After the meeting ended, Aurora and Lux retired to the young lady's temporary room in Barbatos Academy.
Of course, Eiko went with them because she had a lot of stories to tell to her Papa.
Lux attentively listened to all of them, and he couldn't help but smile due to how animated Eiko looked when she started telling him about how she fought against the Abyssal Lords and how she protected the Ford Federation from their attacks.
She even shared with him the story of how the King of the Island Nation of Torstein begged for her help in repelling the Abyssal Army that had reached their borders.
"Pa!"
"You're amazing, Eiko!"
"Pa!"
"Good girl. You did well."
The Baby Slime giggled after receiving her Papa's praise. She truly missed Lux, and she didn't want to part with him for the time being.
As long as nothing drastic happen in the territories under her control, Eiko planned to stay with Lux, until she was satisfied.
Of course, Lux was more than happy to spend some time with the Baby Slime, who was acting like a spoiled child who wanted his attention.
Even Aurora found this side of Eiko very cute, and she simply listened at the side as the Father and Daughter pair chatted happily.
"Pa…" Eiko looked at her Papa with a sad expression on her face.
Lux sighed and lightly patted her head. "I know, Eiko. Don't worry. I'll find a way to make your Mama recover her memories."
"Un." Eiko nodded before closing her eyes to enjoy her Papa's petting.
Meanwhile, inside Iris' Bedroom…
"That Half-Elf, why does he look familiar and unfamiliar at the same time?" Iris said, "Even Eiko seems to know him. She even calls him Pa."
"I know, right?" Cai replied as she placed her hand over her chest. "When I saw him, I felt my heart skip a beat. I don't know what happened to me. I am pretty certain that he didn't use a Charm Spell on me. I have immunity to those kinds of spells."
Cai had reverted to her human form since she and Iris were alone inside her room. Both girls were feeling confused about why they were reacting like this to a stranger whom they had met for the first time today.
"Did you feel anything when he was together with Aurora?" Iris inquired. "Especially when she kissed him earlier."
"… I was in my Boar Form earlier, so I didn't think much about it," Cai replied. "But, thinking about it now, I feel… envious for some reason."
"For me, I felt jealousy," Iris admitted. "I can't explain why, but it just felt that Aurora had something that I didn't. It's making me feel frustrated."
Iris was very popular among the young men of the Six Kingdoms, so she had seen many handsome young men try to approach her and ask for her hand in marriage.
Nearly all of them had told her that it was a shame that she still didn't have any partner despite being so beautiful, which never failed to make Iris roll her eyes.
Of course, she knew she was beautiful. But she also knew that more than anything, they were just approaching her to form a closer connection with her Father, who was a Saint.
Also, Alexander made it clear that Iris was already betrothed to someone and that he wasn't going to entertain any suitors for his daughter.
Iris was surprised when he declared his stance because she didn't know that she was already betrothed to someone.
However, she didn't say anything about her father's words, thinking that this was merely his way of protecting her and preventing anyone from successfully asking for her hand in marriage.
"Iris, there's something that I want to tell you," Cai said with a solemn expression on her face. "Grandpa approached me earlier and asked me if I liked Lux. He said that all I need to do is nod my head, and he would ensure that he would become my lover, like Aurora."
"W-What?!" Iris looked at Cai in disbelief. "Grandpa Maximilian said what?"
"He told me that all I needed to do was nod my head, and Lux would become my fiance," Cai repeated what she said earlier. "I was also surprised. To think that my Grandpa, who is overprotective of me and my sister, Rose, would say such a thing."
"T-Then, did you agree to become his fiance?" Iris asked. Her heart was beating wildly inside her chest, making her feel very anxious.
She couldn't understand why she was reacting like this whenever a topic involved the Half-Elf, whom she had just met. However, the more she thought about him, the more painful it felt seeing him with Aurora, especially with Eiko in the mix, making them look like a family.
"I-I told him that I need some time to think about it," Cai answered. "I mean, I just met him. Everything feels rushed, and yet, why do I feel that being with him is just right? I don't understand why I am feeling this way, but these are my honest feelings. How about you, Iris? Did your Father mention anything similar to mine?"
"…"
"Sir Alexander did?"
Iris reluctantly nodded her head.
This happened after Lux, Eiko, and Aurora left her residence together.
Maximilian called for Cai, while Alexander talked to Iris in private.
Just like the Patriarch of the Rowan Tribe, Alexander brought up the Half-Elf in their conversation.
He asked Iris if she was willing to become Lux's fiance, which surprised her.
"Don't you feel like my father and your grandpa seemed to know Lux?" Iris asked. "The way they look at him is different from how they look at the people who have tried to ask for my hand in marriage."
"Now that you mention it, my Grandpa doesn't look at him with hostility." Cai frowned. "Maybe he can tell that Lux is a good person?"
"Well, since Eiko is close to him, that means that he isn't a bad person," Iris nodded. "Also, I am honestly surprised that she kept on calling him Pa. If other young men were to try to hold her like that, she would not hesitate to throw Blast Bombs at them."
Cai giggled because she had personally witnessed such scenes in the past. Many young men wanted to get close to Iris, and some of them thought that if they managed to become good friends with the Baby Slime, whom she treated as her daughter, they would only be a step away from making Iris fall for them.
But the only thing they got from this attempt was a Blast Bomb in the face, making them flee for their lives.
"Iris, why don't we both agree to become his fiancee?" Cai asked. "That way, the two of us can always be together. What do you think?"
Iris thought for a while after hearing Cai's proposal. Although she didn't want to admit it, she felt a very strong connection to the Half-Elf.
It was as if he was the last piece of the puzzle that would complete her, making her understand what it was like to truly fall in love with someone, which she had never felt in the past.
