96 Chapter 96 - A Sudden Horror Show (1/2)

Gren was feeling happy as he woke up.Almost a week had gone by since the casino incident and things were peaceful.His children were all sleeping next to him along with his wives; the only exception being little Clarissa that was sleeping in a crib because she was too small to be sleeping on a bed.Ruby fell asleep hugging Jasmine.Sasha was cuddled up with Gren's fur coat along with Tahlia, the little girl that was a beast tamer.

The four goblin kids preferred to sleep next to Estella and Jessica but goblin toddlers had a problem which caused them to chew on things in their sleep.His dark green daughter, Esmeralda, was currently trying to eat Jessica's arm.His light green daughter, Chloe, preferred to chew on Jessica's hair.The pitch black daughter was named Cinderella while the pure white son was named Solaire; the two of them both had the same fixation which made Gren wonder if it might be hereditary to like breasts.

Gren was the only person not covered in kids so he got up to check on Clarissa.She was awake but didn't cry out.”There's my adorable little girl.”Gren left the usual note in the crib under a magic light so that Jessica didn't panic when she woke up.Gren didn't want her thinking that Clarissa escaped or got abducted.

Clarissa liked to be taken on walks when it was still dark out but only when Gren carried her.She was a daddy's girl already at a young age so Gren was happy.His other children preferred his wives over him or--in the case of Ruby--considered him and Jasmine to be equally as important.

Gren made sure that Clarissa was nice and warm before taking her outside.He had her strapped to his chest staring in front of him so that she could watch him play with magic as they walked around.There were a few shops open at this time of night so Gren liked to browse with Clarissa.If there was something that she hugged then Gren would almost always buy it for her; the only exception being anything that would be too dangerous for her.There were a few things that she seemed fixated on like flowers, herbs, and gems so Gren usually took her to those stalls first but he wanted to check something out first.

Gren didn't think that Clarissa would like the bookstore but it had been a while since he checked to see if they had anything new.”Long time no see.”Gren greeted the old lady at the counter but she didn't seem to recognize him.”I was the short kid that came here to buy books from you.”Gren mimicked pulling the book from the shelf and placing it on the wall.

She seemed to recognize him since she had a shocked look on her face.”Is that your kid?”That wasn't the part that he expected her to focus on.”That can't be right.You were only a shrimpy kid back then.You really grew up.It must have been because of that Toughen Up book.”

”I haven't read that one yet.”Was that book supposed to help make him taller?”I was only so short because I didn't have a proper diet back then.I just shot up over the last ten months.”It was ten months since he first arrived, right?It was becoming hard to tell.Gren took Clarissa's hand and helped her wave to the old lady.”This is my daughter, Clarissa.We're out on a walk together.”

”She looks nothing like you.”The old lady looked between Gren and Clarissa to compare the two of them.It was true that she looked mostly like Jessica but she had his eyes.”Probably for the best.”He wasn't sure what that comment was supposed to mean.

”You wouldn't happen to have any...”Gren mimicked the sound of wind with his mouth and drew a rectangle with his hands.”... would you?”He still didn't have any basic wind spells to practice with.The old lady shook her head to Gren's disappointment.”I'll just take a look around and see if I can find something I like, in that case.”

Gren found a sequel to the Journey of Rumba the Sloth.He still hadn't read the original but was gripped by the title of this new one.”The Death of Rumba the Sloth.”Just how did he die?Gren noticed that it had a three written on the side.Visualizing the previous one, Gren saw that it had a one on its spine.”Do you have the second Rumba the Sloth book?”She shook her head but Gren planned on buying the third one just in case he saw the second one in a different bookstore.

Clarissa started to make a noise and reached towards one of the shelves.Gren brought her closer so that she could poke the one that she liked.There was a book with an adorable animal on the front cover called Bear Bear Bear Kuma that Gren expected her to touch but she reached out and grabbed at the book next to it.”The Tragic Tale of the Dark Lord Drogann.”The cover drawing was of a sinister-looking man in dark armor that had horns on his helmet.Behind him was an army of skeletons.”You want this one?”She poked at it again with a happy sound so Gren brought it with him.

Gren now had two books that he planned on buying.He wasn't sure of his daughter's taste but if she wanted it then he'd buy it.There was nothing else that Clarissa wanted and he couldn't find anything good so Gren bought the two books.Looking at the cover of the book once more before storing it away, Gren was worried; if Clarissa brought home a man like this in the future then it'd probably be his fault.Jessica would probably kill him if that happened.