Book 2: Chapter 19
“You didn’t perform too shabby back there.”
After we left the crowd, Nier gave me a rare word of praise. I paused, smiled weakly and said: “It was partly because I was angry back there… But… I did strangely feel quite happy when they saluted me. How should I put it? Hmm… It was like… That’s it… I felt exhilarated?”
To be honest, when they saluted me and as I started to feel scared, a strange feeling of excitement suddenly filled me up. I was so giddy when I saw them lower their heads I was lost for words. I’ve encountered people who treated me politely, but not respectfully. Is that the treatment a prince receives? Is that the so-called sense of pride and vanity?
It feels bloody amazing!
I want to try it again!
“That’s normal. You’re the prince. It’s normal for a prince to be saluted by commoners. You’re feeling excited and happy right now because you received the respect you deserve. This street actually belongs to you. You don’t need to spend a penny here if you come out here to play. People will naturally come up to you and shower you with gifts.”
Nier tilted her head, looked at me and said: “You finally have some semblance of a prince now.”
“What?! I didn’t resemble one before?!”
“How were you any different to a commoner before?”