Chapter 78: 78. Before The Picnic.

Once Orion was ready to get up, he turned around to see who else was on the bed. However, he noticed that he and Evelyn were the only ones in the bedroom.

Evelyn noticed Orion looking around the room, so she decided to tell him where Mia and Elena were.

"Mia has returned to the spirit realm and your Aunt Elena is currently in the kitchen getting everything ready for our picnic."

Orion nodded his head in understanding before turning towards her. "Thanks, Mama."

"You're welcome, sweetie. Would you like to take your bath now or would you prefer hugging Mama's breast a bit more?"

Orion hugged his mother a bit longer and then replied. "I like this, but I think having a bath will be better for now."

"Okay, sweetie."

Evelyn and Orion stood up from the bed and walked to the bathroom to have their baths.

While they were in the bathroom, Orion sat on a small stool while Evelyn slowly scrubbed his body clean with a wet towel.

"So, baby, how does it feel to win the tournament?"

"It feels good."

"Did you have fun?"

"Yes, I did. The tournament was a bit challenging, but I enjoyed every moment of it."

"Even the way your adoring fans cheered you on?" Evelyn inquired, before leaning closer to rub her nose against his, causing Orion to giggle.

"Hehe, yes, they were amazing."

"You weren't bothered by how many elves cheered loudly?"

"At first, I was, but I got used to it and it made me feel happy."

"I bet baby was just happy to be cheered on by beautiful women."

"Maybe."

"Haha, I knew it," Evelyn playfully pinched Orion's nose."Now, baby is the youngest elf to have won the tournament."

"It's all thanks to you, Mia, and Aunt Elena. I wouldn't have won without the three of you training me and teaching me a lot of things."

"Ufufufu... Baby will make Mama rain kisses on you if you continue to say such sweet words."

Evelyn wanted to kiss him all over his face, but she held back and instead, rubbed her nose against his again, just to make Orion giggle and smile.

"Thank you, Mama."

"You're welcome, dear. But Mama is still surprised to see that you've acquired the skill of a rune monarch and didn't even tell me, Mia, or your Aunt."

"I'm sorry, Mama. I noticed that my understanding of runes had improved a lot the day before the tournament, but I wanted to surprise you, Mia, and Aunt Elena, so I didn't say anything. I'm really sorry for not telling you sooner."

Evelyn noticed the sad look on Orion's face, so she hugged him to cheer him up a little. "It's fine, sweetie; Mama isn't angry."

"Really?"

"Yes, and why would I be when I'm the happiest mother in the world?" Evelyn leaned closer to kiss Orion on his rosy cheeky.

Orion smiled and he hugged Evelyn in return.

They both pulled back after a while and Evelyn continued to scrub Orion's body.

"It seems you had a lot of fun sparring with Mia, for you to have slept right after you both finished sparring with each other."

"Yeah, it was fun. Mia taught me a couple of new combat techniques as well."

"And that's why you kissed her to thank her?"

"Urgh," Another imaginary arrow pierced through her chest, and she staggered backward.

" I was talking to Aunt Elena."

"Ugh," The final arrow landed in her chest again, and Evelyn returned to her seat, looking depressed.

Elena noticed this and giggled at what she was seeing.

Orion repeated his greeting again and Elena greeted him back. "Good morning dear, did you sleep well?"

"I slept like a log."

"That's good," Elena replied with a smile on her face before informing Orion about their preparation for today's picnic. "Everything is almost done, dear, so we'll be leaving very soon, okay?"

"Okay," Orion nodded his head and thanked her before turning his attention back to Karen.

If Karen was in the kitchen, then Ariel must definitely be within the castle.

"Where's Goddess Ariel."

"She's in the dinner room, Your Highness."

Orion could have simply used his Omnivision skill to know where Ariel was, but he chose to ask Karen because he didn't feel like searching the whole castle with his Omnivision skill without knowing exactly where she was.

Now that he knew where Ariel was, he simply used his Omnivision skill to check if she was still there, and his lips widened into a smile after seeing that she was still seated in the dining room.

"Okay, thank you, Karen," Orion thanked Karen and walked towards the kitchen's exit.

However, before he could completely step out of the kitchen, Elena swiftly called him back.

"Orion, dear, I think you're forgetting someone."

Orion turned towards Elena to see her pointing towards a certain Queen who was still depressed while she poked her two index fingers together.

Orion rolled his eyes with a smile on his face, then he walked closer to Evelyn and held her hands.

He apologized and Evelyn smiled at him once again.

Now, the two of them walked out of the kitchen together and headed towards the dining room where Ariel currently was.

When Evelyn and Orion arrived there, they found Ariel lazily lounging in a chair, wearing just her seashell-laced bra and her panties.

Ariel noticed their presence and she turned around.

"Good morning, Goddess Ariel."

"Good morning, my traitorous underling."

Orion giggled before sitting beside Ariel. "I have a question for you."

"I'm listening."

"Why are you dressed like that?"

"Like this?" Ariel looked at her body, then she shrugged after noticing that she only wore a bra and pantie. "I love dressing this way; it's comfortable. Besides, we're the only ones in the castle, so I can walk around freely."

"In other words, you're a pervert," Orion muttered to himself.

"Hey, I heard that."

Orion giggled and didn't try to deny what he said.

"When will you be returning to your kingdom?" Evelyn asked.

"You really want to chase me back there, don't you?"

Evelyn giggled but didn't deny it.

"Anyway, I would have loved to stay here for as long as I want, but I know that old fish will definitely find male suitors who will wait for me until I return. So, I've been thinking for a while now," Ariel turned towards Orion. "Hey, young prince. How would you feel about being a husband to your favorite Goddess?"