11. Elves Are Awesome

Unlike the straightforward and almost perverse sister from the Rasputin of the Rosia Empire, who seemed to be saying, “Lady Letty, come poke my flower,” the elves around Adelf in the Plurist Kingdom seemed to revolve around her as the absolute center, albeit in different ways.

That sister Mel actually didn’t just oppose her master casually forcing a marriage on a man she had just met; she even helped with the kidnapping! And now, this young male elf, dressed in a gaudy and somewhat seductive manner, was practically groveling before Adelf like a dog.

As the saying goes, “Honest words are hard to hear but beneficial to action.” But could it be that the Plurist Kingdom was… filled with elves who only obeyed Adelf’s orders?

[O’Keefe is executed as a spy!]

[Nilu unleashes her strongest power in the Plurist Kingdom!]

But in the next moment, the death script and Nilu’s max-level script appeared together, leaving me with no time to think!

The one who had just been flattering Adelf, who completely ignored him, now looked at me with disdain after casually saying that Nilu and I should “die, die, die.”

“So this is it? Heh, a man and a woman, they certainly look the part.”

Unlike the sycophantic and showy demeanor he had when facing Adelf, he now adopted a noble and imposing attitude as if to threaten us, and with his overly “scum-like” face, I found it hard to feel tense; I almost couldn’t help but laugh.

“Anyway, it’s definitely the humans who took benefits from the beastmen and tried to sneak in. Just drag them to the shooting range, right?”

As he said this, he glanced at Nilu a couple of times, causing her to hurriedly hide behind me. Perhaps realizing that his earlier attitude might cause trouble, this blonde elf didn’t dare to do anything to Nilu.

Because Adelf, for some reason, took a liking to me and wanted to force a marriage, I was definitely going to be protected. So in the next moment, Aunt Mel spoke up to explain, adding more context to the script regarding this elf man before us.

“Mr. Dragon Stand-in Feng Thirty-Eight, these two were only brought back because they had frequent interactions with the orcs a few days ago. They haven’t undergone further investigation and are likely just ordinary tourists. So please, you and your family behind you, refrain from interfering in our department’s affairs.”

Then I noticed that this elf man, whose name was filled with stand-in references, was not very friendly towards Aunt Mel, and even seemed a bit arrogant.

“Shut up! You, a mere secretary from the secretary department, what right do you have to point fingers at me!?”

With that, he began to circle around Adéle.

This Aunt Mel, who was just like a child assassin, was merely a secretary? How could that be? Just the fact that she knew my true identity and that Adéle hadn’t concealed it clearly indicated that the stand-in was unaware of Aunt Mel’s other identities.

Sure enough, the next moment, I heard Adéle’s voice in my ears.

A magic stone, similar to an earplug, could convey thoughts within the mind and connect with other wearers, even supporting multiple contacts. The thing Adéle gave me when she said she wanted to investigate me was nothing but a standard wireless headset, right!?

The technology and magic of this elf world were simply cheating!

“Eugene, don’t be nervous; he’s just a small fry.”

The next moment, Aunt Mel added, “But he’s also a small fry with some status. Eugene, don’t cause trouble~”

It was clear that, at that moment, the script had already alerted me completely.

【Dragon Stand-in Feng Thirty-Eight has elven noble blood, so he was granted a powerless idle position by Adéle.】

“Your identity cannot be revealed, nor should mine, because my ordinary identity in Prulist is just a nameless secretary elf in the secretary department.”

Immediately after, as if afraid I would misunderstand, Adéle hurriedly explained.

“And I have no interest in this troublesome peacock; I prefer something a bit more forceful, like something that can tie me up…”

“Cough, cough!”

Miss Adéle, it’s time to hit the brakes. Right now, fantasizing is pointless; that stand-in Thirty-Eight is still circling around you, trying to kill me to show off.

“I heard everything, Lady Adéle. When you were out working, these two, especially that man who looks like a thief with shifty eyes!”

Perhaps due to our shared gender, I had directly become the target of the elf man’s accusations. “He even mentioned knowing the chief of the Austro-Hungarian tribe! Lady Adéle, are you really going to keep such an obvious spy? Give me three days, and I guarantee he’ll…”

“Tsk.”

Adéle’s tongue-clicking sound directly interrupted Dragon Stand-in Thirty-Eight’s words, not because he was targeting me, the ‘one about to get married,’ but because I could tell Adéle seemed to really dislike this kind of ‘waste’ who only knew how to boast and smile.

In the meantime, Adéle drew the command knife from her waist. “Alright, then kill him right now and show me?”

What the hell!?

I was startled! It was only in the next moment that I realized why Adéle would do such a thing!

Because…

“Ugh!”

The knife was thrown, but Dragon Stand-in Thirty-Eight didn’t have the guts to catch it; he flinched and took a step back, letting the knife clatter to the ground. Naturally… he didn’t have the courage to actually stab me.

So cowardly… No wonder he would fawn over the strong-willed Adéle, the King of Prulist. By the way, this stand-in would probably never know what secrets Adéle was truly hiding…

After all, Miss Adéle’s outward attitude was so strong it was suffocating.

“Hmph, since you don’t dare to act, I’ll do it myself.”

While watching Mel pick up the knife, Adev said, “I’ll investigate myself, no need for you nobles to interfere!”

“This… can’t I help you, Your Majesty Adev?”

The elven man leaned in closer, but he hesitated, deterred by the knife still in Adev’s hand.

Adev furrowed her brows.

“What do you mean?”

“My family, which I represent, certainly won’t agree, Your Majesty~”

As Dragon Role 38 said this, a smirk crept onto his lips. Flattery, sycophancy, and even a hint of wanting to get close to and possess Adev—I could tell what Dragon Role 38 was thinking without even looking at the script.

However, I couldn’t care less about his thoughts. If I let him perform in front of Adev and allow him to investigate me too closely, my identity and situation would be in jeopardy. As the Queen of the Purus Kingdom, Adev wouldn’ t be able to protect me directly.

What’s more troublesome is: could this guy actually have a grudge against me? He’s trying to kill me the moment we meet, and the death script is unyielding! I can’t afford to be timid at such a time.

I have a way out; I just need to see how to cooperate.

“Ahem!”

After a cough drew everyone’s attention, I took a deep breath and approached Adev.

“Alright, Adev, there’s no need to hide anything from these elves. Isn’t it better to clear up misunderstandings by revealing some secret information sooner rather than later?”

Dragon Role 38 was first taken aback, then a smug smile appeared on his face.

“Hmph! Look at you being cowardly, already planning to reveal who your superior is…”

“My superior is none other than Her Majesty Adev herself, and by the way, I’m her secret boyfriend.”

In the end, Dragon Role 38’s expression turned more foolish than a pig! The sycophants around us fell silent.

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