52. It’s Time

Ignoring the strange silence in the summit venue, if I stayed any longer, that group of extras would probably kneel down to Nilu. To “stop the loss in time,” I hurriedly took Nilu away.

First, I was ridiculed, then I “played dumb,” and finally, I gave a scare that could make someone wet their pants. Isn’t that exactly what a villain boss would do? However, the effect was good; the script also contained content like [Extras ABCD threatened by Nilu], so they probably wouldn’t have the guts to stir up any trouble afterward.

However, my task wasn’t over yet. On the way to send Nilu back according to the procedure, she made a request to “take a slight detour.”

At this moment, in the streets of the royal city of the Great Ying Empire, after a whole day of “lobbying” with Nilu, by the time she pointed out that we should detour here, it was already sunset.

The crimson hue complemented the silhouettes, and the hurried pedestrians around us, eager to return home, somewhat became our backdrop. As I gradually realized: the road Nilu wanted to detour was the very route she often took for shopping, and I had to follow her out to prevent her from “leveling up” all at once. Meanwhile, Nilu, who was originally following me, quickened her pace.

In the next moment, her fairies scattered into various colorful lights, and after temporarily driving away her fairies, I saw the changes in Nilu’s script.

[Nilu has decided to take action!]

Action!? Is it once again directed at me!? But just now, Nilu had sent all her fairies away, so there was no reason for her to target me! Such content didn’t appear in the script either.

Then… what was she planning to do?

“Mr. Oqili, do you now have a new maid by your side?”

“No, neither Kfir nor I are lazy people; unless necessary, we generally wouldn’t specially seek a maid to serve us.”

“So that means, until now, there hasn’t been a woman similar to me, right?”

“Nilu, what exactly do you want to say…”

In that moment, I didn’t understand Nilu’s intentions, nor did I know why she cared so much about the “maid” identity that had long been unrelated to her!

However, when I focused my gaze on Nilu, she had already approached not far in front of me and then smiled as she turned away. With her back to the setting sun, the dark silhouette cast a shadow that completely engulfed me, making it difficult to discern the expression on Nilu’s face at that moment. All I knew was that beneath her black robe, there lay the familiar “maid outfit.”

Did she insist on calling herself a “maid” because of this?

“Mr. Oujiride, you… truly haven’t changed. You remain as important to me as ever, so… dazzling.”

“…”

For some reason, a chill crept up my spine, causing me to quietly clench my fists.

How I wished this were just a scene from a gal game I played in my past life, where one of the heroines was about to confess, along with the words she would say. But that was merely a dream; in reality, I was a great villain, and the girl before me was far from simply confessing her feelings.

“Miss Nilu, that was just official business. I told you, I would assist you as a representative of the Great Ying Empire.”

“Then what you just did in the conference hall, using prophecy to speak on my behalf, was that also just ordinary assistance?”

“…”

It was indeed just assistance, but I knew that if I answered Nilu’s retort, it would only complicate matters further.

“Mr. Oujiride, since I left the Austro-Hungarian tribe, I have been searching… for what I lack in your eyes, and now I have found the last piece.”

In the next moment, I understood what Nilu was trying to convey by taking this roundabout approach, and of course… there was no way to stop it.

“Now I have obtained power and status in the Unreachable Land. Perhaps you think the Unreachable Land is very dirty and vile, but its true strength lies hidden, and I would be more than happy to show you these.”

With her back to the setting sun, Nilu’s gaze toward me seemed to grow slowly “dim” and “dangerous,” as if the surroundings had become empty without my notice, and it felt as though she had drawn me into a world that belonged only to the two of us, a world from which I could only escape after I “responded to her”!

“Power, status, strength, money—everything, including myself, is ready to be offered to you at any time. The ‘her’ of now can no longer surpass me in any aspect, and there will never be such an opportunity in the future.”

Accompanied by Nilu’s words, the unsettling script reemerged!

【Nilu wants to obtain Oujiride.】

“So, this time… will you be willing to notice me?”

The fists I had clenched were already feeling painful; tension and fear were certain, and at this moment, I even felt a hint of… hesitation and impulse, wanting to “accept Nilu’s goodwill” just like that. But the sudden appearance of that script instantly shattered all my unrealistic fantasies!

【Nilu hates and kills Kefir!】

My heart and actions were as clear as a mirror; from the moment I discovered that the girl was the “protagonist” of the script, my choices had already been determined. Even if this goal had somewhat changed from wanting to covet her legs to coveting her as a person, what I needed to do for it would not change at all.

“Nilu, I have been noticing you since the moment I saw you.”

“!”

“Because in the prophecy, you are very special, and… you will kill me.”

“How could that be!? How could I possibly…”

“Don’t misunderstand. I’m not distancing myself from you because of that; rather, I’ve been preventing you from obtaining what is yours. You have more than enough reason to kill me, and that would be perfectly normal. I just want to tell you that this attention… is not the kind of ‘attention’ you think, and it ends here. I have made my choice, and you know who it is.”

Moreover, if Nilu truly intended to do something dangerous to Kefir, then even if it cost me my worthless life, I would absolutely stop it before the script unfolded!

I knew that Nilu’s script would not stop because of my words, so just now… I only wanted to express an attitude, to remind Nilu and also remind myself.

“Miss Nilu, today’s itinerary ends here. I will arrive on time to assist with the remaining lobbying for the country.”

With that, I bowed my head in farewell, “I wish you could become the king of the Unreachable Land.”

After that, Nilu.

As that figure left, the girl who appeared somewhat lost when viewed from behind finally lifted her head.

But at this moment, there was not a trace of a lost look on her face!?

“Mr. O’Keefe, you truly are as radiant as ever. This version of you is… the you I love the most.”

“That’s why I want to have you like this, and also want to get rid of that woman who has you…”

“She doesn’t deserve you, and one day you will only see me.”

“It’s·time·to·do·it.”

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It’s coming, I’m just setting the stage.