8. My skirt moved, you’re done for.
Don’t pay attention to the girl by the roadside.
By the time I realized this truth, it was already too late. The elven girl in front of me, who had without hesitation hurled insults at the beastmen just days ago and made me take the blame, was none other than Her Majesty King Adave of the Purus Kingdom—known even in other countries, the legend of an ordinary elf rising to the throne.
It was definitely due to her elven heritage that this elven girl, Adave, was much older than she appeared. And unlike Ivan Leti, who was somewhat unclear about my true identity, Adave had understood who I was from the very beginning and chose to lie in wait, making it even harder for me to deceive her.
After sizing me up with a somewhat strange gaze, the next moment, this elven girl casually sat down beside me, as if she had some sort of backing, completely unafraid of me.
【Adave possesses magical power of the sixth tier and carries numerous magical technological devices.】
Damn, this elf is overpowered!
“If you’re worried about the maid who came with you, she’s currently being taken care of elsewhere, so don’t worry.”
“!”
My eyes narrowed sharply. Even if I was a novice, I could tell that this elf was using such a tactic to restrict and threaten my actions! And she guessed correctly; no matter whether Miss Nilu would encounter danger in the script, I could never abandon her!
However, this made the script clearer. The restriction on my actions didn’t mean they would just kill me outright because I was the villain Euclid; it only indicated that…
【Adave has ultimate motives regarding Euclid!】
Ha! The world is full of black crows! In the end, the elf from Purus wanting to capture me was merely to exploit the power of ‘prophecy’; I could have figured that out with my pinky! Just look at her, this elf must be wearing a proud expression, and next, she would likely use Nilu to threaten me!
I glared directly at her, but…
I felt that my glare lacked the “intimidation” of Kephiel’s, yet with my stare, Adave’s small body suddenly trembled, and then she became excited, her long ears twitching.
Now it was my turn to be puzzled. I thought I was the one in a desperate situation, yet Adave’s reaction made it seem as if she was the one being captured. Anyone unaware would think we were acting out a scene from a script!
The next moment, Adélaïde feigned a deep cough, though the feeling that she was somehow “excited” never faded.
“I know you escaped here as the Oculid of Prussia, so I took the liberty of intercepting you first~”
Before my eyes, she slammed her command knife onto the table and then sat down, her gaze—strangely persistent—fixed on me.
“Actually, it doesn’t matter whether you are truly the Oculid or not. After all, the Kingdom of Prussia never believes in the church’s deceptive rhetoric. They tell us to capture the wanted Oculid, and we do it—doesn’t that make us look foolish?”
What a splendid display of bravado!
Then, Adélaïde abruptly changed her tone.
“However, a few days ago, you forcibly intervened for those two ugly and dangerous monsters at the inn on the border, and even made excuses for them to escape. I can’t just pretend I didn’t see that.”
She waved her little fist, gloved in white, with a proud and excited expression. I couldn’t see what was so “exciting” about it.
“Because you are indeed the Oculid, you could be a spy sent by the Orcs of the Austro-Hungarian tribe. Therefore, you must now undergo a thorough investigation by the Kingdom of Prussia, and until an uncertain time, you can forget about running away~”
What!?
I pinched my thigh to confirm I wasn’t dreaming. I didn’t mean to belittle the clever and magically gifted elf, especially not the King of Prussia, Adélaïde. It would be unfair to say this little girl’s mind was as limited as her appearance suggested, but…
Could she really not see it!?
“Your Majesty Adélaïde, don’t you think I was helping you that day?”
Adélaïde turned her head, her gaze immediately drifting.
“Can’t tell~ Otherwise, how would you know the chief of the Austro-Hungarian tribe?”
That’s because I knew from the script!
This secret was clearly not something I could reveal, but to say I was like a mute eating bitter lotus—unable to express my suffering—wasn’t quite right either. A being of such high status couldn’t possibly be a fool; any normal person could see that I was already leaning in to help the elves at that time.
Unless…
【Adélaïde knows the reason.】
In the next moment, the script appeared, but what caught my attention even more was Adélaïde’s actions!
This elven girl suddenly stood up, coming right in front of me, accompanied by a rather nauseating sound—like a perverted old man’s “huffing and puffing”—and with a flushed face, she used all her strength to shove me off my chair!
“I don’t care; the evidence is conclusive, and I will investigate you!”
“Your Majesty!”
“Can’t hear you, can’t hear you!”
【Adélaïde deliberately wants to keep the Oculid.】
Even I, who was pure and innocent, began to feel something was off.
Perhaps this elf really did know my identity and intended to investigate me, but at this point, her threat to keep me here felt less like… a means to exploit the so-called ‘prophetic’ powers of the Oculid.
Moreover, as Adélaïde and I interacted more, the script regarding her current thoughts seemed to be developing in an increasingly unsettling direction.
“Ahem! However, I must admit, there are still some who have managed to fend off the orc’s fists in front of me for the first time, so I don’t want to be too harsh. Oculid, do you know? In the Prussian Empire, even as king, I have the power to pardon certain offenses, but I still need a reasonable justification. In other words, if you don’t want to undergo an investigation with an uncertain duration, there is another path for you to choose.”
“…”
【Adéle cares a lot about Euclid.】
It’s not just the script reminding me; I suddenly recalled that a few days ago, after my seemingly “heroic rescue” act, Adéle, whom I thought was just a little girl passing by, clearly encountered some troublesome content in the script.
【Adéle was captivated by Euclid’s actions and praises!】
【Euclid rejected Adéle’s goodwill and was stabbed by her!】
It seems I’ve stirred up a big mess, and there’s no way to take back my actions!
With the last shred of hope, I wished that the elven girl before me would consider things like the cunning and treacherous Queen Louisa IV, and refrain from saying anything strange. However…
“May I ask what it is, Your Majesty Adéle?”
The response I received was the elven girl’s twisting body and her blushing reaction; one might think I had slipped her something and then pressed a button.
“Marry—marry me! Even if you are a wanted criminal, I… I still don’t hate you!”
In the next moment, Adéle’s breathing became heavy. Who exactly is the one being pushed down here?
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