I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive

26. What is the taste of lying?

This time, the only opponent who knew my identity, Nilu, after making a request that was even more cryptic than I could manage, reached an agreement with me that she would not deliberately expose my identity. With that, facing the other two little girls who could only make noise with their mouths, I had nothing to fear.

So, in the following days of the Summit of Nations, aside from those matters that could only make me close my eyes and play dumb, which fell under the queen’s “work” category, I used the power of the script to fend off all doubts and tests from those two little girls regarding my identity, actions, and why the queen chose me, not allowing them to gain even the slightest advantage.

Perhaps realizing that it was unlikely to “dig up” any information from me, and that I did not look like the queen’s “burden,” after a few days of excitement passed and the interest in Queen Louise IV’s “marriage” faded, the first To get bored was Letty, who led the way, and these “guests” gradually left the Great Yng Empire.

At this moment, outside the royal city.

Unlike the previous welcome, where the queen masked her displeasure with an “idol smile,” this time she was genuinely happy to the point of not wanting to hide it, directly displaying a mocking expression on her face.

After all, I was unclear about the disputes regarding the queen’s affairs, but at least regarding the issue of “me,” this time the visiting nations did not gain even the slightest advantage from the queen, and even faced quite a bit of embarrassment. So, this “idol girl” beside me, who was actually quite wicked and insidious by nature, was just holding back her glee at their misfortune.

For example… this final scene.

“Goodbye~ Letty, you’re welcome to come again next time~”

“Who the hell would want to come to a place like yours! Suka!”

The already distant, disheveled blonde little girl didn’t look back, just gesturing with her middle finger behind her. Seeing this scene, the queen not only wasn’t angry but laughed even more joyfully.

“Hahaha~ So cute~ Letty’s flustered look is really great~”

I hurriedly poked the queen’s waist beside me.

“Ahem!”

Calm down, queen. Even if you’re not acting anymore, the difference in your demeanor is too stark. Where did your usual persona go?

Reminded by my cough, the queen finally slightly regained her usual composure.

“Sorry, sorry, this is still the first time I’ve been this happy after the Summit of Nations~ Moriarty, take your people back first, I’ll take a little detour with him.”

After waving off my subordinates, when we were finally alone on the way back, the queen’s almost uncontrollable joy from earlier finally settled down.

To be precise, the expression Louise had just shown could be described as “schadenfreude,” “mockery,” or “sarcasm.” In any case, from a normal person’s perspective, it was the reaction of a villain. However…

I say it’s joy, so it is joy. I don’t care; what I see is a beautiful girl looking happy, haha, I’m just a simp.jpg.

Because…

In this script where there has never been a “protagonist,” the choice I made, the “target” I chose, and the results it brought about, now seem quite good, don’t they?

“Finally over, huh?”

“Yeah~ The matters are complicated, but at least… in terms of face and words, this time it’s a complete victory for us~ Ah~ I haven’t seen those two little brats looking flustered and unable to do anything about me for a long time, hahaha~ Just thinking about how they came looking for trouble makes me even happier, hehe~”

Well… to be honest, pay attention to your character, Queen, you really look like a standard villain right now.

I glanced at the girl beside me, who had never shown this side of herself in front of others, and kept my thoughts to myself.

Heart flutter? Not really. Who would feel that way towards a woman making a standard villain face while mocking others? But I definitely wouldn’t dislike her. I never intended to adopt a self-righteous saintly attitude to demand the queen perform any standard “just actions.” She might be a villain, but in this script, I’m not a good person either.

The two of us being together could only be described as “colluding in mischief.” At this point, there was no need to impose the protagonist’s standards on anything.

The girl beside me finally settled down.

“Ah… looking at it this way, I feel so bad.”

“As long as you know, just don’t expose how you were acting earlier.”

“Don’t worry, no one besides you will know. It’s just that… after this, during the next few meetings, I’ve been thinking about one thing…”

The queen, who had calmed down, certainly restored her image, but her mind was also starting to work.

Just like now, when I was puzzled by the queen’s question and looked at her, I realized she had leaned closer to me, tiptoeing to get near my face. Unfortunately, this wasn’t an attempt to give me a wet kiss while no one was around.

“The performance of those two little brats was nothing special, but… Nilu has been a bit too well-behaved. Have you… had contact with that Naiko monster?”

Don’t casually give a “king” of an empire some strange nickname.

“Speaking of which, she didn’t mention anything about your identity, even though I was already prepared for how to deal with her using this matter.”

The queen’s hand rested by her mouth, nibbling on her nails slightly. “I’ve told you, my jealousy is quite strong. If you want to meet with other women behind my back, you might as well think about how to keep me from noticing.”

Under her scrutinizing gaze, no death script appeared.

However, I wasn’t concerned about the script right now.

“There’s nothing to report to you. If you’re asking about the time, it was ‘that morning.'”

“Which day?”

The queen frowned.

I pointed at her. “It’s ‘that day.'”

“…”

Silence fell, and the next moment, the queen let go of my clothes and hurriedly turned away. “Forget I asked.”

Why are you getting scared just hearing ‘that day’? Why are you still thinking about it?

As for what I did with Nilu, it wasn’t something I needed to deliberately hide.

“She will conceal my matters, and in return… I need to make a ‘prophecy’ for her, that’s all. As for the content of the prophecy, even I don’t know. It was just that Nilu said a bunch of things even more mystical than I could, and then made an agreement with me. You don’t need to be too anxious about this, Louise.”

“No! We’re going back!”

The queen quickened her pace, shaking me off.

Fine, if there’s nothing, there’s nothing. Who told you to be the queen?

I immediately kept up with the queen’s pace.

As for the agreement Nilu made with me, I still hadn’t sensed anything “uncomfortable” about it. Moreover, I didn’t want to involve Louise in this “script”-related issue.

So, I’ll just keep this from Louise. After all… I know she’s not angry at this moment.

She just ran away shyly.

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