5. What happened last night!?

I began to regret why I had to find Nilu today and kindly offer her guidance. After all, even though Nilu didn’t take my good intentions for granted, I was still like a sheep walking into a tiger’s den, wasn’t I?

I need to reflect; in the future, when facing Nilu, I must be wary of her “true nature.” Yes, in the future, because right now it seems… not so feasible.

The cramped space offered me no chance to escape. The moment I caught a glimpse of Nilu’s thoughts in the script, she had already pounced on me. Hidden beneath the sugar-coated exterior was a dangerous poison; was it the “noble” hunter coming to comfort me, or the prey caught in the gentle trap of a weeping girl? This transformation happened in an instant.

It was then I realized: the earlier departure of the fairies around Nilu wasn’t because they were being “considerate,” but clearly it was Nilu’s “command.” Perhaps Nilu was waiting for me to show weakness, for me to be so anxious in my explanations that I overlooked this very moment.

Sigh… Miss Nilu, even Queen Louise isn’t as “aggressive” as you are!

In the blink of an eye, our distance had closed to the point where our noses were almost touching! Tonight, at this moment, Nilu had sent away her fairies, and her cascading hair proved her existence as the “BOSS,” while her maid outfit seemed to demonstrate her “identity” in relation to me. With a delicate peck of her lips, Nilu appeared to blend her “past” and “present,” leaving me at a loss for how to respond.

“I’m very sorry for lying to you when I insisted on taking you away earlier. So now I must correct myself: just as I told you before, you are the ‘king’ of the Rodma Empire. I truly don’t mind the things around you, because everything here belongs to you. My existence, my power, my fairies… what I want to possess is your ‘heart.’ If the fairies can help me obtain it, then I wouldn’t mind their attitude towards you.”

The sound of the girl’s breathing made me restless all over, and I hurriedly turned my face away.

“Don’t… don’t bring the fairies into this.”

I felt that the fairies’ attitude towards me was not very good; I couldn’t even remember when I had offended them.

“Then—don’t.”

Nilu didn’t seem to care about my somewhat evasive behavior; after all… her focus had already “moved further.”

“Because what I just said was merely talk; who would want more troublesome people around?”

Without giving me time to react, Nilu almost half-pulled, half-dragged me toward a place that, just hearing its name, could conjure up thousands of words of discomfort!

Don’t pull! Can’t we just stand here and talk? I’ve already acquiesced! At this point, Nilu, are you really trying to drag me to the bed, as if you want to “argue to the end” with Kephiel!?

My instincts were tempting me, while my reason told me to refuse. Was it a case of wanting to reject yet welcoming? I didn’t even know! I didn’t even know if Nilu’s sudden loss of balance and backward fall was because I had accidentally tripped her, or if… she had deliberately stepped on me!

“!”

“Idiot! I told you not to pull!”

All I knew was that when instinct and reason returned to the same starting line, and my mind caught up with everything in sight, the person was already pinned beneath me.

Just now, it was about saving someone; just now, it was an irresistible force. Form is emptiness, emptiness is form…

However, the chaotic murmurs in my mind couldn’t compare to a single sentence from Nilu.

“Do you know? Right now, I have the chance to fulfill my promise. What Kephri can do, I can do too. That statement was never meant to show off in front of her, because I wouldn’t do anything out of anger for her.”

The fallen Nilu looked directly into my eyes, then… reached out to touch my cheek.

“This sentence has always been meant for you.”

“No need to—”

“That’s why you’re a truly ungrateful scoundrel. You clearly understand: I know what your so-called ‘prophecy’ really is, and I know exactly what you’re facing. So, I won’t be angry with Kephri anymore, after all… does she know these secrets?”

…Of course, Kephri doesn’t know.

Because “the script,” “death,” and so on are all my secrets, yet now Nilu… inexplicably knows.

“So~ I’m quite confident, because I understand the real you much better than Kephri does. That’s why I keep saying, what she can do, I can do too.”

Can I really hold on and not fall into this trap?

“So, I also know what you will do next.”

Nilu licked her lips, “Because I know what your thoughts are at a time like this.”

Resist, or not? Slip away, or stay? Play cards with Nilu? Or “play cards”?

In the next moment, Nilu grabbed my clothes, pulling me… closer.

“At this moment, please temporarily forget that troublesome Kephri. At least in this opportunity, I hope to monopolize your gaze.”

“Don’t hesitate any longer, Mr. O’Keefe. I know very well: in the past, now, your heart and body… will not refuse.”

I’m certainly aware of what Nilu wants to do!

So, I must resist the temptation! Oh, Qili De!

By the time I opened my eyes again, it was already the sunlight of the next day. My head felt a bit foggy, and the first thing that buzzed in my mind was what I kept telling myself last night: to hold on, to hold on.

Hmph! My willpower is top-notch!

Thinking this, I instinctively turned my head to glance beside me, and there was no alluring Nilu, arms wrapped around me, eyes closed, still not awake, with her bare skin radiating. Ha! I knew it!

Then, I saw Nilu, neatly dressed, busying herself in the room.

“Nilu, what are you doing?”

“Sorting clothes to wash, Mr. Qili De.”

Oh, so it’s the maid’s work.

“……”

……

……

After a moment of silence, I shivered slightly; my head didn’t hurt anymore, and my eyes weren’t gritty.

Then, I hurriedly checked myself!

I was dressed! But what good is that? It doesn’t prove anything!

I immediately looked at the script, but it was all a blur, nothing at all! Of all the crucial moments, the script decides to be vague? Is there something wrong with this script!?

“N-Nilu…”

I could hear my own voice trembling, “You yesterday…”

However, despite clearly sensing my current mood, Nilu’s response was surprisingly “normal,” so ordinary it hardly seemed like a reaction she would have.

“Mm?”

This time, I was even more panicked!

“What are you mumbling about!? Yesterday, that… did it… or didn’t it…”

The truth might be cruel, but sometimes…

Unclear results can be even more unbearable. After all, this was Nieru’s response.

“What are you saying? I seem to be having trouble understanding, Mr. Oukileid.”

Nieru, who was tidying up her clothes, smiled ambiguously.

——

You can guess, just take a guess.