Book 10: Chapter 4
“Princess!! You cannot go out there! You must stay!”
“Let go of me! I must go out there! I must go out there! My husband is fighting outside! He’s just down below! Are suggesting that I should just stay here and watch on?! My husband doesn’t know swordplay, and I’m not by his side! How do you expect me to feel reassured?! If something happens to my husband, I don’t want to live, so let me go! I’m your Captain! You’re to obey my orders!!”
Two Valkyries held Nier back. Nier desperately fought back to try and break free of their grasp. The Valkyries surrounded her. A few of them hesitated, as they wanted to draw their swords. The two Valkyries behind Nier were tasked with making sure she couldn’t break free without hurting her, which was extremely awkward.
“Let go of her.”
A calm voice suddenly came from the crowd. The Valkyries all froze up. Even Nier, herself, froze up. Everybody turned to look in the direction of the voice. Lucia stood outside and looked at Nier calmly.
“Lucia?”
Nier looked at her with puzzlement while continuing to struggle. She exclaimed, “His Majesty is outside! He’s in danger! There are many anthropoids out there! He’s been surrounded!! I have to go out there! I must protect him!”
Lucia looked at her and sternly reprimanded her, “You think you’re still your past self? These Valkyries wouldn’t be able to stop you if you were, would they?! His Highness isn’t as weak as you think! His Highness could defeat a horde of Earth Dragons, so likewise, he can defeat those anthropoids! The one who needs to be protected right now is you! What good are you in your current shape? You would only distract His Highness and make him protect you instead! I will not let you burden His Highness!”
“But… but… His Majesty can’t do anything!”