Breeding Season - Chapter 43
The world was red. No, was it blue?
Something like a wave seemed to ripple, and when she reached out, it burst into golden light.
“This is… Raksha…?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“You, Jin, and Pamilla… you were all seeing a world like this?”
“In a way, yes.”
Yasamin shrugged.
Siren, rising from the rocking chair, hesitated as she stepped forward, then reached out once more to touch the energy before her.
Each time her hand made contact, golden sparks flared.
It was beautiful, like the shattering of a star.
“Wow…!”
“The fact that you can see Raksha proves you’re not just an ordinary human.”
Yasamin observed Siren with interest.
Her reaction was just like that of a child stepping into the world for the first time.
Watching her was quite entertaining—enough to wash away the unpleasantness he had felt during today’s meeting.
“The colors of Raksha are all different. Why is that?”
“Red Raksha carries the energy of fire. Blue Raksha holds the energy of water. Green is the energy of plants. If you combine the colors properly, you can create the phenomena you want. Like this.”
Yasamin wrapped his fingers around a strand of red energy. Immediately, flames bloomed.
When Jin had done it earlier, she hadn’t been able to see the movement of Raksha, making it seem difficult and perplexing. But now, it is different. Her deep blue eyes, like the ocean, darted around busily.
Before her, Yasamin wove together Raksha of various colors—making flowers bloom, forming water droplets, and even stirring the air into miniature whirlwinds.
“Oh, and don’t touch black Raksha. That’s the stuff used for curses and misfortune.”
“Curses…!”
“White Raksha is a blessing, so you can touch it as much as you like.”
“I… I understand.”
As if committing it to memory, her round face took on a solemn expression.
The more he watched, the more amusing and endearing she became.
It was as if her thoughts were drawn plainly across her face—so utterly transparent, so innocent.
Before he realized it, Yasamin reached out and patted Siren’s head.
“……?”
“No reason. Just because you’re admirable.”
“W-what do you mean?”
“The effort you put in.”
A human with shining eyes was a beautiful sight.
Their mortality made their struggles all the more romantic.
After all, they were but fleeting flames, soon to vanish. And youth—wasn’t it far too short?
They lived for mere decades, yet in that time, they carried such determination to achieve something. To his eyes, that passion shone so brightly.
“Healing ailments, casting curses, attacking, defending—those are all advanced spells. In short, if you want to be useful, you’ll need to learn high-level magic.”
“Yes…!”
“For now, just focus on making phenomena happen. Try wrapping Raksha around your fingers. If you can manage that before leaving this mansion, that alone will be enough.”
Siren nodded.
Yasamin, watching her, soon placed a brief kiss on her forehead.
As expected, he wanted to tease her.
He had planned to let her rest all day today…
‘I don’t understand why these desires keep suddenly surfacing.’
Well, it must be because of your own grand setting.
Is that so?
You’re a gladiator slave, aren’t you? Isn’t it a given that your stamina is strong?
…That might be true.
Exchanging words with his own thoughts, he suddenly froze.
Drip.
Water splashed onto his shoulder.
This made no sense. He turned around with a look of confusion, only to find Siren staring blankly at him, her expression somehow stricken with fear.
“I-I didn’t mean for this to happen… The r-rain, I mean…”
“Rain Clouds?”
“I just thought it w-would be nice to create w-water, so I g-gathered some of the water Raksha, but then—suddenly, suddenly…”
“Hah.”
The water Raksha surrounding the flustered, stammering Siren was rapidly growing in size.
Clouds began to form, swelling until they filled the vast sky above the rear garden.
Rumble, crash!
“Well, would you look at that?”
Thunder roared, and soon, the deafening sound of torrential rain filled the air.
A downpour.
The moment she was able to see Raksha, Siren made it rain.
And then, it happened.
Crack. Creak.
As the unexpected rain drenched her, deep blue scales erupted across her body.
