Chapter 128

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

“Ack…”

The sword’s blade came down on His Highness Naaotto and dug into his shoulder. Groaning from the sudden pain, His Highness Naaotto loosened his grip restraining Edward.

“Gah…” His Highness Naaotto was struggling.

As soon as the grip restraining him loosened, Edward stabbed into His Highness Naaotto with his short sword. As he delivered this fatal attack, I restrained His Highness Naaotto’s arms and legs so that he could no longer move. At the same time, since it would be bad news if His Highness Naaotto’s blood got in our mouths, I used healing magic on the surface of his wound to stop the spewing of his blood.

“…How?” asked His Naaotto, with an astonished expression.

“I am not your toy,” I spat at him, coldly. 

Upon hearing this, His Highness Naaotto forced a grim smile.

“You’re Ray, aren’t you…? Why do you oppose me? You’re supposed to be crying beneath me,” he said.

“Rachel’s face is more suited for smiling than crying,” Edward said, “I, unlike you, want to protect Rachel’s smile.” 

I hadn’t been able to answer to His Highness Naaotto’s question. Edward responded to him for me.

I guessed I had changed from the me of my past life. I think Lyra’s influence had a lot to do with that. If this had been me before assimilation with Lyra, I think I would have fell victim to my easily scared tendencies, and probably would have ended up obeying His Highness Naaotto.

“Edward-sama…” I said, and nestled into Edward’s arms.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

This was where I was meant to be – by Edward’s side. Not His Highness Naaotto’s side. Edward lay his hand on my lower back and caressed it while I stayed close to him.

“…Why. Where did I go wrong…” His Highness Naaotto was muttering to himself, apparently delirious.

“You need to treat those you love with tender, loving care. You couldn’t understand that, so that’s where you went wrong… I, too, made the mistake of trying to let go of Rachel,” said Edward.

“Ray is mine. She is my object…” muttered His Highness Naaotto. I felt from him an extraordinary attachment to me. His Highness Naaotto, who had cut my legs, my arms, and tendons, was now immobile on the ground before me.

“…Why are you so obsessed with me?” I asked. In the previous world and this one, why did he have to be so fixated on me? I felt nothing but disgust when I was around His Highness Naaotto. He had verbally abused me, been violent with me, and manipulated me psychologically – not a single thing he did to me was pleasant.

“Because you are mine. You are my object, so I can do what I want with you, right? And your face twisted in fear is the best thing in the world,” he said.

“I can’t understand you,” Edward said in dismissive response. Yuki and Makoto were nodding in grave agreement.

“Ray is mine. My object. She is my object. My…” His Highness Naaotto repeated as if he had lost his mind completely. Since he was unable to say anything else, Edward put His Highness Naaotto in an unconscious state. Then, we headed to the royal castle of the kingdom of Yakkumoon with His Highness Naaotto in tow.

We were going to prosecute His Highness Naaotto in the king’s court. This man had attempted to kidnap the fiance of the prince of The kingdom of Yakkumoon, a vassal state of the Hazurattoon Empire. On top of that, they attempted to assassinate Edward.

These were serious crimes. We wanted His Highness Naaotto to fully atone in punishment for these deeds.

When we requested an audience with the king of Yakkumoon, because of the fact that the crown prince of Hazurattoon (as well as the prince of Yakkumoon) was with us, we were granted an audience without having to wait very long.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]