CHAPTER 25: ABOUT ROYAL FAMILY

Lucas’s words made the four people present all stunned, Sarah’s expression even more complicated.

She did not know what Lucas was planning, but she knew she actually had no right to refuse, so could only helplessly say, "Okay."

Hannon Jandel took Lucas away from the dormitory area, arrived at a nearby cafeteria.

Although called cafeteria, in reality the structure and decoration were not inferior to a five-star hotel.

They requested a private room on the top floor, ordered a regular set meal, not long after, waiters in exquisite uniforms placed all the dishes and drinks on the table.

"Come! Let’s drink a glass together!" Jandel raised his wine cup, to Lucas made a toast, "Young Master Everleigh, just now there was some offense, do not take it to heart!"

"No harm, just a misunderstanding." Lucas also raised his cup, clinked with Hannon Jandel and the other two.

"Young Master Everleigh, I want to ask you a question, please do not blame me!" Jandel had a puzzled look, "You just arrived, how is it that you and Miss Everleigh are so close?"

"Yes!" The tallest Wester Link also was very puzzled, "Miss Everleigh’s temper, that is strangers keep away! You are her Brother, but..."

For such a question, Lucas for a moment did not know how to answer.

Could it be said it was because he controlled Sarah, turned her into a sex slave bitch, every day fucked her to orgasm several times?

Lucas slightly smiled, stiffly diverted the topic, "Hannon, could it be you have interest in my Sister?"

Having his thoughts broken by a first meeting person, Jandel did not get angry, instead very openly admitted, "Yes, I have secretly loved your Sister for a very long time."

On the side Sammy laughed, "You call that secret love? Clearly everyone knows!"

Seeing his guess verified, Lucas finally clarified today’s matter seven to eight parts.

Everleigh family’s affairs, within the noble circle all were very clear.

According to reason, for Lucas, this half-brother who could possibly seize the family estate, Sarah should naturally be extremely disgusted.

So, Hannon Jandel, as Sarah’s secret admirer, then wanted to warn Lucas on behalf of his beloved, hoping to gain Sarah’s favor.

Jandel naturally did not expect, Sarah and Lucas’s relationship looked very close, so he adjusted his attitude, in turn showing goodwill to Lucas.

However, Lucas still had one point he did not understand, "But, I heard the direct lines of the eight noble families are not allowed to marry?"

To prevent threat to the royal family, direct lines of the eight noble families could not marry, this was something Lucas had previously known.

Hearing Lucas’s doubt, Hannon Jandel and the other two all knowingly laughed, finally Wester Link smiling half-concealed explained to Lucas, "Marriage is prohibited, but romance is not prohibited!"

Lucas was stunned, then understood.

Just like he and Sarah, though legally could not marry, but this did not prevent him from fucking Sarah to climax repeatedly in bed.

The young people in the noble circle played very wildly, and Lucas was not surprised by this.

But at the moment, they were fantasizing about Sarah, who had already become Lucas’s private property, which made Lucas a bit unhappy.

Although he did not clearly show it, Jandel still detected a trace of abnormality.

"Lucas, you must not misunderstand, my feelings for your sister are completely sincere," Jandel said. "You are also a man, so you should understand. Your sister is the fourth ranked peerless beauty in the ’Twelve Beauties of the Imperial Academy,’ which man does not want to get close to her?"

Lucas could not be bothered to pay attention to Jandel’s explanation, but he became interested in one term Jandel mentioned: "Twelve Beauties of the Imperial Academy? What is that?"

Sammy answered, "The Twelve Beauties of the Imperial Academy are twelve beauties selected by the male students in the Imperial Academy forum."

Link added beside them: "Commonly known as the ’School Belles Ranking.’"

Lucas was very surprised: "The Imperial Academy has a forum too?"

Sammy was also very surprised: "You did not know this either?"

The Imperial Academy forum was a software similar to a message board, which could be logged into using one’s student number and campus pass password.

Lucas opened the homepage, and among the pinned hot posts was this year’s selection of the Twelve Beauties of the Imperial Academy.

He clicked into it, skipping the opening nonsense, and what caught his eye was a familiar face.

"Celes only ranked twelfth?" Lucas said in surprise.

"You know my sister?" Link asked in surprise.

Lucas calmly explained: "Our sisters are close friends."

Although Lucas had only met Celes once, his impression was very deep.

Celes’s appearance and figure could be said to be on par with Sarah’s, each having their own strengths, yet she could only rank last. Lucas could not help but have higher expectations for this ranking.

"Miss Wester is too tall," Sammy explained Lucas’s surprise. "So she lost some points because of that."

"What is wrong with this height?" Lucas did not understand. "Such a superb pair of long legs, I could play with them for a year!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lucas immediately felt it was somewhat inappropriate and looked at Link, who indeed had an awkward expression.

The other two, however, laughed. Jandel said: "Lucas is indeed a hero among our peers, speaking quickly and directly, not as fake and proper as Jameson. Now, our group of the Four Young Masters of the Noble Families is finally complete."

"Four Young Masters of the Noble Families? Why not eight?" Lucas said. "Aren’t there eight noble families?"

"There are indeed eight," Jandel said meaningfully. "But only we are the Emperor’s Faction."

Lucas’s gaze shook, only then belatedly realizing: Everleigh, Hannon, Dustin, Wester, weren’t these the current Emperor’s Faction?

The current emperor of the Great Sun Empire was named Sun Gilbert. He was the second son of the previous emperor and originally had no chance at the throne.

His wife, Eulalia Hannon, was the biological younger sister of the current head of the Hannon family, Jandel’s own aunt.

She was ambitious and skilled in political manipulation. She actually managed to defeat the crown prince at the time and put her own mediocre husband on the throne.

Less than two years after Sun Gilbert succeeded to the throne, his health developed problems, requiring long term recuperation, and the great power of the court fell into the hands of the empress, Eulalia Hannon.

She had the officials add the honorific title "Sun Emperor" for Sun Gilbert and "Sun Empress" for herself, beginning the era of her ruling behind the curtain, which had lasted ten years now.

Sun Gilbert and Eulalia Hannon had five children together. The adults were the twenty four year old eldest daughter Emiru and the twenty year old eldest son Amir.

According to convention, as the legitimate eldest son, Amir was crowned crown prince at the age of fifteen and was the future emperor of the Great Sun Empire.

But the eldest princess, Emiru, whose wings were gradually strengthening, was already faintly posing a threat to the crown prince’s position.

This world had traditions of male superiority and female inferiority, but women’s status was relatively not low, especially among the upper class women.

Because the royal power of this world was built upon wizardry, and wizardry did not distinguish between men and women.

By Lucas’s generation, monogamy had become deeply entrenched law. Even the emperor could take at most four concubines.

Regarding inheritance rights, from the eight noble families down, the order of succession "regardless of gender, only based on age" had already been established. Only the royal family still insisted on the order of males before females, but Emiru was clearly prepared to challenge this convention.

Putting gender aside, whether in terms of ability, bearing, or prestige, Emiru surpassed her brother Amir. Therefore, she had many supporters. Among the eight noble families, the Farndale and Nord families clearly stood behind her. These people were called the "Princess Faction."

And Amir, as the rightful crown prince, naturally also had open supporters, such as the Chai and Tarrot families among the eight noble families. These people were called the "Crown Prince Faction."

Apart from these four families, the Hannon, Everleigh, Dustin, and Wester families neither expressed support for the crown prince nor for the eldest princess.

They called themselves the "Emperor’s Faction." On one hand, it was to maintain neutrality and not offend anyone. On the other hand, it was to curry favor with the Sun Empress Eulalia Hannon, because this true ruler of the Great Sun Empire had not yet made a choice between her children.