Chapter 548 - 548: Family

"What question?" Hun asked. 

"Throughout our travels, we heard some rumors. There was no such thing as what those rumors started in our city, so I wanted to ask you if those were true."

"What rumors?"

"There were rumors about beasts being taken to another world through Summons? Weaker beasts, of course. And after a little while, the beasts return only for them to be taken out again?" 

"Ah, you're talking about that. You don't know about Summons?"

"Summons?" Lucifer asked, acting ignorant. "As I said, there was nothing like that in our world."

"Well, there's not a big mystery in them. It's actually fairly simple. A summon is something in which a beast is sent to another world by the Gods to help weak Creatures of that world."

"Generally, only weak beasts are sent in Summons, probably because they are enough."

"So a High Beast has never been summoned?" Lucifer asked. 

"Not as far as I know."

"Are there beasts in this city that are summoned too?" Lucifer asked. 

"Yeah. There are a few. Unfortunately, for some reason, they can't tell us anything about the outer world where they go to. They forget about that world as soon as they return here," Hun explained. 

"So we only have basic knowledge about the world they're summoned to."

"So, If a High Beast wanted to go to that world, was there a way?"

"I don't think so. Only if God decides to send you, you can go," Hun answered. 

Lucifer understood what he meant by God. He probably didn't understand the logic of Summoning himself. 

He thought the Summoned Beasts weren't summoned by humans but sent by gods. He couldn't blame this guy. 

He could only be happy that he at least had a way to get to the Summoned beast. Then he could wait for the Summoning Circle there.

"I want to see the beasts that were summoned from this city. Can we?" he asked. 

"Hmm? It looks like you're really intrigued about this phenomenon. It's alright. I can understand why you would be since it all sounds so special. Tomorrow, I'll take you to meet some of them."

...

It was nine in the night. Lucifer and the others hadn't had dinner since it was only ice. However, he was the one who was struggling the most since his appetite was the most. 

In the end, he decided to approach Hun and asked Hun if he could arrange for some meat or fruits. After he described what he was asking for, Hun agreed. Surprisingly, he had ways to arrange for such things. 

Within an hour, the food was arranged. Lucifer ate first to make sure that it wasn't poisonous for them before allowing others to eat. 

After finishing the dinner, the others went to sleep. Hun also went to sleep. It was only Lucifer who was awake. He had left the mansion since he didn't feel sleepy. 

He sat at the entrance of the mansion, looking at the sky. The night sky looked even more beautiful than it did in the morning. 

He could also see stars in the sky somehow, the only difference being that the stars were less in number and bigger in size compared to earth. 

He lowered his gaze to observe the beautiful ice flower in his hand, which was still shining beautifully. 

"You're supposed to bring luck. Tomorrow we need great luck. Let's see if you can actually do anything," Lucifer muttered, shaking his head. 

Crr~

With slight noise, the metallic door behind him opened. He looked back, wondering who it was. 

"Lady Yui. You didn't sleep yet?" 

The young woman who had stepped out of the house walked closer to Lucifer. "Shouldn't I be asking you that question? How come you're still up?"

"I just couldn't sleep yet. So I decided to get some fresh air," Lucifer answered. 

Yui sat beside him. "Let's say that it's the same for me."

Lucifer didn't reply and went back to silence as he looked at the sky. 

Yui noticed the flower in his hand. "You're still carrying the flower?"

"What can I say? I do need some luck," Lucifer responded, sighing. "Also, this flower is really beautiful, just like the sky."

"And our city? How was it?"

"The city? It is pretty good as well." Lucifer glanced at Yui. 

"Especially the people. You're all so nice. Your brother allowed us strangers to stay here, and your family treated us so nice. When the people of the city are so nice, how can the city be bad?"

"May I ask what your home was like?" Yui asked.

"My home?" Lucifer muttered. He wondered if he even had a home? If there was something he could call home, it could be the Uprising family, but even that wasn't a real family. 

"My home? We have many people, and everyone helps me when I need it. So I can't complain," he answered. 

"That sounds nice. What about your city? How is it different from ours?" Yui asked. 

"It's not much different than yours. It's just a bit more crowded since we have more people. As for the rest, it's mostly similar," Lucifer explained. 

"May I ask you how long you're planning to stay here?"

Lucifer glanced at Yui. He smiled as he asked, "As long as Lady Yui allows me to live here."

"Then how about forever?" Yui chuckled, shaking her head. She knew Lucifer was joking, and she started too. 

"Won't you get bored of me if I stay here forever?" 

"I won't. But seriously, it would be great if you could stay here for as long as you could. I hadn't seen my brother this happy before. Having friends is special for him. Before you, he was always lonely even if he didn't show. Your arrival changed him."

"He was lonely?" Lucifer asked. 

"Yeah. He didn't have any friends. He was too isolated since it isn't easy for a High Beast to make friends, especially with our constitution," Yui answered. 

"What about you? Do you have friends?" Lucifer asked. 

"Me? I don't have friends either, but I'm still better than my brother since I'm close to my mother. She is my friend," Yui answered. 

"Why don't you make a friend as well? Outside home?"

"I can't. I have the same problem as my brother. I can't bear the presence of other High Beasts."

"You seem to be fine with my presence?"

"Because you're different. I don't feel that way with you."

"I wish I was like you too. You have two High Beast friends, and you're so open."

"You're wrong about that. I don't have two High Beast Friends. I have four," Lucifer replied. 

"Four?"

"Yep. Salazar, Jenilia, Hun and..."

"And...?" Yui asked, looking at Lucifer. 

"And you," Lucifer answered.