59. Suddenly a Double Agent (Seeking Votes～)
Fear, or rather, Kefir’s concern for me, could not be a reason to stop this plan. So, after I worked hard to convince Kefir not to be so “nervous” about me, the difficult second day came to an end, and with the arrival of night, we began the second “strategic retreat” after the failure of Linka’s plan.
In fact, it was just a soft escape.
In the plan, Kefir would rely on her powerful Dragon Overlord powers and protagonist halo to leave first, seeking out the members sent by Queen Louise IV to wait for and assist us. For safety’s sake, I would take Letty and Linka, slipping out with the hints from my script. As long as we safely left, it wouldn’t be difficult for the remaining followers led by Sister Rasputin to leave as well, since Nirus’s target wasn’t them and she had no intention of causing them trouble.
At this moment, Kefir had already left ahead, and I stayed in the hotel, watching the script while confirming Kefir’s safety, keeping an eye on Letty and Linka, along with the immense pressure from the gazes of the followers. I used our contract to remind Kefir of any dangers at any time.
After all, just like the content that appeared in the script a few days ago, Nirus, who had already decided to take action against Kefir, wouldn’t let us leave so easily.
【Kefir is about to leave the town of the Rodmar Empire but encounters a fairy’s obstruction!】
In the dead of night, there were indeed fairies sent by Nirus in the town!
I believed that the Dragon Overlord acting alone would have no problems, but out of concern, I still reminded Kefir.
“Kefir, before leaving the town, there will still be some fairies wandering around; be careful not to get spotted.”
Thanks to my contract with Kefir, I quickly received her response to my clumsy contract skills in my mind, followed by the script that finally allowed me to breathe a sigh of relief.
【I have already evaded them and left; now I am just outside the town, and there is nothing unusual around.】
【Kephir has safely left the Rodmar Empire!】
【Nilu cannot find Kephir!】
Previously, Nilu’s dangerous script regarding Kephir vanished the moment Kephir’s departure script appeared. This meant that no matter what happened afterwards, Kephir would be safe!
I let out a long breath, although Kephir’s worried voice immediately echoed in my mind.
【I could completely leave, but you really have to…】
“Kephir.”
This time, I had to interrupt Kephir’s worries. “I told you, don’t worry, just trust me.”
After all, I hadn’t become so cowardly that I needed to cling to you at all times just to dare to move, right?
To prevent any unexpected events, I didn’t wait for Kephir to respond and cut off this contract’s connection, ignoring it. Then…
I was immediately targeted by a crowd of gazes. After all, due to unavoidable reasons, everything I had just done happened right under their noses. Thankfully, Kephir hadn’t asked me to say anything embarrassing; otherwise, I wouldn’t know where to put my old face right now.
“Whoosh~”
Linka whistled, and at such a time, she still had the energy to tease, “No wonder it’s the Great Ying Empire; it’s truly romantic~”
Letty didn’t speak, but her little mouth was pouting up to the sky. That jealous “Brett” seemed ready to slip out at any moment. Fortunately, it was almost our turn for a “secret retreat,” or else I would have spent the whole night just trying to cheer up this irritable Rosia midget.
Because, although the dangerous script on Kephir’s side temporarily disappeared with her departure, the rest of the parts certainly hadn’t changed at all!
【Nilu destroyed the Fairy of Thunder’s web!】
【Nilu killed Letty, who was possessed by the web, to destroy it!】
【Ogilid accidentally died while protecting the treasure!】
The death script, including my own, had not vanished with Kephir’s departure. In other words, the danger was just beginning!
“Rasputin, stop mumbling over there. After this, I’ll need you to disguise yourself well and then take the others and leave. Letty, Linka, Kephir has already gone ahead to find the pickup.”
Pausing, I said seriously, “Next, it’s my turn to escort you out.”
Whether Letty was jealous or complaining, I didn’t have time to deal with it right now. Instead, I immediately changed outfits with the two of them and swiftly left the hotel as inconspicuously as possible. Compared to Kephir’s departure, my plan to retreat from the Rodmar Empire town with Letty and Linka was far more dangerous!
After all, although Kephir was alone and one of Nilu’s targets, as the true protagonist in the script, she could easily change the originally dangerous script’s direction as long as she had no burdens, relying on her “protagonist halo.” However, I couldn’t ‘t do that; both Letty and the Fairy of Thunder were in danger, so I could only rely on the script’s hints to lead them away quietly.
Leaving the hotel, I used the cover of night and the reminders from the script to avoid potential fairy encounters. Unlike the chaotic nights of the “Land of No Return,” the nights in the Rodmar Empire were absolutely quiet. In a town that could barely be considered an “empire,” there weren’t even any decent guards. Thanks to this, I was freed from my last worries, relying on the script to lead Letty and Linka past the fairies’ line of sight, ultimately passing through what could barely be called the “city gate” and leaving the Rodmar Empire town, stepping outside.
【Ogilid took Letty and Linka out of the Rodmar Empire town!】
The script appeared, and everything seemed stable. I finally let out a sigh of relief while holding Letty’s hand, glacing back at the town with lingering unease.
No pursuers or potential threats followed us, and ahead was the main road from the Rodmar Empire town leading to the original “Land of No Return.” As long as we continued forward, we would encounter Kephir and, under the protection of the reinforcements sent by the queen, leave in a hurry.
“Phew… now that we’re here, there shouldn’t be any problems, Letty, Miss Linka.”
Having escaped without incident, Letty, however, didn’t seem very happy. Rather, after the tension, this little midget remembered what had just happened in the hotel and shot me a somewhat cute complaint.
“This emperor knows! So, are we going to find that Kephir next!?”
“Ha… Haha…”
I chuckled dryly.
How could I not look for Kephir? We can’t just walk back home, right? Besides…
After a moment of silence, I turned to Lin Ke. She had been extremely quiet throughout this journey, not saying a word. Could it be that she was scared stiff?
“Miss Lin Ke, is there something wrong on your side? If nothing unexpected happens, we should finish our break and go meet Kephir, right?”
“…”
The response I received was still Lin Ke’s silence.
Just as I was about to check the script to see what Lin Ke was thinking while being so quiet…
What appeared was an exceptionally bizarre content!
【Leiti is attacked!】
It wasn’t my own danger, but Leiti’s! And furthermore!
【Leiti was attacked and killed by Lin Ke!】
This is the kind of script!
Almost at the same moment, Lin Ke’s body twisted for an instant, and then she pulled out a pitch-black dagger from her clothing, directly stabbing towards Leiti’s chest!
“Leiti!”
“What…”
Although I alerted Leiti at the first moment, she immediately drew her blade to parry! However, the short blade in Lin Ke’s hand seemed to dissipate like smoke in that instant, evading Leiti’s defense and reappearing! It was aimed straight at Leiti herself!
This… could not possibly be an ordinary weapon!
Lin Ke, at this moment, was certainly not the Grand Commander Lin Ke of the United Kingdom of Meri!!
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