Chapter 68:Distraught monsters

Rana eventually did calm down but she gave him the rating of C, not bad enough to question why he got so low despite his high basic power but not high enough to get him anywhere quick. At least based on her angry announcement.

She also recommended he take a course in Dungeon Delving Basics 101 and come back to real delving when he passed that course.

When he dutifully asked about her payment she flipped him off, telling him to keep that as a reminder to get better and come back to her when he did.

Simon did not have the heart to ask her what getting a C meant or any other question for that matter, he had two monster girls that were beside themselves to take care of and he needed to get on that.

On better news, he was no longer wallowing. Nope, he was currently too busy putting out fires.

They were still in front of Rana's stall who still looked very irritated.

But Simon needed to calm down a whimpering cat and dog. It was making him feel very weird and bad.

"It's ok... I am ok..."

"No! You are not! Master! I felt your distress! It was scary! It... It... felt like the world was going to end..."

This was fucking serious...

Amy was currently hugging him in her human form which was already rare as it was outside of feeding time. Her speech was just proof of how royally he might have screwed it up.

Stella was a complete sobbing mess. Unable to form proper words as her body quivered.

"Hey. Hey. I am fine. We are fine."

"No! We are not fine!" Amy yelled into his chest

"Ah. Your monster girls are untrained... which I guess makes some sense."

"Untrained?"

He looked up from his inconsolable companions to his mentor who had just spent the last half an hour or so breaking him down. Hoping she could help him.

Rana raised an eyebrow in a non-plussed gesture. But upon seeing his pleading expression sighed.

"The bond makes monster girls effectively immortal but there are drawbacks. You realized just how much your monster girls love you right?"

Simon nodded, slightly shaking the two sobbing monster girls hoping they would calm down but having no luck.

"Well, imagine that same level of emotional intensity when you are in real mortal danger. The fear and despair a monster girl feels can be very very incapacitating if they do not know how to handle it. Expect to find very clingy and needy monster girls for the next couple of weeks."

Simon's eyes widened in surprise.

"Why the fuck was I not told about this before?!"

"Do not lip at me, young man. This is a part of the basics which I am beginning to suspect you were not privy to."

"Ok. I am assigning you to preschool classes as well. You really really need to get some of this basic shit down."

Every time she talked she had a faraway look in her eye for a moment before coming back to the now.

Simon assumed it was to talk with psychics but she never made anything vocal like he needed to which was a novelty.

Then she looked at the trio, before finally dropping her anger replacing it with something approaching pity.

"Get to a psychic, they can suppress the existential dread you monster girls are feeling at the moment. Feral monsters like canines or felines are very quick to love but they are very quick to worry as well. Without proper training, they are way too susceptible to the bond's emotional upheavals."

Simon let out a sigh of relief.

"A psychic can fix this?"

Rana narrowed her eyes.

"Yes, but only to an extent. As a bound monster girl, they are immune to the 'Restoration' of all levels, the best you are going to get is a form of mental suppression so that your monster girls can take a slower pace getting used to this feeling. You are going to need to train them to this the old-fashioned way."

Simon nodded, anything that could take away their pain would be very appreciated.

He turned to Amy and Stella kissing the top of their heads as Rana finished.

"I have already arranged for a specialist to come here. Turns out being 'blessed' gives you a few benefits."

Just as Rana finished, a very very sweet and sultry voice reverberate directly into his head.

'Hello! My name is Cydaea, pleased to be of service!'

However, this time it was not distant like the normal feeling he got from connecting with psychics, instead, it felt coming from a direction and he turned to see.

His eyes blinked a couple of times.

Coming right at him with a hypnotizing sway of her hips was a succubus.