My dragon blood didn’t enhance my senses by much . I did think my vision would improve considerably if I switched out my eyes for dragon eyes . I didn’t regret giving the eyes to Xia, nevertheless . Despite that, however, I still woke up late at night . I felt there was somebody next to me . It was unlike Mommy Vyvyan . Normally, it would be too late by the time I reacted to her, because she’d already have begun getting touchy with me . Actually, she’d have gone beyond getting touchy with her hands, because I’d be restrained and unable to resist . It would be more an Elizabeth thing to do to silently watch me the way I was being watched .

I sighed: “Mom, you’re the Elven Queen at the moment . We won’t be able to explain ourselves if somebody finds out . ’

“Mommy is more worried about you not willing to speak to Mommy than being discovered . ”

Vyvyan’s voice came from the dark . I smiled but didn’t sit up . Instead, I remained lying with my eyes shut: “Why would I not speak to you? You’re my mom . Plus, since the Earth Dragon, I mean, since I was born, you’ve always been looking after me, so I love you . I always have . I’ve never felt as though you’ve done anything wrong . You’re always my most beloved mom . ”

“Most beloved… mom?”

Vyvyan bit down on her lip as though she was trying to confirm the authenticity of my statement . She could repeat it, but I had to confirm there was only Vyvyan present before I confirmed it for her . I didn’t think Elizabeth could slip past the Valkyries and my guards without being discovered . Only Vyvyan was capable of doing that . I looked in her direction and softly chuckled: “If I had to play favourites, I like you more on this side .

I noticed a silhouette rock in the darkness when I responded . Mommy Vyvyan appeared from the darkness . She was dressed in her dark red sleepwear . The thin and light material gently swayed as she moved . Her luscious thighs moved underneath her dark red sleepwear . They reflected the moonlight . There wasn’t any excess fat on her flat and smooth belly . It was akin to still lake water that reflected light at night . Only one of the b.u.t.tons on the chest region was done up . Her long blonde hair was down . Her blues eyes appeared slightly cold under the moonlight . She furtively came over to my bed and climbed in…

My thoughts: “I can’t stop her! How can I defend every corner of this bed that’s a few square metres? Am I supposed to compliment Luna on her accurate prediction of tonight’s invasion? Wait, what I want to really know is how Luna knew somebody would invade my bed tonight . ”

Vyvyan crawled up to me and, from behind, pulled me tightly into her embrace . I heard her deep breaths from behind . She softly giggled: “It’s so nice to be able to smell my son . So, so nice . Son, you’re honestly too gentle… You can forgive others no matter what they do . You never blame people for the things they do to you . Mommy is powerless to help you . Mommy has let you down twice consecutively, yet you never blamed Mommy . Son, you’re truly… too gentle…”

I allowed Mom to hug me to her heart’s content . With my back to her, I replied in a soft voice, “Mom, do you want to do something tonight? What did you want coming over at this time?”

“No . This is good enough . Just let Mommy hold you from behind the same way Mommy held you when you were young . Let Mommy reminisce the past for a bit . ”

Mommy Vyvyan’s voice came from behind . A chill went down my spine . I was oddly tense .

In my mind: “This is not normal . This is definitely not normal . Mommy Vyvyan is going to hug me without doing anything? I don’t believe it! This is definitely not normal!”

Mommy Vyvyan sniffed me and then softly continued, “You’re Mommy’s everything . Mommy should give up everything for you . Recently, however, Mommy hasn’t felt that feeling of the past . In the past, Mommy could give you everything you wanted . Mommy was particularly happy to see you gladly smile . Back then, Mommy felt the bliss of a mother and a sense of achievement . Mommy hasn’t been able to give you anything recently, unfortunately . Perhaps what you want is different now . Mommy can’t give you what you want anymore, so Mommy is starting to question if Mommy is still considered a mom or not . ”

Mom’s voice sounded poignant . I suddenly understood why all Mom wanted to do was hug me from behind . It was unlike Vyvyan, but it was comprehensible . She must’ve been reminiscing the past . She was probably trying to remember the time when she was an almighty mother . For Vyvyan, a mom wasn’t just a t.i.tle . Maybe it was because she knew deep down that she wasn’t my biological mother, thus was very demanding of herself . She wanted to fulfil all of my wishes so that she could feel as though being called “mom” was justified .

I turned over to look at Mom’s face . I solemnly said, “Mom, that’s now how it is . A mother isn’t supposed to just always make sacrifices for her child . I’ve grown up, Mom . I’ve grown up . It’s now my turn to do my best for you . It’s now my turn to take care of you . ”

A smile slowly surfaced on Vyvyan’s face . She touched my face and, in a quiet voice, said, “That must be it . That’s what everybody around me says . The elders also said that you’ve grown up and should manage a region on your own . They said you should occupy the North and focus on being a King . Nevertheless, Mommy forever sees your smile from when you were young no matter how Mommy looks at you . Mommy always wants to take care of you, because Mommy can never view you as an adult . ”

“Well, there is something you can help me with . ”

Mom’s eyes froze for a moment then she emotionally exclaimed, “What is it?! What is it?! Tell me, Son . As long as I can help you, just say the word!”

I nodded . I looked into her eyes and sincerely replied, “Stay by my side . ”

Vyvyan’s gaze froze . She looked at me baffled . I continued solemnly, “That’s it, Mom . The one thing you can still do for me is to stay by my side . You can still help me obtain what I want, and that’s you . What I want is you . ”

Mommy Vyvyan smiled, and then tightly hugged me . I did my best to curl myself up and bury my head in her chest as a child would . I didn’t do it for the soft mountains but to calm Mommy Vyvyan . From her chest, I quietly said, “It’s all right, Mom, it’s all right . Its’ fine, no matter how you see me . I’ll forever be your son . It’s just that I just want you now . As a mom, it’s only right for you to stay by your son’s side, right?”

“You’re right, my son . Mommy will forever see you as a child . Mommy will stay by your side . Mommy will ever leave you for as long as Mommy is still alive . ”

“I thought you were here . ”

Before I had time to be touched by the proclamation, a frigid voice came from the door . Vyvyan sat up and looked in the direction of the voice . With a grin, she remarked, “I knew you would come for sure . ”

Elizabeth, who was at the door, sulked . Mommy Elizabeth wasn’t dressed in her sleepwear but a large s.h.i.+rt . It was a simple white robe that covered her legs . Unlike Mommy Vyvyan, her legs had some muscles that made one fantasise when they saw the darkness between her legs whenever she took a step . She nodded: “Son, your guards require more intense training . n.o.body discovered me entering . ”

I thought to myself, “I’m willing to bet you’re the only one who could enter, so I don’t think my guards need more intense training . ”

Mommy Elizabeth s.h.i.+fted her attention Vyvyan . Then, without any hesitation, she ran up to my other side and forcefully dragged me out of Vyvyan’s embrace . She then looked at Vyvyan behind me and asked, “Son, be honest, what do you think of this unification?”

“The truth is, I want to unify us this time so that you two can be by my side . I don’t want any ruling rights .   It doesn’t matter to me who acts as the administrator for the continent . I just want to keep you by my side . ”

Mommy Vyvyan tightly hugged me . I shut my eyes, planning to continue sleeping . From behind, Mommy Elizabeth gently rested her head on me before pressing me downwards so that I was lying face up . Elizabeth then grabbed my arm and clung firmly to me . She placed her hand gently on my chest .

On the other side, Vyvyan attached herself to me, as well . The two of them squashed me in the centre . They looked at me with gentle gazes . The scene of us three together instantly turned very tender as though the sky was filled with grains of gentleness .

Meanwhile, I was thinking, “Can you two be a little cautious? Your tag team b.o.o.bies face wash is lethal . I suspect you two will slam me with it . If you unleash them on me, I’ll probably be squashed to death… I would seriously die from suffocation, wouldn’t I…? If Dragon Mom could smell me, I might not live to see another day…”