Monster Girl Ranching in Another World

Couldn't a man just eat in silence? Not in this reality, it seemed, but the truth was that I didn't have a good answer.

Another ordinary chair was empty at the table, which Libra used to join us as Mary and I ate. Libra told me to finish eating before I answered, and I was thankful for that.

I divided my time by filling my face with large chunks of meat I sliced and cutting smaller chunks. I tossed them over my shoulder, and I could hear one of the snakes snap it out of the air each time.

Soon, the plate was empty, and I still had no answer. Mary had her arms loosely around my neck with her head on my shoulder resting.

Even her snakes looked tired but satisfied. I would have to take her up to bed after I was done talking and then take myself to bed. I was exhausted.

"I am not really sure what to do about the rings as they are, and I am. We will have to bring them along with us until I am strong enough to take control of the other Astrals," I explained as I took a napkin from the table to wipe my face with.

"I agree, but from what I hear from some of the other women, this island is doing something to you. Limiting your growth, and once you leave the island, you and many others will become stronger. Depending on just how strong you become, you might be able to challenge more of the rings. I don't think that you will be able to take on the other two SkinWalkers yet, but mending ties with Scorpio and Saggitarius are important," Libra told me as I sat there.

"Why are they important to me? Not that I don't think I should make friends, but Scorpio is a bit of a dick. Sagittarius also seems to have lost his will to fight," I explained, and Chey nodded along.

"Father is not the same person that he was once before. I don't know if he will ever recover from his melancholy," Chey pointed out, but Libra shook her head.

"Regardless of what you think of them, you will need them in the final battle with the Demon King. They will also be important parts of you being able to bring your allies into the next reality. You know that after you complete your adjective here in purging the Demon invasion, you will be sent to the next world," Libra explained, but Nushi spoke up.

"Purged? Isn't that a bit of a strong word?" Nushi asked.

"No, you know what Zack's powers are and the type of presence he can emit. This will not be his first or his last world that he has removed the stain of Demon kind from. Under every Demon is a person that was from another world, captured, and forced to act the way they are," Libra said, stunning everyone in silence.

I had assumed something similar to that, but this confirmed my suspicions. What I still didn't understand was how it all started or when the Demon Invasion had begun.

The problem was that I knew that I had the answer to all my questions inside my head, but I was only privy to certain ones. I needed to get off this island, and then hopefully, I would finally get all the answers that I had been looking for.

"Fine, I will work on everything when we get off the island. I am sure that there are going to be many long days crossing the ocean. I will try to get them back on their good sides," I told Libra, and she nodded at me with a determined look.

"I know you can do it. Once you get all your memories back, I am sure that you will gain your old confidence back. Be warned that the path to your memories will not be like any other time, even if you can't remember them. This time you will see what really happened, not just your memories. They will be painful, but I know that you can bear them; you must," Libra told me, taking one of my hands in both of hers.

I knew that this wouldn't be easy; I already knew of the betrayal from Mark. But I was still missing the connection to everything.

I still felt like I was from the previous world I had come from, not some other Earth that I keep getting flashes of. No matter how many times I looked over the memories, there was a connection to them I was missing.

When I left the island, I hoped that I could still find that connection to everything. Still, this was all very heavy for my extremely exhausted mind.

"I will try my best and get everything in order, but I am tired and need to get some sleep. I am almost at the point where I could just fall off the chair and sleep on the floor!" I said with a laugh, rubbing the back of my head.

"Of course! Once we are off the island and on our way with free time, we will talk more about this. Enjoy your rest," Libra told me and leaned over to give me a kiss before standing up to leave the kitchen.

I looked over to Nushi, and she was in deep thought, but she noticed me turn to her.

"Ready to go to bed?" I asked Nushi, but she shook her head no.

"I need to go check on some of the women and tell them to rest. Some just don't know how to stop when they get determined," Nushi said with a smile, and she also didn't really look tired.

"All right, I am going to go drop this one-off and then try to make it to my bed. Have a good sleep, beautiful, and you too, Chey," I said as I stood up to leave.