Chapter 98 - The Cursed Love (3) (1/2)
Year 4019 Snow Kingdom - Inn - Town
Murasaki Heisuke, age 21, belongs to one of the neutral territories not bound by a fixed leader. His encounter with the Mist Kingdom's King Kazuya lead to him leaving his hometown and joining a dangerous game that would lead to endangering his life. A deep sigh passed his lips, from the moment he met Kazuya, it has been trouble after trouble. Though he was the one who suggested gathering other team members, Heisuke wished they could have avoided the girl who sat across him.
”When will that woman leave?”
”Xia, be quiet. She's the Queen.”
”Queen or whatever, she's taking too much of Kazuya's attention. He won't even look at me these days,” Xia complained.
A deep sigh passed Heisuke's lips as the girl ranted on and on. Maybe Kazuya is right. It was useful having this girl on the team. But she's starting to get very annoying.
”Whatever you do, don't try to mess with her.”
”She's just going to be dead weight, look how she fainted the moment she arrived. She's just a Queen in name, right? All her subjects do everything for--,” Xia's sentence fell short when somebody raised their hand and hit her.
Heisuke isn't surprised to see Kazuya. A deep sigh passed his lips.
'Here we go, trouble,' thought Heisuke.
”Kazuya-san,” Kazuya hits the girl again.
”Don't you dare say another word? If you do, then I'll kick you out before you return home.”
”Kazuya-san I was just..”
”Enough,” Kazuya snapped, ”If you guys have a problem with Lyn, then you can leave the team. Did you know? I can handle this mission alone. But since you all have similar goals, I formed this team.”
Sensing Kazuyas deadly tone, Heisuke knew he really would kick them to a curb. Unfortunately, the enemy has seen their faces already so even if they head back to their hometowns, the Snow Kingdom people would also be after them. Kazuya must understand that better than anyone. Before Heisuke could get a word out however, he spotted Queen Lyn peering through the doorway.
”Kazuya?”
Kazuya left Xia's side in a flash and brushed his hands against the woman's forehead, ”Hey Lyn, I told you not to get up,”
”I'm sorry, I'm just a little hungry,”
”I'll get you something to eat. Lay back down.”
”Okay.”
Heisuke had to admit he couldn't be stubborn about this any longer. It's not like the Queen did anything wrong, and perhaps Kazuya will be less reckless if he has his wife around to look after, ”Contact our So we can increase the rations,”
”Heisuke-san!” Xia exclaimed.
”We've only been eating like this to lie low. But there is no need to do that anymore considering the number of assassin attempts. Let's move to a better place starting tomorrow and live amongst the people. It's risky, but this place won't defend us from assassin attacks. The entire Snow Kingdom isn't completely under Queen DJ's control. We can move out into the neutral borderlines.”
Kazuya was already carrying Queen Lyn in his arms.
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