41. Great Emperor, where has your dominance gone, Great Emperor!

Just as the script unfolded smoothly, in the days following my successful persuasion of Leif and Letty to shift from “violence” to “negotiation,” both sides settled down. Leif’s side did not organize any major news like a “prison break,” and since that night, the thunder fairy Zeus had not appeared again, occupying Letty’s body to do anything rash.

With both sides’ emotions calmed, it was time to resolve the “trouble” before Letty in the most peaceful and effective manner.

The “negotiation” between Letty and Leif was quickly scheduled under my coordination. To avoid any mutual suspicion, the location was chosen to be the Rublyanka Academy, which was currently in the winter holiday season with just the right number of students. In such a setting, neither side would suspect anything; all that was left was to hope that Letty and Leif would engage in conversation without suddenly turning hostile. At this stage, there was only so much I could do.

A few days later, inside Rublyanka Academy.

At this moment, to ensure the most basic “safety,” Letty was inspecting the “scene” with Sister Rasputin, while I, as the initiator of the “negotiation,” naturally brought Kfir along.

The location was chosen to be an indoor training room within the academy, where Sister Rasputin’s entourage was busy coming in and out, renovating the room. Clearly, an important negotiation was about to take place; one would think they should focus a bit more at such a time. However, Letty today seemed to have her mind elsewhere, completely detached from the site inspection.

“Lady Letty, how should we arrange this table?”

“Whatever…”

“What about the height of the chairs? The lighting effects? The decorations in the room? And also…”

“Can’t you arrange it yourself? I’m not the architect Brett!”

Impatient with Rasputin’s questioning, Letty picked up her sword and stabbed Rasputin in the butt. Watching Rasputin squeal and run away, Letty ended this “classic reenactment” and turned her gaze back to me.

I knew very well: the only reason Letty was so distracted today was because of me.

[Ivan Letty likes Euclid.]

This script had been appearing ever since that night when I was alone with Letty. It hadn’t disappeared these past few days, occasionally popping up to remind me of the mess I had created. Of course, corresponding to the script was Letty’s increasingly attentive attitude towards me, occasionally becoming shy, like a little girl who had just been introduced to the “adult world” and understood “that kind” of feelings, showing a cute and bashful demeanor.

Calm down, Letty. Can’t you see the Asura following behind me?

But Letty didn’t care, or rather, she was never afraid of Kefir.

“Letty, I think it would be better if you seriously checked the environment.”

The next moment, unable to bear Letty’s burning gaze and needing to remind her to be careful, I cautiously warned the Empress of the Rosia Empire while being on guard against her sudden pounce.

“They say it’s a ‘peace negotiation,’ but no one knows the demands and conditions from Reyev’s side. To prevent the worst-case scenario, Letty, you should be careful… We’re not here to play today.”

“Mm~mm.”

Reyev didn’t seem impatient with me, just agreed straightforwardly, without any physical action. Helpless, I turned to Kefir for help, and after the big boss generously pretended to be “busy” and looked away, I turned to Letty and slowly squatted down.

The usually majestic little girl now had only a silly look in her eyes. Looking at her, I wouldn’t be exaggerating if I drew two little hearts in her eyes. Being liked by the genuine Empress of the Rosia Empire was a stroke of luck for several lifetimes. Maybe I wouldn’t have to worry about Letty, as the boss, having a death script for me in the future. But if possible, I hoped Letty would treat me with a “normal attitude.” Otherwise, look…

How did the good little girl become so silly?

“Letty.”

“Big brother, what’s the matter?”

Everything is the matter! I almost wish you would seriously stab me with your sword!

Knowing why Letty was distracted, I could only come up with the last resort—head patting.

Reaching out to the approaching Letty, I patted her head like a small animal, thinking that at least Letty should be “normal” during the negotiation. I gave a not-so-great solution.

“If you have anything to say or do to me, can you wait until the negotiation is over? Focus on the negotiation first, otherwise, even if we play later, you’ll still be worried, right?”

There’s only one way to deal with a little girl—coax her!

I watched Letty’s silly expression gradually return to normal. She seriously grabbed my hand, hooked our pinkies together as a “pinky promise,” and finally confirmed with her hands on her hips.

“It’s a deal, big brother! No sneaking away later!”

“Rest assured.”

I haven’t got the fairy yet; even if you let me go, I wouldn’t leave.

With a definite answer, Letty quickly left me and ran towards Rasputin!

“Rasputin! The chair is so low, are you indirectly saying I’m short!?”

“Squeak squeak squeak! Absolutely not! Squeak squeak!”

The familiar scene appeared again. While Letty was poking Rasputin’s butt, I quietly left.

Kefir followed closely behind. After we left the indoor training room set up as the negotiation site, she didn’t want to argue with me about what Letty had just done but asked worriedly.

“Is it really okay not to tell her directly?”

“……”

[Letty was attacked during the negotiation!]

[Zeus was destroyed during the negotiation!]

Letty’s death script and the script of Zeus, the fairy of thunder, still exist, and… the process is still unclear. I didn’t tell Letty this directly, but tried to make her be cautious about her safety.

This is definitely not ignoring Letty, but…

“Yes, only this way can we make the other party show up. Otherwise, if we alert them, Letty will be in danger in the future, and we won’t be able to protect her all the time, right?”

[Euclid died protecting Letty during the negotiation!]

Avoiding the content of the script cannot interfere with the final result of the script. So, even if I risk my own death script, I must resolve the crisis in Letty and Zeus’s scripts this time.

“I myself am like a bait. You don’t need to appear at the meeting later, Kefir. If the other party recognizes you, there will definitely be no movement.”

Turning around, meeting Kefir’s gaze, I said seriously, “So please wait patiently, Kefir. I will ask for your help without hesitation when I am sure I can ‘solve the trouble’.”