Chapter 309 - There's just isn't enough time for everyone
I spent about a few hours sleeping in my own room with no intereference from anyone. When I woke up and finally came out, it was in the middle of the evening, not that the sky will tell you clearly the time since it is always dusk here.
When I went out of the room then down the stairs to the living room, I saw from afar, Samir, Ioannis, Lia and Aelorus seemingly having a serious meeting. The twins are also there but just babbling and playing in their own little world. They suddenly stopped talking as they saw me appear by the staircase.
Lia and Aelorus' were staring at me as if they wanted to say something but did not know where to start. I walked towards the living room, sat next to Ioannis and placed the twins on my lap. I looked towards the two who are still staring at me speechlessly and said, "I have the ability to see one's soul essence as well as their memories. I have known from the start who you two were but I just thought that since you went through several reincarnations, you might not remember a thing. I guess that was a poor assumption on my part."
Next, I looked at Ioannis and Samir and directly told them. "You two, meet your parents-in-law. Laerad knew from the start who these two were. My parents' souls are in these bodies that I have created through mana. My mother, now known as Lia, started as a voice that was guiding me inside my head while I met my father, known as Aelorus, when I first entered the room of beginnings."
Ioannis immediately made a filial greeting to my parents. Samir, on the other hand, looked at me in surprise and was not able to react in time. I looked at him and teased, "What is that look for? Do you not want to meet my parents formally? Is it that you do not want to be my husband anymore?"
Samir coughed suddenly and immediately looked towards my parents and made a filial greeting as well. As for me I chuckled and looked at the twins. I pointed each at my parents and taught them to call them "grandma" and "grandpa".
The two who were suddenly tagged as new grandparents and parents-in-law were speechless. Maybe, they thought that it was next to impossible that things would be as easy as how I have accepted it today. That should be the normal case but it's just I don't consider myself normal. Well, it doesn't matter. They would eventually get used to these types of surprises when it comes to how I do things.
Although it is already night time here in Eieneos, it would have been just a couple hours or so outside in the human realm. I gave a kiss each on the chubby cheeks of my twins, a lingering kiss on their father's lips and a chaste kiss on Samir's lips. I gave a tight hug each to my new found parents and bid them goodbye since I have other things to do.
Ioannis turned red from my sudden departure so I gave him a tight hug too then whispered a few dirty things in his ear that made him even redder. I kissed him again, this time with more intensity and promised that I will spend more time with him after I fetched the fairies and settled them in their living area in the world tree realm.
He simply nodded obediently with his blushing face and then whispered back that he needs to talk to me about something extremely important as well. I smiled at him and responded that we will talk about it in private once I return from my little errand. With that, I teleported back to my villa in Hoffen City first to check on the others.
As I appeared in the middle of the living room all of the sudden, I heard somebody choke on something they were drinking or eating from the direction of the dining area. I walked leisurely towards that place and it was actually Dimitri who made that noise. At this time he is fully deified so he should have felt my presence the instant I appeared in the living room. Everybody around him was in a hurry to get water for him and tap his back to check if he was okay. I simply watched them in amusement.
Dimitri immediately looked towards the direction where I was standing and just stared at me quietly though he couldn't stop his coughing yet. It took a few seconds for the others around him to notice that he was staring at a certain direction. When they did notice, their eyes darted to the same direction and looked towards me. I smiled sweetly and asked, "What's for dinner?"
Everyone looked stunned except for Dimitri who already felt my presence earlier. It was just that he could not speak about it since he was still coughing. Arthur was the first to react as he said, "Master. you're back! Please have a seat and I'll prepare some food for you. It's just the usual meat, vegetables and soup."
I walked slowly towards the dining table and then sat on the other end of the long rectangular table opposite Dimitri. I sat with Calyx on my right and Yren on my left. Everyone continued eating and simply kept the silence.
There is always an exception in this group thought and that is our drama queen or rather prince, who is currently staring daggers at me. I ignored his upcoming tantrum and started eating the meal while its warm.
After trying each of the dishes that Arthur has prepared, I praised his cooking skills and he blushed a bit. He honestly told me that he has been taking classes on cooking and managing other necessary household tasks to earn extra points to free himself besides taking tasks from the academe. I gave him a firm nod and a thumbs up for his hardwork.
Until the end of the meal, Aurum is still staring at me in between putting food in his mouth. Even after Arthur has cleaned up all of the dishes and the table since everybody has finished their meals, he stayed seated and thus, the other five guys had no choice but to stay seated as well. As for Arthur, after cleaning everything up, he almost ran towards his room to avoid the upcoming drama.
I stayed seated as well and calmly enjoyed my fruit slushie that I personally requested from Arthur. Dimitri was just staring at the ceiling as if he had nothing to do about everything that is happening around him. Calyx, Yren, Helios and Xenos just stared at nothing seemingly bored. On the other hand, Aurum who couldn't take the fact that I was so calm finally burst with gritted teeth, "Where have you been for the past few days?"
It was my turn to choke as some of the slushie that I just drank almost spurted out of my mouth. I never thought that I would be at the receiving end of such a common phrase from dramas coming from jealous wife characters. After coughing a bit, I couldn't help but chuckle. Aurum irritatedly asked, "What's so funny about my question?"
As I looked around, his four attendants and even Dimitri are all looking down on to the table, trying to keep their laughter in due to how cliché the line was. I stared at Aurum and responded as seriously as I can, "I am a busy person with a lot of missions that I can't delegate to others. If I were to be honest, I am currently maintaining six separate places at present but I only have one body as you see. I am also trying to find a way to divide myself so I can be in more places at once since it is too exhausting."
Aurum's eyes widened and then asked in an accusing tone, "Six? Are you saying you are keeping lovers in six separate places right now? Divide yourself? Can you speakusig words that normal humans can undeerstand?"
I kept my eye contact with him to ensure that he knows I am answering truthfully, "You are all here in the academe, that's one place. Those two in the Moonlight Inn is another place. My hometown where Ioannis is currently staying is another place. I have things to manage in Sklavryet as well and I have another sanctuary I built near it. As for keeping lovers in those six places... I guess, that's also a yes."
I heard him scoff loudly in exasperation. He then asked angrily, "If you have so many already, why do you even took me and these four in? We haven't even consummated this marriage."
I placed my chin on my hand and then smiled at him amusingly. Using a teasing tone, I responded, "Oh. It was about consummating then... The honeymoon, huh? Why didn't you just say that directly? In the eyes of the people, you are only engaged and not married. Your parents said that they want to conduct a simply wedding ritual for the five of us in the palace. Have those been arranged and already have a specific date?"
This time somebody else answered my question. Helios replied, "As for the wedding rituals, it is already in the works. The palace is already making their preparations since they want it to be grand enough for a crown prince though only very few high profile guests will be attending as per your request. It will also require an announcement throughout the empire afterwards. The decorations, food, rituals, invitations, security and documents, none of those can be done in a careless manner. The rituals include the consummation so... it has to be done after that official wedding. Most likely, the wedding would be in a month or a month and a half."
I looked at Aurum and still in a teasing voice said, "Did you hear that?I know you are so excited to consummate but you come from an influential family that has a lot of rituals that need to be strictly followed. As for me having other lovers, I think I have been clear about my missions and things that I have to do to complete them, right? I am already doing my best in making sure to keep you guys living separately to avoid further issues. If you keep on fighting with me about every little thing, I will bring Ioannis back hereto handle all of you. Let's see if you can still bully me by that time."