17. Are you there? You’ve been greened

The various misunderstandings I had caused in the Kingdom of Prulith due to a moment of bravado were finally resolved to some extent on this night when Kephier, with a hint of jealousy, launched a night raid on me. Naturally, Kephier didn’t want me to continue being forced into marriage by Aidefu. Usually, I would just think, “Whatever the boss says, I’ll do,” but this time the situation was special; I didn’t plan to confront Aidefu directly.

Worried that this seemingly very strong elf loli from the Kingdom of Prulith might suddenly come up with a death script for me because of my “scum,” not only would it make it difficult for me and Kephier to escape the marriage, but I also wanted to use this forced marriage to figure out what that divine artifact was that was definitely prepared for Kephier!

After all, unlike the treacherous Queen Aidefu and Louis IV, who would say they would give me a divine artifact and then not do it, Aidefu truly would! The problem was how me and Kephier would “get through” before that! After all, by the second day of Kephier’s arrival, Aidefu would definitely have received intelligence that “Kephier and I seemed to have some relationship,” and would come knocking on the door.

Is your elf kingdom cheating…

Immediately after, the following scene unfolded in Aunt Mel’s house.

“Darling~”

After sending the attendants away, Aidefu stormed in decisively, throwing down her sword, removing her hat, and letting her beautiful golden hair fall. Her attitude towards me was filled with calmness and confidence, as if she were convinced that I had already been enchanted by her, lewdly lusting after her body every day.

Along with that, scenarios like 【Supporting Role Thirty-eight killed Oujili De out of jealousy】 suddenly popped up.

“Have you thought about me these past few days?”

Usually, I could handle such comments, but today was different.

Kephier was here, and…

My face immediately darkened.

“Speaking of which, you are Kephier, the daughter of the Great Emperor Zerola of the Deying Empire, right? You said you were coming to stay in Mel before, are you happy now?”

Adéle maintained her usual lofty demeanor without much thought, but…

“Not bad…”

Kephir answered through gritted teeth. Originally, the honeymoon that the big shot had envisioned was sweet and blissful, but on the very first day, she received the shocking news of a “bride swap.” It was a wonder she could be happy at all .

But there was no choice; at this point, my relationship with Kephir had to be kept under wraps, or else the script would change. Forget about obtaining the artifact; we might even face Adéle’s wrath and be hunted down.

So, hold on, big shot! I’ll be your wingman!

Was it a woman’s intuition? Adéle scrutinized the space between Kephir and me, and only after receiving a subtle shake of the head from Aunt Mel did she relent. This little elf showed no signs of being restrained by Kephir’s presence, continuing to issue orders as if it were her right.

“Kephir, the Kingdom of Prulus does have some conflicts with your Great Yng Empire, but they mainly revolve around a personal grudge between me and a certain cunning woman, so I won’t make things difficult for you. Stay as long as you like here~”

Even though she was itching to make a run for it, Kephir still managed to agree with great difficulty under my gaze.

Then, Adéle turned to me and finally voiced the question that concerned me the most.

“And then—Aunt Mel may have already told you, but I want to reiterate today: this is my future husband. Tomorrow, I will take him to the nobles to retrieve the ‘artifact’ that symbolizes the identity of the Kingdom of Prulus. If you’re interested, you can come and take a look~”

With that, Adéle naturally grabbed my arm and pulled me to her side, not making any overtly dangerous moves like “kiss me, hug me” in front of Kephir. Instead, she silently flaunted her pride and confidence while waiting for Mel to serve tea .

Once the script was set, I understood!

【Adéle suspects the relationship between Oujilide and Kephir, so she proactively shows off!】

This was Adéle thinking Kephir was “dangerous” and wanting to flaunt our relationship first!

This little elf was somewhat adorable at this moment, but cuteness aside, my relationship with Kephir left me feeling a bit tearful.

And the next moment, Kephir… indeed couldn’t hold back.

I had expected Kephir to ask about the “artifact” information that was most important to her, and then think of a way to negotiate. Instead, the first thing she brought up was not the artifact, but my relationship with Adéle.

“Your Majesty Adéle, speaking of which, this gentleman is quite young, but you, unlike your appearance, must be of considerable age, right?”

Kephir asked with a seemingly “kind” smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes, “Does this count as an old cow eating tender grass?”

【Kephir wants to remind Oujilide that he’s looking for an old woman!】

Cough, cough, cough! No need to remind me! Because I absolutely wouldn’t have any inappropriate relationship with her, big shot!

Such a question indeed made Adéle frown, and knowing I absolutely couldn’t mess this up, I had to help Kephir out!

“Cough, cough, it’s fine. To me, love has nothing to do with status or age.”

While soothing Adéle, I also managed to please Kephir—perfect! I’m such a clever little thing!

“But you and Her Majesty Adéle have never met before?”

“Huh!?”

Big shot, don’t say that! Adéle is already starting to have doubts!

“Cough, cough! Feelings can be established first and then nurtured slowly, right? Miss Kephir.”

Speaking of which, big shot, weren’t you the one who forced me to get the marriage certificate? You’re no better, so don’t use that to criticize Adéle!

Now Adéle was finally dissatisfied, her eyebrows raised, and a threatening aura immediately emerged. The atmosphere in the room could be summed up in three words—Shura Field.

“Miss Kefer, you seem so concerned about our matters. Could it be… that you know him?”

【Adele suspects the relationship between O’Keefe and Kefer!】

“No, no, no, it’s not as deep as Miss Adele thinks.”

I hurriedly grabbed Adele’s hand; at this point, I could only find an excuse to take her out!

As for my relationship with Kefer…

“Although I know Kefer, it’s limited to being rivals.”

“Rivals?”

I nodded, “That’s right, a life-and-death kind of relationship, so she might want to ask about it.”

As for whether this rivalry is on the field or in bed, I wouldn’t tell Adele.

“Instead of these things, I’d rather accompany you for a walk and cultivate our feelings~”

I tugged at Adele’s hand, pulling her out as her mood gradually improved.

Phew… Kefer, we are in someone else’s territory, so let’s hold back a bit~ After all, I still have a pile of death scripts on my side, especially…

Huh?

The moment I followed Adele out, I frowned.

Up until just now, although my scripts included many death scenarios, most were within my expectations, but something had just come up.

If I had to say, it was about that extra character, Number Thirty-Eight.

【Extra Number Thirty-Eight is preparing.】

This content can…

“Miss Adele, speaking of that Mr. Thirty-Eight from before…”

“Ah, he hasn’t been around lately.”

Adele pouted, looking impatient, “Anyway, those kinds of nobles have nothing but empty titles. It’s better if they don’t come and nag. Let’s find a time to fire that kind of useless person~ Darling, what’s wrong with him? Did he annoy you?”

“No… not at all. Let’s just go for a walk.”

And please don’t shout so loudly; if Kefer hears it, I’ll inevitably have to appease the big boss tonight.

I temporarily suppressed my doubts but carefully looked into more scripts involving Thirty-Eight.

【After preparing, Extra Thirty-Eight killed O’Keefe.】

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