Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

"You know, you would be a lot more believable if you weren't blushing so furiously..." Mrs C spoke with obvious disbelief in her tone.

"No, no! You've got it all wrong. That's not why I'm blushing. I'm really not one of his wives" Elsa rejected what Mrs C was saying while shaking her hands furiously.

She could already see her sister's face darkening and she didn't want to get burned because of a misunderstanding. She knew her sister well enough that she really would do such a thing.

"Oh, okay. If you say so. But just know that you're welcome to join in the fun too if you want. I'll take as many grandkids as you can give me!" Mrs C replied with a smile on her face.

Her hand was running through Hope's head who docilely lay in her arms. It was quite surprising to the others that the girl got used to Mrs C so quickly. She had introverted qualities when dealing with strangers after all...

"Hey! Shut up old lady! Shouldn't you seek my permission before saying such a thing? And why are you so obsessed with grandkids all of a sudden?!" Muku finally exploded.

He didn't know what his shameless mother would say next if he remained quiet. He has remained quiet when she said that he constantly mentioned the girls which wasn't true.

He has never mentioned them to her even once. She knew about them from going through his memories with permission yet she shamelessly made it seem like he was a blubber mouth.

He thought she would stop after that but it just gave her confidence to say whatever she wanted. He couldn't take it anymore.

To think he thought that Raya was the one who was going to embarrass him. Yet his own mother was going out of her way to do it instead. It hadn't even been half an hour yet and she was talking like she had known the girls for years.

Then again, when has she ever not screwed him over? He should have expected something like that.

While consumed by his frustration towards Mrs C, he failed to notice that Freya didn't deny being called his wife like the other two. Then again, even if he did notice it, he'd probably have thought that she just wanted to avoid drama.

Freya was the type to avoid being the centre of attention whenever she could after all.

However, the other girls noticed it. They didn't make a scene though. They just quietly gave her a side-eye and looked away. It wasn't the time to discuss such a thing. Not to mention that it was kind of expected that at some point she would fall too.

And they weren't too opposed to it since she was already one of them. However, if Muku dared bring one more girl from the outside his funeral would be held on the same day...

"Oh my! To think you would actually scream at your mother in front of people like this?. What a bad child you are. You see girls? This is what I'm dealing with. He's always screaming and shouting at me for no reason at all. I have no idea how you all love him" Mrs C fake cried while hugging Hope even tighter.

She tried her best to act like a weak old lady getting bullied. But it was obvious to the girls that she was faking it.

However, there's someone who had too many feelings pent up and couldn't hold herself back. She wanted to find trouble with Muku to vent and Mrs C just gave her a perfect reason to do so...

"You jerk! So this is what you have become after leaving home? An animal who bullies his defenceless mother?! Well, unfortunately for you, your reign of terror ends today. I won't let you get away with it anymore! Take my feast!" Jade who was obviously the one who wanted to find trouble with Muku exclaimed as she jumped forward.

It had been so long since the last time she quarrelled with Muku that she felt pent-up. And she was still in an unstable state with her hair still not having gone back to normal.

So it was hard for her to hold herself back. And since it was Muku, she felt no need to hold back. Maybe it was just the experience she needed to calm down her recently restless urges...

Boom!

With no further ado, Jade's slightly ethereal fist hit Muku's face. She didn't use her Beast Aura since it wasn't a serious fight, they were indoors and recently it has been going out of control.

However, just her physical capabilities were enough to destroy a normal R4 Evolver's body.

Speaking of which, out of the whole group. Only she and Layla had reached R4. The others were already at Peak Pseudo-R4 but they hadn't made the leap yet.

It wasn't that they were much slower than Jade and Layla, but the ground took turns reaching R4 after finding out that Pseudo R4s get weaker the closer they got to a breakthrough.

Sure their destructive power is still a lot higher than Peak R3s. But they can't fight for too long which is bad when facing opponents. After all, if they missed then they would be screwed.

For that reason, the girls took turns. The order was done by letting those who reached PR3 go first. And so, Layla and Jade went first...

Anyway, even though she didn't know Muku's rank. Jade was certain that he had reached at least R4. After all, he was in the Beast World. Suitable beasts to kill were everywhere unlike back at home.

And from what she remembered, his physical capabilities were as good as hers, so the situation would probably turn into a spar.

She would probably lose since he had learned some martial arts before the apocalypse but she wasn't after the win but the release. Besides, with all the fighting experience she had gained since the beginning of the apocalypse including some training from Muku, she was sure she could give him a run for his money before losing.

Unfortunately for her, reality was often different from expectation...

Her fist landed in his cheek without being blocked but... It hurt like hell!

It felt like back in her normal human days when she accidentally hit a hard surface like a wall and she was the one who got hurt.

But how was it that hitting Muku who looked rosy and soft hurt so much?! Did he have transparent armour on or something?!... Yes! That had to be it. The bastard had out on transparent armour! The dirty cheater.

He must have hidden it with his Telekinesis which can warp light! The more she thought of it, the more true it felt.

The girl began cursing Muku left and right while blowing on her painful hand. She called him a dirty cheater and gave him the stink-eye like she wasn't the one who sucker punched him.

"Why are you looking at me like I tricked you when you sucker punched me you brat?! To think your shitty personality got worse with time. And here I thought a change in hair colour would maybe change your character too. Ah! How wrong I was. You're lucky you're not physically present here or I would have shown you what's up... In fact, get ready for a spanking when I return. It's the first thing I'm going to do!" Muku exploded at Jade.

His hand felt very itchy from wanting to spank someone. It seemed he had been away too long and Jade had gotten too unruly.

"What! How dare you seek revenge when I'm just defending my mother-in-law?! Are you so beyond saving?! And why is your body so much stronger now? What the hell have you been doing here?!" Jade exploded back with righteous resignation like she was the one getting wronged.

If their physical capabilities were still the same she would have definitely continued to be arrogant. After all, resistance would still be possible in such a situation. If he doesn't use his Telekinesis, she could run away.

If he does, it wouldn't hurt too much. However, now she was scared. Her only hope was to take the righteous position and hope he would give up.

She could already imagine the burning and embarrassing pain she would later feel if she didn't diffuse the situation. So have dared not relax and got to work.

After that, she and Muku debated... Well, it was more of screaming and cursing at each other for thirty minutes. Unfortunately, Muku refused to back down and Jade resigned to her bleak future. At the end, she begged for a little mercy when the time comes.

She figured that if she wouldn't get out without punishment, she might as well ask for a little mercy, right?

Muku just smiled without saying anything. This of course scared her even more. She knew him enough to know that his silence meant that mercy was out of the question.

She then proceeded to cry as she begged but he wasn't moved. After that, she began cursing at him again. After that, she ignored him after saying that since he was so merciless she wouldn't talk to him again.

The others just looked on at the show with smiles on their faces. Tears even slid down Audrey's cheeks.

They weren't tears of sadness but happiness, for in that moment, it felt like they were back in the old days when they were all together. And that made her very happy.

Even if she knew that they were probably going to be separated again after a bit. She was willing to wait for the day when they could be together in the flesh.

The day will definitely be even happier than the current one...