Book 2: Chapter 16
“So you must be the prince then.”
The red haired lady carefully rolled up the blueprint. She scanned me, smiled and said: “You really are Elizabeth’s child. You look very similar to her.
“Do not refer to her majesty by her name.”
Nier aggressively drew her sword and faced the red-haired lady. The lady sighed, picked up a pair of tongs from the floor, looked at me and asked: “I can teach this young girl a lesson, right?”
“Nier, put your sword away.”
“I won’t let anyone get away with disrespecting her majesty!”
Nier thrust her sword towards her. The red haired lady easily caught it with her tongs. She then vigorously stepped over and pointed the sharp end of the tongs at Nier’s throat. Nier’s sword thrust was extremely fast. So fast all I caught was a blurry afterimage, but the red haired lady caught her sword as easily as if she were picking up charcoal, and reversed the tables on Nier by pointing her tongs at her throat.
Nier staggered backwards and grabbed her throat. Shocked, she looked at her and exclaimed: “Kugh! Th-That’s the royal family’s sword art! That’s her majesty’s sword style! Who exactly are you?!”
“Missy, you should relax. If I have the gall to refer to Elizabeth by her name, then it’s a clear indication that I have the right to do so. I’ll spare you on account of his majesty.”