Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2590

2590 Extended Family (Part 4)

"What's wrong?" Lith's shocked expression made Kamila forget about her self-consciousness about her body to worried sick.

"A kick!"

"I didn't kick you, you jerk. I was just going to-" "Not you, the baby! I swear that I felt a kick." Lith put his hand back on her stomach, hoping for an encore.

"Are you sure it wasn't just my stomach grumbling?" Lith had missed breakfast but Kamila had also skipped her five midmorning snacks.

"I don't know. It was weak and this is my first time too." He activated Invigoration to take a look at Elysia just in time to see her strike again, this time with feeling.

"I felt it too!" Kamila started to tear up, her voice broken by hiccups. "Gods, I'm so happy to have skipped work. This is Elysia's first kick and we got to share this moment together."

"Me too, but this begs the question. Is she just asking you for food or did Elysia dislike Mommy and Daddy sharing their special embrace?" The question was as dumb as Lith's tone was dead serious, making Kamila laugh and cry at the same time.

"She's a baby, silly." Kamila said while blowing her nose with a handkerchief. "She has no idea what's happening. No matter how paranoid you are. A kick is just a kick."

"Only one way to find out." Lith lay his ear against her swollen belly, gently rapping on her skin as if he was knocking on a door. "Elysia, this is Daddy. Kick once if you are hungry and twice if there's any other problem."

At first, Kamila had to hold in a laughter at the absurdity of the situation. Then, it dawned on her that maybe Divine Beasts developed differently from human babies and she found herself holding her breath in tension.

After a few seconds anything had yet to happen and even from Invigoration Elysia wasn't giving any sign of understanding human language.

"Thank heavens." Lith sighed in relief. "I swear that if she actually answered, I would have freaked out."

"Yeah, same." Kamila giggled, caressing his hair while she enjoyed that situation.

The physical contact gave her the impression that father, mother, and daughter were all connected as one.

"Yet I can't wait to tell my colleagues that I am one of the few individuals able to say 'told you so' to the great Supreme Magus of the Kingdom. Even a mere Constable can teach you a lesson or two."

"Please." Lith replied with a snort. "You are my wife and we live together. You are bound to be right from time to time."

"From time to time?" She said in mock outrage. Im-"

The delicious smell of meat sauce and roasted potatoes wafted through the frame of the door again, making Kamila's mouth water and her stomach grumble yet it wasn't the reason she stopped herself mid-sentence.

A strong, well-placed kick right where Lith's cheek was had followed the smell, leaving them both flabbergasted.

"Coincidence?" Suddenly Kamila didn't care about being right anymore.

"Do we really want to know?" Lith jumped up, having his Voidwalker armor covering him while gesturing for her to recall her armor as well and quickly. "Because if we do and the answer is what I fear, I won't touch you for the next four months."

It's definitely a coincidence" The silvery metal covered her, taking the form of underwear, knee-length loose pants, and a blouse while Kamila used chore magic to erase every trace of the indoor activities. "I am hungry so Elysia is hungry."