Chapter 249: Reconnect (2)

Nyra POV

I wake up to the sound of my alarm crystal blaring in my ear, groggily reaching over to hit the use my mana to deactivate it as I then rub the sleep from my eyes, I swing my feet out of bed and stretch my arms high above my head, taking a deep breath to shake off the last remnants of my dreams.

With a yawn, I stumble over to the bathroom, where I splash cold water on my face to wake myself up. I brush my teeth and comb my hair, taking a moment to glance at my reflection in the mirror and think about the day ahead.

Next, I shuffle to the kitchen of our suite, where I make myself a steaming cup of coffee to kickstart my morning. The rich aroma fills the air as I take a sip, letting the caffeine jolt me into action.

It's nice that my son is a participant in such a well-established tournament, the suites are all fit for a noble with their servant or family members. As I then head to the living area, I see that our resident fox is sleeping on my youngest son's lap and there was another stranger, a white cat with patches of black-colored fur next to him.

"Uh, Vincent, did you bring that cat in?"

"No." he replied "I just saw him walking out of big bro's room with Buddy, so I assumed that it was his."

"Seriously, you give him an inch and he'll ask for a mile, Buddy is a low-maintenance pet, so I didn't mind, but a random cat?"

"Mom, can you get me orange juice? I want to get up, but I don't want to wake both of them up." he requested which I obliged.

I got him the juice and sat next to him who was using both of his hands to scratch the ears of both the animals who are sleeping peacefully, after my wife later woke up and join us, both the animals also woke up.

I then extended my hand towards him and as I approached him, he lifted his head and meowed a greeting, his eyes lighting up with affection. As my hand got close, he rubbed his head against my hand, purring contentedly. I couldn't resist the urge to pet him, and my fingers sank into his soft fur, feeling the warmth of his body against mine.

It seems that he wasn't willing to have a belly rub or pet anywhere apart from his head, I can then see the girls coming out of Perseus' room, and seeing them is just complicating my future more and more, what would the sun and moon god say when they realized that my son is pursuing their daughters.

Will I go to hell for not stopping my son or will I gain favor and be granted an easier access to heaven since we're closer to them?

"Where's our son?" Rylee asked

"I don't know, I just woke up and see him gone with Lilith being very grumpy and arguing with Leilah." Ruka replied, "I'll go buy ask us breakfast from the nearby diner with the delicious pastries, be right back."

She then left off as the rest came into the living area and fixed themself a drink, I can see that they left their door open and their room was empty, I hear no sound of a shower as well, so Perseus isn't there.

"Do the rest of you know where he is?" Rylee asked

"Yes, I've marked him the second time we met, so I know where he is at all time." the goddess of demons answered.

"So where is he?" my wife asked insistently

Leilah and Lilith then answered us by pointing at the cat.

"You can try to hide your scent, but I have yours memorized to a T, rubbing against other people won't hide you." Leilah said which sent a shiver down our spine

Leilah then came to pick up the cat who was trying to run away before it shapeshifted into...our son.

"Moms, please, help me for a bit here, she'll kill me." he pleaded

"You can turn into a cat?"

"I can turn into a girl and a demon, of course, I can shapeshift into a cat, why do you think Buddy was being all snuggly with me? He would hate me having any other animal living with us because it might usurp his position as the cutest creature in my eyes."

"You were also snuggling with my mother." Leilah said in this ominous and condescending tone before sinking both of them into the shadows as the other 2 goddesses then disappeared right after.

Wait...mother?

The...sun goddess...?

The moon god is going to send us to hell, isn't he?

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Perseus POV

The day has arrived and Grandpa Laker gave me the paper of the result of the vote, and...they deem the tie as my loss, their ruling was that the black rose powers thrived and contained Phineas only because we were in an enclosed space. I lost by 3 votes.

And the letter also gave other arguments that Phineas' full power was restricted, if it was a fight to the death, he would have killed me before I can use everything in my arsenal to even things out.

But since the results were so close, and if Phineas' opponent lose to him, I would be granted a chance to fight for second place, they don't want to see the guy who tied against the favorite be placed 3rd.

It's not like I mind, events played out well, Leilah seemed to reconnect with her mother at the price of me having to pay a lot, I think I still can barely feel my left pinky.

"Well it's not that bad, you still have completed a requirement for chief." Chief Aminu said as he slapped my shoulder hard enough to almost dislocate it

"Well, I just want my prize."

And if I read the letters Orion gave to me correctly, it seems that I need to journey back to the moon.