66. Now I can only be at their mercy
Nilu’s goal was to “bind” me and then live a happy life, but if she did that, it would surely mean that her previous seduction of the chief of the Austro-Hungarian tribe would be completely exposed the moment she tried to escape with me .
So what I was focusing on was exactly this point: I borrowed Alsace to pretend to fall for it and buy time, giving Kefir and Adev the chance to gather solid evidence to negotiate and explain with the chief, just like now…
To discover on the spot that even Nilu wouldn’t have the chance to cover up!
Adev immediately rushed to my side, holding up a magic stone high in her hand, facing those orcs!
In the next moment, the deep voice of the chief of the Austro-Hungarian tribe came from the magic stone!
“All noble orc warriors of the Austro-Hungarian tribe, capture this black-clad woman who is detrimental to my Austro-Hungarian tribe and has unclear intentions!”
As soon as that voice sounded, I finally breathed a sigh of relief, as this meant that the chief had at least reacted, and everything Nilu had said before was nothing but deceptive lies!
[The Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Tribe Realizes He Has Been Deceived!]
The script emerged, and immediately, Gu Erdan and Gelurom also stepped forward!
“This woman has deceived the Chief and slandered our noble friend who came to warn us!”
“Warriors, you know what to do, right?!”
The booming roars of the tall green-skinned orcs echoed around! Then…
They all covered their eyes and pretended to be dead!
There was no other choice; after all, Nilu’s fairy could control others! To prevent our numerical advantage from being turned against us by Nilu, I had called these orcs merely to give Ke Fei’er a “show of strength,” to intimidate Nilu a bit.
After all, until Ke Fei’er obtained more treasures from the script, I was afraid… I could only find ways to drive Nilu away.
In the face of all this, Nilu showed no signs of tension; rather, the changes around her seemed to her like “Oh~ I see,” and after a brief glance, her gaze returned to me.
I certainly didn’t expect that having more people would drive Nilu away; I just wanted to express my attitude to her.
When she looked over, there was a hint of confusion in Nilu’s eyes.
“Mr. Oujilide, is… my identity still not enough? Why do you have to go this far…”
“This has nothing to do with identity or power!”
I dragged my weary body, gritting my teeth and growing.
As for the reason, I feared Nilu wouldn’t understand, nor would she want to, because she had no intention of listening to me at all.
I saw Nilu sheathe her black longsword, giving me a deep look, her voice laced with expectation, sending a chill down my spine.
“I see now, Mr. Oujilide.”
What Nilu had misunderstood, I dared not think too much about.
“Please wait for me; I will bring you what you wish to see and prove it to you again~”
Wait for you? No way! I don’t want to wait!
However, now all I could do was give Nilu a cold stare; I truly couldn’t muster any other expression. An explanation? At a time like this, an explanation would only make things worse.
In the next moment, Nilu, just like before, was enveloped in a layer of black mist, gradually disappearing from my sight. Although A’Da Fei immediately began to manipulate the virtual keyboard beside her, shouting something about “Light Wings Unfolding Barrier Net !”, who could stop a boss from escaping?
Before long, only A’Da Fei’s disgruntled complaints remained!
“Why is there no signal?! Hey! How backward are you Austro-Hungarians?!”
Don’t take it out on the orcs; if we really let Nilu get away, we would be the ones suffering.
As for Ke Fei’er, at first, she wanted to chase after Nilu and had the ability to catch up, but after glancing at me, she silently stayed in place, helped me up, and together we watched Nilu’s figure gradually fade away.
Phew~ That’s good, Ke Fei’er. Right now, Nilu is at a level we cannot handle, but…
One day, without a doubt, you will surpass her. This is my guarantee as Oujilide, and it is my responsibility.
Afterward.
Austro-Hungarian Tribe Street, late at night.
Nilu disappeared, leaving behind the orcs who had come to bolster our spirits, and they had nothing to do. After Adaf collected the remnants of magic left by Nilu’s departure, which she said she needed to “crack” a bit, Kefir, Adaf, and I returned to rest under the orcs’ escort.
Now that the three minutes of Ultraman time had passed, I truly felt like a vegetable; not a single part of my body could move, and the only thing I could manage was to blink my eyes and speak softly.
Forcing my weak body to wield the power and magic of Alsace had resulted in my current state, where I could only be carried away by Kefir. According to Alsace, this condition might last for another ten days to half a month.
The moment I was being carried by Kefir, I couldn’t help but let out a sigh.
“How embarrassing…”
“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about.”
Kefir had no trouble carrying me; as she spoke, she chuckled lightly. Her easing demeanor finally alleviated some of the gloom that had settled after Nilu’s escape.
“And besides, aren’t you still a girl right now?”
“That just makes me feel worse…”
My body had completely broken down, which meant that for the foreseeable future, until I recovered, I would have to maintain this “modified Alsace” body. In fact, at first, Geloom didn’t even recognize me!
As for the notion of “becoming a girl means I should enjoy it myself first!”—let’s not even go there; I could barely move my fingers, let alone enjoy anything!
Even in this state, Kefir still had the energy to joke around!
“It seems like we’ll need to prepare some women’s clothing for you next.”
What!?
“But there are no human women’s clothes for sale in the Austro-Hungarian tribe, so for now, you can wear… my clothes.”
Kefir’s clothes, and wearing them myself!?
I admit I had a fleeting fantasy, but I quickly snapped back to reality!
【Kefir is forcing herself to stay cheerful!】
What was there to be excited about? It seemed Kefir was trying to cheer me up to avoid thinking about Nilu!
So, I had to… express something in return.
“Ogili, about Nilu, your choice…”
“Kefir.”
At the moment when Kefir could no longer hold back and, having shifted from her earlier lightheartedness, asked me with a hint of disappointment, I interrupted her.
“There’s no rush; I’ll tell you properly later.”
“When my body is able to move again and I can return to my original state, then I will use my male identity… to tell you.”
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I overslept, I’m really sorry! (Traditional supernatural powers)
Also, don’t say it’s because of strength; I’ve laid the groundwork for so many chapters just to change the protagonist’s attitude towards clinging to Kefir. I’ve already started to like her.
Sigh~ I feel like I’ve written this pretty clearly.