Book 2: Chapter 7
We arrived at the outer chamber entrance. The loli turned around, smiled and said: “This is the outer chamber, your majesty. As you’re not too familiar with the palace, it’s best that you get somebody to accompany you.”
I still couldn’t erase the image of the shattered boulder from my mind… I looked at the loli in front of me and with my trembling voice, asked: “Th-… Thank you… Umm… C- could you tell me your name?”
“Aah… I’m so absentminded! I sincerely apologise, your majesty. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Alice Gilliante! It is my pleasure to meet you, your majesty. I wish you well.”
She politely lifted her skirt, elegantly smiled and saluted me formally. She then raised her head, smiled at me brightly and said: “I’m pleased to meet you, your majesty.”
“Gilliante?!”
I got surprised. I remember Nier’s surname was Gilliante. Could she be Nier’s younger sister?
“Is something the matter?”
I scratched my head while smiling and said: “Oh, no. I was just thinking… Your surname is the same as Nier Gilliante. I was wondering if you were her younger sister or something…”
When she heard Nier’s name, she proudly folded her arms, nodded and said: “Oh… Nier! She’s very skilled with the sword, she’s beautiful and she’s very loyal to her majesty. If she were my daughter, then it’d be perfect. But it’s a pity that all of us Valkyries share the surname ‘Gilliante’. That’s the surname her majesty bestowed us with, so regardless of our names, we all share the surname Gilliante.”