59. I’ve read enough books not to deceive you

After meeting with Sister Rasputin, we were secretly arranged to blend into an imperial convoy heading into Siberia. The crisis caused by Letty’s misunderstanding of Reyef had become urgent; it was time to clarify things with Reyef, and the convoy was racing forward at full speed.

The bumpy ride made it impossible for Kfir and me to maintain any romantic atmosphere, and naturally, there was no opportunity to use those “little squares” that Sister Rasputin had given me.

Days later, after traveling day and night, we finally arrived in the Siberian region of the Rosian Empire!

“Ha…”

At this moment, Kfir, who got off the carriage behind me, instinctively exhaled a puff of white breath, watching as the convoy hurriedly left after dropping us off to avoid suspicion.

“It’s a bit different here from the last place we visited, Oujili De.”

“Yeah, because this area isn’t directly governed by the Rosian Empire’s military.”

Glancing at the script, I rubbed my hands together and put on the “warm-hearted mittens” my dear fiancée had bought for me before we left. “This is the territory of the nobles. Only a small number of nobles in the Rosian Empire own land, and they are all in these relatively cold and remote areas. This should be the sphere of influence of the Reiev family.”

Kefir and I got out of the carriage in the territorial city. Looking around, aside from the usual harsh weather of Siberia bringing snow, all that remained was this town covered in a thick blanket of white. Although it was morning and there was a hint of life in the air, the level of prosperity here was far from that of the capital of the Rosian Empire.

What I had asked Sister Rasputin for was simply to drop me and Kefir off here, and from then on, the actions to clarify misunderstandings and save the crisis of the Rosian Empire would have to rely entirely on us.

After adapting to the environment, Kefir spoke up, “Then we shouldn’t delay. Let’s go find Reiev at the lord’s place; she’s likely to be there.”

Just as I was about to leave, I immediately stepped forward, blocking Kefir’s path, and linked my arm with hers.

“No need to rush, Kefir. Since it’s our first time here, we have plenty of time to appreciate the local ‘customs and culture’~”

“But…”

Though still a bit hesitant, my emotional appeal seemed to work! The bumpy ride had left us both with little “enthusiasm,” and now Kefir wanted to make up for the “lovey-dovey” time we had been forced to waste earlier.

After struggling a bit and realizing I was “serious,” she reluctantly conceded.

“Just… just for a little while, okay? We’re not here for a date, you idiot.”

“Alright, alright, Kefir. And precisely because we’re not here for a date, we shouldn’t be in a hurry.”

Rushing to the lord’s residence to find Reiev was pointless; it might even “alert the snake in the grass,” since Reiev had escaped with her “patriotic organization” members. In other words, there were likely others around her now.

Naturally, that included the dangerous fairy—Chaos Fairy Claudilus!

【Reiev is under the control of Chaos Fairy Claudilus!】

Going to find Reiev now would be a wasted effort.

So, I began a “loving” date with Kefir in the town of the Reiev family’s territory… or at least that’s what I thought. The reality was that even though I wanted to make up for the boredom caused by the bumpy journey and relax a bit, the strange atmosphere in this territorial town was impossible to ignore!

I even sensed something was off when Kefir and I were looking at the “Rosian local souvenirs” at a roadside stall.

“You two lovebirds seem quite interested, daring to come here for a honeymoon at this hour?”

I asked on behalf of Kefir, who was about to stutter from shyness.

“What’s wrong? Is it not a good time to come?”

“It’s not that you can’t come.”

Because I generously bought something, the shopkeeper, who was unusually friendly towards me, waved me over and whispered, “But recently, I’ve heard that Emperor Ivan Letty from the capital is coming to ‘wipe this place out, leaving no noble subjects behind. Everyone is panicking and preparing to pack up and flee!’”

The script was unfolding, and this was what made me anxious, because just like before, it seemed that dangerous rumors were indeed spreading in this town!

【Rumors in the town: Ivan Letty is about to massacre the city!】

Isn’t that a bit outrageous? But… if it’s Letty, perhaps these Rosians would actually believe it…

“Hey, are you two from the capital? Is there any truth to this? Look over there; those people are making a big fuss!”

Of course, it’s false! No matter how irritable Letty is, she wouldn’t take her anger out on unrelated people! From start to finish, she only wanted to deal with the nobles of the Rosian Empire! Such rumors were clearly meant to escalate tensions, and I had a hunch about who would deliberately do such a thing!

I immediately looked in the direction the shopkeeper was pointing! However, it was a good thing I looked, as it led me to discover a “surprise”!

In the distance down the street, there were indeed people stirring up strange commotion, handing out flyers, but what surprised me even more was a familiar figure. Pink curls, dressed in a white military uniform—wasn’t that the Reyev we were looking for with Kfeier!?

I saw her anxiously explaining to a crowd of people, “It’s all fake! This never happened!” But no one paid her any mind. Even if someone was stopped by Reyev, they completely disregarded this young lady of privilege.

“Hey! Can’t you see!? This is all nonsense, how could Ivan Letty possibly…”

“Blabber! Who’s this little girl? Go home and eat cookies! I’m about to join the rebels against the tyrant!”

“Hey! Wait a minute! I said…”

Tsk! Reyev, you single-celled girl! Even if she shouted until her throat was raw, no one would listen to her. So let’s not alert the snake in the grass! Without my reminder as O’Keefe Lide, does she not know what it means to bide her time and prepare for the unexpected!?

However, this did ease my mind: at least the current Reyev truly wanted to clarify the misunderstanding with Letty!

【Reyev is trying to calm the citizens!】

This makes things much easier!

“Kfeier, the one on the left with the newspaper has been watching Reyev.”

“Mm!”

We exchanged a glance, and then we… sprang into action!

Kfeier quickly approached the extra I had noted in the script as 【Extra A is watching Reyev’s actions!】 and delivered a solid punch, knocking them down. Meanwhile, before anyone noticed our movements, I quietly made my way to Reyev’s side…

And yanked this young lady away!

“Wow! Wait, wait, who are you! In broad daylight…”

“Broad daylight your sister! It’s me! What are you panicking for!”

As I dragged Reyev along, I turned my head and said, “Do you want to live or not!? If you don’t want to die without knowing why, just come with us obediently!”

After all, this young lady was the one who had me and Kfeier “specially come to invite” her.

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