I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive

8. Let me see how much you weigh (The cute battle rematch has begun)

Under the queen’s “protection,” having “dealt with” Zerola and Moriarty—two of the most dangerous individuals to me, and the ones most likely to have objections about “the queen marrying me”—the remaining minor characters and extras in the script became much easier to handle.

No matter what Louis the Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, or Sixteenth, the queen’s power in the Great Yeng Empire is far greater than I imagined. Moreover, with Uncle Zerola now having to support the queen, the matter of “why the queen wants to marry a man who looks so ‘lame'” quickly turned into something that “everyone knows, but absolutely cannot say, just shout 666 along with it”—a matter of silence.

The queen, Louis the Fourth, seems quite satisfied with this outcome. After all, she merely regarded this as a small task to “test whether she can still control the Great Yeng Empire as before.” As for ensuring my safety, that is just a side benefit of the “deal” between us.

Louis the Fourth, whose real name is Louise, this seemingly scheming girl with an entire starry sky beneath her skirt, thinks this way now. However…

If only it were true.

A few days later, the matter had settled down in the Great Yīng Empire. After all, everyone was deliberately keeping silent, and… who would dare to comment on the Queen’s marriage? So, the noble lords, who were never idle, quickly began to seek out other “big news,” and the whole affair became something everyone understood but quietly turned into “nothing happened.”

However, this does not mean that the Queen’s decision was simply “let go.” At least, some people would not think it was just “let go.”

At this moment, late at night.

In the Queen’s chamber.

Although the external message was: I have been living in the same room with the Queen, and what we do every night is left to everyone’s imagination, in reality, I was either playing cards with the Queen or playing chess; even when we slept, I was on the sofa while she was in bed.

That said, she actually dared to “really sleep” in the same room as me.

I glanced at the Queen, whose breathing had become even and who had long since entered dreamland, and then I carefully left the room.

After all… I couldn’t disturb the Queen’s sweet dreams. Some things cannot be resolved just by clinging to the Queen’s thigh; otherwise, she would only think of me as a “troublesome person.” For example…

Right now, I could already sense the “death script.”

[Moriarty, who suspected the identity of O’Keefe, killed O’Keefe!]

The content indicated that Moriarty’s frankness towards the Queen a few days ago was merely a way to soothe her. Coupled with Moriarty’s identity and her close relationship with the Queen, it was not difficult to deceive the Queen in a short time.

This captain of the patrol wanted the Queen to believe: she had no ulterior motives regarding me. Although once her thoughts were exposed, the Queen would certainly punish Moriarty, that would have nothing to do with me.

Because… what Moriarty wanted was just “a little time.”

A little “time to clarify me, and if necessary, ‘kill me’,” and unfortunately, I, the continent’s number one wanted criminal “O’Keefe,” indeed had such a “necessity.”

There was originally supposed to be guards stationed within the palace, but when I went out, I found that there was not a single person around!

Such a lapse in vigilance was absolutely impossible under normal circumstances in the Great Yīng Empire, so there was only one reason left—someone wanted to make it convenient for “business.”

Sensing the approach of the death script, I also stopped. I couldn’t keep letting the Queen shield me from danger; even if our relationship was one of mutual use, it would be too “impolite” for me to do so. So, next, let me handle everything myself.

“Moriarty, Professor.”

I called out in the empty hall using the identity Moriarty had “disguised” herself with—a secretary official with the title of professor in the Great Yīng Empire’s palace.

“Just say what you need to say quickly; I still have to go back and accompany Louise to sleep later.”

In the next moment, at the corner of the hallway… a familiar short figure indeed stepped out.

The moonlight refracted a cold glow on the lenses in front of her eyes, making her expression appear vague and uncertain to me at that moment.

“Although it’s an external pretense, do you really think she won’t mind you calling the Queen by her name like that?”

Then, she stopped and asked me, “Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a bit lame if you ended up dying not for some ‘wanted’ reason, but because of disrespect towards the Queen, O’Keefe?”

【Moriarty has discovered O’Keefe’s identity!】

The script appeared once again; it seemed that this Moriarty wasn’t harboring ill intentions towards me just because “I’m a smelly man close to the Queen.”

She had figured out my background and knew my identity. Although… at the moment I was beside the Queen, it would become much more difficult to maintain my disguise. However, to uncover my true identity in just a few days, this Moriarty and her patrol team were definitely not a bunch of good-for-nothings.

“If you don’t call her that, who would believe you?”

As for whether the Queen minded or not, I really wasn’t sure what she thought. After all, that woman always wore a cheerful smile; without deliberately checking the script, I truly wouldn’t know whether her smile represented a good mood or was just a facade.

Could it be that the Queen is very particular about others calling her by her name? But it seemed she hadn’t cared much about that before.

Moriarty wouldn’t care about my little calculations; she continued to walk towards me.

“You directly bypassed the patrol team and made an agreement with the Queen. Although it seems strange, the Queen is certainly capable of such things; after all, no one can guess her mood. But… what kind of ability do you possess that makes the Queen is willing to utilize even marriage as a bargaining chip to make an exchange with you… I’d like to understand a bit.”

I saw her cane twirl around her arm.

Then, the outer shell fell away, revealing a flickering shadow under the moonlight, a cold gleam unique to sharp weapons. Moriarty was holding a cane that the nobles of the Great Yng Empire liked to “show off,” but hers had an additional function —it was a sword…

Also… a magic wand.

【Captain Moriarty of the Great Yng Empire Patrol Team possesses the power of wind magic at around the seventh tier.】

Because the script reminded me so.

Although Uncle Zerola had been very “dangerous” to me before, it seemed… that was all trivial now.

After all…

The real trouble is right in front of me!

Smart, calm, and… not much weaker than that old man!

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The cute battle rematch starts today; everyone can go to the right to vote and support the queen. Thank you.