At night, I specifically left before work hours were officially over, because I wanted to see Dragon Mom in advance to let her know about the dragons . I decided to do it, so I had to tell Dragon Mom in case she couldn’t wait . Hence, I knocked on Mom’s door at night and quietly called, “Mom . ”

To ensure Dragon Mom didn’t have any misgivings, I told even Luna to stay behind; I came over alone . I heard footsteps from inside . Dragon Mom opened the door and, with a consoled smile, questioned, “You’re here, Son . Come in . Is something the matter?”

I smiled . I could tell Dragon Mom was eager . Dragon Mom didn’t hide any ulterior motives, after all, thereby making it easy to discern what she was thinking from the look in her eyes . Her eyes were gleamed with eagerness . She interlocked her fingers as though she was waiting for me to say something she wanted to hear . I knew she wanted to know about the dragons . However, I couldn’t do anything except wait for news .

“Sorry, Mom . ”  I still apologised, though .

Mom’s gaze went dull, but she quickly regained her spirit . She shook her head with a smile: “It’s okay . It’s okay . Mommy can see that you, indeed, are very busy, Son . This isn’t very important, so… it’s okay if you take care of it later . The most important thing is that you do not exhaust yourself… That woman is right… I can’t be so wilful and make you suffer . I’m your mom, after all…”

“No… Mom, you’re my mom, and I’m your son . If you need anything, you have every right to tell me about it . It’s my job as your son . ”

“It’s all right . Mommy is all right . Time is the most worthless thing to dragons . I absolutely can wait . I believe my dragon kin won’t vanish in mere days, so it’s all right . It’s totally all right . Son, finish your work here, first . I can wait . ” Dragon Mom shook her head, and then poured me a cup of hot water…

You read that right . Dragon Mom began to drink tea, but she didn’t seem to know how to brew it . We didn’t have express coffee machines . You had to mix the ingredients as you brewed it for there to be flavour . . Dragon Mom wasn’t able to do that yet .

I had a drink . Mom sat down on the bed . While she had a smile to comfort me, her gaze was truthfully lonely .  I knew she could wait, and it wouldn’t trouble me, but that wasn’t what I wanted . My mom could wait, but I couldn’t . I couldn’t allow there to be several dragons roaming in my North . That was frightening to even think about . If it was possible to find them, I had to find them .

“What I meant was, though I don’t have any clues yet, I can search for them . I’ll search for them together with you . ”

“Mm?!” Dragon Mom was surprised . She looked at me with disbelief .

I looked at her with a serious look and explained, “I haven’t wrapped up my business, yet, but I’ve found help, so we don’t have to worry . Mom, I won’t lie to you . I told you I’d help you find your dragon kin, so I’ll be sure to do so . Although I don’t have any clues yet, we might be able to find clues if we search together . ”

Dragon Mom looked at me with utter disbelief . Her hand, which she held her cup with, began to shake a little, proving she was emotionally stirred . I kept my eyes on her as I stood up to move over to sit next to her . I solemnly said, “Aren’t you my mom? You gave me a new life . That’s why I have every reason to help you . Since your family is here in my territory, I should search for them with you . You’re my mom . I’ll go with you no matter where in my territory . ”

“S-Son…”

Tears suddenly formed in Mom’s eyes . Her voice became shaky . I gently placed my cup aside and hugged her . Her scales are somewhat hard, but she was warm, nonetheless . Dragon Mom took in a deep breath and tightly hugged me . Next to my ear, she whispered, “Mommy is so touched . So touched . This is the first time Mommy has felt this sort of feeling… n.o.body has ever treated Mommy so kindly . I have always been protecting myself . Mommy is so rea.s.sured, truly so rea.s.sured… . Okay… Okay… Son, Son… Mommy shall go with you . Mommy shall search for Mommy’s kin with you… This is fantastic… This is fantastic… Son… The best gift your father left me is you… You are the most blissful gift Mommy has received . ”

Mom kissed my cheek and murmured next to my ear in a quiet voice . I started to question her actions .

I wondered, “Can the most powerful race on the continent, the dragon race, control their strength so well? Can a dragon be this gentle? Can their lips be so soft?”

I told Dragon Mom about our plans to head out, and then I left the palace .  I didn’t need to head back yet, but I did want to see someone . I looked up at my Imperial Palace . The sharp palace with the sword piercing the heavens was still bright . My wives and daughters should’ve been bathing at around that hour . Mom and Freya should still be working at the office . My family was with me . What I treasured most could be found inside the Imperial Palace .

I went to the stables . The White Deer King seemed to react to the sound of my footsteps and stood up . She looked at me with her eyes narrowed . I checked the surroundings, and then walked up to the White Deer King with a smile . She lowered her head to allow me to touch her neck . It might’ve looked as though I was stroking she neck, but I was sure she was thinking, “Be honoured that I’m allowing you to stroke my neck,” as a n.o.ble lady would think when allowing another to kiss the back of her hand .

I then made eye contact with the White Deer King . Still smiling, I asked, “Good evening, White Deer King . Are you honestly not lonely in here?”

We were at the White Deer King’s exclusive stable . The White Deer King didn’t look down on all other horses contemptibly, but because the other horses were so afraid around her, they lost their appet.i.te, which led to them getting sick . That was why I had to have a stable made exclusively for the White Deer King . The stable was quite the extravagant and comfortable stable .

The White Deer King indifferently snorted and glared at me . She seemed to be saying she couldn’t help but put up with the loneliness . Indeed, I couldn’t stay with her . I continued stroking her neck: “We need to go on a trip outside, soon . White Deer King, have you rested up?”

The White Deer King shook her head . She was impatient with staying there all the time, too . She wanted to go around with me .

“All right, we’ll be heading out with Dragon Mom . We might be staying out there for some time . ”

The White Deer King’s expression changed . She seemed to be surprised that she wasn’t going with me alone . I nodded: “Yes, we’ll be heading out with my mom to search for the dragons . ”

The White Deer King immediately lost interest upon hearing that and scoffed .  She leaned back and lied down on the ground, with no hint of any intention of speaking with me . I was somewhat befuddled, since she was friendly just a moment ago, yet she gave me the cold shoulder in the blink of an eye . I hopelessly smiled and left the stable .

As the White Deer King didn’t have any problems, I was ready . Next, I planned to locate the villagers, first . Once I knew exactly where the village was located, I’d head to it with Mom . The village might have undergone a change by then . Nevertheless, the dragon race would only have rushed off to somewhere close by . We could use the village as a central point to begin searching for where the dragons went off to as long as we knew where they initially were .

I went back to the palace . It was time to prepare to sleep in the palace . The maids went back and forth with clothes in their hands . The palace was quietening down from top to bottom . I went to the floor my bedroom was on . I was somewhat reluctant to return to my room, for I knew Mommy Vyvyan would perform a night raid on me…

Right when I reached the corner of the stairs, someone grabbed me by my arm and pulled me over . I found myself in a small room . I wasn’t surprised, since I was too familiar with the scene . In fact, I was fully prepared . As opposed to being worried, I prepared my hips and tongue for the even better bliss they were soon to be subjected to .

Mommy Vyvyan aggressively pressed me up against the wall, and then grabbed my hip with one hand . She gently touched me as she snickered: “Son, haven’t you gotten a little too close to that dragon recently? Mommy has already shown the utmost generosity and tolerance by allowing you to call her ‘Mom,’ yet you’re making Mommy work so that you can go out to play with her?”

“We’re not going out to play around…”

Mommy Vyvyan’s had soft and gentle hands in addition to slender fingers . She teased all of my sensitive spots . I couldn’t think of anything but the endless stimulation, so I powerlessly moaned . Mommy Vyvyan summoned vines to restrain my arms and legs . My entire body was suspended in the air . I looked at Mom with surprise . Mom licked her lips . She stared at me with her blood-red eyes and coldly said, “Son, if you do that, Mommy will be jealous so that Mommy needs to mete out some minor punishment . You two definitely did it, didn’t you? You must’ve done something with that shameless dragon . Mommy must bring you back . Mommy needs to give you some minor punishment . This time, you shouldn’t move again…”

“Whoa!”

Mom’s fingers were truly far too nimble . Her continuous gentle teasing and the warmth of her flesh caused my rationality to eventually cave in . Mommy Vyvyan looked at her hand with a smile, and then slowly licked her fingers . Her body quivered ever so slightly . Wearing a sensual smile, she said, “My son’s mana is still sweet as ever; however, you’re already leaking when Mommy hasn’t gotten started yet . It appears that tonight will be a very long night…”