"But an incident completely shattered all of this."
"Fate seemed to be playing a joke on Lynn,"
"A year and a half ago, the Empire's Holy Sword Army launched the thirteenth crusade against the Demon Clan. Lynn was ordered to lead an elite squad to cooperate with the Commander in executing an extremely dangerous decapitation operation."
"My cousin, Payne Augustine, was a member of this squad. I think it's necessary to mention his name because he completed this crucial decapitation operation at the cost of his life. He is the pride of our Augustine family and undoubtedly a hero of the Empire!"
Even the usually frivolous Marquis Matthew was serious for once, not because after his cousin's death, Payne's line became extinct, forcing him to inherit the vast estate of his cousin, but because he sincerely admired his cousin's contributions to the Empire.
