Swear Fealty To Me, My Subjects!

Chapter 162.1: Your Highness, I'll Offer My Life to You Until Death (1)

"I lost."

The Tragic Moon Queen threw away her weapon with a smile and took two steps back, dodging a mithril sword that stopped before her neck.

Alice panted heavily as the wounds on her body healed on their own with the protection blessings. She stared at the Tragic Moon Queen in surprise.

Disbelief was written all over her face.

After several rounds of confrontation, Alice found an opening in the Tragic Moon Queen and attacked with all her might. To think that she would break through the latter's defenses in one go and place a sword on her neck.

Although the Tragic Moon Queen gave Alice a lot of pressure, in the end, Alice still won against her.

However…

This was even more unbelievable to Alice.

Just like that… she won?

In order to defeat the Tragic Moon Queen, Rayne had specially resurrected the latter so that they could use all sorts of external forces to defeat her outside of the sacred test venue.

The various secret weapons that Rayne prepared for Alice were not used at all and she won…

Alice looked at the Tragic Moon Queen in surprise and confirmed again.

Alice asked, "Your Majesty… did I really win?"

The Tragic Moon Queen revealed a kind smile. "Of course, you won, my child."

Alice said, "So, that means…"

The Tragic Moon Queen smiled. "That means that you can obtain my imprint and my blessings. You will become the first Moonlight Queen in history to obtain the recognition of the Tragic Moon Queen. From now on, my strength will be with you."

After obtaining this promise, Alice felt relieved and collapsed to the ground.

Even now, she could not believe it…

It was actually so simple…

As for the Tragic Moon Queen, her expression remained gentle. "There's no need to be surprised, Alice. You've only lived as a demigod for less than two months. How can I use my full strength? Wouldn't that be bullying you? Therefore, I only used strength equivalent to yours to fight you and you defeated me fair and square."

The Tragic Moon Queen explained with a chuckle, "My assessment of a newbie is not only based on her combat strength, but also her talent, wisdom and the current situation. In summary, Alice, you've given me reasons to hand over my imprint to you."

However, at this point…

Suddenly, the Tragic Moon Queen changed the topic.

"However… I have a request as well."

The Tragic Moon Queen retracted her smile and said solemnly, "Alice, stop interacting with that man. He'll get you killed."

Alice was stunned. "Who are you talking about, Your Majesty?"

Tragic Moon Queen: "Rayne Haines."

Alice: "!!!"

At that moment, Alice's gaze wavered violently.

The atmosphere turned cold and murderous with the revelation of that truth.

The Tragic Moon Queen no longer had a smile on her face.

She was very satisfied with Alice.

However, there was one thing she could not accept.

Alice's lover, the Prince of Haines.

Alice asked guiltily, "Your Majesty, do you already know… my relationship with His Highness Rayne?"

Tragic Moon Queen: "That's right, cute little champagne."

Alice: "Boohoo…"

The last trace of hope in Alice's heart was shattered.

The Tragic Moon Queen already knew about her affair with the Prince of Haines.

Furthermore, she would not permit it.ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ N(o)vᴇl(ꜰ)ire.nᴇt

The Tragic Moon Queen's tone was extremely solemn as she advised earnestly, "Alice, you should know very well who Rayne Haines is. He's the future Emperor of Haines. Although I don't advocate for Leta to be enemies with Haines, you're the Queen of Leta. You can't submit to the Emperor of another Empire! Don't you understand such simple logic?"

Of course, Alice understood that.

However…

Rayne was different. Rayne…

Alice averted her gaze and hesitated. "But, His Highness and I are…"

Tragic Moon Queen: "Are you trying to say that the two of you are truly in love? Silly child! I've already said that lies won't work on me. Answer me honestly. Even if you love him, does that mean that he loves you as well?! You're being obstinate!"

Anger appeared in the Tragic Moon Queen's eyes.

She said sternly, "Does he really like you or is he just coveting your power and beauty and using you as his chess piece and plaything? You're with him all the time, you should have understood that since a long time ago."

The Tragic Moon Queen said word by word, "Answer me, Alice Fremont. Answer me honestly in front of your ancestors!"

"Does that man love you or not?!"

"Have you received any repayment for your sincerity towards him?!"

"If you lose all your divine power one day and become old and powerless, will that man still take a second look at you because of your past relationship?!"

A series of deafening questions hit the nail on the head, causing Alice to panic.

Alice's gaze was flustered while the two late queens in her body remained silent.

This was Alice's own trial.

Alice had to make a choice herself.

When Alice interacted with Rayne every day, she knew that this day would come sooner or later…

However, she did not expect…

That when the day arrived, it would be such a cruel scene.

The original and strongest Moonlight Queen, the incarnation of the goddess, Her Majesty the Tragic Moon Queen, had already seen through all of Alice's wretched little secrets and exposed her mercilessly.

Like a fish that had its scales peeled off, Alice was thrown onto the chopping board by Tragic Moon, who watched coldly as she struggled.

She wanted Alice to give an answer immediately.

[Does that man love Alice or not?]

Alice knew this answer very well. She had always known…

However…

However!

Scrutinizing her own heart, Alice already had an answer.

She was no longer hesitant.

Alice took a deep breath and the panic on her face disappeared.

She looked straight into the Tragic Moon Queen's eyes and admitted openly, "That's right. His Highness Rayne likes me, but he merely has some pitiable affection for me. What he truly desires is my strength as the Moonlight Queen and the country I rule, Leta."

The Tragic Moon Queen revealed a gratified expression.

Tragic Moon Queen: "It's good that you know. As long as you repent…"

Alice said, "But I still love His Highness Rayne!"

The Tragic Moon Queen's face cramped up. "Why?!"

"That's because I'm the same!"

Alice patted her chest and shouted at the top of her lungs, "I'm also coveting His Highness's body! Furthermore, I'm greedily enjoying the conveniences that His Highness had created for me! If His Highness is a despicable person who deceives relationships, similarly, I'm also a b*tch who exploits men!"

Alice's voice trembled and tears welled up in her eyes. "But even so, even though my feelings for His Highness are so dirty and despicable… I still fell in love with him in the end."

She clutched her chest tightly. "I fell in love with him incurably and I'm obsessed with everything about him. As long as I'm by his side, I'll be incomparably happy. As long as I can see his smile, it will be as though I've been saved…"

Alice asked softly, "Your Majesty Tragic Moon, have you ever loved?"

The Tragic Moon Queen's lips twitched. "Err… I…"

Alice said deeply, "Love doesn't need to be pure and flawless. It's enough as long as we can find a place in each other where we belong..."

Alice revealed a sincere smile.

"Your Majesty Tragic Moon, I love Rayne Haines. As long as he's happy, I'll offer everything I have for him."

The Tragic Moon Queen: "…"

The Tragic Moon Queen stared at Alice in silence.

She could sense Alice's intense love from her words.

Indeed, her excuse had nothing to do with right or wrong.

However, Alice did love Rayne. Furthermore, she had her own reasons for her infatuation to be as firm as a rock.

However...

What a laughable girl she was.

The Tragic Moon Queen recalled the soul-stirring information she retrieved with her ley lines divination.

"He's different from you, Alice…"

The Tragic Moon Queen gritted her teeth. "The things hidden in that man's mind are a thousand times crazier than you can imagine! He wants to kill you! Furthermore, in his consciousness, he had really killed you many times! To be honest, even I don't know what's going on with those memories. Perhaps it's just some curse in his body, or perhaps he really had some unimaginably terrifying experience—can't you sense it even in the slightest bit? The malice that that guy has emitted towards you?!"

Alice smiled casually when she heard that. "Yes, I've sensed it before."

Alice recalled what happened just yesterday.