37. Like a 🤡
Even though I managed to leave the presence of the elven saintess before the atmosphere grew increasingly “dangerous,” and temporarily escaped the room, the rest of the night felt awkward and long for me until Kfeir came to take over.
After all, if I could previously explain Izalis’s various thoughts and actions towards me as mere “teasing,” tonight she truly kissed me, leaving me both relieved that the darkened Kfeir hadn’t seen any lip marks, and lost in thought while hastily washing my face during the shift change: What would happen next if I let my guard down!?
In any case, the elven saintess’s original “intentions” had now boldly transformed into actions, so for safety’s sake, I really needed to start thinking of ways to keep a little distance from her.
However, while it sounded good in theory, I soon realized that putting it into practice the next morning was anything but easy.
In the morning, who knew whether Izalis, the elven saintess, had actually slept after what happened last night? Regardless, after she woke up, for safety reasons, we had to accompany her the whole time. But… this was where the trouble lay.
At the table, compared to my hesitation, Izalis, who had been the most affected last night, appeared quite cheerful. Naturally, the contrast between my tension and her calmness was impossible to hide from Kfeir’s keen eyes.
“What’s wrong with you?”
Izalis, Kfeir, and Nilu—three beautiful girls, even while having breakfast together, looked like a painting. Unfortunately, in the next moment, one of the figures in the painting abandoned the beautiful scene to ask me.
“Nothing… nothing at all.”
What other answer could I give? “Just think my wife is as beautiful as a painting.”
However, perhaps due to having heard too many compliments recently, Kfeir was completely immune to such a level of evasion today.
Then, Kephiel turned to Izalis. After all… if there was anything strange about me, Kephiel would likely think it had something to do with the Elf Saintess. And, in fact, my dear wife wasn’t wrong at all.
“Miss Izalis, did that man with no self-control do something last night?”
“!”
I quickly cast a glance at Izalis, desperately signaling her! Elf Saintess, I don’t care what you thought or did last night, but you should at least understand what can be said and what must be kept secret, right!? Let’s just treat what happened last night as a minor incident of “bedtime etiquette” and let it fade away!
Receiving the signal, Izalis indeed seemed to grasp my intent. Her response should have been fine, but…
“No—”
Isn’t that tone a bit strange!? With a meaningful smile, she repeated my earlier response word for word, wasn’t that just digging her own grave, making it obvious that something was amiss!?
Izalis! You said that on purpose, didn’t you!?
After that “you all savor this” response, not only Kephiel, but even Nilu seemed a bit restless! However, just as I was about to stir up a “bloody storm” again, the appearance of a new script immediately caught my attention!
【The Elf Princess Urasiru and the Silver Knight Appear!】
Such words did not suggest anything that would allow me to continue participating in this hellish scene with pain and pleasure!
In the next moment, unlike me who saw the script, the three women who sensed the approaching “danger” immediately halted their actions. Nilu even had the fairies quickly clear the table of dishes, then sat upright at the table, ready to greet some uninvited “guests” with the most perfect posture.
After all, in my line of sight, one tall and one short, one master and one servant, two familiar figures were walking toward us. It was clearly the handsome elf Silver Knight who had “suddenly chickened out and fled” earlier, along with the white-haired Elf Princess Urasiru, who had to temporarily abandon her “forced marriage plan” at that time—this duo.
The previous incident was far from over, as the dangerous script surrounding Izalis had not vanished. Sure enough… this princess had returned after regaining her composure.
【The Angry Silver Knight Wants to Kill Oujilide!】
Moreover, the death script was directly aimed at me, and I discreetly glanced ahead, only to see: the Elf Princess Urasiru remained as calm as ever, showing no signs of emotional turmoil due to the earlier plot’s failure. However, the knight following her, from the moment he appeared, was glaring at me with a look that seemed to want to chop me into pieces!
Of course, the death script aimed at me was also emanating from him. He had left like a coward, as if he had just eaten a cockroach, so how could he blame me for it?
I didn’t have time to think too much; after all, this Silver Knight could only be considered a “supporting role” causing trouble in the script, but the danger his master posed to Izalis was very real. Having retreated temporarily due to some unexpected events, it seemed this elf was now ready to strike at Izalis again!
“Saintess, please forgive my sudden intrusion; I have come regarding yesterday’s matter.”
Unlike yesterday’s situation where she could only respond out of necessity, today, after the Silver Knight’s embarrassment, Izalis had plenty of reasons to reject this so-called “admiration.”
“Sorry, Your Highness, I should have mentioned that I need time to consider—”
However, it was only after Izalis responded in an attempt to prolong the situation that I realized: I… we may have underestimated the methods of this elven princess!
Because… it seemed she had no intention of using the same trick again!
“No, it’s not about your thoughts. My presence today is an apology for yesterday’s situation, as well as some… personal matters that I, Sir Silver Knight, wish to address with you and your guards.”
With that, she shook her head, then took a step back, yielding the stage to the knight in the background.
The script appeared!
【Urasilu intends to deal with Oujilide!】
At that moment, I felt a sense of impending danger, but… at this point, it was too late for me to prevent or stop it!
After failing to use “underhanded tactics” against Izalis, we would surely have various excuses to evade and be cautious the second time around. Thus, the methods this princess had in mind would likely shift from “directly confronting the elven saint” to “approaching it from a different angle.”
So… when the incident occurs, wouldn’t I, who stepped forward to defend Izalis, become the primary target in the eyes of the princess!?
In the next moment, the elven silver knight before me seemed to be struggling to suppress his resentment as he approached.
Then… he drew his sword! But this was not a simple, straightforward attack! Instead, it was…
“Miss Izalis, please allow me to duel your guard!”
“I want to demonstrate with absolute overwhelming strength who can best protect you in every way!”
【The Silver Knight demands a showdown with Oujilide!】
A duel, a clichéd and troublesome tactic!
This was likely the very purpose for which the elven princess brought the silver knight here this time!
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