51. Playing Landlord (End of the Month, Seeking Votes~)
I have no idea what the outcome of the argument between Reiti and Jousi was, nor do I want to check the script. After all, I managed to get these two “empresses” to argue over the rights to the body, and then I took the opportunity to sneak out, using various reasons and excuses to avoid Reiti for the entire day.
As for the next day, I don’t know if it was Reiti or Jousi using the little midget’s body who came storming in wanting to “recognize a master”? Heh heh, today Kephiel was guarding me, and with just one look, she made her retreat, grumbling and cursing. Then, I had to explain to Kephiel why Reiti was “sneaking around.”
“Reiti came to find me to play Landlord, but I didn’t want to play.”
After that, I left Reiti’s luxurious palace with the skeptical Kephiel, stepping onto the streets of the capital of the Rosia Empire.
I didn’t have time to dally with Reiti and Jousi over the matter of “who to recognize as master.” First, I didn’t want to “refine” it, and second… there was a more pressing crisis than recognizing a master—Reiti was preparing to sweep through the nobility of the Rosia Empire because the misunderstanding hadn’t been resolved. It was really hard for me to persuade Reiti with straightforward arguments, so I could only take a roundabout approach.
At this moment, I, somewhat disguised, along with Kephiel, was heading towards the home of Reiyev in the capital of the Rosia Empire, a place I had visited a few times due to invitations.
“Divine fool… can’t you really explain things clearly to Reiti?”
All the way, Kephiel was still brooding over the matter with Reiti. Thankfully, the scene in the infirmary yesterday was just a secret between the three of us, or else I’d probably be sleeping on a washboard with a brick for a pillow tonight.
“She clearly came to find you first.”
“Hahaha… this, this… let’s think of another way.”
So what can I do? What else can I do? I can only brush it off with a laugh. As for Kephiel’s doubts, I certainly have a way to “explain clearly,” and that is to accept Jousi’s recognition as a master, then let her and Reiti use Reiti’s midget body to make a ruckus, and after Jousi is “convinced,” I can hold Reiti and slowly explain when her mind is “calm.”
At times like this, whatever I say, Reiti will probably listen. After all, how else can we say that the emperor’s whispers are the most persuasive?
But this “method”, I don’t even need to ask to know: Kefir would never agree.
So I planned to find Leyev, to explain to Letty clearly, she is the key.
“The Leyev family is one of the few ‘oligarch’ nobles who have been supporting ‘Ivan Letty’ since he gradually took control of the Rosia Empire. Thanks to this, this family and some affiliated minor nobles were spared from the initial ‘purge’. And this time, if Letty gets involved with Leyev due to a ‘misunderstanding’, it will definitely affect the safety of the Rosia Empire.”
As I walked, I said, “The Rosia Empire’s army is with Letty, but the nobles still retain some private troops. To avoid chaos, we need to find Leyev or her family members to help explain as soon as possible.”
“Then we need to hurry.”
Kefir nodded. As the righteous and responsible “protagonist”, she didn’t seem to want to be perfunctory, “Yesterday, when I went to contact the queen, I already noticed that there were quite a few figures sneaking around near the noble district. According to the usual practice, they are probably waiting for the right moment to catch them all in one go.”
Exactly! In Letty’s previous script, that was the idea.
[Ivan Letty will catch all the remaining nobles of the Rosia Empire in one go!]
I couldn’t help but quicken my pace.
Moreover, what made me frown was: some really bad premonitions came true. When Kefir and I hurried to the seemingly deserted and quiet noble district of the Rosia Empire’s capital, to the backyard of Leyev’s large castle, we found…
“The door is open?”
Kefir frowned.
And what I saw in the script was far more serious than what I saw!
[Leyev’s house was forcibly entered!]
“No, Kefir, it was destroyed.”
Moreover, the word “forcibly entered” naturally also means…
[Leyev’s family members were entangled!]
The impact of the previous incident has already spread to Leyev’s family! But hasn’t Letty’s side not yet started to act? The nobles here should be safe!
The door was gone, so why bother knocking? I immediately rushed in, but just as I was about to reach the hall of Leyev’s house, where I had been once before, I saw a few “door gods” guarding outside. The moment they saw me, a “stranger”, they arrogantly threatened me.
“Who are you!?”
“That’s what I should be asking, who are you?”
They didn’t look like Leyev’s “private troops”. At least I had never seen such “villain faces” among the extras, and one of them seemed somewhat familiar. If I remember correctly, he was one of the “troublemakers” I encountered with Leyev during the holidays at Lubyanka Academy!
The moment the script was about to appear, these extras saw that I was “uncooperative” and still lingering here, and they were ready to make a move!
“Why are you asking so many questions! We are carrying out the empire’s task. If you don’t want to get into trouble and end up in jail, get lost!”
Looking at it this way, it was definitely fake, because Letty would never let a bunch of small fry do such a dangerous and important job!
“Where are the documents?”
“You!”
The furious extra immediately revealed his true colors, but this time, it was not their turn to arrogantly teach me a lesson! Because I didn’t even need to use any rhetoric or script, for the current situation… someone more important was more anxious than me!
“Suka blyat! Beat this clueless guy up and throw him…”
Even the death script didn’t appear. Following me, Kefir, who saw this scene, reacted immediately…
“Ow… Aah!”
With a swift twist, I gave this extra a 180° turn and casually tossed him aside. Almost immediately, before the other extras could react, all I saw in my line of sight were a group of pathetic fools sprawled on the ground.
After doing all this, Kephiel turned to me and extended her hand, her stern expression telling me: she must have just discovered something important.
“Quick, let’s go inside. While I was looking around earlier, I noticed: it seems like some people related to Reyef’s parents are being harassed by a group.”
“!”
I couldn’t afford to be careless, nor did I have the energy to worry about what would happen to those extras afterward; I immediately followed her.
As Kephiel and I burst into Reyef’s home, the shouts coming from the nearby hall were impossible for us to ignore!
“Your daughter is a murderer! She’s guilty of treason!”
“Quickly confess! Otherwise, don’t blame us for turning this place upside down!”
A group of thugs, taking advantage of the chaos, were provoking the patience and dignity of the oligarchs of the Rosia Empire. They were merely a bit “in the wrong,” yet hadn’t thrown these extras into a cement barrel yet!? Yet they continued to escalate their antics!
I couldn’t be bothered with these ignorant fools seeking death, but… once the conflict between the nobles and Reyti was ignited, the trouble would be impossible to stop!
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Everyone, today is the 30th! Remember to cast your monthly votes, or they’ll expire tomorrow!
Next month’s monthly vote lottery, along with this month’s winners, will be announced at midnight on June 1st. Basically, there will be a few new designs for mouse pads, and I’ll see if I can get some new throw pillows next month.
Just don’t know who to feature.