Record of Wortenia War: Volume 17 by Ryota Hori

Author:Ryota Hori [HORI, RYOTA]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2022-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

His surprise was felt by all the nobles. While the House of Lords was part of the palace, the queen herself would never come here.

Marquis Halcyon paid no heed to his colleagues’ surprise and swiftly stood from his chair and kneeled, displaying fealty and respect to his queen. Seeing this, the other nobles snapped out of their shock and did the same. Ryoma, who had called her here, also kneeled.

“It’s been a long time since we last met, Baron Mikoshiba. You may raise your head,” Queen Lupis said, her tone slightly bitter.

Ryoma did as she said and slowly raised his head. His gaze clashed with Queen Lupis’s, and at that moment, the nobles saw red sparks flicker between them. Those sparks were but an illusion induced by the strangely tense air brewing between the two of them, but the nobles certainly did see it. Everyone held their breath. The pressure hanging over the hearing was so intense that one didn’t dare blink. Neither of the two seemed to have any intention of looking away from the other.

Oh, I see. So she’s not stepping down. I suppose she’s matured from the princess I knew back then.

Ryoma had to admit that Queen Lupis had grown. When they’d last parted ways, they had both decided how to evaluate each other. This evaluation had nothing to do with their social position—it was their impression of each other as people. And once someone decided on their impression of another person, it was hard to change it.

Queen Lupis’s resolve in being here was so intense that it changed Ryoma’s impression of her, but their expressions were still opposed. One of them wore a brazen smile, while the other spoiled their beautiful features by letting their expression contort with hatred and anger. Needless to say, the former was Ryoma and the latter was the queen of this country.

I guess it only makes sense, since she can’t choose peaceful reconciliation at this point. She could have ignored my provocation, but she chose to show herself anyway. She must want to put an end to this personally.

There was no need for Queen Lupis to come here. In fact, she shouldn’t have come at all. In times of strife, people sought heroes, and after Ryoma ended the civil war and helped protect the Kingdom of Xarooda from the O’ltromea Empire’s invasion, he became a subject of awe and fear, even if temporarily, and at the same time, a hero.

The queen personally involving herself with judging such a renowned hero would cast an unfavorable light on her. As the queen, she would have to sign off on the verdict either way, but it would have still maintained appearances if she’d merely affirmed the House of Lords’ judgment.

Queen Lupis knew this better than anyone, so she’d watched the entire proceedings from a separate room. Even if she herself didn’t realize it, her aide, Meltina, would have stopped her from interfering, but the fact that she stood here despite all of that could only mean one thing.

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