Elise, Laura and I were in front of a three storied house in the residential area of Alorari. This particular house is at least 10 minutes away from the Adventurer’s Guild and 15 minutes away from Rose’s inn.

Just like Rose’s inn and most of the buildings in this town, the house is made out of bricks and wood. A wide variety of flowers are being displayed on vases in front of the windows of the house.

There weren’t any people around besides us…

“Welcome to my humble home! What do you think, Ru?” Laura asked with a lot of enthusiasm. She stuck out her tongue and then winked at me. Her serious attitude from before is nowhere to be seen.

“It looks extremely cozy.” I replied.

“Oh, it is~! Although, I prefer the word: 'Intimate'." Laura said with a mischievous expression.

"Laura, can you not? Now is not the time for that…" Elise said with a serious expression.

Elise was holding my hand very tightly… I was a bit scared that she might break my hand again…

"Sorry! I guess we will have time for that eventually!" Laura didn't seem to mind.

Laura immediately walked towards the door and started to look for something on her pouch.

"Keys… Where are they…? I swear I took them out with me this morning… Oh…" Laura had a blank expression on her face.

Laura turned around and smiled bitterly.

“I think I forgot the keys inside…” Laura said while sticking out her tongue.

“...” Elise was looking at her with a blank expression.

Laura started scratching the back of her hair.

“No worries… I have other ways to enter…” Laura took a deep breath and then… “Normki! Elise is back and she brought some tryhorn meat for all of us!” Laura shouted as loud as she could.

I looked at Elise and noticed that she was a bit pale… I just looked at the house with a confused expression.

For a few seconds nothing really happened, but then… I started hearing some footsteps which were approaching quickly.

“Sheesh… She’s as quick as always!” Laura said with an easy-going expression.

I could hear some really heavy footsteps approaching the door… I turned to Elise only to see that she was sweating profusely. 

The door burst open just as I was looking at Elise…

“Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat!” I heard an unknown young and girlish voice…

Before I could turn around to see the owner of that voice, Elise had let go of my hand and she had pushed me towards the house…

I could only look at her with confusion while I was in the middle of the air. Elise looked at me with an apologetic expression…

Oi… Is something bad going to happen to me…? Did she just sacrifice me…? Her husband?

Luckily for me, I was caught by someone. Unfortunately for me, I was caught by someone…

“Thanks for the meal!” The owner of the young girlish voice was the one who caught me… She immediately bit my shoulder…

“OOOOWWW! What the fuck!?” I yelped in pain as soon as a pair of fangs were sunk deep into my skin.

Is that how all those rabbits felt when I bit them to death…?

“Ehh? This is not tryhorn meat… This is more tender than normal tryhorn meat… But it is not unpleasant and it has a nice taste…” The owner of the young girlish voice said while analyzing my taste.

“Can you take your fangs out of me, please!” I said to the person holding me.

“Ah… A goblin… Sorry about that!” She apologized and took her fangs out of my shoulder.

She then started to lick the blood that was pouring out of my injury…

“You have some pretty tasty blood!” The person holding me said with enthusiasm.

“Are you by any chance a vampire…?” I asked with annoyance.

“No? I’m a Lizardkin! Ah! Don’t ask me about my subspecies because I don’t know!” She said happily.

So a Lizardkin huh…

“My name is Normki! I’m so sorry for biting you! I just heard that Elise, one of my best friends, brought my favourite meat and I just couldn’t help myself! Who are you by the way?” Normki said with enthusiasm. She tilted her head when she realized that I was a stranger.

I just looked at Elise with a blank expression… She was bowing and apparently apologizing profusely…

I’ll remember what she did… I’ll definitely bite her tonight.

“My name is Ru. I’m Elise’s husband. Nice to meet you, Normki. Please don’t bite me again… It is not fun being the one bitten…” I said with a bitter smile.

Yeah… I definitely prefer being the one doing the biting… 

“Ah…” Normki sounded a bit dumbfounded.

Normki then turned me around and held me a few centimeters away from her. I could see that she was actually gasping.

She looks extremely young. I don’t think she can be older than 18 years of age. She has shoulder-length black hair and yellow reptilian eyes. She’s 1,68 meters tall. Some parts of her body like her arms, thighs, chest, stomach and neck are covered by some green coloured and smooth looking scales. She also has a tail attached to her lower back.

Oh… Did I forget to mention that Normki is completely naked right now? Her voluptuous body is on full display to me…

“...” Normki didn’t seem to care that she was naked… She was looking at me very intently.

“Jeez, Normki… Were you taking a shower? Did you just run towards us as soon as you heard the word ‘meat’?” Laura asked with an amused expression.

Laura walked towards Normki and I.

“Let’s go inside before any of the neighbors sees this!” She started pushing Normki towards the door… It didn’t seem like Normki was going to let me go…

Elise simply followed the three of us while still apologizing profusely… Her apologetic expression really looked cute though.

The interior of the house was a bit different from what I had imagined. There were a few hunting trophies hanging on the walls. There was the head of a wolf here, the antlers of a deer over there, the body of a giant frog… Common hunting trophies…

Well, there was also female clothing everywhere… The floor was covered with panties and bras...

The rest of the furniture of the house is pretty normal. The house has 3 floors, as I have said before. There’s also a basement. Each floor and the basement serve as an individual apartment.

Elise, Normki and I were currently in the living room. Laura went to look for the other members of Alpine Tempest and she also said that she was going to prepare some tea.

I was sitting between the two of them on a very comfortable sofa.

“Hehehe! I’m so happy that you’re back!” Normki tried to hug Elise. Her weapons of mass destruction were being pressed against my face.

For the record, she’s no longer naked… She’s using a very small towel to cover herself…

Self-control, Ru…

“I’m also really happy to see you, Normki! I was very affected by the news of our party being disbanded, but seeing the usual natural disaster that is this house, it kinda made me snap out of it.” Elise was smiling again.

She was really missing her friends and party members…

“Well, you know how we usually are! Hahaha! None of us can’t really clean as well as you or your mother do!” Normki smiled warmly.

“But to think that Alpine Tempest would actually be disbanded…” Elise’s smile suddenly disappeared.

“Wawawawa! Wait! Don’t get depressed, Elise! It is just like Runa said… Ah… What was it…? I can’t remember…? Ah! Right! Alpine Tempest will always live in our breasts!” Normki made a cute sound and then started to talk utter nonsense. She puffed her chest at the end.

I could only look at Normki’s large breasts thanks to what she said…

Yeah… Alpine Tempest will surely live in those breasts…

“Pfffft! Hehehe! Hahahaha! What’s up with that, Normki!?” Elise then chuckled before she started laughing hysterically.

“Ehh?” Normki seemed very confused. She didn’t understand why Elise was laughing.

To be fair, I was also giggling a bit. 

"Ahh… Just as I thought. Spending time with you always makes me feel better, Normki!" Elise smiled warmly.

"Elise!" Normki simply hugged Elise tightly.

It makes me happy seeing Elise like this...

"What about me, Elise?" I asked with a teasing tone.

Elise smiled and held my hand.

"I'm always on cloud nine with you, my golden prince~!" Elise said while smiling from ear to ear.

"Wow… I can't believe that you actually found your 'Prince'... The others won't believe this!" Normki seemed really dumbfounded, but happy at the same time.

Her two melons were still being pressed against me…

"Normki! Come and help me with the tea! I can't find any leaves!" Laura shouted from the kitchen.

"Okay!" Normki immediately jumped out of the sofa and ran towards the kitchen.

I was left a bit sad because of the loss of those two soft mountains…

"Jeez! She's always so energetic!" Elise said as she rested her head on my shoulder and closed her eyes.

"I think Ya, Xi and Normki would be great friends. They seem to have a lot in common." I said to Elise while caressing her cheek.

"Haha! That's true! I can't wait to introduce them to each other." Elise said with a gentle expression.

"It will be soon, hopefully." I nodded.

The two of us then started to relax on the sofa while hearing the sounds of the disaster that Laura and Normki were causing in the kitchen.

I closed my eyes for a few seconds and…

Hmm? What is this fluffy sensation…? It is so warm and ticklish…

I opened my eyes only to find darkness… I couldn't see anything…

Something a bit heavy was then placed on my lap...

"So comfy…" A mature woman said with a relaxed tone.

"Well... He's really cute just like Laura said! Hihihi!" A younger woman giggled.

My body was overpowered by the warm, fluffy and ticklish sensation…

"Selk! Lana! I missed you so much!" Elise said with excitement.

"It is also so good to see you, Elise! And your husband~." The younger woman said with a mischievous tone.

"But why did you have to come when it is time for my nap… I might not be able… To… Endure while… Using this comfortable lap… As a… Pillow... Yawn…" The older woman seemed a bit sleepy…

She reminded me of my older sister.

"I think I might join your nap for once~" The young woman said with a seductive tone.

My vision suddenly returned. I could now see the tail of a fox moving very enthusiastically. 

My head was forcefully turned around.

I was now seeing the face of a woman with fox ears who was smiling from ear to ear at me.

She has long blonde hair and a pair of beautiful blue eyes. She seemed to be around 1,81 meters tall. Her tail and ears were the same colour as her hair. The tip of her tail was white coloured. She's wearing a black negligee. It seems like her default facial expression is "mischievous." She seems to be in her mid-twenties.

"Nice to meet you~. I'm Selk. What's your name, cutie?" Selk asked with a seductive smile.

"I'm Ru. Nice to meet you. I'm Elise's husband." I said to Selk with a smile.

I was going to offer my hand to shake hers, but… It was intercepted…

"So warm… Pamper me more…~." The older woman who was using my lap as a pillow spoke with an ecstatic tone. She was looking at me with a pleading expression.

She was using my hand to pat her head...

This older woman has the tail and ears of a cat. She has short brown hair and her eyes are green coloured. Her ears and tail are the same colour as her hair, but her tail has a few patches of white here and there. I think she's 1.63 meters tall. She's wearing shorts and a tank top… She's showing a lot of skin… I think she must be in her late thirties.

"So gooooood~..." She seemed pleased because I decided to pat her head.

I looked at Elise while I was doing that…

"She's Lana. She's like that when she's sleepy. Her secret spot is behind her left ear." Elise said with a bitter smile.

"Oh? Is that so? Let me try…" I nodded and immediately tried scratching behind Lana's left ear.

"Meeeow! Yes! Right there!" She yelled… She had a joyful expression.

Her reaction took me off guard though…

"Hmm~... You seem to be great at dealing with women~." Selk said with a mischievous expression.

For some reason, I felt the urge to scratch under Selk's chin… My free hand moved on its own and it did just that.

"Ooooh~... That feels so good~... Please stay in this house forever…" Selk said with an ecstatic expression. Her fluffy tail was moving wildly.

<SYSTEM: A title has been gained. "Beastkin Tamer" has been added to the user's Status.>

Huh? Did I just get a title for patting Lana's head and scratching Selk's chin?

"Sheesh… I have never seen Selk and Lana so calm with someone before... You must have some great talent to tame these two wild beasts." A woman that was wearing a dress which was completely white came down from the staircase.

She had a gentle smile on her face.

"Alma! It is so good to see you!" Elise said with enthusiasm.

Alma simply smiled in response as she was walking towards the sofa.

Alma seems to be a nun or something like that. Her dress has one of the symbols that appear on Junko's nun clothing. Alma's hair is pink coloured and very long. Her hair is currently arranged in a pair of pigtails. Her eyes are grey coloured. She has a gentle and caring expression on her face. She seems to be 1.84 meters tall. Like I said before, she's wearing a dress that is completely white. She appears to be in her late twenties. She's a human.

"So, this is the rumored 'Elise's Golden Prince' that Laura talked so much about. Nice to meet you. My name is Alma. I hope we can get along!" Alma smiled warmly.

"My name is Ru, please let's get along." I nodded in agreement and also smiled at her. I was still pampering Selk and Lana.

"Hihihi!" Selk giggled while I was scratching her chin.

"So good… Meeeow…" Lana seemed extremely delighted.

You know? When Laura picked us up from the park to talk about a serious matter, I didn't expect to end up like this…

"Oi! Who the hell took Runa's towel!?" A very feminine voice shouted from the basement.

"It looks like we are finally together." Alma said with a gentle expression.

A girl who seemed to be 1.30 tall, came running upstairs.

She had long red hair which was adorned with silver beads and a mesmerising pair of violet coloured eyes. She looks a bit annoyed. She's wearing some white panties only. She looked like a very small human, but not quite...

"Runa's also running out of clothes and underwear! Can someone please just do laundry already!?" She said with annoyance.

"Don't you think you should get yourself dressed, Runa? We have an important guest today." Alma spoke to the small Runa.

It was then that Runa and I made eye contact.

"Oh... You mean him? He can stare if he wants~" She said with an easygoing attitude.

Runa struck a confident pose. She didn't care in the slightest that she was almost naked.

I'm not proud to admit it, but I did stare for a bit...

"See? He doesn't have a problem with it!" Runa said with a smile.

"If that's what you want… But are you sure you want to have a serious discussion with Elise's husband looking like that?" Alma asked.

Runa suddenly gasped… Her eyes were completely focused on me…

She then immediately jumped towards Elise and I…

"So you're the one who married Elise… To think she would actually find her prince…  Runa's kinda jealous…" Runa nodded to herself.

"Runa… Are you even going to say hi to me…?" Elise said with a sinister smile.

"H-H-Hi…! You seem to be doing great!" Runa said with an awkward tone.

Elise looked pissed… She raised her hands and…

"I missed you…" She hugged Runa.

"Aww… You know Runa can't resist affection… Come here! Husband, you too!" Runa used her small arms to hug both me and Elise.

It was a very warm and affectionate hug… I kinda wanted to stay like that for a bit…

"Good, now that we are all together, let's start this strategy meeting!" Laura said with excitement.

So this is the full Alpine Tempest adventuring party… They sure are an interesting group…

"And here's the tea as well…- Woooah!" Normki said happily before she suddenly screamed.

I heard a loud crashing sound after that…

We turned around only to find Normki on the ground with some panties covering her face. The tray that she brought with tea had fallen to the ground and the contents were spilled everywhere.

"So it was you who took my towel, Normki! Give it back!" Runa shouted as she jumped towards the fallen Normki.

Yeah… That serious reunion is not going to happen any time soon...

GodlyKamui

Heya! New chapter! How are you all doing? I know I said I would explain things about the Guild Master with this chapter, but I thought that introducing the members of Alpine Tempest was also important. So I decided to postpone the serious talks until the chapter after this one. Sorry about that. I had to write this on my phone, so I will fix any typos in the morning. Ah! I got my first job interview after being in this new city for two weeks now! Please wish me luck. Don't forget to join the Discord. Here it is: https://discord.gg/uH6APbzrFR I hope you enjoyed the chapter!