Dragon Order of Flame Vol 1 Chapter 3

“Always acting like beasts huh…..That expression is appropriate. I guess that’s normally true. That’s why I was never filled with hope, and just wanted to live a blissful life as a servant in the castle. The place I used to live in was part of the ghettos, so it was a struggle to live there. It would’ve been a dream to work as a servant to the Count.”

However, there was a peculiar law that existed within the outskirts of the kingdom. It was created by the 3rd generation king, who usurped the throne with strength, in order to justify his situation.

“It was stated that if one was of n.o.bility, firstborn, and the heir of the family, that person could deem a child as part of their family member, even if the child was illegitimate. If done well, the child could also succeed as heir of the family.”

“The 3rd generation king was the illegitimate child of the original king. However, he was also an active character on the battlefield, and as he continued with major contributions, he also became a great influence in the royal household.”

Also, the original king did not choose a successor before his demise which lead to a b.l.o.o.d.y battle between the successors of the throne. Unfortunately, through that battle, all the successors ended up dying and meeting their demise.

“…..That is how the 3rd generation king became who he is, and in order to justify his stand on the throne, he created the law that I spoke of earlier.”

Luke was an unforgiveable existence to the Count’s wife, because he had a chance to become the heir to his wealth and status. She continued to try and kill Luke for 13 years, unbeknownst to the Count.

“Of course, I wouldn’t just sit there and take it as if everything was okay. Since she wanted to kill me, I got angry and also gained greed which I’ve never had.”

Count Astal had impregnated Luke’s mother yet never went to go visit her, and because of that, he was the one to cause her to live in poverty and die of illness.

Because of what he saw his mother go through, Luke didn’t expect any negativity from Count Astal. He neverlooked at the Count as a father. Luke only thought of him as a sliver of hope in this hard life.

In the midst of all this, Luke formed an anger and hatred for the Count’s wife because she kept trying to kill him. How could she even try and be killing an innocence when the blame is all on the Count?

As Luke thought this over, he wanted to destroy the wife as well as Marvin. He did everything in his power to fight against them.

“What do you mean what happened, they were destroyed.”

“For 9 years, we fought and did things we could and could not do, without hiding anything. People died left and right, and we even got external forces to take everything little by little. Eventually, everything was taken away by a neighboring family and the Astal family fell. The family’s disarray grew even further when father went out to subjugate evil and came back with a heavy injury. It lead him to lie in bed for quite a while. Now that I think about it, I was pretty cruel.”

Thinking back on it, it was quite an interesting situation. An illegitimate child like me that came from the streets fought hard for 9 years, in order to become the successor of a n.o.ble family.

“Why do you think that?”

“If you say it like that, that’s true.”

Luke smiled brightly. He was a human being that tried to kill an absolute dragon. Although, he came back to the past as if nothing happened, wasn’t he trying to make sure that he succeeded this time?

Fighting with the Count’s wife was nothing when compared to killing a dragon. As Luke thought and laughed.

“Hahahahaha! Ah, how funny. To think that I get a fresh restart……..If it’s like this, my reason for hating you is also gone now.”

Everything that Luke went through became null. Even the fight with the Count’s wife hasn’t happened yet.

‘If only mother was still alive……’

Luke knew it was greed that would never be fulfilled, but he wished he could have gone back in time just a little more. If he was able to go back even 2 or 3 years from where he was at now, he might not have had to see his mother die in pain.

“No, I can’t place the blame on you for that. I still have anger welling up in me when I heard your name, but I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity again.”