Chapter 585
Chapter 585
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 585
Chapter Title: Is Spring Coming?
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"Aaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!"
Extreme shock gripped my entire body. I couldn't possibly accept this kind of reality. The flower I'd raised so diligently had turned into a person!!!
And it was an Alraune that had hatched!!!
Originally, my goal had been to nurture the Alraune as best I could, run some rough research on it, then somehow turn it into an elixir-like substance to use as a power-up offering. Naturally, I planned to share it with my wives too.
Something like this extreme health supplement would be better shared among family than sold.
"Djeaaaaah!!!!!!!!"
But an Alraune...!!!
"C-calm down! Was it really that shocking!"
Lisha wrapped her arms around my freaking-out body.
No one could stay calm knowing the flower they'd poured their heart into raising had become a person! This hit me with the same shock as that blood-sucking potted plant from the scary story I'd loved as a kid.
The monster flower said to suck its owner's blood if you didn't water it every day!
"Kieeeek...! Lisha, Lishaaa...!"
"There, there. Calm down now. It's okay. I'm right here, aren't I? Good children don't make such a racket."
Lisha buried my face in her cleavage and gently stroked the back of my neck, soothing me.
And just like that, I calmed down before long.
"Lisha... what the hell is going on...! The Alraune hatched!"
"W-well... explaining it would take a bit."
What the hell had happened!
"..."
I lifted my head slightly and double-checked the Alraune blinking up at me silently.
—Long red hair.
—Bewitching beauty.
A waist so slender it contrasted sharply with her massive hips and rear.
And those swollen breasts.
It was definitely that Alraune I'd fought tooth and nail against.
The flower queen in human form, struck down by my Secret Ultimate Technique: Uterine Incision and turned into a restless ghost, now knelt before me in a deeply feminine W-legged pose, gazing up at me.
No, but was it really that same Alraune?
It had been a while since I'd seen its face, so it just felt similar, not exactly identical. More importantly, she didn't look anywhere near two meters tall.
"..."
Her height... had shrunk?
The current Alraune looked about 170cm tall.
Taller than Winia, but a touch shorter than Claudia. What on earth had happened? I shot Lisha a look demanding an explanation.
"As you can see, the Alraune hatched."
"When?"
"Not long ago."
Lisha continued slowly, explaining that it had happened while I was out on my mission in the Mist Plains.
"You've been raising the Alraune with your essence all this time, right?"
"Yeah...?"
Practically every morning, I'd grab my morning wood, shake it out, and feed her. Semen was said to be the best fertilizer for growing this flower, after all.
Of course, I couldn't do it while away on trips, but the flower had sturdy vitality anyway, so it was fine. I hadn't fussed over it much. Lisha and Winia had been the ones handling most of the attentive research from the start.
"But you can't sprinkle your essence when you're away from home, can you? So I used the results of my research to whip up a substitute and tried feeding her that."
When did you even do that research!
"...It seems I succeeded a bit too well."
"No way!!!"
Lisha's experimental potion had worked far better than expected, triggering an abnormal reaction in the rapidly growing Alraune and causing her to hatch!
"Lisha, you're too damn good at this!"
Anyway, Lisha being so capable was a good thing!
"Ugh, th-thank you."
"No, but what do we do now? She looks human, but she's still a monster. What if someone figures it out?"
"Don't worry about that part."
Lisha spoke with total confidence.
"Ah."
Come to think of it, Lisha was an ancient witch who'd lived far longer than me. She was a master at concealment and self-preservation.
A mage of tremendous caliber.
"I've already turned her into my familiar."
"Familiar?"
"Look at her neck."
A black choker-like thing encircled the Alraune's neck. But on closer inspection, it wasn't a choker—it was a black tattoo.
Like a thin necklace etched right into her skin.
"The moment I noticed the hatching, I took the proper measures. No one but me will realize she's a monster now. She looks exactly human, doesn't she?"
"As expected of Lisha!"
That tattoo must've been a familiar-binding spell.
Lisha had acted immediately upon discovering the hatched Alraune.
"And unlike the records, she was in a pretty weakened state right after hatching. More than that... she doesn't seem able to speak. Hasn't uttered a word."
Weakened, huh...
Was that why she was so docile now, and shorter? She didn't radiate any ominous aura or overwhelming power, that was for sure.
Fuck, I thought my heart was gonna stop.
This Alraune bitch had enough power to stir up the entire jungle and awaken dryads just by waking up. Lisha's potion had worked, but it wasn't perfect—looked like an incomplete metamorphosis.
"We've been keeping her in the basement and looking after her with Karin up until today."
"Ah, so Karin knows too."
Of course she did.
Anyway, Lisha had turned this frail Alraune into her familiar and kept raising her. But damn, my elixir! For a split second, I considered killing her to revert her to a flower, but I couldn't do that after Lisha had put in all this effort.
Plus, Lisha would want to research this bizarre incident.
"Hehehe, exactly."
Lisha grinned as she said it.
"Well, guess it can't be helped."
This was a pretty big hassle.
An Alraune... We'd have to keep a close eye on her.
"Lisha sis? She's not actually dangerous, right?"
"I told you I've already taken measures. She's fine. She hasn't shown any aggression, and I've got that under control too."
Lisha answered Winia's question.
"Hmm, but Lisha."
Claudia, who'd been listening, toyed with her lips as she spoke up.
"What is it?"
"This kid... she grew up on Katt's semen, didn't she?"
"You could say that. My potion just triggered the hatching because so much essence had built up over time."
"I see."
Claudia? What was she getting at?
"Katt."
"Claudia? What?"
Suddenly, Claudia caressed my cheek and gave me a seductive look.
"Looks like you've become a dad."
What!!!!
"Hiiiiiik!!! What the hell are you talking about!!"
"Hehehe, just teasing. Anyway, Lisha. I've got an important question: if the Alraune we always fed Katt's semen to has hatched, what do we feed her from now on to keep raising her?"
From now on?
"Honestly, it's a fascinating phenomenon. If she's really an Alraune, even after hatching, we can probably put her to use somehow. So shouldn't we take care of her on our side for the time being?"
Claudia's suggestion was perfectly reasonable.
Hatching wasn't the end of it. I still remembered the bizarre curses the Alraune had commanded. If we could control them, she'd definitely be useful.
"..."
Lisha fell silent for a moment at the question, then glanced at me.
"...Let's run some experiments."
"Huh?"
"Hehehe, now that I think about it, it's been ages since our reunion. I haven't been able to hold back my excitement. Come on, take it out. I'll pull it out for you myself."
Lisha hugged me again, her slender fingers teasing my crotch seductively.
"Wait, hold on! What are you saying!"
"I've been suffering too, you know. No need to worry. We should start with the experiment, right?"
Lisha casually proposed that I feed my semen directly to the Alraune. Even if... that still felt off!
She's not a flower anymore—she's got a human shape!
"Wi-Winia! Stop her quick!"
"Darkie, I can't stop the sisters."
"Dammit!"
"But Lisha sis, even so... she's got a human shape now, so making Darkie sprinkle his semen on her feels kinda wrong... No, I agree we need to raise her somehow, but she looks like a girl, so it's just..."
Winia pried me out of Lisha's arms as she said it.
Thank goodness Winia was wary of this seductive flower girl too.
"And why's she so pretty? Those breasts... Darkie, you're not thinking anything weird, are you?"
"Why would I? Not at all, so relax."
"Not relaxing."
I hid behind Winia and hugged her waist as I replied.
Truth be told, to me, an Alraune was nothing but a terrifying monster.
"Hmm... but Lisha."
"Still curious about something?"
"We can `use` this Alraune too, right?"
"Heh, hehehe... Use her? You're as bold as ever. Of course, I've been thinking about that too."
With that, Claudia and Lisha started having some ominous exchange.
"See! The sisters are at it again!"
"Claudia! Lisha! What are you talking about! Cut it out right now!"
"Hehehe, Katt. Look at her. She's exactly your type. The perfect woman's body for you to drool over."
Claudia, you...!
Anyway, we'd more or less sorted out the situation.
Now that we knew exactly what had happened, it made sense to brainstorm countermeasures from home for a while. Besides, we had plenty of time. No pressing outings anytime soon.
"..."
I approached the Alraune, who was still sitting quietly and staring at me.
Did she somehow know I'd killed her?
That would be a huge problem.
I'd already earned her grudge. Sure, she'd tried to eat me first, but monsters didn't give a damn about that.
Even with Lisha's familiar binding, if she remembered, she might seek revenge someday.
"..."
"Alraune...!"
I stared into her ominous eyes to check if she recognized me.
That was when it happened.
—Swish.
"Pa..."
Suddenly, the Alraune blinked and slowly rose from her spot!
She extended her arms toward me.
"This bitch! Showing her true colors!"
Thinking she was attacking, I tried to assume a cruel, ferocious combat stance from the Execution Fist Technique, but I couldn't.
—Because I'd heard something too shocking to even take a fighting stance.
"Papa?"
—Freeze.
It was a word powerful enough to halt the world itself.
"Kieeeek!!!!!"
And when time resumed, I was screaming my lungs out.
"She spoke!"
"Wh-what?"
"Talking?"
In that instant, Lisha, Winia, and Claudia each blurted out in shock. What the hell had this crazy flower bitch just said! Panicking, I took a step back and forced myself into the Execution Fist's brutal stance.
I must've misheard!
"Papa..."
But I hadn't.
—Papa!
In a clumsy, halting tone, the Alraune struggled out a "papa" and reached for me with her frail-looking arms, trying to hug me!
This monster!!!
"Papa my ass, go fuck your fake papa bullshit!!!! Get lost, bitch!!!!!!!"
Not knowing her intentions, I slammed an Execution Palm into her shoulder and shoved her away.
—Thud.
She tumbled back and fell flat on her ass. Her massive rear hit the ground, and her equally massive breasts jiggled.
"Ah..."
The Alraune let out a groan, then...
"Pa... papa... hurts. It hurts... sob, sob... huuung, huuuh...!"
burst into tears.
"What the fuck is going on hereee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!."