Chapter 349: For Our Daughter’s Future (2)
Her eyes then moved to the Spirit Points displayed in the corner of the screen.
[Remaining Spirit Points (SP): 380,950]
She had spent a lot of SP during the battle, but at least she still had more than three hundred thousand left.
Not long after, a transparent blue screen appeared in front of Roxanna, and several items slowly appeared one after another.
[Recommended Items]
[Magical Breast Pump: 12,000 SP
Description: A painless breast pump that can collect milk much faster than ordinary methods. It also helps stimulate milk production and can be used up to five times a day without causing discomfort.]
[Ocean Preservation Bottle: 3,500 SP each
Description: A magical storage bottle that can hold up to 5 liters of breast milk. The bottle uses preservation magic to keep the milk fresh, safe, and full of nutrients indefinitely. The milk never spoils, even when stored underwater, and remains at the perfect temperature until it is poured out. Each bottle is sealed with magic, preventing contamination or leakage.]
[For that amount of milk, you’ll need about fourteen 5-liter bottles to store a three-month supply, Host.]
[Would you like to proceed?]
Roxanna let out a sigh. She had to spend so many Spirit Points on the bottles, but as long as they could make sure Azura drank only her breast milk, it would all be worth it.
[I want to purchase them!] Roxanna said without hesitation.
[Purchased 1x Magical Breast Pump: 12,000 SP]
[Purchased 14x Ocean Preservation Bottle: 49,000 SP]
[Remaining Spirit Points (SP): 319,950]
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For the next week, Roxanna followed the same routine every single day.
Every morning, she used the magical breast pump to collect her milk. To help increase her supply, she also drank Maristella’s herbal medicine and ate every food that was known to support breastfeeding.
The routine took much longer than she had expected. Even with the magical breast pump, collecting enough milk to build a three-month supply wasn’t something she could finish in an hour or two. Nearly half of each day was spent pumping, storing the milk in the Ocean Preservation Bottles, and carefully labeling each one with the date.
Meanwhile, Azul spent his days helping rebuild the Sea Palace. After the battle, many parts of the palace had been badly damaged, and there was still a great deal of work to do. Together with Zeir and Calen, he repaired broken walls, cleared away the rubble, and helped the sea beastkins restore their home.
Even so, none of them wanted Roxanna to be alone.
Every day, the three of them took turns staying with her whenever they had free time. If Azul was busy at the palace, then Calen would keep her company. When Calen returned to work, Zeir would quietly sit beside her, reading or simply talking with her while she rested.
Before they knew it, six days had passed and tomorrow, Roxanna would return to the Vixeria Tribe.
That day, it was Azul’s turn to stay with her.
"This is the last one," Roxanna said with a small smile as she looked at the magical breast pump.
Azul nodded and gently sat beside her. "You’ve worked hard this week."
Roxanna laughed softly. "I never thought collecting breast milk would take so much time."
Even after a full week of pumping, her body had already gotten used to producing a large amount of milk. Sometimes, before she even reached for the pump, she could already feel her breasts growing heavy, and a little milk would leak on its own.
And now, even though she had finished pumping, milk was still leaking from her nipples.
Azul immediately handed her a clean cloth. "Your body is still producing more milk than usual," he said gently.
Roxanna accepted the cloth with a helpless smile. "I guess it got used to making so much milk this past week."
She carefully wiped away the small drops before letting out a soft sigh. "I hope all of this will be enough for Azura."
"It will," Azul replied without hesitation. "You’ve prepared more than anyone could have asked for. Besides, if it isn’t enough, I can ask my mother to make the alternative food for her."
As Roxanna continued cleaning her breasts, Azul’s eyes slowly wandered in that direction.
"The milk looks... thick," he blurted out before he could stop himself.
Roxanna nodded. "Yes. That’s why it hurts a little when it comes out."
Maybe because she was in the ocean and her baby was part sea creature, her body had adapted by producing thicker milk so it wouldn’t be washed away by the ocean currents.
"Roxanna," Azul whispered as he moved closer until he was sitting right beside her. "You know... we won’t be able to see each other for another two or three months, right?"
Roxanna looked at him with a small smile because she already knew exactly what he was trying to say. "Do you want to mate with me, Azul?"
Azul let out a soft gasp, pretending that wasn’t what he meant. But anyone with eyes could see that his eyes were already filled with desire for her.
"Do you want to?" he asked softly as he leaned closer, placing a few gentle kisses along her neck. "I can stop if you don’t."
Roxanna closed her eyes for a few seconds, enjoying each gentle kiss he placed on her skin.
"I left Azura with Helga today," she said softly. "Do you really think I asked her to watch our baby for the whole day just so we could sit here and talk?"
A warm smile spread across Azul’s face. "I was hoping you’d say that."
Before Roxanna could reply, he gently cupped her cheek and leaned in.
Their lips met in a slow tender kiss. There was no rush, no urgency. It was simply a moment between two people who knew they would soon have to spend months apart.
When they finally pulled back, their foreheads rested together once more.
"I’ll miss this," Azul whispered.
Roxanna smiled softly. "So will I."