THE BEGINNING OF ALL STORIES(6)
“Godfather!”
Baden quickly ran over as soon as his subordinates told him that the ominous aura covering the devil’s forest had disappeared.
The man sitting on his knees by the bedside slowly turned his head. But his face wasn’t one that Baden knew.
The godfather Baden remembered was a mysterious man who never aged and remained the same from when he was a child till even decades later. But the youth of his godfather seemed to have disappeared overnight. His godfather was no longer a young man. Whoever saw him now would say he was obviously a middle-aged man.
“Baden.”
“Is…is it really you…godfather?”
“Say goodbye to your mother.”
“Huh? Mother…? Mother!”
Baden rushed to the bed and broke down wailing. Cael stood up stepped aside a little, waiting for Baden to sufficiently say goodbye to his mother.
When Baden proposed building his mother’s grave in this place, Cael shook his head.
“You should take her with you. If you make your mother’s grave here, no one will be able to check on her and it will soon be abandoned.”
“What about godfather…”
“As you can see, time has begun to flow for me.”
Baden swallowed hard. His godfather was aging quickly as if he was paying the price for maintaining his youth for so many years. When Baden saw him this morning, his godfather looked like a middle-aged man in his later years but in just a few hours, he looked like he had added 10 more years.
“I will escort you. Please come with me.”
“No. My grave will be here.”
“Then I should also…”
“Go.”
“Godfather.”
Cael placed his pendant in Baden’s hand.
“This pendant is connected with your mother’s soul. If your descendants ever find themselves in a crisis, it will be a great help to preserving your legacy.”
Baden took the pendant carefully and put it in his pocket, like it was very valuable. His godfather was a unique individual with a very mysterious set of ability that the average person couldn’t even imagine. A gift from his godfather would not be an ordinary thing.
“I have a request to make.”
“Yes, please. You can ask anything, godfather.”
“Don’t leave any word about me to your future generations. I don’t want to leave any trace of my existence behind.”
“…Yes.”
“Today will be the last day you and I see each other. Don’t ever come here again.”
“Godfather. To me, you were both my teacher and my father. A child abandoning his father is an unfilial act that I cannot consent to.”
“This is my last request. I do not want to show my end to anyone.”
“Godfather…”
Baden’s eyes were filled with tears like he would burst out crying at any moment and from his expression, Cael found the mischievous little boy who used play around him. Evangeline and Baden were miracles that occurred in his dried up life.
In this unpredictable huge world order, he was nothing but a weak and feeble existence. Out of everything he had pursued so desperately, this was the only truth he had gained.
He gave Baden a faint smile.
“Perhaps I am the same. I wish you were my son, Baden.”
Baden bawled like a child.
* * *
Baden didn’t want to leave at all but he had to quickly deal with his mother’s body, so he had no choice but to leave his godfather’s mansion.
When the funeral was over, about ten days had passed. Baden went back to the mansion but the huge building had collapsed and turned into sand. In addition, there was no sign of his godfather anywhere.
Baden felt so stunned that for an entire day, he merely sat down, looking at the pile of rubble.
Time passed and the curtains rose to a period of upheaval. Hundreds of divided forces destroyed each other, or swallowed the other up, growing bigger and bigger and unifying to create a country. Baden made a name for himself as a meticulous subject in the founding of Xenon and was bestowed a title and land. In this new country, Baden created a new family that carried his name.
This was the beginning of the Baden family.
{THE END}
Translator’s Corner:
It has been a ride translating Lucia (for me, at least). Translating this book was my first time ever trying my hands on translating so it definitely has a special place in my heart. I didn’t initially plan on continuing to translate, let alone finishing the book. Was gonna pop out a few chapters, then hop off the grid… cough
My initial translations were… atrocious (in my opinion). But you guys were nice about it so I did the next one. And the next one….and I just kept doing it. Hah. I think I improved too. (Actually, I really improved. Hell, this book had me sleeping with the korean-english dictionary.)
I really have to thank you guys for the immense positivity and support. It kept me going so so many times. Thanks for coming along this ride with me. [Lucia] was a journey I really enjoyed, and I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did.
I’ll be working on my next project [You’ve Got the Wrong House, Villain]. If you’re looking for something to read, do take a look and see if it is right up your alley. (As before, I do not read much ahead because I like to enjoy the book alongside the readers, but it had been a very fun novel so far.)
The update schedule is currently 2/week but as I have finished [Lucia], I plan to slowly increase that. Right after I get some rest ofc.
That said, I hope you all have a great day and enjoy yourselves!
-Miss Ruby.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK, RUBY 💓💓💓💓💓 you made my days!!!
Thanks Cael for giving Lucia and Hugh more time than you and Evangeline got to have. A sad but sweet story. I’d personally like to think Evangeline and Cael both reincarnated in Lucia’s time and finally got to be together. But either way it was another lovely mix of selfish and selfless feelings of two people who lived such hard lives.
I usually don’t post… after having caught up with the manwha i was already quite taken by the story, i really put my life in pause for a few days reading this.
Definitely seems to me to be one of not the best romance I’ve read, this translator made it an enormous pleasure for the most part, specially enjoyed it when she stopped using the indications of who said what… totally not needed. Im guessing the korean writer is also very skilled in prose. The story flowed like a charm and was extremely consistent over all. Full of depth, description, character development and very well done suspense.
I sometimes felt that the erotica though enjoyable and thrilling was distracting too much from the plot, but i chose to read this 18+ version for a reason. 40 shades of gray cant hold a candle to the descriptive prowess of ‘Lucia’.
From this work i can see that the author is a true artist. Very knowledgeable and capable of drawing a deep connection with his public.
The translator is quite amazing herself, and did a very thorough, thoughtful and easy to follow job that deserves a high compliment.
I joined at around chapter 40 (where the comic was at chapter 116), im glad the comic seems to be keeping close to the source material.
Muchas gracias por la traducción, y por no dejarlo a medias, fue una historia realmente entretenida
Thank you thank you🥰🥰🥰
To whom will Eve marry?
and what abt Damian & the blond girl….
Nnoooooooo :'( im gonna reaalllyyyy miss the ducal couple
Congratulations of finishing Lucia🎉🎉 Thank you very much for your hard work finishing this:) we get to read a wonderful story all thanks to you:) looking forward to YGTWHV 😆😆
Thank you so much for you hard work! And I’m really glad you picked “You’ve got the wrong house villain” 😍
This was a fun read 😁
Gracias por traducir está novela, estuvo hermosa, sigue siendo mi novela favorita!!
Excelente traducción también.
Woo!!! It’s over!!
Thank you very much for all of your hard work on the series!!! Congratulations on completing Lucia!
Thank you for translating this for us! You’re a great translator and a nice one. Thanks and good luck in your future novels~ 🙂
Thank youu so muchh for the translation after all this timee 👍🏻❤
i’m gonna miss the ducal couple(Lucia,Hugo) and Their Children (Eve, Damian) a lot… 😭
Thank you for finishing the book Ruby-san! I look forward to your next translation, have a good rest for the mean time.
Thank you for translating this novel! We could definitely see the care you put in your translations since it always pleasant to read. I’ll be definitely reading your next works!
Thank you for the ride! It was a nice journey as you did an amazing job!
i love this story very much and at the same time i feel like shit (crying) for the sad events especially the last side story . i thought may be he live to the future and stay with the other evangeline which may be after knowing him gain the original evangline soul and be happy together but he chosed death .
If you want something to cheer you up, there’s a really cracktastic kdrama: Pegasus Market. Brightens up my week.
Thank you so much for your hard work! I hopped on board and started reading this when you were just about finished with the main story. What a wild ride this was! Thank you for continuing the translations for it, and thank you for your consistent updates! I’m already reading “You’ve Got the Wrong House, Villain,” and I’m enjoying that. Looking forward to seeing those updates!
HUHUHUHU IT’S FINALLY THE END! thank you so much Miss Ruby! And completing this novel T^T This is such a wonderful and amazing translated novel. It really gave me new perspectives and meaning of life and especially marriage. Thank you again! You deserve a long rest ❤ I look forward to your next translated novels💖💕
Thank you for the amazing work. you are the best 😭😭👌
Thank you so much ❤💕
I’ll really miss this 😭
Thank you for your hard work!
Thank you for this novel. Going to missed checking for updates for this, but glad that can reread this any time 😊💐💐💐💐
Till now I’m a silent reader. With the ending of Lucia I would like to speak up to Miss Ruby. A huge thank you for your consistent delivery of quality translation. I’m very grateful you take us (the readers) with this adventure. To read a chapter only takes several minutes but I’m fully aware that the translation of the very same chapter needs a whole lot more time. I can’t image how many effort this must cost you… So thank you, thank you, thank you for letting me getting acquainted with my first translated Korean novel. Cheers from Holland.
somehow I feel empty…
Thanks to so much! I’ve been following Lucia since the beginning and it’s so weird that it’s ending. This is the first comment I’ve written here despite reading for so long because I just really want to thank you for the awesome translations you do!
Ah, miss Lucia and Hugh already. We never have a chance to see Damian and Ted in their future life… Also Evangeline and pretty Brother…. This is such a great journey. Thank you for translating this novel
Awwww im Cryin’😭😭😭😭
Miss Ruby THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I fell so hard. I really did fell in love in this story.
I really thankful you’re the one who translated this.
We greatly appreciate your journey & hardwork completing this. I learned new things & realized new perspective in relationship, marriage & life. Looking back at the roller coaster of emotions🤣 this brought & now the end its heartwarming. And it was you Miss Ruby who gave us – the English readers – the opportunity to be indulge in this wonderful story✨
Again thank you so much! Gonna miss this.. really😭 Hope there’s sequel like story for Damian or Eve. Take time to rest. Looking forward to your future transactions. You are amazing✨💞♥️
Thank you so much for your hard work and for sharing your journey with us! You have brought us all so much joy with this novel and we will continue to support you as you translate You’ve Got The Wrong House Villain. Many hugs and kisses!!!
Thank you very much for all your hard work. I really enjoyed this novel and thank you for not giving up.
Thanks for your great work and effort. I´m a little sad but It was great!!
<3
Welp time for a binge read start to finish. Thank you miss ruby, thank you for sticking it out to the end.
Rest weellll!!!!
Is the story of Lucia over? It gives feeling of happiness at the same time of sadness.
Oh, there’s still Lucia (Taruvi) manga, although I’d rather it be R-18, but at least it’s interesting to read.
Thank you for Miss Ruby’s persistence, as I know it is not easy to translate each chapter especially the foreign language. And at least I know the feeling of being persistent, because I’m a draftsman and writer.
It will be hard for me to find another novel that will catch my attention right from the start. At least some novels already arrest me and are still in progress.
Thank you for everything!!!
Thank you very muuuch !! T__T
I will miss this story.. I loved so much, I am very happy to have read and all thanks to you
Thank you Ruby for your incredible work and dedication ! First found your website this summer and what a ride it has been 😭 Also i’d like to give a special mention to your Translator’s Corners as they have been very entertaining (especially the ones where you were fighting off the awkwardness of translating the nsfw scenes haha). For real, it was a delight coming back every week to read new chapters, it became a comforting ritual so thank you for that. I will definitely be sticking around for your new projects and can’t wait to see where you’ll take us next so in the meantime i hope you’ll take care !
I am very grateful for your translation, Miss Ruby.
Lucia really made my day. And I’ll refresh this blog page like … four times a day to check if there is a new post.
Thankyou for your hard and sincere work.
It’s bittersweet that Lucia has to end :’)
I thought Cael-nim would go to the future and marry the future Evangeline. Ah, now I wondering how their –Hugh, Lucia, Damian, Eve, all of them– life will unfold in the future. I hope its a good one. <3
Thank you so much for all your hard work and effort! I’ll miss the weekly Lucia updates :’), absolutely enjoyed this ride! YGTWHV is pretty fun too, so thank you for translating that series as well \(^0^)/ I wish you all the best and that you’ll have a great day /week as well! Thank you again!
Thanks for everything. You’re the best.
Thank you Miss Ruby for all the effort you put it. I have been enjoying chapter after every chapter. I can’t imagine the work you put in, but I know it wasn’t easy for you, that’s why I’m so thankful for all of it. You did really really great in translating, and I wouldn’t have enjoyed the story if it wasn’t for you.
Although after reading this last chapter I felt the same way as Baden did. I kept staring at the last word and hope that somewhere somehow a few more words would pop out and the story would extend into having to read about Cael, Evangeline and Damian’s love story. Also a few more of Hugo and Lucy’s story in their old age would be an icing to the cake.
Love all of it. Congratulations to the author. And congratulations to Miss Ruby! ❤❤❤
Thank you for this book
Muchas gracias por la traducción disfrute mucho leer este libro, espero con ansias los próximos proyectos
Desde mexico GRACIAS
Thanks this was fun to read, good work
The journey finally come to an end. thank you so much Miss Ruby for all your efforts! i’ve been enjoying myself reading Lucia and come to realize i checked your blog everyday! xD
ILY!
I really appreciate your work Miss Ruby♥️♥️. You gave me a happiness that I thought I would never need, Lucia is my first Korean novel and see that it ended I feel pleased and at the same time sad. I have followed this novel for 5 months and I am in love, really thank you very much!
Who’d knew this story that held a place in my heart would come to an end. Though as an avid reading lover (as a silent reader), I’d be expecting to encounter many of these moments countless times but it all feels the same every time I read a good one, one that ended before I was ready to let it go. Oh will I definitely reminisce this. I can’t wait to be able to see where “you’ve got the wrong house, villain” will go. I guess that’s the next ride for me to go. Till next time Ms Ruby, till next time.
I really appreciate your work. You gave me a happiness that I thought I would never need, Lucia is my first Korean novel and see that it ended I feel pleased and at the same time sad. I have followed this novel for 5 months and I am in love, really thank you very much!
Thank you so much for your hard work to translate this novel ruby sama….. ^^
Thank you so much Ruby !
I am truly enjoying your translation.
I am pretty sad Lucia is really ended but i will wait for your next projects !
Keep it upppp
Lots of love from Indonesia❤️❤️❤️
I really loved the novel Lucia and i really appreciate the work and effort you made to bring us this beautiful story.
Now that it’s over, there’s only thanks left.
Muchas gracias por todo <3
Thank you so much miss ruby for you hard work! This is incredible series and I think I won’t stop reading it for to time to time! Thank you again. Please have plenty of rest!
Thank you so much for your beautiful and hard work miss Ruby. I always enjoy ur translation.
Though some people think this novel only contain bed actions, but actually their love stories is much more than it.
Finally I know from whom Lucia got her character. And, from the very beginning Cael already know that Lucia should take the pendant so eve’s soul will be rebirth to the world. (╥ω╥`)
My heart is broken knowing the journey already ended here with Lucia. (ಥ ͜ʖಥ)
Bravo for the author. And congratulations for finishing this novel miss Ruby. I started loving read novel because of your work. Thank u so much
Thank you for completing Lucia. It has been an enjoyable read and you did an excellent job translating it imho.
Enjoy a nice, well deserved break. I look forward to the other one picking up in speed a bit. ^^
Thank You for Your hard work!!!!😭😭😭😭😭 It was a pleasure to read Your translations!!!!👍💃💃💃💃💃
It’s been a long ride. A fitting end to that mysterious pendant.
Thanks for the translations
Thank you so much ❤️
thanks so much for all your hard work
I really enjoy the story
without you, this will never happen
thanks
Thank you for your hard work. Thank you for translating this book and shares with us. It’s a pleasure to read this book. I love it.
Thank you very much for the translation, I’m a little sad to have no continuation, I started reading so good week was this story, because I had to translate to my language … Thank you for your beautiful work translation. ❤️
Please find another Smut for us 😂
LMAO wha-
Thank you so much for your translations! Truly appreciate them! ❤️ Your translation was never awkward or clumsy and I thoroughly enjoyed the story. 🙂
Thank you so much for your efforts and time committed to this project, Miss Ruby, can’t just believe Lucia is finished, oh
Dear miss Ruby, thank you so much for your time and work. It has definitely been a ride while reading the constant updates on Lucia. I will miss reading about Lucia. It feels like a bittersweet ending to something I have followed for such a long time, constantly looking up your blog for any new chapters and now it has come to an end. Once again, thank you so much for translating the books on Lucia and giving us, non-Korean speakers the chance to read this novel. I will continue to support your work and am reading the other novel you are translating as well! ^^
Thank you so much,I really enjoyed the story❤❤❤
Miss Ruby, it has been a pleasure following this novel with you. I loved. Although the last chapter was short, I cried. I hope you can keep bringing novels and if there is one of Damian or Evangeline, I hope you are the one to translate it. Thank you for all these beautiful chapters. 😊😊😊😊
I’m not ashamed to admit I did cry a little when I read about how Cael‘s life ended. His story was short but I felt attached to him ya know? 😭😭😭
I’ll also cry bc I’ll miss the beautiful ducal couple and Damian + Bruno + Evangeline and everyone else.
Lucia has long been my favorite novel on NU both because it’s a great story and because you did a great job translating. I’ll miss the story a lot and will likely be back in due time to re-read it.
Thank you so so much for persevering and working such a brilliant translation for everyone.
As much as I’d love to see more of the characters I am very happy that this story had such a dignified ending, it is too often that a story drags on endlessly and the feeling with finishing it is more “Phew it’s over” rather than the bliss of Lucia.
Anyways thanks Ruby for the translation, here’s wishing you luck with your projects in the future.
Gracias por todo el esfuerzo que has puesto en este libro❤❤❤
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARDWORK!!!
I’m really grateful for your translations because it gave me a bit of break from all the stress when I’m reading Lucia, so again thank you for that.
blessings upon you as always and good luck for all your next works!!!
Thank you so so much for your really amazing translation. You know, everyday i refreshed your page hoping for an update (or two or more!). Always a great time reading your translation. Sending my love to you, and hoping for everything good upon you! Thank you again.
I have never commented before but I have been along for the ride for a while. I just wanted to say thank you so much for translating the book! It always put a smile on my face and you always worked so hard so I’m really grateful!!!!
Ruby, thanks a lot for all your hard work! I’ve been in the ride for maybe a year and half, and I’ve been enjoying each and every chapter you translated! Really one of my fave novels, so thx for sticking till the end!! See you in Wrong House, for now it’s also looking very interesting ^^ 😘😘😘
I can’t thank you enough for all the work you put into this Miss Ruby! Truly, it has been a very special ride and this ducal couple will forever have a place in my heart. Rarely do I read such a fantastic piece and I am more than grateful to you for making this possible and persevering to the end.
Thank you so much for the translation.. such a beautiful ending.. im still not ready to let it go 😢😢😢
Thank you so much Translator-nim! This is my first time leaving a comment here, but I can’t help but express my utmost gratitude. Thank you!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARDWORK💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜!!!
It was translated in a perfect way i loved it and i love you 🤣💛💚