Book 6: Chapter 45
“Wedding ceremony…?” Nier placed her fork down and looked at me, a little surprised. She then wiped her mouth with her hand and excitedly exclaimed, “Your Majesty, are you finally free?!”
“For the moment, I guess. Mainly because M-… Her Majesty planned it. I was clueless.” I smiled, chuckling. I looked at Nier, who was so excited that her hands and feet were twitching, and continued, “But I must admit that I had actually pretty much had forgotten about it. I’ve honestly been flooded with too much work recently and our relationship… how do I put it? It’s like we’ve been married for a long time already.”
Nier nodded with a soft giggle. She then clasped her face gently and smiled with complete infatuation, looking somewhat silly. She mumbled to herself, “Ah… I’m so looking forward to my wedding dress… ehehe… It’ll be my first time seeing one. I’ve never seen one before… I keep getting to see new things after getting married to His Majesty. I never thought I’d be able to get married in the past, but I’m the princess now…” Nier smiled blissfully and spaced out.
Her change was actually quite significant. Just two months ago, she wore a stern look and kept saying to me “Please kill yourself”, and always remarking “I’m Her Majesty’s Valkyrie.” But now she’s completely transformed into a young housewife who waits for my return every night with a bright smile.
‘Nier didn’t see herself as a woman in the past. She treated herself as Her Majesty’s tool. When did she begin to change?’
‘I don’t know, but isn’t it good enough that we have a happy ending?’ I picked up my cup of tea with a smile and scanned Nier.
I suddenly noticed that Nier hadn’t really touched the food on her plate.
‘Come to think of it; Nier’s appetite has decreased a fair bit. When I first asked her, she just said she didn’t have an appetite. I didn’t think too much of it, either since Nier is a lot healthier, and stronger physically, than Lucia.’
‘But it’s been a number of days now. Nier has to instruct my guards in swordplay every day. Will she be okay like this?’
