Chapter 138: The Morning After The War

Listen while reading: A Peaceful Day

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It was the morning of the next day that I woke up feeling more tired than I imagined. Last night was intense too; not only did I do love to Urbosa and Merkite, but I also ended up getting involved with Mursha after I had gone to a hot spring to wash after last night's activities. It was a very adorable confession, and she put her soul into it.

Recalling what happened, I can’t help but feel a bit embarrassed by how slightly awkward things were. It was when I was resting in the hot spring, and by mistake, she ended up entering it too. We found each other stark naked! It was very surprising.

The memories of last night’s adorable confession emerged in my mind almost like a movie. It was amidst the hot spring’s steam that, while I was relaxing, she appeared.

“Mursha?”

“Bing Xue…”

Unlike how I imagined, she didn’t run away or act shy, although she did ogle my body a lot.

“I was told that this was my personal hot spring… Um, well, if you want to enjoy it with me, I don’t mind.”

“S-Sorry, I mean… I was looking for you…”

“Oh?”

“I… I apologize; maybe this isn’t the best way to approach this, but… I guess I can’t miss this opportunity either way!”

She bravely walked towards me, sitting by my side while blushing.

“Um…” She was trying to articulate her words, but she was growing red as a tomato. “I-I… You see…”

“Yes?” I wondered, smiling gently at her.

“I-I want… T-To… Um… C-Can I…?” she muttered. “Ah, this is more embarrassing than I thought! M-My mother always said that she easily just asked my father when they weren’t even married…”

“Hm? W-What?” I tilted my head without understanding what she meant.

“Ahem!”

She quickly looked more decided, furrowing her eyebrows as she cutely grabbed my hands.

“Bing Xue… W-Would you become my partner for tonight?”

“Huh?!”

“I-It is a custom of our orcs that… W-When we like someone, we request that they become our partner for the night! I-If we get along and like it… t-then usually… um, we begin a relationship,” she muttered, still embarrassed. “I-I… you’ve captivated me in many ways, Bing Xue. There is no other person in this world or in any other that would make me feel this way.”

“S-So fast?!” I wondered. “B-But we’ve met so shortly… I understand I helped you, but… you won’t regret it?”

“There’s no such thing in my warrior tribe!” she roared. “I am a proud warrior! And I pride myself on my heart! If I say that… T-That I like you, then I mean it! A day is enough to conquer my heart, after all the incredible things… y-you’ve done… Um, I had thought that… Even if you don’t want to be in a relationship, maybe… I learned that… um, Merkite and Urbosa are pregnant with your seed, so I quickly realized, you must have a… a rod! S-so… Even if you don’t want to, c-could you please… as my last request ever… t-to give me a child? I would be so happy if you could… help me keep the bloodline of the proud Bloodfang warriors going, with your wonderful seed!”

Yes, she did say all of that.

I was honestly very surprised; I never imagined this proud warrior would come looking for me so eager to… accompany her for a night.

I did find her very beautiful, and I admired her warrior’s pride, so it wasn’t even within my option to reject such an adorable confession.

And to keep going with her bloodline… It would be an honor.

“Mursha… Well, Merkite and Urbosa also developed feelings for me this quickly,” I giggled. “But… Hm, I suppose I can’t just break your heart. You’re very beautiful, both in appearance and in heart. You’re an admirable warrior, of course. Even with our brief meeting so far, I know you’ll be a long-standing ally. So… well, I like you as well, Mursha.”

I just went and said what I thought, and she seemed startled.

“R-Really?!” she gasped. “T-Then…!”

Her big hands grabbed my shoulders as she was gasping in excitement.

She was so cute when she got all excited; I couldn’t help but blush a bit as she touched me.

Even more back then, when we weren’t wearing clothes and all...

“It’s fine,” I smiled at her. “But promise me that once we’re done, you’ll stay by my side, just as I’ll do. You’re welcome in my family, Mursha… Let me help you continue your lineage. If that’s your wish, I’ll grant it.”

“Ooohh?!” she was very excited. “Bing Xue! My love! Yes! I will become your family! And you will become part of my tribe! Thank you! Thank you so much!”

Then we started making out, and… the rest is history. I did everything she asked me to, so without a doubt, she must be pregnant with my child now.

“Hahh…”

I feel a bit bad for the other girls, though. Mursha really came to me sneakily; I couldn’t reject her, and things ended like this. I had planned to do things a bit in order to embrace them and accept them into my family one by one, perhaps starting with Yanisse, then Peperina or Fiery Hair, and so on.

But I guess you can’t really control love; it's sporadic, it comes and goes, and sometimes passion surges even between two women who met only once. The experiences we shared in battle and the love we developed for one another were due to the admiration we felt.

It just emerged, and well, we loved one another very much.

I suppose their society and culture also helped make things quicker. I’m fairly sure Yanisse and Peperina wouldn’t do things so quickly; they want to take things slow, and I’ll accept that as well.

But Urbosa, Merkite, and now Mursha all share the same original world, so their cultures are quite similar despite being from different tribes.

Being direct, rash, and immediately confessing your love, no matter what. Well, that's how they usually do it. Even more, to show their affection, they don’t even hesitate to have sex with the person they choose, as long as the other person accepts them.

So that’s what happened.

“Haahh… Isn’t this a beautiful morning?”

I stood up and walked out of bed, stretching while looking at the beautiful rising sun of the morning. The grasslands covered the rest of the world, and there were some forests in the distance and mountains in the background.

The sky was completely clear of clouds; it was a beautiful sunny day, and I saw many children of the tribes playing around, orcs, thralls, and beast-kin together. Although the world had almost been ruined, the surviving tribes set aside their differences and started living and surviving together.

Therefore, even though the World of Elios had already lost many, perhaps thanks to these tragedies, a new Era where the tribes, which were always creating disputes over territories or their differences, might finally come together as a larger society, or maybe just an alliance of tribes.

Compared to other worlds, Elios is a very primitive world; there are no cities or complex villages; even this large camp, which houses over ten thousand people, is not really a city yet, but a large quantity of tents placed together with banners and wooden walls surrounding them.

However, now that the world has achieved greater peace and with Typhon watching over them, it might be possible for them to relax, sit down, and maybe make this place their true home.

Well, I am nobody to say what they must do; I will not guide them; this is all their decision. If they want to continue as nomadic tribes across the world, then that’s good.

And if they want to remain here and build cities and farms, that’s also good.

It’s up to them; let the mortals do what they want; there is no obligation for the immortals to force them to do what we would expect them to do.

Maybe offer some words of wisdom; perhaps save them when there’s a problem they will never be able to solve on their own.

But otherwise, let nature take its course; let people be people.

I’ll protect them, but the rest?

It’s up to them.

But yeah, it’s beautiful to see everyone finally at ease.

Families together, children playing, the world slowly rebuilding itself.

Ding!

[Congratulations! You have completed the Second Floor Trial: {War Games} perfectly!]

[Participate in the War Games and Win in Any Faction]: [%”#3/3]

[Contribute to the War Games by earning Points]: [10.000.000.000.000+/10.000]

[Slay an enemy Faction General in the War Games]: [5+/1]

[Rewards will be given based on your performance and how many Requirements you Complete.]

[You received the following Rewards: [Divine Physique Growth Elixir (SSS Grade)] x20 [Divine Magic Growth Elixir (SSS Grade)] x20 [Divine Martial Power Growth Elixir (SSS Grade)] x20 [Platinum Weapon Ticket (SSS Grade)] x1 [Platinum Armor Ticket (SSS Grade) x1 [Platinum Accessory Ticket (SSS Grade)] x1 [Divine Skill Book (SSS Grade)] x2 [Divine Skill Fusion Ticket (SSS Grade)] x2 [All Skill Slots +1 Ticket (SSS+ Grade)] x1 [Divine Monster Pet Egg (SSS+ Grade)] x1 [Platinum System Gachapon (SSS Grade)] x5]

“Oh my?” I gasped. “Right, the rewards! I did only participate in a single war, but somehow... Did it get glitched because we killed the God maintaining this entire trial?”

Well, I was rather satisfied with the rewards anyway! There’s a lot to check on this: Elixirs to grow my stats, Platinum Tickets to get the strongest equipment the Tower System can offer, Skill Books and Fusion Skill Tickets, more Skill Slots, and even another Divine Monster Pet Egg!

Talking about Kirby, he would have been quite useful in the war, but I left him back home to protect my sect and the Pagoda. He’s been cleaning the surroundings of New York of any monsters that show up, but I might get him involved in a more dangerous fight soon enough.

Also, Gachapon... again? But these are platinum, so what I get might be even better, perhaps.

“Hm?”

However, the system notifications didn’t end there, as I heard voices coming from the kitchen, most likely from Urbosa, Merkite, and... Mursha, I also saw a huge system screen appear above the skies; everyone could see it.

[The Tower God {Beast King of War and Order} had issued a world-wide announcement.]

[Announcement: The Second Floor Trial has been rewritten, all Rewards have been given, and from now on, the Trial has changed permanently for all other participants!]

[The New Second Floor Trial for New Players: {Help the People of Elios} has been registered!]

[From now on, helping people from Elios will yield Helpful Points! You can exchange these Points for unique rewards in the Second Floor Shop (with limited supplies per Player).]

[Once you accumulate 10.000 Helpful Points, you can exchange them to any chief of Elios to be recognized as a {Friend of Elios} and be able to reach the Third Floor!]

“Oh! So that’s your new Title, Typhon,” I nodded. “And also, there’s this new Trial! It’s much nicer, and it will only let good people keep climbing the tower. How nice. Well, perhaps even bad people would just lower themselves to help a bit, but still, it’s nice. Better than killing people to climb.”

Typhon seemed to have learned a lot from the Lion’s wisdom, setting up a Trial that helped the people of Elios prosper and receive the help of the Players.

There’s even a System Shop where they can purchase unique items, incentivizing people to earn points.

Though to maintain the shop, he’ll need a lot of Faith, thankfully, he’s getting a lot of that, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

Now…

With that done, I walked back to the tent, finding my cute wives cooking food in the kitchen. They were wearing very loose leather clothes, only covering their chest and crotch. I suppose it was very hot in here, so it made sense they wouldn’t wear too many clothes.

“Good morning!” I said. “How have you girls been? Oh, Mursha too!”

“B-Bing Xue! Good morning, please let me greet you properly as your wife from now on…”

“Properly?”

As I wondered what she meant, she quickly hugged me with her enormous arms, lifting me off the ground and then kissing my lips a couple of times.

“We orcs love hugging!” she cutely said. “I’ll hug you like this every morning, my love!”

“M-Mursha…”

I couldn’t help but smile, even if this was a bit too much for me. I hugged her back and kissed her as well.

“Then I’ll be happy every morning if that’s the case,” I caressed her face. “Did you talk with Urbosa and Merkite already?”

“A-Ah, yes! They were very open-minded and accepted me so quickly… I’m so happy,” she smiled. “Thank you so much, my sisters.”

“There’s nothing to thank us about, Mursha,” said Merkite. “You’re a member of our family now.”

“Indeed!” nodded Urbosa. “Please feel free to stay with us; let’s spend many days together, so we can know each other better and strengthen our bonds.”

“Thank you, my sisters!” Mursha smiled happily. “I feel like after years of being a cold warrior, I can finally be myself once more... I love you so much, Bing Xue!”

She kept snuggling me and kissing me. Mursha was very clingy.

But, to be honest, I loved that. Who wouldn’t want a big and cute orc wife?

Indeed, people from Elios are very direct. Even I am surprised things were solved so easily, but... oh well! That’s for the better, right?

More importantly, I think that after breakfast, we should move back to Earth.

A few things are happening down there that need my attention.

The things are happening in Egypt, perhaps.

And something else too.

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