68.5. How can a queen have such dark thoughts?

The Great Yīng Empire—a prosperous and vast empire, rich in territories under its rule.

As the most acclaimed and popular lifelong queen of the Great Yīng Empire, today, Louise IV had originally hoped to spend her day like any other.

“Your Majesty, the adjustments to the council’s list are as follows.”

Louise hardly paid attention to Moriarty’s report; after all, the content was surely just as she had anticipated.

“Compared to last year, this year, due to some reasons you are aware of, our control over the council has increased. A small portion of the opposition has direct relatives who are, more or less, directly constrained by us, unable to do anything excessive.”

“Mm~ mm~”

Louise nodded absently, listening to the head maid playing the violin, her mind wandering to the new songs for the next concert.

“The jurisdictions within the borders are basically normal. After the fall of Louis XIII, some of his vassals have come to seek refuge; we are currently assessing their intentions and purposes.”

“Mm~ mm~”

“And then there’s our ‘old story,’ still with no results.”

The music paused for a moment, but Louise continued to nod dismissively.

“Alas, Moriarty, don’t you have anything fresh to share with me that would require me to think for a while? It’s always so boring like this~”

“If you want to hear it, there actually is something.”

Moriarty lifted her head, “They are coming back.”

“…”

Louise’s yawning motion halted.

“By the way, Zerola has begun secretly preparing for the wedding; it seems they’ve come to some agreement.”

As she spoke, Moriarty watched Louise, who had stopped yawning and was now standing, with a hint of schadenfreude, and asked, “So, Your Majesty, does this news make you feel a bit more awake?”

“Mm~ very awake, awake enough to even consider docking your pay.”

The music ceased, and standing, Louise pouted at Moriarty in dissatisfaction, “Moriarty, don’t you think you’ve been getting increasingly worse towards me lately?”

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“Really? From my perspective, it seems like it’s you, Your Majesty, who is becoming increasingly impatient about certain specific issues, isn’t it?”

Saying this, Moriarty placed the document bag in front of Louise’s desk. “Here are their schedules and estimated times, as well as the procurement records of Zerola’s family. Sigh… so what do you want to do?”

“Hmm~”

With her long legs taking strides, Louise walked around the room twice. “Let’s hold a concert soon~”

“You’ve sung enough recently, and… delaying it by a day or two doesn’t really count as a delay, does it?”

“Who’s birthday is coming up~?”

“No one’s birthday is coming up recently.”

Moriarty sighed. “Your Majesty, in my personal opinion, I don’t want you to be so… involved in this matter.”

“Sigh~ Then there’s nothing to be done, Moriarty.”

Louise’s sigh made Moriarty pause. Given that she could speak about such matters, Moriarty had probably guessed what the Queen was planning next.

It seemed that the Queen had been aware of this from the very beginning, and had even prepared a countermeasure. All that nonsense just now was merely a prelude to this moment.

But why go through such a ceremonial process to stop a man from getting married…?

In the next moment, Moriarty understood the question.

“Moriarty, at a formal time, in the most formal manner, issue a statement to the church in my name.”

Moriarty straightened her face, seriously listening to the seemingly casual command from Louise that was anything but casual.

“Tell them that the arrest warrant for Euclid issued by their church will no longer be enforced by my Great Ying Empire, and we will neither capture nor remind them about it— the arrest warrant for Euclid will be revoked in my Great Ying Empire~”

“What…”

Moriarty was momentarily speechless, nearly having her heart leap out of her chest! After all, the Queen’s order was so shocking, it had reached a terrifying level!

Euclid had always been a charlatan wanted by the church, with countries united in the hunt! But now the Queen actually wanted to cancel the warrant herself!? This warrant had been in effect for a long time!

“Your Majesty! You can’t…”

“Absolutely serious~ And this news shouldn’t be told only to the church, otherwise everyone will say I’m hiding something. Not just the church, the Rosian Empire, Prussia, and Austria-Hungary should all receive a notification from me~ “

“Y-Your Majesty… Do you want everyone in other countries to know that you don’t want to capture Euclid? This suspicion could be serious…”

“Bingo~ Moriarty, you truly are my favorite person~”

Faced with the Queen’s sparkling eyes, Moriarty could only smile wryly.

“Thank you for your kindness. To be honest, I’m starting to doubt why I was born in the Great Ying Empire.”

“Orders must be obeyed~”

“Yes, I will prepare the official documents right away.”

Unlike their usual banter, Moriarty could tell that the Queen was serious this time. Although she didn’t quite understand what the Queen was thinking, an order was an order. In a situation where she was unsure of right or wrong, Moriarty chose to comply.

It was only when Moriarty was leaving that she suddenly remembered.

Right, issuing such an official document… what does it have to do with stopping Euclid’s wedding with Kephir? The Queen can’t be thinking of using this as a bargaining chip, can she? But someone like Euclid wouldn’t agree, would he ?

After Moriarty left, Louise, feeling quite satisfied, sat back down in her chair.

Facing the gaze of the head maid, Louise looked over with a cheerful expression.

“Don’t you want to ask me why I did that?”

“……”

Before the other could respond, Louise, in a good mood, began, “Not to mention the Great Yng Empire, the most troublesome place to the north is Rosia, and the one with the best intelligence and technology is Prussia. We should probably include Austria-Hungary as well. These places already know about Euclid’s existence, and once the official documents are sent out, they will definitely rush to respond.”

“In that case, that saint lady from the church won’t be able to sit still~ Ah~ it’s really dark, why is it that just because Euclid can truly predict, they want to hunt him down~ Anyway, everyone will definitely end up arguing about it, but fighting from a distance is so boring~ So… if we’re going to argue, let’s do it in a more formal way, and have a proper argument with the Great Yng Empire~”

The summit of nations, a meeting that requires full effort from preparation to execution to ensure the safety of foreign dignitaries—oh dear~ such a serious event is about to take place, how can there also be a grand wedding crashing into the royal city of the Great Yng Empire? Mr. Zerola is a high-ranking official of the Great Yng Empire, so he must understand the stakes involved~

“Got it?”

The head maid nodded, picking up her violin again, looking as if she understood.

And Louise continued to enjoy her wonderful time.

As for the dark thought that “since the Great Yng Empire is the first to lift the bounty on Euclid, regardless of whether the final argument succeeds or not, Mr. Euclid’s future can only remain in the Great Yng Empire~,” such a thought certainly cannot exist~

“Ha~”

Louise let out a light laugh, her eyes sparkling.

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Extra: If you can’t resist, just enjoy obediently (End of Volume)

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This is something that happened while I was forced to stay in the Austria-Hungary tribe for rehabilitation due to health reasons.

Because I had forcibly “worked” with Miss Alsace, using my weak body to intensely engage with her, my body was now completely in a state of collapse. If I had to say I looked handsome, I really didn’t; from the outside , I was just a version of Miss Alsace, a standard beautiful girl, and afterward, I had to lie around like a vegetable to recuperate.

Naturally, this gave some people an “opportunity.”

After enduring a few days of being unable to move a single part of my body, even needing Kephiel to keep me company to pass the time, I could now do some simple activities. However, because of this, Kephiel no longer followed me around twenty -four hours a day, so…

“Mm~ mm~ Looks like she’s not here.”

Just as I was lying in bed reading like a critically ill patient, Adev stepped in, taking advantage of Kephiel’s absence.

Although I had already noticed Adev’s appearance from the script, I was still startled by her strange reaction.

“Euclid, can you move now? Slurp~”

Your Majesty, if you’re here to visit me, please speak properly. Did you just… bite your lip? Why are you licking your lips? Is there anything about my current state that warrants you licking your lips!?

My mind was racing with a thousand thoughts, but unfortunately: I had truly become like Lin Daiyu; even though simple movements were fine, my body had not recovered to the point where I could resist.

After sneaking a glance outside to confirm that Kephiel was not around, Adev quickly approached me, scanning my entire body, and then… she touched my chest.

“What are you doing!?”

I wasn’t sure why I reacted this way, but I was genuinely startled, letting out a cry that sounded like a beautiful girl’s lament, something I could never get used to hearing.

“Just confirming.”

However, my resistance was minimal, and Adéfu’s hand simply… rubbed against that suddenly “emerging” thing on my chest.

“It seems to be true, but to be able to merge with a fairy weapon like this is really beyond our elven imagination. It seems that the fairies of that era truly mastered many magics that have now been lost.”

You’re not wrong, but could you please take your hand away before continuing?

“But in your current state… it’s really something, huh~”

After rubbing, Adéfu, still unsatisfied, half-leaned onto me, pinching my hair and poking my face. Unfortunately, I had no strength to resist at all; it would still be a while before Ke Fei Er returned in the script.

“No matter how you look at it, it’s a beautiful girl’s body. You’re lucky!”

“Lucky… what?”

I didn’t dare to think further. Although Alsas said that because my strength was too weak after merging, it might take until I fully recovered to “change back,” how long would that be!? In these days, not to mention Adéfu , even Ke Fei Er’s gaze towards me had gradually begun to show some strange undertones!

“And for some reason… your current appearance gives me a feeling of wanting to bully you~”

“Yikes!?”

I shivered, but Adéfu immediately laughed it off.

“I’m just joking! How could I have any interest in your current female body~”

But that’s not what you think in the script!

【Adéfu wants to take the opportunity to target Ou Ji Li De!】

I didn’t respond to Adéfu’s “joke,” so… Adéfu remained silent as well. The only thing I knew was that her gaze towards me had also started to feel off. It had been off from the very beginning, and now it was even more so, completely that kind of “criminal” gaze!

Ke, Ke Fei Er, save me!

“Let me give you a kiss!!!”

Just as Adéfu could no longer hold back and lunged at me while I was completely unable to resist, I had already sensed something was wrong and had used the contract to contact Ke Fei Er, who finally burst onto the scene outside the door!

I had no idea what kind of scene Ke Fei Er saw—perhaps something like “a tyrannical king forcibly taking a virtuous maiden, with the helpless girl unable to resist”—but in the next moment, just as Adéfu was about to succeed, Ke Fei Er had already grabbed her by the collar and pulled her out.

In the script, Adéfu still harbored ill intentions towards me, but after this incident, Ke Fei Er’s vigilance would surely deepen.

After pulling Adéfu out and securely locking the door, Ke Fei Er let out a long sigh and apologized to me.

“I’m sorry… I just went out to get something to pass the time for you, and accidentally let that fairy take advantage of the situation.”

As she spoke, Ke Fei Er came to my side and carefully checked my face for any strange “lip marks.” “Sigh~ I thought Adéfu wouldn’t come over.”

How could she not come over!? It’s not that I think too highly of myself, but I now have a feeling that being in Miss Alsas’s “beautiful girl” state has made me feel like a hot commodity.

Fortunately, Ke Fei Er had been acting as my “flower protector” these days, blocking Adéfu’s wicked thoughts time and again. That said, after the unnecessary apology, I still noticed Ke Fei Er’s somewhat hesitant attitude.

【Ke Fei Er has something on her mind.】

“What’s wrong? Ke Fei Er, even if you’re in a hurry to go back, I still need to be able to leave first.”

“Ah! No, I’m not rushing you!”

After being startled, Ke Fei Er looked a bit flustered, and there was a hint of… suspicion in her gaze towards me.

I suspected that Ke Fei Er must have some serious issues, but speaking of which, she just said she went out to get something to pass the time for me. However, I already had the books and reading materials I needed to pass the time while I couldn’t move. What else could Ke Fei Er possibly bring back?

“It’s just… I hope you can do one thing for me…”

This was the first time I saw Ke Fei Er showing such… shy and hesitant expressions when she had a request for me.

What are you hesitating about, Ke Fei Er? Your command is my goal; whatever you say, I’ll follow! Seriously, just because our relationship has improved a little doesn’t mean you should enter a shy phase! I’m still getting used to seeing you, the big boss, acting all bashful, haha~

But I quickly stopped laughing because, after I agreed, Ke Fei Er happily revealed what she had been hiding behind her back.

Then she looked at me with an expectant face.

“Then… Ou Qi Li De, can you put on this outfit first?”

With that, she handed me a set of… colorful clothes.

Wait, what is this?

【This is women’s clothing.】

I know that! I was asking, what’s going on!?

Ke Fei Er, why are you suddenly bringing me a set of women’s clothes!?

“Oh right, you can’t move around right now, so I’ll help you change.”

Wait, wait! Ke Fei Er! Are you out of breath? You look no different from Adéle just now!!

In the last few days in the Austro-Hungarian tribe, I understood one thing.

The dragon slayer will eventually become the evil dragon!

But this is Ke Fei Er’s “hope,” it’s my wife’s request, what else can I do!?

No more talking; while I’m still not fully recovered, in these few days of physical restoration, how about I just change into as many women’s outfits as you want to see, Ke Fei Er!?

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