When I woke up the next day, I saw mom sleeping soundly next to me. Elizabeth held my hand at one side and sleeping soundly. On the other side were Lucia and Nier who were asleep. Though I don't feel as if there's any problem with the two of them being asleep, why are Luna and Freya asleep as well? And why do they look sprawled out on the ground as if they got knocked out by someone?

But mentally, I feel very clear-minded like I just recovered from a long-time illness. I rarely feel this way as I usually am in pain after a full-moon night. I usually feel a little weak and sick after Vyvyan sucks my mana out, but I don't feel any of those symptoms today. I wonder if Vyvyan adjusted my mana as well last night.

However, Vyvyan wasn't around. I don't know where she'd gone off to. I touched my body. My body wasn't messy and even my clothes are fine. I smiled helplessly. It looks like I was over-concerned about Vyvyan. Not even Vyvyan would do something while Elizabeth and so many others are around watching.

I'm relieved. It looks like what mom said won't happen with me. But regardless, mom still has her rationality intact. Perhaps mom was just joking that time. I blamed mom unjustly.

Maybe that's how it was. I didn't consider the problem seriously at the time. I watched Lucia deep asleep and thought about it. Lucia's child will be my successor. As elves are a race that view bloodlines with great significance, his mana will determine if he can become the next king or not. Vyvyan is heavily supported by the people, not because of her figure, but her irrefutable powerful magic.

Realistically, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Vyvyan is the most talented of the Galadriel tribe. More precisely, Vyvyan is the Galardriel's greatest magical tool they spent hundreds of years to create. Dark elves used all sorts of filthy methods to collect magic. Some were cursed, but Vyvyan soared.

As a demi-G.o.d, she is in no way different to a G.o.d other than not being able to create elements.

I looked at my hands and recalled my powerful destructive power. I easily destroyed a forest and a lake. So Vyvyan whose mana is boosted on full-moon nights would easily be able to destroy the continent as long as she had the time to collect the elements. Elves don't have heirs who fight for the throne or dukes, princes and the sort revolting. Mana was everything.

I wonder what my child with Lucia will be like then.

My mana is of super-high level. If we were to rank it in order, it would be super-ultra grade. Even though I can't use it, I still have volume. Lucia is just C-grade. If we're lucky, our child will be grade, but if our child is a B-grade, he would be an ordinary elf.

Such a descendant won't qualify. He would have no way of becoming king.

He won't be acknowledged as soon as he's born. Even if he grows up under the protection of Vyvyan, Lucia and I, he would still have to ascend the throne in the end. We're knowingly making him suffer through pain in the future. Would that be fair on the child? Aren't we sending an innocent to the abyss of despair just for the sake of our love?

Am I doing the right thing?

But I definitely cannot accept Vyvyan's proposal. I do really like Vyvyan. No, my love for her is the son loving his mother type of love without any l.u.s.t. I did have such feelings before, but I'm getting more and more into Troy's ident.i.ty now. I've gradually come to see Vyvyan as my mother and not as my lover or a woman I like.

I will not use a subst.i.tute. But it looks like my only choice is to pray, pray that our child can be happy. If this child can't reach the standard of a successor, I will have to entrust our hopes with our next child. Lucia and I can have another child that will be a successor with enough mana.

My child with Nier will be pure-human, while my child with Lucia will be an elf.

Such a strange bloodline theory only exists in this world.

But…… where did Vyvyan go off to? Just as I wondered that, Vyvyan pushed the door open and brought a tray in. When she spotted me sitting up, she smiled and asked: "How are you, son? Are you feeling better?"

"I'm well. Thank you, mom."

"It's fine, it's fine. Mommy is your mommy after all. Mommy should take care of you." Mom sat on the edge of the bed and affectionately stroked my head. She then placed the tray to one side. She said, "Have some breakfast, son. Full-moon nights can have a negative impact on your health. Your mana has just stabilised today. Son, the mana in your body has re-stabilised. However, you must not use magic again. Son, you must remember not to use magic. You can use the necklace to call for me at any time, but do not use magic yourself. Mommy isn't joking."

Seeing mom's serious expression, I nodded and then picked up a fruit. I replied: "Alright, mom. I won't make you worry."

"Good."

Vyvyan stroked my head. Her smile under the light of the early morning son was br.i.m.m.i.n.g with a golden light. It was warmer and more captivating than the sun outside…… I silently ate a simple breakfast like I do when I'm in the elven lands…… No…… Something feels wrong……

I know what it is now! It's because it's too harmonious! It's too harmonious! Isn't it too harmonious?! Next to me is a sleeping Elizabeth, Nier, Lucia, Luna and Freya! Nier and Elizabeth are easily awoken too. Why are they still sleeping calmly and not waking up?!

My heart sunk. When I saw Vyvyan's blissful and warm smile, my entire body virtually felt like it was dunked into water. Maybe last night…… Maybe last night… maybe last night…… maybe that did end up happening last night?! Did it happen or not?! What has Vyvyan done to them?!

"Mom… why… are they not waking up?" I asked her the question. Vyvyan dawdled for a moment and then revealed a smile. She made a "shh" hand gesture and answered: "Maybe they're too tired. Let's not wake them up, son."

Are they truly too tired?! Is that true?! Why won't my mind let me feel convinced?! Why do I think that you're lying to me?! You're lying to me, aren't you?! What… what did you do to me when I wasn't conscious last night?! What exactly did you do to me?!

But I'm confident that Vyvyan won't answer me even if I ask. If they don't remember either…… What happened on this last full-moon night became a mystery along with the night after the trip to the hot-springs……

What on Earth happened?!

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