Shu's castle was finally done after a week had passed, this time it was a bit more wide and larger, but it was mostly the same, it was colored just like it was before and most of the rooms stayed same, but of course two of the guest rooms were now inhabited by both the mermaid queen and elf queen.
Now at present time, both Shu and his kids were outside, play fighting of course, as there was nothing else he could do with his children
" Father! Check out this new technique I learned!! "
Dio yelled as he would then jump into the air, spinning around, only to stop mid air as Shu had simply grabbed onto his leg, dropping him on the ground seconds later
" Your new technique is you just spinning around? "
Shu questioned, smiling a little as he would then take a step back, moving his chin up to dodge his daughter's suppose attack, which was a simple punch to his cheek.
Over the time he had spent with his children he began to open up to his feelings again, sometimes showing his emotions and even regaining that childish glow he had on his eyes.
This was noticed by his children, friends and wife, which was why they would try to endlessly talk to him and spend time with him like his children were doing now.
" Ugh! You didn't let me finish my move!! "
Dio yelled, sounding frustrated as Shu simply laughed, quickly grabbing onto his daughter's arm, pulling her close to his chest, hugging her tight, as she would try to escape by moving around, all whilst Dio attempted to punch him
" I had no other choice but to do so, you were spinning around so slow "
Shu replied, making his son angry, causing Dio to jump up into the air charging his arms with sanctuary energy before dashing toward the man, attempting to grab his face, and just when he was about to, Shu would just move his face back, placing his daughter's face where his once was.
The two kids would crash against the ground as they couldn't sustain themselves in the air, making Shu laugh, seeing them struggle to stand up because of their infant weight.
As that happened, Emma, the elf queen was watching the scene from behind a wall, sticking her head out so she could see, smiling as she saw Shu enjoying himself with his children.
At the moment the woman was concealing her energy, which was why Shu hadn't reacted to her presence yet, and also because he wasn't really paying attention to his surroundings at the moment, for he was just spending time with his children.
" He's so cute when he smiles.. "
Emma whispered as she would then lay her hand on her stomach, rubbing it a bit as her pale white cheeks turned red from just spying on the man
" I wonder how it'd feel to have children… "
She thought to herself as she would then close her eyes, trying to imagine such a situation, picturing herself holding the hand of a small girl very similar to her, and the father who was for some reason Shu, but before her fantasies could continue to live, she felt a hand rest on her left shoulder
" Hello queen Emma, what do you think you're doing spying on my husband and my children, hmm? "
Ayami questioned as Emma would slowly turn to look at her, seeming a bit nervous as she looked into the human woman's eyes
" You're concealing your energy so it's obvious you don't want to be seen spying on him, but then that just leaves the reason as to why you're spying on him, so what is it? Why are you stalking my husband? "
Ayami continued to ask, questioning the elf woman further, she had a feeling she knew what the answer was but she wanted to hear it from Emma just so she could be sure
" I wasn't spying on him "
She replied, taking a step back as Ayami would simply tilt her head, blinking a few times before giving the elf woman a soft smile, a warm smile that for some reason gave her the odd feeling that this human woman wanted to rip her limbs apart
" are you in love with my husband? "
Ayami questioned as she straightened her neck, blinking a few more times to which Emma replied by opening her eyes in surprise, blushing and stepping further back, which of course gave Ayami enough of an answer to deduce that she was right
" Why are you in love with my husband? What has he done that has made you fall for him? "
Ayami added, only for the elf woman to step back even more, this time Ayami herself would take a few steps, though, she took them forward, for her and the elf queen were in opposite directions.
" What?—i-i I'm—-who said I'm…uh, a human and elf could never be…no!! I'm not!! "
The elf queen replied, trying to explain herself, only to end up yelling, as she knew that the human woman was right, it she just couldn't admit it to her, because for one, it was known to be a disgrace for an elf to marry a human and plus, this woman was her first love's wife.
As Ayami continued to pursue the woman, Shu noticed the two, grabbing his children by their arms, to then turn and look at them, stopping their play fighting all together
" Mother!! Come join us!! With your help we'll surely be able to take father down !! "
Asami yelled as she would jump up and down, only to make Shu raise an eyebrow
" Ooh, so you're trying to get reinforcements eh? Well bad news.. "
Shu would grab her shoulder, softly pressing her against the ground before starting to tickle her stomach, making her laugh in a very loud manner
" Hehahahahah—he-help me brother.. "
She begged out, continuing to laugh whilst attempting to push her father's hands and fingers away, receiving help from her brother as well, who would just punch Shu's back over and over again, but of course, none of those punches barely even hurt him.
" Hmm. Why do you care if I love him or not? "
Emma said as she would then close her hands into fists, looking over at Ayami with a serious face, only for Ayami to look back at her with an expression of calmness
" Huh? "
" Don't just say, huh!. What problem do you have with me loving your husband? Do you think I'm gonna walk up to him and steal him from you? It's clear to me he barely has any emotions in him, and whatever bits of emotions he does have, he has them for you and your children, I very much doubt he even looks at me with such eyes, so why do you care so much? "
Emma replied, taking a step forward, glaring at the human woman's eyes, challenging her with questions of her own as well as her apparent and random boost of confidence
" Hmm. Well Shu is bound to have many wives, he's a king after all, many will want his blood to be spread, not to mention that we got together over a random force that kept emotionally dragging us toward each other, till eventually we developed feelings for one another. Now, as to why I'm asking you if you love him or not, is because I'm curious as to wether or not you'll be his second wife "
Ayami explained, making Emma blush as she would then take another step back, but as she did so she would trip over her own ankle, falling back and landing on her ass
" What..what are you saying right now? "
Emma questioned, her face now completely red, and if one were to focus on her face for half a minute they'd notice steam coming off of her head from how hot her face was feeling
" If you truly want to understand what I'm saying, we can go to my room and continue this talk.. "
Ayami said as she would point at the castle with her left thumb, looking at the elf queen with a serious and calm expression, as if this conversation was nothing more but business related.