Chapter 284 - Crazy Counter-Attack Plan (1/2)
”I DON'T really remember the place where I was while waiting for me to be born in this world,” Winter said, then he sipped his hot chocolate before he continued speaking. ”But all I remember is it felt like I was in the w.o.m.b. And a mother figure took care of me back then.”
Julian nodded carefully after hearing Winter's story. He didn't doubt his brother because he had no reason to lie. Most of all, he would always believe Winter. He already learned from his mistake when he didn't believe that his Mother was really his mother. Since then, he promised himself that he wouldn't make the same mistake again. ”There are only a few goddesses in the heaven. We can narrow our list down now thanks to you, Winter.”
His younger brother smiled proudly.
He also couldn't help but smile and gently pat Winter's head. ”Thank you.”
”Are you going to bring me with you now, Brother?”
”No.”
Winter scowled. Well, to be honest, he looked like he was throwing tantrums. Despite having an older soul, he was still immature. It was probably because he had a strict childhood in the past. So now that he was born into a loving family, he had the freedom and the privilege to be a spoiled child. ”Why not? I already proved that I'm useful.”
”It's because I love you, Winter.”
His younger brother, who was obviously not used to him being vocal about his feelings, suddenly turned red as if he was shy. ”Why are you suddenly saying that, Brother? It's cringey.”
He laughed. Winter spent a long time with their mother that he had already started using unfamiliar words casually. He wasn't jealous because he knew that the more time he spent with his family, the more he would adapt the way Winter did. Those were things that he didn't want to rush. ”I'm just saying it in case I lose the chance to say it in the future.”
Ah, I shouldn't have said that.
Winter scowled, obviously upset by the implication of his words.
Julian already promised to change. But he had lived as a pessimist for a long time. Sometimes, he said negative things without actually meaning it.
”Hey, don't talk like that,” Lady Solenn scolded him, then she lightly flickered his forehead with her fingers. ”You're going to make Winter cry.”
He just smiled apologetically at the young princess.
”I'm not crying,” Winter insisted while glaring at Solenn. ”And I won't.”
”Please don't fight,” he told Winter and Solenn, then he faced his brother again and gently patted his head. ”I apologize for the careless words I used, Winter.”
His younger brother was about to say something when they heard a knock on the door.
Then, when the door opened, the three of them stood up and greeted his Mother and Lord Forrester. They only sat back on the sofa when his mother and the former saint sat on the sofa from across them.
”Julian, I already made a decision,” his mother said seriously. ”I'm going to let you and Solenn go to the Plane.”
Julian's eyes widened in delight. ”Really, Mother?”
”Yes, but I have a condition,” his mother said, then she politely gestured to the former saint with a han. ”I want you to bring Lord Forrester with you.”
”I'm kind of familiar with the Plane since I've been there in the past,” Lord Forrester said. ”I want to go there as well because I believe that I can find my father in the Plane. May I join you in your journey, Lord Julian and Lady Solenn?”
”I don't mind if you join us, Lord Forrester. Having you join us will put me more at ease,” Lady Solenn said, then she turned to him. ”But the final decision is on you, Julian.”
He was adamant about letting Winter join them because he didn't want to put his brother's life in danger.
But if Lord Forrester joined him and Lady Solenn to their journey to the Plane, their success rate would increase. He wasn't saying that Winter wouldn't do the same if he joined them. It was just that bringing someone who knew the Plane's blueprint would be more logical.
”It's an honor to have you join us, Lord Forrester,” Julian said with a smile. ”Please allow us to share with you the things that Winter told us a while ago.”
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AFTER TILLY listened to Julian and Winter, she felt relieved to know that the children wouldn't blindly roam in the Plane. ”You have a lead and that's a good start,” she said while nodding her head. ”Like what you said, Julian, there's only a few goddesses in the heaven. It's dominated by gods after all.”
”That's right,” Lord Forrester agreed with her. ”And there's a fewer goddesses stationed in the Plane. We can begin by making a list of the goddesses in the Plane that I'm familiar with.” He turned to Winter. ”Lord Winter, can you tell me the things that you remember about the ”mother figure” that you met in the Plane?”
”I can try,” Winter said. ”But my memory of that moment is hazy. I'm not sure if I can give useful clues in identifying that goddess.”
”It's okay, Winter,” Julian told his brother encouragingly. ”Anything is fine.”
Tilly smiled at how her little boys supported each other.
Seeing her sons' strong bond reminded her of her own brother. She also remembered that Wixx requested an audience from her. It seemed like the Red Phoenix had come up with a plan to counter Aku Moonchester's plan to attack Solarium.