Chapter 199 Shaman’s Take

After Elysia and Clara finished their talk, they now needed to talk to Shaman.

"Do we wake her up?" Clara followed Elysia to her room, but now that they've reached their destination she was having second thoughts.

"I'd rather not wait, otherwise I feel like I would have lost this opportunity." Elysia felt that if she waited to have the talk with Shaman then her other side would ruin this chance.

"F-fair enough." Clara nodded her head. She too felt that the longer they waited the more agonising it would get.

Walking inside Shaman and Elysia's room, Elysia touched the crystal on the wall to turn on the light. When they turned on the light, they were surprised to see Shaman already sitting in a chair waiting for them.

"I see, having a secret affair during the night now are we?" Shaman smirked as she eavesdropped on their conversation and knew exactly what they were coming for.

"N-NO!" Elysia instantly rejected it, but after thinking about it some more, she realised Shaman wasn't far off, especially since the topic was about dating. Clara hearing Shaman could only blush and look away as she had no good retorts.

"Haha~ I am only joking, now come take a seat." Shaman didn't want to drag the joke on as she feared Elysia might get a bit angry.

"Hmph!" Elysia pouted and sat down on the bed followed by Clara, who held her head low, still hiding her face.

"No need to worry too much Clara, if anything I'm super happy that Elysia was able to finally open up." Shaman knew Clara must be feeling rather uneasy, especially with how volatile Elysia can be.

"Y-yes." Raising her head she took a deep breath, waiting for what Shaman had to say.

"So, what were you doing, Elysia?" Although Shaman already knew, she wanted to hear it from Elysia's mouth.

"W-we have decided after talking about it, that I'm willing to accept Clara into our relationship." Elysia felt herself shiver saying it aloud and thoughts began to fill her head about killing Clara.

"Hmm, that's fine." Shaman felt a bit of relief hearing Elysia say it and smiled, knowing Clara seemed to have an interest for a while now but never approached.

The feelings inside Elysia suddenly washed away, confirming that as long as Shaman was okay with it, then there would be no issue. Clara's face lit up as she felt the developing feelings she had been oppressing come back out.

"Phew, looks like I can handle it." Taking a few deep breaths Elysia felt extremely proud of herself for being able to do it.

"Fufu~ good job Eli, I knew you could do it." Shaman leaned forward and patted Elysia's head as a small reward.

"Now before we get too ahead of ourselves. Clara, are you ready to enter such a relationship or do you still need more time." Shaman was still feeling a bit nervous about a three way relationship as this would be a first for her as well. Clara wasn't sure what to answer so she took a moment to think about it more seriously.

'I don't even think I'm ready.' The realisation was kicking in for Shaman, but she tried to think of the positives of the situation.

'Well, as long as everyone is happy and I give them both an equal amount of attention, then there shouldn't be an issue. Also, communicating will be important, so I need to make sure there is no jealousy or fighting.' While waiting for Clara to respond, Shaman thought it over carefully, contemplating whether she was okay with it and how to go about it.

'Wait, is it normal to have multiple partners in this world? I assumed it was like mine where it wasn't really accepted.' Shaman all of a sudden realised that it may be normal for such a thing to happen and that may be why Clara was so accepting of it.

[You will be correct, it is common for people to date multiple people, but usually, the partners aren't romantically involved with each other, so your situation is a little unique. But do not worry, even if you inherit the fox realm it will not be seen as taboo or weird.] Rea interjected, helping Shaman confirm her decision.

'I see, well that makes things a bit easier.' Shaman was convincing herself more and more with each passing thought.

'Alright, this should work out. It will be difficult, especially with Elysia, but as long as we keep communicating our feelings in an open and healthy manner we should be fine.' Declaring her resolve in her mind, she was ready for whatever answer Clara was going to give.

Clara, who was still deep in thought, finally seemed ready to give an answer.

"Yes?" Shaman prompted Clara to come forward with her answer.

"Y-yes I am willing to enter this r-relationship." Clara stuttered as it was a big decision for her, especially since it was actually forbidden for demons to enter a relationship with other races.

'I hope when I head to the demon lands I don't get exiled for this.' Knowing she was potentially the missing heir to the demon lands, the fact that this relationship may prevent her from ever going back to her homeland was a big deal.

"Well, welcome aboard, I… am not really sure what else to say. Well ain't this awkward?" Shaman felt like there should have been more build-up, like a sudden kiss at the climax, but it was a lot more civilised.

"Haha I have no clue either, but all I can say is that I feel extremely happy." Clara started to cry as she felt a wave of emotions fill her heart. It was finally sinking in that things were really happening.

Without thinking Shaman quickly got up and hugged Clara while patting her head. Elysia was hesitant at first, but she also joined in on the hug, deciding it is something she has to get used to.

"T-thank you so much." Clara hugged both Shaman and Elysia back, grateful for both of them.

'This isn't so bad.' Although Elysia thought it would be an impossible task, she found herself hating it less and less. Being able to be there for both of them was a nice feeling for Elysia and she started to question why she was so obsessive.

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After Clara cried for about 10 minutes she had finally fallen asleep and now the question was, does she join them in the bed?

"You okay with it?" Shaman wasn't sure if Elysia was fully accepting of it, so it was better to ask before the hideout went up in flames.

"Yes it's fine, as long as I know you are okay with it, I don't get agitated like I usually would." Elysia explained how her emotions seemed to work, which was really good and useful news for Shaman.

"Oh good, well then Clara can sleep with us tonight. Although the bed is a little small now I'm sure you don't mind cuddling up?" Shaman was now beginning to see a problem and that would be sleeping space.

"Haha of course! as long as you are in the middle." Elysia had no issues with it, but she still would like to be close to Shaman.

"Cool." Shaman nodded her head while lifting Clara up, Shaman then placed her on one side of the bed.

Elysia and Shaman also climbed into bed and got comfortable, however they did not realise how little room they had.

"Okay maybe we ask Kiruya for a bigger bed, but who knows, Clara might want to sleep in her own room for the time being." Elysia snuggled as close as she could while making her suggestion.

"We will see." As Shaman got closer to Elysia, Clara latched onto Shaman in her sleep, hugging her arm. Shaman quickly looked over to see if Clara had woken up, but seeing that wasn't the case, all she could do was smile.

"Goodnight~." Shaman quickly gave one kiss to Elysia and one to Clara on the forehead. This also served as a final test test as to how Elysia would react. As Shaman had hoped, Elysia was not affected at all and it was beginning to seem like her temper was completely gone.

'No don't get too ahead of yourself, I'm sure we will encounter some problems.' Shaman did not want to believe everything was fine and expected at some point Elysia to crack.

Shutting her eyes finally, Shaman went to sleep with Elysia and Clara in her arms.

[Clara ??? has been added to the list of lovers, she will now be able to use lovers call and access the shared inventory.]

[Due to Clara's origins, the potential to gain demonic traits is now possible. Only available during evolution, please consult system assistant for more information.]

[New title unlocked: Partner of the Demon Queen]

[User receives a certain amount of control over lower ranking demons, which becomes stronger as the relationship bond gets stronger.]

Shaman had not seen the system notifications yet, but by entering a relationship with Clara she had unlocked benefits due to Clara's demonic heritage.