Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!

Chapter 139: Chapter 139 - The Jealous Bunch

Since all of the information he has procured from his efforts has been passed on to me by Void, there is nothing much to talk about for now. Ignoring his stunned expression due to the sudden direct sustenance I gave him, I simply strolled past him with a spring on my steps and bid him goodbye. I definitely got more out of that kiss than he did. I told him he is free to visit me here in my study any time as long as he gives me an early notice first through the communication feature of the earring I gave him. I gave him a magic sealed letter that I tasked him to give to his father. I may have a way to get the dark orb that is currently being protected by the dark-elves soon if I play my cards right. My last instruction before I closed the door behind me was that it would be better for him to teleport out of the villa soon. He seemed to be confused as to why I am hurrying him to leave and I had to explain that if he doesn’t want to go through a questioning session in the living room for the next hour or so, he better leave now. He seemed to have come back to his senses after he heard my warning and he immediately bowed his head as he teleported out of the villa and for sure, out of the academe territory. He seemed to be really in a hurry to leave and I could not help but laugh a bit. I never thought he would fear anything and try to escape. He knew that there were eight men waiting for an explanation outside the doors of my study. It was even harder since there is no relationship to explain about! As for me, I can just navigate my way through the questions easily since I have been through these situations several times in the past. Men in this world are jealous all the time, you see?

As I walked out of the study, I saw the seven guys still sitting on the living room cushions. For some reason, Ioannis opened his bedroom door less than a minute after I did as if he was waiting for me to return to the living room. I notice them cranig their necks towards the inside of the study room as if waiting for Void to come out. I told them that he has already teleported out of the academe. They looked at me as if I accusing me of hiding Void from them. I ignored their stares and the peculiarity of how united they are when they feel threatened by an outsider. I guess, men in a harem come together against the same enemy or rival. I simply walked past them and went to the kitchen. The ingredients that we have bought from the markets are still on the counter top. They did not even keep the ingredients in the right storage areas. They must have gossiped immediately after they went in. I started going through it, washing the vegetables, fruits and meat. I made sure place them in our designated storage systems (which I invented). The milk will have to go in the beverage keeper I made. It was similar to refrigerators in the modern world but I made sure to have them separated so that the temperatures are different too. Combining it with magic, it became possible to have these ingredients not turn bad for an extended period of time. I kept the bread and tarts in a separate storage. This one is to keep it fresh and warm as if it was freshly baked. I can feel their eyes boring into the back of my body as I was doing the kitchen chores. I broke the silence by asking, ”Ioannis, what do you feel like eating first?” He immediately replied, ”Can I have a few of the fruit tarts and some milk first?” I happily answered, ”I’m preparing it now. Please wait.” as I hurriedly put his food requests on a serving tray.

I quickly walked out of the kitchen and placed the tray in front of Ioannis. He smiled at me and said thank you. He started munching on the food with bulged cheeks like a cute chipmunk. He looked like he really enjoyed them. I’ll ask him again next time for any food that he is craving for. Since I am no longer needed here, I turned around and started making my way to my bedroom. I purposely walked leisurely to see if they can keep their silence until I get in the room. I highly doubt it though. I was smiling as I continued walking. Just as I touched my bedroom door, one of the guys couldn’t take it anymore and stopped me. Aurum said, ”Don’t you dare get in that room without telling us who that man is! Is he your new lover?” I pretended to keep a cold face as I turned around to look at everyone in the living room. I looked at Ioannis then asked him, ”Do you want to know?” He thought for a bit and nodded. I then turned to look at Dimitri and asked him the same question lang g, ”Do you want to know too?” He looked at me for a few seconds and then nodded a little. I then put my right hand under my chin, pretending to contemplate how I would explain things. I spoke as if I was unsure and said, ”Hmm... He works for me as a spy. I couldn’t get into more details as to what type of information he delivers to me though. Lover? NOPE. He’s indeed good-looking and manly too, isn’t he? Thanks for giving me an idea, Aurum.” I then looked at Aurum with a provoking smile. I saw his face turn pale and his eyes widen in shock. He then swiftly looked away, stood up and walked quickly into his room. Damn! He even slammed the door loudly. How come he’s the oldest of all the people here when he’s this childish?

As for his four aides, they stayed seated and they all sighed heavily almost at the same time. I then sat on the space where Aurum stood up from and spoke nonchalantly, ”Hey, you four. Aurum have met that guy before it’s just that Void is currently in disguise right now. He’s a dark-elf, currently working for me. He’s really not my lover but I can’t promise he won’t be in the future. He’s the future leader of the dark-elf race. He’s a strong candidate to be the father of one of my children in the future. That’s my take on this issue. I am not forcing you guys to stay with me. Your master can also marry somebody else if he want to.” Yren, the only who rarely speaks out of the four suddenly said, ”Impossible.” I looked his way and asked, ”What?” Xenos, the one who deals with all negotiations spoke, ”He means that it is impossible for our master to marry anybody else.” Helios added more information by saying, ”He was so stubborn to only marry a woman he is highly resonant with that he lost his crown-prince title because of it.” Calix then gave his thoughts, ”He was given five years from the time he came of age. For others, they would have married when the time limit is nearing its end. As for Aurum, he willingly gave away the title because he said, ”I would marry someone who at least wants me back a little even if it just for resonance. I don’t want to fuck all of our lives just because of a marriage based on flimsy reasons.” Yren then spoke the longest since I met him, ”The prince and I already knew you were our resonant the first time we met you at the massage house. He waited for you for more than 8 years so as I said, marrying somebody else is impossible.”

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Aurum’s POV

I thought that if I find my resonant, everything will just fall into the right place and the five of us will find our happiness. I now believe that all that was just wishful thinking on my part. I know I am not someone with the best personality of the bunch but why does she have to do things to anger me on purpose. She even has the audacity to taunt me back to spite me further. Does she find joy in making me suffer because she knows I do not have a choice but to follow her wherever she goes and do whatever she asks me to do? THOSE FOUR USELESS INGRATES! They didn’t even follow me in this room when I just showed everybody that I was extremely upset and jealous. They have totally switched to her side when we have been together for more than a decade! I admit she’s nice to them and never talked to them like they were slaves or servants. I was always the one she treated worst! I couldn’t even get angry at her. This resonance is clouding my thoughts and all feelings I have for her end up positive. I really think that I’m currently being punished and receiving the karmic retribution I deserve for being an arse when I was still the crown prince of this empire. If I knew it would hit me where it hurt the most, I would have reeled in my temper and treated others way better.

I have already ran out of ideas on how I can make her consider me as a potential husband. I know it was an oversight on my part that I did not add the clause about an engagement or a possible marriage in our previous business agreement. This is something that Dimitr,y cunning cousin did and he was lucky enough that he was able to get amazing results out of it. As for me, I tried to do my best in everything I do. I showed her that I can work well with the tasks that I was given as a prince. I made sure that any task or information she asked for me will be delivered and prioritized. I made sure that I will be deemed useful. I did not use any force to get her into a relationship with me. I have been the most patient that I can ever be from the time I was born. I honestly can’t do anything about me being sour and jealous. I bet everybody else in that room was damn jealous too about the situation. They were just better in hiding their feelings compared to me. Fuck! Why am I even crying right now?