Chapter 254: Let’s Go Step By Step

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“Yep, but we’re having a picnic outside!” I said.

“Outside?!”

As we walked through the pagoda, my children looked at me with surprise. Finally, we were not eating inside of this big house. They loved going outdoors, despite how homely we liked being.

And my Inner Realm to them doesn’t seem to “count” as outdoors either, even if it’s a vast, massive world of its own.

“Ooh! Where? Where to?” Kalana wondered.

“Are we going to some forest area?” Athena asked.

“Let’s go to the tower!” Orion said. “It’s about time, right, Mom? I want to visit mommy’s home world, Floor 2! She said we would be able to meet our tribes there.”

“Oh right, the tribe from Floor 1 moved to Floor 2, huh?” I wondered. “I guess after the Barbarian God was gone, they quickly returned to their homelands despite Floor 1 being perfectly fine… But no, we’re not going there. We already talked about us moving to the tower this weekend, dear. So let’s have patience, alright?”

“So where are we going then?” Rainbow Eyes asked.

“Heheh, a place I’ve always wanted to visit… Or well, places!” I said. “It might not be the prettiest, but to me, it has been one of my many dreams as I saw the stars when I was younger.”

“The… stars?!” Athena gasped. “W-Wait a second, Mom, you don’t mean…?”

“Yep!” I giggled. “We’re going to visit another planet! In this solar system, though. I wanted to see the wonders of another planet up close and without being in a fight. Space is beautiful and scary at the same time, and other planets… well, they’ve always fascinated me.”

“Ooooohhh!”

All four of them seemed very excited, looking forward to it.

Indeed, planets have always fascinated me, and I’ve always wanted to visit them.

I briefly saw Mars up close, and it was a wonder by itself how beautiful yet desolate it was.

Another planet, to step into another world of its own, perhaps desolate and arid, but that by itself gives it a new mysticism to it.

It makes you realize just how vast everything is!

Ah well, the Tower has also other worlds I know, but these worlds tend to not be as alien as I want them to be.

I want whole other planets! Weird atmospheres! Toxic environments! Freezing cold temperatures!

Ahem…

And well, I wanted to set up something around the Solar System, a star-level formation of sorts.

Yes, just in case something happens, though this won’t be easy at all, it will take a while.

But better off starting right away while making it a touristic journey with the kids, right?

And yeah, at our levels, the empty space, no oxygen, or any sort of strange environment that would kill people doesn’t affect us at all anyway.

My wives should be the same as well; at the level of Primordials, they’ll be fine, though I’ll help them out, so they don’t panic a bit.

Of course, I already talked this out with them last night in bed after a long lovemaking session.

“Honey! Welcome back!”

“Oh? You’re back, dear.”

As we walked to the living room, we met with Merkite and Urbosa, who were preparing things for the small trip to the stars.

“Yeah, everything’s resolved for now, and I’ve secured the entire planet’s cities with my barriers,” I said. “With all these barriers active, it should be possible to connect them into a planet-wide formation, similar to the one I used on Mars…”

“Wow, you really thought about everything…” Merkite said.

“Well done, you deserve a lovely kiss,” Urbosa smiled.

They walked to my side and kissed my lips while taking turns. Merkite was the first, giving me a quick little peck on my lips; Urbosa was slower, as she kissed me more passionately. Her lips were so soft, I couldn’t resist embracing her with my arms.

I noticed her wagging her tail rapidly, and I felt the urge to grab her buttocks tightly and…

But the kids are here!

Ah, right, right.

Let’s calm down.

“Smooch,” Urbosa gave me one last kiss on my lips before licking her lips. “Alright~! Are the children ready for our spacefaring trip?”

“Yeaaaah!” All four of them responded at the same time; they were quite excited.

“Can we bring Hekita along?” Merkite wondered. “I wonder if she can come along, though?”

“She should,” I nodded. “Even if she isn’t at our level yet, her Ranger Suit provides her with these basic abilities. And well, I’ll place my Aura on top of her body, so she’ll be able to breathe normally anyway.”

“Right, those Gaoranger powers are sure flashy! She’s been using them all the time,” Urbosa said. “Just this morning I saw her using them while playing with the kids… And then a giant robotic arm popped out, and it was Anubis that somehow became even bigger.”

“Hahaha, yeah… For now they’ll keep those abilities, I suppose,” I said. “I don’t know if they’ll be permanent, though, as Kenichi and his friends are the original owners of those powers. I think once they return to their world, the Gaoranger power will fade away on its own. Then again, we first need to find a way to help them return.”

“Yeah…” Merkite nodded. “How are they doing so far? I was surprised how quickly they recovered.”

“I insisted they could stay in my Inner Realm and live there for as long as they wanted, or in here, but they rejected my offer, the same with the Superheroes, unfortunately,” I sighed. “They were hellbent on working as heroes for the time being while we tried to figure out a way back to their homes. Apparently they’re trying to find the other body parts of this Zenith guy that came along with them. The last thing I heard was this morning, Kenichi sent me a message to my phone saying they successfully registered as Hunters. I gave them some money as well, so they should be alright while they learn the ropes on their own.”

“Oh, that’s great! It’s nice that they know how to take care of themselves,” Urbosa said. “I wasn’t really liking the idea of you babysitting them.”

“They’re all adults after all,” I said. “They also regained their Gaoranger suits, and we’re letting them borrow the mechs while we try to figure out a way to make new ones for them. It seems their previous ones are dead and can’t be recovered yet.”

“That’s a pity…” Merkite sighed. “Well, I can kind of relate how they could feel; we also felt pretty lost and stranded when we got to Floor 1 after escaping our world. I know their situation is a bit different, but they must still be struggling. I suppose they simply are too humble to trouble you more, Bing Xue.”

“I know, they just don’t want to trouble me, which is a bit annoying how humble they can act at times, but whatever…” I shrugged. “We’re still friends, and they all agreed to be my disciples, so in the following days they’ll be visiting every now and then. It’s nice they’re around; their powers and mechs allow them to travel easily around the world to solve big problems. They make for a great line of defense against possible threats.”

“That’s nice to hear, but what about Galaxy Man and the rest?” Urbosa asked.

“Something similar; they registered recently as new temporary citizens until they can return to their world…” I said. “For now they aren’t “illegal” like before, which ended up making some of the King’s guard attack them. They’re also staying in New York. With Mom’s approval, we let them hang out in our home as long as they don’t break anything.”

“In your homes?! A-Are you sure that’s fine?” Urbosa asked.

“Yeah, we don’t use it as much anymore; unfortunately, we all are living here after all,” I said. “And they needed a home, and they didn’t want my Inner Realm or the pagoda… So yeah. There are two of them going through some heavy stuff. Marvelous Woman and Green Jade, both of them lost several of their powers for becoming “unworthy” and Martian Man is making new memories with Galaxy Man and the others.”

“Huh, alright, I suppose you’ve got everything figured out already… Well done,” Urbosa nodded.

“Hmm! With our wifey here, we have to worry about very little~!” Merkite giggled with a cocky smile.

“Oh my, aren’t you getting too pampered?” I grabbed her by her hips and kissed her little nose; she responded with more kisses. “Maybe I shouldn’t spoil my two cute wives too much~”

“Ah! Oh no~! Please spoil me more~” Merkite said, kissing my face cutely.

Hmmm~ this is the life: cute kids, cute wives, happy life.

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For now…

Let’s enjoy it while it lasts, though, before another big thing happens, which is almost guaranteed at these times.

First of all, relaxation.

Second, investigation and power growth.

And third, exploration, and then learning more.

Let’s go step by step…

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