Chapter 698 - 698: Cheeky Daughter
What a heartwarming scene, I had to admit. I didn’t know my ever so slightly eccentric ladies would step up to the plate and develop motherly affection so quickly. Though, admittedly, I didn’t know how to feel about Blossom’s last sentence…
Rosie, of course, was loving every second of the attention she was getting. Just like her father, this cheeky daughter of mine seemed to greatly adore being pampered by her loving mothers. She was a true connoisseur of motherly affection.
Rosie let out a mischievous giggle. “Ehehe~ But if you don’t want Rosie to think about it, that means there is something to think about, right~?”
“Wrong!” The women shouted in unison.
“Heh…” I chuckled while eyeing my awesome daughter proudly. She was toying with her mommies, playing my women like a fiddle. This scene reminded me of how I let my own mothers pamper me for a whole week after coming out of the traumatizing Iris simulation, even though I was fine after the first few days.
Best week of my life…
As for how I knew Rosie to be a very cheeky little lady right now instead of being genuinely confused? Well, besides the obvious glint in her eyes…
She wasn’t as uninformed about the world as a newborn human baby would be. Not only did she spend months as a baby Geim cared for by the elves who talked to her every day, but she also inherited some knowledge from her parent, which was a mechanism Geims developed to let them thrive without having a guardian protect them.
Anyhow. Lucille was losing it.
Her hands flew to her head, gripping her own hair like she was about to rip it out.
Kitsara, meanwhile, was grinning like a demon, watching Lucille spiral into complete despair. She folded her arms smugly in front of her sensual chest, tails swaying behind her as she let out a satisfied hum. “Hmph. Well, well, well… looks like someone slipped up badly.”
Lucille snapped her head at her, looking one step away from committing a very serious crime.
“You. Accursed woman. Shut your trap.”
Kitsara just flicked her ears in response, looking way too pleased with herself.
Curiously, I looked at her status with [Slave Monitor] and saw that her class hadn’t changed; she was still a Nine-Tailed Sorceress. I found it odd, thinking she somehow might’ve failed and wasted the unique opportunity Rosie provided all of us with, but then, my eyes traveled toward her sensual bottom that was swaying left and right out of pure amusement at the situation.
There, my eyes spied not one, not two, but three lush, white-furred, rapidly wagging tails.
Back when we met for the first time, she only had one tail, which didn’t grant her many abilities. Her main spell was [Veil of Deception], allowing her to alter her appearance at will, including voice and scent, but she could not change size or mass in any significant manner. I couldn’t help but wonder just what kind of illusionist abilities she’d unlocked after getting two tails in the span of two days.
*Clap!*
I clapped my hands together, gathering everyone’s attention. “Rosie, stop tormenting your mothers.”
“Okay, Daddy!” she purred immediately, ceasing the act and zooming toward me with breakneck speed. After the little lady seated herself on my shoulder and gave my cheek a long, loud, and quite the possessive peck, I continued, addressing the women who were currently gawking at Rosie as if she were the devil herself after realizing they’d been thoroughly played.
“Ladies, we have a few hours until we have to depart. Use this time to familiarize yourselves with your new classes. [Warp Gate]. If you need space to experiment, step through. I’ll pick you up when it’s time.”
They did as they were asked after a bit of grumbling thanks to Rosie, who pretended not to hear them because she was singing to herself.
“Rosie, I want you to stay behind. War is not for children to partake in.”
Her attitude immediately shifted once the words left my mouth. Her smile disappeared, replaced by anxious, begging puppy eyes. “Must you leave?” She strengthened her weak arms around my skull, not wanting to let go.
“… Your father and mothers have chosen a difficult path for themselves,” I admitted in a serious tone. “Instead of playing things safe, we’ve decided to shoot for the stars.”
“Instead of playing things safe…” she repeated before protesting, “Daddy is already plenty strong! You don’t need to take so many risks!”
I shook my head. “Just today, our home was uh… ‘found and entered’ by Lady Yoruha and Celeste. As our luck would have it, they turned out to be kind people, but what if they had been hostile? I’m not strong enough to protect you from beings of their power level just yet. That’s why I must leave and become powerful enough to protect all who I care about.”
“Rosie doesn’t need to be protected! Instead, she’ll protect Daddy from enemies!”
… How adorable…
I didn’t know what to do besides giving the teary girl a few big loving headpats. As I was doing that, a muted whisper left her lips. “Rosie can’t leave, even if she was allowed to…”
“Hmm?”
“Rosie is linked to her tree… Her body is sustained through that link. She needs to grow stronger before she can go far enough to protect Daddy from his enemies…”
“Oh… Well, then we got no choice. Rosie must grow stronger so she can protect me, and in the meantime, I’ll grow stronger so I can protect you. We each have a difficult task ahead of us.”
“Hehe…” she giggled, swiping a tear from her eyes with her little finger as her mood visibly brightened.
“Rosie will grow much bigger and stronger!” she declared while flexing her two biceps at me. Naturally, no musculature showed. That didn’t seem to disturb her, however. “She’ll become strong enough to restrain Daddy so he can’t leave without Rosie’s permission!”
“… I’m not sure if that’s…” I muttered wryly but then shrugged my shoulders. “Eh, what matters is that you found your motivation, I suppose.”
A beaming, proud, and eager smile was all the response I received.
The following few hours passed quickly. I checked on my estate, seeing if the construction workers had everything they needed. Now that I became the Avatar of the Elements, I could also change the terrain in significant ways, such as the bath I made so I could molest Vex- I mean, help my ladies bathe. As such, I informed Ronan and Iselda to make plans for that, but I didn’t make any changes for now. Rushing wasn’t an option, for when it came to my home, I wanted it to be perfect.
I spent the remaining time playing with Rosie. Unlike Blossom, I wasn’t kind enough to keep letting her win, earning myself many strong pouts in return.
Soon, it was time.
After handing the slumbering Yoruha over to Celeste, I opened a [Warp Gate] to the room we left from in the dogkin palace, and all of us stepped through.
An unexpected welcome awaited my arrival in the form of a coyly purring voice.
“Future hubby…”