I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive - Chapter 615



68. Who gave you the audacity?

That single word “traitor” acted as a signal from Elder Feng No. 2, prompting the other old noble elven elders to take action, pushing the situation into one particularly unfavorable for us, especially for Adéle.

This was a banquet of treachery, more like a scheme by this greedy group of elves, leveraging their hold on Adéle’s “dark secrets” to launch an attack and threaten her. After all, the moment Elder Feng No. 2 finished speaking, more dangerous words had already emerged in my script, all aimed squarely at Adéle!

【Elder A attempts to overthrow Adéle.】

[Elder B of the Elves attempts to overthrow Aidefu.]

……

Huh… This group of old elven nobles is surprisingly united in their thoughts on dealing with Aidefu.

In the next moment, Elder Feng No. 2 slammed the table and stood up, looking as if he was determined to seize Aidefu.

“Arbitrarily taking away an elder from our clan without reason—what else could this be but an act of treachery! Aidefu, the evidence is overwhelming; so many clan members witnessed it. What more can you say in your defense!”

Using this point to threaten Aidefu was clearly unreasonable. Yes, Aidefu had taken away Elder Feng No. 1, but that was certainly not a valid excuse for such foolishness.

Aidefu showed an impatient expression, resting her forehead in response: “Since you say so many elves witnessed it, you should also know that he was taken away for colluding with outsiders, attempting to sell the citizens of my Purus Kingdom, and was caught in the act, awaiting trial.”

Aidefu’s explanation had absolute evidence, which could naturally silence this group of elves’ nonsensical arguments. But… I soon realized: the other party didn’t seem to be “making a fuss” at all; they were waiting for Aidefu to say this!

These old-timers were fishing for Aidefu’s words because… Aidefu’s response would undoubtedly involve terms like “outsiders”! They were deliberately guiding Aidefu to say this, intending to shift all the trouble onto an irrefutable fact that Aidefu couldn’t counter!

Sure enough, the atmosphere turned increasingly hostile, as if they had finally seized upon Aidefu’s mistake, and the elves’ attitudes became much more triumphant.

“Aidefu, since you’ve said that, shouldn’t you be the one to ‘judge’ yourself? Aren’t you already in contact with humans, and even the orcs of the Austro-Hungarian tribe!?”

“……”

Aidefu’s silence only gave Elder Feng No. 2 more confidence, making her feel she had struck Aidefu’s soft spot. Without waiting for Aidefu to respond, she continued to berate her, egged on by the other old elven nobles, attempting to directly undermine Aidefu’s resolve.

“Don’t think you can wriggle out of this; the facts are clear, and you can’t deny it, can you!? You dare to convict an elder, yet now you’re breaking the law yourself. What punishment do you think you deserve, Aidefu?”

The atmosphere took a sharp downturn; what was already a very unfavorable topic for us had, under the pressure of Elder Feng No. 2, turned into a situation where Aidefu had to “punish herself.”

As for how these old-timers intended to punish her, I didn’t need to read the script to know the answer.

They had never helped Aidefu establish the Purus Kingdom, yet now they were envious and jealous of her status and achievements. Once the veil of “Aidefu’s qualifications and identity are unfit for kingship” was torn away, they became brazen, thinking only of one thing…

[The old elven nobles want to replace Aidefu!]

The script emerged, exposing these elves’ ugly conspiratorial intentions. They had set this trap for us after receiving Ludwig’s words.

After a moment of silence, Aidefu raised her head.

“How did you know?”

“Does it matter to you!?”

Elder Feng No. 2 slammed the table, “In any case, you were never fit to be the king of the Purus Kingdom from the very beginning. Stop bringing shame to us elves by pretending to hold that title!”

“If you don’t want this matter to be exposed, and you to be punished for being stripped of your elven identity, then be sensible and step down from your undeserved position! Hand the Purus Kingdom back to us elders to govern!”

Feeling confident of victory, Elder Feng No. 2 didn’t even bother to hide his true thoughts. After all, Adéfu’s gloomy face represented desperate struggle in their eyes.

“The Purus Kingdom was built by me and my subordinates from a wasteland. When I sought your help back then, not a single one of you offered assistance; you only mocked my ignorance and delusions. Now… you want to snatch it away from me?”

“Hmph! So what!? You are not fit to be any king! If you don’t want your shameful deeds exposed, tarnishing the reputation of the elves and being spurned by all, then give it up to us!”

[Elder Feng No. 2 is pressuring Adéfu.]

As the script unfolded, I… took a step back.

It was a fact that Adéfu had contact with the orcs, and Ludwig had discovered this and informed the elven elders. To be honest, lying here would only bring disaster.

On the surface, this banquet of betrayal was one we were destined to lose from the start, which is why these elven elders were so confident. They thought they had a hold over Adéfu and could coerce her into submission, even more so than before, this time directly revealing their ambition—to make Adéfu relinquish her position as the king of the Purus Kingdom.

Adéfu, have you… already made your decision? No matter what, I won’t have any objections.

When I looked over, the “cornered” Adéfu…

Suddenly made a move that left everyone puzzled.

She pushed her chair back, then propped her legs up on the table, picked up a hat from the table and placed it on her head, yawning with evident impatience.

I let out a bitter laugh; Adéfu had made her decision. It’s just…

It seems that Adéfu becoming like this is inextricably linked to my strange “persuasion” from last night. I only wanted her to follow her heart, not be constrained by her own thoughts, but it feels like…

I might have turned Adéfu quite “dark.” Sigh, what to do…

“It doesn’t matter~. Feel free to announce whatever you want.”

Adéfu’s languid statement left all the elven elders stunned.

“You can tell outsiders, or spread it around, I don’t care.”

“But, whoever lets it slip, just say the word, and I’ll cut off a piece of their ear. Say it twice, and I’ll take another piece. Once the left ear is gone, I’ll move on to the right. When there are no ears left, I’ll just cut their hair. In the end, who would still want to talk…”

In the next moment, Adev pulled out the pistol from her waist, twisting her finger around the trigger, and through the gap, she looked at the old elven nobles before her, revealing a natural smile.

“I’ll meet one for free, and kill one.”