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Vairvec began to immediately tremble as if by reflex, he had known Ervas and Veronica for a bit over two weeks now, but he already felt like he was somehow

"trained

" by them by how fast his own body reacted to their presence, almost freezing.

Due to his mentality not being the same as them nor being any closer, the Guidance of Ervas and Veronica was affecting him differently, and although it was slowly getting through him, his fear for them was now something almost instinctual…

He felt very ashamed to have become such a servant to these two, but their strength was indeed so overwhelming that he could simply comply with what they wanted, and also accept whatever they desired as long as it was within his power.

…Well, his own mind was also exaggerating, as Ervas and Veronica never treated him unfairly and were overall very nice with him, but he was simply way too much of a chicken…

And he was supposed to be an S-Rank Adventurer no less…

The Night Elf glanced at his charcoal-skinned slender hands tremble as he could not write any more of the reports he was doing regarding the Adventurer Guild trades with other guilds, paperwork that he did religiously every single day…

He swallowed his saliva as he felt a little commotion going on downstairs…

It seems that Veronica, once more, got into some kind of fight with an adventurer.

He could only lament and pity the unfortunate one that was to enrage the fierce

"dhampir

".

Vairvec did not fear Ervas as much as Veronica, as he was way more passive than her, and often was silent and spectating things…

So at the very least, he knew that if there was some commotion it was usually never Ervas but Veronica.

Although he also knew that Ervas was n pushover, and would act against anyone that was to try to mess with him.

And in a way, he was perhaps even scarier than her due to his mysterious nature and silence… as if he were saving within him a monster even deadlier than Veronica herself…

Potin quickly ran towards his door, knocking it.

"Vairvec-sama…?

" asked the young dwarf.

"I know, let them in…

" sighed Vairvec, as Potin quickly nodded.

"Y-Yes! Please, Vairvec-sama is… eagerly waiting for you,

" said Potin as politely as possible, as Veronica patted his cute head.

"Thanks, little one, don't overwork yourself, alright? You're doing good,

" she said with a warm smile, the once intimidating tigress now became a gentle and nice woman… this was one of the most amazing things of Veronica that the people around town knew about her, she was incredibly fierce, but also incredibly gentle and nice.

"T-Thanks…

" said Potin while blushing as Veronica and her party entered Vairvec's room, they were so many that they barely could get inside, and Kuro took a large chunk of the room due to her lower spider half.

"W-Welcome…

" said Vairvec with a bitter smile, as he slowly glanced at each of the little children that Veronica and Ervas carried with them now.

Aside from Percy and Pekorina who he knew about, alongside Berth, Acaracia, and Mitiliph which he remembered had registered as Adventurers some days ago, there were six new younglings present.

…All of them had strange features he had not seen before in the demi-human races present in Seashore.

Four of them seemed like dhampirs judging by their pale white skin and crimson eyes, and the eerie, blood-like scent they exuded, but they also held strange appearances.

One of them had purple scales with a long purple, snake-like tail, another had pig-like ears and a tail, and was oddly taller than the rest, the other had beast-kin features but something seemed off, and the other… had an upper half that resembled Veronica a lot, but her lower half was that of a spider with a metallic exoskeleton.

There was another of those children who seemed fairly normal get odd as well, which seemed like one of the dhampirs, but was dark-skinned and had a small and slim figure, he did not know if it was a Night Elf or not, although it didn't really exude the aura of one of his kin…

And there was also the other girl, the weirdest of them all…

It was a girl who looked like the cross between a harpy and a rabbit-kin… or something.

She was chocolate-skinned with fluffy white feathers and fur all around her body, but she also had long rabbit-like ears atop her head and a long, scaled tail covered in white feathers…

Wait… Vairvec did not even remember any harpy having such a tail before!

She had… golden scales over her hands, which sharp claws, and her feet also had lizardman-like talons, resembling large boots made of scales with big fingers and claws…

And all of that compacted within a petite body, with an innocent smile.

Just what was she?!

Vairvec calmed down, as he might have to find out now as he will register them most likely…

"We want to register these younglings, Vairvec, can you help us out?

" asked Veronica.

"Sure thing… Erm, who first?

" asked Vairvec.

"Me!

" said Kuro, walking towards Vairvec as he felt a strange, eerie aura coming from her very similar to Veronica, in fact, it was incredibly similar!

"(What is this? Her daughter? But aren't Arachne only females, how can it be? Perhaps it is mere coincidence that their auras are similar…)

" thought Vairvec as he swallowed saliva, each time he looked into Kuro's crimson eyes he felt a bit intimidated, despite the girl being clearly weaker than him.

Her resemblance to Veronica made him this fearful, perhaps.

"She's Kuro Igni, my daughter. Be nice with my little princess, alright?

" asked Veronica, who seemed like a mother that protected her children with all of her might and spoiled them rotten.

Vairvec, however, was impressed by these words, as he glared at Veronica while raising an eyebrow.

"Your… daughter? Really? How? I don't think there are… male Arachne, it is a female-only species if I am correct…

" asked Vairvec.

"Mommy is mommy! She gave birth to me! I was born from an egg!

" said Kuro with a bright smile as she showed her bright white teeth.

"If I say she's my daughter, she IS my daughter, go it? Why would I lie to you, Vairvec? Don't you see the similarities? She inherited all of my phantasmal beauty,

" said Veronica.

"I can confirm, Kuro is indeed Veronica's daughter,

" said Ervas while calmly nodding.

"(I don't know if your confirmation is really reassuring!!!)

" thought Vairvec while giving a forced smile.

"I-I see! So… nice! I never knew that you were… a mother… Veronica! Good to know… I am sure you are a good mother,

" said Vairvec.

"She is, she is! Mommy is the best mommy! She always hugs me and kisses me! And she makes yummy food!

" said Kuro adorably.

"Aw, really?

" asked Veronica, as she hugged her daughter.

"Yeah!

" said Kuro, as she received her mommy's hug and kissed her cheek.

"Ahem. I-I see that she is very happy… (Though what does

"Kuro

" even means?!) Anyways, let's register your race and other things for now… Young lady,

" said Vairvec.

"Okay!

" said Kuro.

"So… what's… you race?

" asked Vairvec.

"Erm… Arachne!

" said Kuro.

"You seem more like a Dhampir with Arachne blood…

" said Vairvec.

"Dhampir Arachne then,

" said Veronica.

"S-Sure…

" said Vairvec.

After a few more things, the license was done, and Kuro was official an F-Rank Adventurer!

"Make sure to protect this card. You can increase your rank by showcasing your strength by completing high-ranked quests as your mother did. Make sure to always bring proof of the monsters you killed too, so you can get some compensation, I am expecting great things from you, young lady,

" said Vairvec politely, as he handled the Adventurer License Card to Kuro, who almost was about to cry out of happiness.

After having heard so many tales from her mother and Ervas about Adventurers, which were also incentive by what she heard from other people and Berth and his group, Kuro had dreamed of becoming an Adventurer and going into… well, adventures, with her friends.

Although for Vairvec she was way too young for that, due to the authority that Veronica had as a filthy rich aristocrat, he registered her after Veronica paid a nice fee.

Afterward, Vairvec started to register all of the other children too, asking for their races which he was very intrigued about.

"Name… Tina, race…?

" asked Vairvec.

"Dhampir!

" said Tina, Lilith's daughter, she was the little girl with purple scales who was secretly half-lizardman with Blood Human characteristics that were similar to vampires or dhampir.

"Dhampir…? (I know that Dhampir sometimes has features of their non-vampire parents, but this is… Well, whatever…) Okay…

" said Vairvec.

Vina, Lime, and Asure were also registered the same way, calling themselves Dhampir, until Fei's registration came, Vairvec was confused about what she really was, and would have given a leg to see her status and find out for research purposes, but simply expected to be answered by the girl.

"Race?

" he asked.

"Wolpertinger!

" said Fei.

"Wol- What?

" asked Vairvec, he did not know of any race named like that!

"Fei is my daughter… her father was… a Wolpertinger as well. It is a race of demons that don't live in this continent, please don't be too discriminatory with her appearance, she is a good-hearted girl,

" said Pekonisia, the rabbit-kin woman at Fei's side, who was apparently her mother.

"I just have never heard of such a race before… Perhaps we should also report this to the Tamer Guild and the Wizard Guild, if we manage to register the race, all of you may learn a prize for helping the research of races and-

" muttered Vairvec, who was an avid researcher, however, he was stopped by Veronica and Ervas.

"There is no need to do that,

" they say at the same time, their eye flashing with crimson light.

"O-Okay…

" said Vairvec.

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