"...Permanently removed from the reincarnation cycle."

Lith and Lucy nodded their heads periodically while listening to their mother give them an explanation. Some bits were new to them and some they already knew. The part wherein one needed to permanently kill a person was something both already had the knowledge of.

Thinking for a few seconds about what his mother just explained, Lith thought to himself, 'so unique abilities are just tools, it seems. I was so worried about nothing. However, this doesn't change the fact that due to my negligence, I messed it up this time.'

Lilith was watching the two to see their reactions after she finished explaining. Looking at Lith putting on a frowning expression and having his brows knit, Lilith extended her hand forward and gently flicked his forehead, and woke him up from his stupor.

Lith looked at his mother, not understanding why she did this. Lilith looked at him and said, smiling while rubbing his forehead where she gave a flick gently, "I told you, didn't I? It's okay. Failures are inevitable. Don't bother too much about it. Mama will be sad too, you know, if you have such an expression on your face, baby."

Lith nodded his head and said with a smile, "I won't, mom."

Lilith smiled and nodded in satisfaction after hearing Lith's response. Lucy, from the other side, looked at Lith and asked,

"Shouldn't you be in the academy right now? It's morning already and you must have your classes. Or did you take a leave of absence beforehand?"

Lith picked up his cup and took a sip of tea and said to Lucy with a smile, "I do have classes and I didn't take any leave of absence."

Hearing this, Lucy took out her phone and checked the time. She knitted her brows and said to Lith, "dear, just 10 minutes are left for your classes to start. Why do you seem so carefree?"

"Big sis, I only have one lecture today and it's from 12pm to 2pm. There's still 5 hours 10 minutes left if it's 6:50am right now." Lith said with a smile.

Lucy felt relieved that Lith didn't miss out on his classes after he gave his explanation. She nodded her head in understanding and said to Lith,

"Hmm, so there's still 5 hours left. Do you want to stay here in the castle or go back to the academy?" Lucy asked.

Lith looked at her with a smile and said, "is that even a question?"

Lucy looked at him in confusion and asked, "yes?"

Lith chuckled hearing her response and Lilith too had the same reaction, looking at Lucy's cute reaction.

Lucy simply assumed Lith had some important things to do at the academy and asked if he wanted to go back there right away or if he wanted to stay here if he had no work. She didn't understand Lith when he asked her a question because her thoughts were this simple and both seemed to be important choices.

Lith looked at her with a smile and said nodding calmly, "I will be staying here until the next class starts, big sis."

Lith answered her directly and didn't play around with her. He felt she must've had her reasons for asking him such a question and so he didn't give her a hard time and answered right away.

Lucy nodded her head and once again asked Lith, "so, do you have any plans on what to do right now?"

Lith looked at her and smiled. He got up from his chair, went behind her and, hugging her from the back, he blew a whiff of hot air in her ear first and then whispered gently,

"Yes. I wanna do you, big sis."

Saying so, he bit onto her earlobe and started nibbling on it. Lucy felt electricity run down her body and shivered when Lith made such a move out of nowhere. Her ears and cheeks turned slightly red due to embarrassment upon hearing these words.

'How is he becoming so shameless day by day? It's definitely mom's influence! I'll definitely have a talk with her about this later! Such shamelessness! Oof!'

As Lith nibbled on her ear, Lucy had a small internal monologue. Despite her thoughts, she was too shy and embarrassed to ask Lith to stop doing what he was doing, so she just sat there with her eyes closed, trying not to be overly aroused.

Lilith, on the other hand, giggled after hearing Lith's response. This came totally out of nowhere, but she didn't hate it. She, in fact, liked the fact that Lith was becoming more proactive now.

Looking at Lith nibbling onto Lucy's ear, she said, smiling to Lith,

"Are these your plans only for dear? What about mama? Will you leave this pitiful old lady alone?"

Lith stopped his nibbling and looked at his mother and said with a smile, "of course not. Lady, you see these?" Lith showed his two hands to Lilith. "These are my hands. I've got two so I'll take two and do you two without bias two-gether of course."

When Lilith heard Lith's response, she giggled again, and Lucy smiled as well when she heard Lith's lame pun. Lith didn't seem embarrassed at all while making such a lame pun. He was in his comfort zone, surrounded by his mother and sister. As a result, he had no qualms about using this lame pun.

Lilith stopped giggling, looked at Lith and said with a smirk, "young man, your words sure seem bold, but do you have the capability to back it up?"

Lith looked at his mother and said with a smug expression, "Lady, they say action speaks louder than words. Instead of getting confirmation from me via words, why don't I show you my capabilities?"

After listening to Lith, Lilith crossed her legs and put her elbows on her knee, clubbed her hands together and rested her chin on them. Being in this pose, she said with a smirk,

"Young man, you sure talk big. Come, show me what you got and I'll judge for myself."