Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

"To think you actually remembered..." Jade spoke in a low voice.

"Why wouldn't I remember?" Muku asked in a confused voice.

"Well, you don't treat me as delicately as you do the other girls. Sometimes I even wonder if you see me as a girl. If it weren't for the tents you pitch when you peek, I would have lost all confidence" Jade replied.

"What do you mean? You do know I only treat you like that as a reaction to your own actions, right? Besides that, I can assure you, I see you as a girl just as much as every other girl in the group" Muku replied as best as he could for the time being.

He chose to ignore the latter part she said about tents and whatnot. It wasn't the time to nitpick. He could see that Jade was genuinely feeling fragile at the moment. And if he went off on her like he normally does, it might hurt her.

Even if some of the stuff she said made him want to shout, he couldn't do it in that situation. He had to be the bigger person.

"Really?" Jade asked softly.

"Yes, very much so. I'm willing to prove it any way you want. Just not right now. I think the issue with your bloodline is the more agent matter. So, tell me if there's anything I can do to help" Muku replied and brought the conversation back to the more important subject.

"Hehe. You really do care, huh? You should treat me like this more often. Maybe that way I wouldn't be so unruly all the time" Jade spoke while giggling lightly.

Her mood had clearly gotten a little better.

"Oh? So you're aware of your own unruliness, huh? Why do you do it then?" Muku asked while hugging her even more tightly so that she wouldn't slip away. He was really interested in knowing after all.

"I'm not sure, maybe I don't feel like I'm as good as the other girls. So if I don't act up you won't notice me... It must be surprising to you to find out that I have insecurities, right?" Jade replied. Her tone turned into a self-mocking one at the end.

"While I'm surprised that you thought like that. I'm not surprised that you have some sort of insecurity. After all, everyone has some sort of insecurity. It's part of being human. I can even reveal to you my own insecurity right now. And that is feeling like I will never be enough. For whatever reason, I have had it since as far back as I can remember. I don't even know why. It's what has shaped most of my life actually. It's why I archived so many things while still young. I thought that would make it go away. But it didn't. Then the apocalypse came and the feeling got worse. I started feeling like I'll never be good enough for you girls and I would never be strong enough to protect you all. It's why I completely lost myself that time Emily almost died. I have no idea what I would have done if she had really... Anyway, as you can see. We all have our own demons we're fighting. So you having your own is understandable. I just don't know how an amazing person like you has such an insecurity though. Only if you could see yourself through my eyes" Muku did his best to make Jade feel better.

He didn't mind exposing himself in front of her or in front of the others who were spying on them through a certain old lady with no boundaries.

"I could say those exact same words to you actually. Only if you could see yourself through my eyes. To me, you're the most amazing person in the world. The strongest and best in every way. I can always depend on you no matter what. And I'm sure the others think the same. While you seem to be blind to how amazing you are, we're not. You're enough for us. We feel the safest and happiest when you're around... Gosh. What are you making me do? I might just melt away from all this mushiness" Jade replied truthfully. She said exactly what she thought.

Which was rare when she was talking about something emotional. Especially with Muku. She tended to be a violent tsundere in such situations. Especially when speaking to Muku.

"Hoho. Is that so? I didn't know I was so highly regarded. It seems we both need to think better of ourselves from now on. And fine, let's stop talking about emotional stuff. Let's move on to your bloodline issue. We're not going anywhere until you tell me" Muku replied.

He teased Jade a little bit then circled back to the bloodline matter. He had a gut feeling that something big was going on with it. For that reason, it had to be discussed.

"Hehe. It kinda freaks me out when you're so caring. But it also feels good. I'm so confused. Anyway, my bloodline seems to have calmed down just from speaking to you. Maybe what you said was all I wanted to hear. As for the details of what's going on. I think I'm going to hold off for now. It might surprise you... No, it will definitely surprise you. However, there's nothing you can do right now. So, I'll tell you when we reunite for real. I think I can keep myself together until then" Jade spoke with a faint blush on her face.

She was speaking the truth actually. Before speaking to Muku. Especially back on the Blue Planet, she was always fighting against her bloodline which was always trying to take control of her through her Beast Aura.

However, that subsided a bit just from seeing Muku. And after the talk just now, she was mostly completely back in control.

The situation confirmed something which she thought was just a weird dream or something. It was something which happened before Muku left. Just after her Beast Aura changed colour and she was forcefully awakened by the situation back then.

However, she hadn't thought much about it despite wanting to tell Muku about it. It was just a weird story back then. But everything which happened after that made her question that certainty. Then her brother showed up and she asked him something about the matter.

Instead of finding her question funny and laughing it off, his expression turned serious and he quietly looked at her without saying anything.

The reaction made her heart skip a beat. She tried making him speak after that, but he remained quiet. And so, she could only give up. She knew him well enough to know that he would never say anything if he didn't want to.

Anyway, that was a story for another day. What she needed to do at present was to enjoy her time with Muku.

She didn't want to burden him with more problems when there was still almost a year before he returned to them.

As a warrior herself, she knew the importance of a clear mind when fighting. So, while Muku knowing that there was something wrong with her would mess with him a little bit, it would be a lot better than actually knowing what it was.

The former could easily be kept at the back of a person's mind while the latter was hard. It was like how knowing that your loved one was sick was a lot more manageable than knowing that they had cancer.

In the first scenario, you can just tell yourself that if they are sick, they will definitely get better after a while. But in the latter, all you would be able to think about is how cancer almost always kills those who have it. So yeah, keeping that at the back of your head would be hard.

"Are you really not going to tell me?" Muku asked one more time.

"Nope", Jade replied.

"Fine, but you'd better be okay when I return. If not, the spanking will increase" Muku replied. He couldn't force her to speak if she didn't want to, so he could only give up on the matter for now.

"Oh come on! Not only are you still thinking of spanking me after the emotional chapter we had. You're even thinking of increasing the number? Have you no heart? How can you be so ruthless with a beautiful maiden like me?" Jade complained.

"What? You thought you were off the hook? Girl you know me, I don't mix business and private life. This here is personal life. Spanking you is business. And yes, if you don't keep your promise I will definitely spank you more. As for your beauty... If I am completely honest, spanking a beautiful lady is kinda hot... Cough. Cough. I mean, beauty doesn't move me" Muku replied and accidentally exposed himself.

"Don't try to change what you said, you pervert. So that's the real reason you do it? You're just living out your fetishes with me? I should have known. You're always quick to jump to it as punishment. The excitement in your eyes was always sus but I ignored it. I wouldn't be surprised if you watched all the "Fifty Shades of Grey" movies" Jade didn't let Muku back track.

She embarrassed him as much as she could with her words.

Despite what she was saying, she wasn't mad for whatever reason. Which confused Muku a bit.

What he didn't know was that she secretly liked the idea of Muku having a weird fetish and thinking of doing it with her. It felt like proof that he really saw her as a woman.

Without a doubt, the girl was crazy... Then again was there a normal girl in their group?