The Joestar Family’s Secret Technique!
The Queen indeed followed my words to find Kephiel, but after that, upon finding her, she didn’t choose to quickly return to the Great Yng Empire’s royal city under Kephiel’s protection; instead, she dragged Kephiel over to me!
What happened to prioritizing the Great Yng Empire? You two should have taken the opportunity to slip away while I delayed the Moon Fairy! Could it be that the Queen wants to join the fray herself!?
Though I wanted to scold them, I didn’t have the time for that now. Moreover, it could be considered a stroke of luck; thanks to this, I suddenly discovered the weakness in the Moon Fairy Iris’s ability to probe into people’s hearts. Because until I belatedly noticed Kephiel and Louise’s appearance, the Moon Fairy hadn’t sensed any of their plans or actions at all.
In other words: the Moon Fairy’s ability to spy has its limits, and… she can only focus on one person! Given the circumstances, aside from treating her as an enemy and facing her head-on, what other options do I have?
As Alsace helped me escape, Kephiel had already leaped up, chasing after Iris’s retreating figure.
“Iris~ old hag~ how many years has it been that you still meddle so much~”
“How could a big-chested, brainless woman like you possibly understand, Jous~”
Even when faced with her own “main line” and “treasure,” Kephiel seemed resolute, showing no intention of sparing the Moon Fairy even the slightest bit!
While I was pleased with such determination, a lingering unease hid deep within me. Ever since I exposed the Moon Fairy’s weakness, her sudden change in attitude and the threats she directed at me made it clear: she was just as aware of her own vulnerabilities!
So, of course, she must have her own ways to cope! Realizing this, I immediately glanced at Elisse’s script! Sure enough! This time, my script was not interfered with by Elisse’s power, but… the content that appeared was incredibly dangerous!
【The Moon Fairy Elisse looks at Kephiel!】
It seemed that this fairy’s ability to probe into the hearts of others was not as clumsy and rough as it appeared; switching targets was merely a matter of a glance and a thought!
“Kephiel, get away! She knows what you intend to do!”
“!”
Kephiel immediately abandoned her original plan of attack and landed beside the queen! In the next moment, right beneath where Kephiel had just leaped, the familiar “Moonlight Cannon” had already appeared, and the brightness of that shimmering moonlight was clearly not just at the level of the earlier “tapping” she had done to me!
Elisse, who had also turned and descended, stood once again at the end of the hall, her umbrella flying back into her hand, but this time, the playful glint in her eyes was gone.
The queen, fists clenched, did not retreat this time.
“Elisse, I told you… don’t interfere with my affairs! I don’t need you to take my place as queen! This so-called embodiment of the will of the Great Yeen Empire, you’re just using others as tools, aren’t you?”
“Hahaha~ Louise, it’s quite rare to hear those words from you, and more importantly: you actually think that way~”
“I…”
The queen was momentarily at a loss for words; even though she was exceptionally clever, she couldn’t withstand having her inner thoughts completely laid bare. Moreover, the Moon Fairy Elisse was certainly not just a one-trick pony relying solely on her ability to read minds; judging by her earlier disguise, she was no less capable than Louise.
“Thank you for the compliment, O’Keefe, but your assertion is incorrect. I certainly won’t be inferior to her. Do you think I would lose to one of my own creations?”
After a disdainful smile, Elisse threatened the queen, “Louise, who gave you the courage to defy the will of the Great Yeen Empire? It doesn’t matter how I deal with him; right now, I’m more interested in fixing that broken clockwork in your head.”
“!”
I no longer needed to take any difficult actions; upon realizing the queen’s current predicament, Kephiel no longer hesitated and positioned herself between the queen and Elisse.
“The queen is not here for you to command. I return your words to you, Moon Fairy. Compared to your power, right now… I want to chop you into pieces…”
“Hahahaha~ O’Keefe, do you see? This is why I spared you earlier~”
Following her teasing smile came a panicked “hint” from within.
【Because you are the one holding both of them~】
Immediately, at the moment Kephiel made her move, the Moon Fairy Elisse, who had been “waiting,” had already summoned numerous “cannons” around her, in the room, and even surrounding Kephiel, all ready to be filled with moonlight power and then unleash it.
And the only way to respond alone, even knowing it was a bit absurd, was something I could only impose on Kephiel!
“Kephiel! Don’t think about anything, don’t think at all! Just act on instinct!”
Could Kephiel really do that!? But I had no other options; I could only hope that the “protagonist” had such abilities! Then, I would lead the queen away from the area affected by their battle! If only I could use Alsace to assist, but unfortunately, the beating I just took from the Moon Fairy made it difficult for me to even stand, let alone use Alsace.
In the midst of the tension, the queen suddenly tugged at my arm.
“O’Keefe, we can’t let Elisse have the chance to check on us here. I’ll be brief. Even without relying on abilities, we currently can’t fight back. I’ve had Moriarty modify the destination of the teleportation array; we… are running.”
【O’Keefe and the others escape from the Moon Fairy!】
With no death script appearing, perhaps this truly was our only choice in this helpless situation.
“Then get ready!”
Gripping the queen’s hand, I immediately turned to Kefir’s direction!
“Kefir!”
Fairy of the Moon, don’t think that just because you can see into others’ hearts, you can have your way with them! My identity as the “Big Boss” of Oujilide is not a joke!
【Oujilide is checking the Moon Fairy’s weaknesses… Don’t do anything pointless, okay? Oujilide, do you really think I would let you succeed?】
Ha— I may not succeed, but… as long as the queen does, that’s enough, right?
The queen had already signaled Kefir with her eyes. Seizing the opportunity, Kefir led us to turn and flee immediately! We cast a layer of smoke over our plans, and the Moon Fairy, accustomed to preempting my scripts, indeed fell for this trick!
Don’t think just because you’re older you can be smug, old hag!
【Oujilide and his group have escaped from the Moon Fairy’s domain… Zzzz, I’m waiting for the moment you come back to bow down to me, Oujilide.】
Wait, wait for what?!
The next time I find you, I’ll definitely smash you to bits! Moon Fairy!
I didn’t dare to look back at the Moon Fairy’s reaction. Under Kefir’s protection, I quickly led the queen away from the manor, heading towards the residence of the Knights of Glamorgan.
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