"The husband!"
"Yes, I am back! Haha!"
"Did they hurt you, the husband? If so, then I will go and speak with the filth!"
"No, it's okay…"
Kyoya and Xaya reunited relatively quickly.
He quickly got embraced by her and his face immediately got swallowed by Xaya's chest upon the contact. He answered while utilizing his breathing technique which was perfected all thanks to his wife being clingy.
His friends including Xiaoxiao also came closer, but only the future wife got a pass to hug the husband!
Was it because Xiaoxiao was exactly the future wife?
No… The reason was that the patriarch and his elders were already here! They needed to go, but Kyoya had not enough time to explain everything to his party as his wife first needed to hug him, ask a lot of questions, then also check his body!
A lot of time passed and everyone could only smile upon such sight.
Then, Xiaoxiao got her share of the husband's warmth, but just for a little as the patriarch was already grinning.
He, and five elders that came with him, stopped their tracks when they spotted Xaya!
One of them uttered from afar, "Mr. Kyoya might be not joking or faking."
"Yeah."
The patriarch answered briefly.
All of them forgot how to breathe the moment their eyes landed on Xaya. This black-haired beauty was out of this world, literally! Her appearance just had that indescribable charm that charmed everyone, but also brought a lot of lust and desire.
For the beastmen, it was hard to control this desire.
However, it was a patriarch with thousands and more experience with his strong elders so not even a hint of their impression could be seen on their faces.
For any outsider, it looked like the high foxes just stopped to allow the party to reunite.
On the other side, Kyoya spotted the high foxes.
He urgently said, "We have to go to another tribe. They need to check… something."
This was still better than them being confined in one house. Everyone didn't really question the husband seeing his expression. He stood with awkward gaze and even the honestly brutal blacksmith didn't ask him the question solely because he experienced the talk with the patriarch and his situation was really serious.
The party greeted the patriarch who came closer.
"Nice to meet you, I am Xiaoxiao. I hope this trip will clear any misunderstanding because I know that Kyoya wouldn't hurt innocent people or plot against them."
"I see… The perfect balance."
The patriarch just uttered this while massaging his chin.
What he had in mind was rather simple. While Xaya was a gorgeous beauty with high allure, Xiaoxiao was a cute and respectful lady whose looks and manners were pleasant to an eye. He nodded along with the elders then introduced himself.
"Just call me Tom. Let's take this as a holiday! My elders are already in the holiday mood! Haha!"
Everyone laughed and set on the trip to the bunny race.
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A few hours later, Tom found the husband's heaven to be bizarre.
He glanced behind and saw that the group was mostly separated in three sectors. The first one was obviously the husband and the black-haired woman's sector. It didn't matter who came closer to them, the husband and wife duo were always together.
The second sector was Hiro and his wives. This sector sometimes had another black-haired woman with spiky hair coming to them, but they were open and welcoming indeed. The man of his sector also sometimes excused himself and enjoyed some talk with other party members.
The third sector was similar! Josef and Maria were often togtether, but they were like good buddies, not so clingy... So what was the first sector's problem? The husband was never without any woman.
"Kyoya, come here."
Tom called out Kyoya.
Naturally, Xaya was on the husband's back and so she followed him, but he just raised his eyebrows and specified that he called for the husband.
A hateful glare was sent his way, but Tom actually whistled and laughed heartily.
He then called out Josef and Hiro to come closer.
"Aren't you guys interested in bunny race?"
The patriarch's voice was suspicious.
In a way, he was like an old man teasing the younger people, but the age gap was indeed like that between them. Even if Hiro was older than 200 years, he was still 'young' to the patriarch, so what about Josef and Kyoya who were in their twenties?
Sighing, the husband asked, "What can you tell us, the patriarch?"
Kyoya knew what Tom would speak about… As he guessed…
"I can tell that you guys are wasting your life. There is high potential in each of you, so no need to lean more toward the weaker side and enjoy the benefits of being the stronger people."
"What kind of benefits are you speaking about?"
How these words were connected to the bunny race anyway? Josef still kept the conversation ongoing and asked the question.
A faint laughter escaped the patriarch's lips.
"It depends on how strong you are, but strong people attract women. You just gotta enjoy your life and take all of them."
It was Kyoya's time to butt in.
"Are we returning to the former conversation? Or maybe that's how you kill your time?"
"Hah, I am just saying that bunny race is very open race and you can enjoy various plays here. It's not like we have holiday houses in every tribe, get it? Haha!"
"And what if you happen to make a child for some servant?"
"Hmm? Is that a problem?"
How couldn't it be a problem?
The husband shook his head and explained what he had in mind.
In a nutshell, he felt bad for women who would get pregnant with such a 'playboy' as there was no way for such a man to give up and spent time with her and their child. A poor woman would be left alone and…
"That's wrong take. What is eighteen years… No, what is fifteen years in my long longevity?"
"Fifteen years?"
"Hah, it's clear you don't have your own child yet. Look, the benefit of the strongest is not only strength, but also better longevity. I don't mind taking off fifteen years for a woman with my child. After fifteen years, my kid will be independent enough to focus on his own future. This is where he would feel lucky to be my child."
The patriarch explained.
He used the example of a bunny servant! If the bunny servant would become pregnant with his blood, then there was either chance the child would be a fox or bunny. But no matter what race, such a child's bloodline would be surely stronger and so his body would be tougher with much more promising talent.
"People are often bound by their lack of talent or background. It's often a luck if they die by their natural death, actually… They are also bound to adventure on a few floors at most. Now, that's quite depressing, isn't it?"
"..."
"But just me being a father allows any woman to get a better future and get strong and loveable children! I am that good man, get it? Haha! It's not only men who disappear for a long time, though. My first wife that you have seen earlier today also returned to our 94th floor to train One With Nature ability. She spent twenty years here. How could I be alone for such many years? Oh, boy."