Chapter 19 (1/2)

A great co in behind Sir Leonhard, about ten seconds too slow, and Royal Guards surrounded Niklas and Hilde

“Su her injury!”

After quick confiruard began staunching the blood flow Hilde’s pallor was terrible, but it didn’t see worse

Niklas, on the other hand, had all of his weapons taken aith the exception of his ceresword He offered no resistance, both hands held up in surrender, but he didn’t look like a cornered man

Finding his behavior suspicious, I atching hiaze and met my eyes

“Your Royal Highness…ies”

“…………”

What in the world did he intend to say after we’d already reached this point? I stayed on alert as he began to bow in uards around him stopped him before he could step closer

“I only wished to protect you, Your Highness, but it seems I stepped out of line”

What the hell was he getting at? I couldn’t understand him at all

Without giving hts, Niklas vehe for his case

“I suspected that wo for your life, and was driven by the circumstances to act quickly Due to er…what can I do to prove myself?” he appealed to me with zealous passion in his voice

“…………”

Even his expression looked like it was begging, and the Royal Guards surrounding him looked on in bafflement

“The woround to supportelse, I must ask you to believe me in my sincerity I…would never so much as turn traitor to your honorable self”

Ahh, I get it now

Because of his devotion to ht couldn’t allow the traitor escape, and went on a ra

Cornered, the woood name doith her as a fellow conspirator, but that was a lie He was co

That was how he intended to talk his way out, with his shabby little drama

“…………”

Don’t look down on me—!

Rage welled up froo hit me

So you intend to cozy up to old? You have no intention of doing a single thing for the girl you seduced and took advantage of?

You piece of trash…!!!

“I—”

I won’t let you get aith that poor excuse! I almost screamed, but I stopped

Sir Leonhard stood behind Niklas, his gaze so strong it pierced through ot stuck on the way out and I sed my words No sound ca the words, “bear with it”

Was it ination?

…no, it wasn’t

I looked at the ground and exhaled

Calhts, I repeated to myself

Why would Hilde appear in front of me in the first place?

If it was for the purpose of assassinating me, as Niklas implied, it was too crude of an attempt, and she had no previous motive, either If I believed hiht?

Except, Niklas also had nothing to gain fro me, and what just happened in front of my eyes may have been a poor show put on to otten close in order to use e piece to control Lutz

If that was the case, then heus somewhere

And in the exact sa had done similar surveillance, but on Niklas, not me

In other words…

In order to reel in the big fish hidden in the deep…in order to lure out Sckellz, the war-o free

“…………”

Was it by my father’s command? Or perhaps, my older brother?

I definitely hadn’t seen this co was clear to me

But, however ignorant Iwas apparent