Chapter 126

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Clang!

As I felt a warmth surround me, I heard a clash of metal echo above me.

“You dare get in my way?” I heard H

“I pledge my life to protect Rachel’s.” I heard a gentle voice above me.

“…Edward-sama.”

It was Edward – whom, all this time, I had missed and hoped to meet again with all my heart. Perhaps the Goddess had shown him a vision of my life being threatened.

“You annoying little twit. You should have died when Lyra cut you open. I’ll make you regret ever surviving,” His Highness Naaotto said to Edward, clearly frustrated.

Upon hearing this, my eyes widened on their own. After all, what could this even mean? To think that Lyra had ever wounded Edward…

“Lyra did what…?” Makoto said.

“Lyra…?” Yuki said.

They both looked very confused and unsure about how to react.

Edward, too. He was glaring at His Highness Naaotto, but for a moment, his expression wavered with confused hesitation. 

“…What are you talking about,” he said.

“Anyone who I’ve had drink my blood, I can control for short periods of time,” His Highness Naaotto explained, “I had made Lyra drink my blood, first. Then, right after that, I had her finish off my target, and to keep her mouth shut, I ordered her to kill herself.”

“Wha!?” Makoto gasped.

“No!!” said Miyu.

None of us could hide our shock at what His Highness Naaotto had just said. We had never imagined he could actually control people like puppets. Was it possible that Edward’s father, the Emperor of the Hazurattoon Empire, was under his control, too?

“I had thought that pesky Edward here died when Lyra slashed him up, but it appears he was only nearly dead,” His Highness Naaotto said, “I should have seen him off and made sure he was really gone. Ah, I know! How about we have him killed by a loved one?” He broke into a twisted smile.

I was biting my lip too hard, and a trickle of blood flowed out of the side of my mouth. The injustice was excruciating. To think that this was all orchestrated by His Highness Naaotto. Lyra should have still been alive.

“So that was Lyra…” Edward let slip in a mutter.

His expression and tone of voice confused me.

His Highness Naaotto then pricked his own index finger. A single droplet of blood dripped out from the pinprick. Horrifyingly, he started approaching me with his finger outstretched.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

“Now, lick my blood. You’ll listen to me, won’t you, Ray?” he said.

“Of course I won’t!” I cried.

“Now, Ray, you would have obeyed me up until just recently. Come, now.”

“You scumbag!” Edward yelled, leaping out in front of me to shield me from His Highness Naaotto, who was creeping closer and closer.

I felt hidden and protected behind Edward.

“You are quite the bothersome one,” His Highness Naaotto said to Edward, “But it would be a wasted opportunity to just simply kill you. You’ve meddled in my plans a great deal. At the very least, I’ll have you atone for that.”

Edward grunted in anger to discourage an attack, but His Highness Naaotto, unfazed, punched him squarely and sent him sprawling.

Staggering to his feet, Edward refused to leave my side.

“You need to get stronger,” His Highness Naaotto said, “This isn’t even a fair fight.”

“Gah…” Edward spat, struggling.

With that, His Highness Naaotto dealt another blow to Edward.

“Edward-sama!!” I cried.

Edward couldn’t withstand His Highness Naaotto’s might this time, and he crumpled to the floor, laid out and unmoving. In a panic about Edward, I fell beside him to check on him, but His Highness Naaotto strong-armed me away.

“Ah, ah, ah! Ray, you’re going to come over here. Good. If you listen to my orders, I won’t kill Edward just yet.”

“L-let me go!!”

“L-let Rachel go!” Miyu screamed.

“…Edward-sama.” I whimpered as my arm was yanked back by His Highness Naaotto. He pulled hard, and the base of my hand throbbed in a dull pain.

“Ow…”

His Highness Naaotto laughed triumphantly. “You belong to me, now, Rachel. Hahaha!”

“…ugh,” was all I could manage.

His Highness Naaotto’s index finger was still dribbling blood as he forced it into my mouth. The taste of rusted iron spread throughout my mouth. If I swallowed it, His Highness Naaotto would be able to control me. I focused all my will on not swallowing.

His Highness Naaotto grabbed my nose and mouth. He had cut off my nose from breathing, and my mouth began to gasp for oxygen.

“Rachel!!” Edward yelled, revived by Yuki’s healing magic and now dashing towards me.

“Guh… Ack… No. Stay away.” I tried to tell Edward to avoid me, as I couldn’t hold out and had swallowed the blood, but despite my pleas, Edward charged towards us.

He reached us quickly and pulled me from His Highness Naaotto’s arms.

“Whoa, now,” His Highness Naaotto said, not fighting back. He simply handed me over to Edward without objection.

“Rachel…” Edward said, holding me.

“Edward-sama…”

We hurriedly put some distance between us and His Highness Naaotto. But His Highness Naaotto was smiling boldly.

“Ray. That man you’re with… Kill him.”

His Highness Naaotto’s emotionless voice echoed all around us.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]