53. She is too enthusiastic
The purpose of our escape here was to lay low and “hide,” and now, on the very first day in this satellite city of the Elf princess, we were discovered by her personally in the evening. Continuing to hide with a stiff upper lip no longer felt safe.
After all, the youngest princess, Ilushir, while making the invitation, also revealed her inner thoughts through the script: she didn’t want us to slip away just like that. Although there was no malice at the moment, if we firmly rejected her proposal, I couldn’t be sure whether she would later disclose our whereabouts to her two sisters.
So, rather than continuing to rely on our own strength to hide, it would be better to agree to this little elf princess’s request, maintaining the calm within the script, and… seizing this opportunity! I certainly wouldn’t forget: this youngest princess among the three sisters was also one of the elves I needed to resolve the “death script” with at its roots!
And so, that evening, we followed the little princess to her “home”—a palace much like those of the other two princesses of the Rodland Kingdom.
The next day, having safely navigated the tumultuous events of yesterday, we gathered together to assess our current situation and plan our next steps. After all, the arrival and invitation of this little princess, Ilushir, had disrupted all our initial plans.
“Euclid, she should be… one of them, right?”
Kefir, still wary of the little princess, reminded me in a way that only the three of us—her, Nilu, and I—could understand.
“Can we really accept her invitation?”
“Mm.”
This little princess is one of the three fairy sisters who will bring us the script of death in the future; naturally, she carries within her a death script that I need to eradicate. I was well aware of this, and it was on this basis that I agreed to her invitation last night.
“I’ll keep a close watch.”
Ensuring the safety of Izalis, the fairy saint beside me who had not voiced a single objection to my decision last night, and who had simply accepted it, I realized that direct contact with the white-haired fairy princess was a rare opportunity to fundamentally disrupt the death script.
After all… she didn’t just bring us back and leave us unattended. The next moment, the script appeared, and Kefir and the others immediately ceased their hushed discussions. At the same time, the little princess Ilushir indeed appeared, bursting in with an expression of excitement and urgency.
[Ilushir has come with information.]
“Ah~ Saint Lady, you really are here… By the way, you’re not running away, are you?”
The little princess’s somewhat unnecessary words accompanied the emergence of the script.
One night had passed, and the white-haired fairy girl before me had changed her attire. Even though she was the youngest, as a princess, she could no longer dress like a little thief as she had when she went out last night. However, the luxurious white dress accentuated her already outstanding features, making her appear quite adorable. Yet, I felt that this princess lacked a certain liveliness at this moment, and it seemed… not merely an external display, but more like an inner sense of “rejection” that she was unintentionally expressing on her face.
Perhaps this little princess herself didn’t want to spend all day in a long dress, taking tiny steps, trying hard to maintain the image of a perfect princess. But then the question arose: at least from the script’s perspective, this little princess’s demeanor was consistent with her character—she was not simple, yet she could be described as cheerful, showing no malice towards Izalis’s secretive arrival. So…
Where did her “death script” regarding me come from!?
I had no time to ponder further, for the little princess’s appearance was not merely for idle chatter.
“Never mind, we can discuss your matters later. How did everyone sleep last night? Um… if you’re satisfied, I’ll just say this: everyone, especially you, Saint Lady, please stay here and don’t wander off~”
This statement didn’t seem like a deliberate attempt to cause trouble.
“Thank you, Princess, for providing us with shelter and protection.”
I paused for a moment and asked, “So… is something going to happen soon?”
The little princess in front of me slapped her forehead, revealing a bitter smile: “I’m sorry. Although I swore last night that you could come here to hide for a while, well… haha~ I received an inquiry from my elder sister early this morning. I just made up some excuses to brush her off, but it was completely useless. It’s very likely that she will send someone over… to investigate and look for the whereabouts of the Holy Maiden.”
Sure enough, the script was unfolding!
【The Elven Princess has sent someone to search for Izalis!】
The content indicated that the little princess before me was not lying this time. However, the content of this script…
I glanced at the elven princess, though all I got in return was her silly smile as she scratched her head.
Since she couldn’t even protect the elven Holy Maiden, why was she trying to show off last night? Her personality hasn’t changed at all compared to the bounty hunter she would become in the future.
“So I came to find you, Holy Maiden, right away. You… wouldn’t want to meet the people sent by my elder sister, would you?”
Such a question didn’t need me to respond for Izalis.
Izalis shook her head in refusal, and the little princess answered quite straightforwardly.
“I see. Then I’ll continue to think of ways to refuse them later. But… they are people sent by my elder sister, so even if I try to fool them, it might not work. So everyone, please don’t run around these days~ After all, my sister’s people wouldn’t search my place thoroughly~”
Saying this, the elven princess turned to leave.
“Well then, I won’t disturb you all with your love talk~”
It was only now that she still didn’t understand that the four of us together was far from a romantic rendezvous; it was more like a battlefield.
As the door closed, facing the questioning gazes of the three women, I shook my head and said, “She wasn’t lying, so… we don’t need to run away at this time. Let’s stay here and hide.”
After all, doing so would also protect Izalis’s safety. We couldn’t let her, as a key figure in the script, encounter any life-threatening “death scripts.” Because while protecting Izalis, I also had some information that could only be shared with Kephiel and Nilu.
With that, I quietly exchanged glances with Kephiel and Nilu.
Not only was there the “script” of the elven Holy Maiden, but it seemed that our own “script” in this era had also undergone some strange changes. So, you two big shots, please don’t compete for Izalis’s attention in the next few days. Otherwise, wherever I go, she’ll follow, and we won’t have any “private time” left.
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