Bab 154: Chapter 152: Acknowledgement(6)
It was already afternoon when Luke and Erdene left the palace for the dungeon's other exit to meet the werewolves. After everyone had finished their breakfast, the butler was given the unexpected task of showing Luke and the others around the palace. And because the group could not disobey the queen's orders, they all walked around the palace for hours, making them bored and wasting their time. Even though they already knew the queen was quite of an asshole, she is still the queen after all so they can't easily disobey.
Erdene was about to complain and leave when he heard about the unexpected tour, but Luke stopped him and allowed him to stay for the entire tour because he is Luke's knight after all. Erdene's only way of passing the time while walking around is by conversing with Dos or the children; otherwise, he appears bored the rest of the time.
"Just give them to me already, I want to go home."
Luke nodded in response to Erdene's irritated tone and turned to face Liam and Jay. Liam and Jay recognized Luke's expression and opened the dungeon's large double door. This double door leads to the other exit, which guards use for easy access and to avoid bumping into any royalty while wearing the muddy uniform that they've acquired while outside.
As soon as the door opened, the sight of countless sharp glowing eyes in the dark could be seen looking at them. Erdene's lips twitched as he saw this.
"The werewolves?"
Luke nodded and motioned for the werewolves to emerge.
"Come here, this is the person who will give you guys a new home."
For a few seconds, the pairs of eyes exchanged glances before slowly exiting the dungeon. As their bodies were exposed to the sunlight, their dark tanned skin became more visible. When the werewolves emerged from the darkness, they all turned to face Luke and the unknown elegant green-haired man beside him. Luke was aware of the stares and smiled at them.
"This is who you'll be hanging out with in the Forest of Darkness."
Felix then took a step forward and spoke with curiosity.
"Pardon me, but who is he?"
Luke then grinned, making Felix feel uneasy. When Luke revealed who the unknown man is, all of Felix's hair stood up in shock, as did the rest of the werewolves.
"Erdene, the Spirit of the Wood."
Felix's eyes shook and he became pale. The other werewolves' bodies tremble in shock and fear as they stare at Erdene, who exudes an imposing aura towards them. Felix then took a step back and respectfully bowed, prompting the other werewolves to do the same.
"It's an honor to meet the esteemed Ancient One!"
Erdene then smirked at them, his arms crossed.
"That's good; I like the respect you're displaying. You should be thankful that I even let you live in my forest. I wouldn't do it if it weren't for this guy, so you should be grateful."
Felix and the werewolves then raised their heads and looked at Luke, who was just looking at them casually. They began to become nervous as sweat began to fall from their brows. They already knew Luke was a powerful man with many connections, but this... This is on a whole new level.
Then Felix swallowed his saliva. He was relieved and terrified at the same time. Relief that his decision to make Luke their new king was correct, and fear that this was not the extent of Luke's connections. Felix senses it, but Luke has more, which sends shivers down his spine.
"I'll leave them to you, Grandpa."
"Whatever."
Erdene just rolled his eyes, and Luke simply smiled and patted him on the back. Luke then walks away slowly, with Liam and Jay close behind him. Erdene and the werewolves just stood there staring at their backs as they drifted away. When the werewolves heard Erdene speak, they turned their heads to the front.
"Now, then..."
Erdene's piercing gaze down on them caused the werewolves to gulp. Erdene spoke again, this time with a chilling smirk on his face.
"I'm sure the Giants will welcome the new helpers."
The werewolves can't help but shake in terror as Erdene teleports them to their new home.
"They finally disappeared."
Luke nodded at Liam notifying him and kept walking forward. But he then stopped when he saw a crowd of maids walking towards his way.
"Hmm? Why are they walking this way like that?"
Jay then spoke with hesitancy.
"I-i... I'm not sure..."
Luke, Jay, and Liam just stared at the crowd of maids approaching them, nervous expressions on their faces. When the maids stopped walking in front of them and called them, they flinched.
"Commander Luke, Sir Liam, and Sir Jay, we've finally tracked you down..."
Luke gulped as he looked at the maids, who were smiling menacingly at him.
"... Yes? Is there something wrong? "
The chief maid then spoke up.
"His highness, the crown prince, said to tend and prepare you before the banquet starts. However, since you are not in your rooms, we wasted thirty minutes of preparation time, we need to hurry."
"What?"
The head maid then smiled respectfully, but you could tell she was irritated that they had taken the time to look for them.
"Please follow us back so we can clean you."
"What? No-"
"Take them, ladies."
When they saw maids approaching them, Luke, Liam, and Jay backed up slightly, but they couldn't fight back and had to let the maids drag them back inside the palace.
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"Commander, you look fantastic!"
"An eye candy!"
"The braid looks great on you!"
Luke stood at the small stool that is in the center of body-sized mirrors. He looked at his reflection in the mirror, he looks so exhausted, maybe it is because the maids were dragging him left and right nonstop and made him wear so many things that he thankfully managed to stop.
Luke looked at the reflection of the maids that were clapping all around him as if they were really proud of how Luke looks right now and the head maid that is nodding with an approving face. Luke just sighed and stared at himself in the mirror; he won't lie, the maids did an excellent job.
He is now dressed in an improved version and design of the commander uniform that Paulina made for him. It is a long black commander uniform that appears to replicate his long black coat; it is laced and decorated with gold, and it is also pinned with medals and gold ornaments, giving him the appearance of a high-ranking commander. His hair was neatly braided, and the white powder that the maids had applied to his face made him look even fairer.
Luke looked at this with a slightly impressed expression; he is stunningly handsome. Luke wanted to laugh and feel proud of himself. He felt like he was the most attractive man on the planet right now.
Knock! Knock!
When Luke turned around, he noticed one of the maids opening the door in response to the knocks. As soon as the maids opened the door, it revealed two bright and extremely expensive-looking children.
"Wow! Dad, you look fantastic!"
"You look very handsome!"
"Ah... Is that so?"
Luke sighed, his ego about being the most handsome completely faded as soon the children came in. Their face and appearance are out of this world, and the fact that they are dressed in bright and flashy clothes has made them ten times more appealing than before.
Luke simply shrugged and approached the kids who were excitedly approaching him. Luke then gave them a brief glance before patting their heads.
"You two look great."
Nash's and Snow's eyes twinkled.
"Really? Do you think so?"
Luke gave them a nod.
"Yes."
The two children exchanged giggling glances. They then took Luke's hands in theirs and led him out of the room, leaving the maids behind. As soon s they came out, Luke was greeted by Liam who is dressed lavishly. He appears to be a completely different person than he was previously.
"Hello, brother. You look good in that new uniform."
"Thanks, you too. You look like a high-ranking noble."
Liam blushed and scratched his neck in embarrassment.
"Not really..."
"No, you look fantastic. I'm sure you'll catch every noble lady's attention at the banquet later."
Liam's face turned redder, and he began to laugh nervously. Luke simply ignored him and continued walking. Liam then trailed after them. They all then proceeded to walk towards the banquet hall. When they arrived at the door, they saw his entire group standing there, all sparkly and luxurious. The group took notice of them and then spoke up.
"Ah, they've arrived."
"Finally."
"Ah damn, they look good."
Luke ignored their voices and kept walking. He then saw Lance approaching them.
"Finally, you've arrived."
Luke paused for a moment before scanning Lance from head to toe, causing Lance to frown deeply.
"What is it?"
"Your highness you look good."
"That's only normal."
Luke stared at Lance who is shrugging in front of him. Luke wanted to scoff at Lance's arrogance but he can't deny that he really looked good.
Lance is dressed in pure white royal robes laced with gleaming gold. He also has a velvet cape draped over his shoulder and his golden hair is swept back, revealing his brow. He looked like he came out from a fantasy book, which, funnily enough, he is indeed a character from a fantasy book
"Well look who's here."
Luke turned his head around and smirked.
"It's been a long time, Brother Noah."
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