Epic of Caterpillar
chapter-434

[Day 234]

[Kireina] gained +46 Skill Points and Subclass Skill Points due to the prayers of your believers!] (Added!)

[Kireina] gained 72.975.964.754 EXP due to the prayers of your believers!]

[Kireina] leveled up!]

[LEVEL 075/250] [EXP 24.443.639.473/515.000.000.000]

Through my sleep, my Aura Clone/Avatar had explored a few more floors, while devouring more dream attribute monsters. Their powers and abilities seem all related to manipulating mirages or inducing certain types of status conditions.

From what I have seen, it seems that the Illusion Attribute and the Dream Attribute might be closely related to each other… similar to how Water Attribute is to Ice Attribute.

Could Dream Attribute Magic be an advanced version of Illusion Attribute Magic or a branched area? Or perhaps they originate from completely different areas and their functions are just similar?

Hmm… well, there is not much time to talk, my children were about to be born.

Nephiana's egg was slowly cracking, the combination of the seven eggs who had suddenly become one.

I had been dividing my body and taking care of it with Nephiana since that happened, and it was finally time for 'them' to hatch, and perhaps discover the reason behind their sudden fusion, and if it was possible to separate them.

"Chupiii! They are about to be born, our children! Finally! They had taken so long compared to other eggs from my tribe!" said Nephiana.

"Yes… finally… I was getting a bit worried" I said.

"I'm the most grateful for Kireina-sama, who had allowed me to see my grandchildren hatch from their eggs," said Kenik, Nephiana's father.

Crack, crack!

"Mama! Sister?" asked Nirah, who was resting on my shoulder.

"Indeed, a new sibling is about to be born, Nirah-chan," I said.

"Muh! Bah!" said Belle, who was being held by Adelle.

"Another sibling so fast! So many little siblings to love!" said Vudia.

"Indeed, our family just keeps getting bigger and bigger!" said Ailine.

"I wonder if one day I will have trouble remembering everyone's names," said Ryo.

"How could you, Ryo? The names of our family should always be deeply engraved in our hearts. They are precious to us" said Amiphossia.

"I guess…" muttered Ryo, with a lazy tone.

"I-I don't think I deserve the invitation to this event, but thanks, Aarae," said Ervin, Aarae's boyfriend.

"Of course, you deserve it, you're family now! The birth of a new sibling is always something beautiful" said Aarae, hugging Ervin's large and muscular chest.

"I really think the same as Ervin… I shouldn't be here…" said Evan.

"But Evan-chan, aren't you interested in the birth of my little sibling?" asked Amiphossia.

"Amiphossia… I… well, yes… It is a nice thing" said Evan.

"Guuu… I'm really nervous!" said Rimuru.

"Why? You aren't giving birth though?" asked Zehe.

"Uwah… Well, that is right… but still! It's thrilling to see a new life come to our world, guu!" said Rimuru.

"Well yeah, Rimuru is right. It is something that excites us, even more, when we had already given birth once…" said Brontes.

"That's right! It was thrilling when my little Amiphossia-chan was about to hatch as well!" said Nesiphae, with a playful smile.

"Haah~ Or when I gave birth to my two precious twins~ Though it was very hard back then… but all ended well, isn't it?" said Gaby.

"I can also feel the thrill a bit, I really want my children to hatch as well… I might be too excited perhaps…" muttered Mady.

"I guess you girls are right, it does bring some thrill… I still remember giving birth to my adorable Ryo" said Zehe, hugging Ryo's large shoulders.

"Ah, don't say such embarrassing things, mom…" said Ryo, blushing.

"Ryo is cute when he blushes," said Yiksukesh, who was on the other side of Zehe.

"Eh?! Yiksukesh too?" shouted Ryo.

"Big brother is just too cute, we like to tease him," said Valentia, with a grin, showing her sharp teeth.

"Valentia too?! Give me a break…" muttered Ryo.

"Amiphossia-sama, it seems that your young brother has given up in the fight against teasing women," said Sesshomaru, as her large chest bounced around.

"Ryo-sama is quite cute when teased though…" said Shirohibe.

"Hm?! Shirohibe? You are attracted to my little brother? Oho~" laughed Amiphossia.

"Uweh?! N-No! Amiphossia-sama, that is not what I meant! My heart is yours and only yours!" said Shirohibe.

"Hehe don't hide it~" chuckled Amiphossia.

"I don't think Amiphossia understand what you mean, Shirohibe…" muttered Athos, she was currently sitting over the shoulder of Seishin.

"How could we make Amiphossia-sama understand our feelings, Athos-chan?" asked Seishin.

"It's impossible, she is too clueless," said Athos.

"Gah… So it's useless…" muttered Geraldine, who was floating in a phantasmal form nearby.

��Don't feel dispirited! You can do it if you try hard enough! I haven't given up in Kireina-sama yet!" shouted Vajrara, who was currently with Shirohibe.

"Hm, I can't wait to bear my child… it's growing stronger and stronger… fufu" laughed Alice, her scarlet eyes gleaming in a devilish light.

"Alice-sama, It will certainly be a wonderful day whenever that happens," said Jonette, Alice's close servant, who had recently evolved from Lesser Zombie Dhampir to Zombie Dhampir, regaining intelligence and becoming 'the voice of reason' for Alice every so often.

"Do you think so, Jonette? Fufu" laughed Alice.

"I also think so, I'm looking forward to that day, Alice," I said.

"Ah, Kireina-sama~ I will make sure that our lovechild will be just as strong as your current children~," said Alice.

"Ah, there isn't any need for it to be strong… as long as it is born healthy, that's good," I said.

"Couldn't expect less humbleness from Kireina-sama" said Jonette.

"Jonette, I'm glad you've regained your consciousness!" said Acelina, who has not seen Jonette much since she became a Lesser Zombie Dhampir.

"Ah, sister… It is nice to meet you. It seems that I am not the only one who has undergone 'slight' changes… fufu" laughed Jonette, with a devilish chuckle.

"Isn't that right? I am now sporting this gothic and devilish look! Doesn't it look wonderful in me? Ohohoh!" laughed Acelina.

"It seems like my sister is still the same, no matter what changes she had undergone…" muttered Jonette.

"Aunt Jonette, I have changed as well!" said Ismena.

"I can clearly see it, Ismena-chan… I wonder if Athena-sama is furious about you betraying her church?" wondered Jonette, who was once very active in the church of Athena in Athetosea.

"I don't really care about gods anymore, to be honest," said Ismena.

"Me neither, I have given a greater purpose in life now at Alice-sama side," said Jonette, proudly.

"I'm glad you have found a new mission to keep striving forward in life, auntie," said Ismena, hugging Jonette.

"Oh my, you're still such a clinging little girl~ Well, there is nothing wrong with a few hugs to my beloved niece," said Jonette.

"So that's what a true family bond is!" said Oga, glancing at Acelina, Jonette, and Ismena's interactions.

"Oga, you already have a family of your own… what about Ogu, your father, and the rest of your siblings?" asked Lilith.

"Oh yeah! I guess those are my family, huh?" wondered Oga.

"Eh? And in what sense have you been seeing them since now?" asked Charlotte, who was always alongside Lilith.

"I don't know… like friends and rivals?" asked Oga.

"You see your own father as a friend and rival?!" shouted Lilith.

"What? Don't you?" asked Oga, her scarlet eyes becoming curious.

"Of course, not… Oh well, I guess we were born from different cultures, I suppose it should be normal for the Fire Oni Tribe to see parents as rivals" said Lilith.

"Yeah, it's better to respect different cultures than to question them so much, it's pointless…" muttered Charlotte.

"Charlotte-sama, where could your parents be?" asked Izumi, twitching her lion ears over her head. She was the former Azuma Empire's 'Heroine of Alchemy' who had been revived by me into a Manticore and has become an important alchemist in the entire Empire.

"My parents? I never meet them, I was taken by my uncle's family, but they forced me to become an adventurer… It wasn't a pleasant life, to say the least" said Charlotte, nonchalantly.

"I-I see… well, I hope that one day I can meet again with my parents if Kireina-sama allows me to do so…" muttered Izumi.

"I'm sure she will, Izumi-chan. Kireina bought my entire family to the Empire after I asked her!" said Lilith, remembering her family.

"Is that true? Then there is some hope for me as well!" said Izumi, her eyes gleaming in hope as her scorpion tail waved around.

"Izumi-chan… calm down with your tail, it is quite dangerous. Have you tried putting in some type of equipment over it?" Nixephine asked, she was a Girtablilu, so she knew about taking care of a scorpion tail.

"Ah! No, I haven't…" muttered Izumi.

"I can get you one! I got one from a renowned accessory crafter in the citadel, they aren't cheap though…" said Mao, who was also a manticore and had a scorpion tail, due to her new size after evolving, it was almost as big as Nixephine's.

"Do you think so, Mao-chan? I would gladly go with you!" said Izumi.

"Then it's decided, gao!" said Mao.

"Having such a dangerous tail must be quite annoying… Thankfully I am a Light Spirit!" said Nefertiti.

"So you're Nefertiti-san? You're also a spirit…?" asked a little girl with clear red skin, Kjata.

"And you are…?" asked Nefertiti.

"Hey! Don't be so rude pretending that you don't remember us! She is Kjata! And I am Nereid! The little one there is Smilkas, and the shy harpy there is Ocypete! We are all spirits like you!" shouted Nereid, flying over Nefertiti.

"Sigh… Okay, okay… though, your presences far differ from my own… you're different, spirits created by reincarnating a mortal soul, like Brontes-san… you're spirits of the system, aren't you?" asked Nefertiti.

"Ah well, yeah, I suppose we had figured as much since we were summoned…" muttered Smilkas.

"W-We can't remember our past, unlike Brontes-sama…" muttered Ocypete.

"Perhaps what we need is to get pregnant as well!" said Nereid.

"N-Nereid doesn't say such things…" muttered Kjata.

"Fufu, you four are rather cute… I suppose I should not be so rude. I apologize… and about having children, I doubt that is the only way… but if you really want one from Kireina-sama… Many candidates desire the same thing…" said Nefertiti, patting Nereid and Kjata.

"Is that… a challenge I hear?!" said Nereid, igniting her competitive side.

"Nereid-chan, calm down…" muttered Ocypete.

"Well, it wouldn't be bad to try, right?" asked Smilkas.

"Yes," said Kjata… oddly excited by the idea.

"You know that I am hearing everything, right? Sigh… don't talk those things when my child is about to be born!" I shouted.

"Uwah… S-Sorry, Kireina-sama…" muttered Ocypete.

"I wish Morpheus-sama and the other gods could see this even with us…" said Sofelaia.

"I think they might be through our eyes, as we were blessed by Morpheus-sama. He said something about being able to partially see what we see…" said Sofarpia.

"Wait, sister… does that mean… that… he saw…" muttered Sofelaia.

"Hm? What…?" asked Sofarpia.

"Morpheus-sama saw when we… we did it with Kireina-sama… in our… honeymoon…" muttered Sofelaia.

"Ah! Fweh?! Morpheus-sama is a pervert then?! A pervert! I never thought that our founding father would be such a degenerate!" shouted Sofarpia.

"What? I really did not know that either! I will reprimand him after this…" I said.

This is quite flustering; I do not like other gods seeing me doing love with my wives… My life is not a spectacle.

"Oh my… I never expected that of the gods… so that calm Morpheus was in truth a degenerate?" asked Kaguya.

"Wait… you're also blessed by the Goddess of the Sun, aren't you, Kaguya? And I as well… oh…" asked Nanako.

"And me too… just recently I was blessed by Hodhyl-sama… so she is a pervert, huh?" said Altani.

"Wait, I don't think we should put every god in the same category as Morpheus, guu…" said Rimuru.

"Well, I can't believe that Raijin-sama, the one that blessed me, would watch me do those things…" muttered Brontes.

"Perhaps Levana-sama is a degenerate? She was quite shy. Shy girls are always hiding a skeleton inside their closets" said Acelina.

"What about Agatheina?��� asked Ismena.

"By just remembering her behavior with Kireina-sama… I believe that she had already stated that she is a complete degenerate in every sense of the word" said Alice.

"Indeed, Agatheina-san is really a degenerate, a shameless one. Unlike Alice-sama, who is virtuous and a damsel of principles," said Jonette.

"Hmmm… perhaps you should get to know Alice-san a bit more, Jonette-chan," said Zehe.

"Well, look who's talking, you are quite the lustful woman too, Zehe," said Nesiphae.

"Hm?! D-Don't tell me that you aren't either?!" shouted Zehe.

"Well, we can all agree that we are degenerates when it comes to Masta, guu!" said Rimuru.

"Rimuru… you shouldn't have said that out loud…" said Zehe.

"Bwahaha! Your family is hilarious, Kireina! I cannot stop laughing! Bwahaha! And Zehe too? I thought you were a bit more composed, my daughter! Hahaha!" laughed Redgaria.

"Master, I don't think you should be laughing in front of Kireina-sama… Also, don't laugh at Zehe…" muttered Herbell.

"Hm? So what? What are you- GYAAAAAH…!" Shouted Redgaria, in agony. I cursed him with my eyes for a bit so he could shut up.

"Sigh… I told you" said Herbell.

"Everyone shut up already! It's about to hatch!" shouted Nephiana. As she tightly hugged me and her father.

Crack, crack!

The chicks… are about to be born!

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