Kazien and Allen were shocked by Elisa's sudden arrival in the middle of their bathing activity.
"M-Mother? Why did you suddenly come in here?" Allen stammered in fear, cold sweat pouring profusely from his pores.
"I heard everything! What did you mean by that, Allen? Do you realize what you said to your own cousin? Have you lost your mind?" Elisa snapped, her voice echoing off the tiled walls.
Allen trembled violently. He hid his face behind Kazien to seek protection. He bowed his head, afraid of his mother's anger, which he had never seen so furious before.
Seeing Allen terrified, Kazien's protective instinct emerged. Spontaneously, he hugged Allen and protected him from Elisa's sharp gaze.
"Aunt Elisa, please don't scold Allen anymore. I am the one at fault here." Kazien cut in gently but firmly. "If only I didn't live here with you all, this incident would surely not have happened."
Elisa's eyes shifted to stare sharply at her nephew. "Kazien, are you protecting him?"
"I'm not protecting him, Aunt Elisa! But, indeed I am the one at fault here for having charmed him unconsciously. If you want to punish someone, I am the one who deserves that punishment, not Allen who is in a dilemma with his feelings."
"Do you know what you just said, Kazien?" asked Elisa with a very sharp look at him.
"Yes, I know!" Kazien answered calmly. "But, all this wouldn't have happened if I didn't live here! I beg you, Aunt Elisa, please don't be so hard on Allen."
Hearing Kazien's manly defense for her son, Elisa's anger subsided slightly, replaced by immense fatigue. She massaged her throbbing temples.
Elisa sighed quite strongly, trying to control her emotions.
"We will discuss this complicated matter later! Better finish your bath immediately so you're not late for the academy!"
Holding back her anger, shame, and disappointment, Elisa turned and left the bathroom, slamming the door gently as she exited.
Meanwhile, Alvin, instead of leaving, walked in smiling casually. He took off all his clothes, grabbed another small stool, and sat near them to join the bath.
Allen felt guilty towards Alvin. His guilt peaked seeing Alvin's calmness. He immediately tried to stand up from Kazien's lap to give space.
"I... I will move." Allen said, feeling bad towards Alvin.
But Alvin shook his head, holding Allen's shoulder to keep him seated. "Just sit there! Enjoy your time with him," Alvin responded, letting Allen remain seated on his future husband's lap, while he himself started pouring water over his body with a dipper.
When Allen stood up, Kazien was shocked to see Allen's erect penis right in front of him and just inches from his face.
Allen realized it but ignored it and immediately expressed his intention to apologize to Alvin.
"Alvin... I apologize to you for being so bold as to like your future husban." Allen said sincerely, looking into the High Elf's eyes.
Alvin smiled gently at Allen. "I already guessed it. But, I don't mind if it's you, Allen! I happily accept you as his second wife, alongside me."
Alvin's eyes flashed sharply yet warmly. "My attitude would be different if you weren't his relative. If a stranger tried to steal him, surely I would be angry with you and maybe kill you!"
Allen was confused. Alvin's logic sounded strange. "But why do you allow his relative to marry him instead?"
"Because none of his biological siblings want to marry him. And Brother Davin chose to forget his feelings for Kazien because they are biological siblings." Alvin explained calmly while soaping his arms.
Then, Alvin's face turned somber and serious. "Besides... Can you imagine yourself how an immortal being like him has to witness the death of his entire family in the future? Being left behind by loved ones due to age is the heaviest curse."
Allen couldn't ignore his words. He heard something very unreasonable to his ears amidst the sound of splashing water. His forehead furrowed deeply.
"Immortal being? What do you mean?" asked Allen, confused.
Alvin stopped his hand movements and looked straight into Allen's eyes. "Kazien and I cannot die! Forever, we will live in eternity!"
Allen's expression changed drastically after hearing that shocking fact. His mouth opened slightly, but no sound came out. Allen fell silent looking at Alvin's face, then shifted to Kazien's face, looking for a lie there. But there was none.
He still couldn't believe that the two people near him were immortal beings. It sounded like a fairytale.
Alvin noticed the disbelief in Allen's facial expression. Without warning, he immediately did something unexpected to prove it.
Alvin raised his hand, condensing mana into a sharp magic sword made of light element magic.
Zrash!
Without hesitation, Alvin proved his words by stabbing his own chest using that magic sword. The sound of tearing flesh sounded horrifying.
The sword pierced through his heart to his back. Fresh blood flowed heavily, falling onto the wet bathroom floor and immediately washed away by the flow of water into the drain.
"Alvin, what are you doing?" screamed Allen hysterically.
However, Allen became even more speechless and his eyes bulged in horror as he saw Alvin still alive and smiling sweetly after stabbing himself.
Slowly, the sword was pulled out, and the gaping wound on his chest closed up again quickly, leaving smooth skin as if nothing had ever happened.
Allen trembled violently. They are truly immortal beings... he thought, shaken. I never expected that all this time they were hiding a secret this big from us.
Fear mixed with awe and sadness filled Allen's heart. If they are immortal, then I am just dust that will be blown away by the wind of time, while Kazien and Alvin will continue to live forever.
Allen looked at Kazien with a new gaze, a gaze full of strong determination.
"Even though you are immortal beings, and I am just an ordinary human who will age and die... I won't make it an issue. I beg you to allow me to accompany Kazien until the end of my life. Let me love him until my breath stops."
Alvin looked deeply at Allen, assessing the sincerity in those purple eyes. "Are you serious about wanting to be with us forever?"
Allen nodded hopefully and with full conviction. "Yes, I'm serious."
Alvin smiled mysteriously, a crazy idea crossing his mind.
"But, if you become an immortal being like us so that the three of us aren't separated by death, I agree to accept you! What if you make yourself immortal too, just like the two of us?"
Allen instantly froze. He was extremely shocked by what Alvin had just said to him.