Once Alia left, Leo and Amanda returned to the privacy of their own manor walls, and it was only then that Leo returned to his normal non-clingy behavior.
"What happened? Why were you showering me with kisses out there?" Amanda asked giggling, as she never expected to see such a side of Leo.
"It's all because of that crazy woman. She behaves like all men in the world are after her just because she's a little pretty….. Bleh, for me you're the only one I love" Leo replied, as his reply made Amanda chuckle even more.
They had been dating since not too long ago and although she knew a lot about Leo, there were still many situations in life that the two of them had not faced together and meeting other pretty women was one of them.
Today, not only had Leo passed with flying colors in her eyes, but had also calmed down her jealous heart in a permanent and long lasting way, as she understood that if Alia failed to make Leo waver, there was no chance in hell any other woman would be able to succeed.
"Well, all that kissing and PDA has got me feeling all warm and uncomfortable….. looks like you will have to take responsibility for your actions" Amanda said, biting her lips as she seductively dragged her feet up and down Leo's leg.
"Oh gladly–" Leo replied, beaming from ear to ear as he lifted Amanda on his shoulders and began marching towards the bedroom like a victorious conqueror.
"Kyaaa!" Amanda protested, laughing as she made some non-committal kicks, as the two of them made their way to the soft VIP manor bed, to engage in activities of procreation.
For Leo, it was the reward of his victory in today's spar, while for Amanda it was victory in her choice of a life partner.
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(A little while later, back in the game world)
On the 10th day after his birth, Dumpy grew to become the same size as Leo's arm, and about 30% the size of his total height, being nearly 2 feet tall.
At this point, all of his baby fat had already melted and his legs and arms began developing in a way that Leo would not expect from most frogs.
While for most of his time, Dumpy kept squatting like a frog, looking like a big fat toad….. there were moments where he stood up from his squatting position like a human and fully extended his legs to grow significantly taller.
In this pose, he could almost reach Leo's chest at above 4 feet in height, as it was only when Leo saw him being able to stand that he realized that Dumpy was for sure not a normal frog.
"What kind of a frog are you? To be able to stand? It almost feels to me like, given a few more days you will start toad walking on me..." Leo commented as at this point he could finally no longer picture Dumpy as being a frog, as whatever resemblance Dumpy bore to a common Earth frog was being quickly shattered the larger it grew.
"And what are those arms?" Leo questioned, as unlike the common earthly frogs who had short flailing arms growing out of their upper body that were completely non-functional, Dumpy had manly arms with a clearly defined bicep and tricep muscle, like those of humans.
"You have a bicep vein bulging from your arm… although it's just one, it's something most humans who go to the gym would kill for!" Leo noted, as he held Dumpy's arm in his hands and examined it in great detail.
To him, it looked like Dumpy's arms were created to both contract and expand like humans and had a similar elbow joint which allowed a wide range of movements.
The only difference was in the palms, as instead of having a human-like palm with five fingers, Dumpy possessed a frog-like webbed paw with giant circular dots at the end of his finger tips.
These paws were extremely sticky and could grip onto anything Dumpy wished to hold easily, however, unlike a human palm which could fold every single finger at will, dumpy could only operate his palm like a claw where he could either open it completely or clutch it close for a grip.
"Your palms…. They're not ideal for being able to throw daggers like me, because the art of throwing daggers needs nimble fingers.
But… I think you can hold and weild a flat sword just well" Leo hypothesized, as he sent Albert to purchase a small weightless sword for him and then placed it within Dumpy's palms.
At first Leo did not expect much from Dumpy, as he just gave him the sword to see if the frog could even hold it or not, however, what happened next shocked him completely.
Dumpy managed to grip the small small sword with ease.
Leo on his part had expected some fumbling or maybe an awkward swing, but instead, Dumpy held it firmly, his arms moving with surprising coordination.
"Alright, let's give it a shot, Dumpy," Leo said, stepping back. "Just try not to cut off your own foot."
Listening to Leo's command, Dumpy squatted low, his massive legs coiling like springs before he pushed off the ground, swinging the sword.
*Swoosh*
The blade moved in a fluid arc, clean and precise, causing Leo to blink as looking at Dumpy he was sure that this blade swing wasn't a fluke.
However, as if to just prove a point, Dumpy swung again, this time faster and with a more controlled motion
"What in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Toads is going on?" Leo muttered to himself, his jaw hanging slightly open as he watched the display.
This was the first time Dumpy was holding a sword, yet for some inexplicable reason, he wielded it like the blade was his better half. Almost like he was born with an affinity for blades.
"What?" Leo wondered again, as Dumpy adjusted his grip, his sticky webbed fingers locking around the handle as he began testing out different strikes, each one more refined than the last.
Leo's mind struggled to process what he was seeing. This wasn't just some oversized toad swinging wildly; Dumpy was actually wielding the sword with skill—real skill, and this made him rethink the true nature of his frog all over again.
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/// A/N- Chapter 1 of 4 for the day.
Please thank patron Art, for this bonus chapter series. ///