202 Chapter 202: Older Sister Elaine

Feeling a massive headache, I grabbed my head in pain while slowly opening my eyes, only to be met with the bright light entering from the window, causing me to grunt in both pain and annoyance as I swiftly closed my eyes. After a few moments, I opened them again, and this time, I spotted Illumia standing right before me while Miss Lynda was now checking upon my body.

"Your Highness, you're finally awake." Said Illumia with a soft smile of relief, which was something very rare to see on her face, as she looked down at Elif.

"How are you feeling, Your Highness?" Asked Lynda calmly as she placed her hand on Elif's head, checking upon his soul, giving him a slightly soothing sensation.

"Yes, I'm awake, and I feel fine. How long have I been unconscious for?" Replied Elif calmly as he glanced at Illumia before closing his eyes, his pride refusing to allow him to say otherwise even though Lynda knew he was lying.

"Seven days, You Highness; today would be eighth." Said Illumia as she turned around and walked toward the other side of the room.

Nodding my head, I intended to remain resting since, although I said I was fine, I was still feeling waves of pain periodically travel throughout my body and soul; it must've been the aftereffects of using the forbidden technique back-to-back. However, before I did, I suddenly snapped my eyes open as I ignored whatever Miss Lynda was doing and quickly sat up, finally remembering everything that had happened.

"Elaine!" Yelled Elif in worry as he disregarded Lynda's words, quickly hopping off the bed he was lying in and running toward the entrance door, ignoring the pain throughout his body and soul.

Exiting the room and entering the familiar hallway, I swiftly ran through it while passing by several servants who, for some reason, all dropped to their knees at the sight of my presence, but I didn't care; I could think about that later once I've reunited with Elaine. I tried to use my divine sense Qi, but whenever I did so, my soul would emit intense waves of pain that nearly caused me to grunt, and because of my damaged soul, my control over my Qi was lessened, causing me to accidentally damage the surrounding decorations, along with almost harming nearby servants.

Clicking my tongue in annoyance, since I couldn't use my divine sense to find Elaine, I decided to head towards her room, as that's the only place I could imagine she'd be; however, what I didn't know was that because of my injured condition and the fact that I was so tunneled vision on Elaine, I didn't realize she was actually inside Miss Lynda's office, and I had run right past her.

'Wait! What am I doing!? My earrings! That'll find Elaine!' Thought Elif as he ignored the damage to his surroundings and injected Qi into his golden earrings, causing them to release a soft glow before pointing behind him.

Seeing their point behind me, I swiftly turned around, only to spot Elaine floating upside down while giving me an amused smirk, seemingly having followed behind me this entire time as I frantically searched for her, though right now, I didn't bother with any of those, I was just ecstatic that she was truly alive, and everything wasn't in my head.

Elaine drew closer to me and started speaking, but I disregarded her words and leaped toward her, embracing her in a tight hug as we fell to the ground and rolled, only stopping once we hit one of the hallway walls; however, because Elaine was upside down, her face was in my crotch while mine was in hers.

"Brother's manhood." Muttered Elaine with an obsessive look in her eyes as she inhaled his scent, though before she could do anything else, Elif flipped her.

Hugging Elaine with nearly all my might, I stuffed my face into her neck, finding solace in her presence.

"Brother, I won't be going anywhere, so could you please weaken your grasp? I may not be as injured as you, but I'm not fully healed either; the forbidden technique did quite the number on us." Asked Elaine with an endearing yet slightly painful smile as she reciprocated by hugging Elif, attempting to look into his eyes, which proved rather difficult.

"No, I'm not letting you go! Not after what I went through." Said Elif seriously as he retracted his head and looked at Elaine, not even realizing both Illumia and Miss Lynda were watching them.

"I-I had thought I lost you, Elaine." Added Elif with teary eyes as his expression noticeably softened, his voice expressing various emotions, though the most prominent was love.

"It's alright, Brother, but look at me, I'm not going anywhere; do you really think your precious little sister would ever depart from her beloved Brother?" Stated Elaine with a lovely smile as she gently stroked Elif's cheek, her affectionate touch greatly soothing his worries and concerns while she seemingly took on the role of the older sibling.

Hearing Elaine's soft voice, seeing her lovely smile, and feeling her gentle touch all helped ease the worry within my heart, and it caused me to feel very embarrassed when I realized Elaine was consoling me, which was something I, as the older Brother, should be doing, yet here she was comforting me; however, while I was embarrassed, after what I went through, I didn't care if our positions swapped, I just wanted to be with her.

"N-No." Muttered Elif softly with a slightly blushed face as he looked away in embarrassment, a sight that caused every woman watching to blush intensely while several fainted; not even Illumia and Lynda were spared.

"Then you've got nothing to worry about; it doesn't matter what happens in the future; even if I die, I'll come back to life to stay by your side. After all, I love you, Brother." Said Elaine with a smile, finding an embarrassed Elif the most adorable thing in existence as she reached and took the initiative to kiss him, which in turn deepened his blush.

"I-I love you too, Elaine." Said Elif as he reciprocated by also kissing her, causing Elaine to earn the envy of every woman watching; once again, neither Illumia nor Lynda was spared.

After our little kiss, I released Elaine from my embrace as we both stood back onto our two feet, yet even so, I refused to completely let go of her as I was tightly grabbing her hand.

"Now that you've calmed down, can your Highnesses please return to my office? Especially you, your Highness." Asked Lynda with a light blush as she looked at Elif and Elaine, though she was mainly speaking to Elif.

"Yes, Miss Lynda is right; we should return to her office and have you healed; follow me, Brother." Said Elaine with a smile as she looked at Elif before leading him down the hallway where they originally came from.

"O-Okay." Muttered Elif softly as he looked towards the ground, his silver hair concealing his face, while feeling deeply embarrassed, though he endured his embarrassment if it meant spending more time with Elaine; besides, given his fragile state, he was in need of healing, that only Elaine could do.

'Hehe, maybe I should thank Progenitor Lourdes instead?' Mused Elaine with a blissful smile as she gleefully walked down the hallway.

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After my awakening and my embarrassing little episode with Elaine, several days passed by, and during those several days, Elaine and I spent every moment together, or more like I refused to allow her to leave my vicinity, though it seemed like she didn't mind it at all. Shortly after I awoke from my slumber, Marley, Idonea, and Sarah arrived to check up on me, though I, of course, said the same thing I told Lynda when she asked.

Mother, Father, Grandmother, and Grandfather also visited, mainly to check on me and get a better understanding of the mysterious intent under my command, which, in actuality, I don't have complete control over. In fact, it's constantly leaking; even when I was speaking with Marley, Idonea, and Sarah, they were on their knees doing so the entire time, which was part of the reason why they didn't stay with me. Another reason was that the real opening of the Treasure realm was taking place after that fake one, Progenitor Lourdes orchestrated, and they decided to participate.

Currently, I was lying in bed alongside Elaine; neither of us was talking; we were just enjoying each other's presence amidst this calming silence, and despite my words of moderation from before, I was occasionally kissing Elaine, finding her red, soft, and supple lips to be almost addictive.

"Brother, what happened to your words of restraint from before?" Remarked Elaine with a lovely smile while lying on her side, watching a string of saliva connecting their lips as Elif retracted his head, only to kiss her again.

"Hmm, I don't know what you're talking about, Elaine." Said Elif softly with a smirk as he once again leaned in for a kiss, this time lasting much longer than usual.

"How about you tell me about it, my dear Sister." Added Elif with an alluring smile as he wrapped his arm around her waist and brought her closer, though before they could engage in anything too passionate, someone who had been watching for some time suddenly cleared their throat, garnering their attention.

Clicking my tongue at the sudden interruption, I looked toward the voice's origin, only to spot an old woman, one that caused me to frown as, for some reason, I'd seen her before.

"Umm, Ancestor?" Asked Elaine in confusion as she glanced at the old woman with the royal symbol she'd never seen before, which could only mean one thing.

"Ahh, Ancestor Zal; what a pleasant surprise. I had imagined an Ancestor would come for me; I just didn't expect it would be you." Remarked Elif with a raised eyebrow as he glanced at Ancestor Zal.