"Shall we begin?"

"Sure." He nodded.

"Great." She clapped her hands. "We can skip some of the formalities here. The purpose of your visit is that you'd like to register the monstergirls under your ownership. Is that correct?"

"Y-Yes." Sounds about right.

"What is the reason for registering the monstergirls under your ownership?"

"Oh, I…" he scratched his cheek. "I would like to adopt them into my… family."

"Our family." She winked. "Next question: how did the monstergirls come into your care?"

"Oh, I found them in a monstergirl shelter." He placed some documents on the table. "Here are their adoption papers."

"Wonderful." Riana took the papers and quickly scanned them. "So, it has been roughly a week. Six days, to be precise, since you adopted them into your care."

"That's right."

"Have you already gotten approval from Aiden and Amber? Do they fully trust you to take care of them?"

"Oh, I haven't, actually…" Eryn rubbed the side of his neck. "Tomorrow, they would–…. Wait. How do you know them?"

"It's a small world." Riana winked again. "And don't worry, I received the approval from them personally. They told me they had no worries about entrusting the monstergirls to you."

"Personally?" Eryn blinked twice. "Wait, you met–…"

"Moving on," she cleared her throat, "are the monstergirls related to each other?"

"Uhm…" Eryn glanced at the monstergirls, who glanced back at him. They're not related to each other by blood but…

"Based on the adoption papers and their kinds, they're not but," she tapped a few fingers on the table, "I could make them legally sisters in your ownership."

"You can do that?"

"Why not?" She smiled brightly. "If that is what you wish."

Eryn turned to the monstergirls. Sisters… that's what they are. They shared a bond that ran stronger than family. They were practically inseparable. But that is not for me to decide…

"Iris. Lofie. Melty." Eryn tilted his head to them. "What do you think? Would you like to–…"

"Yeah!" Melty exclaimed. "Iris and Lofie are my sisters!"

"We'll always be together!" Iris wrapped her arms around Lofie and Melty.

"Mhmm." Lofie held Iris's hand. "Sisters."

"I think we have a unanimous answer." Riana grinned. "Let's move on, shall we?"

Afterward, Riana continued asking several more questions relating to him and the monstergirls.

"All right, all right…" Riana organized the paperwork. "Next, could I have your ID card?"

Eryn took his ID card from his wallet and handed it to her. Riana accepted it and quickly scanned it.

"Great, everything seems to be in order." Riana turned to her computer. "We can start making the IDs for your monstergirls. First, I'd like to have the names they wish to be registered with."

Of course, Eryn stuck with the names he gave them. The monstergirls loved their names, so there was no issue there.

"Then here's a tricky one…" Riana stroked her chin. "Their ages… more specifically, their birth dates. It is not known, correct?"

"Yeah…" Eryn nodded. "Aiden and Amber said they were adults apparently…"

"Hmmm, they sure don't look the part." She hummed. They must not have gotten the proper care and love they deserved in their younger years… "I'll use their date of adoption if that is fine with you?"

"Sure, that works best."

"Great, and next up is…" she began setting up a camera system. "Let's take photos for their IDs!"

Riana walked to the side where a camera faced an empty chair. She adjusted the chair's height for the monstergirls to sit on. "Who wants to go first?"

"Iris, would you like to go first?" Eryn asked.

"Okay!" Iris walked to the chair and sat on it.

"All right, excuse me…" Riana adjusted Iris's pose so it would look formal for the camera. "Keep your eyes on that black point." She pointed to it to which Iris nodded. Riana went behind the camera and…

SNAP!

"Let's see…" Riana went to the image view. "Oh, Iris… your eyes aren't looking at the camera."

"Oh." Iris blinked twice.

"I'll take another picture. Give me a bright smile!" Riana prepared for another shot. "In one, two, three…."

SNAP!

"Let's see again…" She checked the image view again. "Mhmm… Eryn?"

"Yeah?"

"Could you let Iris sit on your lap?"

"Er, sure…?" Eryn moved to the chair and lifted Iris into his arms before sitting. He then sat Iris down on his lap. "Is this fine? Won't my body be in the camera?"

"Don't worry. I can edit it." Riana readjusted the camera. "Look at the camera and smile, Iris!"

SNAP!

"Let's see now…." Riana checked the viewfinder and gave an approving smile. "Perfect! Let's move on to the next."

"All right." Eryn picked up Iris and put her on the floor. As he was about to get up…

"Wait." Riana raised a palm in front of her. "Stay there, Eryn."

"Huh?" Eryn raised an eyebrow, confused. "Why, you're going to take my photo or something?"

"No, it makes things easier." She winked.

"My turn! My turn!" Melty climbed onto Eryn's lap and sat on it, facing the camera.

"Haha, you're rather eager." Eryn patted her head.

Riana managed to take pictures of Melty and Lofie without any issues. Eryn was still confused about why he had to be there. Surely, she didn't need me there… but I suppose she knows more than me.

"Great! I have everything I need to issue their ID cards." Riana beamed. "It'll take at most thirty minutes to issue them.

"Wow, thirty minutes?" Eryn asked in awe."I thought it'd take a few weeks."

"Well, you've got family privileges, if I may admit." She raised her eyebrows twice. "But issuing IDs for monstergirls is different. It's not handled by the government, but by a special branch of monstergirls. But that's all boring stuff you don't need to hear."

"Uh, I see…" Eryn scratched his cheek. She won't get in trouble for that, will she?

"Please wait here while I finalize everything." Riana stood from her chair. "I'll be with you in a moment." She left Eryn and the monstergirls to their company.

"Eryn, Eryn." Lofie tugged on his arm. "Does this mean we are a real family now?"

"Hmmm?" Eryn turned his head to her. I've always thought of us as a family, but…

"We've always been a family, Lofie!" Melty squeezed her cheek. "But now, we're like a family family!"

Melty's got a point. He chuckled at her endearing comment.

"Eryn…" Iris wrapped her little arms around him. "Thank you so much."

"Iris?" He crouched down to her level, noticing that tears welled up in her eyes.

"I've… never felt what it's like to be in a… family family before."

"Mhmm…" Eryn held back a laugh at the way she mimicked Melty. Shut up, Eryn. She's being heartfelt with you!

"I'm grateful for everything you've done for us." Iris wrapped her hands around his fingers. "I could… never repay Eryn."

"Awww, Iris…" He met her forehead with his own. "You, Lofie, and Melty owe me nothing. I told you before, didn't I? You deserve all this."

"Is it… okay for me to be this happy, Eryn?" Iris sniffed, rubbing some of her tears away. "Is it… okay for me to be in a family?"

"Of course it's okay." He wiped some tears away from her cheek. "I want you to be happy, Iris."

"Mhmmn…" Iris snuggled her head into his chest, desiring his warmth. There were so many emotions swirling inside her they nearly overwhelmed her mind. Never had she found an owner who would give them this much happiness and care.

"…. Heh," Riana observed them from a distance. Eryn, you don't realize how much they love you. She stared at two certain photos on her phone. They were photos of Iris when Riana tried to take them for her ID. In both instances, Iris's eyes always drifted to Eryn. Riana figured they'd be more comfortable if Eryn accompanied them, so she had them sit on his lap during the photo session. You being there for them is making such a difference in their lives.

They're officially family now.