Chapter 343: Chapter 343: More Children, More Blessings! (Bonus Chapter)
"Waaah... Waaah..."
Less than two months later—
On the floating fortress, Atlantis—
With loud cries echoing throughout following Gerd's birth of their twelfth child, daughter Hela,
Charlotte Linlin welcomed three more members into the Kukulkan family.
"Flap, flap..."
Two boys and one girl—
Three little ones were flying around, causing absolute chaos.
Thanks to Lineage Factor modifications, although they didn't quite match up to Ares or the twins Athena and Hyde,
They were still remarkably impressive.
Born with a formidable exoskeleton, their physical strength was astonishing.
Not only could they generate electricity, but they could also breathe fire and even turn invisible like a chameleon...
Their capabilities were on par with Hela—utterly extraordinary.
The whole place was in an uproar.
"Mamamama~ Thanks to the Lineage Factor modifications, these kids are incredible!"
Linlin, still flushed with energy and beaming with happiness despite just having given birth,
Effortlessly held all three squirming little ones in her arms.
"Mama, why can my brothers and sister turn invisible?"
Little Ares ran up, tilting his head to look at Charlotte Linlin with curiosity.
"Is it a Devil Fruit ability?"
"Mamamama~ No, it's the result of Lineage Factor modifications—like a chameleon's ability!"
Linlin explained with a smile.
"When you were born, this technology didn't exist yet. But you're already strong enough—no need to be envious!"
"Oh, I see!"
Little Ares nodded in understanding.
"Mama, which one of them is the oldest?"
Hyde scratched his head, eyeing the three similar-looking little ones.
"Hestia is the oldest—she's the thirteenth in the family."
"The second is Apollo, ranking fourteenth, and the youngest is Hephaestus, who's fifteenth."
Linlin beamed as she introduced the new siblings to the family.
"El, the family just keeps growing!"
Gerd looked over at El, smiling warmly.
"Once Tsuru, Sally, Helen, Lillian, and the others give birth, our new generation will already exceed twenty members!"
"And that doesn't even count Nef, Stussy, Thesis, and the others who are still in the future!"
"Are you satisfied now?"
She shot him a playful glare.
El folded his arms, smiling gently.
"Not quite—I plan for the second generation to have at least a hundred children!"
"Then, the task of expanding and strengthening the Lunarian race will rest on these little ones."
This was his ultimate vision.
The ideal scenario was to have over a hundred offspring.
Once they all grew up, the Lunarian race would finally begin to spread and flourish once more.
With just a few more generations, the once nearly extinct Lunarians could secure their resurgence and ensure their long-term survival.
Furthermore, the research team continued to advance Lineage Factor technology, ensuring that Lunarian genetics would not dilute over time.
This would guarantee that their racial abilities would never weaken, no matter how many generations passed.
"Over a hundred children... you're truly greedy, aren't you?"
Gerd looked at El, her mouth twitching in disbelief.
"Which is why you need to keep working hard, Gerd!"
El smirked, pulling her into an embrace.
"No way! I'm not having any more!"
Gerd immediately waved her hands, firmly rejecting the idea.
"Go ask Linlin! She'd be the happiest to keep having kids!"
She felt that their current number of children was more than enough.
She wasn't interested in turning into a breeding machine, giving birth to ten or more like some farm animal.
Besides, Thor and Sif were already exceptional—
And she believed their youngest daughter, Hela, would be just as outstanding.
As a mother, she was already completely satisfied.
"Of course. If you don't want to, that's fine."
El smiled gently.
He had no intention of forcing her.
Nor would he ever neglect Gerd or distance himself from her just because of this.
"Pfft~ El-sama..."
Beside them, the graceful dancer, Baka, who was heavily pregnant, giggled.
"If Rena and Luna heard your plans, they'd probably be so happy they'd start dancing on the spot!"
Rena and Luna were a pair of sisters whom the Fallen Angel Pirates had rescued from a slave auction years ago.
Both had been gifted different types of Cat-Cat Devil Fruits by El…
And over the years, through relentless training,
They had gained notable fame in the New World, becoming known as the "Cat Sisters."
Their names were now listed among the Seventy-Two Pillars.
However, with both Baka and Sally now pregnant, the Cat Sisters had been reassigned to the Intelligence Division, handling espionage instead of front-line battles.
But when it came to El, the Cat Sisters' admiration was boundless—
They had rejected countless suitors over the years.
And El?
He hadn't turned them down either—
Otherwise, he wouldn't have given them Devil Fruits in the first place.
However, they had yet to conceive—
So they were extremely envious of Baka.
"Is that so?"
Hearing this, El chuckled, showing no particular reaction.
"And not just them..."
Sally playfully winked, smiling slyly.
"There's also a certain sweet and innocent little mermaid who's been waiting impatiently for the day her tail turns into legs!"
Years ago, when they rescued slaves from the Sabaody Archipelago's auction house,
There was a naïve mermaid girl named Ily who had refused to return to Fish-Man Island.
Instead, she had insisted on joining the Fallen Angel Pirates.
Eventually, El granted her the Paramecia-type Bubble-Bubble Fruit,
And she had been utterly devoted to him ever since.
"Ily, huh?"
Thinking of that cheerful, airheaded mermaid, El smirked.
"That girl is a real handful."
Despite her innocent, silly, and clueless nature—
She had incredibly bold ambitions.
She had been glued to him for years, constantly dreaming of having his children.
Though El had sampled the charm of a mermaid,
Their relationship couldn't progress further—
At least, not until she turned thirty and her tail transformed into legs.
"I heard she carries a trace of royal blood—her grandmother was once a princess of Ryugu Kingdom."
Sally grinned mischievously.
"They say that every 800 years, Ryugu Kingdom gives birth to a mermaid princess with the ability to communicate with Sea Kings..."
"Who knows, El-sama—if you and Ily had a child, maybe your offspring would be born with that legendary ability!"
"That would make them Poseidon, the Sea King… But that's highly unlikely."
El narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.
If he and Ily ever had a child…
It probably wouldn't be born as a mermaid, right?
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