In order to escape from the shadow of my father┉┉
"┉During this period, many people in the Free City have speculated on my identity, thinking that I am a member of a mysterious family or a royal family, and there are even some more outrageous identities."
Croside nodded: "However, I guessed wrong."
"It's not entirely wrong┉┉" Lelouch shrugged and said with a helpless tone: "It's barely half right."
"You said you wanted to escape from your father's shadow, so you took your sister and left your family willfully?"
"Rather than leaving, it's better that I was exiled by my father." Lelouch said very quietly, but it still reached the ears of some caring people.
Among the countless scandals in the Free City, the identity of Lelouch Lamperuki, the president of the Silver Wing Chamber of Commerce, is also a very hot topic. At least there are many forces and intelligence dealers who are inquiring about the identities of Lelouch and Buanyani. , however, in the end, they were all unreliable rumors other than mere speculation. Among these unreliable rumors, only one rumor was the most interesting, and that was that the two brothers and sisters were the royal descendants of the once-extinct Perlas Empire.
The Perlas Empire is a glorious symbol established in the Overlord Era. At the end of the destruction of the Perlas Empire, the royal family at that time transferred a huge amount of domestic wealth in order to make a comeback. In addition to the astronomical amount of money, this wealth There are countless lost forbidden knowledges, but two thousand years have passed and the descendants of the Perlas Empire have not appeared in the eyes of the world, and this huge wealth has become a seemingly eternal secret.
In the two thousand years since the demise of the Perlas Empire, countless adventurers and mercenaries have tried to find the huge wealth left by the empire. However, God knows where the royal family members have hidden these wealth. Rumors are also flying on the mainland. Some say that the royal family transported the wealth to the Yanold Mountains, the mysterious place that created the legend of the Overlord. There are also reports that the wealth was buried with the Overlord Garserik. There are also rumors that the Perras Empire The wealth had already been divided up by the three major forces at that time: the Holy City, the Holy See, and the Tower of Sages. The news released now was just a cover-up.
However, Lelouch's appearance and the spreading rumors attracted the attention of many interested people. At least in the eyes of many people, Lelouch, a minor sixteen or seventeen-year-old child, could actually hold goods worth five to six billion lien, bring his sister and some guards to the free city and establish his own Castle, where did his wealth come from
Five to six billion lien is not a small amount of money. Even Lawrence, the extremely wealthy chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, cannot casually throw away five billion for his son to use.
Great wealth. The identity of unknown origin, the temperament displayed in the conversation, and everything that was miraculously established in the free city in a short period of time all show that the identity behind Lelouch must have a huge power, and this The huge power obviously exceeds any country and organization imaginable on the continent today. All the information put together points to Lelouch's identity as a descendant of the royal family of the Perlas Empire. Perhaps this is the only way to explain everything.
If the two brothers Lelouch and Buyani are really descendants of the Perlas Empire, then they must also know the whereabouts of the wealth transferred by the empire. Even if they don't know the exact location, they should still know the clues. But if the two are really the royal descendants of the Perlas Empire, it would be scary to know how much information the royal descendants have accumulated after being silent for two thousand years.
But when Lelouch said that he was exiled, some people couldn't help but start to have some thoughts in their hearts.
Croside's expression remained unchanged, not wavering because Lelouch was exiled: "Exiled? I have to say that your father is really generous. He can give you more than five billion lien to exile you." , rather than saying it’s an exile, it’s more of a test in disguise.”
Lelouch had to admire the black dragon prince's leaping thinking. He was half wrong but also half right. The right half also brought back some bad memories of his own: "The trial is not as good as you think. My sister and I lost our mother when we were six years old, and then we were exiled by our father when we were ten years old. I have been hating my father for many years, thinking that he abandoned us, and that he indulged the murderer of our mother┉┉"
"Did you lose your mother when you were young?"
"Yes." Lelouch nodded and sighed: "But I didn't know one thing until not long ago. The reason why my father exiled me and my sister was to protect us, because in my heart, as the highest The father who is in charge here is also fearful. After losing my mother, he drove us out in order to save my sister and me. Do you believe it? "
Closide narrowed his eyes slightly: "But at least you have a father who loves you, right?"
"Care? Do you think this is love? Banishing my sister and me when we were young and almost dying. Then..." Lelouch paused mid-sentence and stopped talking.
Because after talking about it, it is something that does not belong to this world. I cannot reveal too much information that does not belong to this world, and I cannot expose too many of my secrets.
Croseid could feel that Lelouch wasn't lying. No matter how much humans hide when they lie, the subconscious will reveal a little bit of dissonance, which is a behavior that the human brain cannot control. As a black dragon who has lived for a long time and has seen too many people and things, even the actor with the best acting skills cannot deceive himself in front of him just by relying on the changes in the other person's facial expression.
"But it's undeniable that your father didn't want you to die in the end, right? You also understand that everything he did was to save you and your sister."
Closide stared at Lelouch and his tone became subtle: "In comparison, you are already luckier than many people in this world."
"Maybe..." Lelouch put down the knife and fork in his hand and couldn't help sighing: "That's why I'm eager to prove myself that I can surpass what he created, and I will let my children not have to wander around, and won't be in trouble. Threatening the people I love with death."
There are children who are very similar to me. They also have painful childhoods, are also extremely dissatisfied with their fathers, and are equally eager to prove that their worth exceeds that of their fathers.
Croside smiled slightly and stared at Lelouch and Buanyani with his strange eyes with a sarcastic look: "But you are luckier than me. At least your father really wants to protect you, and at least your sister silently I trust you, and there is no one in this world that I can absolutely trust, not even anyone who needs to be protected.”
"Closide! You┉┉"
"Just like you, Lelouch Lamperuki! A person who was abandoned by his father since childhood and grew up in pain and despair. The only difference is that I don't have a sister to protect, only an older sister who is equally hated. "
Lelouch looked at Croside in disbelief. Listening to what the black dragon prince said, even Alisa was stunned for a moment and stared at the most outstanding businessman in the free city. One, although they already know some of the true identity of Croside, they just didn’t expect that beings that transcend the world are not as carefree as imagined. They also have pain, troubles, and some unknown miseries. past and life.
Before coming to the Free City, he learned from Yalin that Croseid, the black dragon prince, was at odds with his father. Here, Lelouch deliberately said this, in addition to irritating Croseid. In addition to wanting to find out more information from his mouth, the other reason is that it is also my truest mood.
Croseid denied his father Viktor's ideas and wanted to prove that he was stronger than his father in the Free City. He also denied his father's ideas and wanted to ignite the fire to overthrow the empire in District 11. He also faced adversity. Growing up, he also concealed his true identity, and also challenged his almost unreachable father as an Avenger.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Croseid, for saying so many annoying things to you." Lelouch stood up and solemnly apologized to Croseid.
"It doesn't matter, these are better for me."
Croside smiled slyly: "At least this means that I don't have any flesh-and-blood relatives, and it means that except for myself, I don't have any weaknesses for others to find."
These cold and ruthless words immediately made the people eavesdropping around feel like they were trapped in an ice cave. As long as a person has a normal heart, he will long for warmth. Even the most cruel gang leader occasionally feels the same when seeing his lover and children. He would show a gentle smile, but Croside seemed to have no such feelings at all, or it was almost as if he was proud of himself for not having any of these feelings.
Lelouch couldn't help but feel nervous. Just as His Highness the Black Dragon Prince said, no one but himself could find loopholes to defeat him.
"On the contrary, Lord Lelouch, as I said before, protect your sister. The more deeply you love her and the more eager you are to protect her, the more she will become your biggest weakness."
After saying these words, Closide stood up gracefully and left for a while, leaving Lelouch sitting there with a cold expression. Is his sister the biggest vulnerability? Maybe┉┉But at least now his sister is in an absolutely safe place, and even if this 'sister' is not protected by herself, she is not a being that ordinary people can covet.
"I've learned a lesson, Lord Closed." Lelouch said silently in a voice that almost only he could hear. (~^~)