The Demon Lord's Bride (BL)
Chapter 499: Amusement Park should be crowded and a bit annoying

Chapter 499: Amusement Park should be crowded and a bit annoying

In the end, I did get rather tired before we managed to try every ride.

But true to his words, Natha carried me as we went around the aquarium. This one was a proper aquarium, with several chambers containing different kinds of species, educational programs, and a tunnel filled with fish swimming over our heads.

Jade almost hit its head on the ceiling to chase the fish.

The sky was almost dark when we finished playing. There were still rides I wanted to ride again, but I was getting sleepy, and the park had just opened, so it wasn’t really prepared to operate until dark. Jade also became drowsy from too much excitement and in the end, we decided to call it a day and I put my little bird in Panne’s hand.

Still, I was left satisfied; it was every bit what I dreamt of, and more.

"Ah, it was so much fun..." I sighed in satisfaction and laid my head on Natha’s shoulder. We were back on our carriage, and I liked that we took the time to slowly go back rather than using teleport. "I want to ride the Wyvern Lurch again, and try the racing mount!"

"You can go back tomorrow if you want," Natha said while fixing my hair, which had probably become so unruly after all those rides and excitement.

I stared at his face; so handsome and soft. I realized then that I had been missing this relaxed, happy face of his too. He had been busy for the past few weeks preparing this for me, and while we were always together at night, most of it was spent sleeping.

"Thank you," I ran my fingers on his face, mapping it. "This is the best birthday gift ever."

"That’s not true," he said, adding when I looked at him confusedly. "I’m going to make your next birthday even better, and then the next, and the next--"

I laughed and clasped his mouth. "I don’t think that’s going to be easy."

And truthfully? I was scared. What kind of thing he would prepare next year that would top building a whole amusement park?

Thinking about it made me shudder, and Natha thought I was feeling cold because of it. As he covered me with his coat, I thought back to the things he said before.

"Nat, the park will be opened to the public, right?"

"Only if you want it," he said. "If you want to use it privately forever, that will be alright too."

Geez--did he expect me to go on a ride every day? Amusement parks were only ’amusing’ because it wasn’t something that we could enjoy on a daily basis.

And there was another thing that made the amusement park an ’amusement park’.

"No, let’s do it," I shook my head. "Let’s open it to the public soon."

"Are you sure? You said there are still rides you want to do again..."

"Yeah, but it doesn’t have to be tomorrow," I shrugged. "And..."

Fiddling with the edge of the blanket, I called back the memories of the amusement park in my head.

"The best amusement park is the one visited by many people--especially children," I turned to look outside the window.

I remembered some people watching the park outside the fence curiously, and children were gathering from the cheering and laughter. Besides, it was hard to hide the tall Wyvern Lurch from outside. No wonder Natha closed the carriage curtain before we could enter the area.

"I don’t mind if I have to wear a guise, but I also want to experience an amusement park with more crowds," I told him, giggling at the thought. "Queueing for the rides or the food, bumping against children rushing to another ride, competing with others on the mount race..."

They were simple things, really, but they were simple things I couldn’t experience in my previous life, so it was precious to me.

"So, let’s open it, yeah?" I looked up and grinned at him. "Let’s go again together, with boy-Jade. We can wear guises and..." I paused for a second as my face was heating up.

"And we’ll look like a family," Natha whispered my thoughts, translating the blush creeping up my cheek well. "And we can return a few years later with more kids."

I hit his arm in embarrassment, but also giggled in the next second. Thank Gods this carriage was soundproofed. Did this demon forget the matter of our child was supposed to be a secret?!

While I was giggling, Natha embraced me tighter and leaned his head against mine. His eyes were closed, and his brows were slightly frowning.

Curiously, I ran my fingers through his hair and asked. "What’s wrong?"

"I’m sorry..."

Normally, I would ask what he was sorry about, but there was only one thing he apologized for recently, so the answer was clear.

"It’s fine, it’s not your fault," I caressed his hair and kissed his forehead. "You just did what you thought was best for me; you didn’t know how much it would affect me--hell, I didn’t even know that it would affect me that much."

Yes; I was very emotional that day, to the point of crying and blaming him for being unfair. But honestly, it wasn’t his fault. It wasn’t my fault either, and I realized now that I wasn’t acting selfish or childish too. It was just...hormone? It was still awkward for me to admit it, but that was the only explanation for the spike of emotions happening to me.

"Still," he raised his head and stroked my cheek, as if trying to wipe the tears I shed that day. "I should have realized it the moment you feel unhappy. It’s ridiculous that I was preparing for this thing for you while sacrificing the attention you should have received."

Oh, this perfectionist and dramatic Demon.

"So, please let me apologize at least for that one."

"Fine," I grasped his cheeks and kissed him briefly. "Apology accepted, so let’s move on from that."

Thankfully, he agreed.

But as Aunt Nezja said; the battle against pregnancy hormones was never-ending.

* * *

Where should I start?

Ah, right--I had no idea if it was caused by hormones, but the most noticeable change in me was my appetite.

Huh? But didn’t I say I grew my appetite back after I was allowed to visit Shwa again?

Oh, I wasn’t talking about that appetite.

Yeah...my libido was all over the place.

Perhaps because my energy was low after conceiving Shwa, but I had no sexual desire for weeks after that. Natha was also busy, and we’d rather spend the night cuddling and talking about each other’s days. No one was disappointed, and Jade was happy because we allowed the little bird to sleep with us sometimes.

Great, right?

Yeah...except for the part where it came back like a freight truck. The lost appetite stopped wandering around and found its way right into my...genitals, I guess.

I grew restless during the day, and I could barely hold back in the night--sometimes before we even inside the private confine of our bedroom. The crazy part was when I felt like a rabbit in heat again in the middle of the day, and my servants thought I was sick when they found me bundled up inside the blanket with a flushed face. They ended up calling Natha urgently because of that and oh--how embarrassing was that...

But it wasn’t like I could tell them I was just horny!

It was truly, truly fortunate that Natha did not bring any physician along to check on my condition, and he...ahem, cured me himself.

No one found out, thankfully or I would just live the rest of my life in that shed together with Shwa, away from anyone’s eyes.

That went on for a few days, and then...puff! It was gone.

Like...gone. Just like those few weeks at the start.

I wasn’t even tired anymore, but I found zero, and I mean zero sexual desire. I didn’t even feel aroused looking at my alluring husband’s naked body.

Crazy! This is crazy! Me? Not even turned on by Natha’s bare skin, firm chest, and rippled muscle?

I was sick! No--I wasn’t even this dead when I was sick. Something must be wrong with me!

I was so out of my mind that I asked the physician to check on my condition myself. Naturally, there was nothing wrong with my body, and I found my appetite flared back several weeks later. It was back for a few days, in which I locked Natha inside the bedroom--literally--and re-enacted our airship intimacy.

And then I lost it again.

And if I was bewildered, Natha was even more. I mean...it was my body. But Natha’s body did not follow the same calendar as my messed up schedule. He had to hold himself back when I was not in the mood for those several weeks, because apparently, I would glare at him and grumble if he tried to seduce me.

I didn’t remember it, but...wow, Val. Wow.

And then, when my lust flared up, he had to endure my demand for days. Since my ’heat’ also came randomly, he didn’t even have the time to set aside his work and had to take a sudden couple of days of leave to accommodate me.

Which meant, I was also inconveniencing the staff.

Gosh. I felt awful for everything, and I cried abruptly every time I felt the frustration welling up. I didn’t even have the leeway to retreat to my room and cry in hiding because the tears would just fall without a warning. Throwing everyone into a panic.

Damn it! How ridiculous!

I mean...have you seen someone cry because of their lust?!