Chương 409: Unexpected Child.

After Verdantia and the other Sylvans met with the dark-faced family members, she was forced to kneel and was scolded for a long time. Not only her, but the other three also received stray bullets as well, bringing them to the verge of tears. Still, eventually, they were left alone and asked to take care of Liu Shu's Avatar dearly during this time. Substitutes were placed to take over their work, and from that day on, the four Sylvans stayed in Liu Shu's <Core Room> all the time. Tempestria muttered.

"It would be interesting if we could decorate this place." Harmonixia coughed.

"Have you forgotten where Liu Shu's <Core Room> is in her body? How can we… decorate that kind of place?" Cinderielle actually supported Tempestria's words.

"I mean. It's not like Liu Shu will use this, right?" Verdantia snorted.

"Even then, what if she gets an infection from placing unclean things inside? This place is very delicate!" Liu Shu looked at them and tilted her head.

"What do you mean that I won't use it?" The four Sylvans looked at Liu Shu strangely. Tempestria coughed.

"I mean, love. Your main body is just… too big. How can you use your womb without a partner of similar size? This area is basically off-limits to all creatures." Liu Shu pouted.

"Can't you learn a skill to become a giant? I want to receive love with my main body as well!" The four Sylvans sweated coldly.

'Do you want to show the entire city such a scene?' Seeing their awkward faces, the World Tree snorted.

"You give up too fast—Ugh!" While she was speaking, her body flinched as she grabbed her bloated stomach. A strong contraction and feeling had overcome her body. Cinderielle, being the one who was the closest, was startled and quickly hugged her.

"What's wrong?" As she was asking, her nose twitched.

"Hm? What smells so sweet?" Tempestria pointed down, and everyone followed her finger. Liu Shu blinked twice as she saw the clear, sweet-smelling liquid pooling down below.

"Oh… My water broke." A sense of anxiety like no other surged in the hearts of the four Sylvans like a storm. Verdantia waved her hand, summoning a mass of vines that quickly rearranged themselves to form a comfortable bed.

"P-Place her there! Quickly!" Cinderielle swept Liu Shu off her feet, making the small woman blink.

"Huh?" Once laid down, Cindeirelle looked at Tempestria and Harmonixia.

"Clear the air around us, Tempestria. Harmonixia, create a soothing melody to relax her nerves!" Liu Shu saw everyone moving around her as if the world was ending with an amused expression. This was not her first time, and even if it was a bit bigger this time, her body was optimized for childbirth.

'Well, they are quite cute. So, I won't say anything and get comfortable~.' Once she was lying on her back, Liu Shu naturally opened her legs in an M shape, and leaned back while feeling her stomach. Seeing the four Sylvans looking at her, not knowing what to do next, Liu Shu decided to calm their nerves a bit.

"Don't get too agitated. I am okay. Just grab my hands, and things will go smoothly. Also, contractions have yet to appear, so there is a bit of time before I fully enter into labor." The thing in her stomach began moving around, and the Sylvans who had started relaxing because of Liu Shu's words saw the weird image of Liu Shu's stomach wriggling. This made their blood pressure decrease, and they almost fainted from fright. Liu Shu was about to smile when a sharp pain from the contraction made her scream.

"AH!" Verdantia stood up quickly, but blood didn't flow properly, and her eyes rolled, falling loudly with a bang after momentarily fainting. Liu Shu looked bewildered at the fallen woman.

"V-Verdantia? Are you okay?" Tempestria answered while cleaning the sweat from her forehead.

"I-It's not like I can't understand her…" Harmonixia, trying to sing with a peaceful tone, felt her arms trembling. Thankfully, her voice was smooth as she sang a calming song.

"Hehe~, Harmonixia's voice is so, UGH, nice~." Tempestria grabbed her hand tightly and spoke seriously.

"Liu Shu, focus a bit and don't worry, okay? We are by your side." Liu Shu was actually worried that they would all faint when the time to push for real came. Still, knowing that this was something they were doing for her, she smiled gently and nodded.

"Okay…" Then she coughed.

"Still, Cinderielle, can you wake up Verdantia and sit her…"

"H-Huh!? What happened? Where am I?"

"... Up." Looking at the confused woman, our World Tree's beautiful laughter reached all four of them.

"It doesn't seem like it was needed." Verdantia looked at Liu Shu's smiling face in a trance, and she quickly stood up.

"Liu'er, do you want something from us? Tell us anything! We'll do it." Liu Shu felt her body's spasms start to become much more frequent, and she understood that it was now time for the real deal. Therefore, she spoke with a strained voice right before she began giving birth, "Just, don't faint again. Uaggghh!" Stolen story; please report. All four Sylvans barely held onto their minds, hearing the long and strained scream.

Then, for the next half an hour, all four Sylvans were so taut that their trained muscles and some veins were easily visible from the bulging. Eventually, they saw a mass of soft green leaves dilate the entrance and pour out, covered in many sticky fluids.

"Come ouuutttt!" With one last push, the child popped out and slid onto the vine bed Verdantia prepared. Verdantia, using Life Energy to purify her hands, quickly moved and gently picked up the bundle of leaves. She didn't understand or know what this thing was. However, she was sure that it was her child. Therefore, not caring about the fluids, she hugged it tightly with tears appearing in her eyes.

"O-Oh, my baby. Are you okay? Don't you need to cry or something? A-Ah, milk? Perhaps they need milk? Hey, are any of you still lactating? I forgot to lactate on my own!" The other three also lost tension, their bodies faltering. Harmonixia stood up and extended her arms.

"Give it to me. I am still lactating because of that little darling in my office." Verdantia nodded and gave her child to Harmonixia. The music Sylvan revealed her bosom without a problem and placed it against the leaves. Then, she squeezed once, spilling a bit of a white substance. Once the scent of the Sylvan's milk spread, the leaves opened gently and revealed a small creature in the middle of the bundle of green leaves. The creature was a mix of a petite girl and a flower.

The upper body was that of a human child, and below the thighs, she was attached to a beautiful lotus-like flower. Verdantia and the other three, not expecting any type of humanoid child, opened their eyes widely. Verdantia's heart was beating so fast that she feared it would explode.

"R-R-Real child? W-We had a re-re-re-real child?" Tempestria slapped the back of her head.

"Hey! Don't break down in front of your…" Tempestria glanced at the waist area of the flower-human, and she continued.

"... daughter!" Cinderielle hugged Liu Shu in the meantime, caressing her damp hair. She asked softly.

"Is it this hard each time you give birth, Tiantian?" Feeling quite comfortable and exhausted, Liu Shu closed her eyes and mumbled tiredly.

"It's not hard… I like giving birth… to your children. Zzz." The four Sylvans felt their throats clogging with emotion, and their love couldn't help but overflow as they gathered to hug the tired <Avatar>. The four Sylvans spoke as one single entity.

"I love you. With all my soul, I love you." While they were hugging, the petite girl-flower in Harmonixia's arms moved and placed her face on Liu Shu's abundant bosom, sucking quite delightedly. The four Sylvans laughed softly, their eyes full of tender affection. Tempestria asked, confused.

"So… What is she? I have not seen this type of creature in the past. I have not even read about them." Verdantia, being the most knowledgeable about plant-creatures, muttered.

"I think I know what she is. However, it's a bit…" Her face was complicated.

"Well, regardless of what she grows into, I will love her no matter what. Moreover, her mother is a World Tree, so her nature won't be as extreme." Harmonixia rolled her eyes.

"Hey, don't go in circles and say it straight. Also, start to lactate soon. This little one sucks milk like crazy, so one pair is not enough." Verdantia laughed awkwardly.

"Well, it is normal that it is not enough. She is an <Alraune>. A being that's close to us, Sylvans, but much less intelligent. She is closer to monster-kin than intelligent races." The other three were still confused. Cinderielle, caressing Liu Shu's damp hair, asked.

"<Alraune>? I've never heard of one. What are their characteristics?" Verdantia spoke with a weird expression.

"They are like <Flytraps> but for humanoid creatures. However, they don't usually feed on meat. Only when they are too hungry. They, instead, use their attraction to suck humanoid creatures of their fluids." Tempestria blinked.

"Like blood?" Verdantia coughed.

"Blood and any other fluid…" The other three suddenly paused, and their faces became strange when looking at the little one eagerly suckling Liu Shu's milk. Cinderielle spoke with uncertainty.

"So… Will we need to feed it in the future?" The other three were stunned.

'Right… When she grows, how do we even feed her? Breast milk will only work while she is small.' Liu Shu groaned cutely.

"Ah… So annoying." She opened her eyes slightly and used her hand to grab the little thing on her chest.

"Why are you sucking when there is nothing left on that one? Go to the other. I'll fill the empty one in the meantime… Zzz." The four Sylvans looked dumbfounded as Liu Shu fell asleep right back after placing the Alraune on her other breast. Seeing the flower-lower half happily wagging around as the little girl slurped deliciously, the Sylvans fell into a conundrum.

'How to feed an adult Alraune!? Help! QAQ!' Tempestria coughed.

"So, um, what do the books say about how they grow?" Verdantia's face gained a red blush.

"Well… The mother Alraune feeds their child until the child can hunt. They have a lot of fluids themselves and can even create a honey-like liquid to fill the flower. This liquid has many properties, and it is also very nutritious. So, um, since I am the mother, I'll need to feed her myself?" The other three looked at Verdantia with a deadpan expression and spoke simultaneously.

"No. That's not allowed."

"Right… But then, how? I don't want to make her go hungry because of some morals!" Cinderielle exclaimed with a red face.

"But you can't feed her yourself! Imagine yourself in that situation!" Verdantia flushed up to her ears.

"Can you not make me imagine such lewd things!? All of you are perverts!" Tempestria looked at her speechlessly.

"It was your suggestion! What are you blaming us for now!?"

"Ah! Why is my adorable, lovely, and most lovable child in the world so difficult to feed!? Mother is about to commit a crime!" Her face became dark as she looked at the other three.

"Moreover, if I am not enough… Her aunts can make for a nice side dish…"

"WAH!?"

"VERDANTIA!?"

"Verdantia, snap out of it! You are crossing a line that can't be crossed!" Liu Shu opened her eyes and looked at the four of them with a confused expression.

"Fluids? Why do you need to strain your little bodies? I am a World Tree, I can feed her some of my sap and be done with it. What are you all babbling about? Let me sleep a bit more… Ah, and change the little one again. It's getting empty again." The four froze on the spot, and their faces twitched with shame and other emotions.

'Ah… We forgot our World Tree wife again.' Tempestria suddenly realized something.

"By the way, regardless of how I look at it, this time we really need a name. Choose one, Verdantia." Verdantia blinked and smiled.

"How about Dewna, like morning dew~." The other three pondered and nodded with smiles, looking at the gluttonous little girl.

"Well, welcome to life, Dewna."