knight's oath

Rubbing her aching temples, Freya looked helplessly at a series of shining objects in front of her, "What is this?"

Kano held back his smile, "This is an order from His Royal Highness Schneizel, I hope Lady Freya will wear it at the banquet tonight!"

what? !

Frowning, Freya picked up one of the accessories with contempt on her face - a pure white silk shawl with lavender patterns printed on the edge, dotted with some tiny rhinestones, gorgeous and delicate.

"Really, definitely, do you want it?" The girl who felt that she was about to erupt took another deep breath to suppress it.

"Your Highness did say so himself!" Kano lowered his head and said truthfully.

"You—" The anger that had just been suppressed in her heart rose again, and Freya threw the shawl in her hand on the ground angrily, "Go out——"

"Yes, my lord! But Your Highness said that he will come to pick you up before the banquet!" After finishing speaking, Kano retreated respectfully, and when he closed the door, he heard a crisp breaking sound in the room.

……

"My lord..." Hughes looked worriedly at the angry girl, not knowing what to say.

Suppressing the anger in her heart, Freya breathed a sigh of relief, sat back on the chair again, crossed her slender legs, supported her chin with one hand, narrowed her eyes slightly—"Hughes—"

Hughes was startled by the indifferent voice, and he immediately looked at the other party with a serious expression.

"I want you to go back to District 11!"

Hearing this, the boy opened his eyes wide, "My lord, this is—"

Waving his hand, Freya stopped what he was about to say, and continued, "Since the Black Knights have come out, I will not let them retreat. It is also time to rectify District 11!"

"But my lord, this subordinate is your guard—" Hughes lost his mind for a moment, and immediately lowered his eyes after realizing his gaffe, "I shouldn't have left you!"

"But, you are also the captain of the Seventh Division, aren't you?" Freya knew the other party's worry, and smiled slightly, "Hughes, you said that you would help me prepare everything—"

The slightly raised tone made Hughes' eyes dim, "Yes—"

"Then, let's lead the Seventh Division and join Fu Leien and the others!"

"...Yes, this subordinate understands—"

"Go down!"

Freya watched the other party leave, and sighed in her heart——

It's not that she doesn't know Hughes' loyalty and worry to herself, but now she has to take a step forward——

For one person!

To prove one thing!

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"That emperor looks so small—" Cecil looked worriedly at the two people on the throne not far away.

"Hmm—" Suzaku nodded thoughtfully, "I don't know, do you want to—"

As soon as the words finished, there was a sound behind him, and then Jino put his whole body down, putting his hands on Suzaku's shoulders, "Well, there is nothing you can do if you want to!"

"..."

"Anyway, this is a deal, isn't it?" Jino continued, "Your Highness can provide the benefits that the eunuchs want. And our purpose here is to force out the Black Knights!"

Although Gino's words were indeed true, Suzaku couldn't help but frowned.Cecil also couldn't help saying, "Okay, Lord Kino, it's better not to talk about such a serious issue at this kind of banquet!"

Is such a young child going to marry that eldest prince?

This political marriage is really cruel!

Just as he was thinking, he heard a shout from the door——

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince Schneizel, Prime Minister of the Holy Britannian Empire, and Lord Freya Ting, the Phantom Knight of the Empire, have arrived—"

"Xiaoya?!" Jino was startled—"Why did Xiaoya come with His Highness?"

All eyes in the arena were fixed on the direction of the gate——the first thing that caught everyone's eyes was a blond man in royal costume with a gentle smile on his face.

When everyone saw the person next to the man clearly, they all let out a burst of exclamation.

"Xiaoya!?" Jino suddenly opened his eyes wide, but there was an inexplicable flicker in his eyes.

"Freya?!"

"That is--"

With her bare hands in Schneizel's, the girl was wearing a gorgeous evening gown.A blue and silver off-the-shoulder dress, plus a pure white silk shawl.The close-fitting design reveals the girl's graceful curves, and the simple skirt design makes movements much easier.The purple-gold tulip pattern spread across the skirt, dotted with white rhinestones, which shone and shone with the girl's movements.

The long golden hair was pulled up high, and the fluffy design made the girl's temperament between charming and cool.The silver mask on the beautiful face covered the eyes, revealing the small nose, red lips, and delicate skin like pearls.

"No way, is that the Phantom Knight?!"

"is that a lie!"

The discussion in the crowd also began to sound as the shock faded——

"I don't know what it looks like under the mask—"

"I heard that His Majesty the Emperor specially asked her to wear a mask because of her appearance!"

"Does that mean that she—"

"Since the death of Her Highness the Concubine, Her Highness Schneizel has no companion around her!"

"Shh - keep your voice down!"

The sound of discussion reached Freya's ears exactly, and she couldn't help being startled—His Royal Highness! ?It's the man who sleeps in the tulip vault—the Crycos family!

But—these guys are really annoying!

Freya stopped suddenly, her sharp gaze quickly swept across the crowd standing on both sides, sarcasm and contempt flashed in her silver eyes, the corners of her lips raised slightly—— evil charm, haughtiness——

Everyone was stunned and fell silent.

"As expected of Freya—" Schneizel lowered his voice and whispered in the girl's ear.

"Your Highness, thank you!" she said coldly, and the girl felt a little irritable in her heart.Withdrawing his gaze and staying not far away, his mood eased a little. "Your Highness, if you don't mind if I excuse you first!"

"Of course!" Schneizel smiled lightly, "I'll come and find you later!"

"..." Freya, who had just walked a few steps, frowned, pretending not to hear, and did not answer the other party.

When he saw Freya and Schneizel appearing together, Gino was stunned. He didn't come back to his senses until the other party came in front of him, "Xiaoya, you—"

"Don't ask me, why are you dressed like this!" Freya interrupted him angrily, "Because I don't know the reason!"

Seeing Freya's rare childishness, Gino couldn't help laughing.

After the worry in his heart just now dissipated, Jino was surprised by the person in front of him with belated awareness.For a while, it seemed that the sound of heartbeat lingered in my ears, and I couldn't help looking away——

Freya didn't notice it, and waved to Anya who was not far away——

After the other party came over, he snatched the mobile phone from her hand, pouted slightly, "I didn't allow you to use this mobile phone to record such things!" Saying that, he deleted the photo taken by Anya just now photo, and throw it back to her.

Looking at the phone whose photos were deleted, Anya's expression was dull for a moment, and then she mumbled, "It's so boring—" After saying that, she turned and walked away——

Freya felt amused in her heart—this kind of trick will not fall into your hands!

Looking away, Freya saw His Highness Odysseus and the so-called Son of Heaven sitting on the throne, and couldn't help but frowned——

"Freya, do you think it's wrong too?" Suzaku caught the subtle changes in her expression with sharp eyes.

Glancing at the brown-haired boy beside her, Freya lowered her eyes, and said in a slightly deep voice without a trace of emotion, "There is nothing wrong with it. This is a political method, His Royal Highness Schneizel's! Marriage is just the most commonly used method." It is also the most convenient."

Hearing this, Suzaku's face was a little moved, as if thinking of something, "Politics—meaning?"

"What are you talking about?" With a gentle male voice, a glass of pure water was brought to the girl——

Suzaku was the first to react, and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Your Highness!" The blond boy frowned slightly and said nothing.

"Huh?!" Freya raised her eyes, and Schneizel who came over at some time was looking at her tenderly.

He took the water glass politely and looked at the transparent liquid in the glass, feeling a little scared for some reason.And I heard the other person's thoughtful words again, "This time, it's definitely pure water, so don't worry!"

"Hmm—" I still haven't figured out what I did that night.But it can be seen from the words of Frager and the others that it does not seem to be a very good thing.Thinking of this, Freya felt a little hot on her face, and took a few sips of water from the glass.

Naturally, Schneizel saw the rosiness on the girl's cheeks, and couldn't help but ripple in the depths of her eyes, "Freya, I don't know—"

Before he could finish speaking, he heard another notification sound coming from the gate——"The representative of the Imperial Family Joint Enterprise—Emperor Kagura is here!"

Hearing this, Suzaku was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly looked towards the entrance stairs, feeling a little uneasy, "Kagura..."

"Emperor? Kagura?!" Freya also looked over there thoughtfully, with a trace of strange emotion in her eyes.

As if confirming Suzaku's worries, the person who appeared by the stairs made everyone in the audience exclaim——

"ZERO——" There was a hint of murderous charm on her lips, and the girl couldn't help taking a step towards that side, with a murderous intent hidden deep in her cold silver eyes.