The Number One Star in the Interstellar Era

Chapter 140 - ED’S EXPLANATION

REAS looked at the direction where the laugh was coming from. And then there, he saw something that was so unbelievable he might as well be seeing things. There, in front of the room where his brother supposedly be, were two figures. One tall and the other slim. It was Astrid and that annoying prince.

His brother was laughing. It was not a laugh of mockery as he expected. It was one of his more genuine laughs. Like he really was delighted about something. The prince, on the other hand, was just staring at Astrid as if completely mesmerized.

He frowned seeing that and no longer hesitated. He ran towards the two at the fastest speed and put himself between them, pulling his brother behind him.

Astrid was startled suddenly seeing Reasʼ broad back. But unlike him, Wulfric was not surprised at all seeing the other.

He had already sensed this kidʼs presence the moment he felt that someone who came from the outside was rushing towards this direction. With such urgency as if he was being chased by some psychotic murderer, he could only think of one person – Asterʼs brother.

With the way the other was glaring at him, this brat probably thought that he was torturing Aster or something. He felt a bit complicated. Was he really that bad in the eyes of others that that would be the first thing they would think? No, itʼs more likely because of the bad first impression that he showed to these two.

Now he suddenly wanted to smack himself at that time. If he could have behaved much more normally, then maybe he wouldnʼt be so bad in the eyes of these two. Maybe not only in these two but their mother as well. For some reason, the thought that Asterʼs mother might have hated him made him feel even more complicated. As if he didnʼt want to be disliked by the people closest to Aster.

But what could he do? Whatʼs done was already done. Crying over spilled milk was just something the weak would do. Right now, all he could do was to change their impression of him.

Wasnʼt he already taken the first step successfully? Aster forgave him. He even laughed at his stupidity! You know, that one when he blurted out that he wanted to eat the otherʼs homecooked meal again. Wasnʼt that already a good sign?

Remembering that laugh, his heart that seemed to have already calmed down started to beat wildly again. The way Asterʼs eyes bent into crescents, the corner of those pink lips curved up, and that music-like laugh. He couldnʼt take his eyes off of him. As if he really was under some kind of spell.

He wanted to think that it was only because it was the first time he had seen someone laugh so beautifully. But he knew that it wasnʼt just that. It was the same reason why he didnʼt hesitate to bow his head and apologized the moment he realized the wrong he had done. But even though he understood that, he still couldnʼt pinpoint the exact reason why.

”Reas, where have you been?” Astrid asked his brother.

”Why donʼt we hear His Highnessʼ answer to that?” Reas said in an almost sarcastic and still coldly looking at the prince standing opposite.

Wulfric wanted to laugh. When was the last time someone actually dared to talk to him like this? But well, having this fearless kind of attitude was good too. At least, he could be assured that no matter who the other faced in the future, if it was to protect Aster, he wouldnʼt hesitate to go toe to toe against that person.

Astrid already suspected that his brother might have been detained somewhere, so Wulfric could talk to him alone. Seeing Reasʼ reaction, that was probably really the case.

He was about to say something when he noticed his brotherʼs hand. His fingers were bent into weird shape as if the bones had been broken. He exclaimed. If he didnʼt accidentally look down, he might have not noticed this injury. It was because Reasʼ expression was too normal. He didnʼt even see him wincing in pain.

”Reas, your hand--!” He wanted to touch it, but worried that he might make the injury more serious, he could only stop himself. ”What happened?”

”Letʼs have His Highness answer that question too.”

Hearing that from Reas, Astrid turned sharply towards Wulfric. His dark eyes clearly saying, ʼwhat did you do to my brother?ʼ.

Wulfric, who was quite innocent on this matter, felt a sense of crisis. He just got Asterʼs forgiveness. Would the other take it back because of this? He had also seen the injury on the bratʼs hand. Just what did Hildred and Edmund do? He swore if Aster became angry with him again because of this, he would send the two to the most remote and barren planet in the farthest galaxy.

As he was thinking of all the punishments he would give the two, he suddenly heard Hildredʼs voice.

”Itʼs a misunderstanding,” Hildred said as he was walking towards the three. ”I suggested to Wulf that Edmund and I would temporarily take this little brother away so the two of you could talk peacefully. We just didnʼt expect that our method would backfire like this.”

Edmund, who was not far behind, quickly walked towards Reas. He took out some kind of medicinal spray and directly sprayed it on the otherʼs injured hand. Then he said apologetically, ”Sorry, we really didnʼt mean it.”

Reas just felt that some kind of cool feeling on his injured hand. And then after that it was followed by some pain. But it was not something that he couldnʼt handle. When he looked down, he saw that his broken fingers were already slowly straightening by itself. That must be where the pain was coming from.

Astrid also saw this scene. That advanced medicine was probably something that was only available at the military. Knowing that his brotherʼs hand would most likely be alright, he breathed out a sigh of relief.

He then raised his head. He remembered the two people who just came. One was the bald guy who arrived together with Wulfric at Delryria. And the other was the one who arrived later to fetch the two. Their names if he remembered correctly were Edmund and Hildred. Both have the rank of captains.

He looked at Edmund who had a genuine apologetic expression on his face and seemed much more honest compared to the other captain and Wulfric. ”So, what method did you use exactly?”

Edmund, who was asked, suddenly felt unprecedented pressure for some reason. Because of that, he just honestly said what they did. ”We- we trapped him inside a barrier. He tried to get out by punching the barrier. When I saw him got injured, I immediately turned off the barrier. T-thatʼs everything that happened! We donʼt have any bad intention, really. We just want to help General apologized to you. But if your brother is there, he would just try to get in the way. S-so, we could only separate him from you. You can be mad at us but please donʼt be mad at the General. This is the first time he ever apologized to someone. If you get mad at him because of us, he would definitely send us to a remote planet!”

Hearing his explanation, everyone simply had different expressions on their faces.