Chapter 235 - Healthy (2) (1/2)

Chapter 235. Healthy (2)

Translator: Aura / Editor: SaWarren

As if he had heard something unexpected, Heinley tilted his head and asked, “A baby?”

I nodded and caressed his lips with one finger.

I wanted to have a baby not because I liked the idea of it, but for the imperial family, as the successor was very important.

Not only because the stability of the country was at stake, but also because if the line of succession went awry, nobles or even royalty from another country could take the throne out of nowhere.

The latter as a result of marriage between members of different royal families.

In fact there was just such an emblematic case.

The third prince of Ahslan married a princess of the Northern Kingdom, but both died of a plague.

The right of succession belonged to the third prince, so eventually Ahslan was absorbed into the Northern Kingdom.

Even in the Western Kingdom, no, in the Western Empire, the right of succession passed to Heinley because his brother had no sons.

“Yes. My Queen, our baby will be really lovely if it looks like you .”

I smiled and replied, “But I wish it to look like you.”

However, a slight feeling of uneasiness arose within me.

Sovieshu had said that I could not have a baby.

Of course, I thought it was nonsense, but now I am worried.

What if… what if it’s true?

While I was lost in thought, Heinley got out of bed first.

What is he going to do?

He then hurried back and forth from his room to the bedroom, approaching me with small pancakes and a glass of milk on a plate.

The pancakes were topped with sweet syrup and whipped cream.

“Thank you.”

“My Queen, do you mind if I feed you now?”

“…”

Why was he so obsessed with feeding me? Maybe it’s because he’s a bird.

Eventually, Heinley started feeding me pancakes straight to my mouth.

It was nice. However, in the middle of the meal Heinley started to tell me something unbelievable.

“My Queen. In fact, the bed we are in now is made entirely of mana stone.”

I stopped eating and my eyes opened wide.

Mana stone? Isn’t that extremely expensive?

When I looked up in surprise, Heinley smiled and continued,

“The King of the Western Kingdom has been a mage for generations. And under a special environment, also his wife becomes a mage.”

“Becomes… a mage?”

Is that even possible?

What Heinley said was shocking and amazing!

Even I, who didn’t know much about magic, was clear that for magic one required a special kind of talent.

I couldn’t believe that an ordinary person could become a mage!

If so, not only the Magic Academy, but also the association, would be brought down.

“But the method is a little embarrassing… and it’s absolutely secret, My Queen.”

“What’s the secret?”

“Uh…”

Heinley was very embarrassed to explain it, but it was only after hearing it that I realized why he was so embarrassed to say it.

When a mage and a mana stone are connected the mana circulates between the two.

Naturally, once the mage lies down on the mana stone bed, the mana circulates between the mana stone and the mage.

The principle is the same… even if there was an ordinary person between the mage and the bed.

If the mage did not accept the mana that flowed to him from the mana stone, the mana flowed into the ordinary person’s body in the process of return, and thus the mana continued to accumulate in the ordinary person’s body…

“Really?”

When I asked, perplexed, Heinley replied, “Yes,” with great embarrassment.

“But if that were all, it would be known to other countries.”

“Sounds easy, but it’s hard to create an environment like this.”

“You mean the mana stone bed?”

“Even a nail-sized mana stone is very expensive. Also, most mana stones are small to be carried around, so it’s inefficient to make a bed. As well, there must be a mage in the couple.”

“Ah…”

I see. It certainly could be difficult for all those conditions to come together. Also, it was a very embarrassing method.

While stunned, Heinley added with a smile.

“What I meant was that the body becomes very healthy as it gets used to mana. So you don’t have to worry so much about a baby.”

I said I was hoping to have a baby ‘this time’. He seemed to notice my concern. His thoughtful consideration made me feel a tickle around my heart.

But soon I had a strange thought.

“So is Christa a mage too?”

I hadn’t heard anything about that.

Besides, didn’t Heinley’s brother die early because he was weak?

Heinley shook his head with a grim face.

“There is a drawback to this method.”

“Drawback?”

“If one cannot handle a mana stone of this size, rather…”