The Number One Star in the Interstellar Era

Chapter 204 - ABDUCTED AND REPLACED

ASTRID was back to his hotel room. He just finished bathing and was now wearing casual clothes. His and Ellisʼ flight back to capital was scheduled two hours now. So, he still had time to call Reas back.

Itʼs because earlier when he asked the other how was his training, Reas told him to call him back when heʼs alone and in a private space. Because what he was about to tell was not something for the public to hear.

With all the secrecy, one would think that his brother was about to tell him some top-secret government intelligence. But he didnʼt doubt Reas and just agreed.

Now that heʼs alone and finally feeling a bit refreshed after an entire day of filming, he decided to call Reas back. It didnʼt take long for the call to connect and his brotherʼs handsome face appeared on the virtual screen of his Terminal.

”So, have you called our parents and told them the good news?” he first asked.

Before they hung up the call earlier, Reas told him that he passed the training – which he didnʼt doubt even for a second – and that he even ranked as first place. Thatʼs why he asked that question. Since there was plenty of time between Reasʼ first call and this one. Surely, his brother thought of calling their parents during that time.

As expected, Reas nodded to his question. ”Theyʼre very happy with the result.”

Especially their father. The other showed such a proud look when Reas told them that he not only passed, he was even ranked first amongst all the aspiring students of the Mecha Department. Probably because the other was once a soldier and had also gone through the same thing.

If not for the fact that their father and mother needed to hide their identities because of what happened in the past, Reas was certain that their father would make a great soldier. But because of that animal, Cecil Lancaster, he chose revenge instead of continuing on his path as a soldier. Which no one could really blame him for.

Although their parents were now happy living a peaceful and happy life as ordinary farmers, there were still a lot of things taken from them because of what happened with that Cecil Lancaster. The system failed them. All because that animal was a noble. And not just any noble but someone who belonged to a powerful family.

If that bastard was a commoner, with the atrocities that he had done, their father would have been treated like a hero for killing the other. But no, he was put on the most wanted list instead. All so the Lancasters could get some sort of compensation for a family member being killed. What a bunch of bullshit.

Itʼs the reason why Reas just couldnʼt help but be angry at those Lancasters, no matter if they had something to do with what happened before or not. In his opinion, even the Grimaldis were the same. Probably with just the exception of their motherʼs younger brother.

The current emperor was also to blame. After the former emperor took back most of the Lancastersʼ political and military power, he really just had to slowly give those powers back.

Now, he kind of wish that the general was the emperor instead. At least, with him, Reas knew that the other would not only strip the Lancasters with their power, he might even execute the ones at the very top of that family.

Astrid noticed the shift in his brotherʼs emotion. Even though the other didnʼt say anything about it, he already had an idea on what might have caused this shift. Since they were just talking about their parentsʼ reaction to the good news, it obviously had something to do with that.

”Donʼt think too much about the negative stuff,” he said. ”Just remember that our parents and I are very proud of what you have accomplished so far. No matter what happens in the future, we will always have your back.”

Hearing what his brother just said, Reasʼ mood visibly got better. Yes, this was not the time to think about those negative things. He didnʼt want to spoil something good by thinking of those people. Whatʼs important here was the happiness his family felt for him because of this good news.

”Youʼre right,” he said, finally showing a small smile.

”So, when are you going to tell me about what happened to you this past week?” Astrid said, finally asking the question.

”I was just about to do that,” Reas responded.

He stared at his brother and then had some second thoughts if he should actually tell the other everything that had happened. Especially the things that involved the general. But then again, if he didnʼt, most of the things he would say would not really make much sense.

He sighed and just decided to go for it. Itʼs not like he would be lying. Or that he would be praising the general. He would just simply tell Astrid the details of the things that happened to him as they were.

He started with, ”Well, for one, the person in charged of our training was General Lunaris.”

It took a few seconds for those words to register in Astridʼs mind. Because he had to think first who this ʼGeneral Lunarisʼ was. And then, he remembered that in this Empire, thereʼs only one person who could use that surname along with the title of general.

Itʼs Wulfric.

He wasnʼt sure which one he should be surprised with – the fact that Wulfric actually agreed to train students or that Reas was talking about the other with no derision in his voice, he could even hear a bit of respect in it. Yeah, thereʼs no contest, the latter was definitely more surprising.

”It seemed like the prince did a pretty good job training you,” he said in a tentative tone.

”Hmm, heʼs okay. Much better than what I initially thought,” Reas said, shrugging. ”In fact, heʼs training method was very effective. I learned quite a lot from him.”

As much as he hated to admit that, it was the truth.

He looked at his brother and was confused when he saw the other looking at him as if he was abducted by another interstellar race and was replaced by another entity.