Not only did Solusâ presence make the lessons much more enjoyable for the male fourth year students, but she also taught Void Magic from a different angle by using one-step exercises that emphasized a single aspect of an elemental pair of elements.
Her methods were just as valid as Lithâs but they offered an alternative approach to those who had been struggling to follow his teachings.
Time passed, Kamila entered the fourth month of pregnancy and Brinja gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Milla Distar, named in honor of her late grandmother Mirim. As the personal healer of both mother and daughter, Lith was summoned to deliver the baby.
Milla was born with a head full of brown hair with blue streaks all over, making Brinja cry with joy the moment Lith handed her the baby.
âSheâs identical to my mother.â Brinja said amid tears.
âLetâs hope that Milla has inherited Momâs talent for magic as well.â
Lith couldnât see any resemblance between the serene, youthful beauty of the late Mirim and the screaming. wrinkly goblin in Brinjaâs arms. Yet he had long since learned to keep such thoughts to himself and that all newborns were just as beautiful as their parents claimed.
After giving the mother and daughter a full check-up and cleaning the room, the rest of the family and guests were allowed to enter. Headmaster Distar rushed to his wifeâs side, checking them both with his best diagnostic spell before questioning Lith.
âDid you make sure to remove every piece of the placenta?â
âYes.â Lith nodded.
âDid you remember to untangle the umbilical cord before the delivery? A prolonged lack of oxygen could impair the brain.
âYes,â
âDid you keep track of the blood loss? If Brinja doesnât get life force now, in her weakened state even a small internal wound could go into sepsis and kill her.â
âYes. I also already gave her a blood potion to stay on the safe side and rejuvenated her.â Lith was one of the only three rejuvenators in the entire Kingdom.
It was a matter of great prestige and one of the two reasons the Marquis hadnât delivered his daughter himself. The second was that he was aware of Lithâs nature as Awakened and of his ability to heal wounds with a breath.
âI canât risk stuttering a magic word or fumbling a hand sign. Treating your own relative is already a healerâs taboo, but two at the same time is even worse. Ainz had never failed a spell, but the idea of losing his wife and child made even the unlikely seem probable.
âThank the gods and thank you!â Headmaster Ainz held Lith in a bear hug before returning to his family.
âThe man was so nervous that I almost had to knock him out a couple of times. Marth said while entering the room along with Ryssa and Kamila.
âI can regenerate from almost any wound yet I seem to recall that you were no less worried for me.â Ryssa held
his right arm and playfully squeezed his hand like during the delivery. âVastor had to reassure you more often than me.â
âWell, yes, but Dhiral- The Headmaster of the White Griffon blushed in embarrassment.
âIs a hybrid and heals almost as well.â She chuckled.
âDoes it always take this long?â Kamila had waited with the others for hours in the antechambers instead of a few minutes like for Salaark.
With Elysia growing in her womb, the wait had scared her almost as much as Ainz.
âI donât know how it works for humans. Ryssa shrugged. âFor me, it took a while, but maybe it was because it was my firstborn. Things might be easier for the second. What do you think, dear?â
âAnother child already?â The redness flushed away from Marthâs cheeks, making him pale.
âWhy not? The Kingdom is at peace now and Dhiral could use someone to play with. The lesser the age gap, the better theyâll get along.â
âIâm sorry, I need a drink.â The Headmaster of the White Griffon rushed to the refreshments stand, toasting to the new mother, father, and their child.
âThree drinks so early in the morning?â Kamila looked at Marth with worry. âAre things going so badly with Dhiral?â
âNot really. The Dryad sighed deeply, letting her smile fade now that her husband couldnât see her anymore. âI mean, heâs always a handful, and every time he manages to escape from the crib, we have a heart attack until we find him.
âThat said, the Royal Court is getting used to my presence, especially after the Kingâs outburst during the last gala. Dukeâs parents would still prefer for him a human woman, but they are now too afraid of him to speak upâ
âNot really.â Ryssa shrugged. âDuke has threatened his parents to cut them off our lives if they donât behave but the real issue is his temper. Ever since he fused with the White Griffon, he is struggling with the aftereffects.
âThe only things that calm him down are Dhiral and your Void Magic lessons, Lith. They keep his mind busy. While you were in the Desert to heal, Duke became a nervous wreck until he managed to contact you and get your advice.
âNo matter what he does, every lack of progress reminds Duke of the knowledge he has lost and itâs driving him insane.â
âThatâs weird. Ainz doesnât seem to have any problem.â Kamila said.
âHe didnât conjure the mana from the Black Griffon, he just activated the Royal Array.â The Dryad shook her head. âHe has experienced but a fraction of what Duke went through. Thatâs why Iâd like to have another baby.
âIt would give a new focus to his mind and keep his body in the bedroom
âSounds like a planâ Kamila nodded. âIt sure would work on Lith.
âHey!â He blushed, not liking the private details of his life to be shared.
After a while, mother and daughter fell asleep. The Marquis wanted to spend some time alone with them so he politely kicked his guests out.
âDo you think that Brinja will be alright ?â Kamila asked after crossing the Warp Gate to Lutia.
âIt was a normal childbirth. Nothing went wrong. Why?â âBecause itâs Seliaâs turn next and thenâŠâ Her gaze was meant to fall on her womb, but her breasts blocked her vision, no matter how much she pushed her stomach forward,
âIt will be yours.â Lithâs gaze fell onto her breasts as well. staring at them with a mix of focus and awe that she recognized as his perverted face. âIs it me or are the twins still growing?â
âA little whereas thereâs still no trace of a baby bump. Is it normal?â Kamila had asked that very same question to every woman in the family and received constant reassurances but she was worried nonetheless.
âYes.â Lith rolled his eyes. âGood gods, Kami, you have three Guardians protecting you. Do you really think something can go wrong?â
âYes.â She snarled, her teeth shapeshifting into fangs in annoyance. âOur baby is the first of her kind so there is nothing certain about this. Maybe whatâs okay for others means thereâs something wrong with me.â
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