Book 13: Chapter 38
Nier, who was next to me, jumped to her feet and loudly exclaimed, “I will absolutely not agree to that! Why do we have to bring her?! Your Majesty, why must you bring her along?! Assisting her with slaying the wyrm is more than enough. We’ve already done our best, so why must we bring her along? What are we bringing her back as? Is she your new mistress or what? What is everybody supposed to make of you bringing back another woman? Whatever the case is, I think we’ve done everything there is to do. I am firmly against bringing her back.”
Nier looked to Lucia.
“You two are now trying to form an alliance now?!” I thought.
Lucia exchanged eye contact with Nier, and then turned to me: “I don’t support bringing Ying, either. She already told us Xia is prone to going berserk. What are we going to do if she goes on a rampage in the Imperial City? Additionally, under what context are you bringing her along? If you are bringing her as your wife, I shall kill her now. If you are bringing her along under some other identity, why do you want to bring her?”
I couldn’t believe they decided to get along then of all times. I scratched my head. Their gazes were steadfast. It didn’t look as though they were going to let me bring Ying and Xia with me. My desire to bring the sisters along didn’t stem from romantic feelings. I didn’t fall in love with Ying after spending just a week with her; I wasn’t that casual. Moreover, nothing happened between us. Honestly speaking, I never had the heart-racing sort of romantic feeling ever since falling for Nier. I only developed feelings for Ling Yue later down the road, as well. As for Ying, I still didn’t have any romantic feelings for her. I merely felt sorry for her. Additionally, I felt Ying was an elite combatant. If she could be my guard unit’s captain, Tanya and Shusia would have fewer responsibilities. I didn’t feel safe handing control of my field army unit to a stranger. Only Tanya or Shusia could be trusted with the unit guarding the capital.
“Frankly, Ying’s strength has caught my attention. I want to make her the Captain of my guard unit.”
I was candid, but Nier and Lucia’s extremely distrustful looks, hurt me. I didn’t think I ever did anything g-, okay, I was in the wrong with Ling Yue… But I seriously didn’t have that in mind.
I genuinely desired Ying’s strength. Moreover, she had nowhere to go. I could help her. That was all there was to it. As for Xia, I figured she’d be fine. The reason she went berserk was because she got blood on her. If there were no wars, Xia shouldn’t go berserk and would probably just be lying there in peace just as she was as I spoke. If Xia did go berserk, not even Vyvyan would able to stop her, since Xia and Ying were resistant to mana. In a nutshell, they were specifically used to counter mana. That said, I presumed Ying could keep Xia under control.
In a serious tone, Nier explained, “I can be the captain of your guard unit. I can defeat Ying, so I can be the captain. I’ve been the Valkyries sword instructor and took on the role of captain after Alice died. If you want a Captain, the first candidate you consider should be me.”