83. Baka Hentai No Ruisai
That night, when “the judgment arrived,” a few days after the death script appeared.
Although, just as the pure white nun Urasiru among the two white-haired elves said, their appearance this time was truly just to judge the bloodline left behind by the white-haired elves—Rinko—after that, not only did she no longer appear to attack us, but even the death script in my own narrative had temporarily vanished.
But… the elven sorceress Urasiru suddenly turned against us; as the mystery of her “one-day memory” was unveiled, it also disrupted the “main storyline” within the script—her blade took away Rinko’s power as a descendant of the white-haired elves. As a result, the opportunity for Kefiel and Nilu to deal with the elven saints returned to square one: now, the two of them still had no way to confront the two elven saints, especially Urasiru in her domain.
If I had to say there was anything to be thankful for, it would probably be this: this time, our group managed to temporarily repel the death script that was coming for us, and… although we lost the power and function of the bloodline, at least Rinko’s life was saved by me.
At this moment, beside Rinko’s sickbed at her home, while we were checking her injuries, we also decided to hold our “summary” right there. As for Rinko, lying in bed, her injuries were neither too severe nor too light; thanks to the fairy powers of Kefiel and Nilu, she was already able to move on her own, and mentally, she seemed unaffected by the previous events. In fact, at the moment our group, including the blood fairy Rose, arrived, she managed to sit up with difficulty and apologized to me.
“Aha… I’m sorry, Mr. Oujilide, I must have caused you trouble that night, right? I’m really useless…”
“It’s nothing…”
I shook my head.
Setting aside the characteristic of “bloodline,” Rinko was just an ordinary girl. Not to mention that Ilushir’s betrayal was so sudden, even the timing of the script’s appearance was a beat late; naturally, I wouldn’t blame Rinko for her reaction.
“And besides, this might not be so bad, Rinko.”
After a pause, I shared with Rinko my discoveries from these past few days, which could be considered the last thing to be thankful for, “The power related to your ‘bloodline’ has been taken away by that bounty hunter. No matter how she got it, your situation will be much safer from now on.”
After Rinko’s “bloodline” power was taken away, perhaps because to those three white-haired elves, she was basically just an “ordinary person,” I hadn’t seen any signs of “being judged” or “being killed” in Rinko these past few days.
Conversely, the next moment, the “judgment target” shifted to me, but that was no longer something Rinko needed to worry about.
Kefir and Nilu were already aware of this. For Kefir, it was no problem, but for Nilu, it still weighed heavily on her mind.
“Because Mr. Oujilide exchanged his danger for your safety, Miss Linka, I hope you will never forget this matter.”
Linka’s expression suddenly became awkward: “Then… what should I do? You don’t care about wealth, so if it comes to it, I’ll…”
“Enough, Linka, just be quiet.”
I hurriedly stopped Linka from continuing. If she really said those four words, I feared that not only Nilu but even Kefir would have objections.
“I’m just here to tell you that you no longer need to worry about your safety in life; I don’t expect you to repay me for anything.”
After all, to be honest, right now, rather than thinking about what Linka might “repay me,” I was more troubled by the “main storyline.” Iluxir’s betrayal had directly disrupted the main plot we had in hand, leaving us without a clear way to deal with the white-haired elf domain.
To put it bluntly, I was basically a headless fly, unable to find any remedy for several days.
“And to prevent you from being dragged into this again like before, we have truly decided to go back this time. Today is to inform you, Linka, and also Rose.”
I turned to look at Rose, who had been hiding in the corner since the beginning.
However, to my surprise, my words became the fuse that ignited Rose, this little bomb. In the corner, she frowned, but her displeasure was directed not at me, but at… Linka, who was lying on the bed.
“Linka, you manage to refresh my limits of uselessness every time!”
[Rose is scolding Linka!]
The script appeared, and Rose’s attitude towards Linka was something I absolutely did not expect at this moment!
“The ‘bloodline’ you possess is your only value in the kingdom! Yet you let those traitors take it away at that time!”
What Rose said was already bordering on absurdity. Not to mention that Linka was just an ordinary person who had only recently learned about her “bloodline” and didn’t even understand what her existence was for, let alone that Iluxir’s betrayal happened in an instant—anyone would have struggled to react!
Even if one were to blame, it would probably be me, who failed to notice Iluxir’s abnormal behavior from the beginning through the script, who bore more fault. Moreover, the current situation wasn’t that dire; there was no need to start shifting blame.
“Rose, that’s enough.”
“Indeed, a useless bloodline! Perhaps I shouldn’t have found you in that garbage heap back then!”
“Rose!”
After some failures, the last thing I wanted to see was an immediate argument. Rose, who had been reminded by me several times, finally stopped glaring at Lin Ke. Instead, she turned to shoot me a look, huffed, and stormed off in a huff. If Rose really just wanted to make use of Lin Ke’s “bloodline,” then that saved me quite a bit of trouble; I only needed to teach a lesson to a fairy with such a bad attitude.
However, the next moment, the true thoughts of Rose that I sensed from the script made me furrow my brows and sigh.
Then, I looked over at the dejected Lin Ke.
“Lin Ke, you don’t need to take to heart what your master just said. Although this incident had a bit of an ‘accident,’ I’m not at the point of despair yet.”
As the saying goes, there’s always a way out. The villain might perish if the script is lost, but… as long as one is the protagonist, even when faced with significant setbacks and losing the next direction, there will always be new opportunities that arise unexpectedly.
I couldn’t afford to get anxious before that.
“In any case, the matter of the white-haired fairy will no longer threaten you, so you don’t need to be tense or afraid about your ‘bloodline’ anymore. As for Rose’s attitude towards you just now…”
I paused and looked at Kefir and Nilu. “Kefir, Nilu, could you two explain things to Lin Ke a bit?”
After all, I had other matters to attend to.
“Sigh… I’ll go find that troublesome fairy of mine first.”
With a sigh, I glanced in the direction where Rose had just run off. The feelings of my fairy had to be addressed by me, as her “master.”