Chapter 25: Wedding(1)

Luke slowly woke up with an uneasy feeling. He feels like he's been watched just now.

Luke cautiously looked around the room but found no one there.

It must be just my imagination...'

Luke sighed. Luke felt something fluffy brushed his hand, he then saw Nash sleeping peacefully beside him. He gently patted Nash's head and stood up. Luke looked at the window and see that it is still currently midnight.

Luke opened the door and the cold wind rush through his face, his hair and coat fluttered in the wind. He looked outside the window and saw the dark gate of the estate with only a few mana orbs lighting the area. It was peaceful.

Luke stared at this for a long time, he didn't know how much time has passed. He just felt really peaceful. He then thought.

'No problems, No struggles, No stress... This is the life I wanted.'

Luke continued to stare outside the window when he noticed the sun slowly pop out on the horizon. The sky became red and birds started to flock. Luke watched the sunrise with a smile.

"Luke?"

Luke turned his head and saw Nash walking towards him. Luke picked Nash up and put him on his lap. Luke then patted his head while watching the sunrise, Nash watched the sunrise with his light blue eyes and said something in amazement.

"It's so pretty."

Luke smiled at Nash's statement and patted his head more. They both watched the sunrise but stopped when they heard a knock on the door.

Knock, knock

"Young master Luke? Young master Noah and Miss Finesse invited you for breakfast."

"Ah, I'll be there in a second."

"Young Master, the duke wants us to serve you."

Luke stopped for a moment and asked the people on the other side of the door.

"....Serve me?"

"Yes sir."

Luke put Nash down on the bed and Nash turned invisible. Luke walked towards the door and opened it. He saw three maids and the butler in front of him. The butler and maids bowed towards him.

"This is the first day of young master Luke being part of the Viscellete family. We will serve you with utmost care."

Luke looked baffled for a moment but then stopped.

'Wait, this might not be bad.'

Luke then smiled and spoke with delight.

"Okay, I'll be in your care."

The butler bowed and he and the maids behind him came in. One maid entered the bathroom to prepare the tub, one was fixing the bed, and the other one is putting his clothes for today on the table. Luke looked at the clothes and thought.

'Finesse must've asked to buy me clothes.'

Luke then saw the maid come out from the bathroom. She then bowed towards him.

"Young master Luke, the bathtub is ready."

"Great work."

Luke entered the bathroom but turned around when he felt the maid following behind him. Luke frowned and asked in confusion.

"Why are you following me here?"

"Do you not need assistance with bathing?"

Luke looked shocked and answered.

"No, I could do it myself."

"As you wish "

The maid bowed and left. Luke suddenly felt weird but ignored it. He took off his clothes and hung his coat to the nearby stand and dived in the tub. He then looked around the bathroom.

'Even the bathroom looks nice too.'

Luke bathe himself while observing the surroundings. After a while of bathing, he finally stood up and leave the tub. He then wrapped his bottom with a towel.

While drying his hair with a towel, he passes through the mirror and saw the reflection of himself.

'God damn, this is me? I look hot.'

Luke observed himself in the mirror, his long wet hair dripped some droplets of water and his purple eyes shined at the reflection of the mirror.

He observed himself from head to toe with a blank face. After observing himself, he finally walked out of the room. Luke looked around and sighed.

'Thank goodness the maids and butler aren't here anymore.'

Luke thought that they will stay and wait for him to finish bathing. He appreciated their service but not that much to the point where he can't dress.

Luke approached the clothes on the table while drying his hair. He then grabbed the clothes and wore them.

It was simple clothing, a plain white shirt with buttons and long sleeves, it also has a black tie and a gray vest over it.

He wore long black pants and black shoes for the bottom. It is simple outdoor clothing for nobles and Luke liked it. Luke then grabbed his black coat and wore it and head outside the room.

He walked in the hallway and saw the maids glancing at him, he didn't care and walked straight. He then felt something land on his shoulders and he heard Nash's voice in his head.

• I like your clothes. It's cool, like me.

Luke smiled and walked toward the dining hall. The knight in front of the door opened the door for him and bowed.

Luke walked past them and entered the dining hall. He then saw his group, well dressed and washed, and also Finesse and Noah. All of them looked at him and Luke just ignores them and walked toward the available seat. Luke sat down next to Finesse.

"Good morning brother."

"Good morning to you too sister. And of course, brother "

Noah just nodded and clapped two times, and then the butler and some maids came in with trays of food. The maids put the food in front of them and the group exclaimed their amazement, except for Luke.

"Woah! This looks delicious!"

"Ooh! So many spoons and forks."

"I suddenly feel rich."

"Hmm! Delicious!"

"Hey, watch your manners."

"Sister Selena, could you open this for me, please? It won't open."

"Ah sure."

"This is the first time in my life to see a breakfast this grand."

While his group was busy chattering, Luke quietly snuck some food and put it under the table. He then felt Nash accepting the plate.

Luke nodded in satisfaction and ate his food while looking at his group eating happily. He then heard Finesse's soft laughter.

"Fufu, this is the first time in a long while that breakfast became this cheery. Look how cute the kids are."

Luke sighed and answered.

"I bet that it'll become rowdier when you give birth to your child."

"Oh my, you are right."

"Right? Babies are so playful and messy. So you should prepare yourself."

"If I gave birth to my child. I want you and Noah to see it first."

Luke then smirked playfully while glancing at Noah.

"I bet that brother will cry at the first sight of the baby."

"Really? Fufu, I want to see that moment."

Luke could feel Noah's vicious glares beside him but just ignored it and ate his food.

It was a bright and cheerful breakfast. It also ended with everyone having their stomach full.

After that, they all got into the carriage except Noah, because he has work to do, and headed towards the marketplace. The kids, Selena, and Lina roamed their eyes around the marketplace while letting out a gasp of admiration. They then all glanced at Luke. Luke saw their stares and answered.

"Let's buy some clothes first for the wedding. After that, we will go shopping."

The kids, Selena, and Lina all raise their arms in the air and exclaimed.

"Yay! Shopping!"

"You all act like a bunch of kids."

Spencer looked at Selena and Lina like they were idiots. Selena and Lina just glared at him.

"Shut up."

"This is why you can't get a girlfriend."

Spencer smirked at them.

"Look who's talking, two single ladies who never even experienced romance."

"What the? You!"

"Come here! I'll rip your mouth off!"

Selena and Lina are about to charge towards Spencer but the children stopped them. Luke just looked at this riot and sighed.

He then saw Finesse smiling at them. Luke just stared at her for a moment before calling his group.

"Oi, all of you come here. Be like Klein! He's quiet! Right, Klein?.... Klein?"

Klein was completely gone.

Finesse then answered Luke's confused face.

"Uh brother, I think he left."

"What? Why?"

"Uh, I don't know. He just left- oh, there he is."

Finesse then pointed to the side, Luke looked in the direction of where she is pointing. His eyebrows then twitched. He saw Klein laughing happily while carrying a bunch of metal scraps on his back.

"Hohoho! What a haul! I didn't know that there was a junk shop here! They also sell it at a cheap price!"

Klein happily walked towards the group and flinched when he saw the piercing stares of the kids, Selena and Lina.

"Brother Luke! Grandpa already bought some stuff!"

"So unfair! I want to buy mine too!"

"I want to roam around too!"

"Waah! Brother Luke! Let's hurry and buy the dresses!"

"Waah! What is this?! You shopped without us?!"

"Grandpa you traitor!"

Klein looked flustered and started talking gibberish.

"U-uh, w-well you uh, you see, i-I just couldn't help myself s-so...."

Luke finally snapped and talked in a cold voice.

"Enough."

The group flinched and looked at the annoyed expression of Luke. They all gulped and listened to his next words. Luke was so annoyed that he began to speak like a local thug.

"You all... Shut yer traps will ya? We have a pregnant person with us, and she's here to pick a wedding dress. Today is her day so will you all line up like good children and shut up? If I heard another complaint, I'll sew all your lips shut, got it?"

They all gulped and suddenly remembered the time when they were bonding together in a month. It was when Selena and Spencer got into a gang fight and Luke was very, very, very....

Mad about it.

Luke basically beat the shit out of the other gang but didn't let the two off the hook either. He didn't pay attention to the two for two days and he always glared at them whenever they tried to approach him.

Thankfully, Luke manages to make up thanks to the kids' influence. But now, seeing Luke mad again was quite worrying.

They all nervously looked at the sharp glare from Luke and lined up in front of him like trained soldiers. Finesse looked back and forth from Luke to the group and butted in nervously.

"Brother Luke, It's fine. We could buy dresses later after they all bought what they want."

Luke glanced at Finesse and then back to the group.

'I don't have the time to go sightseeing with these guys. I got some stuff to do so we need to immediately buy the wedding gown, dresses, and suits.'

"Let's stop dilly-dallying anymore. Move yer asses to the wedding shop. Now."

"Yes sir!"

The group answered with a stiff face and marched towards the wedding shop with Finesse and Luke in the lead. They walked straight but suddenly.

Bam!

Luke bumped into something. Luke looked at the thing, no, the person he bumped to and saw a drunk man looking back at him. The drunk man then stood up and glared at Luke.

"Hey! Watch where ya goin'! Are ya blind or something?!"

"....What?"

Luke glared at the drunk man. He was in a bad mood, and this kind of timing is very annoying. The blind man spitted in front of Luke. The group saw these and gave warning signals to the drunk man but unfortunately, he didn't saw it.

"What?! Not gonna apologize or you wanna fight?"

Luke stared at the drunk man. He then heard Finesse butting in.

"Uh, we're sorry for bumping to you but we are in a hurry so please excuse us-"

"No, it's fine. I'll handle him."

The group behind sighed and looked at the drunk man with pity. They then heard Nash's voice in their head, except for Klein, who was confused but turned stiff-scared after seeing Luke's gaze earlier.

• Poor guy, he will be either disabled or admitted to the hospital for months.

The group gulped. They then saw Luke patted the drunk man's shoulder. They then heard his deep and cold voice.

"It seems like mister needs to sober up."

"What?! What are you talking- arrgh!"

Crack!

The man touches his shoulder where Luke just touched him. He was about to shout loudly and cause a ruckus but his lips suddenly shut. It's thanks to Nash's magic. Luke then talked to the man holding his shoulder.

"Oh dear, it looks like sir needs a massage. Let me do it for you. For free."

As Luke said that ominously, he then started to 'massage' the drunk man.

He was indeed massaging the man. But in the very painful way as possible.

Crack! Craaaaack! Crack!

The group stared at the sight of Luke 'massaging' the drunk guy with terrified eyes. Even Finesse was so surprised that she couldn't do anything.

After a while of 'massaging'. The man plopped down to the ground with tears flowing from his eyes. They then saw Luke turn around.

"Let's go."

The group saw Luke walking away without looking back. They slowly followed behind him with sweating foreheads. Luke then stopped and looked at them.

"What? You want a massage too?"

The group panicked and shouted.

"We are fine!"

"Perfectly fine!"

"Although I might be old, I'm still full of energy!"

"Brother Luke, want me to perform a backflip?!"

"Brother Luke, look! My bones are totally fine!"

"I am still young so I don't need it! Ha, ha!"

"...I don't want your massage."

Luke stared at them nervously avoiding their eyes at him. He then turned around.

"Is that so? That is disappointing."

'Like hell it's disappointing!'

The group stared at Luke's back with disbelief. They then heard screams behind them.

"Aahhh! Someone is lying on the ground!"

"My god! Is he even breathing anymore?!"

"Healers! Healers!"

The group's forehead sweated even more and immediately followed behind Luke, who was walking straight forward without looking back.