Exiled Villainess: They Threw Me Out, Now Every Beastman Wants Me novel Chapter 104

Chapter 104: Open Roof Policy

Yes, they all started screaming.

The moment the last cub was placed inside the nursery, a silence fell over the space that lasted exactly one and a half seconds before twelve newborn cubs opened their mouths and produced a sound so collectively horrifying that it scared the adults.

The wailing echoed off the reinforced walls Tera had been so proud of, and the layered silk-leaf ceiling that she had so carefully designed to withstand weather bounced the sound back inward, amplifying it until the nursery functioned less like a shelter and more like a drum filled with screaming.

[ALERT!] [ALERT!]

[Multiple distress signals detected!]

[(⊙_⊙)]

[This system did not know this many lungs could produce this much noise]

Tera froze with shock, watching her life’s work be rejected by creatures who couldn’t even hold up their own heads.

’What the fuck?!’

They hated it that much?!

The clan members rushed forward immediately, scooping up their babies and trying to soothe them, but the damage was done. The nursery had transformed from a peaceful cub den into a stone chamber of amplified wailing.

Xavi and Ermin appeared, carrying Nadia and Althea, both wearing identical expressions of alarm.

"What happened?" Xavi demanded over the noise.

"I don’t know!" Tera yelled back, snapping out of her shock and already moving toward the nearest cub.

But before she could reach him, the baby nearest the wall—a sturdy little badger cub with a face like an angry dumpling—did something that stopped Tera in her tracks.

She grabbed the wall.

Her tiny, chubby fingers, which should barely have been able to grip anything at all, hooked into the silk-leaf weave and ripped it open. A two-inch tear appeared in the wall, and the cub’s little arms flailed through it like it was trying to dig its way to freedom.

Tera’s jaw dropped.

[(っ º - º ς)]

’WTF?! SHE CAN’T EVEN CRAWL YET!’

[This cub has displayed impressive upper-body strength]

[And a clear preference for the outdoors]

[Please adjust design]

[(｡•́︿•̀｡)]

[This system anticipates Host’s frustration and would like to remind Host to take deep breaths—]

"Everyone, go out!" Tera shouted at them, scooping up the cub.

If they were that uncomfortable in here, they needed to be taken out.

The males and females were already filing out with their cubs, and Tera handed the one she was carrying to its father while the cries slowly subsided now that they were outside.

The screaming softened into sniffles and hiccups and the occasional disgruntled whimper.

Inside the nursery, it was suddenly very quiet.

And very empty.

And there was a baby-sized hole in the wall.

Tera looked at the clan members gathered outside. The excitement that had been buzzing through the group just minutes ago had completely evaporated. The males who had spent weeks building the nursery were staring at it with deflated looks.

’Oh no.’

[Clan morale has dropped significantly]

[(◞‸◟)]

[This system is detecting elevated stress and disappointment across the group]

Tera’s chest tightened. These beast folk had worked hard on this.

She walked back inside the empty nursery and looked around, trying to find where she could have gone wrong.

She was so lost in thought that she didn’t notice one of the older cubs tugging her leg.

It was the bear cub. He looked up at Tera with those big, serious eyes.

"It is too dark and squished in here."

Tera paused.

’Squished?’

[˙◠˙ ]

[Host has her priorities misplaced!]

She looked at the nursery again. The interior was actually dimmer than the other shelters since the walls had been layered considerably.

For adult beast folk who could see well in low light, this was fine. For newborn cubs who had spent their entire short lives in the bright, open air of the settlement, surrounded by trees and sky and sunlight, this would actually be a discomfort.

And there was the matter of fresh air...

Tera felt like a fool. The silk leaves allowed air to flow freely through it, so there hadn’t been a need for windows. But this place would be stuffy without one, and even though Tera knew that wasn’t the solution, she felt like an idiot for making such a rookie mistake.

’Damn it!’

But windows wouldn’t be enough. Tera needed the walls to stay thick, but also needed enough open space.

[What if Host made a see-through ceiling]

[With something transparent that would let light through while also keeping the rain out?]

[( ˘ω˘ )]

[Fu fu]

[This system is so smart]

’Does it LOOK like I have access to transparent materials?!’

’Do you see any glass lying around? A nice sheet of clear plastic maybe? Some conveniently placed crystal panels?!’

’UGH! Sorry. But this is so frustrating...’

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