Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

"Oh, come on. Don't ignore me. I'm curious as to why you changed your approach when it comes to the girls. From your memories, I noticed that you always hesitated in your actions. Yet today you matched all their energies without holding back. You even bullied that poor Freya despite knowing that people were watching... It seemed a bit out of character" Mrs C spoke as she refused to be ignored.

She could read his mind, but that made things boring. Not to mention that if he doesn't think of what she wanted to know, then she won't know anything. Something Muku had long realised. So yeah, asking him was the best option.

She didn't even try to read his mind to make sure whether or not he was thinking about it or not.

"Well, if you must know... Who am I kidding, you probably read my mind already. Anyway, I'll say it to fulfil the formalities. The reason why I was so "aggressive" as you put it. Was because of the separation. Being away from them for so long put things into perspective. I realised that the future isn't certain, so while planning for it is great... It shouldn't get in the way of living in the present. Before, I always thought that "there's tomorrow". So I didn't feel rushed to make any moves. But after getting separated from them so suddenly... I realised that holding back isn't always the best thing to do. And so, I stopped doing it. Was it too much?" Muku who didn't mind telling Mrs C what was going on replied.

"So that's how it is. That makes sense after such an experience. And no, I don't think what you did was too much. If anything, it was about time. The girls have been waiting for so long, so I'm certain they were happy to see the change even if they didn't say anything. It's understandable to want them to mature a bit more but you can mature together since it's not like yiyreuch more mature than them anyway. And in case you forgot, even if I thought you came on a little too strong, I still wouldn't tell you that. I want to see my grandkids as quickly as possible after all..." Mrs C replied.

The former part of her statement had Muku nodding in agreement. She sounded like a proper adult for once... Then she had to ruin it with the latter part.

Like what the hell. Even if that's how she really felt, did she have to tell him that? Now he wasn't sure if she meant the first part.

Didn't that make the whole conversation pointless then?? This is exactly why he doesn't tell her things.

"Don't look at me like that. You know I was joking... I mean, sure, I do want those grandkids, but I meant what I said about the girls. You can ask them when you see them later..." Mrs C defended herself after noticing how Muku was looking at her like she was the trashiest mother he had ever seen.

She didn't dare read his mind lest she confirm what she assumed. Assuming something was bad, but having it confirmed was way worse.

"Tsk. I'll believe you this time. Just know when to stop next time" Muku replied while rolling his eyes.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'll never do it again! I'll stop in time!" Mrs C thanked Muku exaggeratedly while grabbing Muku's hands and shaking them furiously.

She was so intense that Muku had to practically wrestle his hands free from her vice-like grip.

"Okay! Okay! Stop!... If there's nothing left don't you think it's about time we departed too?" Muku spoke while stepping back from Mrs C who had forced him up from his seat.

He feared that if he stayed close she would jump on him again.

"What? Leave?... Nooo!... Ahhh! You jerk! How could you ruthlessly dodge me like that?" Mrs C took a second to process what Muku said.

When she realised what he was talking about. She jumped on him but missed as he was expecting it. That's when she began cursing him angrily even though she didn't smash into a wall or anything.

In fact, she started floating after passing by Muku. So there was no damage at all.

And it wasn't even because she stopped herself. It was Muku who had caught her with his Telekinesis.

"Interesting how you're cursing me when I could literally just take back my Telekinesis and let you fall" Muku spoke calmly.

Mrs C who was cursing nonstop paused and looked at Muku. Her eyes were wide with surprise. She was practically screaming, "You wouldn't dare!" With her eyes.

And Muku's eyes replied "Try me" calmly.

"Sigh. I miss the good old days when kids respected their parents. And now I see why Little Raya doesn't like you despite the soul-link..." Mrs C spoke while spinning in the air.

Of course, it wasn't Muku who was making him spin. The lady had hijacked his Telekinesis. That's right, she wasn't using any of her abilities... At least not directly. It was like she Muku was holding her with his arms then she took control of those arms without ripping them off Muku.

It was bullsh*t and shouldn't be possible, but Mrs C has done way worse, so it was acceptable... No it wasn't, wtf was this?!

Muku who had seen a lot of her weird abilities was shaken. Sure, it was not the most mystical thing she had done but it was definitely the most shocking on a personal level.

The more he learned about his mother's capabilities, the less he was sure that he would ever be able to beat her. He really thought that one day he would be the one bullying her. But now he wasn't sure.

Let's say he became the strongest being in the world... What would be the point if she could hijack his strength?

Wouldn't it just be him adding to her strength in such a situation? Well, whatever, he'll cross that bridge when he gets there. He had other things to deal with for the time being.

"Whatever. It's not my fault that I react appropriately to your actions. If anything, since I react appropriately, instead of questioning me, you too should question your own character. And in line with that, I'll treat you according to how you act, even if you're my mother. Hhmp!" Muku refused to let her throw dirt in his name in silence.

"Tsk. Whatever. I'm over this. And you're right, there's no reason to keep you here any longer. All accounts are settled. If there are some which aren't, we'll settle them some other day. Here, catch!" Mrs C replied as she placed herself back on the ground with Muku's Telekinesis.

She tossed a black object his way while restoring his control of his Telekinesis.

Muku caught the object. He immediately inspected it and noticed that it was shaped like a phone and looked like one too. However... It wasn't a phone.

It was literally just a black metal block which was shaped and looked like a modern-day phone.

"What the hell is this thing?" Muku asked while looking at the object confusedly.

"What do you mean what is it? It's a phone of course! Isn't that the same thing in your memories?" Mrs C replied while rolling her eyes. She looked at him like he was some kind of dummy.

"No it's not! This thing just looks like a phone but it isn't. And stop looking at me like that... Wait, did you just browse through my memories on what a phone is without looking at it in detail?!" Muku spoke while looking at Mrs C with suspicion in his tone.

"Yeah... Maybe... So? What does that matter? Isn't all that matters whether or not it works?" Mrs C replied defiantly. She was caught slacking but she refused to admit it.

"I guess that makes sense... No it doesn't! This thing doesn't work. It's pure black metal. How's it supposed to work?" Muku exclaimed angrily.

He felt like Mrs C was making fun of him or something.

"Try injecting your mana into it, idiot. And here I thought my son was smart. We're currently in a world which runs on mana. When are you going to forget the old ways the world used to work? In fact, let me give you a pro-tip. Before dismissing something for being useless in the current world. I think you should first try to inject your mana into it. You might throw away a legendary object due to ignorance if you continue with your current mindset. Of course, randomly injecting mana into things is also dangerous. It might be a bomb which explodes when mana is injected. That would obviously kill you on the spot... You know what, don't inject your mana randomly after all. You should have that Beast girl around when you do something like that. Her instincts are sharp enough to sense danger. That should be enough to protect you... Probably" Mrs C went on to give Muku an unexpected lecture.

However, he wasn't complaining. It was valuable information after all... He had never considered doing such a thing when he came across random objects before.

Thinking about it made his stomach hurt. What if he tossed away the Dragon King's ultimate weapon because he was too ignorant to inject mana into it?

"Pfft! Like such a thing exists" Mrs C laughed.

"Stop reading my mind old thing!"