Chapter 70: Talk

The carriages were able to arrive at their destination, the Warmester Denoble House, without any problems at all.

However, it took them quite a lot of time since Lucifer could tell that three days have passed ever since they departed from the plaza of the slums.

It seems that the location of the Warmester Denoble House was far away from the capital city of the Zacharath Kingdom, Epitel as it took them quite a lot of time.

Of course, Lucifer was just inside the carriage all the time and didn't talk with anyone, and just acted like he didn't care about anything except his safety.

But it was also because the carriages...never stopped and not any one of them took a rest or something like that.

That was why...Lucifer was together with Rouge all the time as well.

It was amazing how they could last for three days without talking to one another, but that was only natural since it's not like they are friends now or anything of the sort.

And now, before Lucifer could get out of the carriage, he had a thought flying in his mind, and that was...

'I'm glad that I told Rachel about this before I went on with this...'

Right, Lucifer had told Rachel before going on with his plan and talk to one of their subordinates and disguise himself as one of the residents of the slums.

Lucifer could guess that it would take him a long amount of time to know about the Warmester Denoble House's location and the other organizations as well.

Since he could guess that, he had to make sure that Rachel wouldn't do stupid shit and that she would be able to cover up for him.

After all, even though Lucifer still didn't know when the school would really start, he still had to be careful about it.

He didn't want them to become suspicious now that his background was solidified and people know that he came from the Luciferian Empire, an enemy nation of the Zacharath Kingdom.

That was why Lucifer made Rachel stay back in the capital city and make her go to his dorm so that she would know when she would have to cover up for Lucifer or something like that.

Incidentally, Lucifer tied up Asgo and used some kind of magic to knock him out and made Rachel carry him to his dorm.

He didn't want the two of them to be separated when he comes back so he made sure they are together so that he would be able to find them right away when he comes back.

After all, Lucifer knows very well where his dorm was.

Anyways, the reason why Lucifer was not getting out of the carriage even though he could feel that they have reached their destination was because Rouge told him not to go out yet.

Of course, Lucifer just did as he said since Rouge was technically his boss and superior in the Warmester Denoble House.

He was also the one who took him in, so the character that Lucifer is trying to play should have some kind of 'gratitude' towards Rouge.

However, Lucifer knew that Rouge would be more suspicious of him if he didn't show some of his fangs now since he showed him his fangs when he was taking the exam.

That was why...

"What's going on? Why aren't we going down, yet? The carriage stopped moving, didn't it?" Lucifer said as he looked at Rouge, who had his arms crossed while sitting on the couch of the carriage lazily.

Of course, Rouge heard what Lucifer said, which is why he turned his head to look at Lucifer.

And as soon as he did, the atmosphere in the carriage immediately changed as Lucifer could feel some pressure bearing down on him.

"Kuhk!" Lucifer played the fool as he grasped his chest while bending his knees.

He looked like he was struggling from the sudden pressure, but of course, that was not the truth as Lucifer was just playing the character he created for this one.

However, it seems that his acting was really just too good as Rouge didn't think that he was just acting.

"Did I tell you to ask? Huh?!" Rouge said as he looked at Lucifer with...widened eyes.

Because his eyes were widened right now, the veins on his eyes could be seen, but that was not all as even his eyes looked like they were about to pop out of their eye sockets!

Thud! The sound of Lucifer's knees colliding against the ground resounded out as he...fell to the ground.

But that was not all as Lucifer even...coughed up blood, "Kuhah!"

Well...it was just blood that Lucifer made himself so that it wouldn't look weird, thinking that Rouge should be a lot stronger than his character since Rouge was a captain of the men from the Warmester Denoble House.

It was then that Rouge stood up from his seat as he uncrossed his arms and bent his knees.

He then grabbed Lucifer's hair as he pulled Lucifer's head closer to him as he looked at Lucifer eye-to-eye.

The pressure that Rouge was releasing was getting stronger by the minute, and Lucifer could feel it as well.

And it was with this kind of pressure that Rouge spoke with a hoarse voice.

"You get to ask no questions from now on. You are only a subordinate, and I am a captain. I allow what you say, and I allow what you can ask."

"You should know this better than anyone since you passed the test with flying colors."

"Understood?" Rouge said as his face...looked like a devil right now.

A devil straight from a hell...coupled with his intense pressure, Rouge truly looked and felt like a demon god!

Of course, that was only shit when compared to Lucifer, but Lucifer nodded his head nonetheless as his eyes started to quiver from fear.

His whole body started to shake as well, but that was not the only thing happening with him as blood started to flow out of his nose.

And when Rouge saw that Lucifer nodded his head, he...dropped Lucifer and stood up.

Thud! The sound of Lucifer's head falling to the ground resounded out in the carriage.

However, Rouge didn't give a fuck about that as he looked outside of the windows of the carriage.

But...it was closed as fuck so Rouge couldn't see anything that was on the outside.

And Rouge knew that this was a signal that he shouldn't go out, yet.

That was also why Rouge told Lucifer that he shouldn't go out and that they should just stay in here.

After all, the signal that Rouge was waiting for, the opening of the window, was still not given by the people outside, so there's no way that Rouge would let Lucifer go out just like that.

Well, Rouge only did this to make sure that Lucifer would know who's the boss and who is the subordinate.

Rouge couldn't let Lucifer get comfy with him, after all.

"Oy. Since you're from the slums, you should know what is the meaning of the 'project,' right? It is nothing but a sham."

"So, do your best to bootlick an officer or whatever and prove your worth and you will be able to have a good time here."

"Though you will be a direct subordinate of mine, it wouldn't hurt for you to be on the good side of other people."

"After all, this place is the house where the most influential people of the Zacharath Kingdom gather, the Warmester Denoble House!"

Rouge said all those words without letting up, and Lucifer was...already standing up when Rouge finished saying those words.

He already wiped the blood from his nose, and he already finished calming himself down as he was no longer shaking.

And when Rouge turned around, his eyes widened from surprise, "Oh, you're truly a good one."

"Anyway, do you understand what I said? I won't be too harsh on you since you got a lot of potential, but you have to understand that this is a tough place where only the strong survives."

Rouge said with a grin on his face. It was weird how fast his mood changed, but that was because he only did that earlier because he wanted to make sure that Lucifer would know who's the boss.

Now that he's done with that, it was easy to change mood just like this.

It was then that a voice resounded out from the outside and the sound of the window being opened up, "Captain! It's time."

"The guards have finished checking all of the carriages. It's time for the passengers."

And that was what the voice said. 

Of course, when Rouge heard that, he...nodded his head and his face turned sharp.

"Listen. After we get out of this place, we would be checked by several men."

"You have to make sure that you don't intimidate them or get on their wrong side cause you're gonna die. Even I won't be able to save you."

"If you want to live, remember my words."

And when Lucifer heard those words, he just nodded his head with a straight face.

"Good. Let's go," Rouge said as he turned back and moved towards the exit.

Lucifer followed right after.