Yu Lian stared at Brunhild, who was putting on a domineering CEO act, dumbfounded. If this really went that way, wouldn't it be completely out of tune with the rest of the world? But when she suddenly covered her mouth and giggled, "Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho," Yu Lian could only laugh along with an awkward "Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha."
"Your Highness, that joke was... um, Your Highness, you really are witty!"
"Yu Lian, why do you think I'm joking?"
You little rascal, ambushing me again! You've put me in a position where I can't laugh or not laugh. Is that really so much fun?
"Yu Lian, haven't I told you? We people of the Dawn Royal House are all obsessives! Whatever we set our sights on, whether it's a person or an object, it has to be ours. We'll never give up."
"Are you talking about Earth, or me?" Yu Lian finally asked.
But Queen Sulwaca didn't answer him directly. "Yu Lian, why do you think I specifically invited you to join this expedition?"
"Because no one understands the Swarm better than I do?" Yu Lian held up his index fingers and spread them apart.
"No. It's because I want to show you what strength means!" She spread her hands. "Yu Lian, I told you all that just now to make one thing clear: every ideal has to be realized through strength. I've shown you my strength. Now it's time to show you my ideals."
It was true. Her first battle had ended with the utter defeat of a Marauder force twice the size of her own. And as an introduction to the Tirero Military Aristocrats, there could hardly have been a more perfect debut. For a warrior like Yu Lian, there could hardly be a more appealing liege, either.
*But you really don't need to