Vader couldn't stand Lucian's expression.
He didn't understand whether he gave up because he couldn't stand Lucian's silence, or whether Lucian might be showing weakness in this situation. Did he understand Lucian? He didn't understand anything. Even until now, he was more used to calling Lucian Lucian.
Not number five.
Even though he had seen so many of Lucian’s memories, and the voice called “System” that always talked to him…
Wade gently brushed Lucian's hair and rubbed the back of his neck. For a moment, a faint haze floated over his face.
He almost forgot one other thing.
A thing called "system".
He would find a way to peel it from Lucian's body, along with those remaining memories of this world that Lucian had pushed away from him and refused to show him.
He would chew over everything about Lucian until Lucian could only stay by his side.
"I don't want to do anything." Wade finally said, "Your appearance today really disgusts me - are you deliberately giving me a cold shoulder? Huh?"
Lucian said nothing and closed his eyes.
Wade was about to say something, but the servant outside the door reported that the time for his meeting with the Green family had come. He sneered and stood up to leave.
When he stood up, Lucian's voice came from behind him: "...Weid, don't you think this is boring?"
Vader paused.
“Why do you want to trace my memory? If you don’t look at these, I can live with you for the rest of my life.” Lucian’s voice was a little dazed, but there was a hint of self-talk, or even self-satisfaction, “Just like everyone else, live with someone in the world that is fast traveling, kiss, make love… for the rest of my life… Isn’t that good?”
… and then watch him go to the next world after this world ends, and kiss and make love with other men or women, right
Wade walked over expressionlessly and pushed Lucian down on the bed: "... Number Five, you are dreaming."
Lucian closed his eyes.
… Wade finally left. Lucian sat alone in the imprisoned tower, with the chains on his ankles still sealing his magic power. Only after Wade left did the system tremble and say, "I just sensed a very scary aura. Is Wade going to attack me?"
"… "
"Your memory is still in his mind. Do you think he will take it to read at some point?"
"… "
"How did the two of you end up like this? I almost don't understand. Why are you locked up here again..."
"… You, why on earth does Vader hate me so much?"
"… "
The system quickly discovered that it was not Lucian who was speaking to it, but was talking to himself while looking at the ceiling. Lucian said: "He loved me very much before, and he still wants to sleep with me now."
The system was about to comfort Lucian, telling him not to be so sad and to consider the safety of the system first. But then, it heard Lucian say, "But..."
"Do I love him?"
system:!!
"What does it take for me to love him?"
The system was thinking about something, but Lucian pushed it into silent mode.
Then, there was a long silence.
…
The people who came to discuss government affairs with Wade were from the Green family, including the eldest son of the family and his sister, Elizabeth Green.
After more than half a year, Elizabeth Green's expression has become more resolute and calm. Now she co-founded a school that can be attended by commoners, and she is the principal. It is really unorthodox for a noble lady to become the principal of a commoner school. She did not have enough determination and ability to convince her parents to do this.
Orphan Belinda is a student in this school. She is very smart and has excellent grades. After completing her studies, she will most likely become a female teacher who stays in the school.
Elizabeth firmly believed that knowledge that could be spread to everyone was far more important than money flowing into the church and out of a single package.
After the matter was discussed, Wade's mind was still lingering with Lucian's pale face, so he asked Elizabeth to stay.
He said a few words, very absent-mindedly. Elizabeth was also a little nervous sitting opposite Wade, whose temperament was becoming more and more terrifying.
She tried to find out Vader's purpose by asking carefully. Finally, Vader propped his head up and said irritably, "When you are free, go to the palace and chat with the queen."
Elizabeth was slightly startled. She knew that the queen was a commoner, and she didn't quite understand why Wade asked her to accompany her... But when she entered the palace the next day, she understood.
The palace was silent, as if the emperor and the queen had quarreled again last night. Elizabeth arrived at the back garden cautiously under the guidance of the palace servants. She glanced at the tall white tower in the garden, which was said to be the residence of Queen Elizabeth.
But the tall tower and the thousands of guards below make it more like a prison than a palace.
In the pavilion under the palace, she saw the queen with her back to her. She was very thin from behind, with long, dazzlingly white hair loosely combed behind her head. But she looked more like a man than a woman.
When the "Queen" turned around, Elizabeth covered her mouth.
The attendants left. The "Queen" and Elizabeth sat on either side of the stone table. Elizabeth twisted her handkerchief between her fingers and whispered, "Lu... Xian?"
She almost couldn't recognize Lucian.
In her memory, Lucian was always gentle and holy. Even after all his bad intentions were exposed, he always had a confident smile. But now Lucian looked so light that he seemed to be crushed. He looked at her and seemed a little surprised.
"... Elizabeth, it's you." he said.
Somehow, Elizabeth felt that Lucian was even more indifferent than before. This indifference was not derogatory or malicious, but it was as if Lucian had finally taken off his disguise, making her feel that they did not exist in the same world.
And Lucian didn't treat her the same way he treated people from the same world.
Elizabeth didn't know what Vader wanted from her and Lucian. She knew very little about the two of them, but she could tell that things were at least not going well between them. She guessed that Vader wanted her to soothe Lucian or mediate the dispute.
…Oh my God. She said to herself, this Vader and Lucian are both Riddler.
She started the conversation cautiously, first talking about her current situation. Lucian and Cheng were patient listeners until she realized the current situation of herself and Belinda, then she heard Lucian say: "Your fate and hers have changed."
Somehow, this nonsensical remark made her feel that Lucian was serious—so serious that it sent a chill down her spine.
"Lucian." Seeing that the topic seemed to have reached the right place, Elizabeth took advantage of the opportunity to ask with concern, "I don't know what happened during this period, but I feel that you are... very unhappy now, right?"
Lucian said nothing.
"Is it because you don't want to... be the queen and stay here?"
Before saying this, Elizabeth carefully looked around to make sure that no one from Wade was around. Lucian had saved her life twice, and although Wade could be considered to have saved her indirectly, in her heart Lucian was clearly more of a friend.
If Lucian was really unhappy because of being imprisoned... she would also try her best to find a solution.
“… Yes and no.” Lucian said softly, “I am…”
"I'm here voluntarily."
He finally said.
"I came back... on my own."
Elizabeth: …
Elizabeth didn't know what to say. But then Lucian spoke again: "Elizabeth, if I tell you that I have done many things to deceive you and scheme against you before, will you hate me?"
The blonde girl was stunned. "What?"
"For example, I knew that you would eventually die, your family would be destroyed miserably, and the people of the entire royal city and the nobles who were on good terms with you would all suffer. But I never reminded you. I pretended to be your good friend and helped you solve your problems, but I never thought of changing your ending. Instead, I continued my behavior and even pushed you (Ved's darkening) one step closer to death." Lucian's rosy lips uttered cold words, "I planned all of this - including taking advantage of your friendship with me. Will you hate me? After this, will you still consider me a friend?"
"this… "
Elizabeth wanted to change the subject, but Lucian slowly stood up and stared at her.
"Tell me the real answer you want to come up with," he said, "such as..."
He attached a past event.
The death of a good friend of Elizabeth's whom Elizabeth could not recover from, but whom he could have reminded her of but gave up in order to avoid a greater negative butterfly effect.
Lucian's eyes held the magic of a succubus, and at that moment, Elizabeth spoke the truth.
"I will." She opened her blue eyes, which were forced to speak the truth, "I will at least... blame you. I can't accept it emotionally. Maybe, I will see it through later, but at least I can't get close to you anymore..."
"Perhaps the best ending is to apologize, distance ourselves from each other, and never have any contact again. Occasionally nod politely, but never forget about it..."
The conversation is over.
Elizabeth woke up from her bewitching state. She didn't remember what Lucian had just said to her. But Lucian said to the servant: "The conversation is over."
Then, he lowered his eyes and said to Elizabeth: "You don't need to come to the palace again."
Elizabeth didn't understand what was going on. But when she turned around, she heard Lucian say, "I'm so sorry."
After Elizabeth left, Wade walked towards him from under the flower stand in the dark and stroked Lucian's long hair.
"Why do you do this to her?"
Lucian said nothing.
"Why apologize to her?"
Lucian said nothing.
Vader's grip on the back of his neck grew heavier. He felt anxious and angry.
Why should Lucian apologize to her
Why Lucian...
Say nothing to him but apologize to her
Obviously he also hurt him, obviously...
He grabbed Lucian's wrist and dragged him up to the White Tower. After closing the door, he threw Lucian onto the bed.
He pinched Lucian's neck and forced him. Lucian was in pain at first, his labored breathing and the tightening of his muscles showed his pain and discomfort.
But in the end, Lucian was still as soft as water. He tolerated all of Wade's violent demands, abuses, and attacks.
This should obviously be beyond his tolerance limit.
"Why..." Wade finally couldn't help it. He pinched Lucian's throat and made a suppressed sound amidst all the noise.
"Woo..."
"Why are you wet again... Why are you always... so..." Wade couldn't control his voice. He couldn't help but utter the truth that he shouldn't have said, "Why..."
He continued to growl in a suppressed voice: "You..."
"I'm abusing you, Lucian." He gritted his teeth and said, "Number Five... I'm abusing you, I'm hurting you... Why are you so wet, why... I'm making you suffer..."
He wanted to be more powerful and break all of Lucian's defenses. He reached out to pinch Lucian's lip beads. Finally, the succubus, whose face was pale and rosy, finally spoke tremblingly.
"Why... it's you." He spoke intermittently, and all the sounds seemed to be forced out, "Why is it you, Wade... it's you who is... abusing me..."
Wade was silent.
He exerted more strength and buried his face in Lucian's shoulder. For a moment Lucian could not tell whether it was his sweat.
Or Vader's tears.