episode_0098

“Yeah, Asia too… found out.”

“I can’t abandon my children… .”

“How could a mother abandon her baby?”

When they heard my declaration, they accepted it as if they had expected it.

“Hey, what should I do now?”

“First of all, we need to protect the babies with warmth so that they can hatch safely.”

“I think Asia will be okay since she has a big butt and two eggs… If you feel like you can’t cover them all, hug her tightly.”

I nodded my head, listening to the advice of my seniors.

Okay, Mom, I’ll try my best.

Please be born safely!

“Come to think of it, isn’t it time for Karin to hatch?”

“Yeah, maybe today or tomorrow?”

“Wow… .”

Karin is becoming a mother.

It’s somehow touching.

“I hope you all hatch safely.”

“Yes, let’s all meet with healthy children!”

If we become harpies, we can fly.

When that time comes, we will meet with our children.

“Hoohoo.”

I’m already looking forward to it.

He went out to find food, and I was left alone in the nest, but I was not lonely.

Because I have my children.

“Mom… I will definitely let you be born… .”

I held them with my butt and felt a little regret.

I still have too few feathers on my body.

I wish I could protect them from the wind and rain with my wings.

I wished my body would change more as soon as possible.

For that to happen, my husband will have to work harder to get it.

I don’t know what it is, but… I guess I’ll have to press on some more.

“Ah… .”

Didn’t our baby just hatch an egg?

Am I mistaken?

It must be an illusion, since it is impossible to grow that much in a day, but I even enjoyed that illusion.

I wonder what kind of children will be born?

Who do the children resemble more, me or my father?

“Huh huh… .”

I’m already looking forward to it.

Quickly… Quickly come out, guys… .

Because mom is waiting… .

***

As the days went by, my body changed.

My arms grew more feathers, and my fingers fused together.

Is this how my arms are transforming into wings?

It’s a bit sad to see our hands disappear, but we need to turn into wings as soon as possible to hold our babies.

Aside from the arms, most of the human parts remained, but feathers began to grow on the legs as well.

Arms and legs.

I think this is probably the area covered with feathers.

Faster… Faster, our babies… .

“Hah… Huh… Shut… .”

I actively explored my husband’s mouth and sucked the food stuck in every corner of his mouth.

More… I need to become a Harpy as soon as possible.

For our babies.

And for my husband.

“Haaa… .”

I feel good.

In the midst of the ecstasy that felt as if my body was melting, I felt a warmth that filled my heart.

***

“I’ve been whining all day. I’m so tired.”

Karin said this while holding the baby harpy.

Of course you can’t see it, but it must be happening.

Her every word, even as she pretends to grumble, is filled with affection.

“Haha, that’s right. Who does he really resemble… .”

“It seems like he’s already calling for mommy. As expected from my baby, isn’t he smart?”

i envy you.

I also want to join their conversation quickly.

I want to be a real mom, not a mom-to-be, and stay up all night bragging about them and our child.

Faster… faster… !

Shudder.

The egg on my buttocks shook slightly.

“Ouch! It’s full! Our baby just kicked an egg!”

“Oh my, congratulations.”

“Huh, is Asia going to be a mother soon?”

“I hope you too can feel the happiness of raising a child soon, Asia… .”

Everyone bless my future.

Yes, I will have a child, raise a child… and then have another child and raise another child.

Because that is the fate of our harpies.

“Thank you all… .”

I will definitely raise you to be a pretty child.

***

The day they were born will probably be one they will never forget until the day they die.

One night, while I was falling asleep while holding them, the egg started shaking more than usual.

I was fast asleep, my nerves on edge, so I could sense the change right away.

I woke my husband up by flapping my immature wings.

“Wake up! Quick, quick!”

“Huh… ?”

He woke up with sleepy eyes and hugged me right away.

“Let’s do it tomorrow, tomorrow… .”

“Oh my, that’s not it! Our kids! Our kids! ”

“Huh?”

Only then did he notice and look at the eggs I was holding.

“I think I’m going to be born soon!”

Brrrr.

One egg is shaking.

And then, it was trying to break out of the egg, making a clicking noise.

“Cheer up…Cheer up… !”

We must not interfere.

In order to be born, you must break out of the egg by your own strength.

A minute that felt like a year passed, and with both of our hearts pounding, the egg finally began to crack little by little.

Swish, swish.

It comes out.

Our child… Our child whom I gave birth to with great pain and cherished with love… is finally born.

Bam!

***

“Mom! Mom!”

“Yeah, yeah. Mom’s here.”

“Let’s play with Tari hyung!”

“Tarirang? Okay, then should I go with Mom holding the wings?”

“Yeah!”

I flew out of the nest carrying my first son by my legs.

Our daughter will be okay, he will take care of her.

Maybe because he resembles me, he is a child who is very interested in his father.

I guess that’s how it is for everyone when they’re young.

As I was flying, I found a familiar harpy.

“Oh my, Asia.”

“Serena… Are you going for a walk with your daughters?”

Serena was flying around with two cute babies who looked like her on her legs.

It looks a little difficult.

Well, it’s not easy to carry two children on your back.

“Hello, Auntie! Hello, Arudo!”

“Hello, hello!”

“Hello, Mira! Hello, Marie!”

Our Arudo greeted her warmly.

I wonder who he takes after to make him so cheerful. He really seems like a smart kid.

Aru will surely grow up to be a great harpy.

We greeted each other with smiles and continued on our way.

I think it’s about time for Serena to have her next child.

The couple appears to have agreed to have fewer children.

Well… this is true for us too.

We decided to have children after Aru and our daughter Lera became independent.

Because our harpies grow quickly.

“Lisa! I’m here!”

“Asia? What’s going on?”

Lisa, who was holding an egg with her wings, greeted us warmly.

There are four children and three eggs… This place really is a big family.

That’s probably why their nest is much larger than ours.

“Wow! Aruda!”

“Brother!”

Lisa’s children are one male and three females, so they fit well with our Aru.

“You know you shouldn’t go too far, right?”

“Yes!”

“Be careful playing with Tari too.”

“Yes, Mom!”

The two soon began to wander around the nest, chattering away.

“Hoohoo… You’re so full of energy, aren’t you?”

“That’s right. After all, children grow up while flying.”

The two of us chatted for a while and reminisced for the first time in a while.

“Then at that time we… .”

“After a while!”

A guy fell over and started crying.

I nodded as Lisa looked at me with urgent eyes.

“Leave it to me.”

“Thank you, Asia.”

While I was holding her eggs, she flew to her daughter and started to comfort her.

“Our princess, why are you crying? Huh?”

“Hueeng… Hueng… .”

“Thump! Okay, Aunt Asia is here too, so you shouldn’t cry shamefully, right?”

“Huh… .”

I guess it’s a good thing that my daughter doesn’t cry often.

Still, I wish there was more emotional expression.

“Oh, thank you, Asia.”

“What? Of course.”

As I moved away again, Lisa climbed up on top of me with natural movements and covered the bottom of the egg with her wings.

“I think it’s okay to leave the room for a while… but I’m still always anxious. I can’t let my babies get exposed to the cold wind… .”

“How about asking your husband?”

“We have a lot of mouths. We’re busy hunting all day, so it’s a shame to ask for something like this.”

“Ah… .”

Even large families have their own set of difficulties.

Well, now that they hatch, there will already be seven…

When I see things like this, I feel fortunate that we have a family of only two.

“Whoaah! Mom!”

“Whew… .”

It’s really crazy here.

After that, I had to look after her eggs from time to time while she was out and about trying to calm the kids down.

“Shall we go back now? Was it fun?”

“Yeah!”

I carried Aru back to the nest.

“Oh, let’s stop by Karin’s nest for a moment.”

“Auntie Karin? Yeah, okay!”

While I’m here, I should stop by and say hello to her.

I turned and flew to her nest.

“Asia? What’s going on?”

“Hmm, Asia.”

The two were just about to make love.

The kids are finally all asleep, so I wonder if I disturbed them for no reason.

“Sorry, bad timing.”

“No, it’s okay. Are you okay too?”

“Okay, okay.”

Her husband was the biggest boss around here.

Let’s say, a king… it’s a bit different, maybe a village chief?

“It was nice to see everyone’s faces after such a long time, so Karin came to see my face too.”

“Huhhuh… Really? Everyone will see it soon anyway, so what.”

The regular meeting around her nest is the day after tomorrow.

We’ll all see it then anyway, but public and private settings are different.

When it seemed like our conversation was going to get a little long, he tactfully left the room.

As expected, this position wasn’t obtained for nothing.

“More than that… It seems like everyone has adapted.”

“Yes?”

what?

“I think it was the right decision to bring you guys back then… ”

After saying those words, he flew up.

“I’ve been feeling emotional lately because I ate something bad. It doesn’t really mean anything. It’s just a greeting.”

“Aha… .”

Come to think of it, we were originally human.

It is a fact that has long been forgotten and buried in the back of our memories, but we were once humans who went on adventures.

Of course she was an elf.

“Haha… I should be thankful to your husband. If he hadn’t kidnapped us, I wouldn’t have known this kind of happiness… .”

“Right? There’s no harpy like my husband.”

“Hey, we’re more detailed… .”

While I was having such a good time with her, Aru started to nod off.

“I guess I should go back now. It was fun, Karin.”

“Okay. See you in two days.”

“Yes, then again.”

I carried Aru back to our nest.

I hope Lera is doing well.

Our guy will probably do well, but males who specialize in hunting are not suited to such detailed work.

No matter how hard I try, I always feel uneasy.

Please don’t cause trouble again, you rascal… .

I thought so and hurried my wings back to the nest.

I can see our nest over there.

Our nest.

Home to me, him… and our children.

“Mom!”

“Come on in.”

He greeted us, holding Lera in his arms.

I landed in a stable position, put Aru down, and kissed him straight away.

“Um… Um… .”

“Ouch! Mom and Dad are kissing again!”

“Ahh! Me too, me too!”

Haha… Who do you take after to be so cute?

“Where have you been?”

“I came back from seeing my friends.”

“Was it fun?”

“Yeah.”

He hugged me lightly.

“Ahh… .”

“The kids are still awake.”

“But, but you… .”

You keep caressing my wings, so I can’t help it…!

“If I fall asleep… Shall we do it after a long time?”

“Yeah… .”

I said that and laughed bashfully.

“You’ve been laughing a lot lately.”

“Is that so?”

“When the kids were crying all day, you looked tired all day long.”

“Now our kids are all grown up. They don’t reach out like they used to, right?”

Yeah, he’s still a kid, but he’s old enough to do his own things.

Soon, in the blink of an eye, you will become an adult and leave our nest.

“Huh huh… .”

This is the life of our monsters.

Having children, raising them, having children and raising them again.

We, who are often hunted by humans, must have as many children as possible.

To save as many children as possible.

The brutal murder of Karinne’s eldest child by human hunters was a great wake-up call to all of us.

She still cries every night when she thinks of her child.

They were so cruel that it was shameful to think that we were once the same human beings.

“Whew… .”

“Why are you worried again?”

“I think there are more people coming and going these days.”

“Don’t worry, what could happen?”

Yeah… I guess so?

But I’m still really anxious… .

I wanted to open the stats window for the first time in a while, but since I had become a monster, the stats window no longer worked.

Still… well, I guess it’s okay.

Surely nothing could happen.

***

“When is dad coming?”

“I see… It’s a little late?”

But misfortune is something we don’t always notice until just before it happens.

For some reason, his return is late today.

Foodduck foodduck.

“Asia!”

“Ms. Asia!”

“Lisa? Serena? No, Karin too? What’s going on, everyone?”

Isn’t it time for Lisa to take care of the kids yet? Why all of a sudden…?

I have an uneasy feeling.

“As expected… Your husband hasn’t come back yet?”

“Huh? Yes… No way?”

“Yeah, no one came back.”

no way…….

An uneasy feeling crosses my mind.

“Hey, Mom?”

“Aru, wait here with Lera. Okay?”

“Mom! Mom!”

“Lera, listen to me carefully… I’ll be back soon.”

I left them behind and flew up with them.

“Do you know where it went?”

“North.”

north.

As I was flying, I felt a strange sense of foreboding.

“Here is….”

“This is the last land we stepped on when we were humans.”

I thought it felt familiar, so that’s what it was.

“Over there!”

Where Serena pointed, there were four people standing.

“Wow… !”

And in their hands are our husband’s feathers…!

“Asia!”

“I can’t forgive you!”

My, my husband…!

Beep beep beep.

I thought I heard that sound from somewhere.

“Watch out, it’s a monster in a frenzy.”

“Okay. I’ll leave the instructions to you.”

Human… Human… !

“I’m gonna kill you!”

“What are you saying?”

“Well, you’re just making a fuss?”

I want to attack, but I can’t.

It’s not my turn now.

I waited for my turn anxiously.

“Go, Slash!”

“Kkiyaaak!”

A long scar remained on my body.

It hurts. It hurts.

Knife… Did you get cut by a knife?

“Fireball!”

Boom!

“Gyaaaah!”

My body is hot.

It hurts like it’s burning.

No, I can’t die here.

“Warrior’s Protection!”

“Thank you! Okay, I’ll finish it!”

No…don’t come!

“Hoo… .”

The woman who appeared to be the leader of the party looked at me and straightened her sword.

“Double cut.”

And those words… were the last words I heard.

“Ah… Aru… Lera… .”

I’m sorry… Mom and Dad both got hurt.

They are so strong that they won’t even give me my turn… .

Please… don’t touch our baby… .

***

“Whew, thank goodness there’s only one.”

She watched the disappearing halo of light as she put the sword back on her waist.

“Sorry… I, I have a place to go back to.”

“Here we go again. I told you not to pay attention to each monster individually, right?”

“But the look in your eyes is definitely… .”

It looked like a person.

She looked around again, feeling uneasy.

“There are more harpies above.”

“Looking at your angry face… I feel like you’re going to attack me again?”

The party leader sighed at the sight.

“Haa… Is this a continuous battle event?”

Beep beep beep.

“Keeek!”

“Kkieek!”

“Kkeuk! Kkeuk!”

She looked at the three female harpies that appeared before her and her fighting spirit burned.

“Everyone, get ready!”

“Yeah!”

“Yes!”

“Okay!”

Fuck.

What the heck is ‘H-Han Otherworld Adventure’? I shouldn’t have been fooled by that title.

She thought it was quite out of the blue for an event and cursed the unidentified creator who had brought her into this world.

“Lena! Take care of that guy with Slash!”

“Oh, I got it!”

Still… I have to do something about it!

I have to come back alive!

***

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