Gerin stroked his chin as he thought, "Lucan's group is the best one to join... all the girls are there! Hehe, but... that b*tch Dleona is also there!"
He couldn't come to a conclusion, so he walked towards Lucan's group.
The three girls asked King about joining their group.
King shook his head. "No, only Lucan, me, and Celestia are in this group! Moreover... don't think I have forgiven you for what you have done!"
Dleona smirked. "See... it's all in the past now that we have all left the space station! Let's join hands and work together.
Moreover... you took revenge by killing, right? Hmph! So we're equal now."
King pondered as Celestia said, "No, if King says no, hehe, mine is a no too!"
Dleona asked, "You two aren't the ones to decide... it's Lucan's decision! Let him decide, King and Celestia!"
Artlan and Azican came behind them.
Azican laughed, "Huh, pathetic. Look at how we both join them instantly!"
Before he could even ask, King rejected him from joining them.
Dleona laughed at him. "Instantly, hehe. Yeah, instantly getting rejected! Hahaha!"
The other two girls laughed at him too.
He turned mad. "King! You really did this to embarrass me, right? On purpose, right?"
King grinned. "Hehe, it was unintentional! But I'll still take it."
Suddenly, Lucan woke up from his sleep.
He saw all of them surrounding him and instantly retreated back several steps. "What the hell? Where am I? Why am I surrounded by aliens?"
King spoke, "Lucan... the thing is—"
Before he could speak, Celestia jumped over Lucan and hugged him. "Lucan! You are all right? Thank goodness, cute little pie!"
Lucan frowned as he teleported himself away. "Damn, if I hadn't awakened, I would have probably been cooked!"
He suddenly vanished from where he was.
All of them watched this scene with stunned expressions. The Life Crystal stumbled, "How... did... he leave this place?"
The Death Crystal replied, "Yeah... he isn't even in here! Life, do you think his recent power could have been the reason?"
Hearing their conversation, King spoke, "Lucan... hehe, my decision to join you was right in the end!"
Celestia had an annoyed reaction and snorted, "Why did Lucan hate me? Tell me, King!"
King thought, "Knowing him, I would have been surprised if this hadn't happened. Huh, that guy isn't normal! He is an insane, unique cutout!"
However, he shook his head. "I don't know either!"
He didn't want to reveal his internal thoughts to others.
Freol said, "That human... how did he leave?"
His gaze shifted past the silent guy near him; this time, even he had a bit of a stunned reaction, his eyes wide.
Freol sighed, "If even you are stunned, it means it's definitely not a simple thing to be ignored!"
The Crystal of Betrayal laughed. "That's my inspiration for you! Lucan, you were the one who brought me into the world and made me admire your passion toward your goal, which gave meaning to my own life by granting me a goal. Eternal freedom! Hahaha!"
Kaol Noah grinned. "Hehe, of course it's nothing to be shocked at. He literally escaped me from killing him. He was the one who actually made me realize that I was being manipulated by the organization. Hahaha, I will give you the best death ever among all of you whom I will kill!"
The black figure smirked. "The hope of humanity? The one who crushed the order! Interesting kid..."
Lord was asleep, or else he would have immediately gotten mad that Lucan was able to teleport while he wasn't able to.
Inside the white room, Lucan appeared, his vision blocked by a golden light.
He asked, "Golden Butterfly! Is it you? What happened? Why did you call me?"
In front of him was a paper, where letters appeared one by one:
'Didn't you say you wanted to hear something... hehe, this is the very best I could do!'
His eyes widened as his lips curled into a gentle smile.
He hoped to hear a certain word spoken by a certain person.
He cupped his hands behind his ears to increase his hearing range.
His mind jolted around eagerly to hear it, and his heartbeat turned slow and warm.
From the silent environment, a gentle echo could be heard.
It was a woman's voice, and it said "Lu" in a recognizable tone.
Lucan's eyes turned watery as he fell to his knees.
He swallowed his saliva as he said, "Mom... is that... is that... you? Please call me... Lu again! And... I wish I could have seen you... in person."
He heard the smirk of the Golden Butterfly.
It looked at itself and then made a decision, unleashing all of its powers.
Lucan appeared in front of his family on Earth.
The Golden Butterfly used up all of its power to make this real.
This would cause the Golden Butterfly to enter slumber once again, unable to awaken for a long time.
But... it just wanted to see Lucan meet his family for once.
Lucan saw them all standing in front of him.
Everyone was in tears, but... they were tears of joy!
Lucan, who tried to be cold and rational, and who thought and acted with logical calculations, now, hehe, forgot everything and rushed to them.
He hugged them all so hard that even his arms hurt.
They were too small to hug everyone at once.
But he loved this pain... even if it lasted for an eternity, he wouldn't cry out in pain.
His mom patted his head and cried, "Lu... oh, you... I am sorry, forgive me! If only I had taken your goal seriously, this wouldn't have happened."
His sister spoke, "No, it's all my fault. Lucan, hit me as many times as you want! I will happily take it. I made all three of you suffer terribly! If I hadn't been born at all, this family would have been perfect!"
His dad spoke, "No, I failed as a father and a husband! If only you three had a better person..."
Lucan screamed, "SHUT UP, ALL OF YOU! IF ANYONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THIS, IT'S ME! ME ONLY! I WAS TOO NAIVE AND HURT ALL OF YOU, AND NOW YOU ARE ALL TAKING MY BLAME!"
His mother shook her head.
Lucan spoke, "Mom, you are the best mother in this entire world... no, cosmos! You did whatever I wanted without even asking. Sister, you didn't cause this. You were just sharing your point of view, and it wasn't wrong. It's my fault for being too naive and stupid! All of us can have our own views, and expecting everyone's to be the same as mine is my own fault. Now I am mature enough to realize that... And Dad! Hehe, you are right... if you are speaking sarcastically or ironically! Worst father and worst husband? You literally let me pursue my goal with no restrictions, and you kept our secret just as you promised... Moreover, Dad! You were... the only one... who supported my goal... even though it sounded too naive to you. All of you are the absolute best I could have ever had! I am sorry."
His mother smiled gently at him and caressed his face. "Lu... now let's leave all this fault and blame behind. Now that you have returned, let's spend some time together and have fun! You can pursue whatever you want in life. Hehe!"
His dad patted him. "Lucan... I am so happy that I don't even know what to say! Huh, I wish I could say something too."
His sister still stood dazed and guilty. Lucan noticed this.
He said, "Sister, if you are still sad, then I will leave!"
His sister came to her senses and pulled him in. "You dare! Little brother, I will kill you before you even die! What do you think of us? Huh—"
Lucan laughed. "See, I made you mad that fast, hehe!"
She hit him on the head. "Lucan... why do brothers always annoy their sisters? I am not letting you off! Now come here."
Lucan dodged her. "Blah, I have better reflexes than you, hahaha! Try catching me!"
Suddenly, their environment changed, and they were on Earth, at Lucan's home.
He saw it completely unchanged—not even a bit! What surprised him even more was that... it was his birthday today on Earth's timeline!