Lucifer looked eastward, feeling a great power. His eyes widened due to the power he felt. This power was more terrifying than he had anticipated.
Although there were no physical effects, people like Lucifer who could see Mana would notice that the Mana in Aure had gone wild. Sotis, it would surround them as if the very atmosphere was trembling from pain. So people who had never witnessed anything like this wouldn't even believe what they were seeing.
But it was true. The Mana had gone berserk, chaotic. Even though those like Lucifer who were still able to manipulate Mana could control it, the aggressive and chaotic Mana had affected even the Mana in the spirits, making Non-Pure Mana temporarily unusable.
Although Lucifer had divine Mana, it was important to rember that there were many people in Aure using Non-Pure Mana. Lucifer suspected that, for a while, the Mages would be filled with fear.
After all, the works they had dedicated their entire lives to had suddenly beco useless because their Mana had beco unusable. Lucifer, thinking the Mages were trembling in fear, couldn't help but smile amusingly.
"What are you smiling about?"
"Nothing," Lucifer said calmly, looking at Morringan. Morringan ca closer and looked at Lucifer's feet. Lucifer slightly turned his head and studied Morringan for a while.
Since Morringan had grown taller, he no longer needed to lower his head. Morringan was almost as tall as Lucifer now. His hair was longer and straighter. His body had matured even further, and his chest was larger than before.
Sensing his thoughts becoming perverted, Lucifer felt embarrassed for a mont and turned his gaze back to the sky. "Did you want to ask sothing?"
Morringan remained silent for a while, and then his gaze turned back to Lucifer. "Yes, I want to ask you sothing. Sothing special."
Lucifer smiled with interest. Curious about what Morringan wanted to ask, he gestured for him to continue. Morringan hesitated but gathered his courage and began to speak.
"Why did you choose ?"
"What are you trying to say?" Lucifer asked with curiosity. Morringan looked at Lucifer seriously. "There are stronger people than . Like Thomas. Even though they are stronger than , you chose ."
"Because you're special," Lucifer replied calmly. Morringan squinted his eyes. "I saw you talking to other won. Why were you talking to them?"
Lucifer, who had been looking at Morringan seriously, froze for a mont, then laughed out loud. Morringan's expression turned strange, and he looked at Lucifer in surprise. "What are you laughing at?"
Lucifer held his stomach for a mont, slowly stopping his laughter. Then he gently looked at Morringan. "Are you jealous?"
Morringan froze for a second, then shook his head angrily, quickly denying it. Still, his ears turned slightly red, and he avoided Lucifer's gaze. Find your next read on empire
Lucifer's thoughts turned to the won Morringan had ntioned. Yes, he had spoken to those won, but they were the daughters of so mothers he had helped before.
It was a courtesy al for Lucifer. He had been eating from them every day for a while, not wanting to disappoint them. It was natural for Morringan to be surprised by seeing that.
As for Morringan's jealousy, Lucifer naturally blad it on Morringan going through adolescence. When he was also an adolescent, he would sotis warn Rick not to beco his best friend.
Adolescents are possessive and selfish. Lucifer had been like that before. But Morringan's thoughts were different.
"Sotis, my God, I think you only chose by accident," Morringan confessed, his face briefly filled with sadness, but he quickly hid behind his authoritative expression and wiped it away.
Lucifer furrowed his brow. Curious, he asked Morringan, "Is sothing wrong? Why are you sad? If it's about those won, I won't talk to them again."
"No, I'm sorry. Actually, I'm being selfish," Morringan quickly apologized with embarrassnt. "You are my God and my master. All my will belongs to you. I shouldn't have given you orders. I'm sorry."
Morringan suddenly surprised Lucifer by grabbing his shoulder, and just as she was about to bow, she stopped. Lucifer looked at her seriously. "Raise your head, Morringan. I've been with you for a long ti, and I've never asked anything like that from you before."
Morringan's eyes widened in surprise for a mont. Then, she fell silent. Lucifer's brow furrowed. "If you ever try to bow before again, I'll take all your powers away."
"I-"
"Silence, Morringan. You don't have to speak. I understand you." Lucifer sighed, a faint smile appearing on his lips. "You think it's wrong to get so close to a God because you think it's ungrateful, right?"
Seeing Morringan remain silent, Lucifer's smile turned into a gentle, amused grin. "I never rejected you before, and I won't in the future either. You are my only saint, Morringan."
Morringan's eyes trembled, and as her gaze fell to the ground, Lucifer grabbed her chin and lifted it. "I command you, woman. You are forbidden to lower your gaze. Speaking distantly with , not expressing your feelings to is forbidden."
Lucifer said harshly. Still, he kept a smile on his lips. "Is this better? I must look like a better God now, don't I?"
Morringan, unable to help herself, smiled and nodded in approval. A brief silence surrounded them, and neither spoke. Fortunately, Lucifer broke the silence.
"I was in another world for 1.5 years." Lucifer explained calmly, and Morringan looked at him with curiosity. Hearing about another world shocked her, but she quickly cald down.
"There were so problems there. I couldn't co here without solving them," Lucifer said with a helpless expression. He lightly squeezed Morringan's cheek and smiled playfully. "Otherwise, believe , I would have co every day just to see you."
Morrigan opened her mouth to say sothing, but Lucifer quickly got to the point without waiting for her to speak. "I know, you've waited for all these long years. I'm the one who should apologize for that, not you. You've proven yourself enough by not disappointing . You are my favorite servant."
Hearing Lucifer's serious words, Morrigan blushed with embarrassnt and wanted to look away, but she couldn't move her face because Lucifer held her chin.
"I told you before that you look adorable when you're embarrassed, didn't I, dear Morrigan?" Lucifer said as if stating a fact, looking into Morrigan's eyes.
Unintentionally, Morrigan took a deep breath. "Thank you, Seth."
"Lucifer. From now on, address as Lucifer."
"Is that your real na?" Morrigan asked curiously. Lucifer nodded in affirmation and didn't say anything else. Then, Lucifer continued, "If my talking to another woman bothers you, I'll stay away from them, my dear saint."
Lucifer smiled. "But sotis, just to see your jealousy, we might have a little chat."
While joking, Lucifer tried to warm the atmosphere, but when he saw Morrigan glaring at him sharply, he coughed and scratched his head in embarrassnt.
"If that happens, I'll have to kill them," Morrigan said jokingly, and Lucifer burst into laughter. "You really do have a sense of humor, Morrigan."
"Yes, I was just kidding," Morrigan smiled lightly. Lucifer paused for a mont, then gave a half-smile. "I hope it's really just a joke."
Morrigan simply smiled and turned to look at the moon in the sky. "What is this chaotic Mana, and why did it suddenly appear?"
After a mont of silence, Morrigan thoughtfully spoke. Lucifer's eyes narrowed when he heard her, his smile turning into a thoughtful expression.
"I don't know."
When Morrigan gave him a confused look, Lucifer continued, "As much as I know about many things, the fate has changed now. Trying to predict what will happen will only mislead us."
"Wait a minute, are you saying fate is broken?" Morrigan asked seriously. Lucifer's calm gaze turned to her as he answered, "From the beginning, I changed fate by helping you. Now, the future is unpredictable."
Morrigan's eyes widened at his words, and then she looked at Lucifer with a look of realization. "You changed fate by helping ..."
Lucifer didn't say anything, he simply nodded in confirmation. Morrigan remained silent for a while, then a thank you slipped from her lips.
"Thank you, Lucifer. If it weren't for you, I would have been dead or sothing terrible would have happened to by now." Morrigan expressed her gratitude to Lucifer.
Lucifer simply smiled. "Maybe you should give a kiss for the thank you?"
"K-Kiss?!" Morrigan squeaked and turned red. Lucifer burst out laughing. "I was just kidding. Calm down."
Morrigan, hearing Lucifer, was a little surprised for a mont, then looked at him with a bit of disappointnt. Not understanding why she felt that way, she suddenly felt a pain in her heart.
She had never been very close with any man before. Most of what she had experienced was hate and disgust. A kiss might be ordinary to Lucifer, but for Morrigan, who was only just maturing, a kiss felt like sothing as big as becoming pregnant.
It must be rembered that won are delicate, like flowers. While a man might initially think of a kiss with lust, for a woman, a kiss is like taking the first step into love.
Moreover, for Morrigan, who was always raised in a military environnt, a kiss was the first romantic thing before love.
Seeing Morrigan's expression constantly change, Lucifer felt he might have taken the joke too far and, feeling a bit ashad, cleared his throat to get her attention.
"Now that the battle is almost won, Morrigan, the first phase of the plan is almost complete," Lucifer beca serious. Morrigan, snapping out of her thoughts, continued as if nothing had happened.
"Once the Empire takes over the Harmonia Kingdom, half of the plan will be completed," Lucifer smiled, thinking of the rise of the Empire. "Then, as I planned, we will move to destroy the Holy Mary Kingdom forever and replace it with the Empire."
Hearing Lucifer, Morrigan nodded seriously. The two continued discussing the plan for a while longer.
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