I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive

61. After all, I’m no demon★

Louise’s most trusted subordinate, the captain of the British Empire’s Counterintelligence Corps, a secret organization directly under the Queen – Professor Moriarty – had finally snapped out of her “Confusion” with the Queen’s “minor assistance.”

It must be said, the Professor’s “Confusion” was a threat of a different extreme compared to the obstacles posed by those previously affected by the “Confusion”! Perhaps the Professor didn’t possess any mighty powers, but her every word and action, her pinpointing of our goals, completely restricted our movements. If the “Confusion” hadn’t lifted, I really wouldn’t have known what to do next.

However, compared to the Professor’s threat while “Confused,” the way the Queen resolved her “Confusion” felt… well, a bit underwhelming to me.

The Professor’s “Confusion” was an explosion of accumulated resentment towards Louise’s behavior as her superior. Yet the Queen, upon learning this, actually used the strategy of “fighting fire with fire” – since you find me annoying, then you’re no longer my subordinate, you, out!

A firing, I felt, was somewhat ridiculous, but precisely… the Professor actually took the bait – quickly, Professor Moriarty, whose strategic brilliance wasn’t inferior to the Queen’s, figured out her own anomalies and then resolved her own “Confusion.” The dignified Counterintelligence Corps captain, who could even push the queen of a country into desperate situations, was actually afraid of getting fired…

Regarding the Professor’s “Confusion,” I honestly couldn’t offer any comment beyond “speechless” and “uhh uhh.” I could only say… it’s good she’s back to normal, because it’s spared us from facing an opponent who knows us inside and out, making her exceptionally difficult to deal with.

As for what happened after that?

The Professor, now awake, looked pretty much like I see her now.

“Cough cough… Ah, uh… um… Your Majesty, until just now, I did act a bit strangely.”

I wasn’t sure if she felt guilty about being affected by “Confusion,” or if she was simply embarrassed that she had resolved her “Confusion” in “that way.” Professor Moriarty, this knowledgeable and unperturbed legal loli, rarely showed such shy and awkward expressions.

“So, um… I’m very grateful to you for making me see things clearly in that way.”

Then, Moriarty, standing next to the Queen, began a “high-level conversation” with her that my own thought processes had trouble keeping up with.

“And then… um… this move you used was good, ‘work’ is indeed my weak…”

“Oh? I wasn’t joking with you～ Moriarty.”

The Queen, sipping the cheap black tea that was all they could scrounge up, glanced at Moriarty beside her. “You really have been fired～ How can the Queen of the British Empire rule the Empire if she doesn’t keep her word?”

“Ugh…”

The Professor’s face was practically twisted into a bitter gourd. “No, weren’t you just supposed to be using reverse psychology…?”

“But, isn’t it true that Moriarty, you harbor some…displeasure towards me? Otherwise, how would you have turned out that way just now? Since you’ve held a grudge against me for so long, then naturally I must be magnanimous and grant you the right to change your future.”

The Queen smiled sweetly. “After all, I’m not some sort of devil, am I?”

If only! The Queen’s performance just now, even a real devil would tremble at the sight!

I sighed and walked over to the Queen’s side. “Alright, Louise, stop bullying the Professor with this information asymmetry. She doesn’t know about ‘Chaos’.”

“Hmph~” The Queen pouted, somewhat displeased. “Why are you sticking up for her? I’ve never mistreated Moriarty, you know~. And now she ‘fell to chaos’ for such a reason, I’m quite cross.”

“Just be quiet for a bit.”

*Why* you fell to Chaos is something I haven’t even held you accountable for yet. And now you’re finding time to lecture others?

Then, I turned to the Professor, who looked utterly bewildered, and began to speak.

“There’s no need to blame yourself so much, Professor Moriarty. It’s not that you ‘became’ strange this time; something *made* you ‘strange.’ If we really have to assign blame, your own share is, at most, about ten percent.”

“But Euclid, doesn’t she still have ten percent of the blame?”

Queen! Just be quiet! Don’t you want me to lull you to sleep tonight?!

After finally getting the Queen to behave, I turned to the Professor to explain. “This time… perhaps someone close to you had already encountered it before you arrived. It’s a type of fairy called ‘Chaos’…”

Since the Professor was now “awake,” there was no doubt she would stand on our side. Therefore, I didn’t need to be so circumspect anymore. I directly told the Professor a simplified account of the “Chaos” fairy’s series of actions and influences in Northern Ireland, so she could first understand Phiro’s abilities and influence.

This would also make it easier for me to ask the next question.

“In short, the influence of ‘Chaos’ is roughly like this. Your behavior before this was the result of some ‘negative emotions’ in your heart being triggered. So, could you try to recall, before you found us, were there anyone around you that had showed similar ‘abnormalities’?”

Moriarty Professor responded with a long silence.

In truth, from the fact that the Professor was influenced by “Chaos,” I had already roughly guessed the current state of the Great British Empire’s capital. But still, when the Professor opened her mouth in the next moment with a grave expression, I couldn’t help but clench my teeth.

“If it’s truly caused by this ‘Chaos,’ then… haha~”

After pondering for a moment, the Professor gave a wry smile. “Then you all are in grave danger. Now, your enemy is the ‘will’ of the Great British Empire. Because according to what you’ve said, I believe Lady Iris and all of her trump cards, even including your father, Cefier, and a whole host of other people who control the future of the Great British Empire, have all been affected.”

[Moon Fairy Iris has been influenced by “Chaos.”]

[Zerola has been influenced by “Chaos.”]

…

Immediately following, one script after another appeared, confirming that the Professor’s words weren’t just fearmongering. Moreover… it also proved that the Queen’s earlier guess was completely correct: what was happening before us was indeed the worst-case scenario. The only fortunate thing was that I hadn’t led the Queen headfirst back to the Great British Empire’s capital, but rather had come to Glamorgan Castle after listening to the Queen.

“Queen, allow me to say just one thing: both your current situation and all of our future plans are going to be difficult.”

“No, Professor.”

I interrupted Moriarty’s lament.

Indeed, we were now facing the “worst-case scenario” we had anticipated, but that didn’t mean “we can’t do anything next.”

Quite the opposite, all of this had given me a direction!

“Things will be much easier from here on out.”

Because, now that I’ve confirmed who’s been affected by the “Chaos,” I can also pinpoint where Philo is! Instead of blindly searching the vast expanse both inside and outside the Royal Capital of the Great Britain!

“From here on, we only need to find an opportunity, like we did with you, Professor, to ‘correct’ the others.”

And at that moment, Philo, no, the Chaos Fairy Saphilo, will surely appear! Her “mission” won’t allow her to stand idly by while we prevent the spread of “Chaos”!

So, our “goal” from here on out is incredibly simple.

That is – target, the Imperial Royal Capital!