Book 5: Chapter 42
I looked at Lucia blankly.
Lucia looked at us with rage. However, there wasn’t just rage in her eyes. It was primarily despair and sadness. It was like the pain of being abandoned by the entire world. The way she looked at me was like the despair and pain a kid felt upon finding out the fairy tale she believed in was fake.
My heart ached when I saw her look like that. It was as though someone was cutting my heart into pieces. I didn’t want to betray Lucia. I never wanted to betray Lucia. I have always loved Lucia. Always. That has never changed. I’ve always loved her. I’ve never wanted to abandon her.
But I don’t want to let go of Nier, either. Nier has done so much for me and I like her. I don’t want to betray either of them. How nice would it be if they could get along?
Nier looked at her indifferently. She then extended her hand out to make a hand gesture and added, “You can leave now, then. I won the duel, so normally speaking, you should’ve left. It is only because His Majesty likes you that it’s not my place to say anything. However, since you aren’t willing to accept it, please leave. You don’t seriously think you’re in a position to be negotiating, do you?”
Lucia took in a big breath and then shouted, “His Highness is mine! I was first!! I was by His Highness’s side first, ever since we were kids! We were childhood friends, so we should be together! I’ve done so much to be together with His Highness! I’m His Highness’s wife!”
“But you lost our duel. That is enough. What meaning is there even if you have done more? You saved His Highness and I did, too. Don’t tell me you think time makes you a winner. Time has never been a factor!” Nier indifferently continued, “I love His Majesty, so I can obey his every request. What can you not accept as a failure? Leave. Leave His Majesty if you can’t accept it!”
I shouted, “Nier!”
Nier immediately obeyed and stopped speaking.