LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Will You Always Be Loyal to Me?
"It's not that I'm too strong, it's just that other creatures are too weak. There are very few beings on this planet that can match me. As one of the Primordials, I'm just stating the truth."
Brunestud said it very matter-of-factly.
This is the pride and arrogance of the strongest.
It's basically a common problem of every top-tier being, and Moran has gotten used to it in his interactions with Brunestud.
"Speaking of which, you're still focused on so-called human culture? The last dish you made for me, I think it was called 'Dry-Fried Shrimp'? It was truly memorable."
"What, do you want to eat it? It's not a problem to make it, but there are no ingredients I can use in this Sea of Stars. I used up all the ingredients last time."
Moran was also a skilled cook who couldn't cook without rice.
The cooking skills that once captivated the heroes of the Argo.
Now it has also taken effect on Brunestud.
However, those who can live in the Sea of Stars are basically fantasy species, and fantasy species don't need to eat.
In short, there are no seasonings for cooking here.
Even if you want to make it, you can't make any variety.
"Hehe, these are what I obtained during my trip outside, humans say they should be things that can be used for cooking, as long as I have these… Moran, I believe you will be able to offer me delicious food again."
Brunestud said, stroking her chest with a proud expression.
As if she had expected this.
How could she, as the Moon Princess, not have thought of this?
[What's surprising is not this]
[What you find novel is that Brunestud would actually prepare them proactively, and even brought them along when she was playing outside]
[Thinking of her self-centered personality in the past]
[It is indeed surprising]
"What's wrong? Is it strange that I did this? Or are these not the materials you wanted?"
Brunestud frowned slightly.
It can be seen that this was not prepared casually, but more likely that she thought of it during her travels and specially took the trouble to prepare it.
The Moon Princess is still as aloof as ever.
But she is much more gentle than in the past.
"No, I'm just very surprised…"
Moran picked up the seasonings placed on the table in front of him.
He couldn't help but smile.
"Well, if you have these, there's no problem. It's more complete than I imagined. Since even you, Brunestud, have put in the effort like this, it wouldn't be right for me to just do a perfunctory job. Well, driven by motivation, I'm going all out."
"Of course, with me taking action, this is just a piece of cake. Rather, now that I've personally taken action, if you still disappoint me, Moran, that would be an unforgivable sin."
Although Brunestud didn't show it on her face, the pleasant tone made it clear that she enjoyed those words. It was as if she wanted Moran to praise her more.
[Unlike the empty and uninteresting praise from other True Ancestors, you rarely praise her]
[However, whenever you do praise her]
[The emotion in those words is incredibly sincere and wonderful]
[Brunestud has never felt this way before]
[Even though the words themselves have the same meaning, why do they sound so different when spoken from his mouth?]
[Really, another incomprehensible matter has been added]
[But it feels surprisingly good]
[Of course, there are also some situations similar to the current one]
[You are the only one among the True Ancestors who dares to nag her]
[Brunestud listened to those strict words of advice, and although she initially found them a bit troublesome, there was a change afterward—]
[Moran's advice wasn't for his own sake]
[But rather, he was being so earnest and straightforward because he was thinking of Brunestud]
This child is thinking of me.
[Brunestud realized this at some point]
[And so, the feeling of annoyance that she originally felt]
[Unknowingly, became gentle]
[A Moon Princess as powerful as her is extremely solitary, and it's almost impossible for anyone to show her affection]
[But, there was such an exception]
[An exception that made her want to express her gratitude]
"Sorry for the wait, come and enjoy."
While Brunestud was reminiscing about the past, Moran finished preparing the food and brought it to her.
In addition to the dry-fried shrimp that she had mentioned at the beginning, there was also wonton soup made with carp meat and celery, deep-fried carp meatballs, and steamed eel with tofu on the table.
"Oh, more than one dish?"
"After all, you were the one who brought back the seasonings this time, so I didn't think I could just make one dish and be done with it. Well, driven by motivation, I went all out."
"Hmph, all out? Interesting."
Brunestud raised an eyebrow, intrigued.
The delicious food that Moran had made last time was still fresh in her memory, so could he possibly bring another surprise this time?
"Alright, I don't have that big of an appetite. Also, you're the acting king of Millennium Castle right now. Come and take a seat too."
Brunestud invited Moran to join her.
If the person in front of her wasn't there to accompany her for the meal, she felt that the fun would be greatly reduced.
[Eating is unnecessary for True Ancestors]
[It's more of a pastime and enjoyment]
[The result was still surprising. Your cooking once again surprised Brunestud, and she finished all the dishes you made]
[Even though she said she didn't have a big appetite]
[The Moon Princess was clearly being modest]
[The entire hall was a space shared only by the two of you. In this peaceful and unremarkable simple daily life, both you and she were unconsciously enjoying it]
"Moran, will you always be loyal to me? Will you accompany me like this until the end of time?"
Brunestud suddenly asked this question.
Unlike the casual questions she had asked in the past, there was a more genuine emotion in it than before.
The silvery moonlight shone through the windows of the hall.
Looking at this beauty under the moonlight, she seemed as lonely as a cold and lofty peak.
Silence, unbelievable silence.
This was a still world that could feel both eternal and instantaneous.
You knew what answer you would give.
To this arrogant, willful, and clueless person, you knew that you couldn't say no.
"—Of course I will, I will do that. However, when you act selfishly and do something wrong, I will also advise you without any consideration for your feelings, so please be prepared for that."
"Hehe, you want me to be prepared? Saying such things in front of me, if we're talking about arrogance, Moran, aren't you number one?"
Brunestud smiled gently.
The cold and unscalable spiritual peak seemed to melt, and a sense of security, as if she had let go of her worries, spread out.
In this magnificent and flawless palace, there was only her figure, beautiful and clear.
Even the bright and clean moon, which shed its cold light, seemed to gradually sink into the deep sky.
[And this scene is like a frozen image]
[Like something that cannot be erased]
[You are certain that you will never forget it, no matter what, even if you reach the eternal end of time]
"How selfish… how unfair…"
[Her figure is deeply imprinted on the man's soul, and no matter how much his memories increase, it will not be erased]
[You realize that you have fallen in love with the fair figure]
[Moran Brunestud has fallen in love with this Moon Princess]
[In the four hundred years that followed]
[While handling the internal affairs of Millennium Castle, you also took on the responsibility of subduing the Fallen True Ancestors]
"Guh! I curse you! Your end will eventually be the same as mine! Even if we True Ancestors don't have a lifespan! How long can you persist after thousands of years!?"
The Fallen True Ancestor was hung in the air with its limbs severed.
[The instinct to suck blood is engraved in the True Ancestor's body from the very beginning, and it will continue to accumulate over time even if they don't suck blood]
[It's only a matter of time before it explodes]
[True Ancestors can only suppress the urge by dividing their power]
[Once they take a sip of blood]
[Then, there is no turning back for the True Ancestor]
"Die—!!"
The Fallen True Ancestor roared and broke free from its chains.
As if time was flowing backward, the blood and flesh scattered on the ground returned to its body, as if it had never been injured from the beginning.
"Still struggling?"
Moran muttered indifferently.
The atmosphere around him changed in an instant.
[That is the aura of the planet]
[The atomic structure engraved in the planet's memory, the scenery of the world is being intervened and changed by Moran]
[He reveals the demeanor of a king and opens his palm]
[The True Ancestor within naturally knows this authority, but it no longer has any strength to escape from it]
[An invisible pressure tightens its entire body]
Puchi——!!
[The imaginary realm that bound the Fallen True Ancestor was crushed in an instant]
[You clench your hand as if crushing a bug]
[The Fallen True Ancestor exploded like a balloon]
[However, the Fallen True Ancestor still did not die even at this point, and the flesh and blood on the ground reassembled to form a body]
[The True Ancestors will not give it a chance to resist]
Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!
[Countless chains violated the limbs of the Fallen True Ancestor]
[The restraints occupied the space like vines rooted in the wall]
[The Fallen True Ancestor had no ability to resist]
In front of it was the first castle lord of Millennium Castle, Moran, who was given the royal name by the Moon Princess.
"Needless to say, even if they are our compatriots, if they fall like this, then there is only the path of subjugation."
There was no emotion in Moran's eyes.
He had hunted True Ancestors countless times in these hundreds of years.
Falling was their final end.
It was as unavoidable as a predetermined fact.
Or rather, the True Ancestor as a creature has no lifespan, and the arrival of the blood-sucking impulse means the end.
"Guh! This is a curse! Moran! You will eventually fall! What is the meaning of our loyalty!? We are just the king's failed creations!"
The Fallen True Ancestor was constantly roaring.
[Its fate is like a fish entangled in a net, and it will only be captured by the True Ancestors and killed on the spot]
Puchi——!!
[The heart of the Fallen True Ancestor was pulled out]
[Even True Ancestors cannot avoid this kind of damage]
[Their souls are lodged in their hearts]
[If the heart is stripped away in a state of extreme physical weakness, the rate of decay will be accelerated many times over]
[Like an old man welcoming an inevitable death]
"Puh——Gua——!!"
[The Fallen True Ancestor struggled to twist its body]
[As if shouting to return that thing]
[But this plea was not conveyed]
[Moran crushed this decaying heart with one hand]
[The Fallen True Ancestor, as if begging for mercy, fell apart, and its body completely stopped moving]
[Another Fallen True Ancestor has been subjugated]
[The surrounding True Ancestors show no pity or sympathy in their eyes]
[In the end, only you remain here]
[Gazing at the last traces of your former comrades left in the world, and their miserable and ugly end]
[All because of an uncontrollable urge to suck blood]
[They become a calamity that must be eliminated]
"Haa…"
Moran couldn't help but raise his arm.
Looking at the red and black bloodstains that had long dried on his palm.
Although he was only a True Ancestor born five hundred years ago, he would encounter this problem sooner or later.
Especially the last words of his comrade.
There is also a fundamental reason why the True Ancestors cannot respect and love that Moon Princess.
[When Brunestud created the True Ancestors using herself as a blueprint, she embedded something like a curse in all of them]
[No, rather than a curse]
[It should be said that it was her expectation]
[Each True Ancestor has a Idea Blood operating within them, its position is the same as the Crown Designation that human mages are obsessed with]
[Brunestud is a UO from the moon]
[The planet she comes from is barren]
[When she first gazed at this beautiful star called Earth, Brunestud thought of taking it for herself]
[The True Ancestors were created by her to realize her dream, and so was the Idea Blood]
[However, Brunestud didn't expect one thing]
[She didn't expect that she would develop feelings for the True Ancestors she created with her own hands]
[You know that Brunestud chose to create the True Ancestors in order to take Earth, and you don't think there's anything wrong with that]
[It's just a secret struggle between her and Earth]
[It's not something that needs too much attention]
[If Brunestud chooses to go to war with Earth now, you would probably accompany her without hesitation]
"The problem is, if I, as a True Ancestor, have such a curse, I'll probably end up in a similar situation."
Moran knows the Fallen True Ancestors better than anyone.
[They are powerful and unreasonable beings]
[Powerful True Ancestors would not be afraid to face the gods]
[Everything on Earth is the True Ancestors' arsenal, and they can receive the planet's support at any time]
[However, more than being unable to restrain himself]
[You are more worried about not being able to accompany Brunestud to the end]
[After this Fallen True Ancestor hunt, your desire to eradicate the blood-sucking impulse has become even stronger]
[In the past, you didn't pay much attention to it because you were young]
[Now, you think it's necessary to deal with this problem]