Son-con â Vol. 2 Ch. 35
I was quivering all over as I crawled along the ground. That kick he gave me to my gut hurt so bad I couldnât even groan. I could taste the blood running down my mouth. I was feeling wheezy. If it werenât for my body being in pain all over, I probably wouldâve passed out already.
âFar out, it wouldâve been much better if we captured that woman instead. We have things we need to do too. What are we going to do with a guy? What else can we do besides beating him up?â
The two mercenaries rubbed their fists and feet as they complained. I struggled to sit up from the ground and huffed and puffed as I leaned against the wall. I know what I did was the equivalent of digging my own grave. I let Nier go so that I could be captured because if I get captured, theyâll never leave the imperial capital. And if they canât leave, then they canât take the coins out of the country. They donât have the guts to kill me either. Thatch has been for a long time and hasnât come back.
Either Nier or I had to be captured. The time that itâd take us both to return to the palace to report to Castell and the empress would give them ample time to pack up and leave. There had to be someone whoâd stall them and it couldnât be Nier, since sheâs the only one who can get away unscathed while Iâd end up captured half-way there.
âAlright, letâs go again.â
The two mercenaries came over towards me again. I forced a smile. While I wasnât going to get beaten to death, it wasnât like I was getting hit with cotton balls or something. The two of them bashed me viciously. A single punch from them made my entire body jerk. Unfortunately for you two, youâre facing a man from a race that gave birth to countless heroes since ancient times. Regardless of how painful it is, I wonâtâŚ
What the hell am I talking about?! I could just tell them that Iâm the prince and this would be over!
Can this be considered as me having protected Nier�
Probably not. Itâd be more accurate to say I offered myself up. My relationship with Nier canât be considered good, can it? Nier hass pointed her sword at my throat so many times despite me being the prince of a nation. Iâve been treated sarcastically and even been encouraged to kill myself by her countless times. But why do I never get angry at Nier?
I spat out a liquid which came from my gut. I donât know what it bloody is. It carried with it the taste of blood and my anguish. My body was sent flying to another corner and then crashing into the wall.
Yeah⌠How come I donât get mad at Nier? Why do I stand up for Nier? Why do I apologise to Nier? Nier is always sarcastic with me, despises me and mocks me, but why is it that I canât get mad at her? I donât like her or love her, because I know I love Lucia.
But why? In that moment, I was recalling that time we were on the street where Nier knelt down on one knee with a thud.
âWelcome home, your majesty! I, Nier Gilliante, am here to welcome you into the city!â
I have a home here tooâŚ
I was stunned by her emerald eyes in that moment, and I was touched by her background. Iâve never come across a girl like Nier before. Am I just curious about her, or have I considered her a family member?
âMr Thatch still hasnât returned. How should we deal with him? Iâm worried heâll die if we keep beating him up.â
âSo what? How about we just kill him and be done with it? Heâs probably going to end up dead anyway. Iâve had enough down in these sewers. Letâs just kill him and get out of here.â I heard the sound of a long sword being drawn.
Thatch may not dare to kill me, but these barbarians donât care about that much. Thatâs right. I really will die since Thatch has left.
Sorry, Lucia⌠I canât return to you. I couldnât even die with your pendant in hand. I sighed and shut my eyes. Iâve already died once, so Iâm not scared of dying a second time. Who knows, maybe this is a world where Iâll be resurrected in momâs arms.
I quietly muttered: âMomâŚâ
I felt the tears from my eyes run down my face which had turned numb.
I shut my eyes and waited.
I suddenly heard a loud explosion sound in front of me. A few stones landed on my face and clean air blew towards me, bringing the smell of dust and moss with it. I opened my eyes and was surprised to see a white cape in-between myself and the mercenaries. The mercenary before me had a blade through his body.
His body pulsated a few times and fell to one side. Nier expressionlessly whipped her sword to get rid of the blood on it. Her stunning yet compassionless eyes were trained on me. A light from the hole she jumped down from shone through and illuminated the dust as well as her beautiful face. She was the only light down in these dark sewers, shining brightly like an angel.
Nier knelt down on one knee, looked at me and said: âI apologise for my tardiness.â
âPlease donât call me in a sobbing tone like that. As a prince, you must maintain your dignity at all times.â
Nier reversed her sword in her hand and slashed behind her. A spurt of blood was seen in the air once again and its scent started to fill the air. Nier slashed off the mercenaryâs entire torso. She kicked his corpse away, sheathed her sword into its scabbard and said: âI sincerely apologise, your majesty. I killed without you giving prior permission.â
I used my last ounce of strength to sit up and looked at her with a smile. She paused before frowning and said: âPlease donât look at me with such a disgusting smile!â
I lowered my head, not because I thought I was disgusting, but because I seriously had no energy left to raise my head. Nier walked up to my side and untied me. She then knelt behind me and didnât move. I didnât have the strength to say anything. But right now⌠I honestly feel really safe.
âI-Itâs good that youâre alright.â
Am I imagining things because Iâm hurt too severely? Why do I hear Nier whispering?! Nier didnât give me a chance to be surprised. She piggy-backed me and shouted. Two people jumped down from the hole that was created by the explosion, and then somebody up top helped to pull me up and out of the sewers.
I see, they opened a hole from the street.
âYour majesty!! Your majesty!!â
I heard somebodyâs cries from my side. A petite figure came running over and hugged me. I struggled to open my heavy eyes and noticed Luna who was down by my chest. I laughed lifelessly, reached my hand out and pat her on the head.
Nier from behind me uninterestedly said: âYouâre so lucky to still be alive after being beaten up like this. You really are weak, your majesty. If it were her majesty, forget two men, sheâd kill her way out even if there were two-hundred men. Carry his majesty back carefully, and call a doctor to be on stand-by.â
Hey, hey, hey, you people got an injured person on a stretcher here!! Could you please not toss me onto the ground so excitedly at the sound of horse hooves?! I got tossed onto the ground again and puked again.
But before I could complain, I was pulled tightly into an embrace. Her body was very warm. Warm to the point that it helped me relax, and so comfortable my eyelids didnât want to move. She was shivering. She was shivering with fear. She held me tightly in her embrace with her strong arms as though Iâd vanish if she loosened up.
âSon⌠My son⌠I⌠I was so worried about you⌠I⌠I⌠I was so scared⌠Son⌠Son⌠I⌠I was so scaredâŚâ
Iâve never seen the empress cry before.
Her voice was cracking. Her tears were landing on my forehead and her body was shivering from fear. Everything was like when I just arrived in this world where I was up against the Earth Dragons.
Her reaction was the same as momâs reaction.
âSon⌠I beg you⌠Please be alright⌠Son⌠I beg you⌠Iâm so scared⌠Youâre my only child⌠As long as youâre alright⌠As long as youâre alrightâŚâ
Her majesty⌠Regardless of how tyrannical and bloodthirsty she may be, sheâs still my mother nonetheless.
This sort of compassion and love is something only a mom would possess. Only a mother would react like this when she sees that her child has been hurt. She wasnât the empress in that moment, but a mother who was concerned for her child.
âIâm okay⌠MomâŚâ
I mustered up all my strength to lift my arm up and lightly place it on momâs back. Mom jerked her body when I touched her, and then she burst out crying.
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