Book 17: Chapter 28
“Oh, Your Majesty.”
I arrived back at the outer court late as I thought. I thought I might’ve been able to get back to the bed if I made it back before Nier woke up, but I was late. Nier sat on the sofa with her arms folded and one leg over the other. Voice void of emotion, she stated, “Your Majesty, I am certain your story last night was incredibly amazing, and I happen to have lots and lots of time to listen to your story. So, I hope that you can tell me what exactly happened to you last night.”
Nier was absolutely serious. As a matter of fact, there was a violent aura oozing from her. She was the same as the Valkyrie Nier who wanted to kill me in the past. I knew that I’d die if I didn’t answer her properly.
Cautiously, I replied, “Erm… If I told you that I went to the inner court, would you believe me? You might not believe me, but I really did go to the inner court to see Empress Elizabeth yesterday. Mm… You know that I have no chance of coming back if I go to Mommy Elizabeth, don’t you? That’s why I slept there.”
“Really…?”
Nier’s gaze showed her befuddlement. She believed I went to see Her Majesty, but she was wondering why. If I had business, I could see Mom the next day; there was no need to go in the middle of the night.
I took in a deep breath: “Erm… you might not believe it… because I didn’t make it up. Every word I speak is the truth. What I’m trying to say is I didn’t get serious with you last night purely because I was thinking about Her Majesty the entire time. That’s why I couldn’t get into the mood with you…”
“I see…”
Nier seemed to trust me thanks to my honesty. Or rather, she’d believe everything I say unconditionally as long as I gave her an honest reason. She hopelessly sighed: “I really don’t understand what you’re doing… Why did you suddenly go looking for Her Majesty? What exactly happened to you?”