I will Save this Doomed Plot

Chapter 134: Way Out(2)

"Lanc-! Your Highness! What the hell are you thinking?!"

Luke then rose and looked at Lance in surprise, but Lance ignored him and continued to look confidently at Duke Reo's side.

'This is crazy; he is betting his chance of succession to the throne, the chance that he worked hard to get for years, just for this stupid debate?! Is he for real?!'

Duke Reo took a step back in surprise at Lance's unexpected announcement. This is his chance; if he pushes a little more, he'll be able to remove not only Luke but also Lance, who has been a threat to the second prince, the one they've been rooting for to be the next in line to the throne.

Duke Reo took a deep breath and smiled, looking at Luke's side as if they were insane. And they are indeed insane, insane enough to put their careers on the line for this pointless dispute he started.

"H-ha! The temple hasn't gotten a message from their Gods in thousands of years, but suddenly they've decided to send one? And for who?! A man from an unknown background?! Have the Gods gotten mad?! I'm sure the message is distorted! It's been rigged by this devil to believe that he's really been supported by the Gods! Anyone can easily rig a temple message because it's not been used for years! It might be rigged to anyone's benefit! This devil is no exception!"

"GOD OF LIGHT!"

Duke Reo and the others jumped from shock when they heard someone unexpected finally raising their voice. They all turned to face that individual, and Luke's grim and dark face greeted them. His face is so dark and scary that it made Duke Reo have chills down his spine and cold fingertips for a second.

Luke was unconcerned with the glances he was getting and continued to glare at Duke Reo. He is mad, completely, and purely mad. He was filled with wrath. The situation has gotten too ridiculous to be taken lightly.

Lance sacrificing his chance to the throne made him mad. So what will happen if Duke Reo ended up proving that he is a devil? Then that must've meant that all of his hard work and efforts to take Lance to the top to become king will all go down the drain. He cannot take that! That's ridiculous!

Luke clenched his teeth and his rage caused many veins on his head to explode. Lance noticed this since he is beside Luke and started to become nervous. Was betting his chance to the throne a bad move? Well, he really has no plans to take the throne right now and he is sure that Luke will end up winning this debate anyway. He expected Luke to be greatly moved and thankful, but it appears that he is not. Instead, he looked pissed.

'I think I enraged him than make him touched... What have I done...'

Lance began to laugh nervously as he realized Luke may beat him up as a result of this. He now deeply regretted his actions.

'Should I give him gold and expensive kinds of stuff later?'

As Lance is busy thinking about how he could continue to live later, Luke kept glaring and spoke in a cold voice.

"Lance, your highness... Sit down."

Lance flinched and cautiously looked at Luke.

"W-what?"

"I said, sit down."

"A-alright..."

Lance obediently sat down on his seat. Dos merely shakes his head and looks at him as though he's pathetic. Meanwhile, Duke Reo was perplexed as he glanced at Luke.

"God of Light? What exactly do you mean?"

Luke took a deep breath and spoke after calming down.