49. Special Relationship
Kefir and I protected the queen as we swiftly escaped from the Moon Fairy’s domain, hurrying towards the Knights of Glamorgan’s residence.
Although I really wanted to teleport directly back to the capital of the Great Ying Empire and then find a way to “bump into” the Moon Fairy, whose weaknesses I had already discovered, it seemed that with the queen, who had a complex and intricate relationship with the Moon Fairy, we could only follow her wishes.
After all, we came to rescue the queen, not to fight the Moon Fairy. This time, we had to play the part of the coward a little. So, after the queen had instructed Professor Moriarty to modify the destination of the teleportation array, we finally arrived at the largest territory of the Great Ying Empire outside the capital—Kefir’s father, Uncle Zerola’s domain.
At this moment, the teleportation ended. Professor Moriarty had made a simple notification, and our sudden arrival as “honored guests” did not frighten Uncle Zerola’s servants. Instead, they provided us with hasty yet meticulous arrangements and protection.
Afterward, inside Uncle Zerola’s house, having washed up and calmed down, the three of us stayed in a separate room. Having escaped the crisis and secured our safety, this should have been a time for a small celebration, but all I could sense was an atmosphere filled with “awkwardness,” “awkwardness,” and “awkwardness!”
“……”
Kefir remained silent as always. I know my Kefir doesn’t like to make meaningless statements, so that’s not a problem—
“★”
But clearly, after just experiencing a crisis, the queen, who had just been rescued by me, had only run out, taken a bath with Kefir, and immediately returned to her usual cheerful “idol girl” mode. Your mood swings are a bit too fast, Queen!
Or perhaps… during the time the queen and Kefir were bathing together, the queen said something to Kefir…
【Louis IV to Kefir…】
No! Can I not look anymore!?
“It’s, it’s getting late. I need to go rest.”
I turned to leave, but in the next moment, Kephir raised a hand, and the magic sword Alsas flew over, slamming the door shut and locking it at the same time!
“Why are you in such a hurry to leave? The war council hasn’t even started yet, my dear knight of the queen?”
“Cough cough cough…”
The awkward situation was suddenly broken by Kephir, after all… the danger and blame all fell on me!
“Have you seen the queen and not knelt down to kiss the back of the royal sister’s hand?”
No, Kephir, that was a joke! It wasn’t because of the atmosphere at the time or the queen’s tearful expression that made me think doing so would quickly comfort her. How could you take that seriously, haha—
Tsk, what I worried about was that the queen would flaunt this in front of Kephir. I had specifically reminded the queen that this was just cosplay, but in the end, her terrible personality made her completely ignore my reminder.
“Kephir, this is a special time; there’s no need to kneel and kiss the back of the hand~”
“Royal sister!”
See, Kephir? I told you not to tease me in front of the queen for no reason; be careful not to lose more than you gain. But judging by the current state of the two, it seemed Kephir wasn’t entangled in the matter of “escaping from the Moon Fairy,” and the queen had calmed down from her earlier tearful state, returning to her identity as the “Queen of the Great Yng Empire.”
Although our actions now were essentially a retreat, exposing the identity and abilities of the Moon Fairy could be considered a success in the plan to rescue the queen, right?
I approached Kephir, watching as the queen regained her composure after teasing me.
“The knight’s question can wait~ What the royal sister needs now is to return to the royal city as quickly and safely as possible, so that Elith doesn’t interfere with my matters anymore.”
It wasn’t just my illusion; every time the Moon Fairy Elith was mentioned, the queen’s expression dimmed slightly. “However, ordinary persuasion is completely useless because the Moon Fairy Elith is just like that. The royal sister has deceived you to some extent, and I apologize for that because… the identity, status, power, and character of the Moon Fairy Elith… everything about her determines that she can never be a ‘weapon’ or recognize others as her master.”
【The Moon Fairy Elith is difficult to subdue.】
I knew I shouldn’t pry into others’ thoughts at this moment. However, the queen, who usually liked to keep secrets, didn’t hide anything from us this time. Perhaps for her, this was the best way to apologize for her previous “ulterior motives.”
【Louise IV informed Oghirid of more secrets about the Moon Fairy.】
So, rather than checking the script, I wanted to hear the queen say it herself, rather than reading it first and being shocked by the content, putting on a surprised expression.
“The Moon Fairy represents the will of the Great Yng Empire and was the previous queen of the Great Yng Empire.”
The queen’s tightly clenched lips relaxed, and her voice carried a complex emotion, “In a sense, it wouldn’t be wrong to say she is my mother.”
Surprise was hard to conceal, and I clenched my fists. When I first sensed the relationship between the queen and the Moon Fairy, I thought they were merely in a “master-servant relationship,” with Elith as the master and Louise as the servant. But I never expected… their relationship was far more complicated than I imagined!
Mother and daughter… what the hell? The Moon Fairy Elith, that old hag, actually gave birth to a child…
Compared to my surprise, Kephir was more puzzled.
“Royal sister!”
She immediately took the lead in speaking, “But my mother and your mother shouldn’t be sisters…”
“That was merely a superficial means to maintain royal relations. Don’t be so surprised, Kephir, Oghirid.”
The queen let out a bitter laugh, “Because it was the Moon Fairy who ‘created’ the Great Yng Empire, including your mother, and far too many hidden powers within the Great Yng Empire all obey her. Only your father, Zerola, is an exception as a ‘son-in-law.’”
“Even though these powers have retreated behind the scenes in their own ways, this is definitely not a withdrawal; it’s merely a shift to ruling from the shadows. In general, they are ultimately still serving Elith, not me. That’s why I say the Moon Fairy represents the will of the Great Yng Empire. I cannot waver, nor can I…”
“Even I, the royal sister, am merely a ‘creation’ of Elith. She ‘created’ me to rule in her
“At least now… Sister Wang, I truly have nothing left. I can only rely on you, Oujili De. Will you help me?”