Book 9: Chapter 39


    Your Majesty!


    Nier stopped Elizabeth while anxiously looking at her.


    Elizabeth looked at Nier with surprise, Nier? Didnt I arrange to have you leave already? Why are you still here? Hurry and leave. This ce will soon be a battlefield.


    How can I leave, then, Your Majesty?! I am also a Valkyrie! I shall stay, too!


    Elizabeth looked at her and sternly replied, You no longer are! You were once a Valkyrie. If it was back then, I would be very happy to see you stay, but youre now the Royal Princess! You cant even fit into your Valkyrie uniform with your body anymore, can you?! Youre carrying the future of the Empire in your body. How can I let you stay in the most dangerous ce?!


    Nier looked at Elizabeth and clenched her teeth. In a loud voice, she eximed, This is my husbands home! Your Majesty! This is His Majestys city! This is his and my home! He will definitelye back! He definitely will! I do not want for him to not be able to see me when he returns. This is our home. As his wife, I must wait for my husband here! I insist on staying!


    Its very dangerous, Nier! Elizabeth pressed her hands on Niers shoulders. She met with her eyes and said, Nier, this isnt a battle that must be won. This city isnt suited for a defensive fight, and there arent enough men here. Its very dangerous to stay here. Are you sure you want to stay?


    Nier looked back at Elizabeth and responded in a voice of determination, I must stay. I am His Majestys wife; I must wait for his return. I must! Lucia and Freya will not leave, either. We will all stay here. We all want to wait for His Majesty to return. I am his wife. I will not flee on my own. I will definitely stand by his side no matter how dangerous it is!


    Nier


    I think Nier is right. I dont think theyll be able to run now, after all.


    Elizabeth looked over to the pce entrance to see Lorana carrying her sword. She had changed out of her usual work clothes and wore on an elven battle uniform. She swung her long sword in a circle thenughed, I failed to protect His Majesty in the desertst time and got injured before I could. That stung my pride. Im the number one Sword Saint of the continent, yet I couldnt show His Majesty how skilled I am. This time, I wont let you down. Although Im not an expert at city defences, I just need to butcher the punks that climb up, right?


    Uhm, but I have no experience fighting anthropoids. Teacher, do you have any ideas?


    I dont know, either, but I imagine they wont be able to live if you behead them, pierce their heart or dismember their limbs even if they are anthropoids, right? Lorana then snickered and continued, Ive got arge volume of gun powder and guns, too. Even if the anthropoidse with their big team, Ill show them what firepower is!


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    Esteemed Queen, our first team has arrived in the southernnds already. The humans and elves did not react in time, thereby allowing our first team to wear them down.


    Nobody expected the anthropoids to be skilled artisans. Despite being in the deste North, behind the monarchs pce was a structure that resembled a sword that pierced the sky. Behind the gothic buildings and white stone material were the white snowy mountains, making them lookrger.


    At this moment, sitting inside was an anthropoid dressed in an exquisite long robe, was passing a document toward the Queen, who was behind the ck veil.


    However, the Queen didnt take it, because the anthropoid was just putting on a show. He put the document back on the round table, where eight anthropoids dressed in robes were sitting at.


    It looks as though our campaign South is ny-percent likely to seed now. Our main forces are on their way now. As long as we can hold the elves and humans, the South shall fall once our main forces arrive. Your hometown will soon be returned to you, My Queen.


    Yes. This is all thanks to your wise decisiveness, My Queen!


    Though they said that, they all wore belittling smiles of mockery. There was no response from behind the ck veil. It was as though nobody was there, and the anthropoids were merely speaking to an imaginary figure as they yed House.


    So then, My Queen, please await the good news from the frontlines. With our wise general and brave soldiers, your home is within reach now.


    The anthropoids got up and turned around to leave the rulers pce without even bowing, leaving nothing but silence and a ck veil that budged a little.


    Movement suddenly came from behind the ck veil. The Queen swept the ck veil open with one hand, revealing her beautiful face as she let out a heavy sigh. She sat weakly in her gold throne, making her appear akin to a cloth doll that was misced.


    A tall young girl with long ears walked in. She looked at the Queen sitting on the throne in a daze with her blood-red eyes. She made a respectful bow and said, My Queen, has your meeting ended? Your dinner has been prepared. Pleasee with me.


    Leah


    The Queen looked at her with gold eyes and reached her hand out. Leah lingered for a moment before revealing a nervous smile. She ced her hand behind her and softly said, My Queen, my my my hand is a bit dirty so I think it is best not to Ah My Queen! This this


    The young girl froze in ce because the Queen had hugged her tightly. She wentpletely red in the face, thereby resembling a ripe tomato, while her excited eyes shook. She didnt know if she should hug the Queen back


    The Queen gently rubbed her face against the young girls face. The Queen then let out a heavy sigh, Only you You are the only one around me that still considers me the Queen  I didnt want to start this war at all. I want to go home, but this was not how I wanted to do it. I I didnt want to but Im useless I dont have any authority. Im just a puppet Queen


    You are not! My Queen! You are the Queen, the ruler of the North! You could save me, so you can save the entire North, as well!


    But the only one I trusted the only tribe I trusted is no more


    The Queen shuddered. The young girl hesitated for a moment before hugging the Queen around her waist. Next to her ear, she solemnly said, Not yet, My Queen. The Moon Fox tribe has not yet beenpletely exterminated. They still have onest survivor who is theirst hope. Miss Ling Yue, who has the most pure mana, is not dead yet. She must have left. She is, definitely, still alive. I am certain of it.


    Can their tribe still save me and the North?


    They can! They absolutely can! The Moon Fox tribe has never disappointed us after all these centuries and millenniums! I believe in them, and you must believe in them, as well, My Queen. Ling Yue will definitely save us! She will definitely save the North! She definitely will!


    But I really want to go home I dont want I really dont want to die in this deste ce as my ancestors did again. I want to go home I want to return to the south


    You will return I I will definitely do my best I will ensure you get to go home, I promise!