267 The Cursed Descendants 6 (1/2)
”LORD FORRESTER, is there something on my face?” Julian asked the former saint politely. The saint sat on the sofa from across him. ”You've been staring at me for a while now.”
”That's right,” his younger brother Winder, who sat beside him on the sofa, said. ”Don't stare at my brother without saying a word. It's creepy.”
”Yeah, don't stare at Julian,” Lady Solenn said, who sat beside Lord Forrester and across from Winter, added. ”He's mine.”
Julian's face felt warm for some reason.
Lady Solenn can really be so... straightforward.
He wouldn't lie: the young lady could make her feel nervous even though he was already a grown up inside. But that was the thing. The princess's soul was that of a grown woman.
”Since when did my brother become yours, little brat princess?”
”Starting today, duh,” the young lady said, then she turned to him with beaming eyes. ”Isn't that correct, Julian?”
He knew that his cheeks turned red, and he was too embarrassed to respond.
Yes, he was feeling shy around Lady Solenn because of her bold advances. Moreover, he knew that just like him and Winter, the young lady's soul was also old. And there were times that he would see Lady Solenn in her adult form instead of her child appearance right now.
”Brother, don't get seduced,” Winter said while patting his back. ”I don't want a bully to be my sister-in-law.”
”Winter, please stop,” he pleaded his brother. You're only making me feel more shy.
”Yeah, you should stop talking about that kind of thing,” Lord Forrester said, finally breaking his silence. ”I can't believe that the Holy Scepter that I've been looking for so long is inside your body, Lord Julian. I didn't feel it in you when we met in the past.” He paused for a while. ”Although I have to admit that the fact that I wasn't able to read your Mana should have been my first clue. I thought your Mana was unreadable because your soul is different.”
”I didn't know that the Holy Scepter is inside me,” he said. ”I didn't feel anything strange all this time.”
”The Holy Scepter is dormant,” the former saint explained. ”But if it already fused with your body by now, we can only conclude that the scepter has been eating your divine power quietly. It's hard to explain but it is the kind of weapon that can be considered ”alive.” It was able to hide its presence while absorbing your energy. That's probably the reason why your Mana has become unreadable.”
Julian fell silent for a while. ”Lord Forrester, does it mean that I will die if the Holy Scepter inside me is taken away because it has already absorbed my divine power?”
Winter and Solenn both looked at him with a sad look on their face.
”Brother, don't worry about that,” Winter said gently. ”Based on the memories that our grandpa showed us, Aku Moonchester was able to take away the Holy Scepter without killing you. Well, we really don't know what happened to you in that life. But the emperor said that Lucina Morganna took care of you. Which means you survived.”
He smiled and nodded at his brother.
But deep inside, he doubted if his life lasted long back then
”Julian, I can see a gloomy around you even if you're smiling,” Lady Solenn said while giving him a disapproving look. ”Don't worry too much. I won't let you die.”
He smiled shyly at the young lady. ”Thank you, Lady Solenn.”
The princess just smiled and gave him a thumbs up that she probably learned from his mother.
Lady Solenn is really cool.
”Lord Julian and Lady Solenn are right,” Lord Forrester said. ”I have an idea on how to pull out the Holy Scepter from your body without killing you, Lord Julian. But it could be dangerous.”
”I'm willing to take the risk,” Julian said, determined to set his negativity for once. ”Lord Forrester, please help me live and stay with my family for a long time.”
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”WHO ARE you?” Wong snarled at the witch with a pair of pink eyes. ”Why do you have the aura of a Moonchester?”
”I'm Stella of the Colorless Coven,” the witch, who stood on a branch of the tree across from him, said proudly. ”I'm the future empress so you better bow down to me, Keeper.”
”I will only bow and kneel to one person, witch,” he said with a laugh. ”It doesn't matter even if you think you're the next empress of the Moonchester Empire. The Supreme will burn down the royal family anyway.”
Stella of the Colorless Coven, much to his shock, smiled at him. And that smile of hers looked genuine for some reason. ”I will gladly thank the Supreme if she ends the nasty twins for me.”
Now that confused him. ”You just claimed that you'll be the next empress. But now, you're saying that you'll be glad if Aku and Nia Moonchester disappear?”
”Can't I become an empress without Aku Moonchester?” she asked back with a smirk. ”For that reason, I won't allow you to destroy this empire. You better tell this to your master as well: leave Moonchester Empire alone.”
”I'm not your dog,” he snarled at her. ”If you have a message for the Supreme, say it to her yourself. Not that I'd allow a lowly being like you to meet her.”
The witch smirked, but all of a sudden, her face twitched in pain. Then, much to his shock, she fell from the tree as if she was unconscious.
Well, not that I care.
His thoughts were cut-off when he felt a sense of danger. And then, he realized that the witch who was supposed to have fallen on the ground disappeared.
He suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
When he turned around, he was shocked to be greeted by Stella. But this time, his shock came from the fact that her pink eyes had turned golden snake eyes that reminded him of the Black Serpent.