37. Five Years of Stealthy Joy in Prison, Walking the Road to the Underworld with a Smile

Thanks to the familiarity I gained from hanging around Letty, I managed to avoid being stopped by the Rosian guards. I chased after the briskly moving Letty, and just as we were about to be buried under the swirling snow, we arrived at Letty’s palace, the Kremlin Palace.

Kefir and I were only here to retrieve treasures, not to be saviors. We had no intention of interfering in the “big news” happening within the Rosian Empire, but… this time, the decision to “make an example” was made by the thunder fairy Jousi, not the Letty who had shown hesitation just moments before.

That was enough reason for me to stop this fairy’s reckless behavior.

“Ivan Letty! The ‘mastermind’ I found is indeed her! But have you really thought about the consequences of your ‘make an example’ approach!?”

The servants passing by had long honed their skills in reading the room. The moment they saw Letty looking “very angry,” they fled without even daring to greet her!

Thanks to this, I finally managed to speak out the true identity of this little girl just as Letty stormed back to her chamber!

“Miss Jousi! There are clearly peaceful ways to ease Letty’s predicament; why can’t you just calm down!?”

Having opened the wardrobe and carelessly thrown clothes onto the bed, the little girl paused in her selection. However, we all knew who was in control of whose body, and Jousi scoffed at me with disdain.

“Why? Sure, come here, and this great emperor will tell you why.”

In my desperation, I had no time to ponder the implications of Jousi’s words. So, as I hesitantly stepped closer to this little girl…

【Jousi attacked Ogilid!】

The script appeared, and I had no time to react!

Jousi, occupying Letty’s body, seized my wrist and threw me onto the bed with the fairy’s overwhelming strength!

I was just beginning to horrifyingly realize: why, as a man, was I the one being pushed down!? The next moment, the little girl had tossed aside her outer garment and was straddling me!

“If you don’t want this great emperor to resolve it, then let Ogilid handle it, huh?”

“Resolve… what?”

The weight of the little girl sitting on me wasn’t too much, but what troubled me was the mental pressure brought on by this fairy occupying Letty’s body and her reckless actions!

“Give this great emperor a reason to believe that your intentions toward Letty are not just to borrow this great emperor’s power. Otherwise, why should this great emperor trust you, a man who only came to borrow a fairy for his woman?”

I only wanted to take Kefir’s treasure, and I had already taken the sword by force on the previous night, and was running away with Kefir. Now, I’m still here and can’t prove my attitude towards Lieti.

However, Zhesi seemed to have thought of something and bent down, revealing a contemptuous face.

“Are you saying that you’re not interested in Lieti’s physical body, and you need to grow bigger to do so?”

I didn’t need to prove it in such a way! You, a fairy, don’t add any strange habits or evil to Lieti, and don’t make her unhappy! As the saying goes, “The mountain is not high, but has a fairy, and the water is not deep, but has a dragon.” No matter how big or small, as long as it’s suitable, it’s a civilized thing!

Lieti’s threat was invalid, and even if I didn’t need to take action like this, I wouldn’t help her. As for Zhesi’s thoughts, I don’t know what’s going on in her mind, but I have to admit that I’m the one who benefits. After all, I’m the one who gets a fairy’s power.

At this point, as a man with a conscience, I naturally have to choose to resist! But just as I was about to push the little fairy sitting on my lap away, Lieti suddenly had a strange reaction!

She completely ignored my feelings and reactions, starting to twist her body, accompanied by a familiar self-talk!

“Enough! Stop doing those things… it’s not for you! Ivan Lieti, do you like this man?”

Lieti’s eyes seemed to flash with electricity, and her body was out of control, as if two people were fighting each other. However, the words that came out of her mouth were incoherent, and I felt complex emotions. For a moment, I even forgot that there was a little fairy sitting on my lap, and I might produce a “physiological reaction”.

My doubts deepened in my heart.

“Zhesi, what’s your attitude towards Lieti…?”

Was it because I wanted to easily acquire a body with excellent lightning magic properties, so I chose to occupy it, or…

“Ivan Lieti, you’re still so naive! You’re like that towards the Roselia Empire, and you’re like that towards people in front of you! If you don’t use force, it’s enough!”

That last shout was definitely Lieti’s genuine anger! At the same time, the feeling that Lieti had a second person existing on her body disappeared, and Lieti’s low bow of silence finally proved it.

【Ivan Lieti regained control of her body.】

“I’m the emperor of the Roselia Empire, and I’ll do what I want to do. Older brother, don’t mind what that woman just said, Bret!”

Lieti is back now, although another question has emerged: I had always thought that Zhesi’s side was simply occupying Lieti’s body, but now it seems that there are some strange things…

But under the current circumstances, it’s not convenient to ask, as there’s a small fairy in front of me who is seeking comfort. At this point, I wouldn’t dare to mention other women…

“Lieti, Lieti is the mastermind, but she also has many reasons. Her identity is not suitable for direct ‘action’, so I’ll just wait and negotiate with her as an opponent, and then…”

When the negotiation is over, and the result is satisfactory, I think Zhesi won’t have any reason to continue occupying Lieti’s body.

“About… what Zhesi just said, I don’t need to worry about it. I said before that I wouldn’t take the fairy away, and I just wanted to stay here and help you solve Lieti’s…”

Things…

I didn’t get to finish saying this!

Because last time was just a kiss on the cheek, and this time Lieti simply leaned in with her mouth, aiming for my lips! Lieti seemed to be trying to prove something, blushing and holding her breath, unwilling to let go! At least for someone like me with some experience, it’s a bit too awkward and immature, but it’s all information Lieti wants to convey to me.

【Ivan Lieti likes Orelia!】

This time, the script has appeared without any concealment. The softness in front of me combined with my current situation, and for a moment, I even felt like cursing myself as a scoundrel.

After a while, Lieti finally left me, gasping for air with a confused gaze.

“Since… since the emperor won’t let Zhesi take it, then… “

“Do… do you want to continue? I… I don’t mind.”

But I do have a relationship.

Moreover, my help to you, Leiti, is not something that requires you to exchange your body for a transaction.

I patted Leiti’s little head, silently reminding myself: This is going to land me in jail; I need to calm my own equally restless heart.

Stealing joy in prison for five years, walking the road to the underworld with a smile—let’s just forget about that.