Edward’s Death
"There
are various traps and tricks everywhere in the royal palace. This is also one
of those. I will show the trick this time because it is a necessity.”
Those were
Leticia’s words.
After arriving
at the destination, she pulled a book from the bookcase placed in the wall and
pushed the protruding part that was hidden behind it.
Then, the
bookshelf opened like a door.
"Now,
shall we go?"
Leticia walked
in without hesitation, and started going down the dark stairs leading to the
basement.
"There
are many royal people in the country history who have done things in the dark.
They used this crevice in the wall to avoid the public’s eye and went to an inaccessible
place where people could not get close to. The place we’re headed to right now
is exactly that type of place. "
We exited
the aisle and went straight ahead.
And at the
end of the not-so-long road, there was a staircase leading up again.
"Please
push the third big stone from the right upwards"
We climbed
the stairs, but it was a dead end. Only a door remained in front.
Rudy
changed places with Leticia, and opened the door as instructed.
As soon as
the door was opened, light came in from above.
When Rudy passed
through the door, there was a narrow stone space.
There are
only solid doors and long spirals that seem to be at that spot.
"Now,
let's climb the stairs a little more"
Leticia
takes the lead again and starts climbing the stairs.
"Maybe
... is this a tower?"
I reached
the middle of the staircase and opened my mouth.
"Yes,
yes. This is a tower to imprison a high-ranking person that commits a crime.
And considering the original use, I think there is another door to access it
other than the official entrance. But ... well, as I mentioned earlier, I guess
some royals used it for shadowy purposes.”
Leticia
said so, laughing hard.
Her
complexion is slightly fatigued from climbing the long staircase.
When we
reached the top of the stairs, there was a small space.
That small
room was divided into two spaces…
The three
of us gathered together and looked at the scene.
The room
first half of the space was covered with a wall that let us see the other side
while we remain hidden behind it, and the other half was an inner room
surrounded by a grid.
And there
was Yuri Noir inside the grid… in the dark, sitting on the ground.
"... Leticia,
this is ..."
Rudy asked
in a low voice without concealing his confusion. Leticia put a forefinger in
front of her mouth, signaling him to not speak.
As we
silently watched from behind the wall for a while, the room suddenly became
quite noisy.
And a
person appeared together with the noise. It was Edward, who should have been
confined in another prison.
"Yuri!
I came to help you!"
She dimly
looks at him that is approaching the grid with a voice of love and hate.
"...
how did you come here?"
On the
other hand, Yuri asked him without emotion.
"This
person has freed me. ... You too, are free from now on."
A
well-dressed man stood behind Edward.
I and Rudy
opened our eyes at the sight of the familiar man.
The second
prince was not directly involved in the case, so he received a light punishment
by the Supreme Court.
And behind
them were the two knights who should guard the entrance of the tower.
"Stop."
She looked
down to Edward, who squatted down to open the grid, and said so in a cold
voice.
Edward,
who has already opened the door, looks up to her astonished.
"What's
up? Yuri. There is nothing to be afraid of. After fleeing from here, we can
hide some time and prepare a comeback. We’ll take back the throne. "
She
smiled, but her expression was not clear.
Rather she
laughed as if drowning in sorrow.
"You
don't know? He's not willing to help me anymore,"
"You
may not believe it right away, but it’s possible to take back the throne Yuri.
First of all, let’s leave here ..."
"If I
leave here, I will be killed in a second. By him and his companions. To
maintain the secret."
"Yuri,
that’s not true! They are the people who helped us. Anyway, let's get out.
Believe me."
"They
need you. Because you still have a use for them. The only way they can regain
the power is to sit you on the throne, but I am useless now. I am in their way
now.
Ah….
I wonder
if I can’t escape my fate as the woman who has a blood relationship with the
Twil’s country… I wonder if I never will be able to be only a woman named Yuri.
If you sit
on the throne, I’ll lose all value for them, because they won’t be able to send
their daughters to your side if I’m there."
"Yuri.
That’s entirely wrong. By all means ... please let’s go"
"Yuri,
the only moment to escape is now. I'm hoping to remove some important officials
from Prince Alfred's hands, because we need to erase them before I sit on the
throne.”
Yuri
laughed and said in a clear tone.
"...
First of all, there is no need for me to help the people of this country, including
you, because this country is nearing its end, and there are others who can help
me too."
The man
who followed Edward screamed of fear at the words she said laughingly.
"
Prince Edward!! You wanted to help her, because she’s your beloved one, but ...
still she is connected to the Twil’s country. She deserves this. She must not
be the person at your side."
"No, don’t
say that... Yes, she's in such dire situation, but that’s not her fault. She
has spoken like that only because she's emotionally unstable now. Yuri, I guess
that's your decision? Even if we protect you from anyone who tries to harm you,
you’ll not come with us…
Yuri
responds nothing to Edward's question.
She just returned
a cold look.
"Edward-sama!
You are being deceived. Although you originally could have taken the throne
without having to pass through such a situation as the present one, everything came
to be like this because this person was a traitor of the country. It will be a
matter of time before she destroys you. Please wake up now. "
The moment
Edward’s entourage said that, one of the knights behind him drew a sword and
was approaching her.
Another
knight holds Edward down so he can’t rescue her.
But in
front of this situation she was just looking quietly with dimly cold eyes.
"Stop!"
The moment
the sword reaches her ... Edward shook off the knight's hand and broke in
between the sword and her.
...... It
was at that moment.
That with
a dull sound, Edward was pierced by the sword.
Quietness
dominates the field as if time had stopped.
The knight
who was holding the sword became so unsettled and his hands shivered so much
that he eventually let go of the sword.
The sound
of the fall to the ground of the knight’s body and the sword resonates.
And at the
same time, Edward, painted in red fell on the spot.
She saw
the red blood flowing from his body with surprise, but at the next moment he
smiled and returned the look up at Yuri.
"...
Yuri ..."
Edward, even
when he fell, reached out to be at her side.
At this sight,
the light returns to her eyes, which had been dimly lit up until now.
"Why
... why did you come to me?"
She asks shouting.
"For
you too, I am nothing more than luggage! Like them, I’m a tool for you too ... You’re
also a noble? So why ??!!”
At that
question he smiled while blood flowed from his mouth.
"... I
promised, did I not?"
"I
will always protect you from harms way..." He smiled warmly while speaking
softly to her.
In the
first place, she would not fall into such a situation if it were not that
Edward came with them ... but still.
Still, he
was the only one who really wanted to protect her.
Thanks for the chapter
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