I will strive beyond this cursed bloodline!

Everything had gone as well as she could hope for, Rossie had managed to finish her job evolution even though there had been some problems here and there. She…wasn’t quite sure how that had ended, to be honest. Elizabeth had this weird foreboding at the back of her head that she had helped. But all she could remember was how she had rushed into the [Soulscape] and try to help with the mana rampaging, also with some extra stitches.

And then blackout, had she strained her [Mana Manipulation]? It wouldn’t be that weird, she had, after all, just evolved her own job into the [Shadow Weaver], and since the description stated she was now a [Mana Entity], perhaps she needed to be more mindful of her own mana?

But then again, if Elizabeth had anything to spare it was mana, but that wasn’t relevant at the moment. “So, everything is okay? Are you sure? Nothing weird?” The important thing was making sure that Rossie was good.

Elizabeth still wanted to get her to the closest healer so she could be checked up, but her girlfriend was right. As of this moment, the best healer in this place was probably Rossie. She was, after all, a [Saintess of Healing]. It matched her quite well if she was to be honest. Even if no one else could see it, Elizabeth could.

How her girlfriend focused on her work while mending the wounded, how she comforted the sick, and how she brandished her spells to make sure everyone within the area she was responsible for could be healed. Even if Rossie wasn’t aware how much work she didn’t need to do she took it upon herself.

Elizabeth knew that the girl didn’t think of herself as a [Healer], and while their classmates and the other students within the MPI had some grievances toward her girlfriend, there wasn’t anyone there who could claim to be a better healer than Rossie. If you had the option to pick someone to heal you at the brink of death, most would pick Rossie after all…

So long they were on the brink of death, if not they would pick anyone else. The cowards.

“Yes Eli-Eli, I showed you the results of the spells, didn’t I?” Even so, her girlfriend didn’t want to be double-checked!

What if she had some weird mana blockage or something!?!?

Or what if she had a…a…. mana constipation!

….” So long you are okay…” She wasn’t aware of many diseases or problems that you could get from a botched attempt at job evolution that ended in mana discharges.

Elizabeth wasn’t a [Healer] after all, she wasn’t even that good at the whole Magical Girl thing either, she had sidestepped from the normal job evolution, unlike Rossie who was now a [Magical Girl - Saintess of Healing]. Elizabeth was now a [Mana Entity (Shadow Weaver)], perhaps at level 50 she could pick a [Magical Girl] job again.

But for now, she needed this to make sure she could track down Alice and Elemental Weaver.

“What about you Eli-Eli? You got the job you wanted?” Rossie asked while turning the attention back at her, “Can I see?”

So cute! How could her Rossie look this cute after almost dying?!? This was a crime!

“Of course you can, you can always look,” Elizabeth answered while opening her arms and taking a step back, this wasn’t needed of course, but she liked how Rossie eyed her. It made her feel pretty.

“[Identify],” But her girlfriend sadly didn’t eye her that much and instead focused her mana into her eyes as she cast the [Skill].

“Huh?” And then her eyebrow trembled as she did a double take, was something wrong? “Elizabeth? What did you do to yourself?”

What?

“What do you mean? [Identify]” Elizabeth said as she used the same skill to look into her own status. Everything was fine, she wasn’t missing any skill, nor was something out of place…

“I can see three status. One says [Magical Girl - Shadow Attuned], the other says [Villain - Shadow Attuned].” Her girlfriend said frowning her cute and adorable face. Again, there wasn’t anything wrong with that. Those were her layered status.

“Yeah, they set itself up like that after I picked my new job,” Elizabeth answered, she…could somewhat move them around, but they returned to those descriptions if she wasn’t paying attention. So, she would leave them like that till she got a new layered one. For now, the [Magical Girl] would stay at the top, then the [Villain], and finally her own normal status.

“Well, if I look at the [Magical Girl] one, then focus on your real one. Your job is [Magical Girl - Shadow Attuned].” Her Rossie said, that was…interesting…” But if I read your [Villain] one first, then turn to the one that should be real, it says [Villainess - Shadow Attuned].”

…what?

“And if you ignore the [Layered Status] and try to look straight to the core?” Elizabeth asked, that was…some weird System Shenanigans, was this thing broken?

“That’s the thing, before I could do that, but after this…I can’t pierce it in one go, I need to go through one of the layered status first…even though I am whitelisted in your security nodes.” Her Rossie grumbled, “I am still whitelisted right?”

“Of course you are, you could even walk straight to the core of my [Soulscape] and break it if you wanted.” Elizabeth said while nodding, “Please don’t do that, I will be really annoyed if I need to try and piece it back together.”

…No wait, could she even piece her [Soulscape] back together at that point? It shouldn’t be possible, but why did she get the impression that it was possible? Her [Instincts] told her it was, and her [Knowledge] skills also told her it was possible.

But her common sense told her that when a [Human]’s [Soulscape] was broken, they would die. And her [Instincts] and [Knowledge] also confirmed that, maybe her skills were broken after all…

She would need to check the warranty.

“Maybe your job has a weird thing? The [Shadow Attuned] jobs do have a better [InfoSec] after all.” Rossie said biting into her fingers, Rossie no. Please, I will get hungry if you do that. “Well, it is better this way, at least this way we will not have to worry about your [Layered] status being discovered, at worst they will think you have hidden some things for security. Not like it isn’t common in the higher order of [Magical Girls] to have a few things hidden away.”

“It is common? Mother never said anything about that.” Elizabeth said, no wait. She didn’t, right? She got the impression that her Mother wouldn’t bother with something like that at least. Not that the [System] was a thing then… They did have [Spells] to check what one had within the [Soulscape] tho.

“Can’t imagine anyone trying to scry the Mother of Magical Girls. And even if they did, chances are they would fail. I at least wouldn’t dare to try it…” Rossie smirked back at her, “So, with this done what is next on the agenda?”

What was next indeed…They got the green light from Rossie’s parents, she got her job evolution done… They got real state, she had the papers that confirmed her ownership of the house she had lived in Avalon…

“We are done with all that had been planned for this visit as of now Mistress.” Aura was the one to answer that, right…they were in a public setting…kind of.

“We could make sure everything is in order with the paperwork you got.” Rena chimed at the side, right…. that was a thing. She needed to get it checked by a human lawyer. She of course trusted her minions to do a good job checking it, chances were that the one that did so had been some kind of mega lawyer from the Saintsworths that ruled Aquila.

“Hmm…. we will do that then, do you know a good lawyer we can use Rossie?” Elizabeth said turning to the pink-haired girl, she didn’t know many lawyers…Or well, Elizabeth knew SOME lawyers, but they worked for her parents, and…. well, she couldn’t afford those types of lawyers. Or even if she could, chances were that they wouldn’t entertain the words of an orphan girl.

“We can check up on the paperwork, I doubt my Father was dumb enough to try and pull a fast one. And from what he said…. Your house seemed to be under a mental compulsion to make sure no one would keep it.” Rossie chimed in with her opinion on the problem, right. There was that too, right? Wonder how that would feel.

“So do we just pick a fancy lawyer and go from there?” Elizabeth asked bringing her phone out and doing a quick search, just in their immediate area there were at least fifteen lawyers who seemed to work with real estate already.

“Sure, we can bully some civilians into checking it, as soon as they notice the properties came from the Singh, they may run away either way. So don’t feel bad for bullying them.” Rossie said while moving to her side and checking the search results.

Well, if they would run away, might as well pick a fancy one.

“After they run away do we get to keep the money? I may have an income source, but we need to set up the bank accounts and maybe get a trust fund? Schooling can be expensive, so the sooner we get it set up the better.” Not like Elizabeth ever thought about that, but education was important, Rossie would need all the medical schooling they could shove her way. There was a limit to how much one could brute force a spell with mana.

“Oh? I didn’t think you would be looking that far ahead Eli-Eli.” Rossie blushed while placing her hand over her stomach, did she have a stomach ache? “What name should we pick up? If you are thinking about schooling, then do you have a name ready?”

A what now? The name wasn’t important though? What did it matter how the university Rossie went to?

“Not really? Did you have one ready?” Elizabeth asked, maybe Rossie had a university she wanted to go? Elizabeth didn’t mind it that much, so long they could spend time she would maybe try to go to one near? Not like she needed it that much, but she could always use the extra curriculum for whatever she wanted to do later.

“I like mixing names, so maybe we can use half mine and half yours? Eli for the first half and my Rossie for the last? We fix the weird pronunciation, and we get Elisse.” Rossie was blushing very hard at the moment. Also, why was she mixing their names for a university?

Was there a university that dealt with Healing with their names? If her parents were in the mortal world, she could see it happening…But they weren’t anymore. And at least for now, they hadn’t sent any Oracles telling their followers about her relationship with her.

They were, even with all their misgivings good parents who thought about their daughter…

…. oh….

Rossie was blushing while caressing her belly…like how a pregnant woman might do with their baby…Mixing their names…. Thinking about the future…a trust fund for schooling…

“Ah,” Elizabeth cursed her bimbo brain. For at this very moment, she would admit it. She…had acted like a bimbo.

“...Yes, Elisse is a cute name. We can use that one.” So, she answered in positive while not thinking about if she was blushing like Rossie or not.

“And, and…Rena’s one can be Elina.” Rossie added a second later, “That way Elisse will not be lonely. I hated being a single child in a mansion.”

RENA’S WHAT?!?

RENA?!? SAY SOMETHING! DON’T BLUSH AND HIDE YOUR FACE WOMAN!

“...I like that one, but I’m not a [Magical Girl], same sex relationships in normal people don’t procreate,” Rean said in a downcast tone.

“That’s fine, while I can carry Eli-Eli’s baby, Eli-Eli can carry yours. She can take your mana and gestate one within her belly.” Rossie smiled motherly at the red-haired girl.

Hello?!?

Didn’t you hate her? Actually, weren’t you like, cold to her a few days ago?!?

YOU DIDN’T EVEN LIKE KISSING HER, NOW WHY ARE YOU HELPING HER?!?

“Oh…So Eli will be the Father of your daughter, while Eli will be the Mother of mine?” Rena said with a blazing resolution in her eyes.

Rena?!?

“Yes, that way Eli-Eli can be the Mother and the Father…” Rossie smiled, her eyes matched the fervor in Rena’s eyes.

Hello?!?

Don’t I get an opinion?!?

“I…hadn’t thought about it being possible, but…I won’t mind it…I…don’t think my lifestyle could accommodate pregnancy. My training is too harsh on the body…no child could survive it. But if Eli is willing…” Rena turned to her, she was using the puppy eyes too!

BEGONE TEMPTATION!

“.... we will speak about next year.” Was all that Elizabeth could say at the moment, she was…. not sure what to think about that. But her eighteenth birthday would be an interesting affair.

Actually, could they even make what Rossie wanted possible?

She was aware that her birth had been…. odd, but was it really possible to have a daughter between two girls? Magic was a thing that was very real, but even so. Was it that easy to get someone pregnant?

“...then we can match their clothes, yours and Eli-Eli’s can have red and blue, while mine’s and Eli-Eli’s can have pink/gold and blue.” Rossie was too busy speaking happily with Rena.

It was weird, she didn’t mind it of course, if both girls could have a more friendly relationship, it was all wins in her book.

“Why does yours have two colors?” Rena asked back, and would you look at this. Rena was even questioning Rossie!

Progress!

“Because my mana has golden hues when it interacts with Eli-Eli’s Mana, if yours shows a new color we can add that to the clothes. If yours takes a golden color like mine it would be for the best.” Rossie said, no wait. Why would Rena’s mana have golden hues?

Wasn’t Rossie’s golden color because of her affinity to [Holy] mana?

“Hmm…. I will look into it, I think a trifecta of golden, red, and blue would be for the better, it would match Elisse’s color too, so Elina wouldn’t feel left out if her outfit only had two colors.” Rena added in a small tone. “Children can be quite cruel.”

“.... We can check their clothes later too, and I vote for onesies.” Elizabeth chimed up at the end. “They can have their own motifs, hearts for Elisse, and a Sword for Elina.”

That was a mouthful. So many Elis, she would end with two Elis being an Eli herself, maybe she could send a vote to her minions for new names?

“Yeeees~~” Rossie answered in a happy tone, “So, whose will be the first one we visit?”

“I think this one could be good,” Rena said pointing to one of the search results, it was a man named William Engine. A weird name for a lawyer.

“William Engine, usually only takes jobs from the less fortunate, he hates the rich and nepotism,” Aura said at the side bringing a file with the man in question.

The file had his full name, and a brief recount of court cases he had fought in, both wins and losses. Most of the losses had been from his clients admitting to the charges…and usually in those he never represented them again as the file documented evidence of them taking bribes.

No wait a second.

“Why do you have this, Aura?” Elizabeth said to her maid.

“We thought you would want to corroborate the information, so I sent the scouts to check on the nearest lawyers, currently they are doing background checks in the farther spots from here. So, we will have those reports when you need them.” The purple-haired maid said with a small bow at the end.

“Good job Aura,” Rossie congratulated the maid with a nod and a smile.

…. Would she need to give the girl a child too? She…didn’t like her like that.

“On we go….” Elizabeth said unsure of what Rossie thought of her, she didn’t mind how her relationship was shaping with Rena. But…bringing a kid into this? What if Rena decided that she wanted freedom. Actually, Rossie hadn’t said anything about their link either.

“Oh, before we move on Eli-Eli.” Rossie said stopping at the doorway, “Look.”

And with a smooth motion, Rossie placed her hand above her chest, and with a flourish, she pulled…. a chain. Elizabeth could feel the connection within the chain as it went straight towards their shared [Lock], the same way Rena had been able to do it with their own link.

… Would she?

“I decided that I like you too much to let my own insecurities dictate what we do. So even if you want to break it, I will not allow it.” Rossie said as the girl poured as much mana as she was able into the thing. Making it sturdier.

Elizabeth braced herself to make sure their connection didn’t move an inch toward her way, to keep it at 50/50… and yet…

“Heh, I know you don’t want to change the status quo between us, so I didn’t change that.” Rossie smiled mischievously at her.

Then what did she change? Elizabeth prodded the connection, but nothing had changed. The chain still went to her [Lock] and stood there, then it connected to Rossie. The connection was sturdy as always, the chains shone with a golden color while her azure mana traversed them and made a loop between the two girls.

Nothing…no wait… Elizabeth looked closer into the links between each part of the chain, each and every single one of them seemed to shine with a golden hue that wasn’t there before, Elizabeth commanded some of her mana and tried to chip away at them.

Only for the small part that she damaged start to heal itself in seconds, Rossie had added her [Healing] property to their shared link…Making sure the thing besides being sturdy it would regenerate…

Making sure nothing could permanently destroy it….

“Oh…didn’t know you could do that…” Elizabeth said as she looked at the chain resting in her girlfriend’s hand. “...so, we are together together?”

“For as long as I can fuel it…yes, you are stuck with me. Not even [Odyssey] or [Framework] will be able to free you from me Elizabeth Starbright.” Her girlfriend smiled viciously at her…and she knew in her mind that she should feel fear, for that wasn’t the smile of a lover, but of a predator.

But all that Elizabeth could think at the moment was ‘Rossie looks so hot right now…I’m getting in a dangerous mood!’ among other things.

“Not [The gods]? Mother and Papa said that they wouldn’t mind us together.” Elizabeth asked, it was a weird way to speak, usually, Rossie encased everyone in the god's category.

“No, recently I found that there was a [Goddess] I could offer my prayers to, so I can’t use it like that anymore.” Her girlfriend smiled at her, was Rossie now under her Mother?

…she didn’t want her Mother to look at her kissing her girlfriend, but if Rossie wanted that…well, she could respect it…She wouldn’t be able to look straight at her Mother again though.

“It isn’t [Odyssey], don’t worry.” Her girlfriend reassured her, that was good to know.

But then which goddess was she praying to? One of the pseudo-fake ones?

“Do tell me about that one later, Rossie. I won’t mind offering my prayers to a [Goddess] you find worthy of prayers.” Rena said as she walked up to them, she was no longer holding her katana.

“Sure, we can pray together later when Eli-Eli is sleeping.” Rossie smiled at the red-haired girl and said as such.

“Wait, I can’t join the prayer session? Why not?” Elizabeth said confused, not that she would pray to that goddess…If she was going to pray to a [God] it would be to her parents, to be precise, to Papa.

“You don’t need to, I need it because my [Job] as a [Saintess] needs it. Rena can maybe get a good [Swordswomen] variant, maybe get the extra boost for the [Sword Saint].” Rossie said, “But you? What help will it give you? Unless you want to sidestep from the [Magical Girl - Mage] route into a [Cleric] one?”

Yeah no, she didn’t want to do that.

“Fair, but if you better not start a nighttime orgy when I’m not around…. or while we aren’t eighteen. Actually, if you want to do that, it's on you. But I will not join till next year!” Elizabeth added in the end, they were their own girls, they knew what they could do…

Besides, if it helped make the relationship between Rossie and Rena better…Elizabeth was willing to overlook a few nighttime shenanigans between her two girlfriends.

Everyone was comfortable with different things, after all, she wasn’t comfortable going that extra step while underage, but if Rossie and Rena wanted. Who was she to stop them from doing it?

And…she could always take a peek and enjoy of the scene…maybe record it for later use? She ought to have some spells that could do that. Actually, weren’t her minions able to hide from Rossie? She could delegate that to one of her minions!

One that didn’t have an ego…And wasn’t answering to Beatrice or Nyx…Yes, she would do that. Wait, what was she supposed to be doing?

Heh, surely it wasn’t important, she had more important things to plan for!

Like spying on her girlfriend making, it out with her other girlfriend!