Iska's nature as an amazoness was bubbling up to the surface at this point, yet she still held back knowing this wasn't the place for something like that. Even so, she was beyond excited knowing she'd landed herself a daughter sired by the strongest man alive.
"You've come to an interesting conclusion, Shurry. It's enough to make me wonder what you're going to say on that other matter you mentioned." Astraea commented, opting to continue smiling while she half hoped it would end at Iska, and half not.
"I'll inform you, and the others of it at a later time. And all at once. Just make sure to be around when my Mother Hathor updates my status." Shurry stated in a rather calm manner, relaxing as he leaned back and looked toward the ceiling. "It's almost as hard of a decision as this one regarding continuing to, as some gods would say, spreading my seed."
The way he spoke was clearly not a mistake, and yet it opened up so many questions. To which he brought his head back to normal, noticing that the others realized it, to which he smirked.
Rayana, Maryuu, Alise, Kaguya, and Noin shared a similar look as if what they just heard was confirmation. Their expressions seemed to ask if their ideas were right, but only one was brazen enough to actually ask.
"Does that mean your offer extends past Iska?" Kaguya asked, slowly moving closer, the water giving way.
"I'm already making the ultimate exception here, so as far as I see it. If I can make an exception for Iska, there's little issue with it being a net, rather than a line." Shurry added with a small smile. "Oh, Iska, you understand that you're the only Amazon I've been willing to get this close to with so little covered. In other words, your control, and goals made it possible to even think about the possibility."
"Hehe, that means I'm the only one!"
"Pfft, what are you going to do about those twins? You previously made it clear you wouldn't touch them but…" Astraea teased, now realizing she felt a little better now.
"I still hold the same belief, I refuse to do something like that to them just because of them "inheriting" a promise I made with someone as a toddler." He sighed. "This gives them the chance to live for themselves, if it turns out once they're a little older that they still feel the same, I'll make adjustments at that time."
"What's the cause of your changes this time?" Astraea asked, unable to contain her interest.
Shurry smirked, and stood, the water coming up to just a little over his knees. "Because, I have conquered the greatest threat in the world. I fought a battle far beyond what anyone else thought possible. I shredded a planet, and permanently changed another, leaving a mark that'll last forever. And the thing I learned during that battle… Making adjustments on the fly is just as important as a solid plan." He stated with a hero's confidence, not arrogance, but experience.
"This… You're an interesting child." Astraea said.
"Lady Astraea, we can do it right?" Maryuu asked, glancing at the few kids Shurry already had, and seeing how cute they were, she held back, waiting for an answer.
"Dears, if you managed to convince him of it, I don't think it would be just for me to stop you. So go ahead if that's what you want." Astraea said.
"REALLY!"
"Yep, you just have to let me play with the cuties too! I'll hold them, rock them, feed them, and… and… OH!!! SO CUTE!" Astraea started flipping out, and that's when she fainted.
After a short panic, Shurry sighed, and snapped his fingers, Astraea was lifted out of the tub. Ryuu and Celty began helping to cool her down with fans, though she was clearly just all full of smiles… A result of overloading from the cuteness in her head, the thoughts of seeing her children in baby form with tails, and fluffy ears was just a little too much.
Freki was slightly confused, but decided to ask. "Does that mean we'll have more brothers and sisters?"
"I think so, Freki. Our mommies had us with daddy, so we're all family through daddy… If that's the case, we'll have lots more." Hati explained, more excited now than before.
"Daddy? When I grow up will I have a harem too?" Skol asked, tilting his head with a pure and innocent curiosity.
"It won't be easy, you need to find the right ladies for you, and each other." Shurry answered, patting his son's head. "Of course, we'll need to approve of them too, we gotta keep you away from ones that'll eat you up."
"Hmm?"
"You'll figure it out in time, my son."
…
Later, in the Hathor familia private rooms, the gods updated their children's status. So many people leveled up again, though it wasn't a surprise. Alfia, and Zald learned something quite quickly after leveling up.
"Alfia, do you feel the same thing?" Zald asked, looking down as if his gaze passed through the floor.
"Zald, when exactly do you think that he saw that?"
"Maybe the same level? Only he'd feel a little bit more confident in fighting it."
"Fighting that thing? No way."
"It's best if you end it there. What you saw is not meant to be shared right now. However, I'll allow you to stay with us when Shurry levels up and explains his thoughts on the matter." Zeus smiled, breaking up the conversation before any details were revealed.
Shurry's turn was up last as always thanks to him needing all gods present just to make sure nothing too crazy happened.
"I was thinking of asking them about joining. So this works out. By the way, that thing you see now, I've already killed it once. It looks tougher than it really is, not that it isn't, just not as bad as it looks. Still worthy enough to level me up."
"Huh? Which time?"
"Oh, yeah, my last one. It was after that battle I learned a little bit more about the dungeon. I'll explain more inside." Shurry said, and went inside to get ready.