42. An Opportunity for Outside Help
Having perfectly disguised himself as an “excellent noble of the Great Yng Empire,” Louis the Ninety-Ninth suddenly found his identity questioned. After a flurry of nonsensical explanations in his panic, he finally realized where this sudden “trouble” was coming from.
[Angry, Louis the Ninety-Ninth wanted to tear Euclid to pieces!]
Brother, isn’t your vendetta against my death script a bit too extreme? Although you guessed correctly, Adéle’s confrontation with that elder is one thing, and my dealing with you… is quite another. After all, your actions have completely affected Kephiel’s interaction with Icarus’s main storyline. To put it another way, even disregarding the main plot, I cannot allow you to act inhumanely here under the name of the Great Yng Empire!
“Wanted criminal? Wh… where’s your evidence!?”
Carefully scrutinizing me and Kephiel, after recognizing us, Louis the Ninety-Ninth, who had already been “intimidated” by Kephiel’s identity last time, not only chose not to flee in embarrassment but seemed to want to take advantage of the unfamiliarity of this place, where the surrounding elves didn’t know who Kephiel was, to continue his defense.
“I represent the Great Yng Empire, and I am genuine! The elder can testify for me! In fact, you are the ones with unclear identities! What
Just catching a few “culprits” is far from enough. To completely eradicate this incident in the Prussia Kingdom and serve as a stern warning to the elves, I need to make these two small-time villains start to equivocate and gloat. The more they gloat, the more they’ll reveal, and the more I can…
completely turn the tables on them!
As the “big BOSS,” I’ve never been concerned about using underhanded tactics to deal with the small-time villains who’ve disrupted the script.
And now, the time has finally come.
“Why don’t I show you the evidence? I wonder if it would count as ‘evidence’ if the queen of the Great Empire herself came forward to prove it?”
“Huh?”
Just as Louis 99 was stunned by my words, an elf carrying a large iron box rushed over from the group, quickly set it up, and began waving a rod-like object in the air. Suddenly, a beam of light shot out from the box, and the image of Queen Rui 4th of the Great Empire appeared.
At this point, I didn’t have the energy to ridicule this bizarre yet high-tech invention. After all, it had saved me a lot of trouble and effort in “dealing with” Louis 99.
The surroundings fell silent, and Louis 99’s face turned ashen upon seeing the queen’s image. A few seconds later, the queen, seemingly having received a signal, began to speak, still flashing her radiant idol smile.
“Hello, everyone! I’m Queen Rui 4th of the Great Empire. Some of you may not know me, but you can ask your companions. I’m the real deal, the ‘Queen’ herself.”
The elf ladies were shocked but also seemed delighted, and it appeared that the queen’s “idol” reputation had reached even this remote area of the Prussia Kingdom.
“Today, I need to remind you all that a wicked nobleman from our empire has been using our name to deceive young women, luring them away from home under the guise of ‘work’ or ‘singing and dancing.’ In reality, he’s been threatening and coercing them, then selling them into slavery.”
“So, if you ever encounter someone claiming to be ‘Louis 99’ trying to entice you to follow him, be cautious. Anyone who collaborates with him is definitely a bad egg, so don’t be fooled.”
As the queen finished speaking, Louis 99’s face turned from ashen to… well, he was beyond recognition. He had never expected me to be waiting for him to equivocate and self-destruct. He immediately began to hysterically shout:
“This is all fake! The woman on the screen is not the real…”
He tried to continue his desperate defense, but…
Ha! You think you can go up against the queen? She’s someone even I wouldn’t dare to provoke.
“Ah, yes, yes, this Louis 99 will probably claim that I’m not the real queen. Please don’t believe him. If you want to visit the Great Empire, I wouldn’t make you work, would I?”
“These are all pre-recorded…”
“If he continues to equivocate, he’ll probably say that this is all pre-recorded.”
In theory, the queen shouldn’t have been able to see anything, only speaking through the magic stone. However, she seemed to have anticipated Louis 99’s every possible defense and countered them all.
I had brought in this “outside help” to thoroughly deal with Louis 99, and it was a bit overkill. With both eyewitness and material evidence, Louis 99’s words were now meaningless, and he couldn’t regain anyone’s trust. Along with the elf elder who had collaborated with him, they would both be disgraced and finished.
As the “punishment” voices grew louder, Louis 99, in a panic, tried to grab a nearby elf lady, possibly to take her hostage. However, my task was now complete, and it was time for…
Kefie, who had been waiting for a long time, to take over.
In the next instant, Louis 99’s hand closed around not an elf lady, but… a Dragonian lady.
Kefie immediately grabbed Louis 99’s hand, almost lifting him off the ground.
“K-Kefie, you’re just a spoiled rich girl! What are you so proud of? I’ll have you know, I have powerful people backing me. You’re daring to offend me, which means you’re going against the forces behind the Great Empire…”
“Force you? Ha!”
Before Kefie could react, I stepped forward and punched Louis 99 to the ground. After all, I needed to prevent this seemingly knowledgeable villain from revealing any sensitive information.
As for the forces backing him? Ha…
The master of your master is