63. This is Destiny! (Vote at the beginning of the month~)
After taking on the high-risk job of a messenger, the doubts I had were confirmed within the lord’s mansion of Leyef in the town: this single-celled revolutionary woman, who still believed in her “comrades,” was completely in the dark, while the remaining members of the national salvation organization were solely focused on starting a war. As for their thoughts…
The group of minor antagonists led by Comrade Nicholas were foolish; even at this point, they still clung to one of life’s three great illusions—”I can turn the tables!” Meanwhile, Miss Ruth, the “internationalist fighter” who had completed the full service of “inciting the minor characters, spreading rumors, and waiting for war,” was simply bad news.
However, I had no way out now; confrontation was unavoidable. Letty wouldn’t be intimidated by the other side’s threats, and even my responses had been quite “tactful.” Yet this irritable little midget still waved her hand, deciding to “crush them!”
The “final battle” had begun.
A few days later, preparations were complete, and it was time to give those “noble youths” their last chance to surrender. Seeing that they even wanted to resist, Letty personally led the Rosian Empire’s vanguard, charging fiercely toward the territory outside the Leyef family’s town. The swirling snow blanketed the lord’s castle in a sea of white. The onlookers, accustomed to the harsh Siberian weather, had long settled comfortably at home. Yet, even such terrible weather would not deter Letty from her goal.
At this moment, outside the lord’s castle, on the vast snowfields piled high with snow! Letty’s vanguard had already taken their positions for a charge, the heavy snowfall causing their white cloaks to flutter dramatically. Ivan Letty’s status in the Rosian Empire was evident; even knowing the identity of their enemies, these soldiers showed no signs of wavering!
And what about the “rebels” that Nicholas had boasted about earlier? Most of the guards from the lord’s town, along with a few obviously “temporary” volunteers who had been duped, had some semblance of a stance, but their morale had already been thoroughly crushed. At this rate, forget about a “great army pressing down”; even the vanguard could easily trample over them.
The outcome seemed clear, but… if Letty really opened fire, it would be the chaotic fairy who would win.
“Ha…”
In the snow, Letty exhaled a puff of white breath, her disdainful gaze sweeping over the lined-up “rebels” outside the lord’s town, then she let out a cold laugh. “Hmph, I thought there would be some new tricks, but in the end, it’s just a bunch of fish.”
With that, Letty turned to me. “Big brother, next…”
“I’ll go negotiate.”
The negotiations before battle were like signing up for high school after knowing the exam scores; it was the last chance for regret before the fighting began. Although we were ready to fight, Letty still managed to maintain her composure, refraining from doing anything that would tarnish her reputation.
“But that white-haired girl isn’t here…”
“It’s fine.”
Taking advantage of Sister Rasputin’s momentary distraction, I patted Letty’s head.
After all, if I were afraid of death and pain from the start… I wouldn’t be standing on this vast, boundless snowfield of the Rosian Empire.
Suppressing the chill, I walked toward the empty patch of snow between the two forces, leaving a trail of footprints that were quickly covered by the falling snow. The opposing side wasn’t idle either; was it because they also understood “the etiquette of war”? Or were they simply looking to mock me one last time today? The purple chaotic fairy Claudia was also walking toward me.
“King, are you still making futile efforts these days?”
I stopped, and sure enough… this fairy had come to mock me one last time. The expression on her face was one of pure amusement, and I guessed that if it weren’t for Nilu’s orders, I would have been reduced to nothing by now.
“Now, if you give up on those useless women a bit earlier, I might still be willing to escort you back to your master~”
In the midst of the two armies clashing, every move of the envoy could signal the start of a battle. Otherwise, how could one say that being an envoy is a high-risk profession? So even though I was displeased, I could only suppress my emotions and remain calm.
“Claudilus, do you really think those foolish nobles you’ve deceived can withstand the attack of the Rosian Empire’s regular army with such a ragtag crew?”
“~Of course I know there’s no hope, my king. Rather, I’m quite satisfied that these lowly beings are standing here without fleeing~” As she spoke, Claudilus “kindly” raised a transparent barrier between us to prevent the swirling snowflakes from turning us into snowmen.
“However, my goal has already been achieved, this much, my king… Can’t your prophecy see that?”
“…”
I was at a loss for words because everything happening now was progressing towards the purpose of Claudilus’s actions, and… in the script, she was almost successful.
【Claudilus has caused chaos in the Rosian Empire.】
Claudilus merely wanted to exploit Letty and Zeus’s volatility to throw the Rosian Empire into disarray. As for the lives of those innocent humans she deceived? This high fairy seemed to care not at all, just as we wouldn’t care about the life or death of an ant.
And Claudilus’s actions had a clear ultimate goal…
【Claudilus has destroyed the Thunder Fairy Zeus!】
【Claudilus has attacked Ivan Letty.】
That was to attack Letty and destroy Zeus when the Rosian Empire was in chaos and Ivan Letty was surely overwhelmed… and in the process, also disrupt Kephiel’s “main storyline” in the Rosian Empire.
Any one of these three was something I absolutely could not tolerate or ignore.
“My king, you should stop struggling~”
Before me, Claudilus feigned a posture of “kind advice,” “Now that I know you have a power similar to ‘prophecy,’ dealing with you isn’t so difficult. Everything I do is something you cannot stop, even if you ‘prophesy’ it~ You should probably give up by now, right?”
At the same time, Claudilus lowered the barrier and threatened me with a triumphant smile, “Now, as long as I wave my hand slightly, that Nicholas, who is even dumber than a dog, will lead the charge to fire. Do you think that even if you foresee what comes next…”
【Member of the National Salvation Organization Nicholas fires a shot, igniting war!】
“…there’s any way to stop it? Hahahaha~”
“…”
Indeed, there was no way to stop it. After all, I wasn’t some unparalleled powerhouse at the ninth tier, able to end a war with a clap of my hands. I was just a rookie who knew what was going to happen next.
“I will never let you go after this!”
“Hahaha~ Such a threat of impotent rage comes a bit late!”
Claudilus completely ignored my words and acted on her intentions, raising her hand the next moment!
Everything seemed irretrievable, and she had indeed done something I couldn’t stop even if I “prophesied” it. But…
“Claudilus, when did I ever say my ability was just ‘prophecy’?”
That was merely a facade I maintained to keep my secret.
Euglid’s ability allows one to see…
What each of you has done from the past to the present, the cause and effect it has brought, and how it can be changed in the Book of Destiny!
It is a script!