Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

"Hmm, I probably had things I wanted to ask but I can't remember any of them after somebody kept dropping bombs left and right. So, let's just move on for now. I'll ask you if I remember anything. Let's get to the rewards. And you better be generous after the stunt you pulled with Whisperless Death..." Muku who couldn't think of anything decided to move on.

His mind was drawing a blank at the moment. So, instead of dwelling on it. It was better to move on to the rewards. If he couldn't remember what he wanted to know, then it must not have been important... Right?

Well, whatever. He just couldn't wait to get to Mrs C's rewards. She never disappoints in that department. Even then, he still had to urge her to make whatever she wanted to give him better as a way of settling accounts. Which was to be expected from humans... Ever so greedy even when unnecessary...

"Oh yeah, I guess it's time we move on to that and if there are no more questions... That is if Little Raya doesn't have anything to ask" Mrs C replied while directing her attention at Raya who had been quiet from the start.

If Mrs C didn't know that the little dragon was a chatterbox from when she spied on her and Muku, she might have been fooled into thinking that she was a quiet kid.

"N-No, it's fine to move on. I have no questions" Raya who felt like a spectator suddenly pulled into the action stuttered a bit as she replied.

She quite liked being a spectator so she hadn't thought to think of any questions. For that reason, she really had nothing to ask.

"Oh, okay. We'll start with your gift then. Since, last time I gave you some assistance with your bloodline ritual... I wonder what I can give you this time. Do you have anything in mind?" Mrs C who couldn't decide on what to give Raya asked for her input.

"Umm, I can't think of anything... I'm sure anything you can give me will be what's best for me" Raya replied intelligently.

While she couldn't think of anything, she decided to throw the ball back to Mrs C. And the way she put it was basically saying, "give me the best you can", without actually saying it.

Mrs C who understood what Raya meant smiled. She really liked how clever the little dragon was. She was barely over half a decade in age and yet she was smarter than some people who were over half a century. Wisdom and cunning really knew no age.

"Is that so? If that's what you want then okay. For your reward, I will give you a trial run... Don't be afraid child, I'm not talking about throwing you into another trial. Just stand still and you'll know what I mean..." Mrs C replied.

Her words almost gave Raya a heart attack when she said "trial run". Raya imagined herself getting tossed back into the pits of hell known as Floor 2.

While she had finished sooner than Muku that didn't mean she suffered less than him. In fact, with their different starting points in terms of pain resistance, it could be argued that she suffered more.

Fortunately for her, that wasn't the case. At least Mrs C said it wasn't. It was really hard to trust the lady in such situations. She seemed like the type to say she won't do something with a serious expression on her face but then suddenly does it. Taking you completely by surprise just to make you suffer a little more for her amusement.

So, for that reason, Raya was still on the fence. Her guard was up, ready to be suddenly thrown into burning flames or at the centre of a beast tide or something.

"So cautious... But I like it. Never lose that quality. Anyway..." Mrs C complimented Raya's cautiousness. It was a valuable asset in the dangerous world outside

She didn't linger too long on that though. She snapped her fingers immediately after her last word fell and something which made Muku's eyes widen happened.

Raya suddenly began feeling hot all over her body. And without her ordering it, her body began changing from her mini form. It seemed to be returning to her bigger form. Which made her panic since the room wasn't big enough for that form.

However, something weird happened. She only grew a little bit then stopped. She couldn't even grow to Muku's height which was odd since she shouldn't have been able to do that.

Her forms were either the mini form, ten metres tall or fifty metres tall which she didn't like because it wasted her precious mana.

Anyway, that wasn't the only problem. Other than that she felt different somehow. Like she wasn't in the same body anymore. Then...

"Hhm? My tail... I can't feel my tail... Ahhh!" Raya who looked behind her and couldn't find her tail along with her lower body screamed in fear and...

Bang!

She fell to the ground. She immediately tried to get up then she froze. Then...

"Ahhhhhh!" She screamed again.

The panic and fear in her eyes reached the highest levels they could reach.

The reason for that was that when she looked at her hands, what she found wasn't her white draconic claws but a pair of human hands.

She jumped back and noticed the human legs and human body attached to her head.

At that point, she immediately touched her face with her new hands and another scream rang out.

To think that it wasn't just her body which had been switched out. Even her head was different too. But how was that poss...

"What happened?" Raya who remembered how the strange experience began when Mrs C snapped her fingers, looked at the lady for answers.

There was nothing but desperation and fear in her eyes. The question her eyes asked was, "What sorcery is this?!" With great distress accompanying it.

Which was understandable, after all, she secretly looked down on human bodies for being so weak and squishy... Well, actually she openly looked down on human bodies and even bragged to Muku about her superior body whenever she got the chance.

So yeah, her panic was understandable. Just like how a human would panic if they suddenly found themselves with an ant's body.

With the weak mentality of modern-day people... Going insane wasn't out of the question for some. Raya's reaction was actually quite mild compared to the many possible ways she could have reacted...

"Hehe, what a cute reaction. Anyway, like I said before, I'm giving you a trial. As you know, creating a humanoid form is part of the necessities for beasts to reach R5. And it just so happens that the more your form resembles humans, the stronger it is when compared to those on the same level. You remember that ogre you met before right? Well, in your current form, at the same level, you would one-shot it without even trying. Which is because I peeked into your very existence and poked around a bit until everything aligned to create the perfect human body you currently have. It wasn't too hard since the original best form you could get was close to perfection already. It just had horns and a tail. Which you can freely control after reaching R5 and gaining experience" Mrs C went on to casually blow Raya's mind like she did Muku's before.

Like, what the hell did she mean I peeked into your existence?. That sounded like something she shouldn't be able to do. And it also made Raya feel like all her secrets were laid bare in front of Mrs C.

Which honestly was true. Looking through someone's very existence was literally seeing everything they had. Even their deepest and darkest secrets. Even things they didn't know were also laid bare.

Of course, Raya didn't know that. She only suspected half of what it actually meant. If she knew she might have gone crazy. And Muku would have long tried to run away and would obviously have gotten caught...

Fortunately, not many beings could do such a thing. Even Monarchs couldn't do it. Only beings at Mrs C's level could do it and good luck finding another being even close to being as strong as she was.

So yeah, there wasn't really much to fear as Mrs C wouldn't use such information against Raya. Hell, she ignored all these aspects about Raya she didn't need to know in her mission to tweak her transformation. So Raya's privacy was still relatively intact.

Then came the part where Mrs C could actually tweak a living being's body. That was even more astonishing than seeing. And even fewer could do it. Probably only a couple more beings could do it apart from Mrs C and they might as well not exist currently.

"Anyway, moving on. Your current form is only temporary. It has a one-month timer. So try your best to study and get used to it during that time. That knowledge will make your transition from R4 to R5 a lot easier and smoother. So, what do you think? Is it the best reward or what?" Mrs C asked Raya with a smug expression on her face after finishing her explanation.

"... It is. Thank you very much... CAN YOU SHUT UP! CAN'T YOU SEE WE'RE TALKING HERE?!" Raya thanked Mrs C and snapped at Muku who had been laughing for a few minutes by that point.

She had tried controlling herself but she couldn't take it anymore. He was so annoying!...