Date: Unspecified
Ti: Unspecified
Location: Myriad Realms, Card World, Southern Region, Blossom District, Sky Blossom City
"You are sorely mistaken. The guild and the workshop are not the reason I’m rich. The guild mostly handles import and export using the wealth and resources I already control in the Lil’ Red Storm Realm. As for the workshop, it isn’t even operational yet. VR-Universe is still my real money maker," I corrected Anna, subtly hinting that the true source of my wealth was my monopoly over the Card World and the Lil’ Red Storm Realm.
"What do you an the workshop isn’t operational? I t Dulas and Biore there. They seed to be using the workshop," Anna said with concern.
"Oh, they are. They manage the workshop for , and in return, I let them use it."
"They told you were their ntor. From what Peyote inford about the chaos dwarfs, I don’t think anyone from their race would accept soone from another race as their ntor, especially when it cos to crafting. I’m guessing the legends of your craftsmanship have already begun spreading through the myriad realms as well. Though, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised," Anna said in awe of .
"It’s good that you’re finally realizing just how aweso your fiancé is. But I’d appreciate it if you showed it with more than just words," I said, not bothering to appear humble.
Still, a small part of was concerned. Anna seed far more focused on what I had accomplished within the devil rchant code than on the existence of the devil rchant code itself or even the vastness of the myriad realms. This experience should have been reality-shattering, the kind of thing a person would obsess over for weeks, yet all she could talk about was .
Was I truly the luckiest guy in the myriad realms, or was there sothing I was missing?
"You are my fiance so you will be aweso. But, what I’ve achieved compared to what you’ve achieved in the sa amount of ti is nothing. You have so much going on, while I have nothing going on besides being your fiancée—correction, one of your fiancees..."
"Envy is not a good color on you, you know that, right?"
"? Envious of you? Why would I be? Everything that’s yours is mine. What I’m trying to say is, it’s inspiring. Just like how you’ve been inspiring ever since the day we t. I had plans, you know, plans to use my title to change things for the good of my people. But I realized that if you want to build sothing new in place of the old, you can’t build around the old or alongside it. You have to destroy the old. Only then can you build sothing new upon its dust. That’s why I pushed for your world domination campaign with the other two. However, now that it’s actually happening, I can’t seem to find any use for myself in it..."
"Anna, whatever it is you’re getting at, just say it," I cut in, tired of her beating around the bush.
Anna shifted in my arms until she was facing directly. Looking straight into my eyes, she said, "I want a child. Our child."
"..."
I stared blankly past her for a mont, wondering if I had heard her right. It was far worse than what I thought she was going to ask for... or maybe it wasn’t.
In my past life, I had wanted children of my own soday, if I found the right person. But that Viltronian bastard had ruined everything.
Yet in this life, I had found the right people. However...
After getting no response from for several minutes, Anna finally called out to . Panic began creeping into her voice as she hurriedly tried to explain herself.
"Wyatt, say sothing! I know you’re too young for this, and it’s a little selfish of to suddenly ask sothing like this out of nowhere, but when I t Dulas... that kid was so full of life and wonder. At that mont, I just thought it would be nice if I had a daughter like her. I didn’t even realize I wanted children of my own until then. You don’t have to give an answer right now. Think about it—"
"No, I already have. I would love to have children with you," I said, pulling Anna, who was about to leave my side, back into my embrace and caressing her tear-stained cheek.
That only drew another line of tears down her face. Looking into my eyes, she imdiately understood I wasn’t finished. Almost instinctively, she whispered, "But?"
I buried Anna in my arms and held her tightly, choosing to tell her the truth.
"You know how everyone thinks my powers are borrowed from devils? That’s not actually the case. They co from several mutations I made to myself and my ego gem. As a result... I don’t think you, or any other female Card Apprentice, can carry my child."
Anna raised her head from my chest and, rolling her eyes up to look at , asked, "How do you know for sure? I carry an unparalleled bloodline — regardless of whatever mutations you have, I can carry your child."
"And what do you an by ’any female card apprentice’? Does that an females of other races can bear your child?"
By the end, Anna’s tone had turned deep and grim. My instincts imdiately warned to choose my words wisely.
"Not many races can bear my child — only certain strong Ruler-class races: demi-humans a.k.a Viltronian’s like Jaya, Ovumites like Slay, or soone with a special physique like Jill’s carnivorous womb. Your unparalleled bloodline is strong — the purest I’ve seen so far — but you don’t have the unparalleled physique that actually gave birth to the unparalleled lineage. But I can help you elevate your bloodline and acquire your ancestor’s unparalleled physique. Then, we can give it a try."
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