eyes and its tone. It probably would have been smiling if it could smile.

Muku really interested it a lot. It couldn't help but wonder if all humans were just as interesting... No, that can't be the case. The human in front of it was something special. It, as something special in its own right could tell. Real recognises real after all.

"Well, not to seem too proud but... If I had all my abilities. You probably wouldn't have lasted a minute against me if we were the same Rank. Well, whatever time will tell. And I have a request for when I beat you" Muku spoke confidently.

"Okay. What is it? I'll humour you by hearing what you have to say. After all, if you wait until you win. You won't get to say anything" The CSK responded.

"Oh? Is that so? Well, I know I will win so, no. I won't say anything. Just be ready to hear me out then" Muku refused to say anything.

"Well, suit yourself... Oh? It seems my ride is here" The CSK gave up on persuading him. It wouldn't lose anything from not knowing anyway.

It then noticed a familiar square portal appear behind Muku. It was the same portal which had gotten it to that damned place where it stayed for who knows how long.

"Well, see you later then... Wait, what's your name?" Muku asked just as the CSK was about to step through the portal.

"Scar... You?" the CSK paused its steps and replied. It also wanted to know Muku's name.

"Scar, huh? What a fitting name. Anyway, I'm Muku. Remember my name. For it is the name of the human who will beta you for a second time the next time we meet" Muku replied.

"Okay, Muku. Don't keep me waiting too long" The CSK didn't argue.

It preferred to let their next battle do all the talking. It disappeared into the portal immediately after replying. It suspected that Muku would keep on chatting away if it didn't go...

"I wonder when that will be... Anyway, it's finally over. I can finally go to my room and sle... Oh, right, two years... Sigh," Mimi spoke to himself.

He went through quite a few emotions with just those few words. He first felt anticipation, then relief, then happiness, then sadness which evolved to depression the more he thought about it.

He had been so busy fighting that he forgot he couldn't go back to the girls for two years. The moment he realised that, all the happiness was drained out of him.

"There's no need to feel so sad. I'm sure time will pass by quicker than you expect. Especially if you keep yourself busy with other things. For example, it has already been three weeks since you came here" Just when Muku was sinking deeper and deeper into his depression. Mrs C's soothing voice pulled him out.

"Three weeks?! Isn't that too much? I feel like it has been five days at most?" Muku was so surprised that his depression was erased on the spot.

"Well, I guess if we count the time you were awake only. Then yeah, you've only been here for five days. However, if we count the time you slept in between battles which stretched for days in most cases. It has been three weeks" Mrs C replied.

"Oh... What! I slept for days?!... Well, I did feel really refreshed after the "naps". Oh, so that's why" Muku finally accepted that it had been three weeks.

A smile instantly appeared on his face as a crazy idea formed in his mind. Just when he was about to speak, Mrs C spoke first.

"Don't bother saying it. I know what you're thinking. You want to repeat the floor over and over again or go to the next floor right? Well, unfortunately for you. The rules don't permit such a thing. You can't go to the next floor without conquering the previous one with no outside help. Which I obviously offered when I healed you. And you failed the floor when you gave up before anyway. You can't repeat until at least a year later. Not to mention that you'd die instantly if I send you to the next floor with your current capabilities" Mrs C who had appeared out of nowhere popped Muku's bubble before he could even blow it.

"Sigh, couldn't you at least let me say it? And didn't I say you should stay out of my mind?!" Muku spoke while rolling his eyes.

His plan was to spam the trial ground until the whole two years were up. That way, it would seem like time is passing by quickly. And he won't have time to be depressed either. Unfortunately, she invaded his privacy and shut him down.

He wasn't even mad at that point. It was already the norm that she would do whatever she pleased. She was the very definition of a mother who didn't know how to respect her child's boundaries. Hell, she took it a step further by reading his mind.

"Hehe, don't sweat the small stuff. Wouldn't you rather focus on knowing what your reward for winning is?" Mrs C brushed his complaint off as always. She was clearly not going to stop reading his mind.

"Yeah, invading my privacy by reading my mind... Which is like the worst way to invade anyone's privacy is definitely not important. Well, whatever, let's move on to the reward then" Muku replied tiredly.

Mrs C went silent for a moment. She didn't know what to say after that.

It seemed her shamelessness fell short for once...