Chapter Volume 5 10

Queen Sisi’s Dignity

At the town.

"So I was fooled, after all," remarked Queen Sisi

Queen Sisi had a drink. It wasn't clear if she as smiling or not. Angelina stood in front of Queen Sisi. Queen Sisi brought her fully-equipped soldiers into the property. Based on that, it was safe to say she did not harbour kind will. Angelina knew she had to show up and hold down the fort in the current situation. Her daughter and Lin Dongqing were absent. If Queen Sisi was upset, she could tear the entire property down without offering a reason.

Angelina took in a calming breath and tried to imitate the way Lin Dongqing conversed with Queen Sisi: "Her pregnancy may be falsified, but the two are genuinely in love."

Unfortunately, Queen Sisi just jibed with a chuckle, "Knight number one hundred and twenty-seven, don't imitate Little Doggy. You have no idea what 'talking' means. If it was him, he would've told me that I hadn't seen Veirya so that I had no way of knowing if Veirya was pregnant or not."

Angelina gnashed her teeth quietly. Queen Sisi was right; she hadn't seen Veirya for the day, after all. Angelina could've argued Veirya was pregnant, and they did not lie. Queen Sisi fooled her. She could not match wits with Queen Sisi. Defeated, Angelina decided to be forthright: "Your Majesty, did you need something here?"

"I need Little Doggy and Veirya. However, seeing as they are not here, forget about it."

Queen Sisi shook her head. She chuckled as she took a step further into the property. Angelina instinctively obstructed her. The three elves resided upstairs. If Queen Sisi wanted to kidnap the three elves as hostages, the three elves would probably be goners. While Angelina didn't particularly care about the three elves, they were her daughter's friends. Her daughter didn't have many friends to chat with; she, therefore, cherished those friends of hers.

"Oh?" Queen Sisi noticed Angelina's small movement and, therefore, giggled: "What's the matter, knight number one hundred and twenty-seven? Is there something upstairs I can't see? I never arranged spies here for I trusted you. I am disappointed. You hid elves without permission, sold my land and are trying to block my way. What exactly are you planning?"

"Your Majesty, you must believe that we harbour no ulterior motives. If you do not believe us, I shall go to the elven lands together with you!"

After witnessing the annihilation of the chapel, Angelina learnt what sort of means Queen Sisi was willing to use. Despite the chapel having no intent of rebelling, Queen Sisi went and decimated it without a trace of hesitation. She killed everyone and razed the chapel to the ground. Bearing witnessed the inferno from the extermination, there was no way Angelina wouldn't fear Queen Sisi's madness. Tension plagued Angelina. She went to loudly explain the accusations; however, Queen Sisi didn't care. She pressed a hand on Angelina's mouth and chuckled: "Don't be so worked up, Knight. I don't intend to do anything. Moreover, I won't allow someone I don't trust to follow me by my side. Such an individual won't use her life to protect me when there is danger. She, in fact, may be the threat to my safety. As such, you can rest at ease. I won't have you go."

"Th-Then, what did you… what did you come here for?"

Queen Sisi giggled: "Relax. I just came to visit an old friend. It just so happens to be that my friend isn't around right now. That's why I plan to go and fight now. All of the glory in this war shall belong to me. I couldn't be any gladder."

"Your Majesty, I know it is already too late for me to say this, but I still must tell you: it would be in your best interests to not attack the elves. They, by no accounts, are a race that can easily be defeaed. Your attack on the elves is doomed to fail!!"

"No, no, no. Don't say that, knight number one hundred and twenty-seven. I'm about to go right now. Don't say such inauspicious things. There have been countless people who have challenged me with that. Do you think you are somehow different to all those before you? Do you think I would listen to you and stop at this stage? Or, did you think I'd change my mind. It's too early for you to be dreaming. I will never change my mind as I have never believed myself to be wrong. There is no chance they can thwart my ambition."

"You do not understand…"

"Previously, you all also claimed I didn't have a grasp of the demon race. All I need to know is that the elves can be killed. As long as they can be killed, I know I can win the war." Queen Sisi spun around and waved her arm. Giggling condescendingly, she went on, "Okay, okay now. Knight number one hundred and twenty-seven, that's all I have to say. I must be on my way. I am happy with the life my people in this town lead. It is a friendly and perfect small town. I have a strong desire to construct a palace I can stay at while I am here. Let's make the hot spring the centre. My builders have commenced work. I will visit this town annually from now. I am genuinely fond of this place."

A surprised Angelina looked at Queen Sisi. She repeated, "D-D-Did you say that you want to build a palace here?!"

"Yes. Did I not mention that I like this place? It is not just because I am a fan of this place, but also because the person I like most is here. Henceforward, this place will become the heart of the empire. I can't control my empire if I do not have a palace to reside at here. Who knows, I might even turn this place into my imperial capital henceforth."

"What…"

Angelina wasn't certain if Queen Sisi was jesting or being serious. If she was serious, Lin Dongqing would definitely become Queen Sisi's. Something would inevitably happen between him and Queen Sisi. That was why he did everything he could to keep his distance from her. Additionally, given Queen Sisi's personality, she would take him by force if that was what it took. If her daughter refused to hand him over when Queen Sisi asked for him, her daughter would land herself in hot water, no doubts about it.

Veirya liked Lin Dongqing. It merely was an issue of her daughter not yet comprehending those feelings. The place was her daughter's blissful home. If her daughter lost him, she'd lose all of her happiness. Her daughter would become nothing more than a killing machine without him.

Queen Sisi didn't spare any thoughts for Angelina's opinions. She turned around and left the property, walking as if she was gloating. Queen Sisi was going to attack the forest tomorrow. Humanity wasn't totally unprepared.

The first coal that was extracted was turned into large fireballs. They planned to combine the fireballs with the dwarves' black and sticky oil that the dwarves mined and then launch them over to the elves, thereby setting the forest on fire. Queen Sisi bore in mind the fact that humanity wouldn't be able to spread out in the forest, which was why her plan was to burn the forest.

The elves had yet to figure out what would happen; the forest was as quiet as always. They were totally indifferent despite humanity's military being right in their faces at that point. Well, at the very least, they had yet to show any signs of retaliation. The elves raid humanity's camp at night, either. As a matter of fact, the scouts who entered the forest returned to humanity in one piece. It was as if all of the elves had fled. But nevertheless, everyone knew well and truly that the elves wouldn't flee.

The elves had nowhere else to go without the forest. It, consequently, stood to reason they were still in the forest. They had to be planning something. The elves were aware they were no match out in plains. That meant they'd have to fight in the forest. Based on the fact that the elves had not yet shared any intention of surrendering, it was clear they would fight to the bitter end. With that all said, Queen Sisi still overflowed with confidence.

"As the elves have chosen to fight to the death, we shall grant them death," was what Queen Sisi thought.

Queen Sisi had no plans of capturing elves; they held no value to her. All she wanted was the forest. She was after more territory. The territory served her no purpose, no doubt, but she wanted it. She wanted the glory and prestige that would come with it. The power and prosperity of a nation was defined by how much land it occupied. That was what Queen Sisi was after.

All of humanity was aware of their limited lifespan. Humanity possessed one of the shortest lifespans on the planet. Queen Sisi, who had already experienced death once before, understood that it was simple for someone to die. Thus, she treated every day as if it was her last, in turn, motivating her to make such bold gambles, betting everything on her choices. After all, a wrong bet only meant death. Death was nothing she couldn't accept. She knew being powerless and tormented by others was the worst pain, not death. She'd rather die than fight for food as a dog would again.

Queen Sisi would never give up. It was a matter of dignity. Nobody could understand the value she assigned to dignity because they never went through what she did. Only she, the woman with a faint wound on her hand, would understand. Queen Sisi wouldn't hesitate to spill a river of blood if that was what it took for her to acquire that dignity.