Chapter 923: I’ll Raise Her Babies For You
One lived in bliss, the other in ignorance.
So when their paths finally crossed, their first meeting wasn\'t a little sister welcoming her older brother with open arms.
The first time she saw him, she intended to kick him out of her life, not wanting to share her parents\' and grandparents\' love with someone else.
It was only after the two of them were sent to the Lands of Alastor did the distance between them started to shrink.
Given the situation, the ceremony supposed to be for Ethan had instead become Joanne\'s coming-of-age ceremony.
The heart demon that had bloomed in the deepest and darkest corner of her heart came to light, and after a series of tribulations, this heart demon disappeared completely.
Her hate for her brother was replaced with familial love, and since then, she would act a little spoiled from time to time so that her brother could pamper her a bit.
Ethan was more than happy to spend some time with the little sister whom he hadn\'t known for many years.
Lately, Joanne\'s mood had been incredibly good because her best friend, whom she thought she would never see again, had reunited with her in the form of Hecate.
Although she still called her Hecate in public, she otherwise called her Ramona, just like she always did when they were still in the Magdar Kingdom.
Joanne had also been staunchly supporting Princess Ramona in winning her brother\'s love, and she was really excited for the Saintess to become part of her family so that the two of them would lawfully be sisters.
Every day was supposed to be a happy day, and yet, she couldn\'t truly feel happy at the moment.
Her brother was always busy with missions that forced him to leave the academy.
Truth be told, Joanne wanted to spend more time with him and Princess Ramona so that the three of them could create better memories.
And after learning that his brother would be leaving again in a few days and would be gone for a month or two, Joanne decided to stick as close to him as she could so that they could spend more time with each other.
"She looks adorable, doesn\'t she?" Princess Ramona asked with a smile.
"That, she does," Ethan replied.
The three of them were on the island in the center of the lake right behind the academy.
Joanne proposed that they have a picnic after classes and even helped Princess Ramona make sandwiches for the trip.
They then played and swam in the water for a few hours, playing tag.
And now, the young lady was fast asleep in Ethan\'s arms, holding onto him tightly.
Joanne was currently sleeping between Ethan and Princess Ramona in a carefree manner.
If one were to look from a distance, they might think that the three of them were a family, with the daughter sleeping between her parents.
"She\'d be a lot cuter if she wasn\'t drooling on my robe," Ethan said helplessly, which made Princess Ramona giggle.
The Princess was hugging her best friend from behind, which also allowed her to reach Ethan\'s chest.
"I wish I could come with you." Princess Ramona smiled faintly. "If not for the fact that you\'re leaving in a hurry, I might have asked you to extract my Origin Crystal as well."
"Please don\'t say that," Ethan replied. "Although you can\'t use magic right now, losing it will not make you happy."
Princess Ramona lowered her head. "You\'re right. I wasn\'t thinking properly."
Ethan was about to say more, but he almost choked after hearing Sebastian\'s comment from his Sea of Consciousness.
\'Nah. She\'s thinking properly, right?\' Sebastian nudged Ethan\'s Other Half.
\'Right,\' Ethan\'s Other Half replied. \'Princess Ramona waited hundreds of years for him, and now that she\'s and he\'s here, they\'re still unable to consummate their love. It\'s just tragic.\'
What they didn\'t know was that Ethan and Princess Ramona had been able to consummate their love for each other inside the Painting of Enlightenment.
However, that one was still in the gray area since the Princess didn\'t use her real body.
If Ethan extracted her Origin Crystal, then they could do it without endangering the young man, which was why Princess Ramona mentioned it.
After hearing the two commentaries from the peanut gallery, Ethan finally understood the real reason why Princess Ramona wished for him to extract her Origin Crystal.
"There will come a time when the two of us no longer need to hide or worry about such things," Ethan said. "Please wait for me, Ramona. I\'ll make sure to make you happy."
"I\'m already happy," Princess Ramona replied. "But I look forward to being happier by your side."
The young lady raised her body so that she wouldn\'t hit the sleeping Joanne, and kissed Ethan\'s lips.
The two were about to kiss more, but a soft groan escaped Joanne\'s lips, making Princess Ramona pull back.
The two then shared a glance with each other before smiling at the same time.
Both of them hugged Joanne a little tighter, making Ethan\'s sister smile in her sleep.
As someone who had lived most of her life alone inside her room, being hugged by the two people she loved made her feel safe and warm.
She hoped that in the future, she would continue to feel this happiness, which she had longed for in that dark room within the castle of Caer Wydion.
Two hours later, Joanne felt someone lightly shaking her body, making her open her eyes.
The sky was already starting to get dark, and the first stars in the sky twinkled above her head.
"It\'s dinner time, Joanne," Ethan said. "Let\'s return to the academy."
Ethan then used his handkerchief to wipe away the drool still hanging on the corner of her lips, which the young lady accepted without resistance.
This wasn\'t the first time that this happened, and she was already used to it.
If anyone else aside from her brother, or her brother\'s lovers did something like this to her, she would have already blasted them with a fireball made from darkness.
"Brother, make sure to marry Ramona and make her happy, okay?" Joanne said as Ethan helped her to stand up.
"Are you still asleep?" Ethan replied. "Of course, I will marry Ramona."
"Good." Joanne nodded. "I\'ll raise her baby for you. I want to raise two babies, so make sure to work hard."
"Thank you?" Ethan smirked because he could tell that his sister was still not fully awake.
Princess Ramona, on the other hand, blushed as she summoned her Flying Broom.
She then pulled her best friend to sit by her side, then flew toward the academy with a beet-red face.
Ethan chuckled as he summoned his Wind Dancer to catch up with the two of them.
He hoped that in the future there would be more opportunities for the three of them to go on trips like this and enjoy some quality and happy time with each other.
\'I need to work hard for that to happen,\' Ethan thought as he followed behind the two young ladies, who were looking back at him with smiles on their faces.