Book 19: Chapter 56
A narrow street with buildings on either side meant the place was vulnerable to a surprise attack, particularly since the buildings on both sides had plenty of windows. They were residential buildings. A sniper could be behind any of the windows. Queen Vera’s guards cleared the two buildings of danger beforehand, but it was still worrisome when they looked at them. That was why all of the guards were on high alert, and their tension rubbed off on the four sisters as a result.
The four sisters shut their windows. They listened to the axles of the carriage and the sounds of the guards’ horse hooves in silence. There was nobody stopping them, but the four sisters didn’t utter a word. They all nervously looked at each other. They didn’t even know why they were so nervous. Liu Yue pressed her tail to one side and nervously looked at her sisters.
“There’s… no need for you to look at me that way, is there…? It’s pointless even if you look at me, isn’t it…? Moreover, what exactly are you nervous about?” asked Vera.
As the eldest sister, it was natural for all eyes to be on Vera. There was no need to be so nervous, was there? That was why Vera shifted her gaze to the outside of the window. Nevertheless, Vera went from calm to tense because of them.
Nona smiled helplessly: “I don’t know why we’re nervous. Daisy and Liu Yue’s nervousness rubbed off on me.”
Daisy drew her sword. With a composed smile, she responded, “I’m not nervous in the least. To the contrary, I hope to have a close-quarters fight with someone. That way, I’ll be able to prove I’m Mom and Dad’s daughter. I didn’t get the opportunity to prove myself last time. I can finally prove myself this time.”
“Yeah…? You should keep your sword properly sheathed in the carriage; otherwise, you’ll hurt us before you cut the enemy.” Liu Yue pressed her hand onto the back of Daisy’s and pushed the sword back into its sheath. She clasped her hands and shared, “I’m probably feeling nervous as a consequence of the people outside being tense. Under normal circumstances, we should be fine as long as the youngster is with us.”
“That’s a little rude to him, isn’t it…?” commented Vera.
“Haven’t things been this way recently?” rhetorically questioned Liu Yue.