"Celestine, please stop this nonsense!"

All of them turned towards the huffing man, it was Roux who seemed like he has run a marathon because of his heavy breathing.

His sudden entrance, however, did not help one bit towards his father's situation.

"Nonsense? Nonsense?!" Celestine shouted in pure rage, her brows twitching in disbelief. If only her eyes could shoot real daggers, all of the people inside the room would have been dead.

Roux was like his father, a person who knew nothing about valuing people other than himself.

"This person here, he's the one who doesn't make any sense!" Celestine shouted, her other hand, pulling Ronald's hair, out of anger, she pressed her sword further in his throat, resulting in a small cut that has bled instantly.

"Stop! Stop! Please stop, Celestine! Have mercy!" Ronald was the one to say that.

Answering sarcastically, Celestine retorted. "Have mercy? Did you show any mercy when you did that disgusting act towards my friend?! No! You even boasted about it earlier, remember?" She said, holding Ronald's hair more tightly earning a hiss from him.

He was entertained seeing Celestine's reaction towards his insults earlier but now, he deeply regretted it. He has miscalculated Celestine's actions. He underestimated her. Somehow, her conviction towards him earlier felt lacking, thus, he decided to push his luck, never did he expect that his insults would be the fuel to the now raging like fire Celestine.

Ronald cannot help but admit, indeed, he has acted idiotically.

Seeing that they are running out of time, with no other words to say, Roux opened his mouth, saying the first thing that he has in mind. "Celestine, I love you. Please, put the sword down and we'll accept your apology. All of us will act as if nothing has ever happened." He said, with his arms in front of him, offering them to Celestine.

Celestine, however, was only further infuriated by his words. "You love me? Well then, I guess I'll have to let you know but I feel the opposite. I hate you." She said, emphasizing each word, hoping that it will come across the thick skull of the man into his brain. "I would rather die than accept your love, scumbag." She continued, insulting his pride.

With a frown, she then replied, "And what do you even mean by an apology? I will not apologize, not to you, and most certainly not to your father." She said before forcefully making Ronald stand up from his bed, thus, revealing his whole body to the people in the room.

"All of you, feast your eyes on this horrendous man!" Celestine shouted, her eyes looking around, seeing the uncomfortable gazes of the guards.

Ronald's face was now red because of shame. He was confident of his power, and he knew that no one in Maylea will be able to humiliate him and yet, here he was, stark naked in front of his servants.

"And besides, who told you to act like nothing happened? I want you all to remember! Remember this man, who has made such terrible actions! I want justice to be served for all of his victims who have experienced such disgrace!" Celestine shouted, her eyes focused on Roux.

"And don't act like you have no wrongdoings, Roux. You know very well what you did to me." Celestine said, "I want the both of you to pay for your actions." She continued.

"Know your place!" Roux shouted, infuriated with her talk.

Ronald looked in panic towards his son.

'Why would you even say that, right now?! You can clearly see Celestine's reactions when what she's asking for is turned down. Why are you infuriating her even more?! Are you actually trying to save me?!' Ronald could only shout the words in his mind for he was too afraid to speak, his eyes being the only way to know what he's feeling.

"No! You should be the one to know your place. You have no right to order me!" Celestine retorted, shouting back.

But Roux only shook his head, not wanting to be defeated by her, "I do have the right. I have an official position higher than yours in society, furthermore, I am a man. Please be reminded of your bearing." He said, spitting out the harsh words. He was displeased by Celestine's earlier words, and now, her actions. Despite his love for the woman, he would not let her trample over him in front of his servants.

Celestine smirked. This man just proved himself to be unworthy of her. This was actually the way he looked at her.

"I am now reminded, thank you, Roux." Celestine said, acting sad. Slowly, she acted like she was about to let go of Ronald making everyone in the room eye her actions in anticipation.

However, just before her sword finally left Ronald's throat, she immediately brought it back, chuckling. "Now that I am reminded of my bearing, I have now finally decided." She announced, looking at everyone before setting her eyes back on Roux.

"Once again, thank you." She smiled sarcastically.

Patting Ronald on his head, Celestine calmed her voice down.

"I actually tried to file an offense against you, Roux, Sadly, I was informed by the Judicial Prison that they did not have the right to detain you." She narrated her from her memories.

Everyone in the room looked at her and listened as she was talking.

"Since even those who are supposedly the ones to fight and serve justice have no rights over you, then I guess I'll have to take matters into my own hands." She said, tightly gripping the shaft of her sword.

With no more words to say, all of them fell into a deafening silence. The air around them has gotten significantly colder and yet, all of them were bathed in sweat due to the extreme pressure and anxiety that they were feeling.

Closing his eyes, Ronald can only pray for some kind of miracle to be bestowed upon him.

Cutting through the deafening silence was the sudden loud shout that resonated throughout the whole palace.

"All hail, His Majesty, the Emperor!"