Trigger Warning ⚠️: rape, curses, might trigger someone's trauma, harming one's self, and hurtful words.
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Lumipas ang panglimang araw. Nag-subside na ang paligid, ngunit kumalat sa buong capital ang nangyari sa unang paligsahan.
Maraming nagsasabi na dapat itigil na ang paligsahan dahil delikado, baka raw may madamay pang ibang tao. Hayaan na lamang daw ang susunod na hari ang pumili ng kaniyang katipan. At ibase sa angking katalinuhan at kakayahan na lamang ang pagpili. Hindi na raw dapat pang ipanglaban ang mga kababaihan lalo na't ang dalawa ay maaaring maging susunod na reyna ng bansa nila.
May mga nagsasabi rin na, dapat lang din na makita ng tao ang kakayahan ng magiging susunod na reyna sa pisikal na abilidad at hindi lamang pagsuporta sa hari. Dahil isa rin ito sa magtatanggol sa bayan kung may mangyari mang masama.
Halo-halo ang mga opinyon ng tao, hindi mabatid kung ano ba dapat ang gawin. Kung ano ang tama at mali.
"Because of this issue, the palace is facing a heavy criticism not just in our country but also from the foreign country. It'll be our loss if this thing will go on!" sabi ng isa sa mga miyembro ng ministro at bahagi rin ng committee sa paligsahan.
"Those useless peasants!" bulong ng isa sa mga naka-upo.
"We will be jeopardize if this will continue and we can't be in danger. Once the people lost their trust, it'll cause a rebellion that might turn into revolution. It'll danger us all!" hysterical na saad ng isang matandang lalaki.
"I've already invested a lot of money! Sacrifice everything! I can't lose like this!" binalingan niya ang matandang lalaki na nakaupo sa kabisera na tahimik lamang na nakikinig sa kani-kanilang diskusyon.
Masama niya itong tinitigan, isang malakas na pagbagsak ng dalawang kamay sa lamesa ang nagpatigil sa pagsasalita ng lahat. Dinuro-duro ng matanda ang taong nasa kabisera.
"You! This is all your fault!" sisi ng matandang nakaupo sa kabisera na si Brandon. Tahimik naman nitong tinignan ang sumigaw.
"Your plan is stupid! It's making us all put in danger!" reklamo nito. Tinangka siyang pigilan ng ilang kasamahan ngunit tinaasan lamang ng matandang Brandon ang kaliwang kamay niya upang hayaan lamang ang lalaki na magsalita.
"You said that those monsters will only attack the daughter of the Duke and we'll have the upperhand. But why does she won?! She also garnered the attention of the people because of the sudden black magic that happened to her!"
"They might turn against us and support them instead! Your plan sucks! It failed!"
"Calm down, Marquess David. I know what happened. It's not also what I expected to turn out to be," kalmadong ani nito.
"No! You clearly told us that your daughter will win! You said that those monster will be on your control! You assured us that it will leave the other girl with broken body and be disabled for lifetime! But no!"
Natahimik ang nasa silid dahil totoo nama ang sinabi ni David, na nangako ang matandang Brandenburg na wala ng iba pang susunod na laban dahil sisiguraduhin nitong hindi na makakalaban pa ang kabilang koponan.
"I hate to agree with Marquess David, Sir. But he's right," says Count Hassan.
"Of course, I am right!"
Hindi na siya pinansin nito. "You gave us your word and we all know it's a 50/50 chance for it to happen but when you assured us that you are in full control of those monsters. It automatically made us believed that it'll happen. It's not a 50/50 anymore. More like, 90/10. But I guess, 10 percent is also a chance to win." Tumayo na si Count Hassan at kinuha ang coat na nakasabit sa likod ng kaniyang inuupuan.
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