Book 11: Chapter 16
Nier watched the two Valkyries, who were duelling in front of her, with a very displeased look.
Freya made a mistake. As the Prince’s sister, she knew about the Empress to some degree, but not Nier. Nier was formerly the Valkyries’ sword instructor. She didn’t like anything in the past. Actually, it might be better to say that she only liked the Prince. Be it humans or objects, Nier only liked His Majesty.
Freya, consequently, didn’t know what Nier liked, so how could she cheer up the Princess that was getting sadder and sadder? She only knew that Nier and Her Majesty often took part in fencing matches. Considering that Nier was the Valkyries’ sword instructor, Freya assumed she must’ve liked to watch fencing performances.
However, her half-baked knowledge led to the Princess being even unhappier. Back then, Nier didn’t watch fencing matches, but partook in them. Nier loved fencing, since she could also use it to get the, “Your Majesty, let’s do it as many times as the number of people I defeat tonight” reward. That was why Nier loved fencing.
She didn’t like to watch it, as she was the Valkyries’ sword instructor. As a teacher, she didn’t want to see her students make mistakes. The Valkyries before her at the moment weren’t the elites among the elites as Shusia was. They were just ordinary Valkyries. Though the Valkyries were formidable, that didn’t mean they weren’t prone to mistakes.
As an instructor, Nier oddly felt irritated when she saw her students defeated. The feeling persisted despite her not being an instructor anymore.
Consequently, Nier was now very unhappy. Very, very unhappy. Freya originally wanted to provide Nier with entertainment, but she tripped up this time. Nier was being very patient and polite, or else, she would’ve upped and left. In fact, she might have even told His Majesty to punish Freya.
Freya stopped the event. She stood before Nier and accompanied her apology with a deep bow, “I am very sorry, Miss Nier. It appears you are not happy with the show I prepared for you.”
“No, it’s all right, Freya. I understand your good intention. It’s just that maybe I mind my past. After all, I lived as an instructor for a very long time and am, therefore, not too willing to watch the Valkyries make mistakes.”