Luna was wearing the most forced smile ever. In fact, you could say the very fact that she had such an obviously forced smile made her look even cuter. It was unlike that wretch who could change his expression at the drop of a hat.

In fact, Cassian was sure in his mind the brat convinced himself he was actually telling the truth, that he would gaslight himself into reacting accordingly.

Not Luna, of course. She was just too pure. Though she was a smart girl and clearly she had seen her fair share of hardships.

It seemed Damon had protected her from the worst of it.

Cassian could not bring himself to imagine the hardships they had gone through.

The Grand Duke and Annalise were so eager to spoil her that it only made Luna feel even more uneasy.

"Your eyes are so bright, ahhhaha, like the moon. I happen to have a nice castle with the ambiance of the moon... I'll just give it to you."

Cassian sighed. His father was going way overboard, his doting grandfather instincts taking over.

This was the seventh castle he had given her in the span of the conversation. She hadn't even done much talking. Of course, that wasn't including the mines he had given her, a whole vanguard of knights, three thousand magic beasts, and ownership of capital real estate.

Naturally, Luna didn't really think he had given her all these things. At most she thought it was just the Grand Duke being nice.

She did know she was somewhat adorable, or at least her brother had said so. This was probably why she got away with some things and also why people would want to sell her into prostitution.

But more than that, Luna was a people person. In fact, she was the opposite of Damon. She actually liked people.

If anything, her personality was almost optimistic and bubbly.

Though she wanted this to end quickly...

She had initially begged for her brother's life, but after seeing him talking with someone across the grounds she relaxed.

The grand duke reassured her afterwards.

The celebrations were reaching a fever pitch.

There was an announcement for the Vanguard to make a speech, and it was actually her brother in his armor.

He looked so... so amazing. That was her big brother.

Luna smiled, feeling excited. Then her face suddenly scrunched up when she came to the realization.

That was her brother. Her brother who was known to be, ernh... a troublemaker. The one who did as he pleased, the stubborn one.

She slowly turned to the Grand Duke.

"I... I apologize in advance, Your Grace. I promise my brother is a good person and respectable too. Please do not take any offense from his actions."

Annalise smiled sweetly at the young Luna.

"There's no need to apologize over and over again. There is nothing your brother can say or do up there that would surprise us."

Luna nodded as they reassured her. She bit her lips, trying to make herself invisible.

A few minutes later Annalise's lips twitched after hearing Damon's declaration. She closed her eyes to hide her worry.

Turning to Luna, she spoke softly.

"It's not a big deal. It's a small matter. Don't worry, sweetheart, nothing we can't handle."

The Grand Duke seemed over the moon.

"Jahhahaha, that's my boy!" The Grand Duke roared with laughter, slamming his feet against the ground.

Cassian wisely shut his mouth.

"Well, who wasn't wild in their youth," muttered Annalise, more to reassure herself than Luna.

Though she was mildly amused.

Luna didn't say anything, too worried to even notice the Grand Duke had referred to Damon as "my boy."

What came next was enough to give Luna a heart attack. Her brother was more reckless than he had ever been before. In fact, it was like he was trying to die and leave her all alone.

The thought of her brother dying was terrifying.

She had no idea when she started crying. However, she was soon comforted by Annalise, who gently held her.

Eventually, the Duke's daughter and Damon's friend Evangeline joined in, helping to calm her down.

"Don't worry, Luna... he'll be just fine. Trust me, he's not going anywhere."

Evangeline proceeded to introduce herself to Luna. Even though Luna was already aware of who she was, Damon had a bad habit of complaining about Evangeline.

Luna wiped her tears and sniffled.

"You... you're the big breasted cow who's been bullying my brother..."

Evangeline paused, staring at her, then slowly looked down at her own chest. Luna's tear-streaked face was suddenly filled with anger.

She took a deep, shaking breath.

"My brother told me how you ambushed him at the academy gate and hit him. Why did you hit my brother?"

The Grand Duke glanced at the two of them, a small smile on his face.

Evangeline remembered. That was after Damon had hurt her best friend, so she had been reasonably angry.

"Big breasted cow... did that bastard tell you to call me that? And I only hit him when he does something that warrants a beating."

Luna sniffed, her face still angry.

"He did! He told me all the horrible things you've done to make his life difficult. Including cleaning your rooms, carrying your bags... and washing your unmentionables!"

Evangeline paled. "Wha... what..."

Her mother and father didn't want to get involved, so they all looked away awkwardly.

She bit her lips. "That son of a bitch... no wonder he was so cooperative today. He set me up."

Looking at Luna, who was indignant, Evangeline knew there was only one thing that would cancel it out.

She pointed outside.

"Is Damon Grey the type of person to listen to anyone? Think about it."

Luna gasped, realization dawning on her.

"He... that... ahhh... my brother used me for a bad joke. He's still holding a grudge from that time I called him a pervert."

They bonded over their shared frustrations with Damon.

The Grand Duke smiled warmly.

This was like a dream for the old man.

It wasn't long after that a massive figure appeared in the sky, and Paimon descended.

When the Demon Lord appeared and spoke of her veiled intents, Luna's eyes shifted from soft and kind to a deep coldness that made Annalise see a hint of her husband in the girl.

No doubt about it. She was their blood.

And like snow in the sun, time passed, and the war games began.

The first series of battles put Damon smack in the middle of demons.

The broadcast showed his figure standing with an easy expression.

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