kingnovel Chapter 522 Osarino
Chapter 522 Osarino
Osarino hated this place, hated everything about it.
The clothes he wore were bright and beautiful, better than he had ever worn before, and he was dressed beautifully and appropriately from head to toe. If it were in the past, he would be excited for several days to have the opportunity to show himself in public. He would plan with Agatha many days in advance how to make an appearance that would attract everyone's attention but not appear overly ostentatious or deliberate.
But now, in this banquet where all kinds of dignitaries and imperial officials came and went, he just huddled in the corner of the banquet hall, silent, avoiding everyone's gaze.
"I got you a drink." A gentle voice suddenly came from my ear: "Have a drink. It's not good to go on like this, even if it's for your own sake."
Osarino looked up and saw a woman who was five or six years older than him. Her face was beautiful and gentle. Although she was not yet an adult, her figure was as voluptuous as many adult women.
After just a glance, Osarino lowered his head again. He took the drink from Margarine. It was a glass of low-alcohol sparkling wine served in a slender champagne glass. The golden liquid in the glass was emitting rich and dense bubbles.
This color once again pricked Osarino's nerves because it was the color of the bow Agatha wore in her hair that day.
Osarino would never forget the most shameful day of his life. Some time earlier, he, Agatha, his mother, and several of his most loyal servants had been moved by his father to a secret underground fortress. After that, they could not tell the difference between day and night, and even through the thick walls of the fortress, they could still hear the dull artillery fire coming from outside.
Until that day came, the heavy gate frame of the fortress began to flicker. Someone on the other side was using a machine laser to cut it. The remaining servants were all on high alert and prepared to fight to the death, while his mother held him and Agatha tightly in her arms.
But all this was in vain. The moment the door was broken, those loyal servants were all knocked down without even having time to fire a shot. He and Agatha were roughly snatched from their mother's arms. When his mother tried to stop them, she was shot through the head.
"Master Osarino?"
Just as Osarino was lost in what he thought were sad memories, someone discovered him and came up to talk to him.
But Miss Margaret beside him responded before him:
"Lord Mailin, please allow me to correct your mistake. You should not address the current Patriarch of the Lyon Knight Family and Governor of Zhulan Star as 'Young Master'. If possible, please address him as 'Lord' or 'Your Excellency'."
"Ahem." The man coughed to cover up his embarrassment, but he quickly adjusted his tone and said, "Sir Osarino, I'm so glad to see you're safe. I'm deeply sorry for the misfortune your family has suffered. Those pagans will never find peace in hell."
The core members of the Helivenson family knew that the Lyon family was actually behind the rebellion, but Cecil had decided to continue using this family, so the news was naturally blocked. What was announced to the outside world was still the situation reported by the Lyon family at the time, that the rebellion was instigated by pagans.
Similarly, it was not Cecil who killed almost all the bloodlines of the Lyon family, but those hateful pagans. Cecil was the hero who rescued the only remaining male heir of the Lyon family from the massacre of the pagans, and took him to Vincent Gard to be raised for safety reasons.
Osarino had long been prepared to face the false greetings from these people who did not know the truth, and Maglin had also taught him when and how to react, so his response was flawless. However, he still could not control his emotions freely. The other party soon realized his perfunctory attitude and finally could only have a few casual conversations with him before leaving in a hurry.
After the man left, Maglin lowered her head and whispered to Osarino, "Master Osarino, you are now the leader of your family. You must learn to maintain the dignity of your family."
With her head bent, Osarino could not see Margarine's face, only her drooping hair.
Yes, I am the leader of the Lyon family, and I must learn to maintain the dignity of the family.
But why did I become the leader of the family?
Osarino remembered clearly that after the men had abducted him and Agatha, they had not treated them as living beings at all. They had carried him on their shoulders and Agatha under their arms, like hunted rabbits, and had marched through the battlefield covered by artillery fire.
Osarino, who was carried on his shoulders, felt as if his liver was about to be shaken out of his stomach, but when he saw Agatha, he was stunned.
The rough man who was holding Agatha had no idea how to control his strength. He saw his sister with her mouth open, her lips purple, and her eyeballs seemed to be about to fall out of her sockets.
At that time, he desperately screamed, bit, kicked and even cried, trying to attract the attention of others, but it was no use. Finally, those people also noticed that Agatha was abnormal. They grabbed Agatha's calf and lifted her upside down, shaking her casually a few times. Seeing that Agatha did not respond, they threw her to the ground like trash.
"Master Osarino...is that you?"
As Osarino continued his gloomy recollections, someone interrupted his lonely sorrow again. The person still didn't understand the situation and called him "Master", but this time Margarine didn't refute him.
In addition, the other party's voice sounded a little familiar, so Osarino was temporarily freed from his memories. He raised his head and looked at the person who came.
She was a girl whose age was between his and Margaret's. She wore a lavender dress dotted with diamonds and her hair was styled like an adult. However, her body was too thin compared to Margaret's to support the outfit, so she looked playful and cute instead.
The girl also carried a long object wrapped in cloth on her back, which should be some kind of musical instrument.
In the past, both Osarino and Agatha would be very happy to see this girl, but now he could only suppress his inner emotions and pretend to be calm:
"Ms. Christina, I am no longer Master Osarino. I am the head of the Lyon family."
The light in the eyes of the girl named Christina dimmed a little. It was obvious that she also sensed the alienation in Osarino's tone. So she stood there, seemed a little overwhelmed, and after a long while she said: "I heard about what happened in your family. I'm sorry."
Osarino originally didn't know Christina's position in this matter, but Christina's reaction made it clear that she was an insider.
Osarino's heart was hurt again, but he pretended to be nonchalant and said, "It's not your fault."
Christina still looked conflicted. She opened her mouth several times but couldn't utter a word. Finally, she looked at Margaret and said, "Ms. Margaret, if Osarino has any needs, please do your best to satisfy him. If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to me."
Margarine thanked Christina for her kindness on behalf of Osarino. Christina took a last look at Osarino and left with a complicated and sad look.
After Cristina left, Osarino continued to use memories to separate himself from reality.
After abandoning Agatha, he was eventually taken to a military tent in a trench. Both sides of the tent were filled with people and stacked with ammunition boxes. The whole tent was filled with the smell of sweat, blood, pungent gasoline and other unpleasant smells.
Osarino was put down by the people who were carrying him, but fortunately, the other party knew to handle him with care.
Then Osarino saw the man in the middle of the tent. He was wearing a green military uniform and heavy leather boots. He had a military cap pulled down on his head, but through the gaps in the cap, a lot of messy, dry blond hair still stuck out. He was sitting on a box of ammunition. Both his clothes and his cap were wrinkled and covered with stains and blood.
Two guards stood in front of him, and no one else in the tent had the right to stand alongside him.
After Osarino was put down, the man raised his head, but first looked at the person who brought Osarino here and asked:
"What about the other girl?"
The person being questioned lowered his head:
"Your Excellency, please punish me. Another child died on the way here."
After hearing his subordinate's words, the man raised his hand high, and the tent suddenly fell silent. But in the end, he just gently patted the shoulder of the man who kidnapped Osarino and Agatha:
"This is inevitable. You've done a good job. Go down and rest."
Agatha's death was thus glossed over.
Then the man walked past his men, approached Osarino and squatted down.
He took off his military cap and placed it on Osarino's head.
"Child, look at me. Remember my face." The man straightened Osarino's head, which had tilted to one side. "My name is Cecil. I'm from the Helvetic family. I led the troops to destroy your family's resistance. It was also my order to bring you and your sister here. You don't know what's going on yet, so I allow you to hate me. But one day you will understand that it was I who saved your family, and then you will thank me."
At this moment, the heavy sound of a door being pushed open once again woke Osarino up. He looked at the door of the banquet hall. The magnificent door was slowly opening to both sides. The man who destroyed his family had finally arrived.