Chapter 125: Her Choice
Nori compressed the agreement into just a few sentences. However, the actual agreement was lengthy and complex, full of restrictions. They couldn’t reveal anything about the Gate, the Queen, or the Alliance Army to Yuka unless she asked.
After Nori finished, he put his hands in his pockets, closed his mouth, and looked at the expressionless Yuka.
Seeing no response from Yuka, both parties of the agreement held their breath, waiting for her final judgment.
The virtual lab fell into an oppressive silence again.
Under the tense atmosphere, the hot-tempered commander of the Seventh Legion of the Alliance Army couldn’t hold back.
He banged the table to draw everyone’s attention and accused Nori and Hideki, "You say we manipulated her into joining the UUA, but we never met this child before she turned eighteen! Instead, you quietly instilled in her the idea of being a lady, suppressing her personality, and didn’t let her go out for education. You were the ones who broke the rules first!"
"Skipping school was Yuko’s own choice," Hideki retorted. "Asking her to be a lady was the butler’s idea, who is not bound by the agreement."
The butler, in Yuka’s mind, chimed in, "Exactly!"
General Fleet Admiral listened to their mutual accusations and sighed lightly.
He felt guilty towards Yuka, but that was all he could afford. He couldn’t back down on the agreement. He knew when he signed the agreement, he harbored a despicable thought, wanting to put this girl in front of everyone to kill the Queen again. If Yuka could kill the Queen once, she could do it again, minimizing the losses for the Alliance Army and the whole Alliance. For their sake, he had to do it.
Sacrificing one person could bring lasting peace to the Alliance—even if he didn’t propose it, someone else would. As long as he was the General Fleet Admiral, he had to bear the pressure from other legion commanders of the Alliance Army.