Book 7: Chapter 52
“Your Majesty, have you finished up the matter with Nara and Tarak?”
I was seated at the table. While watching the sun to the west with a cup of tea in my hand, I nodded. I smiled helplessly as I touched my neck and replied, “I finally got Tarak to confess his feelings to her in the end. Nara said ‘yes’ without a moment of hesitation. I always said Nara was a straightforward girl. I knew they’d get together right away if Tarak confessed. All is well now. Their deal is sealed, but I have to make a trip back here in a few months.”
Luna nodded. She took the cup of tea in my hand then looked at the sky outside. In a concerned voice, she said, “But, Your Majesty… Today…”
“Ah, I know. It’s a full-moon night.” I nodded and went on, “Let’s keep it a secret. I don’t want others to know that it happens to me every month. I’ll be screwed if somebody takes advantage of it and tries to assassinate me. Mm, Luna, stay in my room tonight and lock the door tight. Don’t open the door even if it’s Philes and company.”
Luna nodded and then asked, “But your condition has not been bad up until now today. Your Majesty, do you feel anything strange at the moment?”
“Anything strange…? The only strange feeling I have right now is probably that I’m not in pain.” I touched my face with a smile. Normally I’d already be in so much pain I’d be losing myself. The gravitational force of the moon causes all of the mana in my body to go berserk. Normally, I’d already be lying on the bed waiting for Vyvyan or Luna already. But I wasn’t in any pain at the moment. I just felt a little numb. I wonder if it’s because the moon comes out later than usual in the desert or it it’s because there is too little mana here.”
‘Whatever the case, it doesn’t seem that I’ll need someone to help me tonight. This a very, very rare chance for me, because it was the first time I could enjoy gazing at the full-moon since coming here.’
Luna looked at me slightly happy. She said, “So does that mean that you will be fine tonight? That is really good. You will not have to suffer the torment. Your Majesty, how about we just live in the desert from now…? Ah… I apologise……”
Luna quickly lowered her head and covered her mouth with a hint of sadness. Her reaction was due to her realising she said something that could be considered treason.