Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

"Cough! Cough! Ye-yeah, let's do that" Mrs C collected herself with a fake cough. Obviously, it was fake, there was probably nothing that could make such a being cough for real.

Anyway, she then snapped her fingers and the duo disappeared from the pocket dimension. She didn't have to do that, it was just a heads-up for Muku.

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Room Zero...

"Are you really going to ignore me, you murderer?" Fake Raya spoke while floating in front of Raya's eyes.

"...." Raya silently sat there she didn't even blink.

"Tsk. That's how you want to play it, huh? Okay, I'll show y... Lucky brat!" Fake Raya was about to do something when Mrs C and Muku appeared. So, she cancelled her plans.

Raya didn't say anything. Though she was kinda curious to know what Fake Raya wanted to do. However, she didn't ask or show it on her face. She had made up her mind to ignore the ghost no matter what.

.....

"Son. You remember how I told you that the reward you'll get after receiving my help won't be as good as the original, right?" Mrs C spoke.

She waited before they took their seats before speaking. They were sitting on a giant table full of food platters. It was clear to see that they were going to have a meal after the talk. And Muku couldn't wait.

"Yes, I'm fine with that" Muku as someone who had just been reminded of his hunger by the platters in front of him. Spoke quickly. In his mind, the sooner they finished the talk...The sooner he had a meal.

"Well, it seems someone is in a rush. Anyway, I won't delay any longer. Your reward for beating that dog is some information on your bloodline..." Mrs C spoke.

She trailed off at the end, hoping to get a certain reaction from Muku. And he didn't disappoint her. The moment she mentioned his bloodline, all his impatience and hungry look disappeared. A serious expression appeared on his face instead.

He had always been curious about his bloodline. While it was supposedly a reward for being the first ever Rank One Evolver on The Blue Planet. He always felt there was more to it than that. Being the first Evolver shouldn't warrant such an overpowered cheat, right?. It seemed way too unfair despite him having barely scratched its surface. Hell, it was because he had barely scratched the surface that he thought it was too much.

He could literally gaze people out of existence with the little he had, after all. And the thought of that being the entry ability of his bloodline was absurd.

Quite frankly his bloodline scared him. It reeked of conspiracies and an unnecessarily tough life he didn't want.

And there was also the question as to why it would ditch him at the worst moments possible. Other than at the last possible moment when he dealt with the Green Monarch, it hadn't been available before that. And it was even worse when Ares' was involved, it never worked from start to finish.

So, yeah, some information on it would be greatly appreciated. His hunger could be ignored for the moment. The information he was about to receive was more important.

"Hehe, that's the expression I wanted. Anyway, as you suspected, your bloodline wasn't actually a reward for being the first Evolver or whatever. It was yours from the start. I won't tell you how or by whom, but The Messenger was manipulated to make it seem like it was a reward. That way, it won't be rejected by The Heavens. After all, it's strength that's not linked to Ranks. Such a thing isn't allowed to exist in a world weaker than Level 10. If The Messenger wasn't manipulated, you would have been struck down by heavenly lightning when you made it to Rank One and died on the spot" Mrs C paused for a moment a she let the words sink in.

Muku couldn't help but feel a cold chill go down his spine. To think he could have possibly died a long time ago. And he was certain there was no way for him to resist back then. Even the present him would probably be easily wiped out of existence by The Heavens. He had witnessed the Heavenly Lightning first-hand during Raya's trial, after all. It was a force he would never want to face it he had a choice in the matter.

"Anyway, that's not really important right now. All that matters is that you have your bloodline and are alive. And with time and practice, you'll be able to gain more access to its capabilities. However, never try to tap into more of it than your body can handle. I'm sure you know how disastrous that could be already. Fortunately, for you, there's like a built-in limiter that's always capped at the maximum bloodline energy you can manipulate. So, you'll always know your limits. Hmm, I think that's all I can say for now. If you want to know the origin of the bloodline. You'll have to look into that yourself. Now, do you have any questions?. I'll answer any that I can" Mrs C concluded her explanation by asking Muku if he had questions.

"...Umm, I don't have many. I'm not planning to specifically hunt down information about my bloodline after all. I'll let it happen naturally like it did now. If I'm meant to know, I'll know. All I care about is the safety of my group. For that reason, I ask, why does my bloodline ability sometimes not work? And are there other people with a similar bloodline out there?" Muku spoke after collecting himself for a moment. He asked only two questions.

Two questions that were linked to the safety of his girls. Firstly, he needed to know why his bloodline ability is sometimes cut off. That way, he would know when to trust it and when not to trust it in his safe imposed quest to keep the girls safe.

As for why he wanted to know if there were others like him. Well, he could find ways to deal with people who had normal abilities. Abilities within reason. However, even he, as the user of the erasing gaze didn't know how to protect himself from it.

Of course, avoiding it with quick speed is the obvious answer. However, not everyone in his team was a speedster. So, that wasn't an option. As for shielding themselves with their abilities... That didn't seem safe. What if they are erased together with their abilities?!

Anyway, it has always been a secret worry of his. So, Mrs C's reply can either lift the weight off his shoulders or make it heavier. It was a really nerve-wracking situation for him. However, he had to know.

"You know, your practicality really angers me sometimes. I was looking forward to you fervently searching for information on your bloodline. Getting frustrated when your leads lead to nothing. And you end up making enemies at every turn due to it. Anyway, I guess a stable and priority-driven personality isn't too bad either. At least your life won't be unnecessarily complicated" Mrs C expressed her disappointment in his mature decision.

Muku rolled his eyes at her words. What mother would wish for her son to go all over the place making reckless decisions just for information? Especially when it's not affecting his life too much?

He didn't care about his mysterious background or whatever. Even if she was trying to lead him into wondering about it. He wouldn't bite. He had all he wanted already. All that mattered was his and the girls' happiness. Which they had as long as they were together.

"Can you please just answer my questions? I won't change my mind no matter what you say. Even if it disappoints you" Muku spoke after noticing that Mrs C was delaying matters unnecessarily.

"Fine. The reason why your bloodline cuts off sometimes is that it cannot be exposed to Monarchs or your life will be in danger. At the very least, your bloodline shouldn't be spotted by them before you reach Rank Ten. Though, even then it would be cutting it a bit too close. To be safe, don't expose it until you're as strong as they are. As for why I'm saying this. It's because the auto-protect function will expire when you reach Rank Seven. You'll have to be mindful of your actions which involve your bloodline from then on" Mrs C answered one of Muku's questions.

She didn't immediately answer the other one as she let the information sink in. It was quite a lot after all.

"Oh... So that's it, huh? I did think it was weird that it only stopped working when Monarchs were involved. Well, I guess I'm grateful. Even though I don't know what would happen if I'm discovered..."

"Oh that, that's simple. If you're discovered. They'd break the treaty and invade the world with their real bodies at once. Which reminds me, be extra careful in the Beast World. In fact, don't use your bloodline power at all" Mrs C replied to Muku's question. Though he hadn't exactly asked it.

"What?!" Muku exclaimed in shock.

The thought of multiple Monarchs breaking into his world to kill him was quite scary to say the very least.