Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!
Chapter 141 - 141 - The quick passing of time

The first two months of the second semester went by so quickly. The eight men under the same roof with me were surprisingly friendly and amicable with each other. There were no fights at all, well not that I know of. It was either that or they were so good at handling their issues quietly that they made sure I would not notice it.

As per my recommendations, all eight were able to take in all the classes they wanted by setting up a schedule that works for them. As for my instructions to the prince's four aides about the need for them to take classes, contrary to what we thought will be a possible tantrum from the prince, he surprisingly had no complaints about it. He doesn't look bothered at all even when he sometimes ends up having to attend classes with no aides with him.

As for Calix, Yren, Helios and Xenos, I quite admire the teamwork of these four men as they took classes based on both their strengths and interests. They also delegated classes on household management among the four of them as it is quite evident that they have accepted from the start that no matter which household their master would end up living in, they'll need knowledge and skills to manage it properly.

As if taking in refreshers, all of them also took classes on physical attack and defense as well as classes to increase their proficiency on a weapon that they have previously trained since they were young. I thought everyone is quite normal but for some reason they suddenly became weirder as the days go by.

One of the weird things I was talking about was how all five of them (including the prince) took basic magic classes though none of them have any talent or even have mana. Why do I feel like they know something about my family that they should not know yet?

The highlight of this semester will always be a certain class that is supposed to be taken only by males but I enrolled for it since I want to accompany my husband. As for which class it was, here is the thing. Ioannis and I have already planned to take advanced classes for child care and child education since technically, we already have a child that will be born in a few months.

We did take the basic versions of these classes last semester but who would have thought we will have some use of it so soon! When Dimitri and Arthur heard about me and Ioannis taking the said classes, they decided to enroll in the same class too even though their schedules are already filled to the brim.

For some reason, the remaining five (the prince's group) also took the classes as well. In the end, all eight of us ended as classmates in these two classes which was extremely awkward if I may say so. I was actually quite surprised that they were allowed to skip the basic course. I just had to ask the professor how it happened.

The teacher simply said that guys used my name and the fact that I required them to take it to take the class to get over the pre-requisites. They also made a collective promise that they will take the basic courses immediately after the current one has been completed. I just sighed and let them do whatever they want. It's not like I can do anything about it anyway. It just that it became more aparrent to everybody in the class that Ioannis' belly have bulged up a bit when we wanted to keep it a secret as long as we can. Who wouldn't take notice of a huge entourage of nine people? The pregnant person was also somewhat fond of wearing form fitting clothes as if he's boasting to the world of his condition.

On the first day we attended that class, the headmaster have heard of the commotion it caused and he called me and Ioannis to his office. When we came in, he made it quite obvious that he is staring at Ioannis baby bump. He then looked at me like a doting parent and immediately asked Ioannis to sit.

We had to come clean about the pregnancy and he has already told us his worries about the safety of the father and the child. I said that we can manage just fine and there is no place with better security than the academe anyways. He doesn't know that Ioannis has been "deified" so I understand and totally appreciate his concern.

At the start of the second semester, about a week after Void's report, I called for a meeting with my three husbands, Ioannis, Kayden and Dimitri about my plans for the next months or so. I sneaked Kayden into the academe through teleportation by the way so we can have a close-door meeting in my study.

We talked about what we will do on Ioannis' sixth month of pregnancy and the need for us to stay in Eieneos so that he can give birth in secret. I then opened up about my plans to take field classes which seemed to have taken them by surprise. I told them that I would take one at the end of the current semester which will be an immersion in Sklavryet for two months.

I plan to take on a different identity then work and observe how people lived there. This means limited communication that may be traced back to me having a different identity and being connected to the academe. We have the earrings anyway so they seem to not be too worried about that part.

I came clean as well and told them that this was not a decision I made on a whim but rather something that I have been waiting to do since I came to this world. I have finally made the decision to start my plan after I confirmed the information during Void's report. My visit in Skalvryet is just a cover since it will actually coincide with the annual event that I have been waiting for in Freyheimr, the sanctuary of the elves and heralds.

For Dimitri's benefit, I had to tell my back story in detail as well as my mission until the part of what my goal was in visiting Freyheimr under a disguise. The three were quite honest about their worries which is in summary, about the possibility of me bringing home another husband which made me laugh. They knew that the dangers will not come from Freyheimr but Sklavryet. I am not the strongest in terms of saying no to temptation of willing men so I definitely understand where all their worries are coming from.

Two months is a long time and so many things can happen. It stunned me for a bit and they even asked me to promise not to bring one but I couldn't answer "Yes" just like that which made them visibly upset.

They knew that I would not take in elves and heralds into my family for one thing so it was easy to make a promise on that part. They also knew that I will only go there to take back some stolen items that the two races took from my kingdom. They still reiterated their worries not from me joining the event in Freyheimr but from me staying in Sklavryet for two months.

You see, the place is known as a free and open city for any gender, race, family background or kingdom. Another issue for my husbands is that prostitution and slavery are very legal in the territory and they even went as far as accusing me having a tendency to get curious and then pay to try their services since I have the resources.

It also adds to the fact that Sklavryet's population is predominantly male. They were unmarried males to be exact and men from those parts are known to be more expressive and have a go-getter personality. Maybe that word isn't enough to describe them totally so let's go for the term "aggressive" then.

As what Ioannis have always said, my weakness are males that are willing to be eaten. I can only sigh since they do have a point and I also chose not to make promises that will be hard to keep. The three of them could only nod in understanding and helplessness. I think, they simply accepted this as part of being in a polyandrous system and having a wife that wants a big family.

In my defense, I was never the promiscuous or the play-girl type. I never would have thought that it would be easy for me to accept the fact that I can marry several men in this world and even consider just having children and just taking them in as lovers. I guess my mentality is quite strong as I was adapting to these changes quite easily but that doesn't mean that I have already gotten rid of the feeling that I was cheating for some reason since I have three men in my family now and there will be even more in the future. I know this guilt and feeling of being lost sometimes as part of my reality and my path to fully accepting my new life.

I was totally not this sexually active and very open when it comes to intimacy with men when I was in my previous world. I was never married or had flings. I never considered open relationships or one night stands. I liked children too but that is if they were not mine. I never imagined I will have to be a mother for who knows how many children in my lifetime here in Aeocrescens.

As a workaholic and a middle aged woman, I think I was quite naive and stiff back then. Though I had a couple of boyfriends, the only things we did were hugging, holding hands and kissing. I always felt apprehensive when my boyfriend initiates intimacy and it eventually makes things awkward afterwards until the relationship fizzles out.

Now that I know what people felt like when they get intimate with their lover or partner, everything just clicks to me as to why my relationships never seemed to work. I am not saying all men are only after sex or intimacy. It's just that I always go for the bad-boy type or the player type which I knew was trouble but I still went and dated them anyway. I know, that's stupid but what can I do? It's just like me wanting muscular and manly men versus this world's preference for thin and fragile looking males since its their standard of beauty.

We all have our preferences and dislikes. I would have looked for my previous preferences in a guy but the men here are just too pure-hearted that I don't think I'll find one. Maybe I may find one in the future but for now, I am quite happy with these three with me.

As for my newly created body in this world, I can't help that it was made for the purpose of having children and growing the damn population. Why does this world even have to be filled with gorgeous men left and right anyway? Even older men and your normal passerby look way above average. How do you expect me to stay sane all the time?

If you add my other trait of being responsible to the equation, it seems I am doomed, aren't I? I couldn't help but take responsibily for those that I have touched. This is already something I vowed not just because of my promise with Altair but because that is what I believed was right.