It was already afternoon when Lucas, Nicole, Mina, and Annie got back to the castle just in time for lunch. Today's lunch was noodles with fried bean sauce. Everyone had a large bowl of noodles with a few small bowls that contained side dishes and sauce. Of course, Mina’s and Annie’s bowls were much larger than Lucas’s and Nicole’s bowls of noodles.
Nicole, Mina, and Annie stared at Lucas’s hand. This was their first time eating noodles with fried bean sauce, and so they were learning how to do it by watching Lucas.
“Okay, I’m starting. Watch and learn how to eat noodles with sauce.” Lucas said.
“Okay.”
“Young master, I’m watching.”
“I’ll definitely do it better than Mina.”
Lucas put on a serious expression. Looking at the three that also put on serious expression after he did, he wanted to laugh at their expression but held back.
“First, you put the sauce in. Then, you stir the noodles and slowly bring it toward your mouth. And then you can eat.” Lucas said as he started to eat the noodles.
“Young master, that’s it?” The three asked in confusion at the same time.
“Of course. What did you expect?” Lucas said as he tried hard to not laugh at their expressions.
“…”
“Tsk. I don’t even need to be taught something as simple as this.” Annie said, pouting. 'Young Master is so mischievous.'
“Delicious. The most delicious foods are the simple ones.” Mina said while eating the noodles.
“Young Master is getting more and more naughty.” Nicole said as she put the sauce in the noodles.
Halfway through the meal, Ben came in with a serious expression on his face. He slowly went toward Lucas and said something in his ear.
“Oh? Carter’s here? It seems like the shopping mall brought the attention of many people.” Lucas said, putting down the chopsticks in his hand and said to Ben in an amused tone. “Let them wait, uncle. Come and try some noodles, Uncle Ben.”
Nicole carried a bowl of noodles to Ben. “Father, we have five different sauces here. Choose the one that you prefer.”
“This…” Ben glanced at Mina and Annie.
“Eat. It's all our people.” Lucas said.
“Okay.” Ben said, starting to stir the noodles.
…
It was already half an hour later when Lucas met with Carter and Fez. “Sir Carter, we meet again. How come you have time to come here today? I thought you were busy living your life in some city.” Lucas said with a polite smile.
Carter smiled gently. “You see, old people will always miss the place they grew up in. I’ve only been in Lockwood City for a few days, and I already missed the castle in Sedona City.”
Lockwood City was owned by Baron Omar and it was one of the most prosperous cities among the nearby cities.
“Indeed, old people would miss the place they grew up in.” Lucas nodded his head in agreement and said with a smile, ”Then, Sir Carter, have you found a new place to call home? Actually, how did you design this castle? It’s so comfortable to live in.”
The corner of Carter’s and Fez’s mouth twitched. 'How could it not be comfortable? The original owner of the castle was a duke. If it wasn’t because of an accident, we would never have been able to live in such a good castle.'
“Cough cough cough.” Carter pretended to cough and said with a miserable expression. “To tell you the truth, ever since I left this castle and city, I couldn’t eat nor sleep well. If this goes on, I won’t be able to live.”
'Is he trying to get pity? Or is he testing me?' A trace of playfulness flashed across Lucas’s eyes. He said with surprise in his voice, “How is that possible? Isn’t there a witch doctor in the south of Sedona City? I heard that he specializes in curing sleep problems."
Fez frowned and wanted to curse. 'The witch doctor in the south? He’s the one that collects corpses. This Lucas is telling us to die. Fucking bastard.'
“Cough cough cough.” Carter coughed and glared at Fez. Even though he was also pissed, he didn’t want to break their relationship on the surface so quickly. 'If it wasn’t because I can’t beat you, I already would have killed you and your relatives. Fucking little shit telling me to die early.' They didn’t dare to do anything because they hadn’t brought their guards with them, and Mina was in the corner of the room while looking at them and playing with her knife in her hands.
Mina had been staring at Carter’s and Fez’s neck. They were the ones who had locked her in the dungeon, and she hadn’t expected to see them here. If Lucas hadn’t told her to not do anything crazy, she would have already killed them.
'Now is not the time, Mina. Young master had promised that he would allow me to kill them.' Mina thought while coldly looking at Carter and Fez.
“Lord Lucas, last time, I traded my territory with you for five crystal glasses. And now, their prices have risen to eighteen gold coins per glass, which is three times the original cost.” Carter said with a shrewd smile.
“Is that so? Then Sir Carter, congratulations.” Lucas said, pretending to be surprised.
“I can use four-” Carter was going to say that he was going to use four crystal glasses to get the territory back, but he swallowed his words when he saw Nicole coming there carrying a crystal glass with red wine in it. Nicole was the one who had arranged this. Nicole was normally a quiet girl, but when things involved Lucas, she would become a bit insane.
“Young Master, here’s the red wine you want.” Nicole said softly.
“Mhmm.” Lucas picked up the glass and looked at Carter. “Sir Carter, you said you wanted to use four what?”
If Ben saw this scene then he would definitely say that Nicole had learned this from Lucas. Lucas has spoiled his daughter.
“Nothing. Sorry for bothering you today.” Carter said, forcing himself to smile. Without waiting for Lucas to reply, he pulled the dumbfounded Fez out of the castle. 'Since you won’t give me the territory back peacefully, then I’ll just have to use some other means. Now don't blame me for using some underhand tricks.'
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It was already afternoon when Lucas, Nicole, Mina, and Annie got back to the castle just in time for lunch. Today's lunch was noodles with fried bean sauce. Everyone had a large bowl of noodles with a few small bowls that contained side dishes and sauce. Of course, Mina’s and Annie’s bowls were much larger than Lucas’s and Nicole’s bowls of noodles.
Nicole, Mina, and Annie stared at Lucas’s hand. This was their first time eating noodles with fried bean sauce, and so they were learning how to do it by watching Lucas.
“Okay, I’m starting. Watch and learn how to eat noodles with sauce.” Lucas said.
“Okay.”
“Young master, I’m watching.”
“I’ll definitely do it better than Mina.”
Lucas put on a serious expression. Looking at the three that also put on serious expression after he did, he wanted to laugh at their expression but held back.
“First, you put the sauce in. Then, you stir the noodles and slowly bring it toward your mouth. And then you can eat.” Lucas said as he started to eat the noodles.
“Young master, that’s it?” The three asked in confusion at the same time.
“Of course. What did you expect?” Lucas said as he tried hard to not laugh at their expressions.
“…”
“Tsk. I don’t even need to be taught something as simple as this.” Annie said, pouting. 'Young Master is so mischievous.'
“Delicious. The most delicious foods are the simple ones.” Mina said while eating the noodles.
“Young Master is getting more and more naughty.” Nicole said as she put the sauce in the noodles.
Halfway through the meal, Ben came in with a serious expression on his face. He slowly went toward Lucas and said something in his ear.
“Oh? Carter’s here? It seems like the shopping mall brought the attention of many people.” Lucas said, putting down the chopsticks in his hand and said to Ben in an amused tone. “Let them wait, uncle. Come and try some noodles, Uncle Ben.”
Nicole carried a bowl of noodles to Ben. “Father, we have five different sauces here. Choose the one that you prefer.”
“This…” Ben glanced at Mina and Annie.
“Eat. It's all our people.” Lucas said.
“Okay.” Ben said, starting to stir the noodles.
…
It was already half an hour later when Lucas met with Carter and Fez. “Sir Carter, we meet again. How come you have time to come here today? I thought you were busy living your life in some city.” Lucas said with a polite smile.
Carter smiled gently. “You see, old people will always miss the place they grew up in. I’ve only been in Lockwood City for a few days, and I already missed the castle in Sedona City.”
Lockwood City was owned by Baron Omar and it was one of the most prosperous cities among the nearby cities.
“Indeed, old people would miss the place they grew up in.” Lucas nodded his head in agreement and said with a smile, ”Then, Sir Carter, have you found a new place to call home? Actually, how did you design this castle? It’s so comfortable to live in.”
The corner of Carter’s and Fez’s mouth twitched. 'How could it not be comfortable? The original owner of the castle was a duke. If it wasn’t because of an accident, we would never have been able to live in such a good castle.'
“Cough cough cough.” Carter pretended to cough and said with a miserable expression. “To tell you the truth, ever since I left this castle and city, I couldn’t eat nor sleep well. If this goes on, I won’t be able to live.”
'Is he trying to get pity? Or is he testing me?' A trace of playfulness flashed across Lucas’s eyes. He said with surprise in his voice, “How is that possible? Isn’t there a witch doctor in the south of Sedona City? I heard that he specializes in curing sleep problems."
Fez frowned and wanted to curse. 'The witch doctor in the south? He’s the one that collects corpses. This Lucas is telling us to die. Fucking bastard.'
“Cough cough cough.” Carter coughed and glared at Fez. Even though he was also pissed, he didn’t want to break their relationship on the surface so quickly. 'If it wasn’t because I can’t beat you, I already would have killed you and your relatives. Fucking little shit telling me to die early.' They didn’t dare to do anything because they hadn’t brought their guards with them, and Mina was in the corner of the room while looking at them and playing with her knife in her hands.
Mina had been staring at Carter’s and Fez’s neck. They were the ones who had locked her in the dungeon, and she hadn’t expected to see them here. If Lucas hadn’t told her to not do anything crazy, she would have already killed them.
'Now is not the time, Mina. Young master had promised that he would allow me to kill them.' Mina thought while coldly looking at Carter and Fez.
“Lord Lucas, last time, I traded my territory with you for five crystal glasses. And now, their prices have risen to eighteen gold coins per glass, which is three times the original cost.” Carter said with a shrewd smile.
“Is that so? Then Sir Carter, congratulations.” Lucas said, pretending to be surprised.
“I can use four-” Carter was going to say that he was going to use four crystal glasses to get the territory back, but he swallowed his words when he saw Nicole coming there carrying a crystal glass with red wine in it. Nicole was the one who had arranged this. Nicole was normally a quiet girl, but when things involved Lucas, she would become a bit insane.
“Young Master, here’s the red wine you want.” Nicole said softly.
“Mhmm.” Lucas picked up the glass and looked at Carter. “Sir Carter, you said you wanted to use four what?”
If Ben saw this scene then he would definitely say that Nicole had learned this from Lucas. Lucas has spoiled his daughter.
“Nothing. Sorry for bothering you today.” Carter said, forcing himself to smile. Without waiting for Lucas to reply, he pulled the dumbfounded Fez out of the castle. 'Since you won’t give me the territory back peacefully, then I’ll just have to use some other means. Now don't blame me for using some underhand tricks.'
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