4. Man, you caught my attention

Since last night, a pink awkward atmosphere had been lingering between Ke Fei’er and me. That atmosphere finally dissipated, but what happened next might leave Ke Fei’er a bit disappointed: the big shot, Lu Yi IV, whose expression hadn’ t yet “taken off,” sent her entourage while holding a personal concert at the Royal Grand Theatre, hoping we could meet her.

Of course, we couldn’t refuse the queen’s invitation, and we immediately followed the envoy, quietly making our way through the audience that was still wildly waving glow sticks and shouting “encore” for Lu Yi IV, arriving at what appeared to be the performers’ backstage dressing room.

To meet my dear royal sister, what am I but a stinky man? Step aside! Ke Fei’er must have thought this, so when the applause and cheers suddenly erupted outside and then gradually faded away, a familiar voice, slightly out of breath , entered with a light step. Ke Fei’er immediately joyfully welcomed her.

“Royal sister!”

The staff, who understood the atmosphere well, quickly closed the door and left to play dead. Just when I thought Ke Fei’er was about to have an intimate hug with Lu Yi IV, performing a sweet scene, Lu Yi IV took a step back and raised her hands in front of her chest.

“Ke Fei’er, don’t get too excited. I just finished performing, and I’m all sweaty. If you want to hug, let’s wait until later~”

There was nothing wrong with saying this. The queen, Lu Yi IV, who had just finished performing, indeed looked dazzling when we met again.

This girl who had been bouncing around on stage moments ago was truly deserving of the title “national idol.” Even now, after the performance, she appeared exceptionally charming. The dress made to become an “idol” was incredibly cute and light, and her panting, damp hair didn’t make her look disheveled; on the contrary, it added a certain allure.

But the problem was: as this dazzling national idol queen opened her mouth, the script that accompanied her words snapped me back to reality and made me tense up.

【Lu Yi IV has set her sights on Ou Ji Li De.】

【Lu Yi IV secretly killed Ou Ji Li De!】

It seemed that Lu Yi IV’s eagerness to meet Ke Fei’er was a ruse; she was likely here for me, and her words to Ke Fei’er were probably just “polite praise.”

“Ke Fei’er, I’ve heard about your matters in Rosia. Although I don’t want to sound too ‘vulgar,’ you’ve indeed secured a leverage against that Lei Ti for me to tease at the summit in the future . You did very well~”

Ke Fei’er slowly calmed down from her joy of seeing her royal sister. There was still no clue about Professor Moriarty; as the professor’s student, Ke Fei’er was surely more anxious than I was to inquire!

“Royal sister, that…”

I immediately took Ke Fei’er’s hand, stopping her from asking any further. It was still too early to reveal our intentions. Perhaps Ke Fei’er hadn’t sensed her royal sister’s “depth,” but having seen the script, I was quite clear: this queen, who could hide any thought behind a brilliant smile, would be unlikely to answer directly!

“Hmm?”

“Nothing, thank you.”

Ke Fei’er finally understood my signal and refrained from asking. Sure enough, after politely dealing with Ke Fei’er, Lu Yi IV turned her gaze towards me.

Perhaps this was her true purpose! Tsk, that made me both nervous and puzzled; clearly, I hadn’t done anything to provoke this idol girl recently in the Rosia Empire! I hadn’t sneaked into her bedroom at midnight to stuff anything, nor had I done anything mysterious…

“Sir Priest, speaking of which, you watched my concert just now, didn’t you?”

Lu Yi IV clapped her hands, lightly tiptoeing in front of me, her face full of expectation.

“What did you think of my performance just now?”

You are Her Majesty the Queen; is there any other answer to such a question?

Looking at the script, it was indeed so.

【Lu Yi IV wants to get close to Ou Ji Li De.】

Asking me questions was a pretense; the “destructive power” brought by her actions and smile was genuinely aimed at me. I hadn’t done anything, so why had Lu Yi IV set her sights on me?

【Lu Yi IV wants to attract Ou Ji Li De’s attention.】

【Lu Yi IV is deliberately asking this.】

Helplessly, with too few clues, the script only reached this point without delving deeper into Lu Yi IV’s intentions. I could only provide the one standard answer, then politely glanced at Lu Yi IV’s long legs clad in black stockings beneath her short skirt, and that “absolute territory” that men dream of.

“Wonderful, absolutely fantastic, simply a national idol!”

I’m talking about Your Majesty’s perfect dance moves, don’t get me wrong, it’s really not about those legs.

“Wow~ Thank you! I’m embarrassed to perform in front of you. If I had known you were coming to my concert, I would have practiced a few more times beforehand.”

Queen Louise IV’s smile grew even brighter as she stepped closer to me. Truly worthy of being the queen of the Great Ying Empire, she embodied “idol-level perfection” from head to toe. What wafted over wasn’t the smell of sweat, but rather the fragrance of flowers.

The “idol” taking the initiative to approach seemed like it could make fans faint with excitement, but for me, in the past, I would have found an excuse to slip away. After all, the previous encounter with Louise XXIII had given me a good taste of Her Majesty’s caliber.

Fortunately, this time I didn’t need to find any excuse. Kephir was by my side, the halo of the protagonist enveloping me, so there was naturally no “death script” to worry about. Moreover…

Kephir’s jealousy seemed to be much stronger than I had anticipated.

Perhaps the queen’s somewhat strange attitude towards me had triggered Kephir’s instincts. Before the queen could close the distance further, Kephir pulled me back a step.

“By the way, Your Highness, I wanted to inform you that we ‘registered’ yesterday.”

Her tone towards her sister was quite polite, but Kephir’s grip on my arm… was like a vice.

Um, big shot, could you tone down your sixth-tier martial strength? Although part of it is quite soft, my arm feels like it’s about to break…

However, I could only hold it in. After all, Kephir’s unintentional jealousy was helping me out of a tight spot.

【Even though Louise IV had reined in her desire to approach Euclid.】

I still didn’t understand why Louise IV suddenly wanted to get closer to me, but in the next moment, this queen maintained a respectful distance from us.

Her smile remained unchanged, and she clapped her hands to congratulate us.

“Really!? Wow~ Such an important matter, and you didn’t even tell me, Kephir.”

“Because it was so rushed… but I also… um, made a careful, careful decision.”

Kephir shyly glanced at me, then began to elbow me in the waist. It hurt, big shot… it really hurts.

But in the next moment, I couldn’t focus on the romantic atmosphere or the pain inflicted by Kephir.

Because…

Louise IV circled around us a few times, observing, making adorable humming sounds as if she were contemplating, then clasped her hands together, revealing an apologetic expression.

“On the day of your engagement, Your Highness will present a grand gift~ However, Kephir, even though this is such good news, I hope you both won’t rush into it, because I will soon begin the restructuring of the upper and lower councils, which is quite… crucial.”

“Ah, that’s fine, Your Highness. We originally planned to wait until you restructured the council before… before making further plans.”

“Wow! Really!? Thank you, Kephir! You truly understand me the best! May I ask you both for a small favor?”

I saw Louise IV lower her head and wink at us.

“Could you both stay by my side for a while and help me out a bit?”

Her words were so sincere, but the script said…

【Louise IV already knew about Euclid and Kephir’s engagement.】

That’s not how it’s supposed to go.

This queen is intentionally trying to delay Kephir’s and my relationship!? That could be troublesome! At this moment, I should shake off the queen’s invitation, but just now…

“Of course, Sister Wang.”

Ke Fei’er has already agreed!