Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!

My mind went blank after I realized what I just heard. Did this little seed with a little boy's cute voice just called me... WIFE?! I screamed in frustration and said, "LIA, HELP ME!" I have started heaving now. It was a mixture of disbelief and frustration. How many more things would happen first before they give me an explanation for it? After what seems to be the longest minute in my existence, I heard Lia's emotionless voice. "Yes, Luna. What can I help you with?" I tried to control my breathing and I said, "Why did this tree just call me "Wife"? Care to explain?"

It took a while before Lia could answer again. It must be difficult question, isn't it? Of course, it was a difficult question! If they do this to me one more time, I will immediately abandon the next husband they give me without my permission! Or, should I start with this one?! Lia suddenly spoke, "No! Please, calm down Luna! We are sorry for not telling you beforehand but please, the world tree seed is very weak right now. It needs you so it can grow healthy and safely. You won't regret taking it in. It is one of the most powerful living entities in this world." I made a deep breath to contain my anger and said, "Do you see how many problems there are in what you said?! First, you did not tell me beforehand! Second, you want me to nurture and protect an entity when I didn't even consent to it! Third, it is an ENTITY! It is not even a human. It has a child's voice. You think I'm a cradle snatcher? Do you want me to fuck a tree now?!" Lia seemed to be stupefied and did not talk for a while.

I looked down on the palm of my hand and I felt the seed shivering. It stayed quiet all this time when I was bursting in anger. I suddenly felt bad screaming and since I heard its voice, I knew that it was still a child. I talked to it like how I teased it earlier, "Hey, little guy. Are you moping? I'm not angry at you. I'm angry at the situation that the gods are putting me in without my consent." The little seed stopped shivering and through my mind, I heard its voice saying, "Are you going to abandon me? I will be a handsome man real quickly. I can take care of you. I have a human form too if you think my tree form is ugly. Please give me a chance." How can I ever say no to a cute little boy's voice? Ugh. This is emotional blackmail banking on my soft heart for cute things!

I had to control my breathing to keep myself sane and gave my answer in a vague manner, "I'm not abandoning you. I don't think trees are ugly. Yeah, take care of me when you grow up. We can be friends. Don't call me wife, okay?"

The world tree seed seemed to be thinking deeply before answering. After quite some time, it answered, "Okay, big sister. Thank you for not abandoning me." My heart almost melted with that cute voice. Before I say something that would further entrap me, I changed the topic towards how to better nurture the seed.

I asked the little guy if there is any special ritual to ensure that he will grow healthy and strong. He said that the ground in this new realm was perfect and even if it isn't he has the ability change the surroundings to benefit him. I almost clapped at this capability and strength. I felt that the little guy was trying to boast but his cute baby voice isn't helping at all. I couldn't help but giggle. He then asked in an annoyed tone, "What's so funny?" I stopped giggling and answered with a pretending-to-be-serious face, "It was nothing. I just find you cute and adorable." I heard the little guy scoff at me and used as serious as a tone he can muster and said, "My realm grows by 10 years in a day. I will be a grown up in no time. In a month, I will show you how handsome and formidable I am." I laughed and teasingly said, "That is if I plant you now, right?" As if suddenly realizing my meaning, he pleadingly said, "Big sister! I'll stay cute and adorable for as long as I can. Please plant me on the ground now. Pwease." Ohh... He's trying to use his cuteness and some baby talk to get his way!

I changed the topic and went to serious matters. I then asked, "So.. I'll plant you right here where I am standing. You'll mature and be able to get your human form in 30 days which is equal to you being 300 years old. What nourishment do you need during those 30 days?" The little guy excitedly answered, "I am connected to your soul so I will absorb part of your life essence to strengthen myself. I will also need a drop of your blood for 29 more days because you gave me a few today." My face stayed cold when I heard about the blood again. I don't have any issues with the life essence, I have an unlimited amount of that and if I lose some, it regenerates very quickly. I answered the little guy, "Do you have like a personal storage space? Like, if I need to send you things that you need for nourishment, I can send it over discreetly?" The little guy excitedly answered again, "Yes. Just think of sending it to where I am and then I will receive them. Thank you for the gifts, big sister!" Once he said the confirmation, I thought of sending 29 blood orbs to the little guy from my storage. I also sent fertilizers and plant vitamins which I collected back in Hoffen thinking that I will have my little farm back at the academe but this guy can use it for now. I also sent over a gigantic bubble of water for his use." The little guy was quiet for a while and then suddenly, with a voice I never heard before like that of an adolescent, he said, "Thank you. I'll pay you back a hundred-fold in the future."

I was surprised with the voice I heard and suddenly thought to ask, "Are you perhaps reincarnated like me?" He was silent for quite a long time. As for me, I started digging the ground with my little shovel, removed the stones and other debris then tilled the ground. He is going to be a really big tree eventually so I have to dig a bit deeper and wider. It took me only a bit of time but it was tiring since the ground was so tough. I really should have brought a pick axe.

After about 15 minutes of digging, the little guy finally answered using a serious tone, his voice isn't that child-like anymore, "I am the same tree they destroyed more than four centuries ago. I remember everything. Eieneos gave me a heads up so I moved my soul and all my memories to this seed and gave it to them for safekeeping. I left most of my mana on my tree body to at least support the previous world tree realm for at least a century more but those high elves were greedy and started plundering everything they could from the innermost part of the realm where my soul used to be at. They took the mother tree which was the one that gave birth to the elemental guardians and then even took the elemental orbs that support the world. They thought that since the Eieneans are gone, everything in this world is theirs. The supposed one century more, drastically decreased to barely a decade after their plunder. What they don't know is that those orbs are useless if I am not the one using them through my mana. I continued monitoring this world and I am still updated on what is happening to all the races. The elves now uses that orb as a symbol as to whom the current heir for each generation was. They took the light, plant, earth and wind orbs. They gave the dark orb to the dark elves, water orb to the fairies, the fire orb to the dragons and another one was taken to the heralds." I nodded my head while accepting all the information.

I though for a while and said out of the blue, "Can I give you a name like how I did to Lia? I don't think calling you a little guy will be appropriate in the near future." He then said, "I used to have a name but it doesn't matter. Just give me a new one." I thought for a bit and said, "First things first, I will take back all those orbs. They are originally Eieneos' and the World Tree's property anyway, same as the mother tree. We need to give birth to guardians for the realm. The high elves were supposed to be the guardians, aren't they? They are all a bunch of greedy trash. We can just create a new lineage of our own high elves that are loyal to only you and me. As for your name, let's have "Nische" (read as neesh) since you know a lot and you see everything in this world. Its the short version for "omniscient". We'll find and hunt the thieves together." The little guy, now Nische said, "That is quite befitting."