Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 1017 This is not happiness

Alexandra was very happy after having given it her all.

A man like Luciano may have friends all over the world, but he also has countless people who dislike him.

Happiness that's almost blinding.

But this is not Luciano's fault.

A person with principles would not harm someone just because they have too much.

Of course, there are bad apples everywhere, but a fool who can't even control his own evil thoughts has no right to lay a hand on Luciano.

This is the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Emilia Highlands. Although Louis clearly has no intention of abdicating, and may remain the Crown Prince for hundreds or even thousands of years, their family's true strength does not lie in the throne.

Instead, it was Emilia, who could clearly remain arrogant within the Church of the Night for another ten thousand years.

Her Majesty Queen Emilia is someone the Goddess of the Night herself acknowledged... She can immediately become a demigod once the world restarts.

As an absolute neutral within the Church of the Night, she was highly trusted by the Goddess of the Night and was also the last guardian of the Temple of the Night.

The Church of the Dark Night has very few who can rival her.

The powerful Dark Ones of her time either went to the Astral Plane or to the Divine Kingdom... They couldn't accept their aging faces, the wrinkles that even their strength couldn't suppress.

Not everyone is qualified to enter the astral plane.

Don't be fooled by how easily Lori Montes managed to build an astral fortress; the child's past was anything but ordinary.

He comes into contact with very high and complex levels of people, so the resources he obtains are naturally of a higher standard.

Of course, the Goddess of the Night must have such resources... but as followers of the Night, how could they dare to beg the Goddess for resources from the Astral Fortress?

A true believer would only be proud to go to God's kingdom, even if it meant losing her physical body.

But there are always people who value themselves more.

Especially those who can't even accept the wrinkles on their own faces.

To obtain these resources, one must join various factions and fight for them.

For every person who succeeds, there are bound to be many more who fail.

Whether they succeed or fail, they have actually lost an extremely important ability: the favor of the goddess of the night.

How could a true believer possibly spend their days in the starry sky?

They've already entered the Kingdom of God.

Alexis sometimes wondered if the gods in their world were all a little too kind.

The Lord of the Tower and the Goddess of Rain represent the two ends of evil in this world, with the Lord of Ice, who is mostly blackened, standing between them.

Back then, Lori was worried that she would go astray... not that she was afraid she would become a villain, but that she might anger the Lord of the Tower because of some of her insistence and be executed directly... so she specially sent her a few books related to other worlds.

Then, the Lord of the Tower watched it with her.

The assessment of those inexplicable madness and evil is simply: lunatics.

They've committed so many evil deeds, they must have done it for something, right?
Why do they attack people for no reason, and why do they easily overthrow half a city or a country? What is their purpose?
Destroy the world?

The Lord of the Tower could not understand that everything he did was to become the supreme ruler of this world. After destroying the world, who would he rule over?
He just wants the world to follow his logic.

Alexis couldn't understand it either, but she deeply understood why Lori was worried.

If the Tower Master were to truly become one of the main characters mentioned above, she might genuinely find it unacceptable.

However, Alexandra doesn't think the Lord of the Tower will become like those gods who Lori doesn't even want to reveal their names... Otherwise, he wouldn't have used the method of saving people to embarrass the Lord of the Storm and, incidentally, gather a group of useful people for himself.

Moreover, he is rational enough not to do the foolish thing of creating disaster first and then trying to save himself.

There are no secrets that stay hidden forever; this is one of the principles upheld by the Lord of the Tower.

Therefore, although he likes to exploit human nature and manipulate people's hearts, when it comes to finding followers for himself, he would rather have those who are motivated by self-interest than 'create' his own followers.

Alexandra guessed that he had this thought because of the change in the tower spirit.

But Lori's stories seem to have given the Tower Lord some kind of inspiration, so much so that in recent years he has become more secretive in his actions and is less inclined to go to extremes.

Alexis was able to escape because of a combination of factors... but she was certain that Lori's subtle probing played a significant role in it.

Although they had never made direct contact, they had exchanged information and confirmed that they would not become enemies.

This is why the Lord of the Tower would read her books so carefully.

Of course, it's also about broadening one's horizons.

After all, since the fall of the gods, the limit of stupidity, wickedness, and lack of self-awareness in their world is the Goddess of Rain.

And this one, in those stories, was actually considered to be the type with brains.

At least her schemes and plots were truly despicable and insidious, and most of them were actually successful... It's just that her enemies were stronger and smarter, which is why she ultimately failed.

If the evil faction is like this, then the good faction would be considered saints in any other world.

The gods certainly don't care much about humanity's future, but they also won't... use humanity as a bargaining chip. That's enough.

Alexis didn't know if some of her thoughts were born from her past experiences... but she truly hoped that the gods would stay away from the human world.

But Luciano probably wouldn't think that way.

After all, from birth until now, all he has experienced is the beauty of the gods.

A strange sense of resentment arose in Ariges' heart, but it quickly dissipated in the blazing sunlight.

The door behind Luciano opened, and Antirochus and Euphemia emerged with grateful smiles on their faces.

“Thank you for your help, Mr. Luciano,” Antirochus said sincerely. “And thank you for your protection, Ms. Alexandra.”

Euphemia followed behind her brother, bowing deeply in gratitude.

The little girl, dressed in a simple light blue cotton dress, had her long, black hair, half of which was draped over her back and the other half cleverly braided into the shape of a rose. Her expression was serious and her attitude sincere... Yariges's heart softened a little in an instant.

Antirochus wasn't surprised when he realized that Ariges' attention wasn't on him at all.

In the city of darkness, one must get used to the fact that everyone's first attention is always on girls.

Especially after Euphemia came out of the labyrinth, her hair turned the color of the night sky... not pure black, but a dark blue dotted with stars.

It also reflects light.

If Euphemia hadn't stated definitively that she had only received the favor of the goddess of the night, but hadn't become her chosen one, Antirochus would have doubted the identity of their mother.

If such an evil woman not only gave birth to two chosen ones, one of the sun and one of the night... that would be utterly ridiculous.

Alexis did not look at Euphemia for long.

Although she also prefers pretty, cute, and charismatic girls, she only glances at them and that's it. She would never wish to have a child like that just because someone else's child is nice.

She treats all her children equally, regardless of their gender, and welcomes them all.

The only requirement is that you don't act like Lowry.

After leaving Montes Castle, Alexis realized just how normal the life of an ordinary mother was.

All they had to do was grab their naughty sons by the ears and yell at them; they didn't need to rack their brains to block the escape routes he'd somehow figured out, and make sure they didn't alert him.

Alexandra looked at Antilochus and said slowly, "Live well."

The longer you live, the shorter those bad days seem.

Antirochus was struck dumb.

These words don't really mean anything... After all, the shadows of the past are always there.

But for someone like Antiochus, it was like a warning bell.

Those who grit their teeth and clench their fists as they strive towards the future are most likely to be moved by such words.

He pulled Euphemia, whose eyes were also wide open, and thanked her earnestly once again.

Luciano was somewhat bewildered. He turned his head back and forth, watching the two sides go back and forth, completely unable to understand the point of what was being said.

Before Alexandra turned to leave, she saw his foolish expression and couldn't help but scoff, "You don't need to understand this. You can spend every day happily, and all you feel is how quickly a year has passed."

Luciano hesitated and said, "But my subordinates often lament how another year has passed!"

Although he always felt that life in Emilia City was quite comfortable, he didn't believe that his subordinates, who worked diligently for the future, would be as happy every day as he was.

Alexis stared at him for a long time before calmly saying, "They think it's fast because they're doing the same things every day."

Getting up, eating, working, training, going home to sleep—it's all the same routine over and over again.

Today is no different from yesterday, and there will be no surprises tomorrow.

But it's not painful, it just makes you numb.

Luciano…but this isn’t happiness either.”

Luciano looked at his men behind him with a somewhat blank expression.

His subordinates looked at each other, unsure how to respond... They couldn't very well say that their work and training days were incredibly enjoyable, could they?

That would be too unfair to his colleagues.

Luciano actually believes it!

They are indeed willing to endure all the hardships now for a better future... but who wouldn't want to live a comfortable life?
However, for my own sake, I cannot choose to indulge myself.

Luciano pouted, feeling a little wronged... After all, he genuinely felt that every day of his training was incredibly blissful.

After all, he was exceptionally talented, with naturally strong stamina, endurance, and power... For him, training was simply about sweating it out.

However, not everyone can reap rewards simply by working hard.

(End of this chapter)