Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse-Chapter 177: Do I look like a little girl to you?
Layla looked at Emily silently. She understood where she was coming from. However, she felt that it wasn't as serious as Emily thought it was.
"Oh, that; I will admit that in normal cases, it would have been reckless. I don't even know what could happen if my link to the outside world was cut off like that. However, with him here, do you think anything like that will happen? You might not have noticed, but he's always primed to intervene at a moment's notice whenever there's a fight going on. Whether here or outside. Thank you for the worry, though," Layla spoke after a moment of silence.
She acknowledged Emily's worry as a teammate and friend. Which was why she even bothered to explain herself so much. She even spoke in a way that actively sought to calm down Emily. That wasn't something the past Layla would have done. It showed that she was actively trying to get closer to the others unlike before.
"Okay... If you say so. How come I didn't notice that? I mean, I knew he would always assist if something went wrong outside. However, to always be primed to interfere? Isn't that tiring? It's like he has a papa-bear personality" Emily responded.
Layla had calmed her down, she then instantly moved on to her favourite subject to talk about. Which was Muku and anything to do with him. She always liked discovering new things about him.
Especially in their current setting, where she can say she knew most things about him due to being around him every day. Of course, there would be personal secrets. She didn't expect to learn those from observing him or hearing it from others. That was something she hopefully would hear from the man himself one day.
It's things like what Layla mentioned. Which she had missed that she liked finding out about. After all, different people can notice different things while studying the same topic.
"Yeah... It honestly rather pisses me off sometimes. It's like he doesn't trust our own capabilities" Layla added her own take on the matter.
There was some real frustration in her voice. It seemed it had been bothering her for some time. While she wasn't a radical feminist or something like that. She wanted Muku to trust her and the others a bit more.
Even though he took a somewhat laid-back role a while back. Which was good and she silently appreciated. She could still feel that he was ready to intervene at short notice.
Which again, wasn't bad. The bad thing wasn't actually with Muku even. It was with her. Knowing that he's always there, ready to help, has made her somewhat reliant on him subconsciously. Which was why she tried something so reckless without a second thought. Maybe if Muku wasn't so present. She would have come up with an alternative instead.
While unlikely, considering the time constraints, it was still possible. She first grew up in an orphanage alone. She got adopted by a timid mother who was too scared to get close to her. Developed a rather self-dependent personality. Due to this, Muku's presence sometimes feels off to her.
"Well, I don't think of it like that. I think it's just his way of showing care. No one would want someone they care about to be injured right? I'm actually happy to know that he is paying more attention than I thought he was. As for you, I think you should get used to it since you're stuck with him from now on. Don't reject his presence. Embrace it instead... Anyway, we should go, we're wasting everyone's time by standing here. You should probably dispel those. It must be a drain keeping them up there so long" Emily spoke one last time, giving Layla a little advice before walking off towards the others.
"...I should embrace it?... Maybe I'll try that..." Layla spoke to herself while dispelling her spell.
She then followed after Emily. She was congratulated on her win upon arrival. While she played it off as not being important. She was actually happy that inside. The girl really liked winning and being congratulated for it after all.
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A while later...
Muku had been standing for more than a minute looking at the beaten and battered arena. The girls had no idea what he was thinking.
"What's wrong? When are we fighting? Don't tell me you're chickening out now" Jade asked what he was doing with a little taunt. She just didn't know how to speak normally with Muku.
"It's nothing much. Just that... I think it's better we not battle. If the restrained R2s of our group could do this. Then I don't know what you will do. Which is a risk we can't take without anyone of the same rank casting the shield for us. If I do it, I might lose focus, which will lead to problems." Muku didn't mind Jade's taunting since he had long gotten used to it.
He clearly explained what he was thinking without even turning back. He has tried to think of an alternative but couldn't think of anything.
"What did you mean me?! Shouldn't it be "we" since we'd be doing it together? Why am I being singled out"? Jade snapped in defence of herself.
"Obviously, it's just you we have to worry about. You, girl, have control issues when you get into a battle. We aren't certain of what you can do with your current strength yet. So I refuse to experiment when it's not even stable yet. I don't know how it skipped my mind before" Muku explained bluntly.
"You jerk! How can you say such hurtful things to a lady?!" Jade screamed furiously!
So, what if it was true. Did he have to be so blunt about it? How insensitive can one man be?
"Firstly, you, like most of the girls where aren't old enough to be called ladies yet. You're just an adolescent girl. The only ladies here are Audrey and Freya. Secondly. I didn't say we wouldn't have the duel. It just won't be now. We'll wait for the others to rank up first. So they can be the ones to create the barrier. It shouldn't take too long. So in a few days, you'll get the beating you want," Muku defended himself.
However, his words not only made Jade angrier but also offended most of the girls in the team. For some reason, when girls are young, they hate being called young, and when they are old, they hate being called old. Muku had just offended all the young ones while talking to one.
He suddenly felt a chill go down his spine. Looking around, he immediately realised what was wrong. However, like a real man, he wasn't afraid to die for what he believed in. So, he just stood there bravely not taking his words back.
Audrey and Freya smiled wryly while looking on. The funny situation even made them feel a lot better about how their battles ended.
"Don't call me that! Look at me! Do I look like a little girl to you? What little girl looks like this huh? And I'm turning seventeen in two months!" Jade shouted in anger while spinning around in front of Muku.
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Muku couldn't help but look. True to Jade's words, she really didn't look underage. Her body had developed beyond her age. Which has become a real problem in modern society. Young girls seemed to be growing faster than their age could keep up with.
She, along with the other three were all like that. Hope follows close behind. It was one of the things that landed many men in prison when they couldn't control themselves or they were tricked by the girls into believing that they were older than they actually were.
The girls in his team had especially gotten more mature looking too. It might have been because of their rapidly improving strength as they got stronger. Their looks were also top-notch and improving daily. The only reason no one in their group thought that they were outstanding was because of seeing Audrey every day.
The lady's beauty had long gone past the point of mortal beauty. If they were compared to the most beautiful girls in the world instead of her. They would definitely win with no doubt. Muku couldn't help but gulp down some saliva before getting a grip on himself.
It was already hard enough to keep a clear mind while surrounded by them every day. So, Jade doing what she was doing suggestively was just torture. Especially when Muku couldn't even relieve himself. Since there were people in the mansion with good enough hearing to hear what everyone was doing no matter where they were.
He had never done such a thing before so he didn't know what would happen after. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to stop if he started. So he could only rely on certain dreams he basically had every night to help him.
"I will admit that you don't look like a young girl. And are definitely attractive. However, have you heard the term, "jailbait"? That's what you are right now," Muku admitted that he found her attractive while feeling a bit confused about how they got there. However, he still stuck to his conviction.
"Argh! How dare you call me that?! I'm outta here!" Jade was angered even more. The other girls silently mirroring her.
Since she couldn't find Muku, she chose to leave. She just didn't want to see him at that time. Her mind wasn't thinking straight. How dare he call her jailbait?!
"Wait for me!"×3
"Hmph!"×3
Emily, Layla and Chloe called out to Jade. Then ran after her after making a "hmph" sound at Muku to signify their dissatisfaction.
Muku just watched them leave with a wry smile on his face. He'd just let them cool off on their own. He had already spoken to them about it anyway. It was quite surprising how they appeared to all have selective memory loss.
"Who are you?!"
Jade's annoyed exclamation sounded from just outside the arena. Muku hadn't taken it down yet.
BOOM!
Without a second thought, Muku flew toward the girls and was there less than a second later.
