(THIS TOPIC MAY CONTAIN SPOILER!!)
King grey has two bestfriend names Nico server and Cecilia if i recall.
Cecilia has a secret crush on grey but he kept distance. Nico falls in love with Cecilia, and eventually, the two of them get engaged.
Nico witnesses Grey killing Cecilia and has held onto the hatred, even into his next life as Elijah Knight.
And Elijah will become and enemy of Arthur in the novel
Actually i was about to read the novel and i accidentally click something and found some spoilers and so i didn't finish the novel...........
I'm caught up with the novel. You got the gist of it, but its more complicated than just killing her lol. Basicallyyyyyy...
(Spoilers...)
Nico, Cecilia, and Grey grew up in the same orphanage. And there's the whole love triangle thing where cecilia likes grey and nico likes cecilia. jealousy and the lot. ya know?
Anyways, they all go to a military school, so they can go to school for free since they wouldn't have been able to go otherwise. They have "aura" instead of "mana" in that life. Grey has barely any and is a swordsman genius. Cecilia has a crap ton of power, but can't control it. Nico is kinda average i guess, but still strong. So they each get different mentors and train for a while separately.
Turns out cecilia is being trained by the govt and they just want to use her for her power and are planning on kidnapping or marrying her off or some shit. Nico finds out and tells Grey. Grey and Cecilia are going to enter a competition to become the next crown prince/princess. Cecilia acts like she hates him/tries to kill him. Grey matches her skill level. He tries talking to her abt her situation. They basically reenact the Rin/Kakashi scene and she forces Grey to stab her and kill her. She and Gray talk while shes dying. Basically tells him that she wanted to die and is happy that it was him. Nico witnesses her death but doesn't hear their conversation so he thinks that Grey just killed her to get the crown. Nico is very salty. He is reincarnated as Elijah and wants to make Arthur suffer by taking away a person important to him. he uses Tess as a vessel for Cecilia's reincarnated consciousness.
So her death and Nico's reason for vengeance against Grey is just a happy misunderstanding. It's pretty much exactly like the Obito/Kakashi situation...
For anyone who has read the novel can you guys tell me if Tess and art end up together??? Cause I really don’t want them too, it’s just wierd. I prefer no romance in this tbh