63. Southern Sky, Too Much Humidity (Seeking Tickets~)
A few days after Louis XIII almost got frozen to death by Kephir and was secretly arrested by Louis IV and the patrol squad.
The second round of the parliamentary restructuring was not affected at all; at most, it was simply: Louis XIII, the original permanent member, withdrew for “personal reasons.” That’s all. There was no unfavorable commentary regarding Louis IV or Kephir, and Kephir no longer faced any crisis scripts.
As for the wanted criminal Euclid, such a presence might be too distant for ordinary people. As the parliamentary restructuring entered a phase of mutual competition among members, the number of people paying attention to Euclid decreased significantly, and my death script gradually calmed down.
As for the villain that sparked the whole affair, Louis XIII, that old man has gone wherever since he was taken away by Louis IV’s patrol squad. What happened to him? Not to mention Kephir, even my script didn’t specify, only leaving the line “Louis XIII was captured.”
What was the outcome? I couldn’t care less! That old man’s life or death has nothing to do with me; more importantly: I don’t dare to think about it, Louis IV is too dangerous!
This boss queen, whose mind is filled with terrifying thoughts, might have held back from the very beginning. She indeed believed my whistleblower story that night, but she didn’t fully trust it; otherwise, she wouldn’t have temporarily changed our agreement , appearing at the scene of Louis XIII’s capture, and using the trap I had long since set aside to completely defeat Louis XIII.
After all, Louis IV would never let personal feelings affect her judgment as the Queen of the Great Yan Empire. The previous banquet was probably just because I got lucky and said something beneficial to her, which is why she didn’t “get rid of me.” Not to mention that in this queen’s script, there has always been content about “killing me.”
Let alone the script; even I know that I cannot get too involved with this queen.
Of course, only I, having read the script, know so much. Kephir, who has temporarily reconciled with her beloved sister due to the Louis XIII affair, is unaware of this. After all, Louis XIII has been taken away, and the Mediterranean lackey director of the civil affairs bureau has been holding up Kephir’s “red book” due to the queen’s orders, so Kephir is currently very happy.
Moreover, it seems that I haven’t missed out on benefits either; look, Uncle Zerola is currently reading an announcement at home on behalf of the queen.
“The queen’s intention is very simple: Euclid, you risked your life to obtain evidence of the treacherous intentions of Louis XXV and Louis XIII, eliminating the source of chaos for the Great Yan Empire, thereby stabilizing the rule of Her Majesty the Queen of the Great Yan Empire…”
Clearly, the uncle was talking about me, yet Kephir beside me was shyly twisting her body, as if the praise was not for me but for her. Meanwhile, Queen Louis IV sat calmly, smiling as she looked at me.
To be honest, I felt like a little rabbit being eyed by a big bad wolf.
“Your bravery, decisiveness, and wisdom have greatly impressed the queen, so…”
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Halfway through his words, Uncle Zerola closed his mouth.
I was still puzzled as to why he suddenly fell silent when the Queen spoke up first.
“What’s wrong, Zerola? Aren’t you going to continue reading?”
“Cough, cough…”
In the next moment, a sudden burst of flames erupted from the seemingly innocuous “official document,” and in the blink of an eye, it was reduced to nothing but ash! Despite having created it himself, Uncle put on an innocent facade and said stubbornly,
“Sorry, Your Majesty, this document spontaneously combusted; I didn’t see the rewards mentioned afterward.”
“…Zerola, can paper really catch fire on its own?”
“Your Majesty, it’s the southern sky; the heat is too intense.”
As I glanced at the script, it all became clear to me.
【Louis IV intends to use rewards as leverage to coerce Oujilide into marriage!】
This Queen was indeed here under the pretense of causing trouble!
However, none of us present could do anything about the Queen; after all, she was the rightful ruler of the Great Yng Empire—Her Majesty the Queen.
It seemed she had anticipated that Uncle would pull such a stunt. Louis IV, whose plan had just been thwarted, showed no signs of anger. With a blink, she immediately adopted a naive expression and said the next thing.
“Speaking of which, Zerola, you’ve been organizing some strange events lately, haven’t you?”
“Your Majesty, Kfeier’s marriage isn’t exactly a ‘strange event,’ is it?”
As expected, all of Louis IV’s actions were directed at me. Since she couldn’t forcefully threaten me, she resorted to disrupting the relationship between Kfeier and me. I should have seen this coming, but it was clearly too late to stop it now .
“Sigh~ Kfeier, Oujilide, while I understand that you both are eager to be close, the parliament is currently undergoing restructuring~ The entire empire is on edge, so it’s not really suitable for any joyful events~ How about this: Kfeier and Mr .Oujilide can continue to assist me here~”
Kfeier finally stopped being “bashful,” but…
It was of no use. Even if Kfeier argued with Louis IV, the Queen had hundreds of reasons to delay Kfeier’s intentions at this point.
So, after much back and forth, we finally managed to send Louis IV away for the time being, and Uncle Zerola revealed to us the only solution.
“This is troublesome; if the Queen is deliberately stalling, then the marriage of nobles within high ranks will never receive approval in their lifetime.”
The seemingly troublesome rule made Kfeier’s brow furrow, but for me, it was quite alright. After all, as the big villain, I had no intention of getting involved in any “nighttime affairs” with Kfeier. It was just… looking at Kfeier’s attitude , she would never give up.
As for me? I was just a tool; this father-daughter duo hadn’t even asked if I agreed, even though it seemed like… I had no way to refuse.
“Sigh, at this point, we have no choice but to use the last resort.”
Watching his precious daughter about to be “picked,” Uncle wasn’t thinking about how to tear me apart but rather why the cabbage still couldn’t be sold!
“I’ll send you two out on a date; that way, the Queen won’t be able to catch up. As for the preparations here, I’ll wait for the right moment to get everything ready. You just need to come back when you receive the notification and happily go about your business.”
This uncle is so troublesome…
But I didn’t have time to complain because I sensed something was off.
“You two can’t leave together, so you need to split up and then meet again. Kfeier, your studies in the Rosia Empire are about due for a visit back, right? This is a perfect opportunity to leave the Great Yng Empire, handle your studies in Rosia first, and then find Oujilide.”
With that, Uncle turned to look at me.
“Regarding Euclid, you can go wait at the ‘date holy place’ that I, your uncle, have prepared for you until my daughter comes to find you.”
I swallowed hard, a sense of crisis washing over me; the answer was definitely not going to be as simple as I thought.
“…Where, where? Kephir’s secret base?”
“Impossible.”
My uncle shook his head. “To the west of the Great Yng Empire, in the capital of the elves—the Kingdom of Prussia.”
【Euclid was murdered in the Kingdom of Prussia.】
I knew it…
However, seeing Kephir’s expectant expression, I understood: I had no choice; after all, I was just a mere accessory clinging to her.
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