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On the way back, Lucifer relayed to Juin what he heard in the room.
Once he was done, Juin sighed loudly. "I knew it…"
From their last conversation, Juin could tell that Princess Cecile was planning something, but never could he have thought that she was planning a coup. "She won't be able to fight back…" Juin muttered to no one in particular.
Based on what Tucker told him, as well as what he could see, King Frederic had amassed huge groups of forces, all of which would support him for their own benefits. For a princess, especially one like Cecile whose bloodline was used to dispute her rights, it would be hard for her to convince people to join her on the coup.
Even if she could somehow manage to kill Frederic… How was she going to convince people that she was fit to lead, and most importantly, how was she going to convince people to drop their prejudice toward the descendants of Atlas?
"What are you going to do?" Lucifer asked after noticing that Juin had gone silent for a while. Placing his arms behind his head, he then asked curiously, "Are you going to interfere?"
"I…" Juin hesitated for a moment before saying, "Should I?"
"You need to decide on this matter. I don't care either way, but the problem is, have you thought about the consequences that Tucker told you before?"
"Yeah…" Juin nodded slowly. "And I have also thought about everything, and I know my own strength… I'm not a hero, and I can't help her… You've seen her fight before. She's way stronger than me… And Renaud."
Juin shook his head. "As much as I wanted to help, it would only be a suicide mission…"
"So you want to let her be?"
Juin shrugged. "Let's just watch it for now… If I have a chance to talk to her… I think I will tell her to give up."
"Why would she give up because of you? Her parents were killed, her little brother brutally poisoned, her lover tortured, and her friends were sold to brothels… Do you think that she would listen to you?"
Hearing Lucifer's words, Juin stopped in his track and looked at the guy in the eye. After a while, he resumed walking and said, "You're right, she probably won't. But that's all I can do now…"
He wished he could do more. He wished he could be like the heroes in comics and mangas, but he was not. He was just a teenage boy, and he was here for a different purpose, not to help a princess with a coup.
"Let's just go home…" Juin said. He did not feel like talking anymore. When he was young, Juin had always wanted a family; someone, an uncle, an aunt… Just someone that could claim him. He used to think of himself as a sad and pathetic person, but when he looked at Princess Cecile's family, he felt that his life wasn't that bad.
At least he did not have to worry about being constantly in fear of his own family trying to kill him.
When he got back to his room, he immediately lay down on his bed and went to sleep. Of course, he did not really sleep. He went into his Soul Dimension and practiced a bit more, until he was forced to sleep properly by Lucifer.
The next morning, Juin woke up early despite the lack of sleep last night. In fact, Tucker and Cyrus weren't even awake yet. So, Juin quickly went to grab some breakfast from the dining room, where a buffet-style breakfast spread was laid out.
Once he was done, he left a message with a servant, to tell Tucker and Cyrus that he would be meeting them at the arena later. He then went to the arena and sat down with a pensive expression.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing…" Juin replied without even noticing who was the person talking to him. It was only when he heard the sound of someone sitting down that he realized the question earlier did not come from Lucifer.
Turning his head quickly, he nearly threw himself off the chair. It was the little kid whom he saw at the garden before.
The kid was still dressed in fancy attire, and the visible red markings on his face glowed slightly as he looked at the arena with a wistful gaze. "I want to fight too… Father said that I could join once I'm older."
Juin smiled. "He's right. Just wait until you are older…"
The kid looked at Juin, and his beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with pain. As if a bad memory flickered past in his mind, he frowned, marring the youthful face, and touched his throat lightly. With a sad smile, he mumbled, "There won't be any chance of that…"
Thinking that the kid was probably prohibited by his parents to take such risks, Juin did not ask anything else and just looked at the arena, trying to get his thoughts in order before the next battle.
After a while, Juin heard the little boy asking, "Can you tell her not to do it?"
"Not to do what?" Juin asked while keeping his eyes on the battle stage. His mind was obviously not on the conversation. And it wasn't. He kept trying to memorize what Tucker told him about all his potential opponents, as well as their abilities.
"Not to do what she's about to do. I just want her to keep living…"
Suddenly, Juin heard a few other voices, of both male and female, young and old, saying in an echo, "I just want her to keep living… to keep living… to keep living"
Startled, he quickly turned around, but there was no one near him. And when he looked to his side again, where the boy was sitting earlier, the kid was gone!
"What the!" Juin gasped, standing up immediately. Looking around nervously, he uttered, "He disappeared again!"
"Juin…"
Juin looked at Lucifer, who was looking back at him. "You saw him too, right?" Juin asked, hoping that the answer was a positive one. "I'm not crazy, am I?"
"Yeah, I saw him, but…"
"But what?"
"He's not human," Lucifer said with a solemn expression. He was within Juin's Soul Dimension the last time, so he did not sense it clearly, but this time, being out here, he was able to see the little boy directly.
"Huh?" Juin raised a brow and asked curiously, "You mean he's a demon?"
"No... He's a little ghost boy."
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On the way back, Lucifer relayed to Juin what he heard in the room.
Once he was done, Juin sighed loudly. "I knew it…"
From their last conversation, Juin could tell that Princess Cecile was planning something, but never could he have thought that she was planning a coup. "She won't be able to fight back…" Juin muttered to no one in particular.
Based on what Tucker told him, as well as what he could see, King Frederic had amassed huge groups of forces, all of which would support him for their own benefits. For a princess, especially one like Cecile whose bloodline was used to dispute her rights, it would be hard for her to convince people to join her on the coup.
Even if she could somehow manage to kill Frederic… How was she going to convince people that she was fit to lead, and most importantly, how was she going to convince people to drop their prejudice toward the descendants of Atlas?
"What are you going to do?" Lucifer asked after noticing that Juin had gone silent for a while. Placing his arms behind his head, he then asked curiously, "Are you going to interfere?"
"I…" Juin hesitated for a moment before saying, "Should I?"
"You need to decide on this matter. I don't care either way, but the problem is, have you thought about the consequences that Tucker told you before?"
"Yeah…" Juin nodded slowly. "And I have also thought about everything, and I know my own strength… I'm not a hero, and I can't help her… You've seen her fight before. She's way stronger than me… And Renaud."
Juin shook his head. "As much as I wanted to help, it would only be a suicide mission…"
"So you want to let her be?"
Juin shrugged. "Let's just watch it for now… If I have a chance to talk to her… I think I will tell her to give up."
"Why would she give up because of you? Her parents were killed, her little brother brutally poisoned, her lover tortured, and her friends were sold to brothels… Do you think that she would listen to you?"
Hearing Lucifer's words, Juin stopped in his track and looked at the guy in the eye. After a while, he resumed walking and said, "You're right, she probably won't. But that's all I can do now…"
He wished he could do more. He wished he could be like the heroes in comics and mangas, but he was not. He was just a teenage boy, and he was here for a different purpose, not to help a princess with a coup.
"Let's just go home…" Juin said. He did not feel like talking anymore. When he was young, Juin had always wanted a family; someone, an uncle, an aunt… Just someone that could claim him. He used to think of himself as a sad and pathetic person, but when he looked at Princess Cecile's family, he felt that his life wasn't that bad.
At least he did not have to worry about being constantly in fear of his own family trying to kill him.
When he got back to his room, he immediately lay down on his bed and went to sleep. Of course, he did not really sleep. He went into his Soul Dimension and practiced a bit more, until he was forced to sleep properly by Lucifer.
The next morning, Juin woke up early despite the lack of sleep last night. In fact, Tucker and Cyrus weren't even awake yet. So, Juin quickly went to grab some breakfast from the dining room, where a buffet-style breakfast spread was laid out.
Once he was done, he left a message with a servant, to tell Tucker and Cyrus that he would be meeting them at the arena later. He then went to the arena and sat down with a pensive expression.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing…" Juin replied without even noticing who was the person talking to him. It was only when he heard the sound of someone sitting down that he realized the question earlier did not come from Lucifer.
Turning his head quickly, he nearly threw himself off the chair. It was the little kid whom he saw at the garden before.
The kid was still dressed in fancy attire, and the visible red markings on his face glowed slightly as he looked at the arena with a wistful gaze. "I want to fight too… Father said that I could join once I'm older."
Juin smiled. "He's right. Just wait until you are older…"
The kid looked at Juin, and his beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with pain. As if a bad memory flickered past in his mind, he frowned, marring the youthful face, and touched his throat lightly. With a sad smile, he mumbled, "There won't be any chance of that…"
Thinking that the kid was probably prohibited by his parents to take such risks, Juin did not ask anything else and just looked at the arena, trying to get his thoughts in order before the next battle.
After a while, Juin heard the little boy asking, "Can you tell her not to do it?"
"Not to do what?" Juin asked while keeping his eyes on the battle stage. His mind was obviously not on the conversation. And it wasn't. He kept trying to memorize what Tucker told him about all his potential opponents, as well as their abilities.
"Not to do what she's about to do. I just want her to keep living…"
Suddenly, Juin heard a few other voices, of both male and female, young and old, saying in an echo, "I just want her to keep living… to keep living… to keep living"
Startled, he quickly turned around, but there was no one near him. And when he looked to his side again, where the boy was sitting earlier, the kid was gone!
"What the!" Juin gasped, standing up immediately. Looking around nervously, he uttered, "He disappeared again!"
"Juin…"
Juin looked at Lucifer, who was looking back at him. "You saw him too, right?" Juin asked, hoping that the answer was a positive one. "I'm not crazy, am I?"
"Yeah, I saw him, but…"
"But what?"
"He's not human," Lucifer said with a solemn expression. He was within Juin's Soul Dimension the last time, so he did not sense it clearly, but this time, being out here, he was able to see the little boy directly.
"Huh?" Juin raised a brow and asked curiously, "You mean he's a demon?"
"No... He's a little ghost boy."
On the way back, Lucifer relayed to Juin what he heard in the room. Once he was done, Juin sighed loudly. "I knew it" From their last conversation, Juin could tell that Princess Cecile was planning something, but never could he have thought that she was planning a coup. "She won't be able to fight back" Juin muttered to no one in particular. Based on what Tucker told him, as well as what he could see, King Frederic had amassed huge groups of forces, all of which would support him for their own benefits. For a princess, especially one like Cecile whose bloodline was used to dispute her rights, it would be hard for her to convince people to join her on the coup. Even if she could somehow manage to kill Frederic How was she going to convince people that she was fit to lead, and most importantly, how was she going to convince people to drop their prejudice toward the descendants of Atlas? "What are you going to do?" Lucifer asked after noticing that Juin had gone silent for a while. Placing his arms behind his head, he then asked curiously, "Are you going to interfere?" "I" Juin hesitated for a moment before saying, "Should I?" "You need to decide on this matter. I don't care either way, but the problem is, have you thought about the consequences that Tucker told you before?" "Yeah" Juin nodded slowly. "And I have also thought about everything, and I know my own strength I'm not a hero, and I can't help her You've seen her fight before. She's way stronger than me And Renaud." Juin shook his head. "As much as I wanted to help, it would only be a suicide mission" "So you want to let her be?" Juin shrugged. "Let's just watch it for now If I have a chance to talk to her I think I will tell her to give up." "Why would she give up because of you? Her parents were killed, her little brother brutally poisoned, her lover tortured, and her friends were sold to brothels Do you think that she would listen to you?" Hearing Lucifer's words, Juin stopped in his track and looked at the guy in the eye. After a while, he resumed walking and said, "You're right, she probably won't. But that's all I can do now" He wished he could do more. He wished he could be like the heroes in comics and mangas, but he was not. He was just a teenage boy, and he was here for a different purpose, not to help a princess with a coup. "Let's just go home" Juin said. He did not feel like talking anymore. When he was young, Juin had always wanted a family; someone, an uncle, an aunt Just someone that could claim him. He used to think of himself as a sad and pathetic person, but when he looked at Princess Cecile's family, he felt that his life wasn't that bad. At least he did not have to worry about being constantly in fear of his own family trying to kill him. When he got back to his room, he immediately lay down on his bed and went to sleep. Of course, he did not really sleep. He went into his Soul Dimension and practiced a bit more, until he was forced to sleep properly by Lucifer. The next morning, Juin woke up early despite the lack of sleep last night. In fact, Tucker and Cyrus weren't even awake yet. So, Juin quickly went to grab some breakfast from the dining room, where a buffet-style breakfast spread was laid out. Once he was done, he left a message with a servant, to tell Tucker and Cyrus that he would be meeting them at the arena later. He then went to the arena and sat down with a pensive expression. "What are you thinking about?" "Nothing" Juin replied without even noticing who was the person talking to him. It was only when he heard the sound of someone sitting down that he realized the question earlier did not come from Lucifer. Turning his head quickly, he nearly threw himself off the chair. It was the little kid whom he saw at the garden before. The kid was still dressed in fancy attire, and the visible red markings on his face glowed slightly as he looked at the arena with a wistful gaze. "I want to fight too Father said that I could join once I'm older." Juin smiled. "He's right. Just wait until you are older" The kid looked at Juin, and his beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with pain. As if a bad memory flickered past in his mind, he frowned, marring the youthful face, and touched his throat lightly. With a sad smile, he mumbled, "There won't be any chance of that" Thinking that the kid was probably prohibited by his parents to take such risks, Juin did not ask anything else and just looked at the arena, trying to get his thoughts in order before the next battle. After a while, Juin heard the little boy asking, "Can you tell her not to do it?" "Not to do what?" Juin asked while keeping his eyes on the battle stage. His mind was obviously not on the conversation. And it wasn't. He kept trying to memorize what Tucker told him about all his potential opponents, as well as their abilities. "Not to do what she's about to do. I just want her to keep living" Suddenly, Juin heard a few other voices, of both male and female, young and old, saying in an echo, "I just want her to keep living to keep living to keep living" Startled, he quickly turned around, but there was no one near him. And when he looked to his side again, where the boy was sitting earlier, the kid was gone! "What the!" Juin gasped, standing up immediately. Looking around nervously, he uttered, "He disappeared again!" "Juin" Juin looked at Lucifer, who was looking back at him. "You saw him too, right?" Juin asked, hoping that the answer was a positive one. "I'm not crazy, am I?" "Yeah, I saw him, but" "But what?" "He's not human," Lucifer said with a solemn expression. He was within Juin's Soul Dimension the last time, so he did not sense it clearly, but this time, being out here, he was able to see the little boy directly. "Huh?" Juin raised a brow and asked curiously, "You mean he's a demon?" "No... He's a little ghost boy."
