47. Losing a fight is acceptable, but one must maintain their dignity.

The agreement between our group and the fairy hidden within the Kingdom of Meri—Blood Fairy Yaserose—was thus settled: while we investigated the clues regarding the “White-Haired Elf,” we would also help Rose find, capture, or even deal with the “White-Haired Elf Sorcerer” who had recently been causing chaos in the capital. After that, Rose would need to proactively share with me all the information she knew about the White-Haired Elf, down to the smallest detail.

Moreover, under the oppressive influence of Nilu, who dared not endure another round of torment like “binding and dripping wax,” Rose finally realized who was in charge and became thoroughly obedient.

One day, during midday.

Having been reprimanded, Rose no longer lingered in the depths of her castle as her “Queen of the Night.” Instead, after donning a full set of “sunshade” measures, she was now sitting at the table with an umbrella, joining me, Kephiel, and Nilu in our “afternoon tea conversation.”

After all, the main storyline had emerged, and it wouldn’t be long before something happened, so I didn’t stop Rose from staying. Soon enough, the “main plot” arrived!

“Hey! Mr. Oujilide! I’ve brought the latest intel!”

Running towards us from a distance was Rinka, and judging by her black suit and the way she was sprinting without a care for her appearance, it was clear she had some fresh leads.

However, she probably didn’t expect that Rose, who usually hid at home sleeping during the day, would rather yawn and be with us today. The excitement written all over her face came to an abrupt halt the moment she reached us and noticed Rose was also there.

“oh! holy shit… Master, you’re here too? Hahaha… right, right… sorry! I came at a bad time!”

If it weren’t for Rose immediately scolding her with a displeased expression, Rinka might have turned and fled!

“Useless! You don’t know when to be serious, yet you bounce around like a ball when it’s not the time!”

“Wah… please spare me, Master!”

“Tsk! You know to beg for mercy now! Still don’t realize that the ‘first-hand intel’ you were just shouting about that woke me up shouldn’t be mumbled about—spit it out right now!”

It was broad daylight, and Rose was no longer sleepy or yawning. She smoothly reprimanded Rinka, completely disregarding my earlier reminder to “be polite to Rinka” as if it were just a passing breeze.

Under normal circumstances, I would have intervened by now, but… the reactions of Kephiel and Nilu, who also didn’t stop her, made me feel a bit of a misconception.

Rose’s attitude towards Rinka seemed to carry a hint of “disappointment in unfulfilled potential,” didn’t it?

The next moment, Rinka, having been scolded, stammered out her words, interrupting my thoughts. Right now, the so-called “first-hand intel” she brought back was undoubtedly more important.

“Y-yes!”

Rinka quickly ran up to us, “Well, it can’t really be considered the freshest intel, because if we calculate strictly, this incident probably happened at midnight today.”

[Lin Ke has brought clues about the “White-Haired Elf Sorcerer”!]

With the emergence of such an important script, Lin Ke tossed aside her coffee cup, propping herself up on the table, and said, “Head of the family, Pig has died.”

Rose’s response was a yawn: “Oh~ so what? The first-hand information you speak of is on the level of a big fat pig dying in a pigsty?”

“Ah~ haha, but, but the way he died is quite strange! Our paparazzi here say that the dead Pig doesn’t even have a body… no, uh, how should I put it… it’s just… really disgusting. You know what a specimen is? It’s kind of like that.”

As she spoke, Lin Ke patted her chest, probably feeling a bit nauseous.

On my side, I could no longer sit still. The bizarre death of the head of the Pig family that Lin Ke described, combined with the content that had just appeared in the script…

“If he was drained, then it must have been the sorcerer’s doing.”

In the next moment, Nilu had already spoken before I could, indicating that her investigation had reached the point of mere verification.

“And it seems to be a necromancer who uses ‘life’ as their own energy.”

Kefir furrowed her brows tightly and said, “But aren’t these types of sorcerers considered absolute ‘heretics’? Wouldn’t they be wanted as soon as they’re seen?”

“It seems you’ve finally brushed up on your studies, Miss.” With the “main storyline” unfolding, Nilu had no intention of continuing to argue with Kefir at this moment. “You’re right; I’ll have Claudia look through the literature later. Necromancers who use ‘life’ as energy are rare, and those who survive are even fewer. Plus, with her being an elf… we should have results soon.”

The “main storyline” progressed little by little with the increase of clues. At this point, it wasn’t hard for me to guess who the “criminal” that Lin Ke mentioned, who killed the head of the Pig family, was.

“It must be that little elf brat!”

Rose, now wide awake, clearly had a grudge against the other party, her small tiger teeth showing in displeasure.

“It must be that white-haired elf! Before the United Kingdom of Meri even had a city, she was already around! As a bounty hunter, she acted with impunity, ruining my plans several times. The ‘servants’ she created almost got my existence implicated!”

With Rose’s words, the script appeared.

[The White-Haired Elf Sorcerer killed Pig.]

Sure enough, the white-haired elf we had driven away earlier didn’t escape far; she merely hid temporarily. If I remember correctly, this white-haired elf was originally hired by Pig to “deal with” me, and she had a death script for me. Why she ended up stabbing her own employer this time was beside the point, but her reappearance would naturally come with a script that definitely existed, rising from the ashes.

[The White-Haired Elf Sorcerer is searching for and killing Oujili and Lin Ke.]

The death script that had already existed wouldn’t disappear so easily; the white-haired elf had indeed come looking for me.

“Eugene, what wicked thoughts are you brewing again?”

“Wang, could it be that ‘that’ of yours has appeared again?”

The death script I just encountered had already caught the attention of Kephir and Nilu.

It’s no surprise; they even know the color of the underwear I’m wearing today. How could they possibly miss the change in my expression when I saw the death script?

Because of this, I felt it necessary to inform the two of them.

“Pretty much. But don’t forget, the last time we tricked that white-haired elf, she won’t act recklessly again this time. So, if that white-haired elf appears once more, she might not be targeting me first, but rather Lin Ke.”

Lin Ke’s expression suddenly turned sour, but in order to find and deal with this white-haired elf, my next plan might make things even more difficult for her.

“So, Lin Ke, to catch this elven sorceress, we might need you to play the ‘bait.’”

“Oh my god!”

Even though her face clearly showed reluctance, Lin Ke understood that this was definitely not a “plan” she could sit out of. However, when she sought Rose’s opinion with her eyes, the house fairy who had always lectured Lin Ke hesitated instead of giving an immediate answer.

I didn’t have time to think too much; after all, it seemed Lin Ke had taken my words too lightly, and I needed to clarify a bit.

“Don’t rush to pray, Lin Ke; I haven’t finished speaking yet.”

The “main storyline” had already emerged along with the death script, but this time, I wouldn’t make the same mistakes as before. I had just finished devising a relatively safe plan.

“Eh? But Mr. Eugene, didn’t you say you wanted me to be the bait?”

“Yeah, so you need to wait for me to finish. I do want ‘Lin Ke’ to be the bait, but this ‘Lin Ke’ doesn’t specify who.”

I glanced at Lin Ke, who was still dazed, mumbling, “I don’t even have a twin sister,” and smiled.