I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive - Chapter 924



40. A Serious Sword

What is “strength”?

This is a question, but at least… as far as the eye can see, Louise the Twenty-Third, who is proving herself to be the “genius of the Great Ying Empire,” certainly cannot provide an answer.

After all, she still doesn’t seem to understand: this so-called “proving she indeed has the name of a genius” is established in real combat with real weapons, otherwise, the queen wouldn’t have let a few old men stand on each side holding up barriers to prevent accidental injuries.

Moreover, she didn’t understand why Ludwig, who was so lazy that he was almost falling asleep while standing, still yawned and asked her: Are you just playing around? Or are you fighting for your life? It’s just a pity that Louise the Twenty-Third didn’t even bother to answer this question. Once the power to choose was transferred to Ludwig, the result… was no longer up to this so-called genius lady to decide.

Finally, Kefir would never take any suspicious opponent lightly. After all, how could there be any maid in the Great Ying Empire who would yawn out of boredom in the face of the “genius” of the Great Ying Empire? However… Ludwig’s behavior, which even I found a bit revealing, was also “sniffed out” just now, and now the attitude of the increasingly arrogant Louise the Twenty-Third was taken as “putting on airs.”

This so-called genius lady seemed to just want to show off her “strength,” so…

[Louise the Twenty-Third launched an attack on Ludwig.]

So, try it against this white-haired elf in front of you, “genius.” The elven sword saint Ludwig is a difficult opponent even for Kefir. Do you really think you can win with the power you gained through cheating?

A chicken is a chicken, it can’t become… a phoenix.

“Ugh~ so troublesome… If possible, I’d like to compete with a ‘strong person,’ not with a bottle of magic potion…”

Ludwig opened his eyes and glanced ahead, “This isn’t even enough to count as a warm-up exercise…”

Then, he picked up the small twig he had just picked up, twirled it in his hand, and facing the incoming, magnificent “big move” and “powerful magic” of Louise the Twenty-Third, he symbolically swung it down.

[Whoosh~]

In an instant, moonlight flowed.

The crescent moon hanging in the night sky, which in everyone’s eyes could be considered the epitome of “gentle” and “romantic,” the next moment, when it flowed out from Ludwig’s hand…

It became a deathly blue that seemed capable of destroying any divine weapon.

The torrent gushed out! In an instant, even the turf on the ground was lifted and flew to the sides! The ghostly blue light drew a straight line almost brushing past Louis XXIII’s ear, invading everything along its path, and finally… it crashed into the barrier maintained by the two old men in the distance… or so it seemed!

With a loud “clang,” the two unlucky old wizards were directly knocked off their feet and flew to the sides, but… the moonlight didn’t stop.

After all, such a beautiful and romantic thing, how could it disappear so quickly? So… the torrent continued to spread, one unlucky guy had a few toes sliced off; the next unlucky guy had his arm precisely cut off; one old fellow was quite lucky, only having the wine glass in his hand partially sliced off, with the fine wine splashing everywhere.

Finally, amidst the rising wails and screams, the moonlight visited the distant mansion of Louis XXIII, the icy blue moonlight passed through and disappeared, and moments later… everything in the mansion began to tilt and collapse along the central crack, until after a violent collision, the mansion turned into a “tent,” and everything finally stopped.

The noisy shouts stopped in an instant, followed by a deathly silence. Ludwig, having discarded the branch, seemed to enjoy everyone’s appreciation of this “moonlight,” showing a satisfied expression, ignoring the stunned Louis XXIII in the distance, and returned to my side.

“Is this enough?”

“It can be considered enough…”

I glanced at Louis XXIII, who might have been scared silly by entering the “unknown territory.”

If Ludwig’s branch angle had been off by just a tiny bit, Louis XXIII in front of us might have become “Louis and XXIII.” Ludwig not “taking action” indeed saved me a lot of trouble, but…

“You really have a good sense of proportion…”

“Because chopping him up would be quite troublesome, so I let it go.” Ludwig pouted, “Making me work every day, I need extra pay.”

“No problem, then I’ll reduce the pay deducted for your daily idleness.”

I dismissed Ludwig with a few words, after all… now was not the time for us to bicker.

[Louis IV is surprised by Euclid’s actions!]

This script had already appeared just now, after all… the power Ludwig displayed, which could almost kill the “genius girl Louis XXIII” hundreds of times, once verified that she wasn’t faking it, then…

Having initially instructed Ludwig to take the stage, I would naturally become the focus of attention at the first moment. Being noticed by the Queen is definitely not a good thing, but this time I had to take this risk, to make the Queen “interested” in me, so I could have a chance to approach her.

But before that, there was still a “minor character” to deal with.

“Wait, wait!”

A panicked and embarrassed voice rang out; it turned out that Louise XXIII, who had been in a state of shock, had finally “calmed down.”

Perhaps her instincts were rejecting the memory of what had just happened. Seeing Ludwig ignore her and leave, Louise XXIII directly shouted at the yawning Ludwig!

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“What is this!? Our duel isn’t over yet…”

Since the Queen had already noticed me, then… before anything else, it would be more appropriate for me to make this Louise XXIII shut up completely.

“Hey! I order you to wait…”

“Miss Louise XXIII.”

Standing beside Ludwig, I took a step forward and, with Ludwig’s mocking smile directed at Louise XXIII, slowly spoke.

“【Can you stop lying?】”

【Euclid revoked the temporary power that Louise XXIII had gained.】

“Haha~”

“Don’t laugh, what’s so funny about this.”

I glanced at Ludwig.

I just “took away” something that Louise XXIII shouldn’t have had in the first place, temporarily.

The next moment, just as she was about to shout something else, Louise XXIII realized her own “abnormality.”

“Huh? Wait… Ah! Your Majesty, I…”

Sure enough, without the “cheating” methods, this person wasn’t even qualified to be an ordinary extra. She immediately panicked and turned to look at the Queen, but this time… the Queen didn’t even glance at her.

【Louis IV suspected Euclid’s identity.】

【Louis IV wanted to investigate Euclid.】

Dangerous scenarios kept unfolding, but… this was exactly the opportunity I had been waiting for! Now, I didn’t even have to endure the disgusting feeling of pretending to defect to Louise XXIII and then approach the Queen; I directly attracted the Queen’s serious suspicion.

Very well, let’s wait and see, Louise. Will you uncover my background first, or will I… figure out the purpose of your series of actions first?

This is a “little game” to enhance the relationship between the big villain and the Queen of the Great Ying Empire; the master and the fairy; you and me~

Until Professor Moriarty appeared and began to mediate the chaotic scene, the Queen and I never took our eyes off each other’s faces.