88. I advise you to drink rat tail juice and not make the same mistake again.

Since the moment I met Aidefu, I have been racking my brain trying to figure out the secret behind this “strange” spirit that is somewhat unfamiliar to me, which would help me unlock her “commands.” Naturally, I had no chance to anticipate the unexpected appearance of the uncle!

No, to be precise, it wasn’t just the uncle’s appearance that surprised me; the fact that he was already “discussing something” with Queen Aidefu of the Prulus Kingdom was enough to leave me puzzled. I certainly didn’t mishear; the uncle told Aidefu, “The previous matter has been decided,” which indicates… the uncle has been in contact with Aidefu for some time.

So, faced with the uncle’s surprise, I had no other choice but to put on a surprised face in response! However… the trouble that was meant to come would not be delayed at all.

[Aidefu is on alert.]

With the script unfolding, the fact that these two people who came to see her actually knew each other was something Aidefu could not help but suspect.

“You two know each other?”

And the troublesome part lies here. My appearance was an “opportunity” given to me by Louise, but… the uncle had just quietly escaped from the Great Ying Empire, so he certainly wouldn’t know about the queen’s “changes or not .” Therefore, facing me, an uninvited “acquaintance,” the uncle would definitely…

Be on alert.

“That’s right, he is from the Great Ying Empire, initially intending to…”

Sure enough, halfway through my words, the uncle’s expression darkened. After a moment of silence, he quietly asked me, “What are you doing here!?”

[Zerola wants to settle in the Prulus Kingdom.]

With the script appearing, the content indicates that this should be the reason for the uncle’s alertness! He seems to want to live a “peaceful life” here, so naturally, he wouldn’t want someone like me to interfere!

In fact, my purpose for coming to the Prulus Kingdom does not conflict at all with what the uncle is worried about. He does his Kira Yoshikage, and I seek out Aidefu to “remind” her; the uncle’s alertness is merely a result of his excessive nervousness. But… this situation is exceptionally troublesome: the setting where the uncle and I are does not allow me to make such an explanation! There wasn’t even time for me to explain!

Because the next moment, Aidefu had already very “normally” answered for me.

“Ah, he is a decree from Queen Louise IV of the Great Ying Empire; I just took the time to meet him directly. Zerola, you came at the wrong time; can you wait for me outside for five minutes? After that, I will listen to your decision.”

Wait? Impossible, Adéve. You didn’t intentionally slander me or anything, but precisely because you spoke the truth… now, a more troublesome matter has come my way!

“…”

The attitude of the man in front of me changed instantly! He didn’t heed Adéve’s suggestion to wait outside, because… at this moment, he had already adopted genuine hostility towards me! The phrase “I’m sent by the Queen’s orders” was likely interpreted by him as “I’m here to ‘investigate’ you!”

This situation is just too unlucky for me! Moreover, I don’t know if it’s just my illusion, but… the man in front of me seems to be increasingly different from the image of him I once had. How should I put it… I thought he would calm down and consider things rationally, but instead, what I got was a series of suspicious and hostile questions from him!

“The Queen sent you to find me!?”

Of course not. To put it bluntly: the Queen won’t send someone to capture someone she has already let go; if the Queen really wanted to kill you, Uncle, without someone like me protecting you, you probably wouldn’t even make it to the kingdom of Pruche.

I didn’t speak, after all… even if I did speak now, he definitely wouldn’t believe me. And besides, I didn’t have the time for that.

“I know she won’t let me off, but I didn’t expect that she would send you.” Because he knew me, or at least knew my situation to some extent, Uncle’s hostility didn’t lessen even a bit because of my silence; on the contrary, it only intensified.

“But this is the Kingdom of Pruche. Are you planning to cause trouble here?”

Adéve immediately locked eyes with me, and Uncle’s wariness towards me didn’t change in the slightest. In an instant… a dangerous scenario began to unfold before me, one after another!

Even though I knew that as time passed, the situation in the Kingdom of Pruche would become more chaotic, I never imagined that this time, the deadly script would emerge in this way!

【Adéve begins investigating the identity of the escaped Oquirid.】

【Zerola killed Oquirid!】

Whichever of these two scripts it might be, I don’t want to see either of them. Moreover, this time the deadly script was even initiated by Uncle. Just seeing this part of the script was enough to make my emotions become complicated.

After all, my impression of Uncle still lingered on the past. Even though Kefiel no longer exists, I still treated him as Kefiel’s father.

“…What’s there to hesitate about, Oquirid?”

Kefiel came to my side once again, her face unchanged as she smiled at me, speaking the “truth”: “Zerola is not my father. How could a fairy have a father?”

Indeed, that’s true. But this answer, I still couldn’t accept.

“Are you really going to be troubled by Zerola’s hostility like this? Didn’t you want to warn Adéve? Without the existence of ‘order,’ Zerola is nothing more than a passerby to you.”

“Such a ‘humble being’… just erase him. Do you really still have time to waste on things like this?”

“Li De! I advise you to take care of yourself! Don’t interfere with my matters anymore!”

“Look—look! Even if you sympathize with him, so what? He won’t even know who you are. Without ‘order’, he is just a ‘passerby’ with no connection to the Great Ying Empire, a ‘defector’ . He is no longer the ‘father-in-law’ in your mind. Oh, Li De, this relationship that never existed, how could you possibly salvage it?”

“Enough!”

I was speaking to Ke Fei Er, but more so to the uncle! And… also to the elven sisters behind me!

I reached out to stop Ula Xilu and Lu De Wei Xi. They seemed to be considering my safety and were planning to step in to resolve the matter with Ze Luo La, but…

The ‘relationship’ with Uncle Ze Luo La doesn’t need to be handled by them right now! He is Ke Fei Er’s father, so… it should be resolved by me and Ke Fei Er!

I stood up and looked at the uncle, who was slightly surprised by my earlier words.

Ke Fei Er was not wrong; the ‘era’ has been restored, and many things are gradually changing.

Perhaps, I can no longer be as naive as before.

“Ze Luo La, since you are an eighth-tier powerhouse of the Great Ying Empire, you are well aware of the saying ‘the strong have the right to speak’, right?”

My gaze was fixed firmly on the man in front of me; this was directed at him, and also at Adai Fu.

“Then do you want me to prove it to you? If I wanted to ‘hunt you down’, I wouldn’t need to use such a troublesome and boring method.”

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Next is the color illustration, to be updated later.

Color Insert: Adai Fu