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Chapter 151: 151. Ryan's story

For a few seconds, Serena's figure in Lucius's eyes seemed to grow and stand there, larger and more stable than any mountain he could imagine. For a few seconds, a warm feeling seemed to grow in Lucius's heart.

'Is this what it feels like to have a backer? It's... it's not so bad...'

But Lucius's pleasant thoughts only lasted for a while before he felt a pain in his conscience. 'She places so much trust in me, but what about me? All I do is lie and manipulate those around me...'

Thinking about his true identity, Lucius wanted to grimace. In this life, he was a terrorist and the leader of the group at that. No matter how they tried to whitewash it, they had done some truly abominable acts that didn't befit the title of hero.

For the first time since Lucius came to this world, he was feeling... guilt?

Despite this, Lucius didn't dare think too much about it right now and just put a bright smile on his face as he looked at his teacher. "As long as you're here, teacher, I won't have anything to fear!"

"Good," said Serena, nodding in satisfaction. She turned to leave, and Lucius stepped to follow her, but before he did, he finally turned around to the towering figure that was hunched over and trying to hide as much as possible.

"Big guy, no, Ryan, aren't you coming along too?"

"W-what," stuttered Ryan in shock, a sight in pure contrast to his bear-like body. "If I come along, I will be creating even more problems for you. The Montford family is not easy to mess with. I can't trouble you anymore."

Lucius looked at the young man in front of him, slightly surprised. Despite his shy and timid demeanor, when it came to helping others, he was surprisingly stalwart. He didn't want to take advantage of Lucius and inconvenience him, even if it meant enduring that harsh bullying and possibly even worse in the future.

All of a sudden, a feeling of admiration bloomed in Lucius's heart. 'So even weak-hearted people can be strong in their own way.'

Seeing this, Lucius just chuckled. "See, big guy, you can be strong-hearted after all."

Hearing this, the big man rubbed his head a little embarrassed, which only caused Lucius to burst out laughing even harder.

"Yes," said Ryan, nodding his head. "I'm a descendant of the Montford family, but not just any descendant. I am the son of the current head of the Montford family."

Hearing this, Lucius couldn't sit still.

What is this?

Who was the head of the Montford family?

He was one of the few Heroic Rank beings in the world

. Just the identity of the son of such a being was enough to have those two stupid brothers smashed to pieces. Even if they had titanium for balls, they shouldn't dare touch him unless...

Sensing Lucius's gaze, Ryan just nodded.

"That's right, I'm just an illegitimate child. My mother was a helpless maid who took advantage of the Head's rare circumstances and conceived a child. At least, that's what I was told."

Ryan told the story plainly, but Lucius could see from his tightly squeezed fists that the story still affected him deeply.

"My mother was just a helpless maid, a complete commoner. She knew nothing about how to navigate the political landscape of the family. Fortunately, they left her a small house to live in and provided daily meals, but that's it.

Because of this, my mother told me one thing: the real descendants of the shield hero are guardians, protectors. Under no circumstances should I use violence, especially against the descendants of the main family. Even until the day she died, with her very last breath, she said the same thing."

"If I fight against those guys, what would my mother think? Wouldn't her dying breaths have been in vain?"

"Even with those two twins?" asked Lucius.