36. My maid wife is the best!
Even without Adéle’s deliberate reminders, I could truly feel it: compared to the vast western territories that Adéle could govern, the eastern part of the capital of the Prussian Kingdom was indeed filled with a sense of “strangeness.” To put it simply: even though Kephir and I had been acting quite normally, I could still feel the piercing gazes on our backs.
These gazes were not filled with suspicion towards me or Kephir; they were simply fixated on us for some other purpose… more so on Adéle. This made Adéle, who, like Letty, belonged to the “fearless” type, feel a bit unnerved for a moment. In the end, I had to carry her back to the royal office in a princess carry.
Fortunately, our adventurous outing was not without results. After exchanging intelligence with Kephir, who was with Zelus, we quickly made new discoveries.
At this moment, it was evening.
In the royal capital of the Prussian Kingdom, there was no such thing as “night,” especially tonight, as Adéle’s intelligence department was tirelessly deciphering the information I had gathered with her. Meanwhile, we lingered in Adéle’s office for the intelligence exchange, although…
From the very beginning, my gaze had been fixed on Kephir, wanting to swallow my words and play dumb, yet I couldn’t help but ask my dear fiancée, especially since Kephir looked so irresistible in her current outfit.
“I heard that the place Zelus and I visited today was a stronghold established by some demi-humans who escaped to the Prussian Kingdom. Zelus also got some leads about the ‘missing elves and demi-humans’ from there… Hah…”
Perhaps unable to withstand my eager gaze, Kephir finally spoke up, “Ogilith! Is what I’m wearing really that much of a concern for you?”
“Of course!”
I answered without hesitation! Why? Because right now, Kephir was wearing… an outfit that every man might not be overly enthusiastic about, but at least has fantasized about— a maid outfit!
With white satin ribbons and black straps, to me, a maid outfit absolutely showcased a girl’s figure. After all, under the pressure of the dress, some of the girl’s already perfect curves were accentuated by the stark contrast of black and white, making it impossible to ignore, as my gaze would honestly drift toward her chest!
I admit I initially had some rather lewd thoughts, including why Kephir had chosen to wear this outfit, and whether I would get a VIP seat to admire her maid outfit later that night. But now, I was more concerned about: Kephir must have worn this for investigating leads, right? Because that little brat Zelus was dressed the same way, so… did she encounter any perverts while dressed as a maid? Did she run into any gropers!?
That was what I was worried about! I was just short of reading the script directly!
As if guessing my thoughts, the little fox flicked her tail and showed an impatient expression: “You encounter gropers every day, right? Today was no different, but your woman elbowed one into the hospital.”
Dodging Kephir’s sudden shy mouth-covering gesture, the little fox sighed, “You humans should go have your flings elsewhere; otherwise, don’t waste my time, okay? Adéle from Prussia, your Prussian Kingdom, has there been any strange outsiders appearing lately? The demi-humans who came here to make a living have quietly told me that recently, there are strange people trying to lure them.”
“They tell them that if they come to work, they can earn a lot of money, and they won’t have to worry about food and lodging. Although the demi-humans on my side didn’t fall for the scam because they had seen through it, instead… some naive elves foolishly followed along.”
“I didn’t want to meddle in your long-eared affairs, but since we’re investigating together, I might as well mention it. It seems they all went to your Prussian Kingdom, deeper into the area towards the Forest Sea.”
The “Forest Sea” mentioned by the little fox refers to an area composed of vast forests, which is said to be the origin of the elves. I could sense that it was unmanageable, so the Prussian Kingdom merely designated those areas for protection, and it gradually became the territory of some “old and immortal” noble elves, as Adéle would say.
This news made me glance at Adéle because… what the little fox just said was very similar to what I had learned while disguising myself with Adéle in the eastern part of the capital today. In fact, when Adéle and I returned, we encountered someone like a “star scout,” who approached us saying, “Oh, little girl, you’re so cute! Would you like me to introduce you to an idol job?” Thankfully, I