Those cries were nothing more but lovely whispers ringing in the husband's ear, however. Only third party males would find this sight disturbing as every lady here could give birth to potential strong fox descendants after all!

And those women were hugging and fighting for the husband right now!

The two closest ones that always greeted the husband had the leverage just from this fact alone and so their arms were hugging and slightly yanking the husband's arm!

Enveloped by their ample breasts, Kyoya was slowly trying to draw a line between them so that nothing wrong could happen in his wife's absence!

"The husband… It was not you, right?"

"Of course it was not me. Every floor is an adventure that I want to enjoy with my family. I can't even be with my wife, so is it enjoyable? Clearly not."

"I hope we are making it a little enjoyable for you, though. The husband~~"

"..."

Kyoya couldn't just shake off these women as they helped him greatly just now.

His heart could rest a little without the pressure of the unknown and those high foxes following them from behind.

And them being so close was not that much of a bother too. Their arms were strong, but also filled with slight affection, so Kyoya was really doing his best to keep the considerable distance!

Escorted by such people, Kyoya's trip to the patriarch ended especially quickly as good times always passed in the blink of an eye. He also could stay in front of the house with a calm expression.

"No… It's the end already… Good luck, the husband!"

"We believe in you and hope to see you in our neighborhood very soon!"

"Yes, thank you everyone."

Before entering the patriarch's house, Kyoya faced each fox woman and thanked them deeply. Their faces with slight blushes and teary eyes made him reach out for their hairs and so head pats were given!

The initial reaction was expected even by the husband who just smiled and the relieved fox women who just closed their eyes and relished on this pleasant feeling. However, while some had good resistance and could control their feelings well, there were also a few ladies that just got melted by this touch.

They pounced at the husband and engaged in a deep kiss with their tongues invading him!

"!"

The husband's eyes widened in shock as those women tactically kissed him without giving him an opportunity to break this connection, but also enough time to enjoy the husband's tongue.

Soon, Kyoya got left alone with the high foxes who were looking at him with different to usual expressions.

They peeked at the waving women for the last time before leading him to the hall.

-

The patriarch's house was big as one could expect.

It was his home, territory and also work place that many people often went by during the day. This day had particularly a lot of people that were all sitting in the main meeting room.

It was a wide room, like a wide open area, that could consist of at least a thousand foxes. Those foxes were sitting in orderly rows on both sides.

At the end, the patriarch and his family were enjoying the tea served by the servants.

All of them were sitting with their knees stuck closely and straight backs on the mattress.

Since the servants began to go around and serve the tea, it was clear that the main guest was already at the other end of this orderly row.

The husband, Kyoya!

"Here's the tea, Mr. Kyoya."

"Yes, thank you…"

As the servant reached Kyoya and he accepted the tea with confusion written in his eyes, the talks could finally begin.

Sipping on the tea, the elders and all gathered foxes kept their eyes on the husband while the patriarch just laughed and welcomed him. His smile kept deepening the more he looked at Kyoya who surely didn't expect such interrogation.

"This effect, 'The husband', effect has also reached me. Though in my case it is a little different? I heard you are serious and hard-working man."

"You can reach the top with talent and hard-work. At least I am not someone who can rely on talent alone."

"So you believe you have a talent. Fair. The husband title is talent in itself too. I am wondering, but is it what you have built on trickster god's belief?"

"..."

The energy from the husband's house was already examined by them and the patriarch had already learned about its origin. While he had not much knowledge regarding this exact power, the trickster gods' believers were known to be in huge pain from The New Kingdom.

If one knew more, then one would also know that even this ascended kingdom considered them pimples!

"It's not."

"Is it?"

The patriarch glanced at his daughter first.

He saw her expression to gleam in a different light as the confusion and something Olivia couldn't understand kept flashing within her mind? What could it possibly be? And how could the husband make her to be like that without much contact?

His eyes then turned to the other side.

His wife was looking at the husband with a soft smile and found him cute, he could tell this from just a simple glance. In her eyes, the husband was already someone trustworthy. She was ready to ask the questions in her own name if her husband were to be rude!

The patriarch could tell and he was clearly shocked by that.

His daughter was not a weak woman, but she lacked a lot of experience. On the other hand, his wife had beautiful six tails which meant she was on a totally different level! Her beauty alone should be something that no mere 20th adventurer should dream on! Similarly, she should never ever allow such a weak man touch her!

So why did the patriarch feel like his wife would gladly hug the husband and support him as if mother-in law?

A confusion began to creep into the strongest fox's eyes!

Seeing this, the elders narrowed their eyes and one of them spoke up to aid!

"Women are no longer fragile vases. The era has changed and they stay equally with men in every stronghold! If you, who can attract attention of the opposite gender easily, possess such charm, then this is nothing else other than your ability! Who can be born with such charm?!"

"But…"

"Surely! You have surely climbed the floors through the beds of king's wives and used their resources to strengthen your body and bring sacrifices to the trickster god! The tricked woman's heart and her body with addition of the king's enraged heart must be the hefty sacrifice for such a kind god!"

"But I have only two women… and never slept with women just for the sake of it… Even for treasure, I wouldn't go for it."

"W-What is he saying? Such charm and he has only two women?!"

"I refuse to believe it! Lies!"

The foxes whispered between each other, then Kyoya just awkwardly added, "I wouldn't sleep with a woman for treasure because it would hurt Xaya and Xiaoxiao. Even if they were fine with it for the sake of strength growth, I wouldn't be and so I wouldn't go for it."

"..."

"..."

After a silence that lasted for an eternity for every man here, "That's just a waste!"

One of the elders stood up!

He pointed his finger at the husband and said!

"Our patriarch has more than a thousand women and we also don't really lag behind! This is what it means to be a man!"

"..."

Every fox man nodded.

"There is only one rule that no one should never break! It goes as such 'Never lust over your own blood!'"

Every fox man nodded!

"So I assume that you all believe me? The husband title is an inborn thing."

"Oh, right… Yes… Cough! Patriarch, if you could…"

"We can't confirm whether this man truly only soaked in two women, my esteemed elders."

"Right, right! It might be another attempt from trickster god's believer."

"But if we confirm this, then we will be able to believe in the husband's words. It's fair for me to assume that you would help us to locate the trickster gods' believers that infiltrated our lands?"

"Yes."

The husband nodded, his eyes clear! He hoped to find those bastards and also teach them lessons on his own! With the help of the foxes, Kyoya was more certain that he could find them and also beat them down!

He looked at the fox patriarch deeply, then asked…

"So… Is there a way to confirm… what I just said?"

"Of course there is."

The patriarch let out bright and deafening laughter! He spread his arms and even teased a little. His family's womanly side just shook their heads with sigh, then all elders snickered and nodded!

"You will go to one of the races that specializes in this aspect."

"No way… Succubus?"

That is one dangerous race! The husband believed that those wouldn't really contain their thoughts deeply within them and his business side wouldn't even work on them! What business? For such race, the sex was like both life and business, right?

The patriarch then appeased Kyoya's inward worry.

"Haha! There are no succubuses in our world pillar! I am talking about the bunny race."

"..."

This race… also sounded dangerous, but it was mostly because of the patriarch's sneer and all other elders nodding their heads with understanding. Kyoya believed that those bunnies might be similar to the succubuses just because of them!

What should he do?

Should he play the evil husband who breaks women with his sword?

"..."

"To the bunnies we go! I am ready to personally escort the husband and his party there!"

"The patriarch! We all know that you have a holiday house here with bunny servants!"

"Haha! Play rock-paper-scissors and the five winners will go with us!"

The elders also had their holiday houses here, thus the fierce battle unfolded between them as the mini tournament began…

Holiday meant holiday after all.

No elder could easily put all important matters to the side and just go on holiday!

The serious, but also soothing room became void of females as they left those idiots alone in their mini tournament. With no women looking over them, the elders shouted while loudly playing the game.

Any outsider would believe that there was war here and many people died each second!

But losing here was indeed painful. Not only did you lose a ticket to a nice holiday house with servants ready to serve with their utmost best, you also had to keep working and keep an eye on the potential threats while the winners would have an easy escort mission..

Little did everyone know that this escort mission's future was not as bright as it seemed on the paper.