For Louise, she felt dazed and confused for the rest of the time.
She was woken up by Varudo early in the morning, and then taken to the church, where she changed into the dress prepared by Albion for the bride and put on the bride's crown. Logically, this was the scene Louise had always longed for, but for some reason, she was not happy at all, and even a little scared.
"What should I do, Saber?"
“You need to make your own choice.”
In response to Louise's uneasy inquiry, the red ponytail smiled and patted her shoulder.
"You made your choice and you have to face the consequences, but no matter which one, I will be by your side."
"……Um."
Hearing this, Louise seemed to finally feel relieved. She smiled at the red ponytail, and at this moment, the wedding was about to begin.
Or it has begun.
The whole wedding was very simple. After all, this was the final battle. Apart from the Crown Prince of Wales, there was no one else present, no guests, no guards, and it looked completely devoid of romance. However, no one present seemed to care about this.
"Then the ceremony begins."
Looking at the two people in front of him, the Crown Prince of Wales nodded, and then began to read the edict of the ceremony.
"Groom, Viscount Varudo, are you willing to swear in the name of the First Ancestor that you will respect her, love her, and marry her?"
"I swear."
In response to the question from the Crown Prince of Wales, Viscount Varudeau spoke up, and then the Crown Prince looked at Louise.
"Bride, Louise Frances Lou Blanc du La Vallière, are you willing to swear in the name of the First Ancestor..."
“…”
Standing quietly beside Viscount Varudo, Louise did not feel the slightest bit of happiness and joy in her heart. On the contrary, she felt as if she was a sacrifice to a monster and was about to be swallowed by the monster. What made Louise even more uneasy was that this feeling did not come from anywhere else, but from Varudo beside her!
Save me! Someone save me!
"So, bride, will you?"
"I……"
Hearing the Crown Prince's question, Louise was silent for a moment. As long as she nodded and answered "I do", the ceremony would be over. But...
"I……"
However, just as Louise opened her mouth to refuse, she suddenly felt her body sink.
Then, her whole body seemed to be controlled by something and she was completely unable to move.
I can’t speak, I can’t open my mouth!
Is this... magic? Someone is using magic to control me?
"I……"
I don't want to!
"snort."
However, just as Louise slowly opened her mouth to speak, she suddenly heard a cold snort in her ear. The next moment, the magic that had bound Louise was suddenly released. At the same time, a low scream was heard outside the church.
"I don't want to!"
Taking advantage of the moment when the magic restraints were released, Louise shouted loudly. Faced with this sudden development, the Crown Prince and Varudo were both stunned.
"Bride, you don't want to?"
"Yes!"
As she spoke, Louise took two steps back and put some distance between herself and Viscount Varudo.
"Lord Varudo, what do you want to do? You are actually using magic to control me!"
"What? You did such a thing?"
Hearing Louise's words, the Crown Prince was also shocked and looked at Varudo with dissatisfaction. Varudo's face showed a trace of panic, and then he smiled and looked at Louise again.
"I'm sorry, my lovely Louise, I'm just too anxious, because you see, aren't you very nervous? I'm afraid that you won't be able to complete the ceremony, so I want to do this..."
"No, I don't want to hear it. I don't want to marry you!"
Hearing Louise's clear refusal, Varudo's expression suddenly changed. He reached out and grabbed Louise.
"Louise, I will get the whole world, and you are necessary for this! Your ability! Your power!"
"My, my power?"
Louise looked at Varudo blankly, not knowing what to say for a moment, while Varudo started shouting as if he was possessed.
"Louise, have you forgotten what I once said? You will grow up to be an excellent magician who is not inferior to the ancestor! It's just that you didn't notice this talent. You summoned the legendary familiar 'Gandarwu', which is the best proof! A giant metal dragon that can soar in the sky, if we can get that, the whole world will kneel at our feet!"
"You, what on earth are you talking about..."
Louise was completely frightened at this moment. In her memory, Varudo always faced her with a gentle smile, but the man in front of her had a distorted expression and looked like a robber who was about to attack her.
"Hey, Viscount, since you've been dumped, you should be happy..."
At this moment, the Crown Prince also came over and grabbed Varudo's hand, but was pushed away by him.
"Get out of my way!"
Varudo pushed the Crown Prince away, and the Crown Prince was stunned.
"you……!"
"Louise, don't you understand? Your talents are necessary to me."
“You…you…”
At this moment, Louise was shaking with anger.
"I understand now. It turns out that you don't love me at all. You just love my non-existent ability. You actually want to marry me for this reason. It's simply an insult to me. You...you..."
Louise opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she just stomped her foot in anger.
"You just want my body, you slut!!"
"puff!!"
Hearing this, the red-tailed girl who was watching the show nearby almost spit out a mouthful of water. At this moment, Varudo once again showed that gentle expression.
"Is it not okay even if I say so? My lovely Louise!"
"No, who would marry you?"
"Yeah……"
Hearing this, Varudo sighed deeply and then lowered his head.
"I originally hoped to capture your heart this time. I thought you were simple and easy to get, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this. Forget it, if that's the case, then let's achieve another goal first."
"Purpose?"
"That's right."
Having said that, Varudo's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a sneer.
"I have three goals for this trip, and marrying you is only one of them. Since I can't achieve that, then I can achieve the other two first."
"The other two..."
"The first was you, Louise, but unfortunately it failed. The second purpose was the letter from Anrietta that you had in your pocket, Louise."
"What?"
Hearing this, Louise was stunned.
"As for the third purpose..."
In a flash, at this moment, Varudo suddenly picked up the magic wand and chanted a spell to the crown prince. With the speed of flashing light, the magic wand pierced the crown prince's chest. However, at this moment, a red light flashed.
"clang!!"
The magic wand in Varudo's hand was cut into two pieces, and the next moment, a flaming red sword was pressed against his neck.
"Hey, have you forgotten I exist?"
Red Ponytail yawned and squinted his eyes at Varudo. The clown is nothing to be afraid of, but it is too disrespectful for you to run and act wild in front of me.
The Crown Prince also reacted at this moment and looked at Varudo angrily.
"Are you from the Restoration Alliance?"
“That’s right!”
Seeing that the truth was exposed, Varudo simply admitted it.
"I am a member of the Albion Restoration Alliance."
"Why?!"
Hearing this, Louise couldn't help but scream in surprise.
"You are a noble from Tristin!"
"We are fighting for the future of this continent. For this reason, we have formed a cross-border alliance. Halukgenia will be united in our hands. We will take back the holy land where the ancestors descended!"
“I won’t comment on the means, but the ideal is good.”
Red Ponytail nodded, and hearing Red Ponytail's thoughts, Waludo smiled.
"Can you understand our thoughts, Gandalu?"
"Let me correct you. I'm Saber. Frankly speaking, your motives are irrelevant to me. Whether you want to rule the world or take back the Holy Land, the unification of civilizations is always a good thing. Of course, there are also all kinds of troubles that are inevitable."
Red Ponytail shrugged and answered, Qin Shihuang was an emperor of all ages, but he was not a good man. The so-called kingly route to unify the world is just the main theme of novels and games. In reality, the means Qin Shihuang used to sweep the six kingdoms were not necessarily better than the Restoration Alliance, and his ideals were not more noble than the Restoration Alliance. But regardless of his motives, methods, and means. At least in terms of the results, a unified Chinese civilization has continued for thousands of years, and has not become the dust of history like other ancient civilizations.
That's enough.
As for the 100,000 surrendered soldiers who were buried alive, the laborers who died at the foot of the Great Wall, the burning of books and burying of scholars, etc., these were naturally unavoidable.
"So you're willing to help us?"
"I look at the master's."
As she spoke, Red Ponytail looked towards Louise.
"I said, the ideal is good, but there are many people like you who want to unify the world. There have been many people with similar ideas in the past and future. Now there is the Restoration Alliance. In one or two hundred years, there may be another alliance that will try to rule the world. So I don't care. It depends on the master's choice. At least for me, ruling the world is not something I care about."
"Louise..."
Hearing this, Varudo looked at Louise again, and Louise gritted her teeth and threw off her bridal cloak.
"You are a traitor, and I will never forgive a traitor!"
"That can't be helped."
Hearing this, Red Ponytail shrugged her shoulders, and before Varudo could say anything else, she turned the sword in her hand and stabbed it directly into the opponent's heart. The next moment, flames suddenly rose and quickly burned Varudo to ashes.
“…”
Seeing Varudo completely disappear in the flames, Louise was dazed and stood there blankly, as if she had lost her soul. The red ponytail waved the sword in her hand and then looked at the crown prince.
"I never thought that this guy was actually a traitor."
"yes……"
The Crown Prince of Wales also looked somewhat bitter at this moment, and Red Ponytail was staring at him.
"Honestly, is it worth it?"
“…”
Faced with Red Ponytail's incoherent question, the Crown Prince was silent for a moment.
"I have decided that this is the last thing I can give her."
"You are a dog that licks until you end up with nothing, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Red Ponytail shook her head helplessly.
"You're almost losing your country now, why don't you consider leaving some commemorations?"
“This is a man’s dignity.”
Having said that, Wales took the ring off his hand and handed it to Red Ponytail.
"Give this to her for me."
"Well... then we are leaving. We will not see each other again, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"I wish you a safe journey. I am going to join the battle as well."
Picking up the wand again, the crown prince nodded to Louise and Red Ponytail, then walked out of the church quickly. At this time, Red Ponytail came to Louise and patted her face.
"Have you come to your senses? We should leave."
“Ah… um…”
Louise still seemed to be sleepwalking at this moment, and nodded stupidly. Red Ponytail didn't say anything else, but directly pulled her onto the fighter plane and flew away - as for the warships surrounding the palace, she certainly didn't even bother to shake them off.
"boom!!!"
The tightly closed door was blown open, and then a group of fully armed soldiers rushed in. Seeing these soldiers, the old king sitting on the throne did not change his expression at all, while the Crown Prince of Wales standing beside him slightly raised his mouth and revealed a smile. Then, a guy wearing a hat and dressed like a clergyman walked in.
"I never thought it would be you."
Looking at the priest in front of him, the old king snorted coldly.
"Oliver Cromwell."
"Hehe, hello, Your Majesty. I am the current commander-in-chief of the Restoration Alliance Army, but this is just the result of a vote by the Noble Council."
"Huh, I didn't expect you to come in person."
"After all, this is a historic moment. How can I be absent?"
The man known as Cromwell raised his hands.
"Albion's history will completely change from today! The Albion royal family will become history, and we will be the creators of new history! We are chosen, and we will unite to take back the holy land from those taboo goblins. This is the mission given to us by the ancestor!"
“It’s just a dream.”
In response to Cromwell's statement, the Prince of Wales snorted coldly, and Cromwell didn't care.
"Anyway, you're the only ones left here now. To be honest, I was worried that you might have escaped on that terrifyingly fast steel dragon."
"The Albion royal family never flees, and..."
At this point, the Crown Prince of Wales looked up.
"We have received the blessing of our ancestors."
"The blessing of the first ancestor?"
Hearing this, Cromwell was a little confused. He raised his head and looked upwards in the direction of Wales' gaze. Then he widened his eyes in surprise - above the hall, a round ball shining like a star caught his attention.
“So, that is…?”
"Feel the wrath of the First One, Cromwell! This is your retribution!"
As the Crown Prince of Wales finished speaking, the ball of light suddenly emitted a dazzling glow, and the next moment, darkness instantly broke out, spreading in all directions and covering everything.
“——!”
Just a moment.
From afar, the entire royal city trembled violently, and then a huge rotating black hole suddenly appeared out of thin air, expanded rapidly, swallowed up everything, and then disappeared in an instant.
The royal city, the castle, everything had disappeared, leaving only the obvious circular gap left on the ground, proving what had just happened.
"What, what is that?!"
Standing on the deck, the battleship commander stared at the scene in amazement. He was totally unable to imagine what had just happened in front of him.
What on earth is going on? !