30. Your Father Calls You Bone Ash Yang Nuo
If your mom and your wife fell into the water, who would you save first?
Answer: I want them both.
Now, if it were switched, and your wife and yourself fell into the water, what would you do?
The answer is simple: I would first hold onto my wife’s thigh, then she’s strong enough to bring me directly to shore.
That’s how I feel right now. Instead of slowly copying a bunch of documents that I might not even use later, I definitely can’t let Ke Fei Er be teased by someone like Louis XXV because of me! I’ve already memorized the contents of the letters where Louis XXV communicated with the counterfeit Ou Jili De. So, it’s time to go back and let me, as the errand boy, do something that Ke Fei Er wants to do but feels embarrassed to do because of her status.
With Miss Alsace’s support, I rushed to the location where Ke Fei Er and Louis XXV were, and then I saw that Louis XXV, that stinky younger brother, actually dared to reach for Ke Fei Er’s little hand, thinking he could touch the hand of the protagonist?
When I came to my senses, I had already taken a step forward and delivered a powerful right punch to his face, watching him get knocked away, rolling on the ground for two rounds. I definitely didn’t have that much strength; perhaps Miss Alsace had given me some strange boost again, allowing me to achieve a “one punch knock away” effect like in a comic.
After doing all this, with the surroundings in silence, even Ke Fei Er was startled, I and Miss Alsace very tacitly expressed a shared sentiment at this moment.
“Get lost!”
They say impulse is the devil, but at this moment, I was all about that.
At this moment, the scene before me was simple and brutal, and everyone was still in shock, while Louis XXV, who had rolled on the ground, looked even more miserable, covering half his face and staring at me in disbelief. Only when he felt the pain did he start howling and roaring threats at me!
“What are you!? Dare to hit me, you’re looking for death!?”
This howl finally woke up the surrounding servants, but Ke Fei Er was not at all careless. Perhaps having endured long enough, she finally raised her chin and spoke up, not asking me why I punched Louis XXV. Taking the Alsace from my hand, she showed no fear of her surroundings, while the surrounding extras were all frightened.
The atmosphere instantly became tense, but this time I didn’t need Ke Fei Er to protect me; I was prepared to handle the aftermath of my own punch.
“Looking for death!? I think you’re the one looking for death!”
I shouted back with the same arrogant attitude as Louis the Fifteenth, momentarily stunned by the sight of this guy’s swollen half-face.
[Louis the Fifteenth had never encountered someone so audacious.]
Well, today I’ll let you see what that’s like.
“What… what are you being so arrogant about!?”
After a long pause, Louis the Fifteenth seemed to remember his identity and shot back at me.
“What were you trying to do just now!?”
Though I couldn’t see it, that didn’t stop me from intimidating Louis the Fifteenth.
It was as if he faced some unknown fear; instinctively, he did what a side character does best—reveal his identity.
“I… I am a high-ranking noble of the Great Yung Empire, the twenty-fifth in line, you…”
Why do side characters and villains always do this…?
“I don’t give a damn who you are.”
I interrupted Louis the Fifteenth without hesitation. When it comes to status, I’ve never been afraid of anyone, especially now that I had an even more intimidating identity.
“I’m the brother of the Emperor of the Rosia Empire!”
“Gah…”
This time, Louis the Fifteenth’s face turned as red as if he had swallowed a fishbone.
I pulled Kfeir close, wrapping my arm around her waist to show some affection, watching as Louis the Fifteenth’s face shifted from red to green.
“Kfeir, introduce my true identity to him.”
“Uh… he, he’s not my lackey, but rather…”
Kfeir looked at me in confusion, and I continued smoothly.
“I am the brother of Ivan Letty, the Emperor of the Rosia Empire, um… Ashes Yangnov.”
Once my identity was revealed, even though no one had heard of it, everyone around shrank back. They all knew that Rosia people were not to be trifled with, let alone the brother of that brutal and warlike emperor.
Of course, I wasn’t Letty’s biological brother, but I wasn’t lying either. Before she left, Letty did indeed call me “big brother,” so I borrowed an identity that she wouldn’t mind.
“By the way, Kfeir and I are in a romantic relationship. I just got back and saw you making a move on my girlfriend. You must not have seen the flying snow of Siberian July or the basement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at four in the morning! Dare to lay a hand on my girlfriend? Do you believe that tomorrow the Rosians will come to wipe out your entire family!? Get lost, Blet!”
With that, I tightened my grip around Kfeir’s waist, under the terrified gaze of the stunned Louis the Fifteenth and the surrounding side characters.
I had to put on a show.
“Kfeir, let’s go. If he does anything to you, I’ll take care of him tomorrow!”
This was my hastily devised plan to retreat with Kfeir. After all, I couldn’t just come back, punch someone, and rely on Kfeir to protect me while leaving. Given the current lack of evidence, dragging Louis the Fifteenth along was the wisest move.
The plan was solid, but the only regret was… Kfeir seemed to have been intimidated by me as well. It wasn’t until I had her in my arms and we left Louis the Fifteenth’s house that she began to regain her senses.
“Con artist, you just…”
“Just found an excuse to get you out of there. I’ve already gathered some clues. And Kfeir, in the future, if you encounter any situation, just throw a punch without hesitation. Don’t hesitate over my matters; there will be plenty of opportunities for me to slip away.”
Ke Fei’er almost got caught by the greasy hands this time, clearly because she was too concerned about me, trying to buy me some time.
Although the final outcome was somewhat reassuring, I couldn’t let the big shot be put in a difficult position every time because of my presence; that would make me a sinner for all eternity.
“Stop nagging, I know what I should do.”
Ke Fei’er quietly wriggled free from my hand.
Uh… Is she angry? Because I took it upon myself to punch Louis XXV? But it doesn’t seem like it.
I hurried to catch up with Ke Fei’er and checked the script.
【Ke Fei’er is not angry.】
Aha! I knew it～
【Ke Fei’er is very happy.】
…
【Ke Fe’er is in a very good mood right now!】
Stop! Hold on! Don’t say anymore, it’ll just get weirder!
A quick glance, and I indeed saw a smile tugging at the corners of Ke Fei’er’s mouth, along with… the complaints of Miss Alsace.
“Tsk, that disgusting sour smell, why don’t you just disappear for a while?”
Shut up, you Zaun fairy, you don’t know anything about sour smells.
Ke Fei’er’s behavior is what’s called the big shot’s delight.