"Why are you surprised? You don’t know many things about me. This is just trivial."
Hearing Liora’s suspicion, Lucien suddenly stopped and looked at her, answering subtly.
What he said was the truth.
"Tch... can you stop acting so mysterious? It doesn’t suit you and it’s kinda cringey."
Liora saw him acting cool and couldn’t digest it anymore.
She was already overfed by all his dashing moves just now. She couldn’t take his mysterious persona anymore.
So, she just lightly waved her hand and asked him again, this time with a little concern,
"But... don’t you think you did a bit too much just now? You might encounter some issues..."
After all, she was a friend of his, and their family was quite close.
Although she was impressed by Lucien’s bravery and response, she was the daughter of a count after all. She knew more than enough what this kind of conflict represented.
Moreover, as Hugo said, if they were really honest, the Goldveil family, although a viscount, didn’t have much prestige and strength in the noble circle of the Edoria Kingdom.
It was more so after Malcolm, Lucien’s grandfather, went into a coma.
A viscount with no fiefdom, no personal army, and even the one powerful person was absent; their situation was really precarious.
So, having conflict at this time with the Lionheart family, who were quite strong, wasn’t a wise choice from any angle.
Liora’s concern was valid.
But the answer she got was quite short and straightforward. Lucien just said one sentence and didn’t elaborate.
Because there was no way he would just sit back and take that insult.
He wasn’t the type to lower his head like a whipped dog.
It was really necessary for him to crush Hugo, crush him so badly that he’d never have to face this kind of situation again and again.
In fact, the smart choice for the situation just now, in Lucien’s opinion, was just to kill Hugo here.
After all, letting someone go who showed a murderous intent was truly a foolish choice.
’But that will likely lead to a war.’
If he were all alone just now, he might really do it. But, with those eyes around, if he killed Hugo here, he would be in for a massive storm.
The Lionheart family wasn’t soft persimmons that they would take this loss silently like a Buddha.
Instead, he heard that they were the most unbridled and violent nobility.
Due to their tamer identity, their power was exactly double that of any powerful viscount in this kingdom.
If he really pissed them off, he wouldn’t be surprised if they directly tried to kill him in the Imperial Capital.
’Although they still might do so covertly. I need to be careful.’
Lucien thought, reminding himself to be alert.
"Necessary? Um... maybe... but I still suggest you not go out after leaving this place. I will talk with my father. Maybe, he will help you mediate."
Liora suggested, thinking quickly.
Whether necessary or not, she didn’t know. But she knew that once Lucien was out and this news spread, the Goldveil family might be in trouble.
Especially Lucien, who managed to crush Hugo directly with his power. He was bound to attract attention.
"Thank you, Liora. You are surprisingly helpful despite being a Gold-digger."
Lucien said thanks, then joked lightly, trying to liven up the solemn atmosphere.
"Gold-digger? What is that?"
But Liora didn’t get his joke at all and asked, genuinely curious. Anything related to gold, and her eyes would unconsciously widen.
Lucien was caught off guard, realizing he just used a term from his old world that Liora couldn’t understand.
Talk about awkwardness.
"Cough... Uhum... Gold-digger means someone who, uh, digs for gold whenever they get the chance... yeah, that’s it."
Lucien coughed and awkwardly spat out the first explanation that came to mind.
After all, he couldn’t exactly say a gold-digger meant someone who leeches off the rich, could he?
Especially after she had already expressed her concern.
"Wow, that might be an awesome job."
Poor Liora, she actually believed him, her eyes widening in surprise. She even seemed to like the word.
"Gold-digger... Yeah, I want to be a gold-digger too. Isn’t it awesome?"
She mumbled with innocent enthusiasm, causing the corner of Lucien’s mouth to twitch.
"Cough...okay, just forget that, it isn’t necessary."
Lucien hurriedly stopped her musing and diverted her attention.
"Say, Liora... why are you so in love with gold? What do you need so many of them for?"
He asked, genuinely curious. Earlier, he just thought she was money-hungry like those girls in his previous life.
But after spending some time with her, he found out that that might not be the case.
"Cause I like them? Dummy, with it I can buy anything I want. Why would I hate it?"
Liora rolled her beautiful eyes and answered matter-of-factly, making Lucien speechless.
Seeing that she seemed serious, he also didn’t care but joked with a smile,
"Okay, little gold-digger. Do you still want some more, then?"
"Huh? Do you have some? Give me, give me a few thousand if you have..."
To his surprise, though, Liora really took it seriously and asked just like before outside the Golden Hearth Inn.
Her emerald green eyes filled with expectations.
"... I was just joking... joking, okay. I did have some before, but lost it on the way."
Lucien was speechless and denied it embarrassed. After all, he really was out of coins.
The little guy in his beast space might have some, but he doubted he would give that to her.
"Tch... then why say it? You really have become greedy nowadays."
Liora pouted in disappointment and turned around, mumbling something.
"Sigh... I was just a little bit away, and he’s out of gold. What should I do? It won’t work if I use other golds."
Although her voice was extremely low, Lucien still heard it loud and clear thanks to his heightened perception.
’Hmm? What did she mean?’
He was confused and just starting to piece things together when suddenly an announcement echoed through the entire forest.
[Class Awakening Test is finally over.]
[Congratulations to those who successfully arrived at the center of the forest. Those unable to reach the center are automatically ejected from the dungeon and ineligible for class awakening.]
The spirit of the Genesis Rift dungeon announced, marking the end of the so-called test.
’So the test was to reach the center of the forest? But, why is it... so lame?’
Lucien finally understood and felt a bit lucky. Looking back, he realized his decision might’ve been a little hasty.
[All eligible candidates will now be transferred to the Hall of Ascendance for the class awakening.]
[Please remember that what class you awaken will depend entirely on how you performed in this test.]
[If you think you are unsatisfied with how you performed, you can refuse the class awakening from this dungeon.]
[You can then try awakening your class in other Novice dungeons that you haven’t yet entered before the age of 20.]
[You can say ’I quit’ to avoid getting teleported to the Hall of Ascendance. You have one minute.]
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