Lucan said to himself, ''Alright, Lucan! Be calm. Embarrassment is harmless. It doesn't affect you or obstruct you from your goal!''
He declared, ''Go ahead, I don't care. But I will charge money for each photo!''
Pink girl had already taken a bunch of photos.
Lucan went and counted them before laughing.
''Hehe! Ten photos! Well, you have to give me-''
Blue guy suddenly took the camera and deleted them all.
He snorted coldly.
''Hmm! Now is it fine?''
Lucan nodded in agreement.
At the same time, fate guy also appeared.
He said, ''You two! Do you know what Lucan did? Hahaha! Let me-''
Blue guy interrupted him as both of them walked away.
Only Lucan and fate guy remained.
Fate guy awkwardly said, ''Huh! Okay, bye Lucan. I took what I left behind... I am leaving.''
He swiftly walked away, but Lucan grabbed him by the collar.
Lucan's sharp gaze landed upon him as he grinned evilly.
''Oh, please wait. Let me reward you for what you have done!''
Fate guy smiled bitterly.
''No! Stop! I won't accept your token of gratitude. Bye!''
He freed himself and ran away.
After creating some distance, he stopped and mocked Lucan.
''Blah! Try catching me, hahaha! Let me spread this news so that I can gain some control over you!''
In the very next instant, Lucan appeared beside him.
''Hmm! Seems like you forgot that I can stop time. Now, forget everything!''
He erased fate guy's memories.
Lucan then quickly left and stalked blue guy and pink girl.
He did the same thing to them before leaving.
He went to sleep.
Lucan laid down while facing the sky.
The night sky was pitch black, covered with countless glowing stars.
The air was calm and fresh. A chilly breeze brushed against him from side to side.
The wind rushed past him as his hair fluttered over his eyes, covering his vision.
He blew the strands away and muttered,
''My long journey has only just begun. I can't even predict how long this will take... or whether I can truly finish it.
I might even die before reaching halfway, but that's alright.
At least I won't become like those people on Earth...
They abandon their goals and continue living with regret.
Living with regret is far worse than dying while pursuing your own dream.''
He slowly closed his eyes and drifted to sleep.
On Earth, Lucan's father was reading the message sent through the golden butterfly.
He smiled gently.
''Wow... he is truly dedicating himself toward what he wishes for.
But me and the others here are doing the exact opposite... sigh.
I think Lucan's decision is wiser, haha!
Wait... he asked me a question?
Hmm... what goal did I once have?''
He fell into deep thought.
He couldn't fully remember it. Only a few fragmented memories remained.
However, one thing was certain.
His forgotten goal was related to aliens.
He quietly rushed toward the attic.
It was nighttime, and everybody else was asleep.
He had to move carefully without making any noise.
However, while climbing upward, the stairs produced a creaking sound.
He was currently on the first floor, while his wife and daughter were downstairs on the ground floor.
The moment the sound echoed, the lights downstairs switched on.
Footsteps could be heard approaching upward.
His pupils shrank.
Lucan had specifically asked him to conceal everything, but now that seemed difficult.
He quickly placed everything back and returned to his room.
Pretending to be asleep, he hid the golden butterfly beneath his blanket.
The two searched everywhere but found nothing suspicious.
Once he confirmed they were gone, he quietly returned to the attic.
This time, he carefully prevented any possible noise.
He searched everywhere for his diary, the one in which he had written about his old goal.
Yet he couldn't find it anywhere.
Disappointment filled him.
As he turned around to leave, something suddenly hit his leg.
In irritation, he kicked it aside.
However, it felt strangely like a book.
He picked it up once again.
It was his diary.
Opening it, he slowly began reading.
Gradually, the missing pieces of his memory returned.
Once everything connected together, the entire puzzle was finally completed.
He hurried back to his room.
There, he quickly wrote a message describing his forgotten goal and sent the golden butterfly back toward Lucan.
Lucan woke up beneath bright yellow rays from the planet's sun.
He got up and sighed.
''I thought it was the golden butterfly... Hmm! Why is it later than usual?''
Lucan frowned.
''The golden butterfly is extremely powerful and mysterious. According to my analysis, currently nothing should be capable of harming it except the great lord.
But because of his promise, even he would not interfere.
Then why is this happening?''
The day passed normally, but even by noon, the butterfly still had not returned.
Now Lucan wore a serious expression.
He went to meet the leader slime.
After discussing the matter, Lucan discovered one possibility.
The butterfly might have been stolen.
But who possessed enough power to do such a thing?
The leader slime's expression turned ugly.
''It must be them... Oh no... Lucan, if it was truly them, then we must give up. Your golden butterfly can never be recovered!''
Lucan's eyes widened.
''WHAT!? NO! IT CONTAINS MY FATHER'S GOAL!''
Lucan had always wanted to know that goal because he knew it was connected to space.
He had even promised his father that he would help fulfill it.
But now, this strange disaster had occurred.
Lucan coldly asked, ''Explain it briefly.''
The leader slime repeatedly refused.
Sweat dripped down his face.
He was filled with overwhelming fear.
Finally, unable to endure the pressure anymore, he slammed the table and shouted,
''IT CONCERNS UNIVERSAL BEINGS, YOU FOOL!''
Lucan immediately fell silent.
He thought inwardly,
''Even lord is a multi-planetary-level being... then universal beings mean...''
He instantly understood the source of the leader slime's terror.
However, at that exact moment, the golden butterfly suddenly flew toward them.
It landed gently on Lucan's finger.
After confirming it was truly his own butterfly, both of them relaxed.
But shortly afterward, a world-shaking piece of news reached them.
Great lord was currently fighting against the mysterious organization the leader slime had mentioned earlier.
They were after great lord's pride crystal.
This battle had become the greatest news ever witnessed throughout the history of the solar system.
Every enemy the great lord faced was a solar-system-level being.
The great lord was backed by the space station.
They were unwilling to allow an outsider to compete with them.
The clash was devastating.
However, the battle was completely one-sided in favor of the organization.
The planet of slimes became terrified.
If that organization somehow learned about the golden butterfly's existence, then all of them would be doomed.
Suddenly, Lucan laughed loudly.
''Come on! Let's go to war!''
Blue guy thought inwardly,
''He is literally a maniac! Why does he even want to join this war? He would never fight without gaining some benefit!''
Nobody agreed to participate in the war except fate guy, and everyone already knew the reason why.
Lucan's spaceship had finally been completed.
Without wasting even a single moment, he immediately rushed toward the battlefield.
Everyone silently watched him leave.
The leader slime sadly muttered,
''We just lost one of our greatest battle strengths... now we are truly in danger.''
One slime nervously asked,
''Leader, are you suggesting we go with him? Are you joking?''
The leader slime shouted furiously,
''Then stay here and die! Do you really think we can defeat that organization without him!?''