The last night in Westirifer was quite chaotic because they also had to decide who would go as envoys to which surrounding states.
According to Lucifer's instructions, the first messages were to be sent to the nearest states. Since Westirifer was located in the eastern corner of the human kingdom, its entire northern area was covered by the Gigori mountain range. To the east lay the terrifying Nighbloom forest, which even today people were afraid to enter—an almost completely unexplored region. In the southeast direction, roughly half the area was enclosed by the Bay of Grace and the Sea Fionacracy. Therefore, the only routes to reach other neighboring states were through the northwest, west, southwest, and a partial section of the southeast.
And it was in the western direction that Westirifer's famous silk trade route passed, connecting it to various kingdoms and states of the human realm, such as:
- Sable Duchy
- Herald County
- Morrgen Duchy
- Weilheim Duchy
- Livingstone Duchy
- Florence County
…and many others.
By late night, ten ministers were finally selected to serve as envoys. Jasper personally chose them because he had previously been the Head Minister of the Lustbound Heaven Kingdom and had deep knowledge of geopolitics. Moreover, on the eastern side, Westirifer was the only independent state that was not under the rule of the Lustbound Heaven Kingdom—while almost all the surrounding states fell under its jurisdiction.
So the envoy assignments were as follows:
- Oswald → Florence County
- Maxwell → Hecktor Duchy
- Catherine → Livingstone Duchy
- Mitalda → Keilname County
- Elenor → Redbarn Barony
- Rowena → Holycross Duchy
- Edmund → Ironford County
- Baldwin → Weilheim Duchy
- Roland → Bexihound Barony
- Elspeth → Morgen Duchy
Normally, every envoy was to be accompanied by 2 Yorkshire Devils (from the spy units) and 10 members of the Viper Guard. However, Elspeth strongly wished to travel with Agnes, and neither Jasper nor Agnes had any objection to this.
Jasper himself was assigned to go to Purefield Duchy.
Next, they decided which pairs from the spy unit's Yorkshire Devils would accompany which envoys:
- A & D → Catherine
- B & C → Mitalda
- F & G → Oswald
- E & H → Maxwell
- I & J → Elenor
- K & L → Edmund
- M & N → Rowena
- O & Q → Edmund (again — possibly overlap or typo in original)
- P & R → Baldwin
- S & T → Roland
- U & V → Elspeth & Agnes
Then, from Viper Guard Battalions 35 to 40, 110 A+ rank guards were selected—10 guards each assigned to every envoy group.
From the barns and stables, powerful and healthy stallions and mares were carefully chosen to pull the ducal convoys.
All of this work continued through the night; no one even noticed how quickly the hours passed.
The entire group stayed awake all night. Between dawn and early morning, they managed to catch only a short nap. As soon as the 8th bell rang in the morning, all the envoys departed with their respective convoys—including Jasper himself. Unlike the others who had only 2 spy unit members, Jasper was accompanied by 4: W, X, Y, and Z.
And rightly so—after all, he was heading to Purefield Duchy.
The relations with Purefield had already been bad for a long time, and on top of that, Lucifer's mortal enemy Christopher belonged to this very duchy. Between Purefield Duchy and the Lilith Garden region of the Lustbound Heaven Kingdom lay the City of the Dead, Morthveil—home to the Church of Toxara, whose Pope was Rotveil.
Taking extra security was only natural, and Lucifer was well aware of this danger. That was why he decided to send four S+ rank Yorkshire Devils along with Jasper.
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After unleashing his rage on the Rolavela Mountain peak throughout the night, Lucifer's mind finally calmed down a little. In the process of venting that anger, the Rolavela peak—which stood 8,759 meters tall and stretched roughly 37 miles from one end to the other—was reduced in just a few hours to nothing but flat ground surrounded by debris. Where once an unyielding mountain had stood proudly, now there was only a deep crater. If filled with water, it could easily become a lake.
But one thing was certain: the mountain had absorbed Lucifer's fury and somewhat eased the frustration in his heart.
Still, he remained extremely angry at himself for raising his hand against his mommy Mia.
Even though Mia herself had expressed that she liked vulgar and humiliating sex, and even though Lucifer had tried very hard to become vulgar during their act… when he actually became truly vulgar, that anger was not part of any "play"—it was his real, genuine rage. The slaps he gave Mia were not part of the humiliation or abusive sex she had asked for—they were signs that he had completely lost control over his own hands. And that realization only made him angrier at himself.
Even if Lucifer accepted that Mia would not be able to keep the promise she made him…
Even if he accepted that he could not change her…
After all, in a world where sex is completely free and people have been engaging in it since childhood, expecting the natives to suddenly accept rules like "no kissing others," "not letting others kiss them," or staying away from any other sexual activity would naturally feel strange to them. It's possible they would try, but still fail to control themselves…
And even if Lucifer forgave Mia for that mistake and accepted defeat…
The real reason for his anger was not simply that she couldn't control her sexual desires—it was her absurd fantasies and fetishes.
Fetishes where her partner urinates inside her womb or mouth?
Fetishes where her partner humiliates her in front of everyone, beats her, uses her like a tool, degrades her…
Such sex or sexual activities were completely unacceptable to Lucifer.
A little spanking, playful teasing, joking around—that was fine.
But these fetishes? No.
If some stranger had asked for such things, Lucifer could at least understand that they didn't know him or his ideology or feelings.
But this request had come from his own mother.
If Lucifer gave in and started fulfilling these fetishes, then what difference would remain between him and people like Xavier Asher, the Asher family, or Christopher?
In Lucifer's eyes, these were not mere fetishes—they were an open invitation to rape.
And Lucifer would never do that.
But the night passed, and the matter was left behind.
A new morning had arrived. Lucifer could not afford to ruin the new day because of yesterday's events.
He knew very well that his mood would affect everyone around him. So he decided to hide his inner anger and keep a smile on his face—at least so the people in front of him could remain happy.
Once he regained some control over himself, he felt like taking a bath. There was a beautiful lake nestled among the Gigori mountains.
So Lucifer removed his clothes and went swimming in the lake. The ice-cold water flowing down from the snowy peaks calmed his mind even further. By the time the heat in his head had subsided, morning had already arrived. The sun rose over the horizon, and with it, Lucifer returned to the Ducal House.
By the time he reached back, Jasper, Agnes, Elenor, Mitalda, Oswald, and all the other ministers who had left as envoys had already departed from the Ducal House.
The ducal court was completely empty. Outside, in the large grounds, thousands of people had gathered for soldier recruitment. Allen and Jeff, along with some Viper Guards, were busy selecting them.
Borris was taking care of the stallions in the stables.
Misty and Jasper's wives were helping the chefs prepare morning breakfast in the ducal kitchen.
After observing all this, Lucifer returned to his penthouse room.
While coming back, he had thought that Mia, Ruby, and the others would still be in his room. He planned to apologize to Mia first thing—whatever had happened, according to Lucifer, he should never have raised his hand against her. After all, she was his mother… his mommy. The way he had behaved with her last night was very wrong, and that thought was eating him from the inside.
But when he entered the room, he found it completely empty.
Lucifer went inside, sat on the bed for a while, staring blankly at the ceiling—and eventually fell asleep while looking upward.
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