Chapter 490 - 490: A Confused Father

After about twenty minutes, one of the midwives returned. This time, she no longer looked paranoid or nervous. Instead, she approached me and bowed respectfully.

"My lord, we have transferred the matriarch and the little madam to their chamber. They insisted on sharing the same room," the midwife reported.

I nodded and immediately followed her, with Jill trailing behind me.

Upon reaching the chamber, I recognized it instantly. It was the very same room where Hayes and I had made out when I first visited this small planet some time ago.

Inside, I found Hayes and Anne sitting together, breastfeeding their newborns.

I immediately headed toward them, but Jill beat me to it. She sat between the two women and gently took both babies into her arms.

Surprisingly, neither of the little ones cried despite being abruptly interrupted from their feeding.

Unlike what one might expect, I didn't rush straight toward the babies. Instead, I walked up to Hayes, took her hands, and leaned down to kiss her.

Hayes looked momentarily surprised, but a warm smile quickly bloomed across her face.

I didn't linger for long before turning toward Anne and doing the same.

However, Anne still looked as though I had committed some terrible crime. Her cheeks were puffed up, and she stubbornly avoided looking directly at me.

Honestly, she looked incredibly cute.

Just like when we first met.

Giving birth seemed to have brought back all her youthful charm.

After greeting both women, I finally turned my attention to the newborns.

They were wrapped in thick blankets, each resting comfortably in one of Jill's arms. Anne's child was on her left, while Hayes' child rested on her right.

I stared at the two babies for a while before scratching the back of my head.

I could barely tell them apart.

Both had beautiful red hair, adorable cat ears, and nearly identical facial features. They looked less like siblings and more like identical twins.

Seeing my bewildered expression, Jill, Anne, and Hayes suddenly burst into giggles.

"You're wondering why they look so similar, aren't you?" Hayes asked with an amused smile.

I nodded.

"That's because Anne and I look practically identical. If I weren't older than her, you'd probably have a hard time telling us apart, too." Hayes chuckled. "Don't worry, though. You're their father. You'll eventually learn to distinguish them."

With that, I carefully took the first baby into my left arm before picking up the second with my right.

I began comparing their faces, searching desperately for even the slightest difference.

Unfortunately, the more I examined them, the more confused I became.

Worse still, both little runts seemed to be staring back at me with identical expressions.

After two whole minutes, I still couldn't figure it out.

"What the hell? They even have the same birthmarks!"

I exclaimed in disbelief.

Hayes rolled her eyes at my reaction.

"Dummy, have you forgotten that Anne and I practiced a secret art? We even have a special technique for when we engage in a threesome, allowing us to increase the power of our abilities."

She paused before continuing.

"That technique involves uniting our core essences during intimacy. Apparently, it also influenced the babies."

I blinked in surprise.

"I didn't know it could work like that."

Honestly, this was completely unexpected.

"For now, we'll just have to give them different hair clips or something," I muttered. "Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll keep mixing them up."

"Anne and I can tell them apart perfectly fine," Hayes replied confidently. "Perhaps it's because we're the ones who gave birth to them."

She glanced at Anne before looking back at me.

"Anyway, what do you think we should name these little runts?"

At the mention of names, Anne suddenly raised her head, her previously sulking expression disappearing.

"I have a name in mind!" she announced excitedly.

"I also have one," Hayes added. "But we can't just name them without Jake being present."

"Fair enough. Let's discuss it properly later."

I carefully handed the babies back to Jill before examining them more closely.

"They seem to possess traces of vampiric traits, but they're still ninety percent catgirls. Their organs are completely normal, and neither has developed blood crystals."

Afterward, Jill and I explained the strange phenomenon that had occurred when Hayes' child was born.

Anne listened quietly before suddenly pouting.

"So, my baby didn't trigger any phenomenon. Does that mean she won't have godly powers?"

She sounded slightly disappointed, though I could tell she wasn't taking the matter particularly seriously.

"Having godly powers doesn't necessarily make someone stronger," I explained. "There are beings below the God-Slayer level, like Stella, who can still defeat weaker gods. And her sister will definitely become a God-Slayer in the future."

I glanced at the two sleeping babies.

"I just hope they'll get along well and eventually help us during the purge."

The moment I mentioned the purge, everyone suddenly turned their attention toward me.

Their gazes were so intense that I couldn't help raising an eyebrow.

"Whoa, why are you all staring at me like that? I haven't gone around killing gods, okay? And I haven't killed anyone recently, either."

I shrugged.

"Regardless, the purge is going to begin very soon. I can feel the other Protoss observing me."

Jill looked particularly worried. However, after a moment, she let out a resigned sigh.

"Regardless of what you say, I'm still worried," she admitted. "But what choice do we have? At the very least, let the children grow up while we strengthen our defenses and increase our power. We need to be prepared in case those gods become petty enough to target your family just to get to you."

"Don't worry. When that time comes, I already have a place where everyone can remain safe."

I paused before adding,

"There just won't be any interplanetary travel during that period."

With that reassurance, I turned toward Jill and gently rubbed her head.

I slowly lifted her chin, prompting her to look up at me.

Her cheeks immediately turned red, and she stared at me with a strange expression.

Before either of us could say anything, Anne and Hayes suddenly coughed.

Their interruption snapped us out of the moment.

Surprisingly, both babies had already fallen asleep. The midwives carefully placed them into their respective cots before beginning to instruct the maids on how to properly care for the newborns.

With the babies settled, the four of us continued chatting.

We discussed various names for the little ones, with Jill enthusiastically contributing several suggestions of her own.

About an hour later, Anne and Hayes began showing signs of exhaustion.

However, just as they were about to sleep, they suddenly exchanged glances.

Then, their eyes shifted toward me and Jill.

The strange looks they gave us immediately caused Jill's cheeks to flush.

Hayes cleared her throat before breaking the silence.

"Jill, why don't you just go for it? How long are you planning to keep hesitating?"

"W-What do you mean?" Jill stammered.

Hayes immediately interrupted her.

"Go for it. Go make a baby with Jake already! Stop forcing yourself into a role nobody ever asked you to take."

She crossed her arms and gave Jill an exasperated look.

"You're still young, dammit! Do you think you're some kind of grandmother already? Besides, Jake is a reincarnated being. It's not like you're dealing with a normal son."

Jill's face turned even redder.

She glanced at me, and I couldn't help swallowing nervously.

I knew that look all too well.

Besides, it had been quite a while since Jill and I had been intimate.

After Anne and Hayes finally settled down to sleep, Jill and I quietly left the chamber and entered another room.