LIGHTNOVELONLINE chapter 1042
18. Natural Enemies
Since I had to agree with the queen on something like “marriage,” it was the first time I saw her make such a straightforward “threat.” Moreover, judging from Professor Moriarty’s reaction, not only was it my first time witnessing this, but even others hadn’t seen the queen display such an attitude before.
Although I knew she was the type who could smile and apologize after stabbing me when necessary, but… indeed, at this moment, the queen was a bit cool!
The problem was, Letty wouldn’t care about the queen’s reaction; this bear midget from Rosia had only “mischief” on her mind. Fortunately, the situation, which was about to turn into a deadlock, didn’t continue, leaving neither side in a good position. Because in the next moment, accompanied by some… rather mechanical-sounding rumbling, a group of uninvited guests burst into our view.
That was… a fully armed convoy. Although I had seen similar vehicles in “this world,” the ones that were “driving towards us” truly made me feel as if I had “traveled through” again.
However, as the roaring sound grew louder and the convoy gradually approached us, I realized that the earlier shock was merely an illusion. The convoy before me, while indeed “modern” and “high-tech,” did not emit the “gasoline” I had imagined; the roaring noise was entirely due to the use of magic stones as energy.
I had seen such means of transportation before in the Queen’s palace, where she told me it was “imported~.” This time, I was finally seeing the “real thing”—some entities that genuinely surprised me: blonde hair, blue eyes, and two long, slender ears, belonging to a race known as “elves.”
In my impression, elves should be scantily clad, using a few blades of grass as clothing, spending their days in the woods, drawing bows and shooting at ill-intentioned intruders. Yet, they appeared before me in a completely unexpected manner—black military uniforms, a unified structure, and a well-trained team in action…
None of these aspects resembled the elves I had in mind. But everything before me, along with the sudden appearance of the script, reminded me: this is what the elves of the Kingdom of Prussia look like.
【Delegates from the Kingdom of Prussia have arrived.】
It was a kingdom known for its “strict defenses.” In the past, I had worried about exposing my identity, so I had never considered going there even while fleeing. I never expected that the secrets there now seemed so numerous.
“Ah! Finally, someone I can somewhat understand,” the Queen beside me sighed in relief, then turned to remind me, “But dear, don’t let your guard down~. She is the elf Aidefu from the Kingdom of Prussia, and she carries quite a few clues about you. To be honest… I’m not sure either. It is said that with the help of fairies, the elves of the Kingdom of Prussia are very skilled in this regard.”
The Queen wouldn’t joke with me at a time like this, so I quickly began to look at Aidefu’s script.
However, compared to the interest in the Queen and me, it seemed that the Kingdom of Prussia had more objections towards… Letty.
“Ahh~ so noisy, which yellow-haired monkey is jumping around in front of our convoy~?”
The same… midget voice came, and immediately a midget elf in a black military uniform jumped down from the vehicle. Following her was a taller elf big sister, dressed similarly but larger in every aspect. Finally, the midget elf took a certain hat from the big sister’s hand, then, with a face full of disdain, pointed at Letty.
“What? So it’s someone from Rosia. Ivan Letty, can you be a bit more civilized, you Rosia monkey? This is a summit of nations, not an arena for combat. If you want to fight, can you go back to your primitive society and do it?”
【Aidefu and Ivan Letty have a strained relationship.】
If it weren’t for the script appearing, I might have started to doubt whether these two little midgets were acting. However, both the mockery from the elf named Aidefu and Letty’s immediate “shift of hatred” reaction were not feigned.
“Hah? Long-eared woman, are you finally tired of living!?”
“Are you just bored of it? Every year, everyone has to pamper you, and usually, that’s fine, but now you can’t even enter the summit venue and start acting up. Isn’t this wasting our elves’ precious time and resources?”
Saying this, the midget elf began waving her hands to shoo people away.
“Go on, if you don’t want to participate, go back and drink milk~.”
“What did you say!?”
Letty drew her sword again. The atmosphere between the Queen and me became less awkward, as it… turned dangerous! I didn’t even need to look at the script to know that these two little midgets were like a barrel of explosives with a fuse; if we weren’t careful, they could start fighting at any moment!
Originally, as the host, the Great Yīng Empire was certainly responsible for mediating, but looking at the queen’s reaction, it seemed that her displeasure towards Reti had not yet faded, and even her “advice to stop fighting” was merely a formality.
“Ah~ Everyone, please don’t argue~ The summit of nations is meant for peaceful discussions~”
Rather than advising, the queen’s words felt more like she was being coy with me.
“Your Majesty… who are you saying that voice for?”
“For you~☆~”
She winked at me and then happily began to enjoy the sight of the two golden-haired midgets arguing. Now I understood: the summit of nations was essentially a platform for people like the queen to bicker.
Since they were going to argue anyway, it would be better to throw the blame out now and watch the show from the sidelines; that seemed to be the queen’s plan at the moment.
“I thought you would at least welcome them more seriously.”
“What, disappointed? Do you dislike me now?”
The queen smiled brightly.
Of course not, how could I dare? Moreover…
“Not at all, we are on the same side now, so don’t treat me like a saint.”
“Hmph~ My dear, I like this about you~”
The queen directly hugged my arm, but this time I had to shake her off. If this dog food splashed onto the two midgets in front of us, the trouble would fall on the Great Yīng Empire.
“But letting them keep arguing isn’t a solution, right? The summit of nations needs at least someone to participate.”
I glanced at the two midgets who were almost ready to “draw their swords,” frowning as I said, “If this continues, they might actually start fighting.”
“That’s okay~”
The queen shook her finger, although… her next words sounded unexpectedly serious.
“Someone will come out to stop it soon. But… Oujili De, you need to be more careful.”
“Because that is a ‘dangerous person’ who even my patrol team couldn’t find anything on, as if they jumped out from a rock.”