Sacrifice: Time of Mine

Chapter 159: The Royal-Knight Captain's Secret

Edora entered after a few knocks and saw Avion with a mask, cleaning up sticks and plates.

"You don't need to hide your face. I don't really care about it. It must be uncomfortable." she wore complete armor this time. She casually walked in and removed it, showing her fine waist. Although lacking in curves on the top, she was plump on the bottom.

Under her armor was a tight cotton suit, she wouldn't get naked, of course.

But still, Avion didn't look.

The reason for the casual atmosphere, neither comfortable nor awkward was due to Avion and the princess's exchange earlier.

Edora noticed that Avion was someone not bad from that period of time.

However, Avion was still silent towards her, unresponsive.

'Knew it. Does he hate commoners as well?' Edora thought and became more interested in him.

She thought that she was looking at a mirror when she guessed Avion's "circumstance" and also the hints such as he was fine with nobles while ignoring the commoners such as herself.

Although a knight, she was still the lowest of the nobles, maybe even on the same standing as the pseudo-nobles if not above them.

That was why she understood it and approached him. Because she's a commoner-hater as well!

Earlier, Avion was standing there, unperturbed even though he's a commoner among the nobles. Although he really is a Non-Elementalist, he was still regarded as a Rank Cee Elementalist.

So he is more amazing than her who is only competing with one rank higher!

Edora wanted to get close to this kindred spirit, to let him understand that they are the same!

She was especially kind to him which secretly creeped him out. 

Avion was killed by her once so he really couldn't imagine getting along with her. Would you get along with a killer who killed one of your family? It was worse for Avion since he himself was the victim.

Yes, he did revive but the trauma was still there.

He just couldn't. Even he didn't want anything to do with Alisera who didn't hurt him, what about his first killer?

In a sense, Edora was Avion's first time.

She then sat and placed a cloth on the floor. It was quite spacey there even for a staff room.

Edora began to wipe her armor. She doesn't need to but it was necessary to have a reason for her staying up. This is so she can talk to him.

Seeing that Avion still has his mask up, she continued, "I don't really care about the appearance. Or are you going to sleep like that?"

Hearing this, Avion finally relented and took the mask off.

'To be honest, I'm still a little uncomfortable to that face. But I'm not that shallow!' Edora remains indifferent on the surface as she saw Avion's face.

"Are you actually Kalin's friend? In my view, we are the same, a babysitter."

"..."

"But I don't hate my job. This is the safest job I could ever get. There has never been a problem with the princess. No one dares to offend her. Although she's unbearable sometimes, it's still better than standing in one post for a whole day and repeating it the next over the course of years."

"..."

Although she was getting the silent treatment, Edora's eyes became sharp and determined.

"I think it is very amazing to have Rank Cee abilities while being a Non-Elementalist. It's very insolent of me to think that I am talented. I should thank you for humbling me."

"If you've become an Elementalist, what heights would you reach? That's why the nobles respected you... a little. You are too talented but that was it. In their eyes, you have already reached your peak. Your like a dancing monkey to them, harmless. That's why you're in the safe zone."

"I'm really interested though. How you got that power as a Non-Elementalist. I think everyone wants to know about it to-" she stopped as she notices Avion's ugly face coldly staring at her eyes.

"I'm not in the mood to talk, could you refrain from speaking?"

"..." Edora stared wide-eyed while Avion went to bed, ignoring her existence.

Avion would be kind to the king since he needs to but in front of Edora... there's no need.

But there was a landmine that he unexpectedly stepped on. It was so unexpected that he wouldn't imagine happening right now.

Our Royal-Knight Captain actually has a secret.

This secret began after she killed Avion or so before he revived. She just knew that she tried to kill him and that it made him so angry, he slapped her until she turned to pulp.

After that, he proceeded to step on her head. Her pride was shattered.

She hated Avion ever since. The reason for the hate is different from the common expectations though. This is where her secret comes. After that incident, she realized why she hates commoners and likes nobility.

'Commoners are very lowly. They have no ambitions or goals and most importantly, they have no strength. Nobles, on the other hand, all have pride. They have purposes in life and are very strong. They are high and mighty!'

That's what Edora realized. She realized she loves being at the bottom... in other words, she's an M!

She hates Avion for breaking her pride. With her pride broken, she began to contemplate and began to realize what she truly is... a degenerate!

Since then, she became a closet pervert. She definitely not want others to know this but at the same time, it sounds tempting!

However, she's not an idiot who would risk and waste everything for pleasure. A comfortable and secure life with food to eat is more important than that.

Though that didn't stop her from having fantasies.

She really hated Avion for awakening her inner self. Now, she has to suffer from it.

It was as if she's hungry from the very beginning. Then it was Avion who pointed that there's a cake under her nose. The twist is, it's a poison-filled delicacy.

If she didn't notice the cake there, she wouldn't have been so tempted and become so frustrated!

Yes, because of Avion, she became frustrated in that sense!

She smiled after getting the silent treatment as if she was not bothered by it.

'Princess Alisera is right, this Relle has the same energy as Avion. I don't know how but I just feel it. Hmm...'

Based on the logic earlier, since Edora can't eat the cake, she realized she could just eat the one who pointed at it!

Remembering how she got stepped on again, she trembled...