39. A Ghost Drifting Over the Land of Rosia!

From Reyef’s perspective.

Dear Mother Rosia needs a great transformation! This thought had never changed in Reyef’s heart from the very beginning. But how to truly initiate this “transformation,” Reyef still had no conclusion.

Because the idea of “attacking Letty at the graduation ceremony of the third-year students at the December Lubyanka Academy” was never Reyef’s own. Such a thought seemed somewhat treacherous to the cause of transformation, but… Reyef simply didn’t have the courage to propose a decision to “kill her longtime friend.”

The action for transformation was proposed by an internationalist fighter from the Rodmard Empire, invited by one of her comrades in the cause—Comrade Nicholas. At that time, Reyef felt uneasy, but after a majority vote among the other comrades, she could only grit her teeth and continue, even having to strike down her own friend.

And now, with the action having failed and most comrades captured, it should have been a time for reflection and self-preservation, yet Comrade Nicholas was still incessantly berating himself for his mistakes…

“Tsk… do these people really want transformation, Blet?”

Reyef sighed in the carriage, lifting the curtain to gaze at the snowy landscape of the capital of the Rosia Empire after the heavy snowfall. Today’s impromptu outing was to secretly welcome the arrival of that internationalist fighter and discuss the upcoming negotiations with Ivan Letty. This internationalist friend was highly recommended by Nicholas, and it was said she was very capable, which might add some leverage to their side in the forthcoming negotiations.

By the way, Reyef also wanted to quietly ask her: Is the assassination method really effective? Because upon reflection, perhaps the approach from the Oujilid side was more reasonable and rational.

“We’ve arrived, Miss.”

“Mm.”

The butler’s voice brought Reyef back to her senses. In crowded places, one naturally couldn’t refer to others as “comrades,” let alone today, when Reyef was dressed in a maid outfit she had quietly borrowed from a maid at home.

After confirming that there were no suspicious people around, Reyef carefully stepped down from the carriage.

This internationalist fighter had been in contact with Comrade Nicholas, and since the other party had a deep understanding of Rosia, Reyef had no reason to doubt. This was also Reyef’s first direct meeting with her, so she could only search near the city gate in the capital according to the description given.

“A young woman under twenty; long purple hair like wine; arriving from the Rodmard Empire with a suitcase… ah…”

Soon, amidst the flow of people entering the capital, Reyef found a girl matching that description. It wasn’t because she was dressed in any peculiar attire, but simply because, if one were to deliberately search, this girl, with her elegance and appearance, was even more charming than the flamboyant nobles of the Great Ying Empire, standing out with her noble grace.

And her name…

“Miss Ruth…”

As Reyef just opened her mouth, merely muttering, and the other party shouldn’t have recognized her, yet this internationalist fighter, Miss Ruth, was already walking straight towards her!

Then, facing Reyef, she raised a finger to her lips.

“Miss Leif, is it? Please don’t be so blatant in your staring; I don’t want to be targeted as soon as I arrive in Rosia.”

“Ah! Yes, I’m sorry…”

She had initially intended to assert her dominance right from the start, but now Leif felt as if she were being suffocated by an invisible pressure. “How… how do you know me?”

“Among so many people, you are the only one who can’t take your eyes off me. It would be hard to mistake you for someone else. So, can you take me to your ‘base’ now? I’m not here for tea.”

“Oh… um! Please get in the carriage; I’ll take you to the base right away. The other comrades who can come are already waiting for us!”

Leif shook her head, shaking off the tension in her heart, and cautiously returned to the carriage with her. She then instructed the butler to take various detours.

The national salvation organization was on the brink of collapse; it was hardly the time to be picky about helpers. If this Miss Ruth was as capable as Nicholas had praised, she could surely secure more advantageous power for the upcoming negotiations with Letty regarding the Rosian Empire!

With such expectations, on the way to the secret base of the national salvation organization, Leif could no longer contain her excitement and poured out everything, including the recent negotiation plans that the veteran of the resistance, Mr. O’Keefe, had secured for the organization.

“So, unlike the violent methods you told us about before, this time, as long as we have enough strength, we can use a more peaceful approach to make Ivan Letty concede…”

However, the reaction of Miss Ruth upon hearing this seemingly positive news was completely different from what Leif had anticipated!

“Negotiations facilitated by O’Keefe, huh… Ha, ha, ha—”

She could no longer hold back, letting out a contemptuous laugh that sent chills down Leif’s spine, and then…

Those purple eyes locked onto her, sending a wave of unprecedented danger coursing through Leif.

“Miss Leif, do you really believe that?”

“Wha… what do you mean?”

“O’Keefe is now the ‘king’ of the Rodmar Empire, just without sitting on the throne. Do you know this?”

“Of… of course I know!”

Leif answered with a stiff resolve, “But that has nothing to do with the reforms he once initiated! This time, he is also trying to ensure that the reforms in Rosia are peaceful…”

“This is merely a tactic for him to collude with his close associate, Ivan Letty, to win you over. The tyrant Ivan Letty has committed numerous atrocities against the Rosian Empire long before; do you really think she would negotiate with you calmly?”

“This…”

“Only by removing the tyrant can your Rosian Empire be saved.”

As she spoke, Ruth leaned in closer. There was nothing particularly strange about her movement, yet it made Leif so tense that she found it hard to breathe.

“It seems, Miss Leif, that you haven’t really listened to my advice.”

“H-How could that be!? It’s just because of the failure…”

Indeed, the attack not only failed but also implicated the families of their comrades. As Leif thought it over, she began to feel confused: Was all of this really worth it?

Moreover, even if Miss Ruth was so adamant about removing Letty, they had no means to do so on their side, or rather… was it even necessary? They already had a chance for negotiation, didn’t they?

Just as she was about to explain, Miss Ruth seemed to lose interest and sat back down.

“Never mind, Miss Leif. We’ll discuss what to do next after we meet your ‘comrades.'”

“After all, you can’t, but other humans can…”

Fear and tension made Leif clench her fists tightly, completely oblivious to the final mutterings of this internationalist fighter before her.