When Elion’s eyes fluttered open again, he was met with a chorus of soft giggles.

He was pleased to discover that his head was resting on another wonderfully soft lap pillow, though this time, it was Aria who had taken the liberty of providing it.

"He is awake," he heard Tessa say.

Elion immediately closed his eyes again so that he could enjoy the lap pillow for a little longer.

"No, I’m not," he muttered.

A sharp pinch suddenly struck his side. "Ouch!" Elion immediately sat up and shot Mira a glare.

She was struggling to suppress her laughter, and judging by where she was sitting, she was clearly the culprit who had dared to pinch her husband.

Elion sighed and shook his head.

"It looks like you all have been having fun without me." The life of a married man was truly difficult.

’And it seems I will have to tolerate being bullied from now on.’

He rose from the couch and stretched slightly, quietly checking whether his body had recovered even the tiniest bit.

He winced, his expression darkening when he felt his strength leaving him the moment he tried to walk.

"Yeah, this won’t do." With a sigh, he dropped back onto the couch.

"I take it you are not feeling any better?" Celeste asked.

"Unfortunately."

The ladies all frowned.

Elion could purchase a vitality recovery potion from the System, but he had been trying to save his points. That was no longer an option, however. He had too many pressing matters to attend to and could not afford to remain in this condition.

’Do you have anything for me, System?’

[Of course.]

[You currently possess approximately fifteen percent of your maximum vitality.]

’Damn! That bad?’ he could only wonder how low his vitality had been a week ago. ’I don’t even want to look in a mirror right now.’

[System recommends restoring it to at least fifty percent. That should be enough for you to appear healthy and function properly.]

[A Legendary Grade recovery potion could restore Host’s condition to nearly one hundred percent, but it will be costly.]

Elion grimaced.

The last time he had purchased an Epic Grade recovery potion for Aria, it had cost him twenty-five thousand System Points.

How much would a Legendary Grade potion cost?

Considering how every increase in grade, whether in mana cultivation or almost anything connected to the System, seemed to grow exponentially after every major stage, he was already dreading what he might see.

He opened the store, and he did not like what he saw.

[Legendary Grade Recovery Potion]

[Price: 100,000 SP]

It was not actually as terrible as he had expected, but it still did not seem worth it. Instead, he went with the system’s recommendation and purchased the Epic Grade potion.

His body would do the rest of the recovery on its own in due time. A small bottle flashed into his hand.

Under the curious gazes of the others, Elion pulled out the cork and drank the entire shimmering green potion in one go.

An ethereal green glow immediately surrounded his body. For a brief moment, he felt as though he were lying upon a soft, fluffy cloud.

When the glow finally faded, Elion felt much better, and the hollowness around his eyes had all but disappeared as well.

"Woo!" He performed a small jump. "Much better."

"Why did you not use that potion earlier, then?" Celeste asked suspiciously. "If I did not know any better, I would think you enjoyed suffering."

Elion let out a wry laugh. "Because it is expensive."

"Oh, you bought it from the System?" Mira asked.

"Yeah."

"System?" Celeste repeated with a frown.

"Oh, right. I have not told you about the System yet."

And so, Elion spent the next thirty minutes explaining everything to Celeste, repeating much of what he had already told the others not too long ago.

There was no longer any reason for him to keep secrets from any of them.

Celeste looked more than a little bewildered by the end of his explanation, but the facts were not so impossible that she became completely overwhelmed. In the end, she accepted everything without much difficulty.

She did not even seem particularly bothered by the fact that Elion was part Incubus.

However, when he reached the part where he explained that he had also obtained a dragon bloodline, making him part Dragon as well, she was visibly shocked.

"It is no secret that the Vampire Clan is at odds with the dragons," Celeste said thoughtfully. "Hearing that you are now a kind of dragon yourself is rather ironic."

His two bloodlines also explained why she had been feeling so aroused ever since drinking his blood that day.

It had taken a considerable amount of restraint not to pounce on him during the time she spent watching over him while he slept.

However, because she was responsible for his weakened condition in the first place, she could not bring herself to take advantage of him while he was in such a vulnerable state.

The reason she had to leave his side most of the time while he was out was to slip on a new pair of panties every now and then. Even now, she could feel that this pair had become incredibly wet, seeing as she was still very much horny.

Celeste shook away her perverted thoughts and looked back toward Elion, who seemed pleased with his recovery.

"Anyway, we can deal with our dragon pest problem once we speak with your family, Celeste. For now, how about we meet up with Zenith and introduce everyone to them? I would like to get to know my in-laws."

"Mm." Celeste nodded. With that decided, all six of them reappeared inside Celeste’s bedroom.

Elion then promptly stored the Ark away.

The moment they appeared, the sudden arrival of so many people caused the two maids standing near the bedroom entrance to jump in fright.

Their expressions became even more stunned when they recognized Celeste. "P-Princess!" They seemed to have just entered the room with cleaning equipment.

Perhaps they had decided to enter after knocking multiple times to no response.

Both maids bowed immediately, though their gazes repeatedly drifted toward Elion and the four unfamiliar women standing behind him.

Celeste barely acknowledged their surprise. "Where are my parents?"

"His Majesty and Her Majesty are waiting in the western dining hall," one of the maids answered quickly. "Grand Elder Dorian and several other elders are with them as well."

"And Zenith?" Elion asked.

The maids looked at one another. "The powerful lady who arrived with you?"

"Yes."

"She is also there, my lord."

Elion nodded. "Good. That saves us the trouble of having to get everyone in one place." Celeste took his hand and led the way out of the room.

The others followed closely behind, their eyes moving curiously across the castle corridors. The interior of the vampire royal castle was even darker than the academy’s old buildings, with polished black stone covering the floors and walls.

Crimson banners hung from the high ceilings, while floating blue flames illuminated the passageways without producing any noticeable heat.

Servants and guards stepped aside whenever Celeste approached. Most bowed deeply, but many could not stop themselves from staring.

Their princess had entered the holy land with raven-black hair and emerged with hair whiter than snow, a bloodline powerful enough to force every vampire in the clan into submission.

That alone would have attracted attention.

However, she was now walking through the castle while holding the hand of a young human man, with four beautiful women following behind them.

Whispers began almost immediately.

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