Chapter 77: Special christmas chapter: blaze and mars (1/2)

(AN: Before anyone complain. Remember that back then I warned that the special Christmas chapter would come out in February because of the difference between P4treon and Free readers.)

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Under a shed in the hanging garden, a beautiful red-haired woman reclined on a rocking chair, a large white blanket covering her as she observed a young man busy himself around.

White snowflakes fell like petals of a flower from the sky but thanks to a special barrier none of it entered the garden but instead drifted aimlessly around it, giving this sight a mesmerizing feeling.

Sighing, the red haired woman asked, ”Why don't you let me help you, you know that I just discovered my pregnancy two months ago right? I still have between twelve to forty months before giving birth.”

At the end of the day, even though she looked like a human and had reproductive organs compatible with humans, she wasn't one. She was a dragon. A mythical creature mainly made out of energy rather than flesh.

For the fetus to mature completely, it had to absorb her energy until saturation. The longer this went on, the more talented the baby would be. The problem was that during this period, the mother would be slowly weakened as a result, and even after giving birth, she would take a long time before reaching her peak.

The man, a handsome blonde-haired and blue-eyed young man swept his long golden hair before looking with disapproval at his wife.

”Blaze, I already said that you shouldn't do anything strenuous now that you are pregnant with Sol. Also, I know how lazy you are during winter so don't try to put a tough front.”

No matter how mystical dragons were, they were just partially divine and as such, they also had to follow some rules of nature.

Since they were naturally cold-blooded creatures, even though they didn't particularly mind winter on a physical level, they still hated it on a psychological level and generally became very sluggish during this period. Some of them even hibernating.

Blaze had nothing to retort to this and she had to admit that she liked being pampered by her husband, he had been busy lately because of negotiations with Slothtein and Greed Dike to put a common front against Gluttony Foss that was slowly stirring, so the time they had alone was becoming rather limited.

Smiling softly, she asked, ”Then, why don't you have the maids help you? Wouldn't it be easier?”

Mars frowned a little before putting the Christmas tree in the corner of the shed.

”You know I don't really like being attended to. If I can do it myself, why have another one do it in my place?”

Blaze gave a wry smile at this opinion of his. It was something she had never really managed to understand. Even though he had been raised as a prince, sometimes she felt like he had received a completely different upbringing.

She knew that her husband was hiding a secret. A very big secret. Still, she never tried to poke her nose in it. People had the right to their privacy. This rule held true even between husband and wife.

”So, who will come? The usual group?”

Mars, who was now decorating the tree, answered calmly,

”Arachne, Camelia, Lilith, Theresa, Iris, Persephone, and Pandora.”

Blaze's smile twitched a little at this list. Camelia aside, all the ones he listed were women who had some form of infatuation for him.

She could understand how Arachne Milaris and Lilith could fall for him. Lilith being Mars's half-sister didn't really matter. Incest was in no way a sin in the mind of dragons.

But the others always left her incredulous.

Theresa was the daughter of one of the richest dwarfs alive, hereby making her one of the richest in the world.

Iris was the heiress of the church of Industria in Slothtein.

Persephone was one of the four Ouroboros.