Book 4: Chapter 47
“Good morning, your majesty. I shall continue serving as your bodyguard from now on.”
I looked at Nier and nodded with a smile. To be frank, I was quite surprised to find out that Nier was still able to be my bodyguard since I thought mom might not let Nier come back. But this is good. It looks like mom doesn’t mind our relationship. Wait, what?! We never had any relationship to begin with!
Nier stood up and calmly walked up behind me. Her expression didn’t change. She was the same as usual, like nothing happened yesterday. I placed my tea-cup down. Luna came over and filled it up again. I then sat on my seat and looked at the window with a lazy smile. There was nothing for me to mind.
Everything was resolved in a blink. The judgement or whatever that comes next has nothing to do with me. Freya set everything up as “his majesty’s adopted sister”, saving me quite a lot of trouble. Normally speaking, a ruler would be very concerned if his subordinate was so competent and smart. But I trust that Freya won’t betray me because we both share the same pursuits and because I saved her.
It’s just as she said. She needs me to revive her household. There’s no harm to me if her household is revived, and I get a smart individual to help me, so that puts my mind at ease a lot more. Freya is a very valuable asset to me.
After I finished the next cup of tea, Luna knew I wouldn’t have another. Luna knows me really well. She came up to take away the cup and refreshments. I stood up, grabbed my cape by the side and wore it on my shoulders. Nier followed me out of the dining hall and asked: “Your majesty, what plans do you have for today?”
I looked at Nier, smiled and replied: “Um, I want to go and see the children. Only you’ve seen them after all so it’s not really fair. Are the kids well after going through that?”
“They’re alright. Though they’re very scared, we rescued all of them. While a few of them met with misfortune, the rest are fine. The dean is currently taking care of them.” Nier looked at me. Her expression becomes much more amicable when we discuss children.
I nodded and said: “The dean is a good man to be able to take care of the children whom are completely unrelated to him with absolute dedication. It’s not an easy job.”