Morningstar Palace
Dining hall
At a large table, Lucas was sitting in the main seat, but this time Lucas was not alone at the table, there were fourteen binge-eating children with him.
"Well done guys," said Lucas, "especially you, Maya. You exceeded my expectations."
"Thank you, sir." Everyone said while Maya blushed a little
In fact, they far exceeded Lucas's expectations. He had originally thought that at least some of them would hold back from accomplishing the mission even if they found out that they were monsters, many would find it difficult to kill them for no reason, so due to their excellent performance he decided to invite them to eat with him which was a great honor for the kids
"You must know that your main mission is to eliminate anyone who threatens the Morningstar family in future. You guys main goal is to get rid of all non-human beings that are living in Iskar City or near for now. I don't care if they live in peace or raise humans to consume them, in my opinion, all of them must die, and you as assassins under my command, you must be prepared for that" Lucas said with a serious face.
Lucas did not even know that this village drinks human blood, he only sent them for the fact that they were monsters.
"Sir, are all monsters as evil as the ones we saw today?" Amelia said with a complex expression on her face
"Why do you think the monsters you killed today are evil?" Lucas said while placing the fork on the table
"What?... I mean, they killed and tortured people," Amelia said
"The children who were in a village, do you think they considered their families who did this to be evil or did they think that the group of strangers who destroyed their village were the evil ones?" Lucas said with a serious expression.
"..." everybody
"Do you know why they think you are evil?" Lucas said
"Because their way of thinking is different from ours," Rin said after a little thought
"Yes or No both, because you killed over a hundred lives to get what you wanted, without considering if they were innocent or guilty. In this world, there's no clear right or wrong, only strength, So from the perspective of others, they might say it was evil. It depends on one's own perspective." said Lucas.
"So what is the concept of evil to you, sir?" Maya
"Evil to me is to betray the trust of those who depend on you," Lucas said without any thinking
"...." Everyone fell silent and began to think about Lucas's words
"I understand, sir, I will do my best in future missions," said Amelia
"Alright," said Lucas, and took the fork back from the table
"Oh I remembered, what is your spirit, Amelia, we didn't see it in battle?" said a child
"Yes, you're right, I'll show it to you after we finish eating," Amelia " But it's not as strong as Maya's and Rin's spirits."
"Yes, what is the rank of your spirit, Maya? You looked so majestic with that lightning surrounding you."
"And Rin, are those dark soldiers of your spirit looking very scary?"
And thus the table which had become accustomed to the gloomy atmosphere regained its vitality, and Lucas's lips moved to form a faint smile.
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The former head of the Morningstar family had more than ten wives, and each wife had at least one child, but over the years, most of the Morningstar children died in the fight for the head family position, and it is In the tradition of the Morningstar family that the wife who loses their children will be expelled from the family after the death of the head of the family, Therefore, most of the wives of the former head of the family were expelled by Lucas after taking the title
Lucas's mother is one of the few wives who remained in the palace, her name is Isabel Morningstar, and she has two children, Lucas and his sister Erma Bright.
"Do you know why he summoned me?" said a beautiful black-haired girl standing in front of the family head's office door
"You will know when you come in, lady. Erma," said Ethan respectfully
Ethan opened the door, allowed Erma to enter, and turned back to take care of some tasks
"Hello, Erma," said Lucas, sitting at his desk, with the same righteous expression as usual. "Sit down."
"Alright, thank you," Erma said and sat across from Lucas
"Do you know why I asked for your presence?" Lucas asked
"No, I don't know," Erma said with a slightly dazed expression
(Noah) Lucas
Suddenly a window appeared in front of Erma, in the window was a list of the terms of the loyalty contract that she had violated, and her expression became stiff after she noticed a certain sentence
[11/ Leakage of Morningstar family information to an outsider ]
"Erma, I'm going to ask you a question that I hope you'll answer honestly." Lucas
"…" Erma
"Is the outsider Henry Moonlight?" Lucas asked in a cold voice
"…." Erma couldn't say anything, because she knew that lying wouldn't help at this point
Lucas knew that one of the many girls who fell in love with Henry was his sister, and because of her hatred of the Morningstar family, she leaked much confidential information to Henry Since Lucas became the head of the family.
"Erma, you know very well that I hate to repeat myself. This is the last time I ask you, have you been leaking confidential information about the Morningstar family to Henry Moonlight?" Lucas said
"Yes, I did," Erma said with an anxious expression
"sigh…" after hearing Erma's reply he sighed and said "Then, you have two options, one is to use Henry's trust for the Morningstar family's benefits, and the other is to accept punishment for your actions. What would you choose?"
"I'd choose the second," Erma said without any hesitation
"Well, Erma Morningstar, as punishment for selling confidential information about the Morningstar family, you will be stripped of your title and responsibilities. You will prison until I order your release." Lucas said in a cold voice, "Amelia accompanied her."
Suddenly a masked figure appeared behind Erma without making any sound