(Previously on Where there's Love, there's Life :)

Once he was back to normal, our hero turned his head… only to gasp as he found himself into a large chamber filled with mountains of riches, shelves filled with books and potions… the sight made him think of the reactions he would get from a certain Ryu and Succubus if they were there to see this.

"Well, well... Looks like an adventurer has finally made it here~" a melodic feminine voice suddenly echoed from nearby.

Harry froze when he heard the voice and slowly turned his head toward where it came… before blinking in shock when he saw who it was. The voice belonged to a Mamono similar to a Lamia but with some differences.

Like Lamias, she had a long snake tail in place of legs. Her total length appeared to be around 30 feet ! The color of her primary scales was sky blue and a darker outlined diamond-pattern while her underside scales were a dull yellow in color.

Looking at her upper body, he could see that she had light blue skin and nearly waist-length, dark blue hair and what looked like tribal markings on her left arm and her torso. She had her hands crossed under her large bust (which equaled Reina's !), and a warm smile on her face. She was wearing a green leather and lace mini-skirt and matching greenish leather and lace halter-top.

Then he looked at her face and was captivated by it : she was truly beautiful to look at : a heart shaped face, beautiful golden eyes with vertical slit pupils, and her elven-like ears. Behind her lovely hair, two long snakes appeared and strangely, they had the same colors that her scales.

After a moment of thought, Harry realized what he was looking at and was shocked to the core : he was facing an Echidna… the Mother of Monsters !

"Congratulations, adventurer, and welcome to my domain !" the Echidna said to him with a smile on her face as a strange glint shined in her eyes.

At this moment, Harry stared at the newcomer blankly as one world passed through his mind

"Fuck..."

00/(Present Time)/00

"What's wrong, adventurer ? Cat got your tongue ?~" The Echidna asked him with a teasing grin as she slithered closer to him.

Realizing that he had been standing there like an idiot, Harry shook his head to regain his senses before looking at the being in front of him.

"Forgive me… I didn't know that this… place was inhabited.." he began to say in an apologetic tone before being interrupted by the Echidna.

"That's fine… I don't usually get many visitors anyway…" she said with a shrug and a sigh of sadness.

"Well… considering the amount of traps I had to face until now… I'm not really surprised..." he retorted dryly as a shiver passed through his body.

The Echidna smiled sheepishly (but didn't looked apologetic in the slightest) at him in response of his words as she stood tall in front of him.

"I suppose that's true… but all those tricks were necessary..." she said with a tiny smirk that instantly sent shivers down our hero's spine as he took a step back.

"Oh really ? How so ?" he asked her curiously while suddenly feeling dread inside him.

The Echidna's smirk grew wider as she slowly slithered closer to him which, in response, caused him to step back, wanting to keep as much distance as possible between them. He suddenly had a bad feeling about this…

"Do you know how many of my kind exist around ?~" she asked him, still with that smirk on her face.

"From what I read… not a lot…" Harry answered with a frown of confusion as he stepped back the more she came closer.

"Exactly… And its mainly because we only accept the best men as our husbands…" The Echidna explained as she slithered closer.

For a moment, our hero frowned in confusion but then his eyes widened in understanding.

"So that's why you set those traps : to test any men who entered those tunnel !" Harry cried out in realization after a moment of thought.

"Correct ! Look like you are also pretty smart~" The Echidna purred in ravishment as her smirk grew even more.

Sweat started to fall down his face as Harry paled a bit as he realized another terrible thing.

"And because I succeeded… it mean-"

"It mean that you are my husband~" The Echidna finished with a giggle while licking her lips in anticipation.

"Listen… I admit you are a really gorgeous girl but I'm already married..." Harry said with a sweaty face.

"Really ? I'm not surprised… but I don't mind sharing...as long as you are still mine~" The Echidna purred at him with lust in her eyes… before lunging forward.

The 'attack' was so fast that Harry didn't have the time to react and

he soon found himself being bind by the Echidna's coils. Our hero tried to struggle but it was futile as his arms were pinned against his sides and the hold she had on him was strong… but yet gentle.

"I have been waiting for so many years… but finally, I have found a man worthy of being my husband~" the Echidna cooed in ravishment as she leaned her head closer to Harry's with a warm smile on her pretty face.

"But what about my-" Harry began to say before a finger on his lips stopped him from saying more.

"Shhhhhh…. Just relax and let me take care of you~" the Echidna cooed at him gently as she lowered her lips toward his.

"Wait ! At least tell me your name !" Harry managed to say before their lips could touch one another.

The serpentine Mamono stopped her move as a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.

"I supposed that's fair… I'm Iris~" the Echidna said while looking down at him tenderly, still keeping him in her coils.

"Nice to meet you Iris… My name's Harry..."

"Harry… Hmmm… such a cute name~" Iris commented as she internally repeated his name.

"Thank you… now can you let me go ? The girls are still waiting for me..." our hero tried to say but then blinked in surprise when he felt her coils slightly tightening around him.

"I'm sorry, dear… but you are not leaving… not until I fully make you my husband~" Iris purred those words as her expression of lust appeared on her face.

A second later, Harry's eyes widened as the Echidna's lips crashed against his, pulling him into a passionate kiss. Slowly but surely, our hero melted into the touch as his entire being felt nothing but pleasure… and lust.

Seeing this, Iris smiled internally as she and him collapsed into a pile of gold before she pulled herself away from him to push his head her generous cleavage. The Echidna soon moaned as he took one of her nipples between his lips before suckling. With a hand, he fondled her other large breast.

Moaning again in pleasure, Iris quickly teared his clothes off him and when her eyes caught sight of his manhood… they sparkled with pleasure.

"Oh my~! It is so big… I can't wait to have it inside me~" The Echidna cooed in desire while feverishly rubbing her wet womanhood against his rock hard cock.

Harry couldn't say anything but moaning in pleasure when Iris impaled herself on his cock : her warm, wet and tight pussy squeezing him a lot ! Harry felt nothing but pleasure and his thoughts were focused on one single task : the urge to fuck this Mamono.

Iris almost squealed in delight when she felt him thrusting into her pussy and she kissed him heatedly. At the same time, her hands roamed freely around his body and she could feel him doing the same while using his mouth to nip on her breasts.

Soon, a squeal of surprise escaped her mouth when she felt him grabbing and squeezing her ass and a moan of pleasure soon escaped from her lips. Then his hands slid to her hips to pull her even harder against him with every thrust.

Then after a minute or two, Iris slowly brushed her fingers through his hair before kissing him passionately, her forked tongue wrestling his. The Echidna then moaned loudly as she felt him grabbing her hips to pull her even harder against him with every thrust.

Harry knew that internally that what he was doing was wrong but his mind was no more filled with reasons… but desire and pleasure. However, a small part of his mind was telling him that adding this girl into his little Harem of his would be beneficial… somehow.

However, his thoughts were interrupted by Iris as she suddenly rolled off the pile of gold they were on, to the floor which caused him to end up on top of her. His emerald green eyes blazed into her blue ones with passion and lust as he grabbed her waist… to fuck her harder than ever ! The Echidna squealed with pleasure as his full length filled her completely… over and over again with the tip of his cock knocking on her cervix.

And then after a few moments…

"I'm going to cum !" Harry managed to say between two thrust into her deliciously tight pussy.

"YES ! Give me your seed ! I want you to fill my insides !" Iris screamed with desire as her eyes sparkled in delight at the prospect of being filled with his semen.

"Very well… Here I COME !" Harry roared the last word as he pushed his dick as deep as possible inside the Echidna's womb before torrents of cum shot out of his cock.

The feeling of his cum inside her caused Iris to moan loudly in delight as she could literally TASTE Harry's semen currently filling her womb. Our hero himself moaned in pleasure as he shot loads of cum inside her tight pussy, his body relieving itself from the experience.

After a moment, he stopped cumming and the two laid there, panting in exhaustion with Harry laying on top of the Echidna whose coils, while still around him, loosened a bit.

"By the Goddesses, it was…it was..." our hero began to say before being interrupted by the serpentine Mamono

"It was incredible, yes… I know~" Iris began to say before adding with a charming smile

"I'm yours now, Harry… I am your wife and you are my husband… in body, heart, and soul~"

"Let's hope the other girls won't be too angry with me for this..." Harry said back softly with a slight shiver of fear at the thought of how Cirila, Reina, Lilith, Hela, Gabrielle and Pyralis would react to the new addition in their little family.

"I'm sure they won't mind too much~" Iris responded in a somewhat dismissive manner as she gently pulled his face against her boobs so he could use them like a pillow.

"For now… let's just rest for a bit~" The Echidna cooed into his ears before kissing his forehead with nothing but love in her tone.

"§At your command, my lady~§" Harry retorted with a grin in Parseltongue.

"§You speak the Noble Tongue ?!§" Iris asked him in shock as she looked at him with wide eyes.

"§It's part of my charms~§" He replied teasingly which caused her to chuckle a bit in amusement.

"§It seems like you're an even bigger catch than I thought~§" Iris purred those words with some happiness and pride but she was ignored as Harry fell asleep on her chest, listening to the calming sound of her heartbeats.

00/(Time Skip)/00

"What's taking him so long ?!" Cirila 2 growled in frustration as her back was pressed against the cave wall, her arms crossed under her bust.

"I don't know… and that's worrying me !" Gabrielle retorted to the Chimaera as she looked toward the metal bars… or at the tunnel behind them.

Pyralis, Reina, Hela and Lilith looked in the same direction with worried faces. Many hours had passed since Harry had entered those tunnels and so far, their beloved husband hadn't returned… which worried them greatly. Their worry was also mixed with frustration as the rain hadn't stopped and they could hear it the sound of falling water outside the cave.

"I just hope he is alright…" Reina whispered in concern for her husband as she pressed a hand against her bust in worry.

"I'm sure Harry will be fine… He is not defenseless… as long as there are no Mamonos in those tunnels..." Pyralis commented from her place while growling a bit at the last part.

"I would not be so sure about that… From what I read in a book, there are some Mamonos who loves living in caves such as Arachnes, Minotaurs, Mindflayers… or even Slimes..." Lilith explained from her spot, which caused every girls to stare at her with blank stares.

"You are not helping, you know !" Hela growled at the Succubus with irritation and the other girls nodded their heads in agreement.

"Sorry..." Lilith responded sheepishly as she rubbed the back of her head in embarrassment, her cheeks a bit red.

"Thanks to you, I'm not even more worried for Harry !" Gabrielle snarled at the Succubus with barred teeth.

Lilith opened her mouth to retort when suddenly, they heard the sound of moving metal and they all turned their heads toward the grid… only to find it missing and their beloved Husband, standing there with a warm smile on his face.

"HARRY !" They all cried out in joy as they all rushed toward him and he had to brace himself as he found himself engulfed into a group hug with him in the middle.

On all sides, he was surrounded by crying girls whose breasts were pressed against his body, smothering him a bit (even if he was mostly smothered by Reina and Cirila's busts). Not only that, but they couldn't stop kissing him repeatedly on the head. However, Harry didn't mind as he could understand that they were worried about him.

But that didn't mean he couldn't tease them a bit…

"Come on... I wasn't gone THAT long, was I ?" He asked them cheekily with a grin on his face.

Instantly, they stopped their hugs to glare at them sternly, saying nothing… until, someone slapped the back of his head.

"OW !"

"Not funny, you idiot !" Lilith hissed at him with irritation as a tick mark could be seen on her forehead.

Her fellow girls all nodded in agreement, showing their support.

"Fine, fine… jeez, you gals are no fun at all..." Harry grumbled to himself sulkily.

Hela was about to say something about this but then froze as her nose caught a strange scent on him. Lining closer to her husband, she started to smell him from head to toes… before a wolfish smirk appeared on her face as she looked back at him.

"Well, well… Look like someone had some fun in there, huh ?~" the Hellhound inquired him with that smirk of hers.

Those words caused every girls present to stare at her, questioningly but they were ignored as Hela was looking at Harry… who looked a bit pale all of a sudden.

"I don't know what you are talking about… It was anything but fun down there !" our hero tried to say to defend himself but it was very pitiful.

"Oh really ? So can you tell us why I smell like a snake on you? Or that delicious smell of cum on your body?~" the Hellhound retorted back with a growing smirk… along with a glint of slight jealousy shining in her fiery eyes.

At those words, every girls present gasped in shock before looking at Harry with narrowed eyes and stern faces. The sight of them looking at him caused our hero to gulp slightly in fear as he looked back and forth between the six girls.

At this point, they had pulled themselves away from him but still formed a circle around his form to prevent him to run away.

"You better start talking… NOW !" Cirila 4 hissed at him angrily and an undertone of jealousy.

Harry knew that he couldn't escape this and sighed deeply in resignation while praying every single deities to give him strength as he looked at his wives.

"Before that, let's get inside…Someone wants to see you..." he said to the girls as he looked at every girls present.

Cirila, Gabrielle, Lilith, Reina, Hela and Lilith looked at one another for a moment before nodding back at him, still looking sternly at him. With a sigh, he re-entered the tunnel but this time, he was followed by his girls.

During their trip, the little group passed through the different rooms Harry had to face earlier and each time they saw skeletons, the girls would ask their husband about it. Needless to say that they were greatly shocked to hear that he had to face different type of traps while they all waited for him.

Thankfully, a certain someone had made sure the group wouldn't face them on their way down there.

A few minutes later, they entered a large room that caused all of them (minus Harry) to gasp in shock at the sight of mountains of riches, shelves of potions and magical items. But then, they saw HER.

"An Echidna..." Lilith whispered in shock as she caught sight of the Serpentine Mamono who was laying on top of a pile of gold, looking at them with a welcoming smile.

"You must be Harry's other wives… I'm Iris… Welcome to my home !" the Echidna said to them as she beaconed them to come closer… which they did.

They formed a semi-circle in front of the Echidna while Harry stood to the side, watching the scene as his back was pressed against a wall. For a moment, a long silence was the only thing you could hear in the air as Cirila, Gabrielle, Lilith, Reina, Hela and Pyralis were staring at Iris who in return was looking at them with a patient smile on her face.

But then the awkward silence was broken by Hela who opened her mouth to say boldly "So… you are the one who fucked our husband ?"

The Echidna's smile disappeared a bit as she looked sternly at the Hellhound "While I do not condemn such language… Yes I did and it was a… pleasant experience~"

As she said this, Iris shot a small glance toward Harry who, in return, snorted in amusement.

"I bet it was… I wish it was me..." Gabrielle grumbled softly to herself and Cirila shot her in amusement glance while also thinking the same.

Reina and Lilith, for their parts, were staring at the shelves with stars in their eyes while Pyralis was more interested in the riches. Noticing this, the Echidna smiled gently before opening her mouth to say in a warm tone

"You are all free to stay here until the rain stop… Harry told me you were all looking for a place to settle, right ?"

"Indeed… he have been traveling for a while now and so far, we didn't find any good place to call home..." Reina said in a calm and serene tone, being the diplomatic one of the group.

The Echidna nodded at the young Ryu before saying "There is a place I can show you… but not before the rain stop… It might be to your liking but to be sure, I have to ask you some questions..."

"What questions ?" Cirila 1 asked her with slight curiosity.

The others girls and Harry all looked at the Echidna with curiosity now. Iris smiled at them before opening her to speak again

"First question : are you interested in being near the sea ?"

Harry, Cirila, Gabrielle, Lilith, Reina, Pyralis and Hela looked at one another before nodding at the Echidna.

"Second question : would you mind being not too far from mountains ?"

This time, they shook their heads.

"Third question: are you interested in being near a forest or wooded area of some kind ?"

They all nodded in response.

"Last question : what do you plan to do once you find the perfect spot to settle ?"

"Building a house of course ... but we had also been thinking about creating a village there…" Lilith answered the Echidna after a moment of thought.

"I see… very well… once the rain stop, I will take you to the place I have in mind but as Harry's newest wife, I want to live with you~" Iris said with a warm smile.

"Seeing that you already fucked the guy, the answer is pretty easy to guess, don't you think ?" Hela said cheekily as she looked at everyone present with that wolfish grin on hers.

"Indeed… Welcome in the family I guess..." Gabrielle said as she looked at the Echidna with a hesitant smile.

Harry watched as one by one, the girls started to welcome the newest addition to his little family and released a deep sigh of relief at seeing that the meeting went better than expected.

"Well… now that everything is settled, how should we punish our lovely husband ?" Hela asked all the girls as she shot a glance toward Harry who blinked in shock as they ALL stared at him with smirks on their faces.

"Hold on ! Why am I getting punished ?! I didn't do anything wrong !" Harry cried out in alarm as he looked at the Mamonos before him.

"Yes you did ! I had sex with another girl !" Cirila 2 growled at him with slight anger as she and her Harem sisters all started to approach him.

"If I remember correctly, Iris was the one who started the whole thing !"

"Maybe, but you didn't tried to push me away, love~" the Echidna cooed those words as she looked at the scene with amusement… as a smirk marked her face.

"You are not helping me !" Harry cried out to her but then gulped in nervousness when he found himself under the shadow of his other wives who all looked down at him with lust and devious smirks.

"Oh… fuck..." our hero managed to groan as he paled a bit.

"That's what we are going to do, yes~" Hela said with a smirk before all hell broke loose.

Needless to say that our hero felt very sore in the end.

00/(Time Skip)/00

4 days…

They had confined in this cave for 4 FUCKING days.

Luckily, they weren't bored as they alternate between, reading books, testing potions, chatting, and fucking. The girls had been very… passionate in their punishment and thankfully Harry had a good stamina or else he would have been sucked dry by his wives.

Iris was now a full member of the family and grew accustomed around the other girls. Being older that them, she had proven to be a literal encyclopedia and a sponge for knowledge that amamzed Lilith, Harry and Reina greatly.

Cirila respected her for what she is and the others liked her for her sense of humor. Of course, two days after the first meeting, she had been told about Harry's past and it was no surprise that she had been OUTRAGED by how he was treated as a child.

Now, she was as protective of him than the other girls… which both annoyed and warmed him.

Back to present, all of them were walking through the woods, following after Iris as she lead them somewhere. They had left the cave a hour ago but, before leaving, Iris, Lilith and Harry used their magic to gather all the Echidna's belongings in a trunk created by the only male of the group.

Why ?

Because Iris had enough of this cave. While she lived here for 2 centuries (?!), the Echidna didn't really like this place. Mainly because many people had die here to reach her. She wanted this cave to be some sort of tomb.

"When are we arriving ?" Hela asked out-loud for the hundredth time now.

"In a few minutes, dear..." Iris responded calmly but without turning around to face the annoyed Hellhound.

"Hey, Dog, can't you stop asking that again and again ? It's starting to get on my nerves !" Cirila 2 snarled at Hela as a tick mark appeared on her forehead.

"But I HATE waiting !" the Hellhound whined like child throwing a pamper tantrum.

"While I feel the same, you aren't hearing me complaining !" Gabrielle grumbled as she flew right above the little group, alongside Pyralis who looked ready to kill something… mainly a certain Hellhound.

"Girls… Behave !" Reina told them sternly and Hela lowered her head down with a whimper, nodding in obedience.

Lilith shot a smile of appreciation to the Ryu as she was about to do the same thing. Harry, him, shook his amusement to his wives' antic as he was used to it by now. Looking away from them, our hero looked at the Echidna ahead and couldn't help but being curious of where she was leading them.

After a moment, he stopped as he caught a familiar scent in the air… a stale, sulphury smell. His eyes widened in joy as he remembered smelling one similar scent many years ago. His steps became faster as an expression of eagerness grew on his face.

"HARRY !"

"HEY WAIT UP !"

He could hear his girls calling him out but he ignored them as his mind was filled with memories of one particular moment of his life. Harry was so excited that he didn't noticed that he passed by Iris, who seemed amused by the look on his face, and after a moment of fast walking, he found himself on top of a cliff where he was greeted by an amazing sight.

In front of him, was a large bay.

Partially surrounded by land (which formed a semi-circle around the water), the place was absolutely breathtaking. The two large cliffs surrounding the lagoon were high and you could see some sea birds flying around them. Speaking of the lagoon, the water looked clear and was a beautiful blue and the small islands around the coast truly added to the beauty of the place.

Behind the shores of the lagoon (where sadly, there were no beaches), was a large open space where you could see a river passing through it. Harry could see a gorgeous and large green forest meters away from the lagoons and in the distance, standing in all their glories : high mountains. While not as big as the one he grew up near, they were still impressive to stare at.

Harry couldn't help but gaping at the wonderful area standing in front of his emerald green eyes : it was the most beautiful area he had ever seen. Behind him, came the girls who all gasped in shock and amazement at the sight before them.

"So… beautiful..." Lilith commented in a whisper as her eyes gazed at the place with stars in her eyes.

Iris smirked at the group before opening her mouth to say loudly as she stood on their right side.

"Welcome everyone… to your possible new home !"

(To be continue…)