44. What? It costs money?

The overwhelming roar of thunder from the Thunder Fairy Zousi directly knocked down Claudia Lu Si, who was trying to escape in her tension, stripping her of the power to resist. Following that, Zousi’s actions were not at all slow; the claws made of lightning directly grabbed Claudia Lu Si.

“Consider this my welcome gift to the ‘master’~”

In the next moment, she was ready to crush the fairy in her claws!

Although I knew Claudia Lu Si was indeed our enemy, I couldn’t let Zousi actually take action! The script had subtly hinted at Claudia Lu Si’s importance to Nilu, and both Ke Fei Er and I, even Letty, were now within the territory of Nilu’s Rodma Empire!

If something really happened, it would inevitably lead to troublesome and dangerous scripts later on. Ke Fei Er had already received the “main storyline,” and I didn’t want to add unnecessary complications on our way back. It would be better to let Claudia Lu Si go, allow her to leave, and in the meantime, we would have enough time to exit the Rodma Empire!

There was no need for me to explain further; just as I heard my hint, Ke Fei Er had already arrived beside Zousi, and at the moment her “claws” were about to strike down, she reached out and grabbed Zousi’s arm.

The lightning-like claws disappeared, and Claudia Lu Si fell to the ground; Ke Fei Er wouldn’t be so saintly as to sympathize with the enemy, for she did this only for our own sake.

The attitude of Zhousi suddenly turned sinister.

“Hey, human, what do you want?”

Electric currents surged suddenly in Zhousi’s hand, causing Ke Fei’er to instinctively retract her own hand, while hostility surged towards her like a tidal wave!

【Zhousi attacked Ou Qi Li De out of displeasure!】

Just as I had judged: these new “self-disciplined” fairies that had just appeared in the script were not to be trifled with. Unlike Alsas, who would greet Ke Fei’er with kisses and contracts, the same could not be expected from a fairy like Zhousi.

“Enough, we need to think about the future.”

Ke Fei’er was not afraid; instead, she met Zhousi’s gaze without a hint of concern. The thought that this Zhousi was also one of Ke Fei’er’s future “treasures,” and that they were already in such a tense standoff upon their first meeting, made my stomach churn. But alas, taking action against the fairy closest to Nilu here would definitely do more harm than good.

“This emperor doesn’t need your interference in what I do!”

Zhousi’s response was practically an “enhanced version” of Letty, and because there was no emotional foundation between us, her violent hostility became even more apparent!

“But you’re using Letty’s body! You’ll run out of magic and disappear soon, yet you want to leave the trouble to us!?”

“!”

After shooting a glare at Ke Fei’er, this fairy’s script finally seemed to tone down its “rage.”

“Tch.”

Following a clear display of her dislike for Ke Fei’er with a click of her tongue, she vanished, likely returning to Letty’s sword, and Letty herself transformed back into her little midget form. The only difference this time was that when Letty opened her eyes, she looked utterly dazed and confused.

“Eh? What did I just do?”

【Letty has no memory of being possessed by Zhousi!】

In the blink of an eye, Claudilus, who had just collapsed on the ground, regained some strength and immediately floated up, swaying as she flew off into the distance!

“Ah! That woman is getting away! Just watch, this emperor will take her down, Buleite!”

I no longer worried; it seemed this was undoubtedly the real Letty.

After firing a few shots of sunset red at Claudilus, who was heading towards the horizon, Letty, feeling quite displeased about “not getting revenge,” stomped her foot and walked towards me, her attitude softening in an instant, just like when she had mumbled to me that night to “be a bit more honest.”

“Big brother, I’m sorry.”

Since there were outsiders present, Letty’s voice sounded quite shy, and her movements were still somewhat awkward.

“II could have definitely shot that fairy down like I did with the birds! But for some reason, my body felt a bit tired, so… I just missed!”

That was probably because Zhousi had used your body without permission, right? Using the body and unleashing several powerful moves must have affected Letty’s own physical condition.

So, it should be me who apologizes, even though I had acted to save someone. I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had released an exceptionally dangerous fairy from Letty’s sword. However, since Letty had no memory of this incident, I refrained from bringing it up hastily, lest this little midget become anxious.

“It’s nothing.”

I shook my head, and just then, Ke Fei’er quickly approached me, decisively “rescuing” me from Lin Ke.

Don’t worry so much, big shot; this time, Lin Ke really doesn’t have any bad intentions.

As I comfortably enjoyed Ke Fei’er’s embrace, I asked, “Ke Fei’er, have you already obtained… that just now?”

“Mm.”

Considering Lin Ke’s presence, Ke Fei Er only responded lightly, but the script had appeared, and its content had already allowed me to set my mind at ease.

【Ke Fei Er learned more secrets of the fairies!】

Although I hadn’t obtained any “powerful treasures,” at least I was clear on “where the treasures were,” and more directly: one of these fairies was even already within arm’s reach.

With that, there would be no new discoveries for me and Ke Fei Er in the Rodma Empire, so…

“In that case, let’s hurry back. The fairy that just escaped will tell Ni Lu, and there will be some time before she reacts and takes action. As long as we don’t go for a complete extermination, Ni Lu won’t come looking for us directly. We still have time to prepare for our departure.”

My plan now was to sneak away with Ke Fei Er, and ideally, add Lei Ti to our group. I hadn’t forgotten: this was Ni Lu’s stronghold, and even in a “fight,” the main storyline never had characters battling in someone else’s lair, right?

With Ke Fei Er supporting me, I was ready to leave, but before that, I took one last look at Lin Ke.

What had just happened had definitely exceeded their expectations; this group of “black-clad professionals” was still in a state of shock. I thought to myself that they were just here to stir trouble, not to cause chaos, and since Lin Ke had indeed helped me a bit to prevent me from face-planting, I decided to be a little kinder.

“Miss Lin Ke, the Supreme Leader of the Meri United Kingdom, would you like to come back with us?”

“Okay, okay, okay!”

Lin Ke nodded vigorously, and along with that, she fished out a shiny… no, a plain copper coin from her pocket.

“Do I, do I need to pay!? Is one copper coin enough for universal currency!?”

“It’s free!”

Also, you people from the Meri Kingdom really are stingy.

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Recently, I’ve drawn a lot of character designs in advance and am completely broke.

The back projection probably won’t be up until the holiday is over, so everyone remember to throw me some monthly tickets~ Why give them to other women (slumped), isn’t it better to give them to the fairy beautiful girl? 114514 (seriously)

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