100 The Shared Creation Ritual

It was finally the last day before the scheduled event. Tanya and the girls were all enjoying an outing in the forest, Tanya's de facto turf. As of a month ago, her religion had already claimed the forest as their sacred holy ground. Because of this, Tanya had no trouble accessing all areas in the forest, as well as receiving prime spots for hunting various dangerous beasts.

So in the bright of day, the group was tracking a target worthy of a legendary feast. Along with the group was a tired girl that just seemed quite sad.

"Tanya~!" Vira called putting, sweating all over. Because she had to carry everyone's baggage, she never stopped breathing heavily and stomping loudly. Every moment was an annoyance.

"Pardon?" One of Tanya's eyebrows suddenly twitched upwards, revealing an expectant gaze.

"Mommy!" Vira's body jerked and she suddenly remembered how she needed to address Tanya.

"Good, continue walking for a little while longer and I might give you a treat." Tanya's eyes were still filled with arrogance and disdain towards Vira, clearly a bit petty even for her. Nevertheless, Vira suddenly regained colour and nodded her head full of excitement. Much like a puppy, she did as Tanya told.

"Very good, do as you're told and you shall be rewarded." Tanya chuckled.

As they continued to walk, Yuna took glances back and forth at Vira, exhibiting a jealous look every time her eyes caught view of the lowly baggage carrier.

'Just because Tanya rewards you for working a lowly job, doesn't make you her favourite subordinate! Stop taking advantage! Lowlife!' Yuna scowled hideously. As one of the more popular girls in the school, she knew what it was like to work hard and be rewarded for it. Because Tanya had helped her, she lived such a good life and could receive Tanya's good graces every so often. Yet, this lowly baggage carrier had somehow become so affectionate with Tanya.

"Tanya… you haven't rewarded me lately…" Yuna quivered her lips with tears forming on her eyes.

"Why do you want rewards? You are my lover now, just ask for something." Tanya shook her head, a little disappointed at Yuna's misunderstanding of her own status.

"Really?!" Yuna's face lit up, practically radiating like a saint.

"Sure, just don't go too far, we are on a hunt right now."

Yuna immediately nodded her head back and forth, skipping over to Tanya and grabbing onto one of her hands.

'HAND HOLDING?!' All of the other girls looked at Tanya and Yuna, absolutely shocked.

'This is too romantic! Why didn't I think of this?!' Rose bit her thumb.

'No fair! Hand holding is too lewd~!' Yuri pouted.

"..." Penelope went straight for the other hand.

"Mmm…" She hugged onto Tanya's arm and laid her head on the latter's shoulder.

"Amateurs." Penelope smiled.

As Tanya's first subordinate and first love, Penelope had wisdom that far surpassed Yuna and Vira. As Vira had not even managed to enter the inner circle, her treatments could only be considered as a not even a taste. She would have to beg for rewards.

"I'll show you~!" Yuna squeezed Tanya's arm, latching onto it like a clamp. She buried her face on the side of Tanya's chest, not letting go. This had already become a competition of who would last the longest.

Penelope and Yuna faced off in a competition. They were both not going to go down without a fight. If they had to, they would probably hold on even when they needed to sleep and eat. This had already become a test of pride.

"Stop squeezing… How are we supposed to hunt? Didn't I tell you we are going after a beast that is comparable to a late 4th ascension fighter? This is a serious occasion! Take it seriously please." Tanya attempted to place her palm on her own face, but both arms were locked by Yuna and Penelope.

'This senior will show you how to love Tanya better.' Penelope inwardly declared, glaring at Yuna with eyes of competitiveness.

'I'll show you! You might be a sexy maid but I'm one of the most popular in the academy!' Yuna had lit her inner flame. She would definitely not let herself or Tanya down.

"Come on… what if I need to relieve myself? What would I do then?" Tanya felt helpless. On one hand, she was much stronger than both of the girls, but on the other, she did not want to hurt either of them. Such a dilemma made her quite pained to say the least.

"If you need relief, I will use my tongue." Penelope sternly responded, completely serious.

"Me too!" Yuna followed suit.

"Not that type of relief!" Tanya was still unable to use her palms. Such restrictions on her expressive capabilities made her feel sad.

"Just squat then, we will support you." Penelope again answered.

"..." Tanya did not know what to say.

"We are hunting! This is supposed to be our last hunt together before the wedding… how am I supposed to get a memento for us?" Tanya asked, using her most cute and innocent face possible.

"If you want to give me a memento, give me your children."

"..."

Tanya settled for shaking her head.

"Yes! Me too! Give me your children!" Yuna yelled.

"..."

Tanya did not respond.

"Unfair, they are getting time to ask for babies. I want Tanya's babies too. I love Tanya and want to be a mommy too!l" Yuri complained, unable to watch the scene anymore.

"Relax, I am sure you'll get the opportunity during the honeymoon. Just switch the buttons on the 'fertility settings'." Rose whispered.

"Nyo! I will wait until Tanya gives me the thumbs up!" 

"Please… I just want to hunt. I really cannot hunt the beast if my arms are locked down by the both of you. It's like you're trying to take advantage of me." Tanya complained.

"Those two are so shameless… but I wish I was them." Diana sighed.

"Tsk tsk. How am I supposed to have private time with Tanya if they are always hugging her arms? I, the crown princess, must produce heirs first." Serena seemed rather competitive today. When she saw Tanya being taken away by two unruly vixens, she could not bear to imagine herself having Tanya's second or third child. It would simply be an insult to her royal blood.

"Whoa… you girls are a tad crazy. If Tanya doesn't want babies, then Tanya isn't going to make babies. You shouldn't force this on her…" Erina tried to be the voice of reason this time, calming the crowd's hunger.

"There would only ever be one solution to this issue." Yuri spoke up.

"How can you solve this?" Tanya was clearly very interested in the answer. She just wanted the girls to stop so they could finally continue the hunt.

"Shared Creation Ritual." Yuri smiled smugly.

She then began whispering into everyone's ears except to Tanya. To which, everyone nodded excitedly.

"Wait! What did you tell them?!" Tanya again felt slightly helpless.