Chapter 13: Chapter 13 : Royal Selection(2)
"Even if the Dragon Stone has recognized her, do you not think her participation is a bit problematic?" Asked one of the noble on the right line.
Marcos respond, "You believe, we, The Royal Guard's, have made a error?"
The knights looked at the nobles with frowned gaze. The nobles faction return the same gaze to them. Both of the faction, by watching their response for each other, Kyoko already knows that this two faction never like each other.
No wonder this kingdom so fucking doom. The nobility don't like the knights and the knights don't like nobility.
The nobility is too arrogant that they think they're the only one right here.
As for the knights, they is too prideful to think they're more important than anyone here.
"She's doesn't have the self-awareness to become a ruler." Said one of the noble.
"She's uneducated, as well."
Emilia flinched when she heard those words from other nobles, which make Kyoko notices it. The beauty of silver hair elf really make Kyoko realized why her brother fall in love with this elf. Unfortunately, she feel something bad about their relationship.
"Silence." Miklotov stated as he stopped the commotion from nobility faction, "Knight Reinhard, would you begin by explaining to us what led you to her discovery?"
Reinhard took his sword and placing beside him. He took half-knee beside his mistress, preferred to not bowing to the Council of Wise Men. It's not about the arrogance, it's about his oath to bow to his only one swore king.
"I've meet Kyoko-sama about one month ago, in front of the main entrance of Lugunica's gate. At first, we're nothing more than acquaintance as she requested for guidance tour. Unfortunately, something unexpected happen."
Reinhard's gaze become more harder than before, "Her brother, Natsuki Subaru, was attacked by the Bowel Hunter. He try to protecting Emilia-sama until our arrival. This accident led me to discover her worthy and power as the last candidate."
"Bowel Hunter!!?" The nobles was shocked.
The Bowel Hunter, Elsa Granhiert, was wanted criminal, the merciless murderer that still roaming free around Lugunica. Many people already become her victims, yet none have tried to capture her. That's the main reason why Kyoko feel angry because her brother is also victim here.
"That's right. That whore try to kill my brother and the elf beside me. What's the point have the whole super knights but can't even protect the civilians? What's the point have authority but can't use your brain to protect the civilians? You all is so fucking doom." There are a pinch of wrath in Kyoko's words, which making the whole hall muttered gossips.
Some of them disagree with Kyoko's opinion but some of them agree that they shouldn't be unguarded when the serial criminals still around here. Some of them from knights side feel unpleasant with Kyoko's words as she just step on their pride. Which mean, Kyoko just make the whole enemy from both the factions.
Subaru raised his hand, "Hey! Sis, Don't use me as your reason for being such tyrant!"
"Shut up! You almost die once, do you think I will tolerated with this kind of bullshit!!? If you're die, what I should tell mom and dad!?"
"Well, that's your problem. Not mine."
"This motherfucker...."
Before Kyoko can continue her words, Reinhard already looked at her, give a gentle smile, "Milady, please calm down. I know you have those such hatred against the nobility and knights, but please don't judge from their appearance. Perhaps they're more useful than you thought."
Kyoko smirked, send a final blow that can make all their heart stingy, "Yeah. When they get on the right hands and not the wrong hands. Such a corrupt."
"Well, All of this long-winded blather could not be more tedious. Of course, a outsider without any proper background like you could have such uneducated behaviour especially your chosen words." Said Priscilla, hiding her lips with her red fan in arrogant gaze.
"Hah? If you want fight, we can settle it now." For Kyoko, that girl never like when someone insult her nor someone who she loves. She also don't like Priscilla from beginning because how haughty she is.
"What a insolence. Who do you think I am?" The feel of mana gathering around Priscilla, slightly levitating her red skirts.
The helmet guy, Al, who stand behind Subaru stepped forward and said, "Princess, that's...."
Before that man could finish, Priscilla raised her fan and swung against Kyoko, creating the hot gust of wind, only to be blocked by Reinhard. The Sword Saint appearance in short time to save his mistress isn't something to be shocked.
"Many pardons, Priscilla-sama." The Sword Saint apologies politely.
Emilia take step in front of Kyoko, protecting her from Priscilla as well as being more hostile against that candidate. It's only her duty to protect Kyoko since Kyoko already save her live before, not only that, she also in live debt with her brother.
"What are you thinking, in a hallowed place like this?"
"I was only trying to teaching an undisciplined little bitch her place." Priscilla response, without guilty, closing her eyes as if she looking down on Kyoko.
"Oh yeah? Thank you for pointless lesson, Mrs. Whore." Kyoko don't let her chance to insult her enemy go like that. She willing to debate her pride until the end.
"What a foolish choices of words. Did Astrea don't provide you any etiquette lesson?"
"They did but I don't think you deserve my etiquette. Why would I need to be polite to someone who try to kill me?"
"Ha! Are you claiming that I try to attempt murder you? If you think so, how about you look the half-elf beside you first? Shouldn't she the one who you should be aware, the silver-haired half-elf?"
The stingy words from Priscilla making Emilia flinching. She took a once step back, feeling hurt, "I... I'm not connected to the witch at all."
She get all of those treatments because they thought she was connected to a witch? This people really a fucking racist.
After the whole long silent, Miklotov finally open his mouth, "Did you all quite finished?"
He send a signal to Marcos to continue the proceedings, pretending that everything commotion before isn't happens.
"Then, royal selection candidates, please come forth."
The candidates, accompanied by their attendants, approach Marcos one by one. They will give a short speech to show why they should be chosen as a king of this kingdom.
"Priscilla Barielle-sama, and her attendant, Al."
"This selection is pointless. I am the one suited to rule this nation! All you people need to do is grovel at my feet and serve me!" Said Priscilla, swung her fan towards the audience arrogantly.
Marcos continue the proceedings by presenting the next candidate, "Head of The Karsten family, Crusch Karsten-sama and her attendant, the knight Felix Argyle."
"Should I become the new ruler, I will make the dragon forget the covenant it demanded. The Dragon's Empire of Lugunica belongs not to the dragon, but to us!"
The next candidate was announced, "Anastasia Hoshin-sama of the Hoshin Company and her attendant, the knight Julius Juukulius."
"I'm a greedy gal, so I want to have everything. No amount of commercial success can satisfy me. I want my own nation!"
After the short speech from Anastasia, Marcos continue by the fourth candidate, "Emilia-sama and the man endorsing her, Margrave Roswaal L. Mathers."
"I have only one wish. For all to be equal. I desire to create a nation where all the citizens are equal!" Finish her speech, Emilia bowing towards audience.
Beside her, Roswaal, the only one among the Royal Selection companion, speaking, "Still, after the introduction of all those knights as attendants, I feel terribly out of plaaceee hereee~"
Both of them walked back to the line. When Roswaal walk passed Kyoko, he give a deathly glare to her. The girl respond by hostile gaze as both of them feel highly dangerous mana capacity that intimidating each other.
That guy.... He don't even hide. He must hate something from me.
"Finally, Natsuki Kyoko-sama and her attendant, the knight Reinhard Van Astrea."
Kyoko stepped forward, accompany by her knight. She stand in front of the audience without shame nor fear, calmly stated, "First of all, my apologies for my choice of the words."
She pointing her index finger forward,"YOU ALL IS SO FUCKING RACIST!!!"
The whole hall gasped by Kyoko's speech while Subaru already sighed hopeless.
"W-what did you say?" One of the noble asked.
"I hate how incompetent knights here!! I hate how corrupt the nobility here!! When I'm become king, I will destroy all of you, wiping every single trash in this empire, throwing you all into shit garbage AND BUILD MY OWN PARASIDE!!"
She givinh thumbs down to showed how much she looking down on them, "MARK MY WORDS, YOU STUPID IDIOT!! LUGUNICA ISN'T PLACE FOR THOSE THINK THEY'RE MORE POWERFUL!! LUGUNICA IS A PLACE FOR THOSE WHO WILLING TO USE THEIR FUCKING BRAIN, FUCKING ARMS TO PROTECT THIS KINGDOM!! IF PIECES OF TRASH LIKE YOU STILL BREATHING IN MY KINGDOM, I WILL BURN ALL OF YOU AND DRAGGED YOU TO HELL WITH ME!!!"
Reinhard chuckled before he hear comments from Miklotov.
"What a ambitious person of your mistress, Reinhard."
"Kyoko-sama never stop make me suprised. She maybe looked like that but deep inside, her voice will reaching every single of Lugunica's heart. Even the Divine Dragon will hear her speech sooner or late." The Sword Saint escorted his mistress back the line.
Miklotov raised from his seat and immediately announced right after the speech end, "In any case, all of the candidates here at last. With this, the royal selection will begin!"
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