章節 95: Chapter 94
[Third Person's PoV]
Cid getting out of his Julius disguise walking around aimlessly. He smelled some of the kabobs that were being sold and decided to buy a couple to taste.
As he walked around savoring the taste of his food he detected Rose close by. He disappeared from where he was standing and reappeared behind Rose, who was looking lost in thought sitting on a bench.
"Boo" he said close to her ear causing her to jump in fright, she held her chest as she turned towards Cid in surprise.
"My goodness, you sure have frightened me"
Cid just smiled as he went around and sat next to her while handing her a kabob, "Here you look like need one"
Rose smiled as she instinctively took one, "Thank you" she softly said.
She took a bite and pulled the meat right from the stick, "Mmmhm it's quite delectable"
"So what has you so deep in thought?" Cid asked as he continued eating.
Rose smiled softly to herself ones more happy to see Cid worry about her, she sighed as she said, "After this I'm going to go and meet my fiance"
She looked towards Cid hoping to see him devastated at the news of her being engage but all she saw was him happily enjoying his food.
'Sigh, it looks like he's in denial and chose not to react at the news' Rose thought lying to herself.
"It's true, no matter how much you want to deny it. I have already betrayed many people's expectations for me due to my selfish behavior
And I might end up causing disappointment again. But this time I'm not doing it for myself, whatever happens I hope that you'll believe in me. That's all I wish for, I hope we can meet like this again"
She then stood up and started walking away.
"Here" Cid called out, handing her another Kabob, "And don't worry about it, just do what you need to do, I wouldn't judge you"
Rose gave Cid a large grin as she took the stick of meat and said, "Thank you" and started walking away with a spring in her step.
'Well I guess that means I'll be seeing her in the newspaper tomorrow' Cid thought burning away the empty sticks as he stood and walked away as well.
…
Cid laid in bed with his eyes closed and with
Alpha nestling in his arms, with cum dripping down her thigh and a content expression.
From the side of the bed his shadow moved slightly as a newspaper shot up from it. Cid's hand snapped to the side, grabbing it. He opened one eye to look at it before closing it and throwing back towards his shadow.
While cuddling with Cid, Alpha looked up at Cid as she asked, "What was that about?"
"Oh nothing important just that Rose is now on the run for stabbing her fiance" Cid responded nonchalantly hugging Alpha tighter in his arms causing her to giggle and sink more into his embrace.
"Only you could find something as a runaway princess as 'nothing important'"
"Of course it isn't important, I have some of my shadow soldiers with her secretly protecting her, so there's nothing to worry about, thus making it unimportant"
Alpha didn't say anything else and nodded as she laid on Cid's chest, since that was expected of him.
And like that they spent their evening in each other's embrace.
…
Alexia presented the newspaper of Rose's attempted murder in front of Natsume, Beta's disguise.
"What on earth is going on?! Rose attempted murder? What made Rose do this?" Alexia asked Natsume worried about Rose.
Ever since their encounter with Shadow Garden, Alexia has decided that it would be for the best if they formed an alliance between herself, Rose, and Natsume and keep each other informed and in the loop with anything related to the Diabolos Cult. So hearing about Rose's being wanted came as a great surprise to Alexia since it hasn't been long since their alliance came to be.
"After stabbing her fiance, it seems she's headed North during her escape, the security at the borders has been strengthened, so I would say she's still in the capital" Natsume explained as she sipped her tea, giving Alexia a better image of the situation at hand.
"The Oriana Kingdom is refusing any interference, stating that the matter will be handled as an internal affair." Natsume further explained.
Alexia put a hand on her chin as she put on a pondering expression, "Quite suspicious… It's like there's something they don't want someone to find out. I never heard or been told of her having a fiance before in the first place!"
"Her fiance is the second son of a Duke in Oriana Kingdom, his name is Perv Asshat"
"Perv Asshat?" Alexia reiterated the name.
"Fortunately Perv Asshat got off without any fatal injuries"
"Even with Rose's swordsmanship? I guess Perv Asshat is must be quite skilled himself."
Alexia suddenly stood up, "Even so, if she stabbed a noble, then she can't avoid a severe punishment. We must find her and talk things out before it comes to that"
Natsume quickly intervened, "No, I believe we should refrain from jumping to action so rashly. If you too were to stir things up, it could affect the relationship between the two Kingdom, You are a princess you have to think about the consequences of your actions"
"What so you think I should just abandon her?!?! I just can't do that, we swore towards each other that we would look out for one another and then this happened and now you want me to just simply forget about it?!?"
"No, I'm not saying that I'm saying to think before you act"
"Are you trying to say I'm not thinking at all?"
"No, I'm saying that it is necessary to be careful at times"
"Are you trying to say I'm a rash blockhead?"
"No, I'm trying to tell you to calm down"
Alexia hearing this stopped herself and took a deep breath before exhaling and repeated the same action over and over again.
"What are you doing?" Natsume asked titling her head in confusion.
"A breathing exercise Cid, a… friend of mine, taught me. He always told me that for my case it's best to treat everything as a sword match, to take deep breaths, calm down, and think of my next move and it's consequences, if I make a mistake because of me being rash or do something without thinking ahead, the next time the opponent strikes it could be the decisive blow that could end up killing me" Alexia explained calming herself down as she was still agitated and worry about Rose.
Natsume's eyes widen slightly before smiling, "Your friend sounds really wise"
Alexia nodded her head, "One of the smartest people I know"
"Oh? If so why don't you go and ask him for help?" Natsume asked curious about what reason Alexia will give.
"It's his son of a Baron status, if he gets intangled in the messes of Royalty he and his family may end up facing the consequences… as he has done once before" Alexia once again explained.
Narsume nodded her head, due to her explanation Alexia didn't know she had earned a bit of respect from one of Cid's wives.
Alexia then started walking away, which cause Natsume to raise a brow, "Where are you going?"
"*Sigh* It's time I stop being so childish and make up with my sister, we may need her help if we want to help Rose. In the meantime try to gather more intel on the situation."
Alexia started walking towards the door but stopped before saying, "Also, while I find your personality vexing, it goes without saying that I think of you as a comrade and friend as well.
I underestimate writers information networks, you grasped info on this case before any body else. And most importantly you're quite informed about the Diabolos Cult, you're a great help, thank you"
And with that Alexia left the room and went to have a talk with her sister. Meanwhile Natsume looked at the door with a small smile, "You, yourself aren't as bad as I thought princess" she muttered to herself.
章節 96: Chapter 95
[Third Person's PoV]
Iris was seen getting ready to go towards The God of War festival, but before she left she heard the sound of the door knocking.
She was at first confused as she wasn't expecting any visitor, "Who is it?"
"It's me, Alexia"
Iris' expression was that of surprise as the last person she expected was her sister after their last debacle. She quickly opened the door and saw Alexia standing there with an awkward expression.
"Uhh I came here to tal–" but before she could finish Iris pulled her into a hug.
"We sure do" Iris mutters, before breaking off the hug and inviting Alexia inside her room, "Come in, we still have time."
Alexia nodded as they both sat on Iris' bed, they both sat in an awkward silence before Alexia was the first to break it.
"Before anything I want to apologize, for slapping you" Alexia said while bowing to her which took Iris by surprise.
"I know this is no excuse for my actions but my emotions were all over the place when I confronted you and I shouldn't have taken it out on you and for that I apologize once again"
Iris let out a sigh, "Please raise your head, there's no need to bow your head, and I accept your apology, but can you help me understand what occurred to let me grasp the full picture"
Alexia let out a sigh of her own as she then began to explain what occurred to Cid and how he was mistreated.
"I see…" Iris muttered, "It looks like i am somewhat to blame for this"
Alexia shook her head, "I have done some thinking after our fight and realized, you didn't know, they were following Zenon's order. The only ones to blame are the Diabolos Cult"
It was then Iris' turn to shake her head, "I take some of the blame as well, those men were under me, so any wrong doings they have done I must take partial responsibility. Even if they were spies or under cover working for someone else, they were still part of the Knight Order that I commanded. And it looks like I someone to Apologize to"
Alexia smiled at that, glad to have finally made up with her sister.
Iris seeing her smiling gained a teasing smirk, "It looks like you must really love Cid, huh? You were even willing to fight me for him."
Alexia started blushing and nodded her head. She didn't deny Iris' words which caused her to raise an eyebrow as she expected Alexia to get flustered and refuse her statement not agreeing with her.
'Wait a minute…' Iris thought, looking at Alexia closely, "You two are actually dating aren't you?"
Alexia covered her face feeling shy and nodded her head at her.
Iris looked at her with slight shock before sighing, "Well that's good then, I'm happy for you. Just don't take it took far"
Alexia just turned her head away as she couldn't look Iris in the eyes causing Iris eyes to widen in surprise.
"ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!?"
…
Cid was seen looking at the ongoing God of War festivals from the audience seat waiting for his turn to be called. As he watched he kept thinking on how he wanted to end it, and what a good grand finale for the arc would be.
As he started forming an idea on how it would go Cid realized that his turn was next, without anyone realizing he disappeared from where he was standing and reappeared inside the corridor leading to the arena in his Julius disguise.
"We will now begin the 12th match of the third round! Julius Blindman vs. Gonzales!" The announcer shouted.
Cid walked with his black walking stick in front of him leading the way, while Gonzales, a broad, muscular man with a buzz cut carrying a large sword over his shoulder walked towards the Center of the arena.
As they stood in the middle facing each, Julius heard the mocking and disbelieving talk between the crowd.
"You think he's finally met his match?"
"How is he still here?"
"Hmm all of his previous opponents were too weak, I think this is as far as he goes"
"Is he truly blind?"
"He doesn't even have a sword in his hand or side, how did he make it this far? All he has is that walking stick."
Gonzales started to enhance his body with magic, a hint of his magical energy oozing from his body as he took a fighting stance.
"I don't like to bully the weak, so I'll finish this quickly, you can thank me later" Gonzales said
Julius didn't say anything as Gonzales ran towards Julius with his sword ready to strike.
As soon as Gonzales' foot stepped within Julius range he suddenly collapsed to his knees, dropping his sword and holding his stomach in pain, coughing up blood before fainting.
As he fainted Julius was already seen walking away from the Area, while everyone stared in shock unable to believe what they were seeing.
"The… The winner of the twelfth match is JULIUS BLINDMAN!"
[The next day…]
Annarose was seen sitting down with her legs crossed and her chin resting on her palm.
"Hey there Missy, talk about a coincidence. You're here to see the match as well I presume?"
"And if I recall you're Quinton" Annarose responded as Quinton sat next to her.
"You watched the third round yesterday, right? His opponent, Gonzales, is someone I know, so I was there. So about the match, what do you think? Annarose of 'Belgata's Seven Swords"
"I already discarded that title, now I'm just Annarose."
"I see… sorry about that then. The results of the previous round just don't sit right with me, Gonzales isn't someone to just toppled over and cough up blood for no reason. That brat did something, I know it, I just don't know of it's an artifact or poison or whatever i just know he did something"
"Well I can't deny the possibility. I also have my reservations about how it ended, his opponent didn't just decide to cough up blood for no reason" Annarose said in a serious manner.
"A moment before the fight ended all i managed to catch was his hand holding his walking stick twitch before this Gonzales guy held stomach in pain." Annarose explained what she saw.
"What does his hand Twitching have anything to do about it? And are you sure that's all you saw?
"It has everything to do with it and yes I'm sure, I enhanced my vision to watch his every move, do you have any idea what that means?"
Quinton looked at Annarose in shock, understanding what she was implying, "Are you saying that even with your enhanced vision he was too fast for you to follow his moments?"
Annarose nodded her head, "That's exactly what I'm saying"
"So his next opponent… Goldoh doesn't stand a chance?"
"I have been in many tournaments in several countries, throughout which I was up against Goldoh three times. But not once was I able to defeat him."
"What?! Even someone as strong as you lost to him?!"
"Of course not" Annarose scoffed, "He just calls it quits if his opponent is too strong. He only fights if he's sure he can beat his opponents"
"So then he's sure he can beat the Julius kid? He's walking towards the arena confidently as we speak."
"I believe he thinks Julius is weak and only won due to luck and I believe that's Julius' strategy…"
"His strategy?"
Annarose nodded her head, "Appear so weak the point they underestimate you and pull a quick victory over their heads before they can go all out, or so I believe"
"But that's cowardice!! That's no way a Knight should behave! Especially if he's as strong as you're making him out to be!"
Annarose shock her head, "It may cowardly for you but it's actually a smart tactic, though I'm only guessing, so my inferences could be wrong"
Quinton wanted to retort but shut his mouth once he realized the match between Julius and Goldoh was underway…
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