I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive

67. Snatching a Wife and Running!

Since I’d decided on the spur of the moment to run away with Louise, I’d certainly prepared myself to be “discovered by the Lunar Fairy.”

Words are words, yet when the worst possible outcome materialized before my eyes, I couldn’t help but frown.

What went wrong, I couldn’t say for sure. Perhaps the Lunar Fairy had sensed my hidden intentions all along. In any case: right now, the Lunar Fairy had caught us red-handed, seeing right through me and Louise’s plans!

Naturally, she wasn’t about to remain friendly.

“I told you so many times, whatever foolishness you get up to, as long as you simply stay put and don’t cause me trouble, I wouldn’t let the people of Great Britain harm you. But it seems… you two haven’t been honest at all…”

My gaze landed on the Lunar Fairy, who had appeared at the end of the hallway, a cold laugh echoing from her throat.

Even standing there alone, she gave the impression of blocking my path completely, leaving me no escape. The hell of it was, if it were any other opponent, I could use the script to find some way to escape with the Queen. But at this moment, our opponent was the Lunar Fairy, immersed in “Chaos” yet utterly “Lucid.”

It felt like the first time I ever faced this fairy: I couldn’t change anything with the script, and yet, she could manipulate its contents in front of my very eyes, using her knowledge of it.

Right now, the spread of “Chaos” meant my script remained unchangeable, and with Louise in tow, a head-on confrontation with the Lunar Fairy would only lead to disaster.

After all, even that very thought couldn’t be hidden from the fairy before me.

The next moment, the Lunar Fairy tossed aside the parasol she insisted on wielding even indoors, and slowly began walking towards me.

We were both intelligent people. We both knew the consequences of a real “fight,” so… this was a “battle” without any flashy effects, and one I’d already lost badly from the start.

“As for Euclid, surely… you didn’t really think you could run away with my useless child, did you?”

Her gaze fell upon me. That foolish old woman who’d been terrified by the “Power of Order” was now, under the influence of “Chaos,” once again “noble and elegant,” “imposing and magnificent.” The look in her eyes even held a hint of “pity.”

Of course, I was annoyed. Later, I might even want to tie her up and teach her a lesson. But right now… I truly was helpless. Facing the Lunar Fairy in her “Chaos” state, while my script remained unable to “change” anything, was simply too difficult.

“Even the tiniest flicker of an idea, as long as it’s a ‘thought,’ I can see it.”

As she drew closer, the Lunar Fairy spoke coldly, as if to make me give up all hope, revealing my deepest thoughts.

“So, from the very beginning, I knew what Louise wanted to do. Saying she was ‘lazy’ or ‘wanted to come along’ were just pointless lies from this fool. All she wanted to do, arranged by you, was ‘persuade me’, ‘remind me’ of something. Euclid, am I right?”

Whether she was right or wrong, the fact that the Queen, her face a little bitter, held me tighter was answer enough.

“So, at the moment you came to me before, I also took a ‘look’ at you. You hid it well, covering your true intentions with other thoughts, but… Euclid, no one can completely conceal their true thoughts. As long as there’s even the slightest hint of something, it will always surface.”

“At that time, you were thinking: If Louise ‘can’t persuade me,’ then you’ll find a chance to take Louise and leave. Knowing your plan, well… catching you two in the act is as easy as blinking an eye for me.”

As her words faded, the Lunar Fairy stood before us. “Just like now.”

[The Lunar Fairy knows what Euclid is thinking.]

[The Lunar Fairy wants to kill… *static*… How boring, don’t look at me like that.]

If she could see into people’s hearts, then… after making the necessary adjustments, the Lunar Fairy could even “indirectly” change the script I was seeing!

All of this forced me to finally admit: I had lost. Confronting the “Chaos”-infused Lunar Fairy head-on was utterly pointless.

“Give up. You can’t change anything in your current state. Of course, you can’t win against me.”

The Lunar Fairy stopped, a haughty smile on her face, and said to me, “Louise, be a good girl and go back. Euclid, you… come with me to the garden~ To make sure you understand your defeat, I’ll show you the ‘trump cards’ of Great Britain waiting outside, so you understand: You have no right to care about my empire, and… my current ‘state’ doesn’t need you to worry about it.”

“You think my Great Britain is weak? You think we’ll lose if we really start annexing? The ‘Chaos’ in your head is just your own naive idea. In my eyes… the next era isn’t heading towards ‘Chaos’, but towards my empire becoming the ‘Dominator’!”

I didn’t need the “script” to observe anymore. What the Lunar Fairy had just told me was the reason for her “Chaos.”

Pure, majestic, aligned with the very ideals of Britannia’s true rulers, yet…

I cannot let her succeed, not even in this desperate hour.

I sighed deeply, then… unclasped Louise from my embrace, and stepped toward the lunar fae.

Louise…will she interpret this as “abandonment”!?

I know not, for my mind holds naught but a singular intent: to flee with Louise.

Regardless of when, regardless of what transpires around us, regardless of whether Louise and I have been discovered.

Even if the lunar fae sees, all she shall perceive is my single-mindedness: “I desire to escape with Louise.” Rash, impulsive, inept…

And impossible to succeed, for how can one triumph against a ‘lunar fae’ head-on? She sees my every thought.

Therefore…

Reaching the fae before me, I…

Seized her hand, and as this creature, who relied on her gift of “insight” to maintain composure, finally wore an expression of surprise, I cried out!

“Run, Your Majesty! We’ve been discovered by the lunar fae!”

Do you comprehend my meaning? Lunar fae?

Do you comprehend my meaning? “Louise”?

Ugh, which of you is which? How would I know, when you’re mirror images?

I only wished to flee with “Louise”! And, by chance, I chose one! As for who is real and who is not?

Haha, you both are indistinguishable; who could tell you apart?

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