36. The Tyrant of Rosia (Vote for me~)
As the sun began to set, worried that I couldn’t continue to hide my “guest” identity in front of my parents when I got home, the young lady Reyef, who had turned her home into a “reform base,” quietly sent me out.
At this moment, my feelings were quite complex. I was glad that this Reyef could at least be considered the type that “could communicate.” Her attack on Letty was not driven by some chaotic evil intent like “I just want to kill her and then rule Buret!” Instead, she expressed a willingness to come to the negotiation table under my firm stance.
But… there were many troubling things as well, because if I followed the script of “negotiation,” the final part of the script would see both Letty and the fairy Zeus in dangerous situations. The so-called “stateless internationalist friends from the Rodmar Empire” that Reyef mentioned sounded strange to me.
In any case, the resistance organization led by Reyef, called the “National Salvation Alliance,” had expressed a willingness to resolve matters through “negotiation.” Having made progress, I hurried to find Letty, lest it not be her, but rather the sword in her hand—the Thunder Fairy Zeus—who might act out due to her explosive temperament.
However, when I rushed to the headquarters of the Rosia Empire’s Ministry of Internal Affairs located underground at Rublyanka Academy, the situation seemed… a bit late.
I found myself in the same room as before in the basement; the same unfortunate soul was still tied to the chair; Rasputin was still nervously following Letty, or rather, should I say, the little girl who was once again being controlled by Zeus. The only difference was: this time, the unfortunate criminal tied up was no longer as arrogant as a few days ago, no longer exuding the “I’d rather die than be unfree” attitude.
“I-I only know this much, Your Majesty.”
【Criminal A has revealed all the accomplices he knows.】
As soon as I entered, I heard this disheartening line. Letty kicked over the chair binding the criminal; although she didn’t intend to finish it off with a single shot like before, just from the cold smile radiating her overwhelming aura, even Rasputin had to dodge away.
“Now you know quite a bit, Rasputin. Do you need this Emperor to teach you what to do next?”
“Eh, eh!? Hahaha~ I’m not quite sure about this either…”
“What? The top strategist of the Rosia Empire doesn’t even know how to deal with traitors anymore?”
Rasputin shivered at Letty’s glare, and then… the moment she turned around and realized I had already walked in…
This old woman sold me out in an instant without a second thought!
“Wow! Lady Letty! Oujilide is here!”
Having just witnessed such a violent scene, at least give me some time to persuade Letty to calm down! Rasputin! I… I curse you to not find a man for the next year!
Reyef has settled down, and now my goal is to calm the fairy Jousi, so she doesn’t just take over Letty’s body because she’s displeased with this situation. I have no choice; even though I already know the outcome from the script, I can only immediately meet “Letty’s” gaze.
“Why are they like this?”
“What do you think, Oujilide?”
Letty sneered, and just from that action, I was already certain: the one in front of me is definitely Jousi, not Letty.
“The Emperor has said there’s no time to wait, and the fact proves that these noble brats are nothing but a rabble. In just a few days, they’ve already lost the nerve to bark in front of me, and under cross-examination, they’ve even revealed who the mastermind is…”
【Reyef’s identity as the mastermind is exposed!】
The script appears, and I feel a wave of speechlessness. Although I have no right to force anyone to remain unyielding, Miss Reyef, it’s only been a few days, and it seems you haven’t even been “tortured.” Your “comrades” have given up their secrets way too quickly, haven’t they?
This leaves me unable to even conceal anything, and I can only use the most direct approach.
“Ivan Letty, just as agreed, I’ve found the process and outcome of this attack for you.”
If Letty were unaware, this would have been a great tactic to “hook” her, to first conceal the truth and then gradually help the thunder fairy calm down to accept Reyef’s negotiations. As long as we could resolve this peacefully, this fairy wouldn’t have to occupy Letty’s body every day.
But unfortunately: because of these nobodies who easily confessed under pressure, my “secret” is now completely ineffective, and I don’t even get a chance to speak.
“Reyef, is it? This Emperor already knows.”
Letty smirked at me, and I was so furious I wanted to beat up this coward who ruined my plan lying on the ground.
Just as I was about to explain, there was a strange commotion from Letty’s side.
“Why her!? This Emperor will go and…”
In this state, the real Letty still retains her consciousness, occasionally speaking directly, but… clearly unable to defy the fairy’s will!
“Go find out about a human who wants to kill you? I thought after being an emperor for so long, you’d be a bit more clear-headed…”
“But…”
“You are Ivan Letty!”
After a bizarre monologue that left me feeling uneasy, it seems the initiative has once again been taken by the fairy Jousi. Naturally, for this fairy, there’s no concept of a “peaceful resolution.”
“Oujilide, while I appreciate you bringing in the intel, this Emperor no longer needs it. As for the noble offspring lying on the ground, of course, I can let them go; after all, such cowards only await disdainful endings in the Rosian Empire. But as for the mastermind, the young lady Reyef of the ‘oligarchic nobility’ of Rosia…”
In the next moment, Letty’s eyes gleamed with killing intent, “For certain reasons, it’s necessary to ‘kill one to warn a hundred.’ Rasputin, call someone. Once this Emperor changes clothes, we’ll go raid that place together!”
The script appears once again!
【Jousi has used Letty’s body to initiate a purge against the Rosian nobility!】
This is absolutely not the development I wanted to see!
I didn’t even need Rasputin, who was desperately signaling me from the side, to remind me; I had already caught up with Letty, who was quickly walking out of the basement!
The night in Rosia was already a storm of wind and snow! The black cloak draped over Letty billowed in the biting wind and swirling snow; the alien sword in her hand—Jousi—seemed to be infected by her emotions, crackling with golden lightning; as she passed, the Rosian guards standing in the snow stood at attention, saluting and shouting the title “Ivan Letty!”
Could it be that this posture is truly that of the great emperor of the Rosian Empire—Ivan Letty!? I can’t quite figure it out, but the one thing I can be certain of is…
【The fairy Jousi has taken over Ivan Letty’s body!】
【Ogilid was stabbed to death by Jousi for his ineffective persuasion!】
Even though my death script has already appeared with Ivan Letty as this BOSS, I absolutely cannot allow the fairy Jousi to continue using Letty’s body to command her to commit violent, bloody acts that serve no purpose!
This fairy, in her fury, is not threatening just any random person, but rather… the daughter of the top nobility of the Rosian Empire!
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