The next day, Ace woke up early in the morning and saw Maeve sleeping beside him with a soft smile on her face. Ace stared at her for 30 minutes straight before coming out of his stupor.
"Alright, love. Wake up" Ace spoke tenderly as he kneaded Maeve's cheeks tenderly.
Maeve's eyes trembled before opening slowly.
"Gwood Morning, love…" She greeted sleepily.
"Good morning, now wake up. We have to train" Ace greeted back before he stood up.
In these past 8 years, Ace felt that he haven't face any competition, so in order to get rusty, he started practicing his swordsmanship every single day at dawn. Maeve also joined as it was the best way for her to keep herself slim.
Even though Maeve is a Soul Mage, who tends to fight from distance, her raw swordsmanship was no weaker than Ace. She was strong enough to hold her own against a Mage who is strengthening his Swordsmanship with his elements.
Aces quickly walked towards the garden. He just wore a normal pant and left his upper body opened, showing his divine muscles, he swings his sword randomly while waiting for Maeve. He quickly noticed a group of female disciples who were hiding behind the wall and smiled, it happens every day and Maeve told him not to say anything so he just ignores their presence. Even though male disciples know that Ace and his wife train every morning, no one dared to come and see as they feared the Ace will catch them and punish them for staring at his wife.
After few minutes, Maeve appeared in black colored, skin tight clothes that enhanced her curves. Her slim waist, not oversized breasts, adding with her angel-like face, even the girls hidden behind the walls could not help but admire her beauty. A sword appeared in her hand and she smiled at Ace.
"Are you ready?" She questioned.
"Of course I am" Ace answered with a smile and Maeve dashed towards him with a smile.
…
"Well, I guess it is enough for today…" Ace smiled as he pointed his sword at Maeve's neck, who herself was on the ground and was covered with sweat.
"Ha… Ha… Ha… I will win next time…" She spoke after panting hard.
"You did great, you have improved a lot, to be able to fight toe to toe against me for 2 hours without losing, it is great" Ace complimented.
"Don't tell me that! It is pathetic considering I was the one who taught you about the basics of Swords" Maeve responded.
"Well, you did stop training it for around 60 years, so if I couldn't beat you after that, then I would be useless" Ace answered as he extended his hands towards Maeve.
Maeve sighed before smiling and extending her hands, Ace grabbed her hand, pulled her up, and then picked her into a princess carry.
"You are amazing~" He spoke tenderly before sealing her lips as they walked inside the house.
…
The girls who were watching the show quickly left the courtyard and walked towards a huge hall. As soon as they entered the hall, around 200 disciples were waiting for them.
"Did you bring it?"
"Did you bring it!?" many questioned randomly.
"Alright! Alright! Guys, calm down!" Another voice was heard and everyone turned towards the source of the voice. It was a girl wearing purple colored robes, indicating that she was either core or personnel disciple. She had black colored hair and unique green colored eyes, her face was decent but it was her curves and chest that she was very proud of.
Everyone stopped their muttering and the girl turned towards the group of disciples who were there in the courtyard.
"Did you bring it?" The girl questioned and they nodded with a smile while passing a ball like crystal to the girl.
The girl smiled and kept the ball inside a box, the box shined and a big screen appeared on the wall. Moments later, the Ace appeared on the screen and started swinging his sword.
"Ahh!! Look at those muscles…"
"He sure is Divine…"
"Ah~ How good will it be if I can stay with him…"
"Ahh~ I can never get bored from this…" The girls sighed as they watched the screen with stars in their eyes.
Moments later, Maeve appeared and the boys exclaimed.
"She's wearing black today…"
"She definitely looks good in it…"
"Well, she looks like an angel no matter what she wears…"
"I agree… she is without a doubt the most beautiful girl I have ever seen in my life!"
"Elder Ace is quite lucky to have her"
"Hmph! What are you idiots talking about!? She is the one who is lucky, so what if she is beautiful? Isn't Elder Ace the same? He is the most handsome man in this universe, plus, he is strong and loving! He is like a perfect man! A man of every girl's dream!" Another girl snorted.
"Silence, if you want to fight, leave the room" The girl on purple robes ordered without moving her gaze from the screen and the disciples turned silent.
"Hey… do you think I have a chance if I try to woo her?" Another male questioned as he pointed towards Maeve, who was fighting Ace.
"Do you want to die!? Elder Ace will kill you!" his friend answered.
"Hmph! Even before Elder Ace makes a move, I think Mrs. Maeve would kill him" a girl who heard their conversation snorted.
"How will she kill me? She isn't even a mage" the boy questioned.
"Is it your first time here? Don't you know how strong Mrs. Maeve is? Even though she isn't a mage, I don't think any mage would stand a chance against her if she somehow manages to close the distance" The girl answered.
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that except Elder Ace, there is no one who can defeat Mrs. Maeve in pure swordsmanship. Not even Sect Leader Kalm"
"But this fight seems pretty normal to me…?" The boy questioned with a tilted head, confusion was clear on his face. Sure, their moves may look refined and strong but he can still manage to block something like that.
"Well, the fight you are witnessing is 5 times slower than the original time, you won't even be able to see the sword if it were to be played in original speed" The girl answered and the boy shivered.
"5 times!? Was that even human!?" The boy spoke in surprise, he couldn't help but shudder in fear and about wooing Maeve? The thought didn't even appear in his mind again.
The fight ended as most of the parts were skipped but it still took around 2 hours.
As Ace placed his sword on Maeve's neck the disciples cheered.
"Kya!! That's so cool!!"
"Hey! Even she did really great!! I don't think we can fight Elder Ace for even a second!"
"Yeah, you are right!!"
Ace then extended his hands towards Maeve and picked her up.
"Kyaa!! He is so caring!!"
"Look at that smile on Mrs. Maeve's face!! Ahh! I could die in an instant if she smiles at me like that!!"
Then Ace finally sealed Maeve's lips as they shared a kiss.
"…"
The hall turned silent as no one said anything, they all just enjoyed the scene and imagined themselves in the couple's place. The boys imagined being Ace while the girls imagined being Maeve. Many were jealous but a part of the disciples was really happy for their elder.
As Ace walked inside their house with Maeve in her hands, the screen blackened, ending the video.
"Alright! 50 Silvers! Guys 50 Silver for the complete video!" The girl in purple robes exclaimed and many raised their hands, willing to buy the video.
…
While there was a whole business going on the other side, Ace and Maeve returned inside their house and freshened up.
A while later, Ace started decorating the house as it was Nightingale's 8th birthday. He wanted to throw a big party but his nightingale denied it by saying that she only wants to spend her birthday with her Papa and Mama. Ace and Maeve were so proud and happy that they weren't able to sleep that night and just kept staring at their daughter.
While Ace decorated, Maeve readied the materials required to bake some cookies and cake. Gracie requested her to teach her cooking which she agreed after thinking for a while.
As the two prepared, a petite figure entered the room while rubbing her eyes.
"Happy Birthday!!!" Ace and Maeve exclaimed together and Gracie looked at them with a shocked expression before her expression turned joyful and she jumped into Ace's arm.
"Papa!" She exclaimed.
"Mama!" She exclaimed again as she hugged Maeve after hugging her father.
"I will 'awakwen' today, right?" Gracie questioned as she returned to her father who picked her up.
"Mhm, you will awaken today and will be able to use magic, just like Papa!" Ace answered as she pocked her nose.
"Ehehe~ I know I will be very strong~" Gracie giggled.
"Hmm? How do you know?" Ace questioned, amused by her statement.
"Hehe~ Today, my magic energy it leaked again, and twelepworted me to another bed when I slept in yours… Ehehe~ I don't know when will I be able to control it~" Gracie answered innocently while Ace and Maeve turned silent.
They shared a glance as they smiled awkwardly before Ace laughed.
"Hahaha! Of course! Of course! My nightingale will be the strongest!!"