89. Come to ambush my decades-old comrade

Some words, for someone like Uncle Zerola, a former eighth-tier powerhouse of the Great Ying Empire, do not require much elaboration; a mere hint is enough for him to understand.

Thus, even though Uncle is currently not willing to listen to any of my explanations and harbors great hostility towards my presence and intentions—perhaps out of some arrogance, believing he cannot be weaker than me, a “small noble of the Great Ying Empire who seeks refuge everywhere”—he still accepted my proposed solution to the current problem, born out of necessity, as well as the doubts he and Aidefu have about me.

If I were already stronger much than Uncle, I wouldn’t need to resort to such means to come to the Kingdom of Plurist, nor would I have any ulterior motives towards him. “Strength,” “fist,” these are the simplest and The most straightforward ways to prove my intentions!

Our quarrel clearly could not be ignored, so Aidefu kindly did me a favor and brought us to a relatively spacious area within the palace. After the accompanying elves ensured Aidefu’s safety while she intended to watch for a while, it was truly time for “Uncle and me” to settle the score.

“Li De.”

Uncle, who appeared completely unfazed, squeezed his wrist and shook his head at me with a look of “disappointment.” “I understand the meaning of ‘each for their own,’ but… is it really that hard to admit you are sent by Louis IV to hunt me down?”

“……”

I did not respond, not because I didn’t want to, but because I didn’t know how to begin.

In my view, after Uncle fled to the Kingdom of Plurist, in order to achieve “stability,” he has become somewhat “unstable.” To put it simply: I feel Uncle has become a bit… obsessed.

Uncle clearly did not care what I was thinking; he took my silence as guilt: “Then it’s time to teach you a lesson. Not everyone can seek refuge, and not every job can be taken, young man!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle made his move!

It seemed he only intended to slap me and send me flying as a lesson, but even without using his full strength, his eighth-tier power was enough to make his actions appear instantaneous in my eyes!

However, “instantaneous” is trivial for me now, because when Uncle had such “thoughts,” the script had already told me what to do!

Perhaps, as Kefier said, our strength, in the eyes of these people… is the power of the divine.

I dodged Uncle’s punch aimed at my face, but this only left him astonished, gradually giving rise to an emotion called anger.

“Three-legged cat’s skills! You think you can just come and disturb me!?”

He then picked up a branch from the ground, something so common, yet in his hands, it seemed to transform into a divine weapon!

I feel deeply distressed, yet I am powerless, because Uncle Zerola won’t even listen to my explanation. As Kefiel said: The era is being restored, and some things… cannot be changed.

“Uncle Zerola, I didn’t come to the Kingdom of Prussia to hunt you down.”

“Do you think I’ll believe that!!?”

A branch swept past, a wind sharper than a blade brushed by my ear, and at the same time, the script of death gradually closed in.

【Zerola killed Oujilid!】

“You turned your back and ran to seek refuge with other small nobles. How could anything you say be true!? I couldn’t care less if Louis IV uses you as a pawn, and I won’t care! But don’t you dare—again—make any moves on me!”

As he spoke, taking advantage of the moment when I couldn’t see his movements in the script, he kicked me to the ground, then raised the branch with one hand.

He hadn’t even used his full strength, but this alone had already pushed me to the brink of despair!

“I know that a young person like you, who only knows a few tricks, doesn’t understand the vastness of the world, so I won’t blame you. Pack your things and go back to your Great Yeng Empire!”

It all seemed to be over. Or rather, for outsiders, this so-called “confrontation” had never had any suspense from the start. Not far away, Adef yawns and prepares to leave. Uncle just snorts and motions for me to “beg for mercy” and “run for my life.”

As for Ludwig and Ulasiel… they were utterly unmoved.

“Sis, you really want to beg someone like him? Aren’t you afraid of a backlash? I’m starting to get goosebumps…”

“I’m not afraid, because it seems he’s quite taken with you.”

“Huh!?”

Here I am, in this situation, and you two are still gossiping about me, Princesses? Honestly… I’m not feeling too great right now.

“Oujilid, do you really need to suffer before admitting I wasn’t lying to you?”

Kefiel floated beside me, and for the first time, I had no words to counter her.

“Every living being may deceive you, but I will never lie to you. You don’t need to resist my power. We met by the miracle of ‘order.'”

“So, why fear order? Why avoid order? Ah~ Oujilid, my dear, master, you can’t escape.”

“Because, like me, you are ‘order’ too~”

I am changing the restored era, then… am I not also becoming “order”?

“You are a miracle in fate, my master. Just act according to your own will; why doubt that I would stop you from your ‘love’ for me? As for Zerola, why should you care?”

“He is merely a ‘humble being.'”

It seems I can only make you understand this way, uncle.

You are just a “humble being.”

I raised my head, and that clearly “unwilling to beg for mercy” gaze finally provoked uncle into taking action.

However, he no longer had that opportunity! Because whether he “had the opportunity” depended on whether I “gave him the opportunity.”

“【Get lost.】”

Kephiel held my hand.

“Humble being~ Hahahaha~”

In the next moment, the branch in uncle’s hand shattered! His whole body was sent flying! The tremendous crash made Adafe, who was just about to leave, turn back involuntarily!

Uncle, who crashed into the wall not far away, did not understand what I had just done, but that did not prevent him from being completely enraged. His powerful aura combined with his strength erupted, and he immediately flew towards me!

But… so what?

“【You lost, Zerola.】”

“What a pitiful being, O’Keel, he actually dared to challenge ‘order’~”

Zerola, who had just been filled with overwhelming momentum, was now kneeling before me, the ground around him cracking! It highlighted his incredulous face!

And I held Zerola’s script in my hand, gripping… his fate, this is the power of the order fairy.

“Just consider it as me using a bit of magic just now.”

I looked at uncle, enunciating each word, “I could ‘kill you’ right now. Uncle, do you believe it now? I… didn’t come to Prulus for your sake at all.”

“Don’t be so self-important.”

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