33. Do you have group activities at home?
Taking advantage of Le Yef’s chance to chase away that group of students, I subtly revealed my identity as “Ou Qi Li De.” Although I ended up jokingly saying, “Just kidding~” Such a joke could only fool a fool. From Le Yef’s panicked reaction as she ran off, it was clear she had confirmed my identity but hadn’t figured out what to do next.
The identity of Ou Qi Li De had long since leaped from being an evil villain and wanted criminal to the “king” of the Rodma Empire, surrounded by a death script. At this moment, casually revealing my identity would be akin to courting death.
It seemed that way, but this time I needed to take a risk and utilize my “other identity” as Ou Qi Li De—once a strategist for various evil and anti-Letty organizations during my escapes in the Rosia Empire! This reputation, though notorious, was an identity that someone like Le Yef couldn’t refuse.
Sure enough, it wasn’t long before I received an invitation from my good roommate, He Lu Xiao Fu, conveying Le Yef’s request for me to “visit” her home, along with He Lu Xiao Fu’s remark.
“Just like you!”
Just like your grandpa! Her invitation wasn’t the kind that would end up with us “visiting” in bed.
A few days later, I set off alone at the agreed time to Le Yef’s home—located in one of the few remaining areas of the Rosia Empire where the oligarchs resided, in a district of buildings that could only be described as castle-like.
Le Yef had only invited me, and to be cautious, I didn’t plan to involve Ke Fei Er to avoid raising suspicions. For this appearance, accompanied by my death script… I had long been mentally prepared for this level of danger.
At this moment, on the way, I could already see from afar the place Le Yef referred to as her home—a row of tall buildings with a distinctly Rosian classical style. As I got closer, the increasing number of magic stone devices and accompanying environmental facilities undoubtedly proved that this place rivaled the luxury of the Rosian royal palace, the Kremlin.
The oligarchs of the Rosia Empire had once been numerous, and the slave-peasant oligarchs had mostly been wiped out by Ivan Letty. The remaining oligarch families had long surpassed ordinary people, even outstripping other nobles by a significant margin. With such a noble identity, and being friends with Letty, I couldn’t fully understand why Le Yef would do something so self-destructive.
【Ou Qi Li De’s movements are being monitored by members of the Rosia Ministry of Internal Affairs!】
In the next moment, the appearance of the script forced me to focus. After the incident, the nobles of the Rosia Empire were more or less “monitored.” Letty… no, it should be “Zhou Si,” couldn’t suppress her volatile nature. Regarding Le Yef’s identity and purpose, I had to “resolve it quickly,” or else I might not even have the chance to meet her like this again!
As my gaze fell, a familiar figure was quickly approaching me. Through the ornate rose-adorned fence, I could see Le Yef’s condition today.
On ordinary days, she wore the academy uniform with a cloak representing her student council membership, but today she had transformed into a beautiful girl in classical Rosian noble attire? Her hair was let down, and her dress was so long that she had to lift it with her hands to avoid dragging it on the ground. Compared to how awkward I felt looking at her, it was clear she felt even more uncomfortable in it, never showing a “comfortable” expression, as if she wanted to rip the dress to make it easier to move!
Wasn’t this outfit a bit ridiculous?
The moment she saw me, Le Yef was taken aback, then after a quick glance around, she lifted her skirt and stepped awkwardly in her high heels, hastening toward me.
Then, while unlocking the iron gate, she flashed me the middle finger.
“Is this how you came dressed!?”
“Y-yeah, it is…”
I glanced at my outfit, which I thought was perfectly fine. Could it be that your family is hosting some kind of group activity or a ball that requires me to wear a suit and tie?
“Am I supposed to wear a suit or something…?”
“Suit? You must be joking! Aren’t you afraid of being followed dressed like that!? Even though this is my back door, at least put on some disguise, like a black coat or something!”
“Then wouldn’t that really make me look like I’m here for a ‘meet-up’?”
And… this Leif actually referred to a fence that stretches out of sight as her “back door”…
“Anyway, hurry up and come in!”
She pulled me inside, and then quickly locked the door. Even though this was her own home, she looked around like a thief, finally waving me to follow her, as if we were on some secret mission.
“Recently, Lady Reti has sent people to monitor the behavior of the Rosian nobles. In fact, they aren’t directly watching the heads of the families; otherwise, the Rosian nobles would have raised objections long ago. They’re just using the excuse of ‘protecting the nobles during a special period’ to keep watch nearby, and they’re not even focusing on the heads of each noble family, but rather…”
But rather on “promising youths” like you.
【Leif’s actions are being monitored!】
A script appeared, and I silently added a line in my mind. More importantly, I soon realized: Leif’s actions were so sneaky because her “promising youth” behavior was something even her family was unaware of. Even when she inevitably encountered some Rosian-style maids on the way, her responses were like she had activated some cheat code, seamlessly switching roles!
“Miss, the person behind you is…”
“A colleague from the student council. I brought him back to write a report, and the butler will take care of the rest, so you don’t need to worry about it.”
With a serious smile, her answer made me realize: this girl, the mastermind behind the attack who had repeatedly caused trouble for me and Kfir, was indeed a genuine “noble lady.”
However, this “noble lady style” only lasted until the maid turned to leave. When she did, I saw Leif’s displeased face; if she weren’t holding up her dress with both hands, she would have definitely given me the finger.
“Just like you saw earlier, there are some things I’m hiding from my family, so don’t go shouting here. I’ll tell you what you are, and when you meet someone, just play dumb!”
After a pause, Leif’s expression turned somewhat… lonely, as if everything before her wasn’t her future property but rather the possessions of an “enemy.”
“Because this is not a ‘base’ at all, but rather… enemy territory. O’Keefe, just think of it that way.”
【Leif is hiding it from her family and has secretly established a ‘National Salvation Movement’ organization!】