After traveling for a few more days, I've finally seen the Timberwolf castle along with the town that surrounded it, the smell of pinewood, the cold breeze, the huge mountain behind it with a huge split in its center. I am back!

Mrs. Sasha only gave us two weeks of vacation but most of it was spent on traveling, so our two weeks of vacation starts now.

Our carriage traversed the dirt road until we arrived at the gate, the moment one of the guards saw me, he immediately shouted out to open the gates, the other guards were curious as to why their companion was shouting so they snuck a peek from the guard house and saw me waving at them

They immediately moved and sent a message to the other side to open the gates, We heard a huge clank as the gates slowly opened up, they all lined up as our carriage passed through.

The townspeople were the same as always, happy and carefree and all of this is due to my dad's effort to fight off the demon on the other side of that mountain, the people who saw us waved their hands, sometimes even cheering my name, which is kind of embarrassing

I asked Clay, Riviera, and Talia if they wanted to see their families because I'm fine with them not coming with me to the castle, in fact, I prefer them not to since mom will only expose some embarrassing past to them which I would not like them to know

They all wanted to visit their families since it's been a long time, so, they separated from us in the middle of town. It's a good thing that they already know where their parents live and they've already familiarized themselves with the path they have to take

And so from there, we continued moving forward without Clay and the other two.

"Kuya-Lyan is really popular!" Riza stated as she marveled at the people waving towards us

(A.N - Kuya - means older brother in Tagalog)

"That's because your kuya-Lyan is a prince here!" Arachne smiled as she explained

"Kuya-Lyan is a prince?! wow!" Ritsu and Riza said at the same time

"Wait, didn't I look like a prince to you guys?" I asked the two children

"Nope" Riza and Ritsu both replied at the same time as they both sweetly smiled

My smile cracked, these kids. I can't even get mad at them for being so cute but those smiles are also how they dealt a critical damage to my heart

"Hey, stop being rude to kuya-Lyan, of course, he is a prince, isn't he handsome and kind?" Youko talked to Ritsu and Riza

Thank you Youko, I know you mean well and what you said is undeniably the truth but saying it in this kind of situation makes it seem like it was kind of forced

My heart could only cry at the hit it took but I need to recover my lost image to the two children and I know how

"Mira, tell the kids how princely I am" I looked to Mira with pleading eyes

"Yes, princely" Mira stared at Arachne and Blue

"Ah! I see, kuya-Lyan is a prince since he has many women!" Riza came to this conclusion

"But what Mira meant is that" I struggled to find a reason since Riza perceived it as a noble having many concubines! which is not true... well it is true but for me, I won't take any concubines! only wives! waifus!

"These beautiful women fell in love with me because I am kind and handsome!" I nodded, I was satisfied with that reason but will the kids be?

"Really?" Ritsu looked at Blue, her eyes asking for an answer

"Y-Yes, my love Lyan is strong and kind, he took care of me when I was really sick and refused to leave my side" Blue stated while recalling the past and equally getting embarrassed over it

"How about ate-Arachne?" Riza asked Arachne who was happily humming

"Lyan? he always fed me good food and he always took care of me!" She smiled, it was a cute smile where you can see her fang

I looked at Youko who was quiet and she seems to be looking at Mira, the two females who are usually quiet are now having a stare off, or so I thought but they seem to communicating? weird

Finally, Mira sighs and speaks out

"Lyan is a pain, a huge womanizer who chases after the skirts of women he likes, he is irresponsible and carefree, he is childish and scheming," Mira said it all out, every word was a huge spear piercing through my body

"M-Mira, that's a bit..." I was begging her to stop, as my childhood friend, she was there whenever I did something stupid, I was thinking that she would say some of my embarrassing past but

"Even though he is like that, he is reliable when it counts" Mira looked at me

"I did say he is childish, scheming, and carefree but those are the parts of him I love" Mira looked outside

"Since childhood" She paused as she looked at me and smiled

"Until now"

I could only cover my mouth with both of my hand before speaking

"Mira, that's so sweet, I know I am supposed to be happy but somehow I feel so embarrassed"

"Supposed? what do you mean supposed?! I said something I never usually do but this is your reply?!" Mira's glasses cracked as she grabbed hold of my collar and kept shaking me back and fort

"Yes, because in case you haven't noticed, Mizu is crying while Valeria is closely observing us" I pointed at the back where Mizu was pushed to tears while she struggled to stop herself from a noise that will ruin the mood while Valeria is closely observing us

Mira looked at them before pushing me and resuming her usual cold demeanor, with a cold tone, she spoke to the two audiences that observed the diabetes fest

"You saw nothing"

"It's kinda too late for that" I commented as I laid on Blue's lap, my head dizzy from excessive shaking

"Yes, this information of love is stored in my head" Valeria stated

"Something so beautiful can never be erased from my brain" Mizu wiped off the tears with her clothes

"Shall I remove your heads then?" Mira pulled out a knife

"No, I need it to live" Valeria stated the obvious

"Help Lyan, Mira is going to go crazy" Mizu shouted out for help

I stopped myself from throwing up and struggled to reply

"You're on your own"

I tickled Blue on a certain spot which caused her tails to pop out, I discovered this by accident in the past when we were having our sexy time. I pulled one of the tails and covered myself with it

Blue kept nagging at me for my surprise attack, Arachne was humming as she looked at the food stalls outside, Mira was bickering with Mizu and Valeria while Ritsu and Riza cheered Mira on and finally, Youko, well, she was silent but seems to be deep in thought, seeing that she isn't stopping the two children who were pouring fuel to the fire

Watching all of this, I wrapped myself with more of Blue's tail

as I thought to myself

"This is fine"

This madness continued until we arrived at the castle, we were welcomed by the guards raising their swords, the maidservants throwing rose petals, while some squires were blowing their trumpets.

I walked out of the carriage with my hand on my head, I'm still recovering from that intense head shaking

"Welcome back son" Dad was there at the door, laughing heartily

"Yes, and you must be Blue" Mom, stepped forward and held Blue's arm

"Yes, I am Blue, I am honored to meet my beloved's parents" Blue respectfully bowed down before continuing

"Please accept my gift, although it is little, I hope you will like them" Blue pulled out a silky dress for men and women from her magical pouch

"Oh my, you shouldn't have, I am already happy to see all of you come" Mom helped Blue up, some maidservants came and took the gift away

"Indeed, let's all go in and discuss everything" Dad opened the door to our castle

We were now all in the living room, it might not be that extravagant compared to a noble's house but our place provides the coziness of a log cabin in a forest, wooden tables and chairs beautifully crafted coupled by intricate carvings, a fireplace that provides heat and a couple of monster heads hanged on the walls, yup, cozy indeed

we all sat on the sofa, I was sandwiched between Mira and Blue while Arachne was beside Mira, Mom and Dad were on the other side of the table while Valeria and Talia were facing us. Youko, Ritsu and Riza were now playing with Azure who was asleep the entire trip, a few maids were also watching over them

"So, I am happy that you've all come for a break but sadly, there's not much to do here" Dad announced

"It's alright dad, we're here to relax anyway" I replied

"Really?" Dad asked, making sure

"Yeah, we were all tired and wanted to get away from everything" I reassured him

"I see, then I'll leave everything to your mother, as you can see, I am a very busy man, I wish to talk all of you more but I still have things to do, I'll be back by evening" Dad stood up and left

After he left, a butler came in pushing a cart full of tea and snacks, one in particular, caught my eye. Steamed buns or as we call it back in our country, Siopao

The butler served everyone tea along with and left at least 14 stacked siopao's on the table

"Go on, dig in, it's still a bit early for lunch but please do enjoy these snacks" Mom smiled as she took her tea and sipped it

Everyone was a bit shy at first so I took my tea, everyone followed, now all that's left is the siopao, I took one and took a deep bite, the filling of the siopao I ate was chicken. How I missed this taste

Everyone followed and each took a reserved bite except for Mira who was used to eating this in the past

"What is this? I taste shrimp, it tastes so good" Mizu was first to comment

"No, I definitely taste beef!" Arachne remarked

"Chicken?" Blue looked at the filling that was flowing out of the part she bit

I smiled before commenting

"This is called Siopao, they all vary by the filling that you can see flowing out of it, there's chicken, beef, shrimp, pork or salted duck"

"Yes, doesn't it taste good? my son here was seen making it when he was only 6 years old, I had to scold him for playing in the kitchen but I was blown away when he threw a bun on my mouth and forced me to taste it" Mom chuckled as she recalled my childhood

"Lyan made this?" Valeria asked

"Yes, this has become a big hit in our town, it might not be that popular since not a lot of visitors visit our domain" Mom replied

"So these were the ones I kept seeing back in the carriage!" Arachne started gobbling it all up

"Dear, dear, slow down, we can make some more later" Mom chuckled as she wiped the filling on Arachne's cheek with her hand

"Thanks mom!" Arachne smiled

"Mom?" Valeria, Blue, and Mizu looked at Arachne with surprise, Mira only had her hands on her head as she shook her head from left to right

"Yes, I told my dear here to call me 'Mom'" Mom chuckled with a ho ho ho before looking at Blue

"You're also free to call me 'Mom'"

"M-M-Mom" Blue kept stuttering but she still said it

"Good, although I wish I could meet your parents" Mom blurted something

"Mom" I spoke out and grabbed mom's attention, I shook my head, signaling here

"Oh my" Mom stood up from her seat and hugged Blue from behind before gently saying

"I'm sorry, I didn't know"

"It's okay, I've already gotten over it but I'll never forget them" Blue replied

"I see" Mom, broke away and moved back to her seat, I can see that mom want to say something but the mood turned sour so it's up to me save it

"Hey, why don't we eat these buns, after that, mom can show us our small Kingdom's attractions" I opened up an opportunity for Mom to mingle with everyone, even at the cost of some of my embarrassing moments to be revealed, as long as they all got along well then a secret or two is nothing... though I'm going to regret it once they use it to make fun of me

"Yes, I can show you to different places" Mom smiled

The mood was saved, everyone was happily enjoying their meal. It's time

"Mom, I'll leave everyone to you, you know, girl to girl talk" I smiled

"Where are you going?" Mom asked

"Places" I ran off

My plan is to get dig up some diamonds or some rare gems in the mines nearby to use as the heart of the rings I'm going to use to propose, I know I have tons of gems and treasures in the magical pouch the old dragon left me but I want to get the gems or diamonds myself then with a help of a local blacksmith, forge a ring.

Alright! time to go craftmine on this mountain, just hope no *reepers come crawling on my back and exploding out of nowhere and who knows, I might find a portal that takes me to a fiery hell with the help of a stone and a flint

♥♥♥

As Lyan was busily punching trees to make a crafting table so he can start from stone age to steel age and dig some diamonds, his mother and the rest of the women were currently touring around the famous spots in their kingdom, first off, the teahouse within the pine forest east of the castle

The pine trees were all lined up and if you follow the route, you'll end up in a large teahouse above a cliff that shows you a breathtaking view of the entire pine forest although if you look down, you'll see a bottomless pit, the same pit on the west side their kingdom where Arachne gained her full human form

"Wow, what a scene, I've not seen a thing like this back in my home world" Blue was mesmerized

A sea of pine forest that provided a cold and refreshing air that tickled their nose, the brown pine needles that barely blocked the sunlight created different pillars of light that provided warmth from the cold winds

Mira left the group and specifically went to a pine tree, she caressed it. Her actions caught everyone's attention so they moved to the tree and before Mira could even realize it, the entire group was already there

"What might you be doing here?" Mizu asked

"Nothing" Mira started walking away, trying to fool everyone that there was nothing interesting about the tree but everyone knew better and investigated the tree amidst Mira's protests

"Oh? Look at this!" Arachne with a mischievous smile gestured everyone to come close as she pointed at the base of the tree somewhere around their knee, words were carved

"Lyan and Mira BFF" Everyone's eye was on Mira, it was clear that they were teasing Mira on their minds but they refused to speak it out, their silence only pissed Mira further

"Alright, Lyan and I were really good friends ok? but that was already obvious" Mira stated with a red face but everyone was still teasing her in their minds

After that, they moved back to the castle where they all had lunch, then, they moved to the museum of Timberwolf, here, every achievement the Timberwolves achieved was recorded either on a book or on a statue, they looked around and saw one statue currently being made

"What's this for?" Mizu asked as she watched the workers carve a statue out of the huge wood

"That? oh, the news of Lyan killing the King of Sigurd has reached the people's ears, honestly, he's too reckless" Lyan's mother rubbed her forehead before continuing

"But don't get me wrong, I am proud of him, I'm only worried that he's making enemies here and there"

Everyone patted her shoulders as they all said in sync

"Be strong"

Lyan's mother got the message before letting out a sigh