35. The Forest Fairy (Seeking Tickets ~)
Praising the Queen, extolling the virtues of Louis IV, having made contact with her and received her “affirmation,” even including her offer of assistance, I stepped out of the contact room feeling this way.
It wasn’t that I was grateful for Louis IV’s willingness to “protect me”; rather, I was thankful that she did not pursue the matter of Kephir’s relationship with O’Gilid. As long as Kephir’s identity and status remained intact, I had no further worries.
As for leveraging Louis IV, I did so to deal with the situation from a few days ago, where I was undoubtedly accused of stealing treasures, leading to a death script being written for me, and even threats against Kephir’s upgrade script and the hidden enemies ‘ safety! Moreover, I had increasingly felt suspicious lately, including the mention of the “three” by Louis IV, as well as the same “forgetfulness” from Aidefu. All of this made me realize: eliminating the enemies blocking Kephir’s upgrade, even if it put me in danger, was worth it!
The archvillain O’Gilid certainly had a plan; we were just one step away from its completion! For this, I sought out Aidefu.
“Your Majesty Aidefu, where are the three envoys from the Austro-Hungarian tribe now?”
“They’ve gone off somewhere, but someone has been keeping an eye on them.”
In her room, Aidefu initially seemed a bit “restless” upon seeing me, but after noticing Kephir behind me, she quickly settled down with a click of her tongue.
“What’s wrong? I said, if those two tusked pigs dared to lay a hand on you, I would dare to cut off their teeth, polish them, and give them to you as souvenirs.”
Thank you for your kindness, but I really don’t want that.
“I know who stole the previous treasures, and they pose a threat to me, to Kephir, and even to your Prussian Kingdom. However, to clarify or even capture them, I need your Prussian Kingdom to cooperate with me.”
This was my purpose in seeking Aidefu’s cooperation. As for Aidefu’s feigned profundity, Kephir was initially tense, but I quickly understood what Aidefu was up to.
I emphasized my tone, practically issuing a command.
“Aidefu, help us; you have no right to refuse!”
“Yes!”
See, Kephir? You said Aidefu was hard to deal with, and look at this! Oh dear, please don’t pinch my waist, I really have nothing going on with this loli! Because…
“Kephir, everything I do is for you.”
“!”
Wait, don’t go! I thought a little cheesy line wouldn’t hurt, right?
First, I sought Louis IV’s backing and assistance, and then I turned to Aidefu, risking offending both “big shots.” My goal was to deal with the orc duo—Geloram and Brother Gu Erdan—who were likely already being deceived, along with that mysterious woman who had yet to be named in the script.
Her last appearance, commanding the two orcs to kill me, mirrored the earlier script where the minor character thirty-eight wanted me dead. This indicated she was the one who stole the treasures, threatened Kephir’s upgrade script, and even posed a risk to the safe BOSS. The reasons and motives were unknown, but that didn’t matter; it was enough to justify my actions to eliminate her for Kephir’s upgrade script.
The next day, under Aidefu’s guidance, Kephir and I, along with her, headed to the “Embassy” where Aidefu had arranged for the three orc envoys to be.
What unfolded was exactly as I had anticipated. The two orcs, who had been suppressing their anger while waiting, erupted into a furious rage the moment they saw me, the “great deceiver who insulted orc honor,” charging at me with a roar as the death script unfolded.
“Despicable human deceiver, how dare you show your face to provoke us!”
“Kill him!”
One red, one green, Geloram and Brother Gu Erdan’s roars sounded as if they wanted to tear me to shreds.
Kefir immediately drew her sword in a show of force, causing Gu Erdan to shudder for a moment, recalling some unpleasant memories and becoming somewhat restrained. However, on the other side, Gelorum was as thick-headed as ever, showing no fear at all .
Kefir was by my side, and honestly, I wasn’t afraid either. What surprised me was that the mysterious woman, who was definitely Kefir’s enemy, seemed even more nervous than I was. Before I could say anything, she had already called Gelorum back!
“Gelorum, come back!”
“Stop nagging, I don’t need you to—”
“I said come back!”
Just a second ago, the stubborn red-skinned orc had indeed shuddered, returning with a face full of defiance.
This woman’s commands are so effective!? To think that in the script, Gelorum was still intent on tearing me apart!
I didn’t have time to ponder this, because this time I wasn’t here to doubt, but for another task!
“Ahem, I wonder how the three envoys from the Austro-Hungarian Empire are resting in the Kingdom of Pruliss?”
“Hmph!”
Gelorum shot me a loud roar!
As for Gu Erdan, he seemed relatively calm, glaring at me with a hostile attitude.
“What else could it be? Just resting under your group’s cold mockery, completely ignorant of orcish honor, while you slander our long-eared elves!”
You should take this to Aidefu; I’m just not skilled enough for this kind of thing.
However, this time I was precisely focused on this point. It was rumored that the orcs of the Austro-Hungarian tribe valued and held a high sense of honor, while at the same time, they revered some strange things, belonging to that kind of worship of the “strong” and the “unknown.”
And if that mysterious woman had indeed taken the treasure that was meant for Kefir, then she certainly wouldn’t ignore this opportunity…
For this, I had already prepared my plan.
“Ladies, I may have indeed deceived you before, but it was out of necessity. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t casually come to the land of the elves. This time, I came for some… treasures.”
“Treasure!?”
The eyes of the two orcs lit up at once! Their wariness was significantly diminished by that word.
But I couldn’t care less about their situation; all my attention was focused on the woman in the black robe!
“Indeed, treasure. Recently, the Kingdom of Pruliss has made a new discovery among the many elven ruins, but even Miss Aidefu finds it hard to judge, which is why she invited me here. That day, asking you to leave was also a decision I had to make.”
With that, I looked at Aidefu, “Your Majesty Aidefu, why don’t you tell them about the new treasure and clear up this misunderstanding with the two orcs?”
“Eh? Uh…”
However, Aidefu seemed to be at a loss.
Miss Aidefu, “Using the treasure given to me by Louis IV to bait the killer,” wasn’t this plan something I had carefully explained to you last night? Try to remember it a bit better!
There was no way around it; this task had to be done by me.
“Your Majesty Aidefu discovered the legendary artifact that supposedly hides the… embodiment of the Forest Fairy, hmm… Billy! By the way, this treasure, once taken, also has the remarkable effect of warding off evil… cough!”
As the two orcs’ eyes went wide, Aidefu finally chimed in: “Anyway, my Kingdom of Pruliss never needs these things; if discovered, they’ll just be tossed into a museum. I’ve heard you Austro-Hungarians really admire these ? Here, take it, and in the future, don’t trouble my people again!”
This news seemed to have a far greater allure than any displeasure they had towards me. The two orcs immediately began to discuss among themselves, suggesting that they didn’t seem to have a close relationship with the woman in the black robe after all.
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Looking at it this way, the identity of the woman in the black robe, as well as her purpose for using the beastmen to appear here, became even more suspicious, especially after she also showed interest in the treasure. I was very certain!
“…Aren’t you giving Miss Kephir by your side any?”
“Kephir has her own preferences too.”
I glanced at the faintly visible face beneath the black robe.
But in my heart, I was thinking: I’ve never even mentioned to this woman the purpose of Kephir’s arrival…
So how does she know that whenever I have a treasure, I will find a way to get it to Kephir for her to level up!?
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