Looking at the words being displayed in front of him, Austin finally understood why his body had undergone the changes that it had.
'Hmm, so I have awakened my mother's bloodline.'
'The Von Jurgen household is currently one of the Three Great Families in the empire, mainly because of their bloodline ability.'
'And most of its family members can awaken their bloodline once they become a First Order Exorcist.'
'But I never knew my body could undergo this much change just because one of my dormant bloodlines was awakened.' Austin uttered in his thoughts as he admired his new look.
But despite his excitement about the new development, he couldn't help but wonder whether his stats would increase if he started training with a sword.
'I guess I'll have to head over to the training room to find out.' Austin thought to himself as he stood up from his bed.
But he couldn't go straight to the training room yet because he needed to freshen up first and have breakfast with his Aunt.
'I'm sure Aunt Sue will be happy to know that I'm heading over to the training room this morning.' Austin grinned as he imagined the excited look that would be on his Aunt's face before he walked towards his bathhouse.
While this was happening, Mira, on the other hand, had already arrived at the training room.
Ever since she arrived at the palace, she had always visited the training room very early in the morning. So, it had become a common routine for her.
She continued to swing her wooden sword with graceful force, striking at the training dummy in front of her.
Her movements were fluid and precise as she practiced for hours before feeling a bit exhausted.
But instead of sitting on the bench to catch her breath before going back to her training, Mira suddenly thought of doing something different.
'Hmm, I wonder what Lina is doing right now.' She thought.
'Maybe I should head over to the garden to check up on her.'
'I'm only doing this because it's what a good sister would do.'
'It's definitely not because I want to sneak into the garden to see if His Highness is busy flirting with her again, just like he was yesterday.' She tried to convince herself, but this was definitely the reason why she was heading over to the garden.
She knew Austin would be busy teasing Lina right about now, and she couldn't help but be curious about what those two were discussing.
Although her arms still ached from the drills she had been perfecting and her forehead was beaded with sweat, the pain wasn't enough to deter her from going to see her husband and sister flirting with each other.
And so, with her mind set on what she wanted to do, Mira walked out of the training hall.
The wooden doors slid closed behind her with a soft thunk as she stretched her arms over her head, but just as she stepped out of the training room, Mira suddenly froze as she spotted Austin standing in the courtyard.
She noticed that he was holding a wooden sword as he swung his arms around as though he were fighting an imaginary opponent.
However, this wasn't the only thing that caught Mira's attention.
The main reason why she was stunned right now was that Austin was not wearing an upper garment, so she could see his muscular arms and broad shoulders.
Austin's back was currently facing her, and Mira couldn't help but admire her husband's broad back. She didn't even know she was staring too much until Austin's words pulled her out of her reverie.
"Enjoying the view, my lady?" He teased, and Mira jolted back to reality.
Her cheeks flushed crimson, but she didn't retreat to the training hall.
Instead, she tried to act calm as she sauntered toward him.
The moment she got close to him, she began to speak.
"Your Highness, shouldn't you be in the training hall? It's not good to train out here in this heat," she cautioned, but Austin simply chuckled as he walked towards the stone steps that led down to the garden and sat on one of them with his legs sprawled.
"If I had gone in, my lady, you would have probably excused yourself from the hall, and I wouldn't want to stop you from carrying out your daily training," Austin replied, and Mira couldn't help but feel touched by his words.
She knew he was right because if he had entered the training hall while she was there, she would've felt obligated to leave.
This was because the training hall belonged to him, and since she was currently a guest in the fourth prince's pavilion, she would have had to excuse herself.
But now that she realized her husband cared enough to let her train in peace, Mira couldn't help but feel the urge to return his kindness.
Then an idea came to her.
She swiftly excused herself and returned with a wooden bucket filled with cool water and a cloth.
Then she knelt beside him and said curtly, "Your Highness, please tilt your head forward."
Austin blinked, finding it strange that she had brought a bucket, but he could already guess what she was up to, especially after noticing the cloth in her hands.
So, he obliged.
Then, Mira slowly poured the water over his head.
*Splaaash*
Austin groaned as he let out a deep, satisfied sigh while the cool water trickled down his face, neck, and chest.
The water felt so refreshing because he had been training in the courtyard for hours, hoping it would be enough to increase his stats.
However, only his strength stat had increased, and it had only been by a single digit, which had been really disappointing to see.
But now that his wife had poured water over his head, Austin couldn't help but feel relaxed, though he was still surprised that his wife had actually offered to do so.
Even Mira couldn't believe she had thought of doing such a thing.
She was just so happy to know that Austin actually had an interest in training, and she couldn't help but silently hope that a day would come when the two of them would spar together.
Pushing this thought aside, Mira swiftly reached for the cloth before dabbing it gently against his chest and moving down to his stomach.
But while she was doing this, Mira's gaze roamed over his toned body.
'How did he get a body like this?'
'He must've trained a lot… or done some kind of secret physical training for his physique to look this good.' she concluded, but then another thought crept in and she couldn't help but wonder how it would feel to have Austin's strong arms wrap around her waist, pulling her close to his chest.
Her cheeks swiftly turned red as she imagined the scene in her head, hoping that such a day would come sooner rather than later.
But before her thoughts could drift further away, Austin's voice suddenly pulled her back.
"Um… my lady. If you wanted to touch my chest that badly, all you had to do was ask."
Mira blinked and furrowed her brows.
'What is his Highness talking about?' She thought in confusion, but then she glanced down and her eyes widened in surprise when she noticed that she had dropped the cloth she was holding, and instead, her hand was now resting fully on his chest, as she softly explored it.