24. I don’t know what a harem is (please vote~)
We are safe, for now. This thought became more intense as I finally managed to escape the seemingly endless hostility between Kefi and Nilu, bursting out of the bathroom. After all, anyone who sees that lazy monkey-like figure of the foolish saint, Ikusis, would instinctively feel a sense of security.
And our current “base” is far from the church’s territory in the town where the headquarters is located, simply put, it’s like being in a “satellite city”? Here, both the number of dangerous scenarios and the environment are relatively safe, far removed from the church’s mysterious forces. Plus, Nilu has already had the fire fairy, Gias, “command” all the relevant personnel providing us accommodation, so at least our safety is guaranteed for now.
I’m not the type to run away after suffering losses, leaving behind a pile of dangerous scenarios. Since the danger has been lifted, it’s time to make a comeback to deal with those so-called “organizations” of the church. Not to mention that the nun, Urasiru, carries too many secrets—whether it’s Kefi’s “main storyline” involving the self-disciplined fairy, or the “fragments” Nilu wants to retrieve, she knows something about it. For both personal and public reasons, retreating at this moment would be too cowardly.
With the plan set, the next actions became much easier. First, we need to maximize our “support.” Even the guessing game can have an external help request, right? With a sufficient support team, how could we not make use of it?
Then, at this moment, while Nilu’s fairy, Claudilus, was being sarcastic and reluctantly fiddling around, we set up the suggested magic circle. Relying on the fairy contract between me and Her Majesty, Queen Louis IV, we directly contacted the queen to explain our current situation and my future plans.
More importantly, I hoped the queen could decisively mobilize forces to assist us at the final “cleanup” stage.
“That’s how it is, Your Majesty. When necessary, I will contact you again. I hope you can be prepared to rush in here at the fastest speed.”
“Mm-mm~ I understand. Not only the ‘inside story’ of the church but also what you are doing now.”
Even though I could only hear the queen’s voice through the medium, I could roughly imagine the state of the queen on the other side of the Great Tyrant Empire, responding to me in this manner.
[Queen Louis IV is distracted because she misses O’Keefe.]
As expected…
Please, Your Majesty, can’t you hold on a little longer in your usual idol form? And right now, both Kefi and Nilu, these two big shots, are right beside me.
However, the queen wouldn’t know about my situation.
“Alas… There’s really no need to set rules with me or mobilize national resources for assistance. Just say the word, and I’ll comply, oh~ Master~”
The slightly resentful voice from the queen immediately made me feel the immense pressure coming from both sides behind me.
“Ah… Ahhh!” I hurriedly shouted to drown out the queen’s dangerous words, quickly adding an explanation to prevent the two sharp and perceptive big shots behind me from catching on to any hints.
“This is my own decision; I won’t use it to influence your actions or judgments, Your Majesty. Besides… Your Majesty, you wouldn’t want me to be so incompetent and shameless as to ask you for this and that, affecting your grand Tyrant Empire, would you?”
“Indeed.”
The queen’s voice brightened, followed by a sigh that was “thought-provoking” yet easily misinterpreted. “But… alas~ I can’t shake the feeling that I’m increasingly unable to deceive you lately. What am I to do about that?”
At this point, Kephir could no longer hold back and directly interrupted me.
“Sister! We didn’t go through all this trouble to contact you just to see you flirting here!”
“I’m sorry~ Kephir.”
“You didn’t show even a hint of self-reflection just now, did you!?”
Sister Kephir, let it go, let it go. Whatever the queen says, just let her say it. Can she really emerge from the magic stone and drag me back?
Realizing Kephir was present, the queen immediately lost interest in “flirting” with me, and her attitude finally became a bit more normal.
“Alas~ My dear cousin, a woman with too strong a possessiveness won’t be liked by the opposite s*x. However, regarding what you mentioned, Sister will agree to your request~ You complete what you need to, and guarantee that my Tyrant Empire won’t face any strange influences after it takes over, and I will promptly send someone to assist you. As for the organization you referred to as the ‘Church,’ I will consult an old lady about it later, and I’ll let you know of any new discoveries when I have the chance~”
It’s a pity that while the queen spoke quickly and left just as fast, her initial strange attitude was fully absorbed by the two big shots.
“Euclid, what’s your relationship with the queen…”
“W-Well, there’s absolutely nothing going on!”
Kephir, don’t think that I’m panicking while explaining, but I’m definitely speaking the truth! We merely have a healthy and sound relationship between a master and a fairy, just like you and your Alsace.
However, while I was explaining, Nilu was still fanning the flames; she was definitely doing it on purpose!
“Miss, could you be a bit more mature? Mr. Euclid is the king of the Rodmar Empire; only a jealous woman would point fingers at how many concubines a king has.”
“Nilou, do you think it’s no big deal!?”
“No, if Wang doesn’t care, I might just find a chance to tear her apart.”
Can we calm down a bit, you two big shots? Aren’t we supposed to be dealing with that nun from the church? Let’s not talk about harems right now, okay? I have no idea what a harem is, and I’m not interested in one!
Fortunately, the noise outside finally ended this somewhat dangerous topic. Accompanied by the sound of footsteps, Nilou and several of Kfeir’s little fairy girls came in giggling.
“Hahaha~ What kind of monsters think they can prey on me? I can spot their true forms in an instant~”
“How dare they trick us? That person is really a fool.”
“After all, we’re spending our masters’ money~ If we get scammed, it would be embarrassing for our masters~”
“…”
Jias, Alsas, Magnus, and Ignis—these four fairies returned happily, carrying bags of all sizes, looking just like ordinary little girls.
Believing that we couldn’t keep the fairies cooped up with us all the time, I had been allowing them to roam freely these days, as long as they didn’t expose their identities in human form and didn’t cause any major incidents that would attract unnecessary attention. They could play however they liked.
Moreover, this might even yield unexpected rewards. For instance, this time…
“Hey! You idiots!” Claudilus immediately ran over to scold them, just like a primary school teacher.
“Dressing up all colorful, are you afraid others won’t notice something’s off with you!?”
“Old hag, stop nagging…”
Jias complained, and Magnus added, “I used wind magic to lower our presence~ We’ll be fine. By the way, Master! We also encountered some strange things while we were out playing!”
Saying this, Magnus didn’t need to walk anymore; she flew over to Nilou.
Just as the script I had laid out continued, she revealed something that left me unsure whether to be happy or troubled.
【The fairies discovered further actions from the Order of the Church!】
“When we were out, we saw something really lively in the city!” Magnus glanced at Ikusis, who was lying on the bed yawning in the room, and continued, “It seems they’re going to select a new saint!”
…Is this “main storyline” starting from this content?
I watched Ikusis, who responded with a silly “What?” upon hearing the term “Saintess,” and clenched my fists.
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