a new addition and reach the city.

The harpy tower was connected to a road that descended along the other side of the mountain. According to the map, the next town—a real city with walls, markets, a garrison of knights, and guilds of enchanters, not your typical remote village—was only a three-hour walk away.

Akari's questions about why the knights and wizards had a base nearby and hadn't taken care of the Harpies were conveniently drowned out by the others' excitement at sleeping under a roof and celebrating the success of their latest mission with local beer.

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Akari: Sister, there are still too many trees and hills. Can you fly and see how far it is? The sun is about to set.

Luli: So that she can be grabbed by another horny monster and kidnapped again.

Angela: Technically, that harpy thought you were holding me prisoner, but in the end, I freed myself, right?

Luli: It was a guided strike and you know it! (Cleric and Paladin spell that grants advantage on an attack roll)

Angela: It's a different story, you have your skills, I have mine, Aky will be right back.

The party watches her take flight.

Sylnohir: Do you think the next creature that tries to kidnap her will be a woman or a man?

Luli: Maybe it will be both.

Akari: Come on, my sister is not a target.

Sylnohir: There was the bear druid.

Luli: Her old party mate.

Sylnohir: And then there are the harpies, your sister is popular.

Akari: Hey, she's not the only one, I mean, I...

Sylnohir: You're cute but too childish.

Akari: Your face is childish!

Sylnohir: By elven standards, I'm barely an adult and full of hormones.

Akari: You're a half-elf! Not a purebred.

Sylnohir: Well, if you're feeling so sad while we wait for your sister, we can roll around in the bushes together.

Luli: I don't think there'll be time, Angela is... wait, what?

A winged figure crashes into Angela.

Angela: What?

Prapi: Prappi saves Angela again!

Angela, Prapi? What are you doing here!

Prapi wakes up, Angela's not here, Stormo's not here! I'll search! I'll find Angela! You're being chased by humans again! I'll save you again!

Angela blinks; the harpy had fallen behind and gotten lost.

Angela: Prapi, calm down... humans, not bad, friends, let's go down so I can introduce you to them.

Prapi: What? If they're friends, why did you fly away from them?

Angela: ...I like flying?

Prapi: Ah! Prapi likes flying too.

Angela: Let's go down, I'll introduce you to the others.

The two began to descend.

Luli gave an I-told-you-so smile.

Sylnohir looked Prpy up and down like a piece of meat.

Akari was furious and ready to fight.

Angela: Girls, this and Prapy the harpy who took me to their village earlier, she's a good girl.

Sylnohir: How good... you know what I mean.

Luli patted her on the head.

Luli: Can you not think about sex for two seconds?

Sylnohir: No?

Akari: Sister, are you okay?

Prapy: Sister? Confused human, human not ali.

Angela: We're adopted, same mother. (That's not true, you know.)

Akari: What did you want to do to my sister?

Prapy: Prapy, take Angela back to the nest, Angela, Prapy's new egg sister!

Luli: I think... their flock adopted you, Angela... it's not like they even married you off to that male harpy...

Prapy: Have you seen the flock's husband? Prapy's dad, he doesn't want to play big nest with Prapy, but Prapy loves the flock's husband.

Sylnohir: Family incest, what refined culture.

Luli was about to comment, then I remembered which party she joined.

Akari: Anyway, she's my sister! Not your little one!

Prapy: Prapy doesn't want to fight with Angela's sister, Prapy plays with Angela's sister until they become flock sisters!

Akari: Wait, what?

The harpy jumps on Akari, knocking them both to the ground.

Prapy: He finds Angela's sister softer!

The harpy starts rubbing herself against Akari very erotically.

Sylnohir: See, Akari, Angela's not the only popular one, I envy you, you know.

Luli held back a laugh.

Angela: Hey Prapy, do you happen to know where my armor is?

Prapy: I don't remember.

Angela: I'll have to buy a new one, damn it, it's expensive.

Luli: If you didn't take it off so easily...

Sylnohir: I like the wild, exposed style.

Akari: Okay, we'll keep her with us.

Luli: Wait, what? No, we already have the slime girl in a bottle.

Sylnohir: New party goal, get all the monster girls.

Angela: Now that's a noble undertaking.

Luli: What am I talking to you for? Hey, harpy, you're one of us now, come with us, you'll have time to play lovebirds later when we're at the tavern.

Angela: By the way, the town over the hill ahead.

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Guard: Stop where you are!

Akari: Hi, we're adventurers.

Guard: I said stop! I see a harpy with you! And a wanted criminal!

Akari: Oh... I hadn't thought of that.

Sylnohir: Maybe I can seduce her to let it go...

Angela: No, I'll take care of it. Guard, I'm Angela, I'm a paladin of the church of...

Guard: I only see an exhibitionist barbarian!

Angela: Cough, cough, I lost my armor in the... fight with the harpies, but the passage is clear and merchants can pass through the mountain freely.

Guard: Is that it?

Akari: Adopted.

Prapy: Not daughter! Prappy, egg-sister, Akali confused.

Akari: Play along, so we can get in.

Prapy: Don't you understand, do I have to lift a human with a spear?

Guard: You'll have to register her as a tamed monster! Like you do for minotaurs and postal harpies.

Akari: ...okay?

Guard. Is that the criminal?

Angela: As I was saying, I'm a paladin. This girl is working off her sins by helping me in our noble endeavors.

Luli rolls her eyes.

Guard: Umm... oh, that makes sense, then pay the toll and get out of here. It's one copper coin per person, two for the harpy, three for the perverted half-elf. We have a policy for prostitutes of foreign origin who ruin local professionals.

Sylnohir: You can't say he doesn't have a trained eye.

All three paid the toll and entered the city.

Since it was dusk, most people had already gone home. The city appeared empty, allowing one to see the wide streets, double-story buildings, a stable for horses and other creatures. There's a tavern not far away.

Akari: Oh, finally, let's go there right away, I'm hungry. The 4 adventurers and their new adopted NPC entered, ready to relax, have dinner and have another fun night.