She's That Knight Known As Zero

"I must ask, all my knights are amazing for me. Who would it be that you are referring to?" Akihiro replied as he make his next move.

"The knight known as zero, Eureka," s.h.i.+gure said after moving.

"Oh, have you acknowledged her capabilities?"

"Not entirely, but the way she negotiates is truly amazing, just this morning she stood by the wall near the training area knowing that it was actually my morning routine to walk through that place. Then made me curious of what they were up to, she showed me the strength of your training causing me to be excited about it and ask her about the training regime. That causes me to add it in our contract and helped her to add another condition as well."

"Did she now? I must apologize but even I does not know what really is going on that mind of hers," Akihiro couldn"t help but be embarra.s.sed. Truly that girl does not even ask for his permission first before doing something.

"It"s like she"s under you at the same time she"s not, is that it?" s.h.i.+gure chuckled.

"Indeed, but it was fine for me, what she had been doing might seem unreasonable sometimes but once you look at it in a bigger picture you"ll see how it will greatly improve the well being of the kingdom."

"And?"

"Hmmm?"

"The one condition she added, she told me that the talk could be between us instead of her since she"s just a knight."

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"I wonder what condition is that?"

"Really? You have no idea?" s.h.i.+gure asked.

"I really have no-" Akihiro stopped, realizing what it was. Something they never spoke of during the meeting.

"Did she?" he looked at s.h.i.+gure wide eyed.

"Indeed she asked for her," s.h.i.+gure replied.

"I must apologize, can we talk about this in another time, I would like to speak to her first," Akihiro said before leaving in a rush.

"It seems that he is not yet ready about this. But why would she decide on her own?" s.h.i.+gure couldn"t help but ask as he watch Akihiro"s retreating figure.

*****

"Miss Eureka, the king is looking for you. He wants to see you in his room," Dai said after finding her.

Dai had been with them as well, since he is Akihiro"s personal guard.

"I shall be going then."

"Why would you do that?" before she could even greet, Akihiro asked with his dark face.

"Could you be referring to the condition I added?"

"I am, why did you decide on your own? Why didn"t you ask me about it? Am I still your king?" Akihiro snapped.

"I have told you your highness, if you think that my action is untrustworthy, then do take my life with your own sword. Delaying the matter at hand will just cause us more. I have decided to ask for it while I have the chance, and if you see that as something that I shouldn"t have done then I must apologize. And shall accept any punishment you give me," Eureka replied while kneeling down.

"You shall be demoted, you have spoke before you ask the kings permission. Your t.i.tle as a captain shall be revoked. You went too far in your decisions," Akihiro said, his voice stern.

"This knight accepts your punishment," Eureka replied still no emotions.

"You may leave."

After she left.

"You really are mad aren"t you?" Yukimura asked, he was standing beside Akihiro.

"I am, she has no right to make such decision."

"I won"t argue with that, and are you going to talk about it with his highness?"

"I"ll prepare before talking about it to him."

*****

"Are you contemplating of what you have done?" Yukimura asked. He went ahead and looked for her. In the end she was at the wall near the training area once again.

"Contemplating? I have done something wrong that is for sure, and the punishment was just right. I have nothing else to think about," Eureka replied.

"Aren"t you guilty of what you have done?"

"Guilt is something I could no longer feel sir, I can define it but I can"t feel it."

"Then are you aware that you just hurt him? He"s trying to find a way to make things right. He didn"t want to just suddenly bring her back without her consent. He had hurt her so much back when she was still with us and that is why he couldn"t face her just yet."

"If I have hurt him sir, then I do apologize. But to keep delaying things won"t benefit anyone. His guilt will eat him up to the point of him being unable to do anything. He had delayed the main reason of our alliance for weeks, I had waited but he is still in doubt. If he delayed it even more and decided to tell her after the war that would give her lesser time to think about it. Wouldn"t that inconvenience her even more?"

"Then why didn"t you speak about it to him first?"

"That is indeed my mistake sir. And that is why I had apologized."

"You know what? I think that the you before is better than the current you," another voice came from behind them.

"Emotions are something that clouds your decision making," Eureka replied without looking back.

"But it also helps you decide for the better," Raven replied back.

He had been standing near them since they started talking and was listening to their conversation.

"At times indeed."

"And what happened today is one of those times."

"I can"t push my beliefs to you at the same time you can"t push yours to me. I have done something wrong today and I acknowledge that. But I have also witnessed far more than anyone else in here have witnessed once you delay your decision. Please allow me to take my leave, I need to prepare for other things."

Eureka bowed to the both of them and left without waiting any further words from them.

"What do you think father?" Raven asked when only the two of them are left.

"She is right and wrong, but what she said is true we can"t push what we think to her. Specially since we haven"t experienced what she had," Yukimura understood what Eureka is coming from but he does not approve of her actions as well.

*****

Another thought just as their conversation ended. Watching from within and listening to them.

*****

"Are you still mad?" s.h.i.+gure asked after visiting Akihiro to his designated room.

"I must apologize for how I acted awhile ago and how my subordinate acted as well."

"Her actions are justified though. The enemy is big and you need her to defeat such enemy."

"But to decide on her own without discussing it with me, I just couldn"t accept it. Is my position not considered? I have allowed her to do things the way she wanted but she"s going too far with it."

"Are you mad because of positions or are you mad because of your emotions that are still in turmoil?"

Akihiro could only look at s.h.i.+gure.

"You couldn"t accept her decision because you yourself doesn"t want to face it yet, I understand that. But I also understand why she did what she did. Delaying it any longer will give the other lesser time to decide for herself. Do you want that?"

This made Akihiro think.

"Her insubordination gives you the right to punish her, but at the same time it allows you to face whatever you fear earlier. Don"t let guilt eat you up, no one wanted what had happened back then. You didn"t want it, she didn"t either. She is lucky she has no memory but you are not since you remember everything. You are the only one carrying everything that had happened to the both of you back then."

"You know?"

"Of course I know. I had it investigated because she disappeared for so long. I just don"t have any clue of what had happened on the year she disappeared from your place."

"I"m sorry, I didn"t mean to hide it," Akihiro bowed his head.

"If I say it"s fine then I would be lying, but if she wants to return to you I"ll just support her. If she don"t I"ll support her the same way. You didn"t do your best to help her back then so do it now and do it the best way you can."

Akihiro looked at s.h.i.+gure emotionally, "I don"t know how to thank you."

"Don"t thank me, just make her happy. Losing her memory caused her a lot."