The birds chirped, the sun rose from the east, its light warmed the skin, signifying the change from the moon to the sun. Today was the day Hastora and his mother went to the capital.
"Hastora, come on, hurry up," his mother called out.
"Okay, Mom, I'm coming," he replied as he ran towards his mother.
A horse-drawn carriage arrived, and a person could be seen sitting in the front. He seemed to be the carriage driver.
"Let's get in," his mother said as she got into the carriage.
"Okay," he replied briefly.
The carriage looked very classy, it could be seen from the quality of the horse. The horse was a high-class horse, with a very expensive price. The carriage was also made from high-grade materials like steel.
A carriage made of steel? It must be very expensive. It seems like this is only for a nobleman.
"We're leaving," the driver shouted.
The carriage moved, although this carriage was made of steel, the horse seemed to pull the carriage very easily. It must be because it was a high-class horse.
"Mom, where is the biggest library in the capital?" he asked as he looked out the window.
"You want to go to the capital library?" his mother replied. She looked like she was putting an emerald necklace around her neck.
"Yes... I want to read books... there are no books at home that explain history."
"Ha? Isn't there a book at home that explains history?" his mother said.
"Yes... but it only explains the history of heroes, I want to read about other history."
"It seems like you don't like heroes?" his mother asked.
"I just want to read other history, that's all," he replied with the intention of ending the conversation.
"Heroes? How could a great demon lord like me like lowly heroes?" That's what Hastora was thinking at the moment. He was very uninterested in heroes. They felt like they were already very great, and with confidence they said that they would defeat the demon lord. That's what made Hastora look down on heroes.
20,000 years ago, he had killed many heroes. To him, heroes seemed very annoying. They always spread rumors that they had killed the demon lord. It was just a lie, they were already scared just by seeing an arc demon.
"The capital library is next to the museum," his mother said as she told him the location of the capital library.
"Okay."
"... "
After an hour of travel, they finally arrived in the capital. The capital was very beautiful, the air there was very fresh. There were many tall buildings, one of which was the clock tower located in the middle of the capital. It was the tallest building there.
There was also a sea with calm waves, a gentle breeze blew throughout the capital.
"Not bad," he muttered. He thought the capital was not too bad.
"Come follow me," his mother invited as she pulled his arm.
They both walked through the capital towards their uncle's house. There were some high-ranking nobles passing by, looking down on them.
His mother, who saw this, looked a little sad, it could be seen from the expression on her face. Her face showed an expression of sadness and indifference. While Hastora only showed a flat and cold expression as usual. It showed as if he didn't think they existed.
"... "
On the way to his uncle's house, suddenly a brown-haired man wearing green clothes came to block their way.
"Elsia... it's been a long time, hasn't it?" those were the words that came out of his mouth.
Elsia seemed to be annoyed by the man's presence, she decided to ignore him and continued walking towards her main destination.
The man didn't seem to want to let Elsia go just like that, he forcibly grabbed Elsia's arm to stop her.
"Oi oi oi... We haven't seen each other in a long time, don't be so cold," he said loudly.
"Let go of my hand, you bastard, I don't even want to see your ugly face here," Elsia said angrily.
The man looked angry at Elsia's words just now. He slapped her face hard, causing Elsia to fall.
"How dare a low-class noble like you insult a high-class noble like me? Who do you think you are," the man said angrily.
It seemed that the commotion attracted the attention of many people. People watched the commotion, even the nobles who passed by were here to watch.
They seemed happy to see Elsia helpless, it could be seen from the way their faces looked like they were mocking and looking down on her.
But, not everyone looked like that. There were some people who looked sympathetic to Elsia. There were even some high-ranking nobles who just kept quiet, they didn't look down on and mock Elsia.
"It seems like you need to be taught a lesson, I'll teach you manners," the man said arrogantly.
He seemed to want to pull Elsia and slap her again. The man was about to pull her arm. Hastora, seeing his mother being humiliated in front of many people, of course, didn't accept it. "It's just trash, but his style is so big," that's what he thought at this moment.
He held the man's arm that was about to pull Elsia. He looked at him with a flat and cold face, he looked like he was looking at the man as trash who should know his place.
"Don't overdo it... If you do more than this, I won't know what will happen to you next," he said calmly but it seemed threatening.
"Hahaha... you think a kid like you can do anything to me?" the man said arrogantly.
Hastora kicked the man's face, causing him to fly far away.
"Can do anything? I think I can do this," he said coldly.
The man seemed to not accept it and was angry at Hastora's actions. He got up and immediately ran towards Hastora, he clenched his arm, the man seemed to want to retaliate.
Hastora, seeing this, immediately created a dark stick through his magic <𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀>, this magic allowed Hastora to have complete control over darkness.
Hastora hit the man's face with his dark stick, the man was immediately thrown back and hit the street lamp pole.
"It's just a small mouse... your existence is already very pathetic," Hastora said while giving a cold stare. His eyes looked like someone who didn't even care about his life.
Of course, that was seen by one of the high-ranking nobles. Seeing Hastora's stare made him shiver a little. "How can a child give a stare as if he doesn't care about someone's life like that?" that's what he thought at this moment.
Hastora didn't stop there, he even stepped on the man's face several times. It caused his face to bruise. People started to see Hastora as a monster, it could be seen from their fearful stares.
But, Hastora didn't care about that. That was actually his goal, he deliberately instilled fear in them so they wouldn't look down on his family anymore. He kept stepping on him, the man's face bled a lot, he still didn't stop beating him. He stepped on his face until finally the man fainted.
Knowing that the man had fainted, he ended it and walked towards his mother.
"Mom... let's continue to uncle's place," he said as he extended his hand.
Elsia, who saw the incident, looked a little hard to accept the reality, she still couldn't accept that her son even looked like he didn't care about someone's life. But she finally didn't blame it. "He's just trying to protect his mother, you're a good child," that's what Elsia thought at this moment.
Elsia got up and reached for Hastora's arm.
"Let's go to uncle's place," Elsia said with a small smile.
"Okay, Mom," he replied briefly.
The people who saw the incident looked even more annoyed with Elsia.
"He has given birth to a monster... doesn't she realize what he's doing? Making a high-ranking noble bruised like that, she will bear the consequences," that's what people who saw the incident thought. They saw Elsia as a threat that should be eliminated.
"Thank you, Hastora... I know you just want to help your mother, I'm not angry, just ignore them," Elsia said with a thin smile.
"It's okay, Mom, trash like them will only bother us," he replied flatly. He seemed as if he didn't think it had ever happened.
"Who was that man, Mom?" he asked curiously.
"He's Greg von honsley... He's a high-ranking noble and the younger brother of Baron Holmes," Elsia replied with a serious face.
From her face, Hastora felt that Elsia had a bad relationship with the man. He felt that his mother had a pretty heavy past. But he didn't ask because he wasn't interested at all.
They walked towards their uncle's house. Hastora saw that the capital library was next to the museum, the building was very large. Hastora was increasingly sure that there were books there that explained the history of 20,000 years ago.
"... "
After a long journey, they finally arrived at their uncle's house. Elsia walked in towards the mansion. There seemed to be many servants lined up to greet Elsia's arrival,
The servants opened the door, the door was very large and magnificent. Most of the door was made of gold.
"Ngitttt"
The door opened, they both entered through the door.
"Elsia, my daughter!" shouted an old man from above.
The old man descended the stairs one by one towards the bottom floor. Elsia seemed very happy to see the old man. Elsia ran towards the old man and hugged him.
"Father! I have arrived," she shouted happily.
"Why did you take so long to come, Elsia?" the old man asked as he released his hug.
"Long what? I'm very fast, Dad," she replied with a wide smile.
A yellow-haired man could also be seen coming down from the top floor. He seemed to be wearing white clothes with blue patterns.
"When did you arrive, Elsia?" the man said with a thin smile.
"I just arrived," she replied while waving her hand.
The yellow-haired man glanced at Hastora.
"Is he your son?" the man asked.
"Yes," she replied briefly.
"Hastora, please introduce yourself," Elsia told him to introduce himself.
Hearing that from his mother, he walked in front of them both, he put his right arm on his chest and started to bow to introduce himself.
"My name is Hastora Vallois," he said briefly.
"Oh? So brief, HAHAHA," said the yellow-haired man while laughing.
"Hahaha," the old man laughed. He felt that Hastora was a funny kid.
Elsia walked towards Hastora and started to introduce the two people.
"Hastora, the yellow-haired man over there is your uncle, his name is Brok, and the one next to him is your grandfather, Erlan."
The man named Brok walked towards Hastora and started to carry him.
"Hahaha, you look like a doll," Brok said. He looked very happy.
"You're right Brok... he looks like a doll," Erlan said.
Hastora seemed to feel uncomfortable with them. 20,000 years ago he had never been made like this. He was not used to this life, how could people easily laugh happily?, while 20,000 years ago the word 'happy' could be said to be only 60 percent.
"You're right, I forgot they were human," he said to himself. He forgot that he was now a human, while he used to be a Demon. 20,000 years ago it was very difficult for 40 percent of demons to feel happy. It was caused by the Demons being forced to fight by him. But the demons didn't mind, they felt it was normal.
Suddenly a young blue-haired woman and an old yellow-haired woman came down from the top floor.
"Eh... is he your son, Elsia?" the old woman asked.
"Yes, his name is Hastora."
"Wow, he looks cute," said the blue-haired woman.
Hastora felt that his situation was going to be troublesome. The blue-haired woman walked towards him, and started to pinch both of his cheeks.
"Wow, you're like a doll," said the blue-haired woman.
"Right, right," Brok said.
Hastora felt that he was being treated like a child. It made him even more annoyed.
"How dare a great demon lord like me be treated like this," he said to himself.
"Hastora, the blue-haired woman is Brok's wife and also your aunt, Horn, and that's your grandmother, Barna." Elsia said as she introduced them.
After that, they all sat on chairs in the living room. Horn went to the kitchen to make tea. The atmosphere here was warm, it made Hastora a little uncomfortable. He was because of things like this can disturb his thoughts.
Horn had returned from the kitchen and started serving tea on the table. They all gathered here. Brok, who was about to drink his tea, was surprised to see Elsia's swollen cheeks.
"What's wrong with your cheek, Elsia? It's swollen," Brok asked.
Elsia was a little surprised because Brok saw her. She seemed reluctant to say it. Elsia had to say it anyway.
"I—it... This is Greg's doing," she said a little nervously. It was because she was afraid that Brok would do something serious. Brok was the person who couldn't stand it when he saw his younger sister being hurt by someone else.
Brok, who heard that, looked very angry, anger raged inside him. He looked like he could explode at any time.
"What! That bastard Greg... it seems like he needs to be given a serious lesson," Brok shouted while filled with anger.
"Calm down Brok..." Horn said trying to calm Brok down.
Brok started taking deep breaths and trying to calm his mind. He now looked better, judging by his actions just now. Hastora felt that Brok would immediately beat up Greg without thinking.
"Calm down, brother... I—it... Hastora already did it, you don't need to worry," Elsia said trying to calm Brok down.
Brok, who heard that, was a little surprised by Elsia's words. He started to look happy.
"Hastora, did you kill him?" Brok said with an evil smile.
"He almost died," he replied with a flat and cold expression.
Brok, who heard that, shouted happily. He immediately carried Hastora around the living room.
"Next time, if you can, just kill him, HAHAHA," Brok said with an evil laugh.
Hastora felt that Brok was a cool person, he didn't look like a naive person.
"No need to tell me, Uncle, I'll do it," he replied calmly.
Erlan, Barna, Horn, and Elsia, who saw this, started to feel that they were very compatible. They didn't want Hastora to become like Brok.
Brok was known for his fearless nature. Even in the past, he had killed many high-ranking nobles who tried to seduce his younger sister. Because of that, he was imprisoned and about to be sentenced to death. Luckily, there was Ard who saved Brok from the death penalty. Ard broke into the prison and killed everyone who got in his way. After saving Brok, Ard married Elsia. People started to avoid Elsia because they were afraid of Brok who was known as "the killer of nobles" and Ard who was known as "the Devil's Sword".
Elsia, who saw this, immediately tried to separate Hastora and Brok.
"Hastora... didn't you say you wanted to go to the capital library?".
Hastora almost forgot about it, he immediately got off Brok and hurried to the capital library.
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