43. You want to understand, I have good stuff in my room

After saying that, Reiti held her head high, standing next to me, looking at Kefiel with the pride of declaring sovereignty. As for the “exchange conditions” she proposed, I had already guessed about it; this little furball was clearly targeting me.

It could have ended right here; although Kefiel looked a bit displeased, it was nothing serious. A mutually beneficial exchange, why not?

But this domineering little furball wouldn’t have it; it was as if she had a grudge against Kefiel and insisted on adding another condition.

“Oh right, this Emperor did not seek your opinions, but rather only sought big brother’s opinion.”

“This shorty…”

Kefiel, who could maintain her “ice mountain face” for anything, couldn’t help but lose her composure when dealing with Reiti. Fortunately, I was quick to grab Kefiel, preventing the two from starting a fight right there in Moriarty’s office.

How long has it been? Have you both forgotten!? After the previous spy incident, didn’t we agree to “temporarily cooperate”?

I decided to play the peacemaker; after all, I couldn’t let Kefiel’s “jealousy” delay her own path to upgrade.

“If it’s just taking the Emperor with us… I feel like that shouldn’t be a problem.”

I looked around; Professor Moriarty was tacitly agreeing. As for Kefiel, after giving me a complaining look, she sighed and agreed.

“However, Emperor, you yourself…”

Reiti’s eyes lit up.

“Big brother, are you worried about my safety!?”

“No (immediate reply).”

I’m worried about whether you’ll come up with some new tricks in the script.

“By the way, if I remember correctly, Siberia is the edge of the Russian Empire. How exactly can it become what you call ‘coming and going freely’ in the itinerary?”

Surely you don’t have some kind of magic door at home.

“Hehe, want to know?”

Letty gave a mischievous smile, “Come with this great emperor.”

What!?

“Come on, once you’re here, you’ll know. This great emperor’s Russian Empire, the true edge of its power~”

With that, Letty tossed her coat aside and turned to leave. After the conditions were exchanged, this fluffy little boss’s decisive action made me feel: sometimes, knowing a reliable, powerful, and cute big boss isn’t such a bad thing.

“This is an order from this great emperor. If you don’t follow closely, don’t blame me if the guards shoot you later~”

As we left the academy, I realized that Letty, who was leading the way, was heading in the same direction as when I first met her, when I took her home. To put it simply: the capital of the Russian Empire, the palace exclusively for Empress Ivan Letty.

As the main antagonist, Euclid, was fleeing everywhere, I had already experienced the power of this empress of the Russian Empire and her empire. After all, this is a very fierce empire, one that dares to fire cannons in the streets to catch people .

Of course, that’s secondary. What I know about the Russian Empire is that it is both warlike and skilled in battle, and because Ivan Letty’s approval rating in the Russian Empire is always close to one hundred percent, the empire itself is also exceptionally united. Given its proximity to the Great Yawn Empire where Kfir is, the two countries have had their share of conflicts in the past. From this perspective, Moriarty indeed has a motive regarding “that matter.”

The unusual surroundings interrupted my thoughts. The place where I had carried Letty home and set her down could only be considered the outskirts, and this time, following Letty’s lead, we witnessed the internal conditions of the Russian Empire!

The fully armed Russians were increasing in number. If those outside were “ordinary Russians,” then those we were encountering now were “rare Russians.”

“Long live Empress Ivan Letty!”

As Letty passed by, they swiftly drew their sabers, standing at attention, welcoming her back to the palace without a sideways glance.

“This is the home of this great emperor in the Russian Empire—Kremlin Palace~ Professor Pig Farmer, I remember you came here a few times because you received the ‘Overseas Friend Medal’ from the Russian Empire, right?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Moriarty, who had been silent all the way, answered calmly, as if seeing an emperor like Letty didn’t make her nervous at all.

“Hmm~ I see. Then big brother, you should be careful~ If you’re not by my side, the servants in the palace are quite irritable. They basically slit the throats of any strangers they see.”

I could tell.

After all, my script had already added many scenarios like [Euclid being shot dead as an assassin, stabbed to death by a mob] at this point.

However, I would naturally be careful, but Letty’s action of slowly walking beside me as we went along seemed to have ulterior motives.

“By the way, big brother, you should see clearly that the entire Russian Empire is mine~ This great emperor can make anyone do as she wishes. If you don’t believe me, just watch. Hey, Rasputin.”

Saying this, Letty walked into the magnificent hall and waved at the waiting Russian lady over there, “Get me a drink!”

“Yes! Lady Letty! Ton ton ton ton ton ton.”

In the next moment, the Russian lady’s full bottle of strong liquor… turned into an empty bottle, the price being that she collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

“Don’t mind her~ It’s nothing for Rasputin. Just let her sleep, so she doesn’t make a fuss beside me later. She messed up the task I gave her earlier, and I haven’t had the chance to punish this Useless glutton yet.”

—

That’s what was said, but Reti’s gaze was drifting towards me.

In an instant, I saw through Reti’s intentions from the script.

【Ivan Reti has set her sights on Euclid.】

This little rascal, she really hasn’t given up on me, huh? It’s not that I’ve “been trained and completed,” but at this moment, I suddenly thought, if… if Reti really is that interested in me, then some things that might be a bit difficult for me and Kefir could potentially be accomplished with her help…

“So, big brother, are you interested…”

“Shorty, have you said enough?”

Kefir immediately pulled me to her side, making me realize: before I could get Reti’s assistance, I’d probably have to deal with this jealous thigh first.

“If you’re just here to spout nonsense and seduce people, then we’re leaving now.”

“Tch~ Hmph, fine, this emperor is in a good mood today, too lazy to argue with you.”

Pouting, Reti sulked for a moment, then stopped in front of a room.

“Didn’t you just say, how can one come and go freely between Siberia and the capital? This emperor will tell you the answer, but don’t be scared, okay~”

Immediately after, Reti kicked the door open! A gigantic magic circle, one that I could never hope to understand, occupied the entire floor of the empty room.

“This is the answer. This emperor collaborated with many professors from the Russian Empire, including the pig-raising professor beside you, to research this magic circle that allows travel back and forth between Siberia and here!”

“!”

“Hmph, big brother, scared, huh?”

Well… I was scared.

Because… Professor Moriarty was involved in this too!?

My panicked gaze quickly reined in, and I hurriedly grasped Kefir’s hand, suppressing the astonishment on her face with shyness.

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