With the world's most powerful all present, escorting the completely exhausted hero back to the city wasn't a difficult thing to do. At first there were a few who'd managed to voice out their complaints that the hero fell asleep. However, all of these heroes were given a first hand account of the battle recorded by the gods…
"I see, I spoke too soon. It makes a lot more sense now as to why he passed out." One of the adventurers on the dragon slaying team, and from Boreas familia sighed, feeling extra guilty. "I'm now shocked he didn't pass out before healing everyone's wounds. That's some grit."
"You said it. After that, the gods better not abstain from giving him the title of Hero." A member of Ganesha familia said with a wry smirk, his spine trembling just at the mental image of fighting the monstrosity Shurry had defeated… in single combat.
"I'm even more conflicted now." Iska complained. "Now I want his baby even more!!!" She shouted, clearly still tense from the recent battles.
"Calm down Iska, there's a chance you might, and if not, it's not like he's the only freaky dragon slayer out there." Alise spoke, in a completely unconvincing tone.
Off to the side, the members of the Tsugunai, so Loki, and Freya familias were shaking at the scene.
"To think, in the few times I've imagined it, I just die… Against its first, much weaker form. Let alone that freaky thing." Finn grumbled as his whole body throbbed from the thought of fighting the OEBD.
"I've killed many dragons. But that thing…" Allen said, then clicked his tongue.
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It was days before Shurry had finally woke up…
"Hmm? Oh wow, I must have been asleep for a while." Shurry said, taking a deep breath, and let it go. Turning his head to kiss Ardee's forehead then cheek, then lips…
"Mh, hmm?" Ardee woke up with a pleasant sound muffled by the kiss. "Good morning Shurry, it's good you finally decided to wake up, we were going to start trying other methods to wake you up."
"Thanks for waiting, I really was quite tired this time." Shurry smirked, going in for another kiss.
The others started waking up, first up was Alfia. "If you're going to be noisy so early in the morning, you'd better not leave me out."
Then it was Neze… "Good morning! Let's get wild with a morning round of mating!" Neze said, butting into the kiss making it a three way.
Rose woke up, slid over, and started licking and smelling Shurry all over. She dove right into indulging in his body. Something that all five of them would do for the better part of hours, and this time… Alfia "forgot" to set up the soundproofing. So, the whole familia learned something different was finally happening.
"Oh dear, good thing we stocked up on meat! Best get to cooking again. No way he's not gonna eat everything put in front of him." A chef smirked, then stood up, realizing he wasn't "hungry" anymore. "Hey Hati, you mind finishing this up for me? I need the room for my chef snacks."
"Yay more food!!" Hati said with beaming eyes, and in what seemed like impossible to others, the plate was cleared, and cleaned. Then she stared at it, held it upside down and shook it, looking confused. "Hey, where's the food?"
"You ate it already."
"Huh?"
"Yep…"
"Can… Can I get another serving?" Hati asked, blushing with a cute innocence, wagging her tail.
"Ahahaha! Of course you can. I'll be making enough for all you crazy eaters." The Chef laughed, and went right back to the kitchen.
Others in the dining hall of Hathor familia stopped their conversations, and then chuckled, or laughed out loud. The first to actually speak was Zeus.
"To think the first thing he does when he wakes up, is to bump bodies like that." Zeus laughed, slapping the table.
"He's quite horny for a wolf, isn't he?" Alraj laughed, raising his mug to cheers with Zeus.
"He is indeed." Hathor smiled. "I like him this way. He's a healthy young man after all. He should be enjoying himself with those wives of his." She smiled, joining the cheers with a mug of her own. "He's made four women, mothers. I couldn't be more proud." She added.
"Really? What if he killed the Dragon?" Hera asked, with a slightly narrow glare.
"Listen, That was truly a proud moment! However, you know what I'm all about."
"Motherhood… and the arts…"
"Exactly, so him having soon to be 12 children is absolutely the best!"
It was a few minutes later the five left their love nest. And the first time anyone had ever seen Shurry in a few days, with the exception of a certain few. He didn't stretch, and didn't move with a terrible pace, he was completely relaxed.
The polar opposite of the handful of others who'd claimed the desire to talk about rearing a child, even if there wasn't a lover's love in it. Shurry's calm gaze rolled over to them on an individual basis. His look confirmed what they had thought.
"Listen up, I have no desire to make another woman a mother." Shurry stated, plainly, and matter of factly… There was no room to negotiate, nor protest, his words carried power. "It would cause more issues than it solves. I would feel the need to take care of you as a lover and thus add you to my harem. However, I can't do this as it would go against my promise." Shurry elaborated slightly.
"Son, you know that I can just extend the limit whenever. I see no reason why not to, provided Ardee, Neze, Alfia, and Rose are willing to share." Hathor smiled mischievously.
"Mother, if you did that, you'd have to remove the limit entirely, and that would defeat the purpose of having the limit in the first place… Both purposes…"
That statement lit Iska's eyes. "Just try it!" She stood, staring up at Shurry with a burning desire for him.
Shurry didn't flinch, the lack of a reaction didn't go unnoticed by almost anyone, all except for himself. His harem huddled behind him, whispering and nodding.
"Fine, Iska… You can try, but let me be clear what that means…" Ardee said… "Nothing more than slightly more than friends for now."
"Huh?"
"Husband, you may not have noticed it, but you didn't react to the idea of Iska. SHe's the only one who can truly cure you of your trauma."
"You want me to… Alright, fine. It seems all of you are pushing for it. I just hope this doesn't turn out to be a bad idea."
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