40. Step aside, this is my act
Although I managed to sneak away from the most dangerous place with Queen Louis IV, who had already raised Louis XXV’s suspicions, this time I failed because I needed to play the role of Louis IV’s “flower protector.”
After all, when there’s an extra person involved in escaping the script, I have to keep an eye on one more person. Perhaps I was noticed by Louis XXV’s lackeys due to some oversight that I didn’t even realize. While I was preparing to send Louis IV out, I was clearly ambushed!
【Louis XXV killed O’Keefe!】
Accompanied by the signature death script, panting heavily, Louis XXV turned to look at me with anger and a smug expression, illuminated by the torchlight. At first, I thought he was merely a lackey with a crush on the figure of O’Keefe, but now it seems I should congratulate Louis XXV; in my eyes, he has successfully leveled up to a villain.
He actually figured it out: I, disguised as “O’Keefe’s boyfriend” in Rosia society, looked suspicious. However, I had gathered the intelligence and evidence I needed, so being exposed wasn’t a total loss.
“I knew it was you! What are you sneaking around for in my presence!?”
With Louis XXV’s “imposing” questioning, the number of scripts where I could die at the hands of random minions suddenly increased!
Without O’Keefe by my side, lacking the protection of the big boss, I could genuinely end up in a dire situation! However, although the situation was urgent, what worried me more was not myself, but Louis IV!
After all, I had been discovered, and the disguised Louis IV wouldn’t be able to hold out much longer before being exposed!
Sure enough, the next moment, Louis XXV’s gaze also turned toward Louise! In this situation, even the ever-scheming Queen couldn’t help but feel uneasy, and I immediately sensed her tension.
I absolutely couldn’t let the Queen’s disguise be revealed; otherwise, this massive leverage would fall into the hands of someone like Louis XXV, making our previous struggles look utterly foolish. More importantly, the hard-earned reconciliation I had achieved with the Queen would collapse, rendering my efforts to prevent her from threatening me and O’Keefe futile!
Thus, I must not let Louis IV be exposed! Even if it meant I had to take the blame this time, I would accept it! After all, I’m a dead pig that fears no boiling water!
I subtly glanced to the side and gave Louise a look; someone of her caliber would surely understand what I wanted her to do right now. However…
【Louis IV hesitated.】
This queen, who had previously used me without hesitation like eating or drinking, was now hesitating at this critical moment! I couldn’t tell what she was stalling for!
Damn it, what’s wrong with you, Your Majesty! You didn’t hesitate like this when you impersonated me to do bad deeds and got a wanted poster! Now that it’s your turn to stop hesitating and take the blame, why are you acting so reluctant?
Don’t look down on me, O’Keefe! You’re the big boss, not a redeemed female villain!
At the critical moment, Louis IV took a deep breath and finally “came to her senses.”
“Don’t look at me like that, Mr. Louis XXV. I already told you that some troublesome characters mixed in tonight, but it was quite a struggle to help you track them down.”
The script undoubtedly states that 【Louis XXV doesn’t know what ‘O’Keefe’ is doing!】 This means he doesn’t have the brains to guess Louis IV’s disguise; he merely feels suspicious!
So, Louis IV explaining herself is completely fine! Truly worthy of being the Queen of the Great Ying Empire, she sees through things clearly!
Immediately after, Louis IV pointed a finger at me.
“Do you want me to predict for you again? This man is actually an insider, sent by Queen Louise IV to investigate you!”
“What… Damn it, I said how could someone like him be worthy of Ke Fei’er? Turns out he’s just pretending!”
Louis XXV gaped in surprise, and I was very pleased!
Your Majesty, well said! If it weren’t for the fact that I wanted to cling to Ke Fei’er and your script also had me getting killed, I might have really submitted to your beautiful legs and ended up marrying the Queen of the Great Ying Empire to save my life!
Without hesitation, I immediately put on an “I don’t care after exposing the secret” demeanor and laughed out loud.
“That’s right! I am the one sent by the Queen!”
I pushed Louise IV aside, actually helping her escape, knowing the situation was dire, and I was too lazy to be submissive.
“I am a high-ranking officer of the Great Ying Empire’s inspection team! The Queen has given me a bunch of treasures to investigate you, Louis XXV!”
[Louise IV is not happy.]
Damn, I saved your life, and you’re not happy even after I brought you some treasures, Your Majesty!
“I warn you, Louis XXV, it’s not too late to confess to the Queen now. Don’t wait until your whole family is in trouble, and then regret it!”
“!”
Louis XXV’s face twisted in an instant.
I was looking forward to scaring Louis XXV with my borrowed power, making him truly surrender, but…
This time, I overestimated his “intelligence” in the script. A major villain might have a “change of heart and voluntarily clear their name,” but someone like Louis XXV, who was clearly sent by the Queen to be dealt with, would he ?
The answer is no!
“Confess? Hmph, look at you acting all high and mighty!”
Louis XXV sneered, his face filled with a sinister expression, “This is my territory; killing someone and burying them is easy. You dare to use that woman Louise IV’s authority to scare me!?”
[Louis XXV has killed Oujili De!]
“I’ve been unhappy with you for a long time. Using Louise IV’s orders to lay hands on Ke Fei’er, you don’t even think about whose woman you’re touching!”
Whether it was my own or not, I wasn’t sure, but it definitely wasn’t yours. Don’t think a toad can eat swan meat.
“Quickly confess the secrets you know about Louise IV; maybe I’ll spare your life!”
Begging for mercy? That option simply doesn’t exist when I’m facing small fry.
After all, I’m working for the protagonist; even if I were to beg, it would be to cling to Ke Fei’er’s leg and ask her for forgiveness.
I raised my middle finger at Louis XXV, the universally recognized friendly gesture, and watched as his expression turned even angrier!
“Damn it, kill him and bury him! We can’t let the news leak!”
[Oujili De was killed by Servant A!]
[Oujili De was killed by Servant B!]
[Oujili De…]
In an instant, a torrent of death scripts surged in, and it was no longer a matter of whether I could escape; there simply was no option to flee!
But why should I run away?
I have never forgotten that I am Kephiel’s leg accessory!
A swarm of miscellaneous fish surged forward, and the script of death suddenly loomed closer! But in the next moment, this series of death scripts, resembling a bunch of fish, vanished without a trace!
A gust of air surged up in front of me, sending the front-row miscellaneous fish flying like bowling pins, crashing into their companions. At the same time, Louis XXV, who hadn’t had time to react, was kicked over by a figure.
“Who just said they wanted to kill him? Louis XXV, could you repeat that for me?”
Kephiel’s expression was half-smile, half-smirk; I could tell from my gut that the big shot was not pleased at all.
However, this was not over yet!
Next to me, Louis IV also removed her mask and pressed her ears down.
“Moriarty, your slow encirclement will be considered for punishment later. No need to wait, surround them immediately. And have the royal guard come and take everything movable from Louis XXV’s house.”
Her Majesty the Queen’s cold gaze fell on the miscellaneous fish on the ground, and then landed on me.
“Anyone who dares to resist will face… lethal consequences.”
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