37. I confess, I’m done acting
Upon returning to Kephiel’s house in the evening, I was immediately bombarded with questions from Kephiel and Uncle Zerola! After all, while there seemed to be no issues when taking the Saintess out, upon returning, I was the only one here, and the Saintess Ikusis was nowhere to be found.
The existence of Saintess Ikusis not only affected whether my identity could be cleared, but it also influenced whether the “curtain call” of this summit with Queen Louise IV and other countries could proceed normally. Therefore, even though I explained Ikusis’s “assurances” at That time, Uncle Zerola still looked worried.
“Ogilith, you were too reckless. Even ‘prophecies’ can change, especially since this Saintess has already attempted to escape multiple times before.”
At this moment, Uncle was earnestly trying to persuade me, his words tinged with a hint of reproach. I had tentatively replaced the script with prophecies, but it seemed that still did not ease Uncle’s concerns.
“In any case, quickly organize a team to follow the route the Saintess left this morning…”
When the high-ranking figure spoke, I, terrified, naturally complied. However, before Uncle could finish his request, he was interrupted by Kephiel.
“Father! Don’t speak so harshly!”
Kephiel stepped forward, and without a second thought, I knew she was speaking up for me.
“Ogilith’s prophecy has never been wrong! Do you really think he would intentionally let that Saintess go!?”
“Uh… my dear daughter, this is…”
“I WON’T LISTEN! Moreover, if the Saintess ran away from the royal city, the one who should reflect on themselves the most is you, who oversees the soldiers in the city, right!?”
Enough, Kephiel, your own father is about to cry.
Compared to Uncle Zerola, Kephiel seemed less anxious about Ikusis not returning by the “full moon” as agreed, and even… a bit pleased!
【Kephiel is very happy about Ikusis’s departure!】
“And besides, if the Saintess has run away, even if captured by the royal sister, she’ll just be locked up in the palace afterward; it has nothing to do with us.”
Sure enough, the next moment, Kephiel made a statement that lacked any position, completely defending me, while also throwing in a sour remark. She then shot me a glance, “Divine fool, you agree, right?”
“Hahaha…”
This… this is a question I’d stake my life on answering!
I chuckled awkwardly; changes to the script weren’t impossible. Just when I really began to doubt whether that idiot Ikusis had pretended to deceive me and then run away, a silly face appeared alongside the emergence of the script. Ikusis appeared outside the window , panting heavily as if she were drunk.
【Ikusis is late.】
Damn, this idiot! I thought she was trying to run away! Turns out I completely overestimated this idiot Saintess’s intelligence; she probably just got carried away and forgot about the time to come back!
“Ha… ha… I’m exhausted, sorry, hahaha~ I got a bit distracted and came back a little late, so did you save me some dinner~”
Bumbling in through the door, Ikusis had no idea that the three of us had just been discussing whether to go catch her!
Still want to eat? I think you’re looking to eat a peach!
Upon seeing Ikusis return, the uncle left with a sense of relief, while Ke Fei’er was seeing things with jealousy. Yet, due to her promise, she had to express her regret to me, which I could hear clearly: “I’m going to accompany Sister Wang to interrogate the remnants later, so make sure to lock her door tight!” After that, she stormed out, still fuming.
I had no intention of launching a night raid on a fool like that; it was more than enough trouble that this fool came looking for me at night.
Once I was alone with Ikusis, I quietly asked, “Your Highness the Saintess, you’re back so late… You wouldn’t have tried to escape and ended up sneaking back in, would you?”
“Shut up! I… I never thought of that!”
Turning her face away in guilt, Ikusis began her clumsy defense, “I said I would observe your bad behavior, and I will! Don’t treat others like fools!”
“Then why did you come back so late? There’s nothing worth playing with on the streets at night, is there?”
This was merely a small complaint and an offhand question, yet the script suddenly took a strange turn, just like the “inner thoughts” that Ikusis, this fool, often displayed these past few days!
【Ikusis has hidden motives!】
Moreover, this was a question so simple that it could be easily brushed off, yet Ikusis’s reaction was as if I had hit her soft spot, making her tense up immediately!
“Th-There’s nothing! I’m going to take a shower and sleep! And prepare dinner for me! Don’t call me a pig!”
With all this, I had no mood for jokes, and even the words on the tip of my tongue were swallowed back. Because along with that script content came a familiar script.
【Ikusis designed the death of Oujili De!】
This foolish Saintess indeed had a “death script” for me, but it must have been something that appeared earlier, like a child throwing a tantrum. I hadn’t paid it much attention, but this time…
“Hey, Ikusis, are you tonight…”
“…”
I found myself unable to let it go, especially after Ikusis pretended to be clueless and then glanced back at me with neither emotion nor foolishness, which made me realize something was off.
Perhaps, for the next few days, I should just leave Ikusis at Ke Fei’er’s house. After all, this fool wouldn’t genuinely change her attitude or show gratitude just because I took her out.
Then, while Ikusis was making all sorts of troublesome requests to the maids at Ke Fei’er’s house to bathe her and prepare a midnight snack, I, who had been resting in my room, finally arrived at this conclusion.
“Tomorrow, I’ll just threaten that fool.”
I muttered to myself as I prepared to sleep, but just then…
The door rattled, and footsteps sounded! It was indeed the door I had shrunk back from, and I heard the “click” of it opening! At the same time, the footsteps, which definitely did not belong to Ke Fei’er, were gradually approaching me, accompanied by a 【Oujili De has been killed!】 death script rushing towards me!
Bracing for the worst, I immediately got up.
“Who?!”
“…”
Of course, I knew that there couldn’t possibly be anyone in Ke Fei’er’s house who wanted to “kill me.” Uncle Zerola wasn’t the jealous type, and right now, the only one who could have snuck in was Ikusis ! I just wanted to confirm her intentions!
After all, in the next moment, Ikusis was already approaching me with a “foolish smile” that was severely inconsistent with her intentions in my script.
“Ah~ haha~ um, um, Ke Fei’er isn’t here, I’m a bit scared!”
“Are you a little girl who wets the bed? Go back to sleep, don’t act dumb here with me! Foolish Saintess!”
【Ikusis is pretending to be clueless!】
[Ikusis is Lying!]
The script is already clear, so I can’t hide at all…
“Well, just pretend I’m playing dumb.”
In the blink of an eye, Ikusis was on top of me, a dinner knife pressed against my neck.
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