Cocotte's eyes darted around, seemingly with a hint of embarrassment, and he chuckled twice.
He forced a smile.
To be honest, Vinya's joke wasn't funny.
Tell her to marry Victor?
How could that be? She and Viktor are best comrades-in-arms, and Viktor is even her boss!
Besides, she heard that childbirth is very painful, so she wouldn't do it.
But I feel that using fear of pain as a reason would be met with harsh ridicule.
So much so that she could only laugh awkwardly, unsure of what to say.
Leah simply smiled and didn't say a word.
That gaze lingered on Coco and Vinya, scrutinizing them closely, a smile concealing a dagger.
It was as if they were considering how to get rid of these two elves.
Only Vinya, who was standing to the side, didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with what she said.
As an elven priestess, her primary concern was naturally the problems currently facing the elven race.
Although there is a divine tree in the Elf Forest, elves will appear in large numbers in the human world in the future.
It's impossible to get every elf to return to the Elf Forest to have children.
Therefore, whether Koko can produce elves is of particular importance.
But if in the human world, only marriage between a man and a woman can produce offspring.
So, as the father of the elves, Viktor only needs to marry Kokot.
Wouldn't that solve the problem of elf reproduction?
No, no, no!
Cocotte shook his head repeatedly, opposing Vinya's suggestion.
How can this be considered a suggestion?
That's completely unreliable!
Cocotte clenched a fist and placed it in front of his mouth, then coughed lightly a few times.
This drew the attention of both Lia and Vinya to her.
"Don't forget, Victor has a fiancée."
Upon hearing this, Vinya tilted her head, her eyes revealing a clear sense of foolishness.
What is a fiancée?
As a nature spirit, she had little contact with human society.
They have little understanding of many human traditions.
Seeing the puzzled look on Vinya's face, Lia slowly began to explain:
“The fact that Viktor has a fiancée means that he is engaged to another woman and that he has agreed to marry her.”
Vinya thought for a moment, then asked curiously:
"Can humans only marry once?"
"Can't a fiancée be changed?"
These two direct questions left both Lia and Cocot stunned and at a loss for words.
Silence, a long silence.
After a moment of silence, Lia sighed and rubbed her forehead.
The elves' views were indeed different from others.
So there's no problem with that.
Considering the longevity of elves, they will remain young even when humans die.
So if an elf marries a human, they might get married several times in their lifetime.
When Vinya saw that Lia did not answer, she continued to ask;
"Miss Liya, have you considered marriage?"
"Uh... this."
Now, it was Lia's turn to feel awkward.
She avoided Vinya's gaze, awkwardly looking up at the ceiling, her fingers unconsciously twirling in circles.
It seems she hasn't really thought about this issue yet.
But Vinya persisted, continuing to ask:
"According to human custom, one cannot have offspring without getting married, right?"
"Actually...it's not that...it's impossible..."
Lia's voice grew softer and softer until it was barely audible, even to Vinya, who was closest to her.
She coughed a few times, looked up, and looked at Vinya again:
"These things can't be rushed. If two people aren't compatible, you can't force it."
"Yes, yes, if it's not a good match, we definitely can't get married!"
Cocotte quickly chimed in.
At that moment, she and Lia surprisingly found a tacit understanding; they looked at each other and nodded.
But what Vinya said next dealt another heavy blow to the two of them:
"So, Miss Lia is saying that you and Lord Victor are not a good match, is that right?"
"ah?"
One sentence completely shut down Leah's brain.
"Uh... I, I didn't mean that..."
"No, we're just... we're just not... not right for each other..."
Seeing that Leah was almost caught in a dilemma and going crazy, Kokot came to her aid in time:
"What are you saying, Vinya? Victor is Lia's brother! How could they possibly be together?!"
After hearing this, Vinya hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:
"I see, I think I understand now."
Although she didn't understand what the other person had figured out, Lia breathed a sigh of relief.
She hoped that the learned elf in front of her would stop asking questions, after all, the questions Vinya asked were far too sensitive, and if this continued, she would probably be the one to go crazy first.
Then, Vinya began a new round of questions:
“Miss Lia, I have one last question.”
"Since you and Lord Victor are siblings, does that mean you share the same parents?"
This question seemed somewhat normal to Leah, and she paused for a moment:
"Yes, normally that should be the case, except that our fathers should be the same..."
"But Mother is not."
...
"No one has ever seen your mother, not even me."
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