After talking with dad, I immediately rushed home. Blue was first to greet me

"Welcome home, I- we were worried, what have you been doing?" She asked

"Just some stuff" I smiled as I headed for my room, I want to sleep

"Really? have you had breakfast? why don't you come eat first before resting, the bags under your eyes are concerning but so is your empty stomach" Blue cheerfully pulled me and we both headed for the kitchen

"Speaking of which, where are the others?" I asked as she made me sit

"Mira is with her mother, Arachne is playing with the kids at the garden while Valeria and Mizu are training with m-mother"

It seems Blue is still getting used to calling mom

"Oh, how about you? do you have plans?" I asked

"No, I don't have any right now but I do plan to go to the garden to have some tea later" Blue replied as she grabbed a bowl and filled it with hot soup

She brought the soup filled bowl along with a spoon, she placed it in front of me. I smelled the soup and it made my stomach grumble, I released an embarrassed laugh

I took the spoon and started chowing down, Blue enjoyed watching me eat. In instant, the bowl was empty and Blue had to refill it three times until I was full. I pat my stomach with satisfaction

"Your cooking is as great as ever" I smiled

"Hm? but I didn't cook it" She replied as she tilted her head

"Really?" I stopped and thought for a bit, I've already tasted Mom's, Mira's, and Arachne's cooking

Mom's cooking was great, though she hardly cooks soup, Mira's, on the other hand, is usually vegetables and Arachne's are roasted meats

I looked at the empty bowl and licked my lips, trying to remember the taste of the soup. I confirmed one thing and smiled towards Blue

"I think it really is your cooking, the soup has this strange taste that just fills me up inside you know? it tastes like home, nice and warm"

Blue blushed as she sat next to me and whispered next to my ear

"Yes, it is my cooking" She paused for a while before stealing a kiss on my cheeks

"I'm happy you recognize it"

And Blue ran off, she didn't even notice her tails and ears popping out

Seriously, she really is an innocent maiden but I don't dislike it

I went to my room, the usual king sized bed with black sheets, the head of the moose that I first hunted that was hanging above it, my drawer that was filled with childish scribbles and books I used to read. I moved beside my bed and pulled out a small chest from under it, I opened it and pulled out a book

It was an autobiography, I was paranoid when I first came here so as soon as I could hold a quill, I quickly wrote it because I was afraid I would forget about it.

I read everything, from the date I was born, the date I met my first love, the names of my best friends, every hardship that I suffered and all the good times till everything I felt when I died

It kind of reminded me that this life is something I don't want to waste, I want to live it this time, I can only thank Grimm for giving me this chance

Before I even knew it, lunch passed and I haven't even slept a wink, I returned the book inside the small chest and hid it. I close my eyes and let my body fall back

I woke up and looked outside, the sun was still up, how long was I asleep? I think it was just two hours.

I grumbled and walked downstairs as I kept on yawning

"Morning" Arachne jumped on my back almost causing both of us to fall down stairs

"Morning" I pinched her cheeks

She chuckled as she enjoyed the piggyback ride all the way to the kitchen

"Have you rested? you've been asleep since yesterday" Mom brought me a cup of hot choco

"Wait, since yesterday?" I asked

"Yeah, you slept like a log, you didn't even change your clothes, thankfully Mira and Blue changed your clothes and tucked you in" Mom replied as she laughed like an old woman

"Good morning young master, I apologize for not greeting you when you arrived, I was away on errands" Out of nowhere, Mira's mother, spoke to me

I almost spilled the hot choco on my pants due to shock, I turned around and replied to auntie

"Please aunt, don't scare me like that"

"I apologize"

"It's okay aunt, anyway, how have you been?" I asked

"I am doing fine young master, though may I please ask, is Mira troubling you?"

"No aunt, Mira is a wonderful companion"

Auntie eyed me for a moment, seemingly judging my words if it was true or not

"I see" She backed away and continued "I still have to attend to Youko, it seems she wishes to be of service to the house and asked me to teach her"

"Oh that won't be necessary, we'll be adopting them, Riza, Ritsu, and Youko" Mom replied

"I apologize my lady but she insists"

"Mom, maybe Youko feels uncomfortable being pampered, back home, she likes to do house chores" I chimed in

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"I see, if she feels better this way then alright, I'll leave her in your care" Mom nodded

Aunt left

I dipped my bread in the hot choco and bit it, soft and mushy with a taste of chocolate, perfect formula for my stomach to hate me later

I heard footsteps so I looked towards the stairs and saw Mira and Blue walking down, they seem to have taken a bath because I can smell their shampoo, damn it, why do women smell so good.

I sniffed myself and smelled sweat and my pride's tears, yup, I need to take a bath

"Morning" I greeted them

"Hey, you're finally awake" Blue smiled

Mira eyed me, her stare cold

"Please hurry up and finish your breakfast" Mira held my shoulders

"But hot choco" I pointed at my half-empty mug

"Yes, I do know your love for lady's hot choco even though your stomach hates it but Lyan, you seem to be exuding a smell that slightly irritates a person's nose, so, please hurry up so we can remove the said irritation" Mira said that in one breath

"That's a very polite way of saying it yet it still hurts" I replied with a cracked smile

Mom chuckled while Arachne enjoyed putting strawberry jam all over her bread, Blue, on the other hand, smiled, I read it all from that smile, she agrees with Mira but she didn't know how to voice out her opinion

I was on the verge of tears, this might be what dad always feels when mom confronts him

I left my hot choco as I ran up the stairs

"You're traitors" dang it, that was embarrassing, welp, this is what I get for not taking a bath 4 days in a row even after getting covered by tons of sweat

I warmed up the bath and jumped right in

'HAH! I'M BACK AND JUST IN TIME TO SEE YOUR BODY!' I heard a shout from inside my head

'Rea? you've been quiet for a while, what happened to you?' I asked, I'm already used to her seeing my body when I take a bath

'Oh, I've been asleep'

'Really?'

'Yup'

'Oh, I'm going to propose'

'I DO!' Rea screamed

'Uh, not to you' I corrected her

'WHY?!'

'I can't marry a sword'

'We can make it work'

'How?'

'At night, you stroke me ever so sweetly, I moan in response, you get turned on and intensify your hand movements, closer, faster, harder, I'm gonna... Ahhh!' Rea voiced out her fantasy

'Isn't that my regular sword cleaning?'

'Oh yeah'

'Raija, please control her'

'Nope, not going to touch this' Raija replied lazily

'Lea, please help me control your sister'

'Sis, please stop bothering master...'

'Lea? you going against your sister?! how could you?!' Rea felt betrayed

'But master he- but sister I'm not going against you, but- but- but-'

I saw Lea's head release smoke, yup, this happens when you're always neutral

'Lea, you okay?' I asked

'Yes master, just a bit woozy'

'Go and rest, I'll deal with Rea'

'Yes...'

I looked at Rea who was enjoying her fantasies, huh, she's so caught up she didn't even realize I materialized myself in front of her. Welp, she took care of herself.

I looked at Raija who was under a black tree, she's staring at nothing so I walked towards her, each footstep I make creates ripples on the calm water

I reached her and sat beside her

'What'cha thinking about?' I asked

'Nothing much, just that, things are getting out of hand back in the celestials'

'Celestials?' I asked

'Just a place with powerful beings, that's also where the god is'

'Really?'

'Yeah, though he's just an arrogant fool, Dad and the Golden dragon's soul is currently opposing him and his ideals of reforming this world'

'Why?'

'He doesn't like it'

'Just because of that'

'Yup, I know I might sound arrogant but it's not my intention, our lives are so much more longer than humans, so reforming a world and waiting for it to thrive again is nothing much'

'That seems stupid, I know' Raija stopped and looked at me before chuckling

'Something on my face?' I asked

'No, it's just back then, I wouldn't agree on it being stupid, I would just blame it on humanity's stupidity being unable to comprehend stuff like these but living here and seeing through your eyes, I seem to have realized that you humans enjoy life to the fullest because your lives are short'

'Glad I could open your eyes'

'Yeah, isn't about time you leave the tub?'

'Oh yeah'

I closed my eyes and opened them only to see myself in the lukewarm tub

I stood up and grabbed a towel, I wiped my body dry and put on a fresh set of clothes, the clothes I wore were a black long sleeve polo and black pants, they were custom made by Aurora

I walked downstairs only to see my choco gone, Arachne sipped while I was away

I felt my heart sank while my stomach leaped in joy

I left the kitchen and headed for the Garden where Mira, Blue, and Arachne were talking with each other.

"Hey, let's go out" I called out to the three

"Sure, where are we going?" Blue asked

"Let's go to the waterfalls, I'm sure mom showed you that place, it's where I like to camp out and sleep when I was a kid"

"Okay!" Arachne energetically replied as she stood up and linked her arms with me

Mira and Blue as stood up

I led the way

The pathway leading to the waterfalls was peaceful and quiet, birds were singing as morning dew glistened under the rising sun, it was cold but not to the point that we had to put on a jacket, it only felt nice and refreshing.

The sound of the waterfalls grew louder and louder until we found the waterfalls, there was a small lake with water lilies and cattails. The area was filled with different kinds of flowers Roses, Hydrangea, and Azalea's bloomed

"Let's go" I smiled as I touched the water, it started to freeze leading to the waterfalls

I walked on the ice path and used [Ice lotus] to create a cover for when we enter the waterfall, they walked behind me in wonder that's because only I know this place.

Behind the waterfall was a cave leading to an open cavern, I discovered it when I was exploring the area around Timberwolf

It was dark but thankfully enough, I have my handy, everlit torch

We soon saw the opening to the cavern

We entered and what they saw amazed them

The cavern was lit by a pale blue light, due to the worms above emitting a pale bluish glow. The cavern had a small lake within and in its center was floating [Ice lotus] it reflected the blue glow from above which only made it more beautiful, it was something I made yesterday after I met with dad, there was already an ice path leading there so I led the way

They followed, the inside of the ice lotus was hollow, the cavern was still a bit dark even with the pale bluish glow so shot a fireball above

The fireball exploded and have disturbed the fireflies that were hidden, they started to move and roam all over while their lights blinked on and off but it doesn't end there, Foxfire. A fungus that gives off a neon green glow when threatened or when it encourages insects to spread spores. The surrounding glowed green coupled by the yellowish blinking, it seemed like a flower garden with yellow flowers blooming

Everyone gasped, I was happy, I really worked hard for all of these

I kneeled on one foot and grabbed their attention

"I know I'm not that good looking or kind" I was looking down on the ground

"And I'm not sure if I can always make you happy" I raised my head and looked at them

"I" All words escaped my mouth

I moved them but nothing came out

Everything I practiced was for naught, my mind stopped working but looking at them, they all look so beautiful I just can't muster anything

I looked down once again and bit my lips, this is it! why am I so nervous for?! I can't be like this now, I swore I'd live my life

So with that small encouragement, I looked up and stared at them straight in the eyes

"I- I love all of you three, will you" I swallowed and almost choked

"Will you" My voice cracked

"Will you- marry me?" I asked as I held out my hand

They weren't replying so I looked up

They were all on the verge of tears, Blue in particular grabbed my hand and pressed it against her cheek

"Of course I will"

Mira kneeled down and hugged me

"I love you no matter what, we're already old enough to marry too, if I am to be wed to you then I'll be the luckiest woman alive"

"I" Arachne didn't know what to say, she kept fidgeting and repeating I, she couldn't take it anymore and hugged me as she kept crying yes

I also couldn't take it, everything is just overwhelming, I was nervous, I was happy, I was scared yet also confident, it was so much that my stomach started to hurt

Tears started to flow down from my eyes as I cried

'NOOO!!!' I heard a head-splitting scream inside my head

'Sorry, I couldn't stop her anymore' followed by an apology from Raija

But what the heck, I'm so happy right now I couldn't care less

We all left the cavern with smiles all over our face and our eyes red from crying

I want to go back home to announce the good news, also to go to the toilet, my emotions didn't cause my stomach to hurt, instead, it was that chocolate from earlier