After these three were on top of the platform, Reus loudly said, "All the way up!" Suddenly, Saito felt a huge nature magic gathering beneath his feet and the platform was raised all the way to the top.
Saito was awe-struck at this sight. He thought 'Wow… They have made this platform's concept similar to that of an elevator. And the power operating it must be nature magic. There must be someone putting his nature magic and making it fly towards the 5th Floor. Great! Looks like these elves are pretty smart. It's a good that I don't have to use the stairs that I saw in the way to get to the 5th floor.'
As the platform went up, Saito continued to stare in amazement at the scenery he was witnessing before his eyes. He could see the place surrounded by dense forest, he could see a lake in the forest, a river near it and many more things.
It was a wonderful scenery that he wouldn't mind seeing again. Soon enough, they reached the fifth floor. Reus was a little too excited and couldn't hold back himself from shouting, "Mother! Mother! I am back home!"
Now, Elf Queen who had already given up all hope of her son returning back home was surprised to hear the familiar sound of her Son Reus. She wondered 'Is my mind playing tricks on me again?'
Yet she continued to hear the sound of footsteps. She was currently in her room and got out of the room to see her son.
She found it hard to control her emotions when she saw Reus returning back along with Lyra, jumping around excitedly. She was unfamiliar with the young man who had returned along with them though she sensed a very familiar aura from him.
She noticed that he wasn't an elf which surprised her because from the aura she was sensing, she was sure that he was blessed by nature just like elves.
She suddenly remembered something 'It couldn't be, could it?'
However, she placed this thought at the back of her head and went out to greet her children, and the unknown human.
She was wearing a green colored, low neck dress which covered her upper body. It was very similar to that of the one worn by Lyra just that the Elf Queen had some ornaments embedded in it.
She seemed like a mature version of Lyra in terms of appearance. It was hard to guess her age just from observing her body but she was even more voluptuous and curvy in the areas in which Lyra was still developing.
That buxom figure was good enough to charm any man in the world. Taking a glance at her fairy like face, Saito tried to keep his thoughts calm. He didn't realize it but he gripped Lyra's hand tightly.
He thought in his hand 'Damn… Is this the Elf Queen? I know they have a strong life force and all but still, she looks very young. She could pass on as the elder sister of Lyra. And that body, the heck, it's so seductive. Every step she takes seems like it is enticing me.'
As he felt Lyra's hand, he tried to calm his thoughts 'No, there is no way that it's just her beauty doing this to me.'
Suddenly, he realized something was wrong and ordered Iris 'Iris, check if a magic is being used on me or not.'
[Master is being affected by a passive charm skill by Elf Queen. It's making your body stimulate to every move of the Elf Queen.]
Saito was internally raging a bit right now. He thought 'So this woman has a passive charm skill. I should have known, even though she is the most beautiful woman I have seen, it shouldn't have been enough to make me nearly lose my mind.'
[Since master was able to resist the charm magic of Elf Queen. Master has now gained the passive ability to resist charm.]
And suddenly, the charm magic was lifted from Saito's body. Now, his body was able to resist her charm magic, she was still incredibly beautiful and seductive.
The Elf Queen was surprised when she saw Saito remaining calm even after she was using her charm magic on him. She found out that she couldn't see any impure thoughts from his eyes.
She stared at Reus and scanned his entire body with her magic. Her eyes widened when she saw that all the violent nature magic from his body had disappeared.
She suddenly knelt down and placed her hand over his head, "Son, what happened in these days when you were out. Did you eat some rare Spiritual Herb?"
Reus innocently asked her, "Why mother? Is it because of the extra power I had which was going to destroy my body?"
Elf Queen seemed surprised that he knew about it, "You know about it!?" Reus nodded his head and pointed at Lyra, "Big Sister told me about it and we went out to find some way to treat it."
Elf Queen seemed mad that Lyra told Reus about that condition but before she could say anything to Lyra, she heard Reus continue, "And big brother Axel treated that condition."
Elf Queen was unable to believe her ears, "Are you sure that he treated you Reus? Alright, I will talk to your sister now, go inside and take your rest. You must be tired after the long journey."
Reus looked back for some moments before he saw Saito and Lyra nodding back at him. He went ahead towards his own room and went to sleep.
After Reus left the room, Elf Queen stared at Lyra with a neutral gaze, "Lyra, why did you run away from the kingdom? And why have you returned back with a human? What is your relationship with this human?"
Lyra answered back with some strength behind her words, "Mother, you were planning to keep Reus here until he died. You weren't even planning to tell him about the condition he had. You place too much importance on the words of the Elf Doctor, I wanted to search up a way to treat him."
She took a pause before she continued again, "I planned to go to the dwarf kingdom, there are all kinds of experts there, they would have definitely helped him out."
The Elf Queen started speaking with a neutral voice once again, "Didn't I tell you? The elves and the dwarves have long since broken all relations."
Lyra responded back with a lot of energy this time, she almost seemed mad, "Then what did you want me to do!? Watch how as the last day of my brother's life came and see him die!? Well, sorry but I can't do that. I wanted to atleast try so I don't have a regret that I gave up before even trying!"
After that, she started to chuckle, "And do you know what mother? I did find someone who treated Reus. As for my relationship with big brother Axel. I am in love with him."
Saito was a bit surprised 'Woah! I didn't expect her to reveal our relationship to her mother so soon.'
Saito also spoke out with no hesitation, "And I am also in love with Lyra." The Elf Queen seemed annoyed when she heard him speak, she sternly says, "You are not to speak anything unless I ask you to."
Saito was just about to say 'Unlike all the people you know, I don't work for you.' But he held back his words and stayed silent.
Lyra though wasn't happy with the way her mother spoke to Saito, "Mother, please don't talk to big brother Axel like that. He is the one who treated Reus after all."
The Elf Queen snorted at those words, "You say he treated Reus but he could be lying to you. Perhaps Reus ate some rare herb and was already cured by the time he met up with this human."
Now, Lyra was very mad when she heard her mother say that. She was getting really mad at the way her mother was speaking. She herself had seen the process in which Axel was injured and had to take multiple days of rest to heal.
She thought that her mother would behave calmly if she came to know that Axel saved her brother Reus but it seemed like she had no intention of listening to their story.
She suddenly released Saito's hand and stared at him, "Big brother Axel, I have tried to reason but she doesn't seem to be in the mood of listening to me. You can convince her with your way now."
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