48. Direct approach to Flattery

With the help of the patrol team from the Great Yng Empire, after quietly leaving the royal suite of Queen Louise IV, I was already prepared to escape Prussia with Kefir.

To put it simply… I was running away from a marriage!

However, unlike in the Great Yng Empire, where everything belonged to Louise IV and she could do as she pleased, in the realm of the elves, even Louise IV had to adhere to some basic laws due to the secrecy of her visit. She couldn’t ‘t just forcibly take me away; she had to devise a plan.

This was Louise IV’s original statement, filled with sarcasm and implication.

“Prussia has a deep mastery of ‘magical technology,’ and many forms of surveillance within the country are at a high level. However, because of this, as the king of Prussia, the highest authority over many actions within the kingdom—such as enabling and disabling permissions—rests solely in Adéle’s hands.”

“If you try to escape directly, that long-eared dwarf will definitely catch you and throw you onto the bed. So if you want to run away, O’Keefe, what you need to do first is capture Adéle and throw her onto the bed, temporarily paralyzing some of Prussia’s surveillance permissions. That way, my patrol team can take us away safely before they realize what’s happening.”

“Once we return to the territory of the Great Yng Empire, no one will dare to cause trouble anymore~”

Louise IV winked at me, “So, O’Keefe, I’m counting on you. Aren’t you the best at this?”

What am I good at!?

When I came to my senses, wasn’t this just asking me to use my “charm” to buy some time!? At that moment, I had already been handed a small vial of something that was supposedly by a smiling Louise, leaving me with no choice.

Then, on a certain day.

For the escape plan, the great Kefir even managed to suppress her jealousy and didn’t cause any trouble, instead creating an opportunity for me to be alone with Adéle. After that, all I needed to do was find a chance to make Adéle ” fall asleep,” and then, with the help of Louise IV, who was always ready for my “escape,” I could quickly slip away while the king of Prussia, Adéle, was asleep!

I wasn’t planning to do anything bad after drugging Adéle; I… why am I panicking!?

——

Thinking of this, I looked at Adéve, who was still alone with me, now scribbling away like an elementary school student eager to finish her homework. In the evening, not only did Adéve not refuse, but she also sent Aunt Mel away!

I started to feel the danger, yet at this point, I had no other choice. The Queen was waiting for my signal; it was time to act!

I met Adéve’s gaze, watching her take a deep breath, then push aside a pile of clutter on the table, standing up to fix her eyes on me!

“Eugene, where’s that Kfeir who always follows you?”

As she spoke, Adéve waved her hand dismissively, “It seems… she’s not outside.”

Of course, she wouldn’t be outside; Kfeir was waiting for me to make my escape.

I couldn’t say that, though. Considering Adéve’s current mood, I decided to say something pleasant.

“Well… Kfeir wanted to thank you, so she didn’t come to disturb you.”

“Really!?”

Adéve blinked in surprise, then hurriedly began typing on the “keyboard” beside her, probably confirming that no one else was around. Then, she immediately revealed her true nature, leaving her seat the moment I sat down, rushing over, and then. ..

She jumped right onto my lap.

It wasn’t heavy, but given the distance between Adéve and me, Kfeir would definitely be furious if she saw this.

Adéve, so close to me, looked like a triumphant general, appearing quite pleased: “Hmph, it seems that woman from the big Ying has finally realized the gap in our strengths. I don’t mind this at all.”

Then, she also seemed to realize that my presence was quite “strange,” a mix of confusion and anticipation in her eyes.

“Then… why are you also…”

“Too close, Miss Adéve.”

I gently pushed Adéve back a bit. “Drugging” was one thing, but I couldn’t deceive someone as harmless as Adéve with insincere words. After all, until now, there was no subjective script in Adéve’s mind about “killing me.” At most, she was just annoyed by my “elopement” and couldn’t help but wanted to “stab me” out of frustration.

Such an innocent little fairy, I truly had no intention of deceiving her.

Moreover, before I left this time, I planned to remind Adéve not to let her guard down just because Nilu had slipped away before. In the script, Nilu had become exceptionally dangerous. Given Nilu’s abilities, one had to be constantly wary of her “ control.”

“I’m here to remind you about that maid who slipped away earlier.”

Adéve’s little face scrunched up. I knew she was displeased, but I really couldn’t be a scoundrel!

“She is the holder of a demon spirit weapon, one of which can directly ‘control’ others. The previous two beastmen, including the extra, Thirty-Eight, behaved strangely because of this.”

“And now she has gone to the Austro-Hungarian tribe, and it seems she had already made contact with the chief there. This is also why I didn’t want the beastmen to return immediately for nothing. Miss Adéve, you must be cautious about the movements of the Austro-Hungarian tribe. If I remember correctly, the beastmen are not easy to deal with; they have a strong sense of honor, and the chief’s orders are absolute to them.”

“Hmph~ That backward, outdated tribe that even worships strange powers, the Kingdom of Prolus won’t be afraid at all!”

After proudly declaring this, Adéve suddenly furrowed her brows!

I instantly saw it in the script!

【Adéve suspects Eugene’s true intentions for appearing!】

I couldn’t wait any longer. Out of concern for Adéve, I wanted to remind her to be cautious before I left, but my actions were indeed suspicious. Adéve wasn’t a fool; if I continued, this fairy would probably guess most of my thoughts!

At that point, it would be hard to act, and even harder to escape.

I hurriedly locked eyes with Adéve!

—

At first, the suspicion in the fairy’s eyes gradually faded away as the atmosphere around them became increasingly ambiguous. For a moment, the fairy lowered its head bashfully.

“What’s… what’s wrong? I know! What else?”

“Nothing else, so I’m going back?”

“Wait!”

Adeph rushed over to pull me back. She must have been completely bewildered by the situation, forgetting that she was still sitting on my lap. I couldn’t run away, either.

Then, she spoke seriously.

“The Kingdom of Pruess doesn’t care about the rumors of the outside world, so… I’ve thought about it, and I’m calm now. I really want to marry you, Euclid!”

She said the most troublesome words I heard before I fled…