I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive

55. Don’t go too far, dear cousin.

A moment of carelessness, or perhaps… my own hesitation, allowed me—despite discovering and locating the very source of the “Chaos” wreaking havoc in this era, the Chaos Sprite Saffiros—to only watch as she vanished before my eyes after dropping an unclear remark.

Wasn’t my behavior indistinguishable from those pathetic, impotent, and indecisive male protagonists in second-rate anime?! However, I couldn’t even afford self-reproach, needing to brace myself for what came next: Phiro’s next destination… the Royal City of the Great Ying Empire. And what she intended to do there was precisely what I dreaded most—to manufacture “Chaos,” let it spread, and finally, to harvest it.

Thus, we didn’t even have time for a small celebration of “finally resolving the ‘Chaos’ in Northern Ireland” before we had to return to the Royal City of the Great Ying Empire to stop Phiro. The bumpy journey became the scant “rest time” I had left.

Several days later, to swiftly and efficiently return to the Royal City of the Great Ying Empire, we finalized affairs in Northern Ireland and, along with Ceffel, embarked on our return journey with only the Queen and Lance.

Now, inside the carriage.

While Lance transformed into a merciless driving machine, the Queen planned to stir things up, lest we remain so gloomy.

Although the Queen’s “Chaos” had dissipated, she revealed her truest self to Ceffel and me without reservation. What these cousins discussed afterward, I didn’t know, but… it certainly seemed some sort of “agreement” had been reached.

For instance… the Queen’s attitude toward me hadn’t changed, even in Ceffel’s presence—hugging and clinging as before. This finally provoked Ceffel’s displeasure.

“Your Majesty…”

Ceffel glanced at Louise, who was practically nestled in my lap, her elbow digging into Ceffel’s side. Small wonder Ceffel couldn’t stand it any longer.

“Don’t go too far.”

Almost reclining, Louise blinked with a smile. “What are you referring to, dear cousin?”

Louise, such egregious behavior is affection-repellent in some eyes, you know.

“I’m not stopping you. Feel free to come over, alright? You can’t blame your own shyness on me, can you?”

“Umm…”

Ceffel could only fall silent. Ultimately, arguing with the Queen was doomed to fail from the start.

“Oh, don’t be so tense. I just want to enjoy this last bit of time. After all, things are about to get dangerous, right?”

Ceffel’s expression darkened, which was probably why she didn’t intend to keep up the argument for her affections. After all…

Phiro had already gone to the Royal City of the Great Ying Empire. Even my most optimistic estimates would suggest there’s already “Chaos” brewing. Under these circumstances… how could Ceffel be concerned with “jealousy?”

Helpless, in this situation, I could only step forward to offer reassurance.

“Don’t be too anxious. ‘Chaos’ has only gone to the Royal City; that doesn’t mean we don’t have ways to deal with it. Let’s return to the city and find Professor Moriarty. At worst, we’ll go to the Moon Fairies, tell them the situation, and ask for their assistance in finding Phiro. In this kind of danger, that Moon Fairy won’t refuse.”

After all, even if Phiro’s goal was to create chaos in the Great Ying Empire, the Great Ying Empire was no match for Northern Ireland: this was the deep-rooted imperial capital city, always…

That’s what I thought, but the next moment, the Queen, lying in my arms, bluntly interrupted my words.

Incidentally, with a radiant smile, she mercilessly shattered the bit of hope and naivety I held.

“We can’t, Euclid, we can’t go back.”

“Eh?”

I lowered my head, almost without thinking, and only then did I realize: the Queen’s gaze was serious, even grave.

At the same time, the script arrived, accompanied by the Queen’s slightly more “formal” tone.

【Louise IV, Serious.】

“After all, I caused you trouble before, so I figured I can’t just casually coast along to enjoy watching *your* exploits, Master～Ah, yes～It’s about time I get a little serious.”

“So, Euclid, Keefe, we can’t go back to the Royal Capital now～That… would be suicide.”

The atmosphere thickened for a moment, but the Queen, speaking of being “serious,” remained relaxed, even shifting to a comfortable angle and leaning against my shoulder.

“Didn’t I tell you before? I always like to consider every problem from the worst possible angle. So, now that the Chaos Fairy has already gone to the Royal Capital, the worst-case scenario, in my opinion, is that everything in the Royal Capital is now beyond my control.”

“From that starting point: from now on, I won’t trust anyone except the two of you and Lance outside. I hope you can adopt the same ‘baseline’ as me, otherwise… you’ll get burned, ★～”

“So, since I’ve decided to distrust all the forces within the Royal Capital, I’m going to enter ’emergency mode.’ I’ve been preparing for this kind of situation, you see. I have some very hidden hideaways, places that can at least buy us a few days of operating alone, without being noticed by anyone.”

After saying all this with an easygoing smile, the Queen reached out and poked my cheek.

“So, Euclid, we’re going to change our original route. First, to Glamorgan Castle, my hideaway, or rather, *Iris’s* and my ‘hideaway,’ is located.”

“Hmph～Why are you all staring at me like that? Do I really have to explain everything in such detail? Who can be trusted, and who poses a threat to us?”

I could only shake my head.

Of course not, or rather… just based on the Queen’s “serious punch” attitude, I wouldn’t dare to open my mouth and ask if I didn’t have something up my sleeve too.

Having said all that, the Queen leaned back into my arms, but this time Keefe didn’t dare complain to the Queen again, probably intimidated by the Queen’s “aura” just now.

As for the Queen’s words…

“Let’s do as the Queen says. Lance! Did you hear that? Change course for Glamorgan Castle!”

I also decided to accept. After all, compared to my script, which was already limited by “Chaos,” trusting the Queen seemed more reliable at this time.

The Queen’s serious and earnest “plan”… it’s my first time seeing it.

It seems that this time, “resolving” the “Chaos” within the Royal Capital of Great Britain will be exceptionally difficult.

Phylo, where… where are you hiding this time?

Illustration will be up tomorrow.

I’m preparing for third person POV recently, in simple terms: my new book is not doing well, so I won’t be focusing too much on it. I’ll prepare to move into some other genres after the new book launches. The viewpoint, the genre and everything will change.

Three words: chasing quick bucks.