Chapter 150: Bedside Visits (2)

Doynes’ funeral was held so quietly that it was hard to believe it was the funeral for an elder who had lived to a hundred twenty.

Usually, for the funeral of such a distinguished figure like Doynes, it wouldn’t have been strange even if all of the Lionheart’s collateral branches, prominent foreign dignitaries, and even the Emperor of Kiehl attended personally as mourners. However, Doynes had specifically mentioned in his will that he didn’t want a grand funeral and opted for a simpler ceremony solely attended by those family members currently at the Black Lion Castle.

Eugene was unable to attend the funeral because of his physical condition, but he was still able to lie down by the window and look down on the funeral procession.

Everyone was wearing dark formal clothes as they walked down the flag-lined procession. Although it hadn’t been a glorious death, the elders and all the Black Lions present still mourned the passing of the respected Immortal White Lion, who had ruled the castle for decades.

The Captains of the Black Lion Knights carried the black coffin. Doynes was to be buried in the Black Lions’ Graveyard behind the castle.

Although he wasn’t able to participate in the procession, Eugene also gave his condolences to Doynes. Though he hadn’t fully brought this situation down on himself, in the end, Doynes had died because he hadn’t raised his child… no, his grandson, well.

“...It seems that educating your children never goes quite as you desire.” Eugene was looking out of the window with a swollen face but now muttered to himself as the funeral came to an end.

“I don’t need any education,” Mer suddenly spoke up from her preoccupation with slicing apples on the other side of the bed.

She was working hard to reproduce the rabbit-shaped apple slices that Genos had carved for them.

However, it wasn’t going well. Despite her best efforts, the bodies of the rabbits that she made were crushed and lumpy, and their ears were blunt and thick. Mer really wanted to make a rabbit that was as sleek and smooth as the ones Genos had carved, but….

“If you want to know why, it’s because I’m so perfect that I don’t need any education,” Mer declared proudly....