CH 90

“You’ve become very smart, Aster.”

“Is that so?”

Shrugging his shoulders, Aster sat in the seat of honor and smiled.

“Well, it might look like that to you, Older Brother. I won’t remember how well I look like now.”

“…”

“Take a seat. You must have taken a pretty difficult step.”

Genoyer gritted his teeth. Seeing Aster posing as the owner on a subject he stole his place was contemptible. Swallowing his anger, he said, “I came to see Father… Guide me.”

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, but you don’t even ask me how I’m doing, Older Brother.”

“Older brother… you don’t hesitate to call me with that unpleasant thing.”

“Oh, you don’t want to be called like that?”

“Stop talking nonsense and guide me to Father right away.”

At the words of Genoyer, who suppressed his anger, Aster leaned back comfortably and said, “Why are you in such a hurry? Please sit down. Unless you still haven’t figured out your subject.”

“…You!”

“Butler, bring some tea here. My brother seems to be feeling hot, so a cool iced tea would be nice.”

“Yes, I will get it ready.”

Louis walked out of the office. Genoyer, who stepped forward, spoke.

“Sitting there, did you really feel like you became the owner of the Sestein family? Even so, the lowly blood flowing through your body will never change.”

“How can your words be so consistent? Nothing has changed since ten years ago.”

Aster clicked his tongue as if feeling sorry for him.

“That’s what Count Eimum said before he died. He called me dirty. But Older Brother, whether it is commoner or noble, it is the same that their blood is red. Whether it’s mine or Older Brother’s, they are all red. I guess Older Brother forgot about that?”

“What are you saying!”

“To think that the person who was so anxious to have my blood is now slandering me as lowly. Aren’t you ashamed?”

“Y-you b*stard!”

“Stop screaming and sit down, Older Brother. Before I step on that leg and crush it.”

Aster’s smiling eyes sank deeply as if they had swallowed the darkness of the abyss. Genoyer was startled without realizing it. Then he spoke indignantly at the fact that he had been frightened.

“Are you confident enough to touch me? Try it if you can. If you’re confident in dealing with the aftermath.”

“I’m very confident. Do you think I won’t be able to take care of the aftermath?”

Genoyer smirked as if it was ridiculous. “Do you think I came here without any action? If something goes wrong with me, you won’t be able to do anything.”

Aster laughed at Genoyer’s cute threat.

“What if I don’t stay still? Are you saying that Older Brother will throw my life into a pit just because of your deceased brother, who’s already long gone?”

“W-what? You b*stard! You’re really crazy!”

Aster shook his head and looked at him pitifully. “Older Brother seems to be seriously mistaken. But rebelling against me is the same logic as rebelling against the Sestein family. So how can I just leave it alone?”

“…”

“Whoever it may be, they must be silenced and killed without a trace. So they can never dream futile dreams again.”

The temperature in the office sank in an instant. Aster lazily crossed his legs, put his arms on the seat’s armrests, and lifted his head. “So, Older Brother, please live long.”

“You little…!”

Unable to hold back his anger, Genoyer’s face turned red as if boiling. In his bloodshot eyes, deep rage bloomed. At that appearance, Aster slightly raised one corner of his mouth.

“Looking at your expression, you must have understood it well.”

With a swift movement, the silhouette of Aster’s new appearance rose from the seat and appeared before Genoyer in an instant. His red eyes, which glistened like blood, sank deep as if they contained an abyss.

“However, your self-control still seems to be lacking. Seeing you run wild like this. No way, did you want to die?”

Genoyer, who flinched, involuntarily took a step back from him. Just ten years ago, Aster was a child screaming under his hand. However, that child whom he thought was dead came to life and took his place, as well as overwhelming him with the great power he longed for.

On the subject of a dirty illegitimate child! His twisted desire wriggled greatly. The owner of the Sestein family was himself from the beginning. It was only stolen for a moment. It was a place that he would get back soon. The position has been mine from the beginning. No matter how hard you struggle, you can’t change your fate, Aster.

The feet that had stepped backward moved forward again. His frightened eyes became firm as if they had taken root in his twisted desires.

“I’ll watch how long you will remain arrogant.”

Genoyer clenched his fists tightly. However, he smiled and shrugged his shoulders lightly. “I will step back for today. However, next time, you will have to reveal where father is. Otherwise, I will kneel before the emperor.”

“I’ll take your advice to heart. Please, take care of yourself.”

“Thank you… very much, Brother.”

“I’ll take my advice to heart. Please, take care of yourself.”

Genoyer, who had gone through this, nervously left the office.

Bang. Aster looked at the closed door fiercely and spoke more subduedly. “How about Lusi? Did you deliver the letter well?”

“I sent a letter to Waieos, but…”

Aster furrowed his brow slightly at Louis’s muffled words. “Did you send it? Your words are a bit strange.”

“When it arrived there, she had already left the mansion.”

“…Now, where is Lusi?”

Louis, who sighed awkwardly, replied reluctantly. “She has arrived below.”

* * *

After leaving the office, Genoyer glared at the door of the office with killing intent.

A lowly illegitimate b*stard. Aster was a child who couldn’t even raise his head in front of him. A useless rubbish except for his monstrous regenerative power.

It should be me.

The child, who appeared after 10 years gone, returned with what was wished by the Sestein family. Enormous mana and the overwhelming sense of intimidation. The child had already become an existence that couldn’t be dared to overcome.

…That time, I definitely should have killed him.

Numerous experiments were conducted to transplant the dragon’s blood, but in the end, they failed. Just like the rule, specimens that have been used were to be discarded immediately. However, Genoyer was drunk with the sense of superiority at that time and did that child a favor.

“If you want to live, you can crawl out of here.”

However, on the day he left the door slightly open, that child disappeared.

“A monstrous b*stard.”

Genoyer gritted his teeth in a seething rage. The look at Aster looking down on him was still stuck in his mind, and he hadn’t forgotten it. I will definitely pluck out your arrogant eyes. Then, without mercy, he would shove it into his mouth and burst it.

Swish, Genoyer’s mouth twisted grotesquely as he turned around. It was then, at the end of the hallway, he saw a woman approaching quickly. She was a small woman with plain brown hair and bright scarlet eyes. Genoyer looked at the woman he hadn’t seen before and gently curved one corner of his mouth that naturally rose.

I didn’t expect to meet you here.

Looking at the woman, who had gotten close to him, Genoyer intentionally stopped her. He wondered where to release his unquenched rage, but a suitable person appeared in time. I’m lucky.

Elusiana, who found Genoyer walking from the opposite side, bowed her head in surprise. “Greeting to the first young Master.”

“You have a face I’ve never seen before. Who are you?”

“I’m the Grand Duke’s maid… My name is Elusiana Lottie Waieos.”

Although she was doing the work of an aide, Elusiana was still officially a maid.

“Aster’s maid?”

“…That’s right.”

Genoyer, with his arms crossed, looked at Elusiana, who looked ragged. From head to toe, there was no part of her that he liked. They said you’d meet your destined partner. But he just picked up trash just like himself.

“Oh my, to have a woman from a far inferior family to be his maid… the Grand Duke is really going crazy. Maybe it’s because he’s an illegitimate child who learned nothing from his surroundings. His eyes are also very poor.”

Genoyer, who smiled sarcastically, asked in a cold tone. “By the way, what are you doing here?”

“Ah, th-that’s—”

“Seeing that you ran without even changing your clothes, it seems like a pretty urgent matter. No matter what, I can see that you’re less educated to run like that when you’re a Grand Duke’s maid. No, should I say that it matches your level? It’s terrible. I don’t want to see you, so go back now.”

Elusiana, who was distraught by unexpected criticism, belatedly came to her senses and said, “I apologize, first young Master. I need to see His Excellency—”

“Hey. Do you think I asked you a favor?”

Elusiana’s eyes briefly turned to the office door. It was then that the fingertips of her caught Genoyer’s eyes. Somehow, she looked quite anxious and restless.

Oh my, is she still worried about him? Genoyer, who swallowed a laugh, nodded his head.