69. Off to Siberia! (Please vote~)

Kephir couldn’t decisively deal with the chaotic fairy Claudia, and due to our collective ignorance about fairies, she managed to slip away. Although it’s a pity, dwelling on it serves no purpose. Moreover, after the fairy causing trouble in the Rosian Empire escaped, everything that followed was no longer our concern.

Once the misunderstanding was resolved, Letty first led her people to capture all members of the “Patriotic Organization” except for Reyev. These people cried out for their parents, shouting, “Your Majesty, this isn’t rebellion, it’s reform!” In the end, Sister Rasputin silenced them with a few slaps.

“Reform your entire family’s eighteen generations! Disturbing the peace of the Rosian Empire, you can wait to drink tea in the basement!”

Not a word of that was wrong. Setting Reyev aside, these noble youths were indeed just using the guise of reform to act as traitors. Whether willingly or deceived, flies don’t buzz around a seamless egg; when autumn comes, no one can escape the reckoning.

As for those who came out to fight desperately, Letty waved her hand and sent them back, then returned with her own troops. The tension of battle, which had been on the brink, was finally eased and dissipated.

A few days later, in the lord’s mansion of the town.

Letty still appeared here, but this time she wasn’t accompanied by an army; only Sister Rasputin came, along with me and Kephir, two outsiders. The purpose of our visit wasn’t to “occupy” this place, but merely to accept Reyev’s “apology.”

At this moment, at the negotiation table.

The once aggressive Reyev, who demanded Letty to yield this and that, had lost her former arrogance. Every “comrade” in her organization was, without exception, a speculator. Such a result didn’t even need our reminder; she must have felt deeply ashamed herself.

“I’m sorry, Lady Letty… I was too shallow.”

As I consciously turned my head to spare the girl the embarrassment of apologizing, Reyev’s voice came through, lacking confidence.

“I didn’t expect there would be so many in the ‘organization’ who weren’t here for ‘reform,’ and even some unclear external forces mixed in.”

“Hum!”

The response to Reyev was indeed Letty’s cold snort. With the temper of Ivan Letty, the Emperor of the Rosian Empire, if anyone misunderstood her, she would immediately put a few holes in their heads. The fact that Letty had managed to hold back from drawing her weapon in front of Reyev was, in my eyes, nothing short of a miracle!

Miss Reyev, you should be grateful: it’s fortunate that you and Letty are childhood friends.

As for the content of the apology, Reyev indeed needed to reflect deeply. She probably did want “reform,” but unfortunately, not everyone among the Rosian nobility shared Reyev’s sentiments. Noble youths, after all, are mostly scoundrels; this is a well-trodden trope in the script.

Propping her chin up, Letty coldly stared at Reyev for a while before finally straightening up. After summoning Sister Rasputin and whispering to her, she waved her away and glared back.

“Indeed, whether by choice or circumstance, whether intentionally or unintentionally, it nearly led to a conflict between His Majesty the Emperor and the people of the Rosian Empire. To leave misunderstandings unaddressed and the first thought to escape far away—such foolishness and cowardice from the Rosians deserves severe punishment.”

“Wuwu…”

Though her attitude was unkind, Letty wasn’t wrong, and this made Reyef lower her head in shame, her anxious feelings causing her body to tremble slightly.

As bystanders, if Kfir and I were kind-hearted and felt the need to intervene, we could at least persuade Letty not to impose a punishment like, “You go dig potatoes in Siberia for the rest of your life!”

However, I quietly held Kfir’s hand to prevent her from speaking. After all, due to the script, I was quite clear on the matter… I just needed to watch Letty make her decision.

“Reyef, since you’ve graduated from the Lubyanka Academy, there’s no need for you to stay there.”

Letty pointed at Reyef, who had raised her head in panic, locking eyes with her. “You will serve in the Emperor’s troops in Siberia. Normally, it would be expected for you to start as a lowly minion, but that would be a waste of the educational resources from Lubyanka Academy, and your parents might have something to say about it…”

In the end, under Reyef’s tense demeanor, Letty made this “punishment” for her. “Start as a rookie captain and lead the team. But if you can’t even manage that, don’t blame me for demoting you. After all, I don’t want my troops saying, ‘I only drop in some useless noble.’”

“Eh?”

“Eh, you brat!? Either go dig potatoes in the Siberian countryside for the rest of your life! It’s one or the other—make a decision in one minute! 60, 30, 3, 2…”

【Ivan Letty decides to continue training Reyef.】

The script is clear, which is why I didn’t let Kfir intervene with Letty. This line of reasoning was clearly Letty giving her friend a chance for deeper “practice,” rather than remaining at the “theoretical” level, merely shouting grand principles while doing foolish things.

Perhaps… this is also Letty’s way of indirectly apologizing to Reyef.

“Wow… ahhh! Lady Letty, you only gave me three seconds!?”

“1! Time’s up! Rasputin, give this woman a shovel and send her to the countryside tonight!”

“Wait, wait! I agree! I promise you!”

Reyef hurriedly leaned forward, almost ready to throw herself at Letty’s legs to plead for mercy. Sigh… so, it’s best not to provoke this little girl, or you’ll be in for a rough time.

“Hmph, don’t take so long to decide next time. There are only 321 in the Rosian troops!”

With that, Letty stood up, preparing to leave. “You have a week. Get everything done, and report to the troops in Siberia in a week!”

Ignoring Reyef’s response, Letty merely glanced at me, signaling me to follow.

“Back to it, I need to hurry and inform those idiotic parents. Let’s see if they dare to act so arrogantly in front of me again, whether intentionally or not!”

Having dealt with the potential threat among the Rosian nobility, Letty’s rule would surely become smoother. As for whether it was tyrannical… that was none of my concern; I wouldn’t dare to meddle.

And next, for me, in the Rosian Empire, there was only one last thing left to do.

Leaving Kfir and Reyef together for the time being, I hurried to catch up with Letty as she walked away.

“Is this… really okay?”

Beside me, Letty asked nervously, her voice a bit shy. I didn’t hold back in giving her praise.

“Perfect, truly worthy of the Emperor of the Rosian Empire, Letty.”

“Then…” Letty suddenly turned her head, her voice stuttering, “then, to acknowledge the master…”

As expected… if the last matter wasn’t resolved, Letty wouldn’t settle down.

But that’s alright; this time, I was prepared.

All aspects are “fully” prepared.

“Just recognizing a master, of course, there’s no problem this time. Letty, come find me tonight~”

I smiled slightly, then watched as Letty immediately quickened her pace and fled in a panic.

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