Chapter 129: First Revival(6)

The group exchanged puzzled looks and turned to face Luke and Lance, who was staring at them while waiting for them to exit. The group simply sighed and stood up slowly before passing through the door.

"After you've finished speaking with His Highness, you better get ready for our conversation."

Luke sighed and nodded at his group as they slowly walk out of the room. Luke then turned around to see Liam standing next to him, staring at him.

"Liam, we need to talk later. Leave for now."

Liam remained motionless for a brief period before gently nodding and walking away. Only Luke and Lance were left inside the room after the door was entirely closed. Lance groaned and sank back in his chair, then turned to face Luke, who was sitting calmly next to him.

"Is there anything else you haven't told me?"

Luke was silent for a moment before thinking. He then began to do something Lance had never expected him to do. He began to sing.

"There was once a boy in gold.

His eyes are emeralds, his looks are fierce yet bold-"

BANG!

When Lance slammed his hand on the table, Luke flinched and stopped singing. Luke then turned to face Lance, who was visibly astonished and flushed. Luke took a long look at this and began to build a devious grin.

"My, my, your singing voice is quite charming your highness, I'll give you that."

"Y-you-! Wait, you!"

Lance stuttered, his face flushed with surprise and humiliation as he pointed at Luke. Luke just grinned and rested his chin on his palm, his gaze fixed on the visibly uncomfortable Lance in front of him. Just imagine how much that flushed face will cost in the market if he had a camera right now.

"I can hear and see everything you guys did in my grave."

Lance became completely immobile as a result of his shock. He can't believe what he's hearing. If Luke could see and hear everything they did then that must've meant that he... He...

"I appreciate that your highness took the time to create my version of your mother's lullaby, which truly touched my heart. This little brother of yours is so moved."

Lance couldn't say anything. He is unable to speak. He could only cover his face with his palms because he was so embarrassed. Luke suppressed his urge to laugh at Lance while looking at him desperately trying to hide his face. Lance then spoke in a very irritated voice.

"You bastard, don't look at me."

"Why? This little brother of yours truly appreciated your lullaby though. Don't be shy."

"You fucking bastard..."

Luke sighed and shifted in his seat. After that, he spoke in a serious tone, and the atmosphere immediately altered.

"Did you want to talk to me about something other than this, Your Highness?"

Lance groaned and brushed his hair back. His face no longer has hints of embarrassment like nothing happened earlier.

"You noticed huh, yes. I do have something to discuss with you."

"I see, tell me about it."

Lance immediately snatched up a glass of wine and gulped it down. He then began to speak.

"The news of your revival immediately spreads like wildfire across the continent. Even the neighboring eastern continent got interested in your miracle revival."

"The eastern continent, huh..."

Lance nodded.

"Yes, and now comes the tricky part. This kingdom's nobility is currently separated into two groups. One sees your revival as a gift from the Gods to continue your 'goodwill' to the world, while the other sees it as the devil's work and you as a demon's offspring."

"Pfft-"

Lance looked at Luke who is suppressing his laughter. Luke then laughed and combed his hair back. He's not laughing at the situation because it's funny; he's laughing at how messed up his situation is.

People see his revival as a blessing or a curse, but neither is beneficial for him. It is more of an inconvenience. He really wants to fly away and never come back at this moment.

Luke sighed and scratched his head. Lance locked his gaze on his and began to speak.

"But, hey, virtually the entire nobility thinks you're great. Duke Reo and his group are the only ones that are an issue. Don't worry about the king and queen, as well as my brothers; they don't appear to be planning anything."

"How irresponsible, so they just leave everything to you eh?"

"Haa, story of my life."

"How about the people? What do they think?"

"All of them are completely on your side. You also got the support of the temple of light and darkness. At first, I thought maybe it's because of Yulia and Selena, but I was wrong."

"Hmm?"

Lance scratched his head and sighed. He then turned to Luke, as if he were a difficult nut to crack.

"Their Gods finally sent them a message after hundreds of years. But r rather than a prophecy or a new rule, the temples received threats."

Luke blinked a few times before digging his finger into his ear. He believes he has just heard something incorrectly.

"Did you just say... Threats?"

"Yeah, they were threatened by their Gods. The message is as follows: 'Do not be afraid, do not be shaken. The individual who carries the Gods' benediction will return. If thou threaten or scare him away, the Gods' wrath, which humanity hasn't felt in a million years, will return'."

Luke fell silent for a moment. Luke then looked blankly at the wall, his mouth covered with his palms as if his mind was about to shut down at any moment. This has completely taken him by surprise. He had no idea the Gods would deliver such a message, they had not informed him.

'Joe... You son of a bitch.'

And as if he was aware of his presence. Joe responded miraculously.

• Hey, that's disrespectful; at the very least, thank us for our efforts.

Luke tightened his hands and teeth, trying not to yell in fury and anger. At this moment, all he wanted to do was flip everything over.

'Efforts? Why didn't you tell me previously?!'

• Because we know you'll try to stop us and make things more difficult for yourself. Heh, you may call us your own heroes.

"Oh my God..."

Luke rubbed his temples and raised his eyes to the ceiling. He then vowed that when he died and saw Joe again, he would punch him in the gut.

Luke sighed angrily and asked Lance who was staring at him strangely.

"Do you have any more unpleasant news to share with me?"

"I do actually. Tomorrow, you need to come with me and deal with Duke Reo. In the past few days, Duke Reo has been running around the kingdom convincing the people that you are a demon. So I decided to settle this with a meeting face to face with him tomorrow with you. The date of the meeting was quite rushed since the war is still not over yet and you know that."

Luke let out a sigh. At this point, all he wanted to do was return to his casket and bury himself. He no longer wants to cope with any of this.

"Can I not come?"

"If you want to be labeled as a demon, sure. Tomorrow's meeting will sort of prove whether you're a demon or not."

"Aaahh! What is this life?"

"Stop whining because you brought this on yourself."

"Fine, I'll go."

Luke then stood up and went towards the door. Luke then opened the door but stopped and spoke to Lance with his back facing him.

"Oh right, your highness, before I go..."

"Hmm? What is it?"

"His golden locks shone under the sun, his cheeks are rosy, and his smiles are fun."

Luke then smirked when he heard Lance's dark voice behind him.

"I'll kill you."

"Goodbye to you too, big brother"

Luke then sighed as he shut the door behind him. His expression shifted back to seriousness right after that.

'Alright, time to deal with the other odd guy here...'