Chapter 367: Side Story — Reunion (6)
“Kaya, those kinds of words…! You know?”
As the atmosphere grew tense, I thought I would have to mediate.
However, contrary to my expectations, Luce silently closed her eyes without responding.
Judging from her demeanor, she didn’t seem to have any intention of attacking Kaya.
Afterward, fortunately, Luce quietly took a deep breath and began to calm her emotions.
Perhaps it was thanks to learning how to control her temper while attending Märchen Academy.
“Haa…”
Finally, Luce let out a deep sigh, turned her back, and started walking away.
“Luce?”
“I’ll go ahead. I wasn’t planning to attend the reunion, anyway.”
“Huh? Oh…”
Boom!
A surge of violet lightning bloomed upward.
Luce summoned a massive black Thunderbird, Galia, and mounted it.
The Thunderbird, enveloped in purple lightning, gazed down at me.
His eyes flashed with a sharp, solemn glare.
[Isaac…! Please, do your best to copulate!]
Smack!
[Guhh!]
Luce struck the Thunderbird’s head hard with her fist.
“Let’s go.”
[Luce, aren’t you all in the same position? In the end, the more Isaac copulates, the more grandchildren I’ll have…!]
“I said, let’s go.”
[Hmm, yes, yes.]
In the end, the Thunderbird sensed his master’s menacing mood and fell silent.
In succession, the killer whale familiar, Bello, was summoned of its own accord.
[Breaking news! My master is pouting… ‘Shocking!’ After the scandal about Isaac’s infidelity, she’s even ceded a critical mission to Kaya! My master, the disgrace! Psychological torment! Dreaddd!]
“…”
Smack!
[Aaaah! Bello, what a shock! No violence! No violence!]
Bello flew in circles above Luce’s head, vigorously protesting.
Thanks to her familiars, Luce never had a moment of peace.
Soon, Luce mounted the Thunderbird and soared through the air, scattering violet lightning at incredible speed.
Whoooosh!
The wind roared, shaking Josena Forest.
Has Luce learned to back down now…?
I had already sensed that possibility several times during our academy days…
But now, I couldn’t help but realize it was indeed significant progress.
“Hmm… is Big Sis also an uninvited guest too?”
“No, that’s not quite the right way to put it.”
At my response, Dorothy shook her head gently with a warm smile.
“No, I am an uninvited guest. I have nothing to do with today’s reunion. Kaya’s right about everything.”
“If you put it that way, I feel guilty… I mean, I don’t really dislike Senior Dorothy, even if I can’t say the same for Luce Eltania.”
You still dislike Luce, huh…?
“That’s an honor, huh?”
Dorothy approached Kaya and me, rested her hand on her knee, leaned her upper body slightly forward, and looked closely at Kaya.
Since Dorothy was taller, this brought their eyes to the same level.
Underneath her witch’s hat, she wore a smiling face.
Dorothy’s eyes, glowing with a starry pattern, captured Kaya in their gaze.
Kaya swallowed nervously as she gazed into those mysterious eyes. It seemed like an instinctive reaction.
Well, after all, one of the strongest beings in the world was staring intently at her.
“Sorry, I couldn’t keep the promise of premarital chastity agreement.”
“What?”
“You see, I just couldn’t hold back in the end. So of course! I understand how you feel, Kaya. So neither of you should feel pressured. There’s no need to scream and shout about it. We’re all going to be Isaac’s wives, aren’t we?”
“You really know how to kill the mood…”
“Nihihi.”
Dorothy, with a relaxed expression, gently stroked Kaya’s hair.
“Sorry for being selfish, okay?”
“Senior Dorothy…”
“Yup.”
“Don’t try to subtly establish dominance by stroking my hair.”
“Oh dear, I’ve been caught after all.”
Dorothy chuckled softly and took a step back.
“President, I’ll be heading back now. I’ve overstayed my welcome.”
“No, it’s fine.”
I could look at my women as many times as I wanted.
But today was the reunion.
Ideally, I wanted to spend time with people who were actually supposed to attend the reunion.
“And also.”
Dorothy shaded her mouth with her hand and softly whispered into my ear.
With a subtly troubled expression.
“Don’t, like, go too wild with it…? Big Sis gets a little jealous too, you know.”
“Huh?”
“That, uh, you know… don’t go doing those kinds of things all recklessly…!”
Dorothy shut her eyes tightly, whispering despite her overwhelming embarrassment.
No, she didn’t exactly whisper—more like quietly crying out in desperation.
I didn’t catch the exact words, but I had a pretty good idea of what she meant.
A smile naturally formed on my lips.
I gently brushed aside a lock of Dorothy’s side hair.
“I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks for understanding.”
“Ahem, yeah…”
Dorothy coughed awkwardly, stepped back, and wrapped herself in a cluster of shimmering stars.
Chararang!
Then, with a tomboyish grin, she gave a playful finger salute.
“Alright then, time for the uninvited guest to bow out!”
“You’re leaving without hearing the moaning? I wanted to let you hear it.”
“Only if you want to feel Big Sis’ wrath.”
Dorothy waved goodbye, then floated into the air and shot across the sky at an incredible speed.
The sight was breathtaking, like a meteor shower streaking through the heavens.
And with that, both Luce and Dorothy returned to Düpendorf.
For a while, only the chirping of insects and a deep stillness remained in the Josena Forest.
“They’re finally all gone… Shall we go inside, Isaac?”
Kaya’s voice broke the silence.
She suddenly nestled into my arms, gazing up at me with a loving smile.
“You got really bold the moment they left…”
“For us, this is nothing short of war. A war where we want to receive even a little more of your love… and love you in return. Even if you love us all equally, it’s a problem we can’t avoid, right?”
“Hearing you say that makes me feel a little guilty… But more than that, are you sure you’re okay with a place this old? There are plenty of nicer places.”
“This place is perfect. We all have memories here.”
Kaya gazed deeply into my eyes.
“Still, it’s a bit disappointing. It’s not exactly the most natural situation. Not very romantic, you know?”
“Yeah, true.”
“But I don’t think there’s much choice. If I want to steal a moment like this with you, surrounded by such incredible people… I have no choice but to fight for it, no matter how pitiful, forced, or unnatural it may seem, right?”
Kaya forced a small smile.
Her voice carried a faint sense of sorrow.
“The luxury of naturally having you all to myself… that’s not something I can expect.”
By global standards, Kaya was undeniably one of the top-class Wizards.
However, she seemed to have a complex about not standing out much among my other prospective wives.
For someone with such a strong-willed personality to say something like that, it must mean her self-esteem was quite low.
Maybe this was partly my fault for not paying enough attention to her.
“Kaya.”
“Yes?”
“I just thought of a place I really want to go to right now.”
As I said this with a bright smile, Kaya tilted her head curiously.
This hideout was a place all of my women had passed through at some point.
So today, I wanted to visit a place filled with memories shared by just Kaya and me.
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