Book 8: Chapter 24
Castell, are you going to help us or not?
Help you with what? Help you people that have already failed? You saw His Majestys ability to retaliate, didnt you?! What are you still dissatisfied with?!
Castell mmed his cup down in front of him, causing the wine inside to spill out, which left a dark red stain on the table. Alice looked at Castell. She clenched her teeth and replied, That was our mistake. We didnt get it perfect. I never expected my own Valkyries to foil my n. Ill inform the Valkyries this time so that wont happen again. Castell, are you no longer loyal to Her Majesty?
Whos the one whos no longer loyal, Alice?! Shouldnt you be asking yourself that question?!
Castell quickly stood up and furiously looked at Alice. He thumped his chest as he shouted. He had never lost his selfposure before, but the strange loneliness he felt and the alcohol made himpletely lose control. He lost his usual calmposure and roared the way a wounded animal would, Me! Im the one whos most loyal to the Empress! Her Majesty ordered me to stay behind so I stayed behind! Her Majesty asked you to protect His Majesty, but instead, you sneaked back here! Everything youre doing right now is betraying Her Majesty! Everything youre doing is traitorous!
Do you not know what Im doing this this for?! Im doing this for Her Majesty!! Im doing this for her blood sweat and tears! Im doing this for my Empress! My Empress needs me! Shes not sober! She needs me to wake her from her stupor! This empire needs a suitable sessor!
So why cant you acknowledge His Majesty?! His Majesty defeated Castor, the church, the desert and even foiled your ns! Why cant he be the sessor of this empire?! Alice, youre ignorant! Youve lost it now! Your goal is to kill His Majesty now! Its no longer about helping Her Majestys empire! His Majesty is already capable of leading this empire; why do you refuse to acknowledge that?! I believe that you wouldnt acknowledge it even if it was someone else other than His Majesty! Youre in a morbid state now!
Castell mmed the table hard, causing his cup to tip over and all the wine inside to spill out. The wine quickly spilt all over the table surface and dyed the entire tablecloth red.
Im in a morbid state?! How am I morbid when Im doing this for Her Majesty?! Has the Prince defeated anyone?! Hes scared of even Nier! This Prince has no battle aplishments! What right does he have to take the empire Her Majesty spilt her blood to establish?
He has the right because Her Majestys blood runs in his body! Yes, Her Majesty spilt her blood to establish this empire, but she also exchanged her blood for His Majesty! He can seed this empire!! I believe that His Majesty can get all of the vassal states to submit to him! Wouldnt Her Majestys empire be protected then?! Our original goal was to let His Majesty seed the throne if he had thepetence and eliminate him if he didnt have what it took; however, your goal has bepletely distorted now!
I dont believe it! I dont acknowledge him! How can this Prince that hasnt even fought a war have what it takes to lead this empire?! The army of this empire is invincible, thanks to Her Majesty! What capabilities does this Prince possess to get the army that worships Her Majesty to submit to him? If he cant, then itll be a mutiny!
Alice thundered back at the top of her lungs. She may be small in stature, nevertheless, her murderous intent and fury wasnt inferior to Castells right now. Castell did have his head down to look at her while standing in front of her, but he didnt dare to take another step forward when she was so furious. She could shatter the wall of this room with a single punch.
She furiously extended her hand out and demanded, Hurry and give me those weapons! I just need those weapons! As long as I have those weapons, Ill be able to prove that everything Im doing is right!
Dream on!!!
Castell smacked Alices hand away and yelled at her. That seemed to be Castells trigger, one that couldnt be touched, but Alice touched it. That was the response of an enraged animal. He grabbed Alices hair, bent down to her ear and roared, Because of that batch of stuff of yours, I couldnt return with Her Majesty. It was because of you! Because of you, I nearly lost Her Majestys trust! It was because of you! It was because of you! Youre being stupid! Are you not satisfied with having ruined me to this point?! I cant let you be stupid again! Youre revolting now! Theres no way Im siding with you!
Are you really not going to give them to me?!
Alice didnt care about her hair. She narrowed her eyes and coldly red at Castell as though she was stalking her prey. The cold atmosphere contained the cold of the snowstorm outside. It was, without question, an exposed de in the air. Castell was grabbing the de, yes, the sharpest part.
No. Way!
Castell clenched his teeth and responded with two words.
He wasnt clenching his teeth due to nervousness or anger, but pain.
Alice pushed Castell away and he grabbed his abdomen as he staggered back a few steps before falling back on the table on his back. His blood and the wine mixed together. His blood and the wine lingered in the air making the atmosphere smell particrly bad. Alice coldly red at him after stabbing him in his gut. She put one foot on his face and coldly said, Traitors dont need to live. Castell, out of consideration for our friendship, Ill give you time to reflect on your life. Ill take my leave now, since you dont have what I want here. Ill kill His Majesty to prove to you that Im right, even without your weapons. Oh, sorry, I forgot that you might not get to see it.
Alice booted his head, and then turned around to leave the room. Castell tightly grabbed the dagger in his abdomen.
The dagger is the Valkyries weapon. The dagger has a hooked tip so if you forcefully pull it out once its stabbed into your flesh, youll rip out your organs or flesh.
It was not to be pulled out.
Consequently, Castell didnt pull it out. Since Alice said that, it meant that the dagger isnt poisoned, so he could still make. He could make it as long as he hadnt bled out all of his blood. He could make it. He could make it.
He just had to shout and he would make it.
Nevertheless, he had no time to treat himself.
<em>That maniac is heading South. That maniac is going to do what she said for sure. I couldnt stop her. The maniac is going to kill Her Majestys only son. The maniac really will kill him. Theres no one by His Majestys side that can defeat that maniac. Nier is pregnant while Lucia cant fight. His two mothers should be off hunting while the Prince was surrounded by Valkyries.</em>
<em>The Prince will die.</em>
<em>I must save His Majesty. Her Majestys empire has nothing to do with me. Only Her Majesty and I are connected. I am Her Majestys personal attendant. I dont care what Her Majesty should do. I only care about what she wants to do. So I must go and protect what Her Majesty wants to protect now.</em>
Castell pressed down on the table covered in blood and wine to get up. He looked toward the South with a gaze of determination and immense loyalty like Alices, and headed out