Book 7: Chapter 22


    Your majesty, you do not need to exin yourself to me since I have no right to stop you from being with any woman.


    I told you, I wasnt doing that. We really were talking business


    Then why would she need to strip?!


    I had no response for that I could only grab Lunas hand tightly so that she wouldnt run away. Luna didnt resist me. She just continued walked back to the hotel. Though she was saying she wasnt angry, I wasnt convinced in the least. But I really dont want to take the me for this because we really didnt do anything!


    Surely Luna is using her jealousy in the wrong ce! Elves may be very jealous but they do have their criterion. To be fair, Luna isnt my wife so she shouldnt be getting jealous over me


    Luna, you have to believe me. I honestly didnt do anything. You have to believe me. We really only talked business. As for the stripping part. I would never ask a girl I just met to strip. You have to believe me. I can only say that its one of this citys lords techniques for negotiations I guess


    We stood in front of the hotel. Luna listened to my desperate exnation and then sighed heavily. She then said: I feel like the question is: why are you so foolish when ites to this sort of stuff? I am not really angry since I have no right to be angry about this, and I know you, your majesty. You are not that sort of person. I can only say that I stood outside all night, yet you did not bother with me, and when I happened to open the door, I saw that scene and therefore pouted a little. So you do not have to exin yourself to me so anxiously. If you want to exin yourself, you should go and exin yourself to Miss Nier and Miss Lucia.


    I let out a sigh of relief. I then pressed my hands on Lunas shoulders and nervously asked: Luna, will you tell Nier and Lucia?


    Luna smirked and replied: Your majesty, since you dont feel guilty, why would I need to tell Miss Nier and Miss Lucia about it? Were you not discussing business? If you were indeed discussing business, Miss Nier and Miss Lucia would be able to understand you.


    I beg you, please never tell Nier and Lucia


    So you were guilty after all!


    This is about the less trouble the better!! This is this is


    Seeing my distressful state, Luna finally couldnt help but smile. She covered her mouth and started giggling. I looked at her hopelessly. She shook her head and said: It is alright, your majesty. I will not tell Miss Nier and Miss Lucia. However can you hug me? You are seriously I already sent you hints, but you still did not understand.


    I smiled and pulled Luna into my arms. Luna wrapped her arms around my waist and brushed her head gently on my chest. She then closed her eyes peacefully and gently asked: Your majesty, you only have me by your side now, so could you treat me the way you treat Miss Nier and Miss Lucia?


    I stroked her back while I held her gently and softly replied: Only when there is no one around since if the guards caught us Ah


    I felt Lunas arms around me suddenly stiffen up so I turned my head around and saw Lorana holding a paper bag looking at us with interest. When she noticed us looking at her, she waved her hand and brushed it off: Its alright, just ignore me. I didnt see anything. I dont care about your private life either, your majesty. Inard whom I taught was the same after all, wasnt he?


    I I!


    Why am I so unlucky?! I got busted every time I was with a girl today! What, am I supposed to bribe big sis next?!


    Umm.. uhh we we


    I stuttered as I looked for my words. But then Lorana walked over and patted me on my shoulder. She then looked at me with an I get it gaze. She said: Its fine, its fine, I can understand. I can understand. Luna is gentle and cute after all, plus shes your personal servant. I can understand if sparks fly. But do not get her pregnant, or else Lucia will be very angry When an elf gets angry about this stuff theyre seriously frightening.


    Luna looked at the ground with a lonely look and then muttered: I wont. I cannot have children. His majesty is aware of this. I also have no ns of bing part of his majestys family. His majesty is both my saviour and my reason to live. I will do anything for his majesty no matter what the cost.


    I looked at Luna but didnt know what to say. I sympathised with Luna. My feelings for Luna are soplicated I dont know how to describe them properly either. Id be lying if I said I dont like her, but I dont have a desire to marry her. But then my feelings for Luna arent the same as my feelings for Freya.


    I dont know what my feelings for her are myself. I just want to keep her by my side forever. I dont want to let her go.


    Is that right? Lorana paused for a bit then looked up at the sky and said, The guards are going to get up any moment now. Your majesty, you two go on back first. The lord must have told you somethingst night, right? Lets talk about the details in your room.


    Luna and I broke up. Luna patted her clothes. Lorana walked into the hotel. I turned my head around to look at Luna. I stretched my hand out and said: Lets go, Luna. Lets head back.


    Luna froze up for a second and then nodded before wiping the corners of her eyes. She took my hand and with a smile said: Alright, your majesty. Let us head back.


    When we returned to my room, Lorana had a very simple breakfast ready. I had an apple for breakfast while she had her breakfast next to me. She listened to me recount the meeting with the lord, but for the sake of making it sound reasonable and believable, I left out the part about her stripping.


    I see This is no longer about searching for the mine anymore. Lorana then did some thinking to herself and then borated, Your majesty, it looks like everyone knows where the mine is. Since the lords would be know more about their territories than anyone else, its impossible for them to not know such a mine appeared in their territory. So it must be in that no-mansnd area. If thats the case, weve narrowed down the search perimeter a fair bit. However, that also means that its going to be a death match.


    Yeah.


    I nodded. A sea and sky of sand, bloodthirsty jackals and people who are putting their life on the line for wealth. Its essentially the arena for a game of death. I dont know how bloody and terrifying it is in there. I believe that humanitys character will be tested to the max in thatwless area with no one managing it.


    It will be a man-made hell in there.


    But even if it is hell, Ill cross the sea and sky of sand because Im the same as them. Im here to put my life on the line for that mine. I have no reason to be afraid or turn tail because we have the same thing to gain. Hence, I shall eliminate everyone in my way.