As I walked through the hallway, I realized that I was actually far from Luna's room when I had bumped into the maid, Umi my conversation with her replayed in my mind especially her words about Luna's past. Despite the distance I continued to reflect on Luna's backstory and the trauma she had endured.
I wondered why she had accepted me as her knight in the first place. Given her past experiences and the pain she had suffered it seemed surprising that she would trust anyone in such a position again.
When I was thinking I have reached Luna's room it's so unusually quiet I then feel there is something bad going to happen as I knock on the door... No response I knocked it again still no response in the room I then came up with a thought "Isn't she going out of her room...?"
I was thinking a bit before reaching the handle It isn't locked...? This was odd before she headed to the room and left me standing there I was hearing the locking noise after she entered her room but now the door isn't locked
I then hesitate a bit before there is a voice in the room it's like a man I then open the door and see the scene in front of my eyes a tall man in his guard armour is tying Luna in place
The guard then turned to look at me with his cold eyes "Who may you be? Oh right I forgot you are that personal knight everyone is talking about in the castle..."
While he was speaking I was looking at Luna tying in the chair her mouth got gagged with a wiper but she is now unconscious
I then look at him blankly "What are you doing" I said ignore his stalemate
He replied "What I'm doing is none of your business" He laughed
I look into his eyes and I can notice his intention is going to do something horrible to her I then sign
"You-" before I could speak he has dashes toward me with a dagger in his hand near my neck
He smiled coldly "You better shut your mouth or I'm gonna finish you here~" he said while pushing his dagger closer my neck is inches away from his dagger
I know my life is on the line if I don't act quick I may die to this guard as I was looking at the knife I then turn my gaze toward him he still has that sadistic grin on his face and clearly enjoys the power he is holding against me
The moment the dagger about hit my neck I then make a sudden move grab his wrist which is holding the knife, the knife fall down to the ground
The guard was surprised by my sudden move but recovered himself and used his other hand and attempted to punch me in the face but I quickly jumped out of the room
"What scared?" The guard then grabs back the dagger and looks at me from Luna's room really annoyed by my back out
"No" I said as I pulled out the sword from the scabbard that was on my waist the sword I pulled out its blade is black completely except the handle was wrapped in blue silk It's very comfortable to hold it
The guard noticed my sword but was not afraid as much as he ran toward me out of Luna's room we were now fighting in the hallway with his knife swinging aggressively with swift reflect I then blocked it the clash of the metal echoed in the air
The guard smirked "You have high reflect" he then dash back and charge again toward me this time I dodge it and he lost his balance due to his failed attempt to attack I then take the chance attack behind him aiming at his back with my sword he quickly turn back and block with his dagger
I look at him blankly as I push my sword make it hard for him to hold long against me
"Give up already... You will never win..." I said in a cold tone
The guard noticed my statement He didn't seem to have given up yet as he replied "You think who I am!? I won't give up until I reach my goal to get that Princess to be mine"
I push my sword further he starts to struggle holding against me but a voice echoes the hallway "Stop right there!"
As I and the guard turn out head to where the voice is... We see a figure standing firm in the white royal guard uniform with red line on it I know that whoever wears that clothes is no one else than the leader of the Royal Guards
As I was staring at the guard I was pushing to the edge of the wall then shouting "This man is trying to kill me and planning to do bad things on the Princess after they tied her up"
The Leader looks at the guard after his shouting and then he looks at me with stern eyes "Is this really the truth, Light?" His voice is stern he is believing the guard statement?
As I look at him before backing away stop attacking the guard "It isn't..." I said emotionlessly
The leader looks at me not believing it "You are the Princess personal guard right..?"
I nod silently before he replies "Then why you tied up the Princess" his voice is sharp as he narrowed his eyes
"I said I don't-.." the guard interrupted my replies again as he spoke to the leader "I see him tying her up in the chair and gagging her up in her own room!" His voice sounds pleading the leader to believe his words than mine
"Then where the Princess is?" The Leader ask
The guard then replied immediately "She in her room tied up and unconscious" after the guard replied he then walk past us and walking to Luna's room the door is wide open when we were fighting
He take a step inside and notice the Princess is tied up and he put his hand on the Princess chest to check her heart beat and put his hand down he speak quietly in the room "Her heart still beating"
And then me and the guard notice that others guards is walking to us in the hallway and the leader step out of Luna's room and speak to them "You guards take care the princess" he said sternly
One of the guards speaks in a trembling voice by his sudden stern voice "T-then what about these two..?"
The leader turns his gaze from the guard to me his suspicions grow more he then says "I will bring he to the King for explanation..." He then walked to me and grabbed my wrist gripping firmly He seemed angry about this
He then looks at the guard that was fighting me earlier "And you will follow me also I don't think you are innocent enough to escape my suspicions..."
The guard then surprised but there is a hint of fear toward the leader gaze he knows that the leader here is not someone he can mess with... He then followed behind him as the leader dragging me to the throne room
The leader looks back with his cold eyes at other guards "You better taking care of her If you guards do something bad I will not have mercy got that?"
The guards nod quickly afraid of his cold looks he then turn back at his direction and start dragging me while the guard follow him fro behind... I can hear Umi voice and other maid coming to Luna's room checking her state... I wonder If Umi think I am the criminal in this situation?
As our way I don't show any resistance because I think that's If I show resistance now I would be in big trouble against the leader but I start wondering why a leader such as himself believes that guard so easily?
Before I could see anything in the way we are now in the throne room where there are many guards in the room protecting the King and Queen as I look around a bit I got fascinated by the architecture and decorations of the room
The King and Queen saw me showing a surprise look "Huh...? Why Light here? Did something happen?" The King speaks first
The leader bowed to them before replies in a calm tone "Your majesty this knight here is tying your daughter and planning to harm her based on this guard description..."
The guard looked nervous but he still spoke in confidence "Y-yes I was the one who saw that knight enter the Princess room! And I peak inside see him knock her unconscious and tie her up!"
The King then gets angry and points toward me "You! I believe that you would be a good guard and protect my daughter properly but it looks like I'm wrong again..."
"You just like that Knight!!" His voice is stern clearly angry about me and my performance through that guard description
The Queen does not believe this and asks the leader "Any clues about that guard description?" Her voice is soft but there is a hint of concern in her voice that clearly worries about her daughter
The leader then pauses for a moment and says "Sorry majesty... I don't have any clues about that guard description but I think that Light is guilty in my view" he speaks calmly
The Queen then sigh don't know anything to ask for now... But The King then looks at the guard and goes back to the leader "So where is my daughter then?"
"She is now in her room unconscious due to what happened..."
The King nods before he looks at me and the leader "I ordered you to execute this knight now... Beheaded him" he spoke to the leader sharply
The Queen doesn't accept this and asks him softly "Hey we still don't have clues yet how about waiting for our daughter to wake up and tells what happened specifically?"
The King then paused a moment he really wanted to execute me like that previous knight from what Umi told me... Beheaded, or poisonous...
"Fine you bring him to the cells and wait for my next order..."
"Yes your majesty!" He and other guards dragging me out of the throne room I look at the leader's face is stern and annoyed because he can't execute me?
"Hey while... You are bringing me to the cells can I ask what's your name?" As I speak the leader gazes at me and replies "The name Tsuji... The 13th Leader of the Royal Guards in charge of the back up guards line"
"Oh nice to meet you Tsuji I'm-"
"Alright alright I know you are Light now why in this kind of situation you still ask that question huh...?"
"Just to befriend or some sort of like that I don't know..." I said calmly still looking at him
He then takes a long sigh to ignore my replies and keeps dragging me while the guards behind us still follow us closely in case of my sudden move of counter attack but I don't have any intention to do that now...
After that we walked down stairs... I haven't think that this castle will have stairs that's lead to below of the castle as we walking I noticed that's look like a dungeon but got built again to become a cells now I look around notice there are many cell that's was left empty but know that have been in here based on the drawing on the wall
As we go the leader finally leads me to my cell he then stops gripping my hand and looks at me directly
"Take off that's armour and give me the sword" he said sternly
I hesitate a bit but then take off the armour one by one from chest to toes taking off this steel armour and hand it to him I then pull out that's black sword and give it to him also
After he got everything he then handed the guards and looked back at me before pushing me to the cell and locked the door
I look at them from the medal bars before he leaves, leaving me alone in this cell , I then look at my surroundings in the cell there is only a small bed... For me to rest I then lay on that bed looking at the ceiling with my blank eyes
"Well this first day is probably the one I can't forgive..." I wonder before closing my eyes and start sleeping... I want to pass some time waiting for what will happen next
***
In the meantime... Princess Luna is still unconscious laying in her room the maid Umi is taking care of her concern about her state now she then thinks about that's Luna's Personal Knight, Light is he really do this... But she doesn't let that bother her
She then looks at Luna's face and is sleeping peacefully although she knows she is unconscious she looks at her face for a few minutes before she hears someone knocking on the door
"Is someone there...? Umi quickly realized whose voice is as she stood up from Luna's bed and walked to the door open it
"Oh? Umi you here huh?" Queen Mashumi speaks softly when she sees Umi
"Greetings your majesty, well actually the other maids are taking a break time so I am in charge of taking care of The Princess now!"
"Is that so..." The Queen then walks to her daughter's bed looking concerned at her state she then gently strokes her hair...
"Do you think that knight do this, Umi?" She ask Umi
Umi gets surprised by this sudden question She takes a second to finally answer her "I don't know..."
The Queen don't react much about her answer before speak again "Then tell me do you feel he is a bad person in your view?"
"I-I..." She stop a moment before speak again "I don't think he is... In my view... He just emotionless and calm unlike the previous knight ..." She speak softer now
The Queen then smiled and nodded at Umi honest answer
Umi then asks "And what do you think? Do you think he is a bad person"
"Well... I don't think he is a bad person either... Like what you said calm and emotionless It's hard to figure out what he's thinking and wanting to do..."
Umi nods and looks at the Queen directly before the Queen speaks again "But... I'm sure he is not the one to make my daughter like this..." She said while looking at Luna
"I have the same opinion here... I also think he won't do that to The Princess in General..." Umi speak calmly
The Queen smiled and nodded looking back at Umi and back to Luna "We will find the answer after my daughter wakes up" She then stands up and heads to the door about reaching the handle then Umi asked again in calm tone
"Wait... What If Light is the one who actually did It? What will you do then?"
The Queen smiled and replied in a calm and soft tone "Believe me he won't be the criminal" She then leaves the room and closes the door leaving Umi and Luna alone
After that Umi continue check on Luna state overtime past about 2 hours now it's now 1PM and Luna hasn't wake up as Umi about to fall asleep on Luna's bed, Luna then slowly open her blue eyes Umi notice this
"Princess you have finally wake up..." She said tired after 2 hours checking on her
Luna then spoke in "Huh? What happened?" She said as she looked at Umi wonder what has happened
"Huh..? You don't know what happened"
"No! What happened!?" She said clearly wanting to know what happened after she got unconscious
"Well let me explain... You seem to be tied up by your Personal Knight, Light and get gagged to unconscious"
"Huh...!? What Light? No way It's him" she clearly surprised by this
"But there is also a guard that's said he is the one to do it to you while he is walking past your room"
She then takes a moment to remember something but she can't recall it "Ugh! Is that all!?"
"Yes It is" Umi said calmly
Luna then looks at the window and looks back at herself laying on the bed "Ugh where is he now!?" She said annoyed
"Well I don't know exactly but I think he is in the cell now"
Luna scratches her hair with both hands as Umi says "We were waiting for you to wake up to tell us who is the criminal in this situation Light or that guard..."
She then stopped scratching and remembered something Umi noticed in her blank state "Princess is there something wrong?"
Luna then shakes her head then she stands up from bed and looks at Umi "Well let's go and find out shall we...? It seem I don't remember the face clearly so we will have an investigate a bit... And I will need your help with it" She offer a hand to Umi for a shake Umi hesitate a bit before shaking her hand accepting her requested "Yes, Princess"