"Tea-Teach me, your majesty! Ev-Even if it's only one thing! Please.. I-I can't disgrace my mother by being so weak! I-I know I'm only a third-rate imperial prince but please.. I beg you!"

Julius tearily bagged causing the young prince after noticing the blood to then worriedly lower himself down and tapping his shoulder causing him to then finally look up.

Before then gently being slapped causing the young prince to then stand up once more having switched to Aurea's mindset.

"Don't do that ever again.. I won't help you if you injure yourself! And I don't like liars.. big brother said he didn't want to disgrace his mommy.. but big brother injuries himself and begs.. If big brother wants my help then big brother should have listened!"

"I'd imagine big brother doesn't think highly of me.. I 'suffered' to get strong! The balance almost crippled me! I was only given time and fruit.. nothing else! Experience, survival, time.. that's what made me stronger!"

"Goto a timeless room if big brother thinks such suffering is easy! I'm privileged and I had help.. but I wasn't given this strength! Strength isn't free! So earn it and survive without hesitation or bullying.. stay yourself and never let go"

The young prince gently reprimanded with a surprisingly gentle yet serious expression that resembled an upset Aldra surprising everyone.

And causing Lian to then nod and Aldra to then gently smile causing the young prince to then gently help him up before then pulling out a clean pristine white cloth.

And coating it was an advanced healing potion before then contemplating for a moment and simply placing it over his face and walking away as if no longer interested and perhaps even upset.

Causing Celes to then playfully smile before then realizing Aldra had noticed causing her to then gently shake her head.

And Celes to then adorably pout having realized she may have accidentally leaked 'something' causing the young prince after graceful walking up the stairs and sitting on his mommy's lap to then gently sigh.

"I'd imagine.. no.. I'm happy mommy raised me this way. Big sister Selphie was scared if I didn't like my body.. but I love my body. And I love mommy.. mommy raised me to be better and I want to be more like mommy because.. Mommy's perfect and mommy's my Idol.."

"I-It's hard to keep talking this way so I'm sorry Aurel isn't better.. Aurel needs to be better for mommy.. Aurel will never lie to mommy and will always listen.. If Aurel is a bad boy Aurel will accept mommy's punishments no matter what!"

The young prince gently confessed before then adorably removing his tiara and looking up to his mommy causing her to then gently kiss his forehead all the while softly whispering into his ear surprising him and causing Aldra to then gently nod.

"My sweetest prince.. you needn't ever force yourself in that regard, you've always been a good boy so you need not ever worry, however, I'd imagine if there was ever a time there was a need to punish my sweet prince then I'll do so?"

"My sweet prince is a Celestial Prince and The First Prince of The Elves so in any other sense it sets the precedent, however.. in truth my sweet prince has far too many titles. Celestial Holy Emperor, The Holy Consort of Lady Celestia, The First Holy Prince of The Elves, and The Holy Prince of Aurora?"

"And despite only being so young, your words will carry their weight, such weight can sink continents so always handle it with the utmost care, people are quite similar to continents so my sweetest prince should never forget such words will always carry weight, especially that for royalty"

Aldra gently reminded surprising the young prince causing him to then lovingly nod and Aldra to then notice poor Julius.

Before then gracefully waveing him over causing Celes having wanted to stay away from that base human wannabe to then adorably frown while she watched him nervously walked up the stairs.

Causing her to then open a bottle of Chilled Celestial Grape Wine and simply drunk from the bottle before then playfully pouting.

"I still can't believe Avery 'convinced' me to allow one of her 'friends' to become a Celestial Empress on some backwater?! The name is even more annoying once you hear it.. The Celestial Empire 'of' Leper! The only redeeming factor being those Vestial Brats who cried their hearts out!"

"Lady Celestine was overwhelmed by their tear-filled prayers asking 'why' they couldn't be a Celestial Empire too! It was one of those rare occasions where I answered with only laughter!:

"Then I burned down their Vestial 'Garden' for a laugh! My favorite little Celestial Emperor should follow in my footsteps and burn it again!"

Celes playfully laughed causing Lady Leo to sigh and poor Julius to then hesitantly continue his walk up the stairs until finally he made it!

Causing Celes to then carefully cut off Aldra with a helpless mental message before then sizing him up causing her to then disappointingly shake her head.

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"Sorry Aldra! Right, Julius was it? Why is it that your brat of a mother chose to only have a single boy?! You should have three 'doting' sisters already, who should've already taught you 'something' unless you had deliberately chosen your fate as their loving plaything?!"

"Right, I should have introduced myself from the start! I'm Lady Celestia and my bloodline within you is repulsive! For a Celestial Royal Bloodline originating from Avery's Cousin to degrade to such things meant your mother had clearly done it on purpose!"

"Not only had she not baptized you or taken you to my temple for my blessing, but she had also deliberately found ways to degrade your bloodline?! No wonder why it was simply easier to be their plaything. Your mother must've learned it from Avery so I shouldn't be too harsh on you knowing those two brats.."

Celes surprisingly reprimanded before then finally calming down surprising Julius not only by what she said but her introduction..

One simply couldn't lie or pretend to be Lady Celestia because it was in their blood to know so the fact alone that he had realized she was telling the truth blindsided him!

Meaning everything else she said was also true.. causing him to then tearily look through his space ring before then pulling out an ethereal golden communication orb.

Causing him after noticing his mommy was awake to then immediately activate it wanting to know why his mommy he loved so much lied to him..

Resulting in Celes surrounding him in a soundless barrier as to keep it private for whatever that was worth?

And after what felt like ten minutes had passed his mother had finally hung up on him causing him to then crack before then trying his best to calm down and leaving the barrier.

"Momm-Mother has.. forbidden me from being blessed and baptized, I'm not allowed to ask Lady Celestia or any god for a blessing, I'm only allowed to learn from someone who's only within The Legendary Realm or lower, accepting gifts of knowledge from any god is forbidden.."

"I-I'm not allowed to go to The Imperial Quarter or accept any inheritance.. if.. if I obtain an Ancestral Form she will ask for it to be removed, and I'm not allowed to have.. consorts? I-I don't know what consorts are but Mother has forbidden me from having them.."

"An-And.. I-I'm not allowed to talk about momm-mother or sisters.. the only exception is the blessing of youth mommy wanted me to get as soon as possible, if I break any of these promises mother will ask for me to return home, bef-before then crippling my mana and grounding me for three months no other exceptions.."

Julius tearily mumbled surprising everyone by the severity of both the punishment and restrictions as if he was either her literal pet or forced to get stronger by himself.

But everything had pointed more at the first possibility! At most he could learn from a Peak Legendary Mage and have 'some' fun.

But outside of that, he couldn't even have an Ancestral Bloodline, something that was beyond rare to obtain, to begin with, because if he did obtain it'll just be removed!

He couldn't even talk about his mommy and sisters who he loved so much! He wasn't even allowed to obtain his bloodline inheritance!

Not to mention if he broke any of these promises his mommy will cripple his mana and force him to stay in his room or if he was lucky to stay with his sisters within the palace for three months!

In truth much like the young prince, Julius loved his mommy and sisters as much as he did.

Meaning despite these forced promises he was only truly upset because his mommy lied to him.. and what hurt him, even more, was that his sisters knew..

Breaking his heart and ruining his time causing Aldra to then gently frown at the fact that any mother would treat her 'only' boy this way?

Resulting in it hitting close to home for Aldra who was simply disappointed at the fact that he was more like a teddy bear tossed in the mud and picked up.

Washed, and played with some more all on purpose while the young prince thought something similar.

All the while even Lian was annoyed and Lady Leo was simply surprised causing the young prince to then immediately comfort him having not realized how desperate he truly was and now just realizing why!

The young prince felt like the biggest bully!

Causing Lady Leo to then try her best to comfort Julius as well while Lian spoke to Aldra and Celes contemplated it all to then tap him giving him the blessing of youth.

And blocking the degradation point of his bloodline so it wouldn't worsen and perhaps even recover with some sips of bloodwine? Surprising everyone and causing Celes to then adorably shrug.

"I'll ask The Golden Legions if one of them has a Peak Legendary Powerhouse who's close to a breakthrough to delay it and teach you, along with a bottle of chilled Celestial Dragon Bloodwine to refine your extremely deluded bloodline but that's all, I'll leave the rest to my holy consort!"

Celes adorably yawned while handing Julius a space ring filled with several bloodwines, several better outfits from The Imperial Dark Age Era that resembled Malik's.

Albeit simply different insignias to match The Celestial Empire of Lepar along with several matching Sword Sheaths and a small chest of Ethereal Gold.

Amounting to ten just because before then simply returning to her throne next to Aldra's and playing with mini Rory.

All the while joining the conversation between Aldra and Lian surprising Julius to no end and causing the young prince to then sneakily putting a Rainbowed Dragon Fruit into Julius's space ring.

Surprising him before then quickly shushing him.

"Eat it later.. don't ask questions! It'll triple your mana and.. give you a 'Lesser' Fairy Dragon Bloodline and even a form later. Fruit doesn't break big brother's promise and neither did Celes.. but I'll only teach big brother one thing and it's a secret.. so Aurel hopes you can keep it!"

The young prince adorably whispered before then gifting the knowledge involving the absorbing of experiences, memories, and rules from magic crystals.

Much like he had done with Stella and the others albeit to a much lesser extent since he simply used knowledge transference.

In truth, he simply forgot the name of it but for the most part, it's similar to a technique or perhaps a trick that could be learned despite it being extremely difficult to do so unless you were a Peak Legendary or even a Sacred Powerhouse.

And even then only a handful learned that trick per generation much liked the others meaning it was an exception especially since it wasn't a gift of knowledge from a god.

And neither was the fruit since Jade basically had them around and hadn't conjured them up rather she had actually picked them so long ago.

So Julius wouldn't have broken any of those promises making all of this an exemption and all he had to do was absorb it all and learn!

The fact that Celes said she would ask The Golden Legions who were essentially elite royal guard legions comparable to that of The Celestial King's Guard to 'some' extent at the very least.

And if a 'Peak' Legendary Powerhouse who was 'about' to breakthrough from such a legendary legion could 'teach' Julius.. it would in fact be a loophole in itself!

Overwhelming poor Julius to no end and causing the young prince to then adorably whisper into his ear explaining the basics surprising him even more by what it truly was.