47. I Just Want to Snuggle
Through my observations, I discovered a secret about the dangerous Queen Louis IV of the Great Yingtian Empire: the happier she smiles, the more displeased she is inside.
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Just like now, the queen’s face was almost blooming with a smile, undoubtedly representing that her current mood was at its worst. Was she angry because, for the first time in history, she had lost an argument with Kephir, or was there some other reason?
I couldn’t say, because the queen’s earlier words indicated that she definitely had something to “entrust us with.”
At this moment, in the queen’s chamber.
After setting a smiling face, while the script was filled with content like [Louis IV’s jealousy running rampant], the seated Louis IV deliberately crossed her legs towards me, hands clasped, wearing a smile that seemed to say “don’t take it the wrong way,” staring at me until Kephir, who had just been lost in the moment of giving me a kiss, finally realized the danger and calmed down, seizing the opportunity to speak.
“First of all, Kephir, I believe you and your family did not intentionally take in a girl who has now become a ‘king’ in a forbidden land as a maid. This is the position I want to confirm with you before we begin, so remember to tell your father when you have the chance.”
“Before that, please, Your Highness, do not point your legs directly at her and lift them up.”
“Ah, my apologies.”
Saying this, the queen changed her sitting posture. Of course, my view didn’t change much; at most, I went from seeing the front of the queen’s legs to the side, and even… this side view, which revealed the The entire curve of her leg, was far more dangerously stimulating than the somewhat obscured front view.
The queen had already begun to retaliate against the earlier embarrassment, but since it was Kephir who had said to change positions, Kephir really had no way to counter it!
“Now, Kephir, you have no objections, right? And Mr. O’Keefe, please raise your gaze a little higher~”
“!”
Wait! Kephir! I wasn’t staring! This is the queen’s counter-scheme!
I hurriedly whispered an explanation to the jealous Kephir, while during this time, the queen had already told us everything we needed to know.
“This suddenly appearing king, I definitely won’t have time to investigate her identity and actions, but before that, the inspection team of the Great Yng Empire has already gathered some clues regarding the forbidden land.”
The queen’s smile finally faded a bit. “After all, in such a special period, suddenly appearing, and after interrogating that archbishop, it was discovered that there was actually a connection and transaction with that archbishop’s organization~”
[Louis IV used the excuse to send O’Keefe away and secretly conducted an investigation.]
As the script unfolded, I widened my eyes!
I couldn’t help but be surprised. When the queen said she wouldn’t help me anymore, I always thought it was because she wanted to “cut her losses” and didn’t want to get too involved with me, but now. ..
“Your Majesty, did you deliberately let us handle the saint’s matter ourselves because…”
“What are you thinking, Mr. O’Keefe? It has nothing to do with you~ It’s just that if such behavior, which is clearly meant to oppose my Great Yng Empire, is not investigated, where would the dignity of my Great Yng Empire be?”
The queen answered with righteous indignation. The script didn’t lie; after all, Louis IV was indeed the queen of the Great Yng Empire, so I smartly chose to pretend I didn’t see the remaining line in the script.
[Louis IV was also trying to protect O’Keefe from being bullied.]
No, Your Majesty, I really didn’t see it! I have no idea about any prophecies!
[Louis IV suspected that O’Keefe was pretending not to know.]
I’m not! I didn’t! I really don’t know.
[Louis IV secretly complained that O’Keefe was slow to understand.]
That’s right, I’m just a blockhead, a virgin, a total fool.
“Sigh…”
After a soft sigh, the queen’s gaze towards me held a hint of reproach, but she could only continue.
“This is the result obtained by the inspection team in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Rosia Empire, along with the intelligence network of the Prussia Kingdom. All along, while the forbidden land has not been without various organizations, these organizations are of all sizes and are mostly engaged in criminal activities, completely unworthy of any prominence.”
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Louis IV dragged out a long sound, “All of the above are the illusions created for our countries by the outer part of the Unreachable Land~ I must admit that I have indeed underestimated this completely out-of-the-way, unremarkable place; this was truly an oversight caused by my carelessness.”
“In fact, even within the Unreachable Land, there are distinctions of ‘inside’ and ‘outside’. The thieves and robbers we see everywhere are merely external situations. Those robbers, thieves, assassin organizations, brotherhoods, and so on, all have ‘larger organizations’ managing them behind the scenes, and this organization…”
Claudia, the ‘organization’ represented by that BOSS, seems to be the insider information about the Unreachable Land that the Queen mentioned.
At this point, Louis IV also showed a troubled expression: “This is the first time I’ve encountered such difficult-to-investigate intelligence, not to mention that it’s the result of a secret collaboration among the three kingdoms’ departments. I still don’t know the more specific details; your maid has already transformed and appeared as a queen.”
“For the Great Yung Empire, I certainly cannot ignore this situation, but… I also need you to get closer to your maid and let me know why she has come. This is not just for the Great Yung Empire; it’s also very important for you, right? So, don’t refuse~”
The Queen’s meaning was very simple: because Kfir and I are familiar with Nilu, she wants us to act as a suicide squad, to approach Nilu and find out why she has come.
Even if the Queen didn’t threaten me with something like “just consider it a favor~”, I would agree to this request. Afterward, I let Kfir, who seemed a bit anxious and was probably considering, return first, while I was forced to stay alone with the Queen under her “hint”.
Once Kfir left, the Queen’s attitude changed.
She transformed from her earlier “strong woman” image, coming up behind me to blow on my neck and poke at me with her hands. It seemed she had figured out that I wouldn’t dare to resist a big BOSS, and soon after, she laughed with delight.
“Ogilid, haven’t you always asked for self-preservation? Why did you agree so readily this time~”
Saying this, she leaned down from behind me, her profile quickly closing in on my face! Her golden hair fell onto my hands, my legs, and a strand stuck to my mouth, making me hurriedly avert my gaze.
“Why don’t you try begging me? I can make it so you won’t have to see her for a while~ Even if she asks~ As for how we exchange… you come up with a condition?”
It seemed the Queen was trying to take advantage of me while I was vulnerable, but in reality, her mood in the script was completely different from her surface demeanor.
【Louis IV just wants to tease a bit.】
“Your Majesty, please don’t be so malicious, and keep your image in mind. There must be some… grievances between Kfir and Nilu; I can’t just run away. Rather, I should thank you for giving me this opportunity, allow me to approach her with some justification, so as not to alarm the snake.”
After all, the thigh I was clinging to, Kfir, at her current “protagonist level,” should not be able to compete with the nearly max-level Nilu. If I didn’t do something to change this situation, the only dangerous content that would appear in the final script between Kfir and Nilu would be 【Kfir being killed by Nilu.】
In the short term, I couldn’t let Kfir level up or defeat her, so I had to protect Kfir and prevent her from encountering the dangers in the script.
The playful smile on the Queen’s face finally disappeared.
This moment was probably the true face of Louise.
“If it really comes to a desperate situation, I wouldn’t mind being rash and impulsive to trade you for something.”
“…Thank you.”
“Ah~ At this point, you’re still thinking about Kfir; I really envy her~”
After all, Kfir was my life-saving charm; as long as Kfir was fine, I wouldn’t fear any death scripts. Even with Nilu’s appearance this time, which already brought the script of 【Nilu wanting to take Ogilid away.】, I could remain unafraid.
It was time to figure out the details of Nilu, the main character of deep-seated blood feuds.