Chapter 530: Give Her to Me
As if reading my thoughts, Seraphiel giggled; "Hehe! Remember back to my present for passing the Iris simulation? Now you should better understand what I meant."
Her present was the information that said most elves will bend the knee and do whatever I tell them to if I can get Luminara to give me foolproof evidence of her continued existence and her acceptance of me as her son.
There might've also been something about shrine maiden virgin elves willingly offering me their millennia-old hymens somewhere in her present to me as well, but that's neither here nor there. Just a small, insignificant detail.
"That's indeed the case…" I nodded my understanding to Sera's statement, after which I turned toward Sylvaris.
"Sylvaris, Please don't treat me like I'm a religious figure. I might put up an act for the masses once we reach the elven lands and I'm ready to take center stage, but you're family, so treat me normally. I won't be able to feel at home if you act like this around me. Furthermore, I'm fully intent on helping my mothers escape their current sealed state, so there will come a time when you'll be sipping tea and munching on biscuits while chatting with Luminara, who will be Seraphiel's mother-in-law."
The color instantly drained from the silver-haired woman's cheeks as realization dawned on her. She wasn't alone, however.
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"Oh dear… The implications didn't quite register in my mind either… The first elf will be my mother-in-law…" Seraphiel murmured with disbelief.
"To that end…" I spoke up suddenly, "Sylvaris. I couldn't do this for my five women, but the chance was presented to me at long last."
Three pairs of eyes honed in on me, curious what I had to say.
I took a deep breath and then began. "I love your daughter from the bottom of my heart and wish to make her mine. Thus, I'm asking for your permission to take the woman who you birthed a hundred years ago and have since devoted considerable time, effort, and resources to raising into the wonderful person she is today."
"Kya! You can't be this straightforward with this!!" Seraphiel yelped from the utter shock that assaulted her unprepared heart.
Sylvaris meanwhile only raised a visibly amused eyebrow at me. My statement brought her out of the daze I inflicted upon her previously. "I can't call you Prodigious Son as per your request, Boyfriend is beyond disrespectful for who you are, so what may I refer to you as?"
"Quinlan is more than fine, I wish our relationship to be close and casual. I hate formalities, especially in my own home."
Her lips turned upward into a beautiful, joyous smile, letting me know how highly she thought of me. Luminara's son asked her, a random low-tier clan leader, to call him by his first name and act normal around him. She seemed to take it as the greatest privilege of her life.
She gave Seraphiel a momentary glance before turning her attention back to me, and she parted her delicate lips to deliver her response.
"I, Sylvaris Vaelorith, Matriarch of the Vaelorith Clan, do hereby grant my blessing and consent for my beloved daughter, Seraphiel Vaelorith, to stand beside you as your partner for eternity. From this moment forth, she is entrusted to your care, bound by both love and destiny. May the union between you be one of profound harmony, unwavering devotion, and shared triumphs. Let your bond transcend the passage of time and endure as a testament to the sacred legacy of our people. In granting this, I entrust you with her body and spirit, confident that you will cherish, protect, and honor her as she deserves."
"Mom!!" Seraphiel whined like an entitled little princess who didn't get things to go her way, but her bright red face told a different tale - she was embarrassed as well as excited beyond reason.
Like the gentleman I am, I decided to help her out of this conundrum by reaching down and draping her on my shoulder as if she were a potato sack. "Q-Quinlan?! What are you doing?"
"What do you think I'm doing? I received your mother's blessing, now I'm taking you to a bedroom so that I can feast on your tantalizing flesh until I'm satisfied."
"Kya!! You caveman! Dumb, brute of a caveman!! Mom?! Help!!"
"Daughter, I gave Quinlan my blessings to do with you as he will. What do you expect from me? To go back on my words? You know I won't do that."
"Who gave you the right to treat me like I'm an object to be sold off like cattle?! It wasn't long ago when I escaped my ugly iron collar, and it turns out that my mother is the one who places it back on me! I can't believe this!"
*Slap!*
I slapped her perky behind which was easy to do, as it was right next to my face due to the position I hauled her over my shoulder in.
"Kya! Quinlan 'The Caveman' Noir, what do you think you're doing?!"
"What does it seem like I'm doing? I'm educating my disobedient woman who is making an unnecessary scene. Didn't you hear your mother? You're mine in body and soul."
"Agh!! Not you too!" She shouted and began hitting my back with her fists. Although she did her best to break free of my firm hold, I couldn't help but think her to be truly adorable right now.
*Slap!*
I simply had to deliver another slap to her butt, eliciting another cute yelp.
Then, I glanced in Jasmine's direction who was observing the scene with a great deal of amusement being evident in her big, beautiful eyes. "Jasmine, I'm taking Seraphiel and making her mine today, I'm done playing games. You, however, became my woman just today and even learned so much strangeties about me, so I would completely understand if you needed time before taking the plunge. I swear that I won't think of you badly in any shape or form."
She eyed me for a while being a big smile erupted on her gorgeous face. "Thank you, Quinlan. I'll take you up on your offer, I need to prepare myself, both in body and mind. I woke up today as a random no-name merchant girl but now I'm the partner of a man of your caliber… I need a bit of time to fully grasp it all, and I want to research a bit so I don't leave you unsatisfied due to bad performance... I'm a competitive woman. Even if I'm the weakest of your harem members, I don't wish to be the most boring as well."
"It's not a competition, but I understand. However, know that once I accepted you, I was ready to stand by your side no matter what."
She nodded with a bright face and moist eyes that spoke volumes of her gratitude - not just due to my words, but everything. I felt as if she was grateful for my mere existence.
"I also need time!" Seraphiel whined loudly. "I want to flirt with you for at least a century more before taking the next step in our relationship!!"
*Slap!*
"No one asked your opinion."
"Although I only arrived at Hubby's home today, want me to show you around? I love this place already, it's so nice!" Jasmine cheerily asked Sylvaris if she wanted a tour of my stronghold.
"I would like that, thank you." The serene woman replied while coyly eyeing me and her daughter's wildly squirming form in my hand.
"Mom!!!!"
"Enjoy yourself, my beloved daughter. Know that the sight of you and the extreme privilege you will soon partake in would leave all of my friends in a state of furious jealousy."
"Then gives those horny bitches with cobwebs in between their legs to this brute caveman, not me! Mooooommm!!!!"
*Slap!*
At long last, the time came for me to bed my bombshell of a healer.