Chapter 34

Chapter 34

“Did you see the word darkness?”

When Lucion asked, Hume nodded.

“Yes. It’s one of the words I learned, so I saw it clearly.”

[That’s right. Hume got it right. That priest is a priest dyed in darkness. So, it’s a ‘corrupted priest’ from the temple side.]

‘So that’s why I felt less uncomfortable?’

It was then that Lucion noticed the strange sensation he had felt for the priest.

“But the temple didn’t know about this?”

Regardless of the reason, it was surprising that no one knew about it.

[There are so many priests, you may not really know, and even if you did, there is a possibility that someone hid it. Or maybe the warlock took over the priest after invading their body with darkness.]

“There are a lot of possibilities,” Lucion said, nodding.

In the novel, this incident turned out to be the work of a warlock.

‘Is it going to happen this time?’

Lucion stopped his thoughts and spoke to Hume and Ratta. “The both of you did a great job.”

—Ratta is an all-rounder. Ratta is good at everything.

Lucion’s shadow wriggled.

“No, I didn’t do anything. All of them were achieved by the power of the young master.”

Hume was smiling brightly like a Ratta.

“Hume.”

“Yes, young master.”

“Let’s go.”

Lucion was slowly starting to worry.

‘You must have been very angry?’

The distance he moved was quite far.

He wondered if, by now, Carson and Heint had returned to the shelter after finding the bomb.

Just imagining it made him feel terrified.

* * *

“Luci—”

“I’m sorry.”

As soon as Lucion saw Carson’s expression, he immediately lowered his head.

It was the best he can do.

It was better than having Carson have a knight force him to take him back to the villa.Diiscover new stories at nove/lbin(.)c/om

[Did you put honey on the banquet?]

T/N :Russell was asking Lucion if he put honey in the banquet because Lucion doesn’t want to leave or he’s sticking longer at the banquet than they intended.

Russell sighed at Lucion’s refusal to leave the Great Light Temple.

He agreed that there are many benefits to the banquet, but they should prioritize the safety and health of Lucion above all else.

“.......”

Carson shut his mouth and calmed his anger.

This child had never come this far and never came to such a large place. So, it was natural that he was full of curiosity.

Rather, Carson was largely responsible for leaving Lucion alone.

“It’s done.”

Carson held back his anger because he didn’t want to bring anything up to Lucion in front of Heint.

“... Are you holding back your anger?”

Heint spoke up in surprise and quickly covered his mouth.

Carson’s gaze was so brutal that it was a little too much to bear.

“Where have you been?” Carson asked in a slightly sharp voice.

“I went for a walk for a while. When can I come to the Great Light Temple again?”

I mixed some facts without making it sound like an excuse.

Carson was silent for a moment.

Unfortunately, divine allergy was a disease for which there was no cure. On top of that, Lucion was on the severe side.

‘Father built a temple in Cronia far away from the city, and if it was a temple, he would have done everything for you...’

Carson didn’t know how Lucion would react to this, but his words just now sounded very pitiful.

“You’ll be able to come back again, so don’t go around on your own from now on.”

Carson quietly looked at Lucion.

“Yes. This time, I will be really quiet and just follow you.”

“You are very good at talking.”

“If I at least speak well, I’ll avoid getting in trouble.”

With Lucion’s simple smile, Carson laughed as if he had lost.

Regardless of the reason, he was glad that Lucion became very bright.

“So did something happen?”

Lucion knew everything, but he pretended to be clueless.

“There was,” Heint answered, pulling something out of his arms.

Upon seeing the object, Lucion was puzzled. No matter how much he looked at it, it was just a stone.

“This is a rock?”

When Lucion asked, Heint nodded. “That’s right. It’s a rock. It’s exactly a bomb disguised as a rock. Can you see the bottom here?”

When Heint lifted the stone, a round object was glued to the bottom.

[Really... Amazing.]

[He’s born with luck.]

Even Russell was surprised.

“But it really came true.”

Heint calmly spoke and bowed his head to Lucion. “It’s all thanks to you, Lucion. I don’t know how to repay this favor.”

Lucion’s eyes got bigger.

‘Why is the story going like this?’

Suddenly, his mouth felt dry.

Why did he make a bet with the prince?

Lucion wanted to smack the prince’s lips right now.

“I’ll pay you back.” Carson sure nailed it.

“Because I’m a witness.”

‘Brother, it’s not possible.’

Lucion fiddled with his hand.

Lucion was not happy at all even though he was promoted from a friend’s younger brother to a benefactor. Rather, he was so anxious about what if Heint recognized it as a ‘colleague’.

‘By the way, I still can’t cut it?’

Lucion still looked at the connected red thread.

‘What’s lacking?’

Lucion suddenly wanted to go to the villa regardless of the reason.

‘... I’m doomed.’

* * *

The place where Heint headed was the garden of the Great Light Temple.

As the banquet was postponed to two hours later, the garden was already quite crowded.

Heint guided them and pointed to a skinny noble young man who was deeply asleep against the bench. “That’s him.”

Carson looked around.

It looked like he was alone, but quite a few were guarding the prince.

[I didn’t know I’d see the prince.]

Russell wandered around the prince, amazed.

“Your Highness.”

At Carson’s voice, the prince opened his eyes.

“I don’t think it’s right to wake people up when they’re sleeping soundly.”

The prince’s gaze looked at Heint, Carson, and Lucion.

‘I don’t know which prince he is.’

Lucion bowed his head to the prince for now.

If it wasn’t for this incident, it was clear that it would have been very rare to meet him, to the point that he would only see him once a year.

“I don’t know what brought you to me, but I’ll move because you’ve been following me.”

The prince got up from his seat and passed by Heint as if passing by.

“I didn’t know your mouth could be so expensive.”

With the words the prince whispered, eyes full of disappointment poured down on Heint.

* * *

Carson gently spread five fingers to Lucion while Heint and the prince moved to a deserted place.

‘...The fifth prince?’

In the novel, it was the fourth prince who became the crown prince.

There were quite a lot of rumors about him in the novel.

It was mainly a bad rumor.

In fact, it was true that the Tesla Empire faltered as the fourth prince became the crown prince.

‘The fifth prince.’

Lucion pondered, but the fact that the fourth prince died as he ascended to the throne was all he knew.

“Let’s officially say our greetings. I’m Carson Cronia, the first son in the Cronia family.”

“I’m Lucion Cronia, the youngest.”

Following Carson, Lucion also politely greeted the imperial family member according to etiquette.

“Nice to see you. I’m Cetyl Tesla, the fifth prince of the Tesla Empire.”

Cetyl smiled formally and greeted the two.

He showed particular interest in Lucion.

“I personally want to talk to lord Lucion, but I’ll postpone it later.”

Cetyl looked at Heint.

“Can you tell me what’s so urgent now?”

Heint calmly explained what was happening now.

Cetyl’s face gradually hardened, and he opened his mouth as soon as Heint’s words were over.

“This is a temple, but this is the Tesla Empire. You guys did a big job. Of course, I have to bring this concern to the imperial family. I can’t deal with this big issue about the temple alone.”

Cetyl stood up from his seat, giving strength to his voice.

“Let’s go.”

Lucion didn’t know that word would feel so reliable.

Lucion followed Cetyl and could not imagine how it would come out of the temple due to imperial intervention.

“Oh, I forgot.”

Cetyl stopped walking and smiled softly at Lucion.

“Thank you, lord Lucion Cronia. The imperial family will not forget your wisdom.”