9. Rough Handling Techniques

The shallow seawater just covered the Queen’s knees; her constantly waving hand occasionally brought up some water droplets; the blue sea and the Queen’s dazzling blonde hair shone in the sunlight. At this moment, the Queen was like a textbook example of a “naive and cheerful” beautiful girl who could walk into a CG.

If that were really the case, I would go over without hesitation, but at this moment, in the Queen’s seemingly innocent smile, I clearly saw only one meaning.

“Lucy the Fourth wants you to go past!”

Come to my place!

Glancing around, I didn’t realize until this moment: that Professor Moria Ti wasn’t just asking the guards to keep watch, it was so much more complicated! With Kefir temporarily leaving due to an “accident”, we had completely cleared a region where no one would pay attention to us!

Under such circumstances, I had no other choice.

After a sigh of frustration, I gathered my spirits and walked towards the queen who was waiting for me on the shallow beach.

“So, the umbrella is set up, and the drinks are ready. What’s next?”

I rubbed my forehead, trying not to look directly at the queen’s body, which was now even more “dangerous” with water droplets on it, and asked in a bad mood.

After all, my queen and I had already known each other’s “bottom line”: I had already discovered the queen’s true nature under her cheerful facade, and she knew my true identity and my “prophecy”. So, when we were alone, our attitude was as if we were two people attacking each other.

“Aww, it’s really unfortunate… I accidentally dropped my favorite handchain into the sea…”

The queen pretended to sigh, then clasped her hands together, slightly bending her waist, and deliberately revealed the gap between her breasts. She then showed me a pitiful expression, “It’s supposed to be nearby, please help me find it, Eliot?”

If it were an ordinary man, he would probably be completely entranced and start searching for the handchain, but my script saw through the queen’s purpose clearly.

“Lucy the Fourth didn’t drop the handchain.”

She’s lying to me.

As for the purpose…

“Lucy the Fourth is taking advantage of Eliot.”

It’s exactly the same as the queen’s intention every time she approaches me – to focus on me. This made me feel a bit frustrated, and I couldn’t help but wonder, “Why are you becoming more and more aggressive in your flirting with me, Your Majesty?”

“Aww… Your Majesty, are you really not understanding or just pretending not to understand? Why don’t you say you’ve dropped the golden axe and silver axe?”

The queen’s small mouth instantly puffed out, showing her true attitude, which had a certain charm.

“Cut, this kind of situation is really not suitable for a man with a ‘prophecy’. No wonder Kefir and I are still like fledglings even now…”

Ugh, this woman…

“I’m telling you…”

I was really annoyed, and I wondered if I would turn into two people attacking each other again. When I thought that, I realized I was wrong: the queen’s ability to “invest” was far beyond my imagination!

“Okay, oh no, Eliot, this time it’s my swimsuit that accidentally fell off…”

Accompanied by the queen’s pretended voice, I unconsciously lifted my head, only to see… the queen’s breasts, which were sliding down, as well as the…

“Ah-ah-ah!”

I quickly looked away, “What are you doing?! “

“My swimsuit fell off, and I’m not very convenient to put it on myself, Eliot, can you help me?”

The voice sounded innocent, but through the gap in my vision, I saw two big and white things, as well as the queen’s “this time you’re not going to catch me” triumphant smile.

I didn’t care, as I was a dead pig that didn’t fear boiling water and didn’t mind being seen by anyone else. But if the queen’s posture was seen by others, or if our current scene was dragged on until Kefir returned and Kefir discovered it, the result…

Oh no…

I took a sharp breath, feeling a chill run down my spine on this sweltering day. This woman… could she really go through with this? Was she not afraid of never getting married in the future!?

“C-come with me!”

I grabbed the queen’s arm and pulled her along, listening to her giggles as I led her to hide behind a few rocks in the sea.

After trembling like I was holding a hot potato, I took a look at the “structure” of the two pieces of fabric in my hands. I squinted as best as I could and moved behind the queen, my hands instinctively wrapping around her chest. While this method wouldn’t expose the queen completely and give her something to hold against me, it…

I couldn’t avoid touching some parts of her body due to the lack of visibility.

“Mm~”

The queen let out a strange gasp that nearly scared the soul out of me!

“Ah ah ah ah! Wh-what are you shouting for!?”

“Isn’t it because your technique is too rough~”

“That was just an accidental touch! I didn’t mean to!”

I felt my hands starting to tremble! Thankfully, the “front” part was over, and all that was left was to tie a knot in the rope for these two pieces of fabric. Then I could end this experience that had my entire body tense and on edge. After all, the line between “hell” and “heaven” is razor-thin.

But just at that moment, the queen, who had been teasing me, suddenly changed her tone to one of seriousness.

“Eugene, how about we make a long-overdue deal?”

Sure enough, this was the queen’s purpose after teasing me! Although I didn’t know why, I couldn’t shake the feeling that this time, her “deal” carried a hint of “request” in her tone.

Looking at the script, it was just as I thought!

[Queen Louise IV has a request for Eugene!]

But at this moment, I didn’t have time to think too much; I still hadn’t tied the knot in the rope!

“Since you accepted my invitation to Glamorgan Castle, it means you must have something you want me to help you with. Coincidentally, I also have something I want you to do for me.”

There was no prophetic power, yet the queen had accurately revealed my purpose for coming on this vacation! This made me feel even more impressed by her intelligence amidst my tension.

“Why don’t we both lay our cards on the table and make an exchange?”

“!”

A perfect exchange: I could ask the queen for clues about the “new fairy,” and she would straightforwardly ask me to do something. But… while it seemed that way, in reality, doing so would only lead me into the queen’s trap.

Because the queen hadn’t told me what she wanted me to do in exchange. If I agreed to her “exchange” at this moment, I would have no way to refuse later, and I’d be left speechless!

Asking her directly wouldn’t work either; the queen might not answer, and it would expose my “weakness.” So… for this strange “exchange” proposed by the queen, the only response I could think of was one.

To lure and then release, to feign rejection while welcoming her; I needed to take control of the situation!

“There’s no need to complicate things, Louise. I do have things I want to understand from you, but I’ll ask when the time is right.”

I took a deep breath, secured the queen’s swimsuit straps, and then stepped in front of her.

“So you don’t need to put on any false pretense of a ‘deal.’ Just tell me what you want me to do for you, and I’ll consider how far I can help.”