Chapter 222: Introducing your baby to their future sibling is a complicated affair
We had a new morning ritual now.
No, no--it did not involve anything naughty. I mean, I guessed...sometimes? But that wasn’t my point!
Usually, our morning started with warm drinks, and then getting ready, making ourselves presentable before having breakfast. But now, I started my morning by exercising the breathing technique of the druid on the balcony. It involved circulating elemental mana inside my system without purifying it, and expelling it again just as it was.
I didn’t know how effective it would be in chipping away at my blockade, but it did feel nice and energizing. It was especially good when I consumed the Amrita the night before, and the leftover golden essence was getting circulated again all over my body.
After that, I got my herbal drink and got ready for the day. Before we had our breakfast, however, we would visit the egg inside the treasure room.
Yes, we decided to ’feed’ this egg--seed, whatever--with our mana. There was no clear evidence if doing that would result in anything--after all, it didn’t come with instruction. But since it was the only thing that got the egg to respond, we decided to keep doing it.
We had tried to do it separately; just Natha, or just me. But the egg wouldn’t make any reaction. When we did it together, however, intertwined our mana as we poured it inside the egg, it would make this buzzing sound as if it was purring. There was no voice anymore after that first time, but the ten-second vibration to express its satisfaction was still the same. That was the sign that we had poured enough mana.
The amount that we needed to pour inside varied depending on how often we did it. If we did it every day, we would be satisfied with just a modest amount. It only took a lot during that first time because...well, it was the first time.
After feeding the egg, we feed ourselves. Natha liked this new routine because using mana made me hungry, and I would eat more--I already accepted that Natha liked to fatten me. Wasn’t it good that he wasn’t the type of Demon Lord who ate naive humans like me?
Ah--while I had tried having breakfast together in the dining hall, and everything turned out fine and peaceful, I didn’t go there every day. Just sometimes, when I wasn’t too lazy. I guessed I really prefer a smaller, more intimate setting to start my day.
After that, it was bye-bye for Natha, and since I didn’t have a lesson scheduled yet, I was free to do whatever. Oftentimes, my activity depended on who visited me that day, but sometimes, like today, everyone was busy with their end-of-the-year workloads, so I just spent time playing with my little companions.