Chapter 199: Because it’s Fate (2)

I knocked lightly on the door of the Queen’s Chamber. But there was no response. After knocking several times, I said, “Sorry. Excuse me.” and opened the door.

In her luxurious bed, my mother from my previous life, Queen Carmilla, was asleep. I saw her moving in her bed, so she must have been awake, but she turned away when I entered the room.

「Hmm, excuse me…」

「After the hero, now is the goddess, huh? 」

「What! Was Seiya here too? 」

「He just took the Resurrection Artema from me. He looked almost like a bandit. 」

「Whatttttt!? I…I…I’m so sorry!! 」

While I was changing, Seiya had gone to the Queen’s Chamber first and taken the Resurrection Artema, which could be said to be the symbol of Tarmine, from the Queen.

…Was that why he stopped by Tarmine!? He didn’t think about me or John Dae at all, damn it!!

I was also shocked, though not as much as the Queen. After a while, the Queen muttered.

「He killed Leon, and then he took my Artema…That man is no hero. He’s just an outlaw. 」

I remained silent, unable to say otherwise, except, “Yes, that’s right”, and the Queen finally turned to me. She spoke with a sharp look in her eyes, though haggard.

「What is gained by force can be taken by another force. And blood will once again cause new blood to be shed. It’s a game of cats and mice, no matter how much time passes. 」

I could feel Queen Carmilla’s anguish, and it pained me. The Queen prepared the “Round Table of Lasting Peace” as a result of her searching for a peaceful solution in this twisted world. But it ended in vain because of us.

…I’m sorry, Mother. But…

I clenched my fists and gave the Queen a strong look.

「Let me just say one thing! He may be an outlaw, and he may be a terrorist! But even so! Whatever the path he takes, Ryuguuin Seiya will definitely save this world! 」

The Queen sighed in exasperation and turned away again. She said without looking at me.

「That’s enough now. Get out. 」

「Ye…Yes…Excuse me…」

I walked slowly to the door after feeling sad that my mother from my previous life hated me in this twisted world.

A voice came from behind my back as I opened the door.

「Please take good care of John Dae. He’s a traitor who helped you people, but he’s a pretty talented mechanic. He’ll be useful on your journey. 」

「Ah…Thank you very much! 」

My mother from my previous life was looking away as usual, but I bowed deeply.

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Colt and the others changed into normal clothes and waited in front of the castle gate. Seiya was about to leave immediately after confirming that we were all gathered, but…

「Wait a moment. Princess Tiana is coming to see us off. 」

Jong Dae asked, and Seiya twisted his tongue, but he decided to wait obediently. I also wanted to thank Princess Tiana before leaving Tarmine.

A few minutes later, Princess Tiana came running across the garden.

「I’m late! Sorry to have kept you all waiting… waaaaah!? 」

She screamed right in front of us, tangled her legs, and fell on the ground. Princess Tiana fell exactly like the first time we met.

「Princess? Are you okay? 」

Jong Dae shouted. I was worried too, so I ran over to Princess Tiana.

「Are you okay? 」

「Yeah! I’m used to it! 」

She said, smiling with dirt on her face. While I wondered how she got used to fall on her face… when suddenly she hugged me.

「Ahhh! I’m going to miss you! 」

「Thanks. I was able to defeat Leon because I practiced with you. I’m really grateful. 」

「That’s fine! I’m happy I could be of help to you, Goddess! 」

I smiled and exchanged hugs with Princess Tiana. After a while, Princess Tiana looked at Seiya.

「Thanks to you, I didn’t have to get stuck in a political marriage! Thank you! 」

「Lista, let’s go. 」

Seiya completely ignored Princess Tiana and spoke to me. Princess Tiana, being the person she was, didn’t care.

「Hey, hey. Did you thank her, the Goddess? 」

She asked quite bluntly. At that moment, I saw Seiya’s temple twitch.

「She’s the Goddess of Salvation. She was just doing her duty to save the world. 」

「What? She worked really hard on my gun practice. If it weren’t for the Goddess, you might not have been able to beat Leon. And yet you didn’t even thank her? 」

I couldn’t hold it in any longer and got between them.

「It…It’s okay! I don’t care about it! 」

「Really? I’m sorry. I was just a little worried. 」

Seiya turned around, obviously irritated.

「See you later, Seiya. 」

Princess Tiana said loudly with a grin. She continued to shout from behind Seiya’s back as he tried to walk away from her, ignoring her.

「Seiya! See you later! Seiya! See…! You…! Later…! 」

She repeated it over and over. Finally, Seiya looked back with a scary look on his face, as if he had run out of patience.

「What do you mean with “see you later”? I will never see you again. 」

「You’ll definitely see me again. Listen, you will definitely come here after you obtain all four Artema. 」

「I don’t understand. I don’t have any reason to come back to Tarmine. 」

「You’ll come. You’ll definitely come. Because you and I are…」

At some point, Princess Tiana’s usual innocent face had disappeared. She said with a seductive smile.

「Because it was destined to be that way. 」

Seiya looked at Princess Tiana with wide eyes. Seiya’s shocked expression was an expression he hadn’t shown even during the fight with Leon. I was also surprised and looked back at Princess Tiana.

But Princess Tiana had returned to her usual innocent smile and was waving her hand cheerfully.

「Well then, Goddess! Take care until then! 」

「Hmm, ok…okay…」

Seiya twisted his tongue again, and with a bitter look on his face, he walked away without looking back at Princess Tiana.

After we each finished greeting Princess Tiana…

「Wa…Wait for us, Seiya! 」

We ran after Seiya in a panic.

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