49. Simple Folk of Rosia

Not only Louis XIII, but even the queen herself was startled by my recent “floral language” that distinctly carried a Rosian flavor, looking at me as if to say, “Are you out of your mind? Insulting Louis XIII is asking for death! ?”

At the same time, Louis XIII, coming back to his senses, seemed to have found a sensational topic and was preparing to strike back at me. Unfortunately…

The old man was mistaken.

As the smoke-like object I threw down dissipated, a blurry projection gradually became clear amidst the haze. The iconic twin tails and height—no one else could possess them—belonged to the Emperor of the Rosian Empire, Ivan Letty!

Louis XIII immediately shut his mouth, as Letty’s next words were indeed quite misleading.

“What documents? We can talk about that later! Can’t you see this Emperor is meeting with my big brother!?”

And all of this was thanks to the object I had just thrown out. Before I left the Rosian Empire, Letty had insisted on giving me this item, which was said to be a high-level magical tool that could achieve “instant communication and meetings .” The materials were expensive, and it could only be used once, but Letty still shoved one into my hands, warning me to use it!

If it weren’t for Louis XIII directly questioning my identity this time, I might have almost forgotten that I still had some standing in the distant northern Rosian Empire. Since Louis XIII wanted to investigate my identity, I would use this opportunity to let him do just that.

After all, I was recognized as Letty’s brother; if she didn’t say it, who would know?

Letty’s figure quickly became clear in the image. Initially, this fluffy girl smiled happily upon seeing me, but she soon realized what my earlier words implied.

This one-time-use tool allowed her to see the surroundings, so after facing Louis XIII, Letty’s expression immediately turned cold.

The next moment, she pointed her firearm directly at the camera.

“Hey, old man over there, do you dare question that he isn’t a ‘decent person’? Are you tired of living and want me, Rosian Empire, to gift you a coffin so you can get buried faster?”

Even Louis XIII, who feared nothing in the Great Tyrant Empire, was still just a noble of that empire. He had never encountered a threat from the Emperor of the Rosian Empire like this, and his face instantly turned pale, unable to utter a word .

Of course, directly threatening a foreign noble was probably something only Letty would dare to do, which made Louis IV blink in surprise at me.

However, Letty didn’t care about that. Her mood in the image clearly soured.

“Hey, Rasputin, tell this half-buried old man how we, the Rosian Empire, deal with idiots who bully us!?”

“Lady Letty, we usually roast them and feed them to the fish in the northern islands.”

“Hmph, did you hear that? Old fossil, to doubt him is to doubt the Rosian Empire. If you’re not convinced, come to the border! Within three days, the Rosian Empire can use your ashes to draw a line on the border! Bret!”

Leiti’s tyranny and domineering nature were well-known across the continent, and this display left Louis XIII utterly dumbfounded.

Immediately after, ignoring Louis XIII, Leiti turned to me with a beaming smile.

“Big brother, should I send someone to kill him?”

“Ahem!”

Calm down, Leiti; the queen of the Great Yingtian Empire is right beside me watching.

“Ah, by the way, this latest research seems quite successful! I’ll start mass production soon and send you a batch. We’ll be able to meet every night!”

“Hahaha…”

This seems even more dangerous.

While laughing it off and placing Leiti, I met the meaningful gaze of Louis XIV.

“Big—bro—ther—”

Your Majesty, spare me! How about we deal with Louis XIII in front of us first before discussing anything else?

One-time magical items surely have a duration of use, and as their effectiveness waned, Leiti’s figure waved goodbye to me desperately before disappearing. In stark contrast to the tyrannical and cruel emperor rumored about, the Leiti just now had clearly frightened Louis XIII quite a bit. It took him a while to calm down somewhat.

Now, he no longer dared to ignore me, nor could he call me “indecent.”

“This… this queen, he’s a foreigner!”

This accusation was indeed serious, but having just been intimidated by Leiti, Louis XIII had lost the “confidence” he once had, and his questioning voice lacked any force.

“Ah~ Louis XIII, you seem quite concerned about him. Could it be you have some strange preference?”

“I…”

“This gentleman is a priest from Kfeier and is also a stateless individual. It’s perfectly normal for someone like him to hold positions across various countries as long as they have the capability. If you must think there’s an issue, then I’ll personally grant him a status in the Great Yingtian Empire using my queenly power. Wouldn’t that solve the problem? Just so you know, he’s actually my internal affairs staff~ Am I right, Priest?”

With that, Louis XIV looked over with sparkling eyes.

The tides have turned; now it’s Louis XIV who’s trying to take advantage of me. Damn, she’s clearly the queen, yet her mind is so small.

Helplessly, I had no other choice now.

“Exactly.”

“Louis XIII, do you have any further questions? The investigation into Louis XXV was initiated by me, so please don’t…”

Looking at Louis XIII, who had lost his momentum, the queen’s voice suddenly took on a chilling tone at the end.

“Any casual connection to others is undesirable, especially for someone of your high status, wouldn’t you agree?”

“!”

This is Kfeier’s family, and Kfeier is protecting me. With Leiti’s earlier threat to scatter his ashes and the queen’s obvious favoritism, Louis XIII, aside from having a bit of momentum at the start, gained no advantage at all.

“Q-Queen! Please reconsider!”

In the end, with his face nearly turning green from anger, he could only swallow back his overflowing confidence, shaking his sleeves in fury as he left.

Although that plan to kill me surely remained intact: [Louis XIII finds a way to kill Oujili De].

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But I didn’t care about that anymore; as long as I felt good, that was all that mattered. More importantly, with Louis XIII’s departure, the script of tonight’s Kefir being threatened by him also vanished, and I could finally breathe a sigh of relief, at least for the time being.

Then…

I naturally met Kefir’s jealous gaze, this time accompanied by a queen.

“Ogier! Quite impressive, you can still secretly keep in touch with your ‘sister’!”

“Ah~ Mr. Ogier, do tell me about your relationship with Ivan Letty tonight~ It’s definitely not my intention; this is a necessary investigation to clear your suspicion of treachery~”

Spare me, you two big shots!

As soon as the words left my mouth, Kefir and Louise had already grabbed my arms, one on each side, leaving me no chance to escape.

I knew the night was still long.

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